Hello from the Greenup Public Library System! Did you know that on this day in 1765 The Stamp Act Congress (First Congress of the American Colonies) met in New York City to plan a unified protest against new British taxation? Also on this day in 1959 the far side of the moon was observed for the first time due to the USSR's Luna 3 space probe.
Kentucky History
Located in Hopkins County, Kentucky, Lick Creek Cemetery has been the site of ghost stories since around the 1950s. Surrounded by thick woods and complete with a small white church, this unassuming cemetery has been home to reports of glowing eyes, figures fading in and out and other ghostly apparitions.
Another, more famous haunted cemetery in Kentucky is the 300-year-old Grandview Cemetery about 50 miles south of Louisville. The cemetery served as the final resting spot for local families during the 1700’s and has also been named Kasey’s Cemetery or (more terrifying) the Gates of Hell. The cemetery is also home to the ruins of an iron and stone gate and visitors have reported everything from unexplained car trouble to the rearranging of personal items to shadowy figures moving between the headstones.
Spooktacular
Spooktacular sign-up will be from October 7-16 for Greenup & McKell, and October 14-24 for Flatwoods, and is for ages 3-12. McKell Branch: Monday, October 21 @ 6:00 pm; Flatwoods Branch: Thursday, October 28 @ 6:00 pm; Greenup Branch: Saturday, October 19 @ 2:00 pm. There will be food, games, a costume contest, and more! For more information, please contact any of the Greenup County Library Branches.
Paint Your Own Ornament
Everyone that signs up can paint a ceramic ornament for Christmas at no cost. Ornaments will be left that night to be glazed and fired by the Pottery Place, then we will call participants when they are returned to the library. If you sign up and can’t attend, please notify us so that we can fill your spot.
Flatwoods: Monday, November 11 @ 6:00 pm (Register November 1-8)
Greenup: Monday, November 18 @ 6:00 pm (Register November 4-15)
McKell: Monday, November 25 @ 6:00 pm (Register November 11-22)
Cupid's Match
New to our Young Adult collection is Cupid's Match by Lauren Palphreyman and tells the story of Lila Black, a young woman who doesn’t believe in matchmaking. She’s frustrated then, when the Cupids Matchmaking Service won’t stop hassling her to give it a try. Finally giving in, she gets more than she bargains for when the god of love himself becomes her match.
New York Times Best Selling Audio Fiction of the Month
The Institute by Stephen King
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Tumblebooks
TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of e-books for children. Unlimited and FREE with your GCPL library card to use from home! There are over 250 animated, talking picture books, featuring Spanish and French books, read-along chapter books, non-fiction books, and exciting games and puzzles. You can use TumbleBookLibary with your computer, tablet, or mobile phone with an internet connection. There are no downloads: books are streamed right to your device at the click of a button.
Quotes
“The trees are in their autumn beauty, The woodland paths are dry, Under the October twilight the water Mirrors a still sky.” -- William Butler Yeats
“October is crisp days and cool nights, a time to curl up around the dancing flames and sink into a good book.” -- John Sinor
“October sets thy leaves ablaze,
And warms my muse to sing thy praise,
Dear Bramble!... And truth to tell,
In manhood's years thou fling'st a spell
To charm my eyes or please my taste,
While Autumn doth to Winter haste!
~James Rigg, "To the Bramble," Wild Flower Lyrics and Other Poems, 1897
Jokes
What does a skeleton orders at a restaurant?
Spare ribs
What kind of roads do ghosts haunt?
Dead Ends
Where do bees go to the bathroom?
At the BP station!
"I went to a restaurant that serves breakfast at any time. So I ordered French toast during the Renaissance." - Steven Wright
Lauren Cagle
Library Hours
Flatwoods: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 10-8. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday: 10-5.
Mckell: Monday,: 9-8, Tuesday-Friday 9-5. Saturday 9-2.
Greenup: Monday and Thursday: 9-8. Tuesday-Friday: 9-5. Saturday: 9-2
Closed Sunday.
Phone #s Flatwoods: 606-836-3771, Fax: 606-836-8674. Mckell: 606-932-4478. Greenup: 606-473-6514.
More about all the library has to offer is available on our website @ www.greenuplib.org. Make sure to read next week’s Beacon for more reads and weekly events.
