Library Corner

By Lauren Cagle

Greenup County

Public Library

Hello from the Greenup County Public Library! Did you know that August 23rd is World Daffodil Day? Daffodils are a worldwide symbol of life and as such are used by this holiday to raise awareness of cancer. Daffodil Days around the world are held to raise funds for cancer research and raise public education. August 24th is Vesuvius Day, which marks the date in 79 A.D. that Mount Vesuvius exploded. It was one of the largest volcanic explosions in recorded history.

Girls Night Out: Bookclub

               Signup at greenuplib.org Limit of 15 people - Ages 18 and Up only 6pm-8pm - If sign up is full call 606-932-4478 to be placed on a waiting list.

Kentucky History

Located in Harlan County near the Virginia border, Black Mountain is the highest mountain peak in Kentucky with a summit elevation of 4,145 feet above sea level and a top-to-bottom height of over 2,500 feet. Black Mountain is part of the Cumberland Mountain Range and on a clear day the Great Smoky Mountains on the Tennessee and North Carolina border are clearly visible from its peak.

Eastern Kentucky Flooding

 Here are a list (From Kentucky Nonprofit Network) of resources that we are aware of at this time to support those impacted by catastrophic flooding (please remember that organizations needing donated items will specifically share what they need - it’s important to not overwhelm organizations with “stuff” they often do not have the capacity to store or use yet):

❤️ Team Eastern KY Flood Relief Fund: https://secure.kentucky.gov/FormServices/Finance/EKYFloodRelief

❤️ Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky: https://bit.ly/AppCrisisAid

❤️ Appalshop: https://appalshop.org/news/appalachian-flood-support-resources

❤️ Hindman Settlement School: https://hindman.org/donate/

❤️ Christian Appalachian Project: https://www.christianapp.org/

❤️ ARH Foundation Flood Relief Fund: https://www.arh.org/floods

❤️ KSR Relief Fund: https://www.kychamber.com/ksrfloodrelief

❤️ American Red Cross Eastern KY Chapter: https://www.redcross.org/local/kentucky/about-us/locations/eastern-kentucky-chapter.html

❤️ Knott Co. Flood Relief: https://www.knottcountytourism.com/

Jokes

A statistician is someone who tells you, when you've got your head in the fridge and your feet in the oven, that you're – on average - very comfortable.

There are 10 kinds of people in this world, those who understand binary, and those who don't.

A man was walking down the street and saw a sign in a store window that said "Help Wanted," so the man ran in the store and yelled out, "What's wrong?!"

A scientist and a philosopher are being chased by a hungry lion. The scientist makes some quick calculations and says, “It's no good trying to outrun it. It's catching up!” The philosopher keeps a little ahead and replies, “I'm not trying to outrun the lion, I'm trying to outrun you!”

I just got out of the hospital, I was in a speed reading accident. I hit a bookmark and flew across the room.

Quotes

“What a curious power words have.”

― Tadeusz Borowski, This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen

“Love only grows by sharing. You can only have more for yourself by giving it away to others.”

― Brian Tracy

“I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.”

― Marlene Dietrich

“Quiet people have the loudest minds.”

― Stephen King

“I'm restless. Things are calling me away. My hair is being pulled by the stars again.”

― Anaïs Nin

“Love me when I least deserve it, because that's when I really need it.”

― Swedish Proverb

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.