The Greenup Beacon - Library Corner Hello from the Greenup County Public Library! Did you know that on this day in 1780 John Hancock became the first Governor of Massachusetts? On the same day in 1861 the Toronto Stock Exchange was created. Finally, on this day in 1891 the first International 6 day bike race (held in Madison Square Garden) ended. Spark Joy Organizing Program Our library has partnered with Boyd County Libraries to present a Spark Joy program led by Shannon Huneycutt. During this pre-recorded 60-minute program, you will learn the KonMari philosophy and its guiding principles for effectively tidying your space and motivating you to "Spark Joy" in your home, office, and life in general. The presentation will be accessible starting at 7 am on Thursday, November 4th, through 7 am on Saturday, November 6th. You can download SJC Tidying Checklist or pick one up at any of our branches. You can find it here: sparkjoycharlotte.com/boyd *You can also enter to win a 3 Hour Virtual Tidying Session* Winner Announced on: Saturday 11/6 @ 8:00 pm EST. The author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Marie Kondo created the KonMari, an approach to decluttering and tidying that involves keeping only beloved items that spark happiness. New To the Library New to our collection are A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz and Breaking the Rules by Suzanne Brockmann. A Line to Kill is the sequel to “The Sentence is Death” and finds Hawthorne and Horowitz investigating a murder on an island resort. Things quickly take a turn for the complicated hoever when it becomes clear that a disruptive fued over a power line may be involved. Breaking the Rules is the newest addition to the Troubleshooters series and begins as Navy SEAL Izzy Zanella and his estranged wife, Eden Gillman attempt to save Zanella’s teenage brother. They find that they may have to reconcile in order to prove to a court that they are capable of taking the boy in. Meanwhile, another young man needs saving from a dangerous crime ring. Online ResourcesDid you know that you can access a wide array of reference information via the library website? Clicking the tab on the front page labeled “References” will lead to a page full of links to different types of information. You can access The Gale Chilton Library for automotive questions, The Thomas Register of American Manufacturers for business or FedStats, InfoPlease.com, World Almanac, Internet Public Library or RefDesk for fast facts and statistical information. For health information you can make use of HealthFinder.gov, HealthWeb: Health Statistics or HealthWorld Online. Algebra Homework Help, Gale Testing & Education Reference Center, Homework Help Center, Khan Academy can be helpful with homework help, Career Resource Homepage, CareerPath.com, Federal Jobs Digest, Greenup Adult Learning Center, Office of Employment and Training and Yahoo! Careers are available for help with jobs and careers. These are only some of what online references the library has to offer, check out our website for the rest! Halloween Jokes Why did the ghost starch his sheet? He wanted everyone scared stiff. What does a panda ghost eat? Bam-BOO! What's a ghost's favorite dessert? I-Scream! Where do ghosts buy their food? At the ghost-ery store! How do you know when a ghost is sad? He starts boo hooing. Halloween Quotes “Fear,’ the doctor said, ‘is the relinquishment of logic, the willing relinquishing of reasonable patterns. We yield to it or we fight it, but we cannot meet it halfway.’” -Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House “We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.” -Stephen King, American Author ” I dropped the candies into the children’s bags, thinking: You small mortals don’t realize the power of your stories.” -Karen Russell, Vampires in the Lemon Grove “Everything seemed cut from soft black velvet or gold or orange velvet. Smoke panted up out of a thousand chimneys like the plumes of funeral parades. From kitchen windows drifted two pumpkin smells: gourds being cut, pies being baked.” -Ray Bradbury, American Author 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.

October 19, 2021

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Library Corner

Hello from the Greenup County Public Library! Did you know that on this day in 1780 John Hancock became the first Governor of Massachusetts? On the same day in 1861 the Toronto Stock Exchange was created. Finally, on this day in 1891 the first International 6 day bike race (held in Madison Square Garden) ended.

Spark Joy Organizing Program

Our library has partnered with Boyd County Libraries to present a Spark Joy program led by Shannon Huneycutt. During this pre-recorded 60-minute program, you will learn the KonMari philosophy and its guiding principles for effectively tidying your space and motivating you to "Spark Joy" in your home, office, and life in general. The presentation will be accessible starting at 7 am on Thursday, November 4th, through 7 am on Saturday, November 6th. You can download SJC Tidying Checklist or pick one up at any of our branches. You can find it here: sparkjoycharlotte.com/boyd

*You can also enter to win a 3 Hour Virtual Tidying Session* Winner Announced on: Saturday 11/6 @ 8:00 pm EST. The author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Marie Kondo created the KonMari, an approach to decluttering and tidying that involves keeping only beloved items that spark happiness.

New To the Library

New to our collection are A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz and Breaking the Rules by Suzanne Brockmann. A Line to Kill is the sequel to “The Sentence is Death” and finds Hawthorne and Horowitz investigating a murder on an island resort. Things quickly take a turn for the complicated hoever when it becomes clear that a disruptive fued over a power line may be involved.

Breaking the Rules is the newest addition to the Troubleshooters series and begins as Navy SEAL Izzy Zanella and his estranged wife, Eden Gillman attempt to save Zanella’s teenage brother. They find that they may have to reconcile in order to prove to a court that they are capable of taking the boy in. Meanwhile, another young man needs saving from a dangerous crime ring.

Online Resources

Did you know that you can access a wide array of reference information via the library website? Clicking the tab on the front page labeled “References” will lead to a page full of links to different types of information. You can access The Gale Chilton Library for automotive questions, The Thomas Register of American Manufacturers for business or FedStats, InfoPlease.com, World Almanac, Internet Public Library or RefDesk for fast facts and statistical information. For health information you can make use of HealthFinder.gov, HealthWeb: Health Statistics or HealthWorld Online.

Algebra Homework Help, Gale Testing & Education Reference Center, Homework Help Center, Khan Academy can be helpful with homework help, Career Resource Homepage, CareerPath.com, Federal Jobs Digest, Greenup Adult Learning Center, Office of Employment and Training and Yahoo! Careers are available for help with jobs and careers. These are only some of what online references the library has to offer, check out our website for the rest!

Halloween Jokes

Why did the ghost starch his sheet?
He wanted everyone scared stiff.
What does a panda ghost eat?
Bam-BOO!
What's a ghost's favorite dessert?
I-Scream!
Where do ghosts buy their food?
At the ghost-ery store!
How do you know when a ghost is sad?
He starts boo hooing.

Halloween Quotes

“Fear,’ the doctor said, ‘is the relinquishment of logic, the willing relinquishing of reasonable patterns. We yield to it or we fight it, but we cannot meet it halfway.’”
-Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House
“We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.”
-Stephen King, American Author
” I dropped the candies into the children’s bags, thinking: You small mortals don’t realize the power of your stories.”
-Karen Russell, Vampires in the Lemon Grove
“Everything seemed cut from soft black velvet or gold or orange velvet. Smoke panted up out of a thousand chimneys like the plumes of funeral parades. From kitchen windows drifted two pumpkin smells: gourds being cut, pies being baked.”
-Ray Bradbury, American Author

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.

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ph: (606) 356-7509
hank@greenupbeacon.com