Hello from the Greenup Public Library system! Did you know that April 23rd is considered “Take a Chance Day”? It’s also Impossible Astronaut Day for fans of Doctor Who! The 22nd was Earth Day but it’s never too late to celebrate our beautiful planet. Did you know that the reason we celebrate on the 22nd is that it marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970?
New York Time’s Best Sellers
New this week on the combined print and ebook fiction list is “The thief: a novel of the Black dagger brotherhood” by J.R. Ward. “Shoot First” by Stuart Woods, “The Sixth Day” by Catherine Coulter and “After Anna” by Lisa Scottoline are also new additions this week. The Thief is the newest in J.R. Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood series and follows former cat burglar Sola Morte. Morte has given up her criminal past and is on the run from a powerful crime family. There is absolutely nothing that could convince her to return to her old stomping grounds, except the love of her life. An assassin and vampire, Assail has fallen into a deep coma and Sola can’t help but come to his side. The only problem? There is a new war against vampires stirring and Sola doesn’t know the man she loves more than life is a creature of the night. Shoot First is the newest of Stuart Wood’s protagonist Stone Barrington’s adventures. Stone finds himself enjoying a round of golf when suddenly a woman is violently attacked. The woman in question is the head of a startup company on the cutting edge of technology. As the attacks continue it becomes clear to Stone that someone has made it their mission to eliminate her and lay the secrets of company bare. The Sixth Day is the fifth installment of the A Brit in the FBI series and follows Special agents Nicholas Drummond and Michaela Caine as they take on a ruthless mastermind. Several top political figures die from what are at the time ruled “natural causes”. That is until the German Vice-Chancellor dies and someone spots a drone hovering above hi. With the deaths proven to be professional assassinations the agents are tasked with solving their most difficult case yet. After Anna tells the harrowing story of Dr. Noah Alderman, a widower who has remarried. His marriage to Maggie Ippolitti could not be happier though Maggie still pines for the daughter she lost as a child. When her daughter is miraculously returned to them she is ecstatic. Anna however is not as happy to see them and balks at their rules. Maggie chooses to ignore the strains their life is having on their marriage until Anna is tragically murder, and Noah is charged with the crime.
Our Library in Action in the Community
Our library system collaborates with other organizations and public services in order to better provide for the community. In the past we have put on art and crafting events and have displayed works by local artists. Our system will be one of the locations hosting the “All-County Student Art Show”. The art show will be presented at Greenbo State Lodge (28th-29th)and the Greenup Libary Main Branch(30th-May 4th)The event is sponsored by The University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment: Greenup Extension Arts Council and will be displaying the artwork from our local school art programs. The Extension office has also assisted us with various programs at the libraries with adult art sessions and also with many of our summer reading events. Our fairly recent “Drop Your Draws” program supplied underwear to Family Resource and Youth Services Centers (FRISC) in local schools. FRISC helps to provide student services within the schools. Our libraries serve as collection points for "Filled with Hope Food Drive" through the Greenup county schools during their participation in conjunction with National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week and the McKinney -Vinto Program. Food donations are handled through Helping Hands. We have also been invited to participate in many school activities such as In the Know Night and kindergarten registration as well as visiting all of the preschools and daycare centers in the county to read to the children.
Autism Awareness Month
In honor of Autism Awareness month, hoopla in partnership with Sesame Street will be offering two new ebooks. The titles Family Forever and We’re Amazing, 1, 2, 3! both feature Sesame Street’s newest character, Julia and are available in both English and Spanish.
Jokes
The least successful exhibition: The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents held at exhibition at Harrogate, Yorkshire in 1968. The entire display fell down.
Mark Ashby was given a blue Mohican hairstyle by his parents as a reward for hard work at school in Omaha, Nebraska. The school then suspended him for breaking the dress code.
Four high school boys afflicted with spring fever skipped morning classes. After lunch they reported to the teacher that they had a flat tire. Much to their relief she smiled and said, “Well, you missed a test today so take seats apart from one another and take out a piece of paper.” Still smiling, she waited for them to sit down. Then she said: “First Question: Which tire was flat?”
What can be seen in the middle of the months ‘April’ and ‘March’, that cannot be seen in the beginning or end of either month?… the letter “r.”
How do trees get on the internet?… They log in.
Book Quotes
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero
“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
― Neil Gaiman, Coraline
“One must always be careful of books," said Tessa, "and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel
“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
― Toni Morrison
“Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.”
― Christopher Paolini, Eragon
An Animal Tale
One of my friends has a pet rabbit. His name is Momo and he’s grey and a little bit chunky. I had always thought of rabbits as fragile creatures but he’s completely the opposite. He is so well adjusted to his life that loud noises have no effect on him at all. When he leaves his cage to stretch his legs he chases the poor dog around the house (even though she towers over him). He also has the bad habit of chewing on everything which I suppose is normal for a bunny. I distinctly remember trying to catch he and exclaiming “He’s basically a liquid” as he slid out of my cupped hands. I have also learned through him that rabbits most certainly growl if you annoy them enough (by trying to stop them from chewing on an electrical cord for example). Silly, fluffy, liquid? Animals.
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.
