Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (LBPH)
A free library program of Braille, recorded and large print materials is available to residents of Tennessee who are not able to use standard print materials due to a visual or physical disability. The Tennessee Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped cooperates with the National Library Service to administer this free library service. Application forms are available at the library or you may visit the Art Circle Public Library Web site for more information.
BookPage — America’s Book Review
BookPage is a monthly book review distributed by the library and serves as a broad-based selection guide to the best new books published every month. The tone is upbeat and literate, focusing on bestsellers as well as new discoveries. All of the content from the print edition of BookPage is also posted online each month at http://www.bookpage.com. Come by the library and get your free copy today!
You can contact the library by visiting the Art Circle Public Library at 154 East First Street, Crossville, TN 38555; by phone at 484-6790, by fax at 484-2350, or check us out on the Web at www.artcirclelibrary.info, or by emailing admin@artcirclelibrary.info. Library hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Wednesday and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
New to the library shelves:
Adult Fiction Books
Fatally Flaky by Diane Davidson
Map of Bones by James Rollins
Brimstone by Robert Parker
The Egyptologist by Arthur Phillips
Therapy by Jonathan Kellerman
Jupiter’s Bones by Faye Kellerman
The Day Trader by Stephen Frey
Trouble by Jesse Kellerman
Mortal Prey by John Sandford
The Perfect Fake by Barbara Parker
A Kiss from Maddalena by Christopher Castellani
The Collected Short Stories of Louis L’Amour by Louis L’Amour
The Gate House by Nelson DeMille
Just After Sunset by Stephen King
3rd Degree by James Patterson
A Risk Worth Taking by Robin Pilcher
Home Safe by Elizabeth Berg
Just Take My Heart by Mary Clark
Rides a Dread Legion by Raymond Feist
Cursed by Carol Clark
In a Gilded Cage by Rhys Bowen
Dare to Die by Carolyn Hart
Tea Time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall Smith
Adult Non-Fiction Books
The American Revolution in Indian Country by Colin Calloway
The Cherokee Nation and the Trail of Tears by Theda Perdue
A Spirited Resistance by Gregory Dowd
Eight Little Faces by Kate Gosselin
Lieutenant Owen William Steele of the Newfoundland Regiment by David Facey-Crowther
The Pluto Files by Neil Tyson
Powerlines by Steve Cone
From Baghdad to America by Jay Kopelman
Mother in the Middle by Sybil Lockheart
Bad Dogs Have More Fun by John Grogan
Lifestyles
I Found It At The Library (published June 16, 2009)
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VIDEO: Punxsutawney Phil makes his prediction
More than 18,000 people descended on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney for the annual Groundhog Day celebration.
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Around the Town: Martin students name their superlatives
Martin Elementary School has named its superlative eighth graders for the 2011-'12 school year. The 18 eighth graders were elected by their peers.
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Color Study Class offered for watercolor artists
Color is the most interesting of all art elements. Color is the most attractive, noticeable and best part of a fine art painting. Award-winning artist Sam Hill’s Color Study Class is intended for watercolor artists at any skill level. Hill will share some of the most valuable lessons he learned about color from a workshop taken early in his art studies.
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Jarvis is Habitat Volunteer of the Month
Cumberland County Habitat for Humanity honored Terry Jarvis as January 2012 Volunteer of the Month. Jarvis has volunteered in the Habitat Restore for about two months, donating his time to building materials three days a week.
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SLIDESHOW: Week-long Super Bowl celebration begins
Football fans descend on Super Bowl Village in downtown Indianapolis in advance of Super Bowl XLVI between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants.
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Great new things are happening at Fair Park
All the senior students are totally enjoying the intriguing Senior Police Academy being taught by local law enforcement at Fair Park. Elks Lodge 2751 of Cumberland County is well known for generously helping the community in worthy services. The eight-week class, which was limited due to space, is for learning with hands-on police work and quickly filled up the first day.
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Pleasant Hill Ramblings: Immigration up for discussion at Shalom Center
Probably there is no issue that generates more emotions, misunderstandings and political angst than what to do about immigration. Last weekend, the Shalom Center for Continuing Education, based in Pleasant Hill, hosted the Rev. Dan Romero, founder of the Daniel Romero Border Ministries Center in San Ysidro, CA.
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Tax-Aide available again at Art Circle Library
In cooperation with the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, the Art Circle Public Library is once again offering free tax help and preparation for taxpayers with low to moderate incomes and with special attention to those ages 60 and older.
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Daughters of 1812 commemorate the Battle of New Orleans
The 197th anniversary commemoration of the Battle of New Orleans was recently held at The Hermitage, home of General Andrew Jackson. Speaker for the event was Dale Phillips, former superintendent of Chalmette Battlefield National Historic Site in New Orleans.
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Red Cross needs blood donors
The American Red Cross is reporting lower donations than expected since the start of 2012. O blood types are particularly low, but all blood types are needed.
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