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“January 1st is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one.” ~~ Brad Paisley JANUARY 2018

“Breakfast With Santa”

was well-attended in both Middlesboro (left, Dec. 2nd) and Pineville (right, Dec. 9th).

Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make this a special time for the children of Bell County!!

(More pictures on pgs. 5 & 9)

Good Reads!! Good News!! Bel l Co . Pub l i c L ibrary Dis tr ic t ~~ January 2018

The Middlesboro & Pineville Public Libraries & the Bookmobile will be CLOSED on:

Monday & Tuesday, January 1st & 2nd, 2018 – New Year Holiday

Monday, January 15, 2018– Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

(No items will be marked due on these dates.)

Bookmobile Librarian = White House Decorator!

Our Bookmobile Librarian, Marilou “Piddle” Johnson, was able to make a long-time dream

come true – she was chosen to help decorate the White House for the 2017 Holiday Season!

“I honestly did not expect to be chosen, but the Good Lord smiled on me with everything

from an extremely affordable airfare and hotel, to new friends, to using my talents to decorate

"The People's House", to working with people who put politics aside and focused on working

together, to the wonderful assistance I received from Congressman Rogers' office in getting

tickets for my friends and an awesome tour of the US Capitol, to amazing hot chocolate and a

renewed sense of pride in being an American, being surrounded by so much important history!

Obviously, I could go on and on, but I am so very thankful for this fantastic experience! Thanks

to everyone for your good wishes!

“A great big Thank You to Ka’ssee Burchfield for writing such a sweet story (in the

Middlesboro Daily News) about my experience at the White House! It was such a wonderful

and thrilling 5 days, words almost fail me.”

Even though Miss Piddle is known around the county for the fantastic job she does as the Bookmobile Librarian,

she used to own a flower shop in Pineville along with her mother, Barbara Grace. She developed her gift of decorating

and making fabulous bows during those years. Some of the bows you see on the 52 live trees throughout the White

House were made by Piddle! She was even seen in the television special that aired on HGTV on Dec. 10th!

More Pictures on pg. 3!


NEW: ADULT FICTION

The other Einstein : a novel / Benedict, Marie

The story of Arthur Truluv : a novel / Berg, Elizabeth

Secrets of Cavendon / Bradford, Barbara Taylor

Enchantress of numbers : a novel of Ada Lovelace /

Chiaverini, Jennifer

The Armageddon file / Coonts, Stephen

American drifter / Graham, Heather

The book of life / Harkness, Deborah E.

The body in the casket : a Faith Fairchild mystery /

Page, Katherine Hall

Year one / Roberts, Nora

The vanishing season / Schaffhausen, Joanna

An Irish country practice / Taylor, Patrick

NEW : ADULT NON-FICTION

The breast cancer survival manual : a step-by-step

guide for women with newly diagnosed breast

cancer / Link, John S.

NEW : YOUNG ADULT FICTION

Solo / Alexander, Kwame

Midnight at the Electric / Anderson, Jodi Lynn

Refugee / Gratz, Alan

Too shattered for mending / Hoffmeister, Peter Brown

Everything all at once / Leno, Katrina

NEW: JUVENILE FICTION

The secrets of Hexbridge Castle / Kent, Gabrielle

The marvelous magic of Miss Mabel / Lowe, Natasha

The pudding problem / Berger, Joe

Insignificant events in the life of a cactus / Bowling,

Dusti

The world's greatest detective / Carlson, Caroline

Wedgie & Gizmo / Selfors, Suzanne

The case of the stolen poodle : & other mysteries /

Tashjian, Janet

NEW: EASY FICTION

Leave me alone / Brosgol, Vera

Little i / Hall, Michael

Remembering Vera / Polacco, Patricia

Nothing rhymes with orange / Rex, Adam

The little red cat : (who ran away from home and learned his ABC's the hard way) / McDonnell,

Patrick

NEWLY ADDED DVDS – but not new titles!

(Middlesboro ONLY)

Jack and Jill The haunted mansion

Pieces of April Nine months

Son-in-law Garfield

Man on fire Out of time

October sky Kicking & screaming

Max. White House hero / 2

Miss Piddle and the Bookmobile were part of both

the Middlesboro and the Pineville Christmas

Parades!

On the Go with the ookmobile!

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“Here are my official White House Ornaments -

2017 edition and the North Portico Ornament

(which can only be purchased while on a tour of the

WH).”

Marilou, and her life-long friends Jennifer Bishop,

and Debbie Watts, are standing in the Grand Foyer

and Cross Hall, at the doorway of the Blue Room

in the White House.

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Decorating the White House . . . with Marilou Johnson

“Here I am decorating a tree in the Diplomatic Reception Room (where

VIP’s have their official White House photo taken with President and/or

First Lady). Over my head you can see the frame of the Gilbert Stuart

portrait of George Washington.”


Toddler Time

WEDNESDAYS,

January 24th & 31st 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Ages 18 mos. – 4 yrs.

STORY TIME THURSDAY,

January 25th

4:00pm – 4:45 pm K - 4th Grade

4-H CRATER CLUB Ages 8-14

NO MEETING IN JANUARY

Congratulations, Ms. Megan!

The Bell County Public Library District sends best wishes and congratulations to Megan Hughes and Will Jeffrey, who were married on December 31st, New Year’s Eve!

Holiday celebrations day at Toddler

Time! (Each child punched through a red

or green cup and received a prize/treat!)

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Middlesboro

Branch

Children & Youth Programs All programs are free. Programs start back January 24th.

Please contact Ms. Megan at the Middlesboro Library at

(606) 248-4812 for more details.


Toddler Time

Tuesdays, Jan. 9th, 23rd & 30th

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Ages 18 mos. – 4 yrs.

Mommy & Me Tuesdays after Toddler Time,

Jan. 9th, 23rd & 30th

11:15 a.m.

Story Time / Crafts

Thursdays, Jan. 4th, 11th, 18th, & 25th

3:30 p.m. Ages 5 and up

Drop-In Game Day!

Monday, January 8th

10:00-5:00 p.m.

Ages 5+

Drop-In Craft Day

Friday, January 12th

10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

All Ages

Teen Time Tuesdays: January 9th & 23rd

3:30 -5:00 p.m. All teens are welcome. We will have different activities, including our volunteer projects that will be done at this time.

Special date: Friday, Jan. 19th - 3:30 -5:00 p.m.

“College – What you need to know!” James Becknell, admissions counselor from Union College, will be giving some great general info during this Teen Time session. He will talk about tips for applying for college and scholarships, as well as what colleges are looking for... so the teens will be better prepared and hopefully less stressed during this hectic time.

Creative Writing Club

January 30th from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.

We will meet the last Tuesday of every month! Children and teens are encouraged to bring their work and receive feedback from each other as well as other local writers. This will also be a positive space to create poetry, songs, and stories!

Ms. Erica

reading

to the

children at

Breakfast

with

Santa!

Children & Youth Programs

All programs are free. Programs start back January 4th. Please contact Ms. Erica at

the Pineville Library at (606)337-3422 for more details.

Pineville Branch

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Microsoft Word Basics Wednesday, January 17th

10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Participants will learn the basic tasks performed by a

word processor, including how to work with text, tables,

pictures, and how to save a Word Document. For students

with little or no previous Word experience.

Prerequisite: Must have mouse skills.

Intermediate Microsoft Word Thursday, January 18th, 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Moving beyond Basic Word, participants will learn how

to format text files, inserting borders and shading into titles,

inserting bullets and numbered lists, using document

templates, as well as how to change font size, types, and

colors. Prerequisite: Participation in the Microsoft Word

Basics class or similar. To register for one or both, call Bonnie Banks @ 248-4812.

Monday’s R Murder

Mon., January 8, 2018

@ 10:00 a.m. 1222, by Anne Holt

Next Month: Feb. 5, 2018 –

Your Heart Belongs to Me, by Dean Koonz

Time for Tea & Thee Book Club

Tues., January 23, 2017

@ 10:30 a.m.

All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr

Next Month: Feb. 13th – The Charm Bracelet, by Viola Shipman

Crochet Class 2nd Wednesday of the Month

January 10th @ 10:30 a.m.

Bring a G hook!

December 12th meeting of Time for Tea & Thee!

Middlesboro Branch

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Adult Programs @ your library

Good Nutrition

is Our

Mission

Come and learn some simple

solutions to help you eat

better, brought to you in

conjunction with the Bell

County Extension Office

SNAP-Ed Department.

Upcoming programs will be on Mondays:

Jan. 8th Feb. 5th Mar. 5th @ 1:00 p.m. at the Middlesboro Library

Call Christy Blevins at 337-2376, or the Middles-

boro Library at 248-4812.


Beginner Computer Classes @ the Pineville Library

Wed., January 10th - 11:00 a.m.

Get the basics of computers and the Internet in a

relaxed, workshop environment.

(Pre-registration is required.)

Mystery Loves Company Book Club

…will not meet in January

Coming up on Wed., Feb. 14th: The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

by Sharyn McCrumb

Book Bunch Book Club

…will not meet in January

Wednesday, February 25th

@ 11:00 a.m.

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet,

by Jamie Ford

Adult Outreach Program

@ the Horizon Day Care Center

Wed., January 17, 2017 @ 12:30 p.m.

KISS Yoga & Exercise Class

Classes will start again in February: Mon., Feb. 5th & Wed., Feb. 7th

Pineville Staff decked the walls of the library

in December, and also surprised local

businesses by going caroling!

Pineville Branch

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Adult Programs @ your library

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Middlesborough-Bell County

Public Library 126 S. 20th Street / P O Box 1677

Middlesboro KY 40965-3677

Telephone: 606-248-4812

606-248-8766 (fax)

Hours: M-F 9:00 am – 6:00 pm

Saturday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Pineville-Bell County

Public Library 214 Walnut Street / P O Box 1490

Pineville KY 40977-1490

Telephone: 606-337-3422

606-337-9862 (fax)

Hours: M-F 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Saturday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Mondays, JANUARY 1, 15, & 29

CLOSED Jan. 1 & 15 – Jan. 29 ONLY

Pineville Homebound

Tuesdays, JANUARY 2, 16, & 30

CLOSED Jan. 2

Just Family Adult Day Care (10:30)

Day Care Centers: Kidz Korner, Noah’s Ark,

Pride & Joy, and Small Wonders

Wednesdays, JANUARY 3, 17, & 31

10:00 a.m. Horizon Adult Daycare

Jan. 3rd ONLY: Just Family Adult Day Care,

Kidz Korner, Noah’s Ark, Pride & Joy,

and Small Wonders

Jan. 31st ONLY: Cubbage

Thursdays, JANUARY 4 & 18

Wilderness Trail Manor; Kettle Island;

Mondays, JANUARY 8 & 22

Middlesboro Homebound; Middlesboro Health &

Rehab.; Pineville Homebound (22nd only)

Tuesdays, JANUARY 9 & 23

Middlesboro Senior Citizens Center

Ferndale Apts.; Mnt. View Health Care

Wednesdays, JANUARY 10

10:00 a.m. – Comprehensive Care

Thursdays, JANUARY 11 & 25

Bell County Forestry Camp; Henderson

Settlement Community Center; Frakes

Elementary

Friday, JANUARY 12 & 26

PAGE Elementary School

Stoney Fork

Bell County Bookmobile Schedule Schedule runs bi-weekly; please check our website’s

online calendar @ bellcpl.org, call the libraries

@ 606-248-4812 or 337-3422, or Piddle Johnson

@ 606-302-6035 for exact dates.

Jan. 1, 2, & 15 – CLOSED - NO RUNS

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Check us out on the web:

www.bellcpl.org

Pineville Library

Middlesboro

Library

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