You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.” ~~ Dr. Seuss

MARCH 2019

Read Across America February 25th – March 2nd is Read

Across America Week! The Library

and Bookmobile will be represented at

the Middlesboro Mall on Saturday,

March 2nd from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

You never know who you might

see at “Read Across America” in

the Mall. Last year, Miss Piddle

and Miss Megan had their picture

taken with The Cat in the Hat!

Dr. Seuss Week at Lone Jack Elementary School

Both Ms. Erica and Ms. Megan visited the school and

read a Dr. Seuss book to the Kindergarten Class (left)

and the First Grade Class (right)!

Dr. Seuss Day with Story Time Adventures in

Middlesboro on February 28th.

Sunday, March 10th

DON’T FORGET to set your

clocks AHEAD one hour before you go

to bed on Saturday night, March 9th!

She Read 1000 Books Before

Kindergarten!

Congratulations SARAH GIBBONS! We are proud of your accomplishment!

The Friends of the

Middlesboro Public

Library (FOML) are now

accepting donations of

gently used costume jewelry,

scarves, and accessorizing items for their upcoming

April 5-6 fundraising event. If you have any items to

donate, please bring them to the Middlesboro library.

This fundraising event will support the Youth Summer

Reading Programs. FOML members heard, in a

presentation by Youth Services Librarian, Megan

Jeffrey, of the exciting space-themed plans and events

for this summer's programs. Thanks for your help!

The Book

Bunch Book

Club met on

Feb. 27th for

lunch and

discussion!

Bel l Co . Pub l ic L i brary Dis t r i c t ~~ MA R C H 2019

You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.” ~~ Dr. Seuss

MARCH 2019

Here are just some of the New Items

that have been added recently…

NEW: ADULT FICTION (by author)

The stranger inside / Benedict, Laura

The golden tresses of the dead : a Flavia de Luce novel / Bradley, C. Alan

The last romantics : a novel / Conklin, Tara

The gunslinger born / David, Peter

A justified murder / Deveraux, Jude

The killer collective / Eisler, Barry

Chocolate cream pie murder / Fluke, Joanne

Never tell : a novel / Gardner, Lisa

The wedding guest / Kellerman, Jonathan

Hidden bodies : a novel / Kepnes, Caroline

After Anna / Lake, Alex

Bowlaway : a novel / McCracken, Elizabeth

Bird box / Malerman, Josh

The Lily of the West / Morris, Kathleen

The chef / Patterson, James

The last thing you surrender / Pitts, Leonard

Connections in death / Robb, J. D.

More than words / Santopolo, Jill

Once upon a river : a novel / Setterfield, Diane

The hiding place : a novel / Tudor, C. J.

The dreamers : a novel / Walker, Karen Thompson

NEW : YOUNG ADULT FICTION

I believe in a thing called love / Goo, Maurene

A list of cages / Roe, Robin

The memory of light / Stork, Francisco X.

The Gentlemen's alliance cross. Vols. 1 & II /

Tanemura, Arina

Dawn of the Arcana. Vols. 1-5 / Toma, Rei

Spill zone / Westerfeld, Scott

NEW: JUVENILE FICTION

An unsinkable ship / Brezenoff, Steven

Stanley in space / Brown, Jeff

The perfect score / Buyea, Rob

The magical wading pool / Rand, Johnathan

The hero two doors down : based on the true story of friendship between a boy and a baseball legend /

Robinson, Sharon

Marvel avengers assemble : rise of the avengers /

Sazaklis, John

Superman : alliance of heroes / Sazaklis, John

Swing Sideways / Steveson, Nanci Turner

Punk'd and skunked / Stine, R. L.

Cheetah and the purrfect crime / Sutton, Laurie

Teddy & Co. / Voigt, Cynthia

Let's pretend we never met / Walker, Melissa

NEW FICTION: EASY

The incredible Elastigirl / Bouchard, Natasha

Hugs & kisses for the grouchy ladybug / Carle, Eric

Missing Mommy / Cobb, Rebecca

I love Pete the Kitty / Dean, James

Snappsy the alligator and his best friend forever!

(probably) / Falatko, Julie

Snuggle bunnies / McCue, Lisa

The forever garden / Snyder, Laurel

I am human : a book of empathy / Verde, Susan

The biggest kiss / Walsh, Joanna

Newly Added DVD’s

Scarface

Runaway jury

Sister act

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

The Dukes of Hazzard

Smallville : the complete second season

Rumble in the Bronx

Gordy

The mission

Bruce Almighty

You, Me and Dupree

Tyler Perry 4-play collection.

Catwoman

Hidden places

Dark horse

Alice in Wonderland

Stellaluna

Pleasantville

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“You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.” ~~ Dr. Seuss

MARCH 2019

Toddler Time - Middlesboro

“Dinosaurs”

February 6th

“Friends & Valentines”

Valentine’s Day Party & Finger Painting

February 13th

“All About Cookies” (making play dough cookies)

February 20th

These cute monkeys

showed up for the

program “Jungle

Animals” on Feb.

27th

Pineville - Fancy Nancy Parties!

On Feb 6th these two

young artists made

Valentine cards for

each of their

classmates at the

Pineville Library

Valentine Craft table.

Library patron and former Board

member Dinah Presnell brought

two beautiful pink Amaryllis

plants to the Pineville Library for

everyone to enjoy. Thanks Dinah!

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“You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.” ~~ Dr. Seuss

MARCH 2019

Drop-In Craft Day

Friday, March 1st

10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. All Ages

Toddler Time

Tuesdays, March 5th & 26th

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Ages 18 mos. – 4 yrs.

Story Time / Crafts - Ages 5 and up

Tues., March 5th – Kid’s Games –

“Let’s Move!” @ 3:30 p.m.

Thurs. March 7th – Movie @ 3:15 p.m.

Thurs. March 14th – Movie @ 3:15 p.m.

Tues. March 26th – Crafts @ 3:30 p.m.

Teen Book Club Tuesday, March 12th @ 3:45 p.m.

“Salt to the Sea” by Ruta Sepetys

Toddler & Kids Science

Experiments and Crafts!

Toddler Time

Wednesdays @ 10:30 a.m.

Ages 6 mos. – Pre-K

March 6th – Happy B-Day Dr. Seuss!

March 13th – Color My World

March 27th – Spring: Plants and Nature

Story Time Adventures Thursdays,

March 7th, 14th & 28th

@ 4:00 p.m.

Grades K – 4th (ages 5-10)

TEEN TUESDAYS March 12th & 26th

@ 4:00 p.m.

Valentine polymer clay

hearts (for bracelets)

and a butterfly, during

Teen Tuesday.

Children & Youth Programs

Pineville Branch Middlesboro

Branch

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“You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.” ~~ Dr. Seuss

MARCH 2019

Beginner Computer Classes

or

One-on-One Computer

Training

Free @ the Pineville Library

To register call Danielle at (606) 337-3422.

(Registration is required.)

Mystery Loves Company Book Club

WEDNESDAY, March 13th

@ 11:00 a.m

Guardian of the Horizon, by Elizabeth

Peters

NEXT MONTH: Wed., April 10th

Still Life, by Joy Fielding

Book Bunch Book Club WEDNESDAY, March 27th

@ 11:00 a.m.

Alice I Have Been, by Melanie

Benjamin

NEXT MONTH: Wed., April 24th

The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje

Registration is required for both clubs.

KISS Yoga & Exercise Class

5:15 – 5:45 p.m.

Mondays: March. 4th, 11th, 18th, & 25th

Wednesdays: Mar. 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th

Who was this mysterious guest that

showed up at the Mystery Loves

Company Book Club on Feb. 13th?

They were discussing “If I Run” by

Terri Blackstock… hmmm… was she

on the run, too?

Monday’s R Murder Mon., March 4, 2019

@ 10:00 a.m.

Elizabeth is Missing,

by Emma Healey

Next Month: April 8, 2019 – The Detective and the

Pipe Girl, by Michael Craven

Time for Tea & Thee Book Club

Tues., March 19, 2019

@ 10:30 a.m.

Casting Off, by Nicole R. Dickson

Next Month: April 16 – Anne of Green

Gables, by L. M. Montgomery

Beginner Computer Classes Wed. & Thurs., March 20th & 21st

10:30 a.m.

Call Bonnie Banks @ 606-248-4812

to schedule an appointment.

FOML Spring Book Sale

The spring book sale, sponsored by

the Friends of the Middlesboro Library

(FOML) will be held on April 24 – 29.

These book sales are the main fundraisers for the Friends group.

Pineville Branch Middlesboro Branch

Adult Programs @ your library

This month we are transitioning

from “Fall in Love with Soups”

to “Spring into Salads!” We will

meet on Monday, March 4, 2019

at 1:00 p.m. at the Middlesboro

Library.The program will be “Reading Labels” and

the salad is “Kale/Cranberry Salad.”

Upcoming programs are on Mondays:

April 8th May 6th

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“You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.” ~~ Dr. Seuss

MARCH 2019

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

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Bell County Bookmobile Schedule IF you need/want bookmobile services, or know of anyone else

who needs this service, please contact Piddle Johnson at 606-302-

6035 (Bookmobile) or through either library branch, Pineville at

606-337-3422 or Middlesboro at 606-248-4812.

Schedule runs bi-weekly:

Weeks beginning MARCH 11th & 25th

Mondays: Pineville Homebound Patrons

11th & 25th

Tuesdays: Just Family Adult Day Care

12th & 26th

Wednesdays: 13th: Horizon Adult Center, 10:15 a.m.

13th & 27th 27th: Kettle Island; Stoney Fork;

Wilderness Trail Manor

Thursdays: Kettle Island; Stoney Fork;

14th ONLY Wilderness Trail Manor

Weeks beginning MARCH 4th & 18th

Mondays: Middlesboro Homebound Patrons

4th & 18th

Tuesdays: Day Care Centers: Kidz Korner,

5th & 19th Noah’s Ark, Pride & Joy, Small

Wonders, and Smart Start

Wednesdays: 6th: Horizon Adult Center, 10:15 a.m.

6th & 20th 20th: NO Bookmobile Service

Thursdays: Bell County Forestry Camp; Frakes;

7th & 21st CCBBC

March 2, 2019 - “Read Across America” at the Middlesboro Mall

On Feb. 4th the Middlesboro Sr. Citizens Center decorated heart-

shaped picture frames and had a variety of Valentine activity

worksheets for their Valentine Program.

An adult coloring contest was held at Horizon Adult Health Care

on February 20th.

Snowflake and Snowman decorations were made by clients at Just

Family Adult Daycare Center on February 26.

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You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.” ~~ Dr. Seuss

MARCH 2019

march is

National Craft Month

National Irish American Heritage

Month - (designated by Congress in 1995)

National Nutrition Month

National Women's History Month

Red Cross Month

Social Workers Month

day by day...

1 Peanut Butter Lovers' Day

2 Dr. Seuss’ Birthday

3 National Anthem Day

4 Hug a GI Day

6 Dentist's Day

6 Employee Appreciation Day

8 International (Working) Women's Day

11 Johnny Appleseed Day

12 Girl Scouts Day

12 Plant a Flower Day

12 Popcorn Lover's Day

14 National π Day – (Why today? Because

today is 3.14, the value of π.) 15 Ides of March

17 National Quilting Day

20 International Earth Day

20 Proposal Day

29 National Mom and Pop Business

Owners Day

30 National Doctor's Day

30 Take a Walk in the Park Day