“A book is a gift you can open again and again.” ~ Garrison Keillor
DECEMBER 2015
The Middlesboro & Pineville Public Libraries & the Bookmobile will be CLOSED on:
December 24th, 25th & 26th, 2015 – Christmas Holiday
Friday, January 1st, 2016 – New Year’s Day
Middlesboro (ONLY) closed: Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015 Pineville (ONLY) closed: Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015
(No items will be marked due on these dates.)
NEW: ADULT FICTION
Away in a manger / Bowen, Rhys
Mary's Christmas goodbye / Byler, Linda
Christmas bells : a novel / Chiaverini, Jennifer
The Mistletoe Inn / Evans, Richard Paul
Dashing through the snow : a Christmas novel /
Macomber, Debbie
NEW: ADULT LARGE PRINT
Falling like snowflakes : a Summer Harbor Novel / Hunter, Denise
NEW: ADULT PAPERBACK
Bring me home for Christmas / Carr, Robyn
Christmas on Candy Cane Lane / Roberts, Sheila
Both libraries will be having the annual
“Breakfast with Santa” program. (Registration is REQUIRED, but is free to the public.)
Middlesboro Library – see Pg. 4
Saturday, DECEMBER 5, 2015
Pineville Library – see Pg. 6
Saturday, DECEMBER 12, 2015
** Each library will be closed on the day of the program.
Teens at the
Middlesboro library
celebrated the 150th
anniversary of “Alice
in Wonderland” by
having a Mad Hatter
Tea Party!
GOOD READS ! ! GOOD NEWS ! ! Bel l Co . Pub l ic L i brary Dis t r i c t ~~ December 2015
B e l l C o . P u b l i c L i b r a r y D i s t r i c t ~ ~ N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 5
SEASON’S readings
“A book is a gift you can open again and again.” ~ Garrison Keillor
DECEMBER 2015
NEW: ADULT FICTION
This side of wild : mutts, mares, and laughing
dinosaurs / Paulsen, Gary
The guilty / Baldacci, David
All dressed in white : an under suspicion novel /
Clark, Mary Higgins
The promise / Crais, Robert
Tricky twenty-two / Evanovich, Janet
Day of the dead. Book 1 : Gaza / Gordon, Dan
The wedding chapel / Hauck, Rachel
The girl in the spider's web / Lagercrantz, David
The Darling Dahlias and the eleven o'clock lady /
Albert, Susan Wittig
Bittersweet dreams / Andrews, V. C. (Virginia C.)
The crossing : a novel / Connelly, Michael
Depraved heart : a Scarpetta novel / Cornwell,
Patricia
Undead and unforgiven / Davidson, MaryJanice
A banquet of consequences / George, Elizabeth
Playing with fire : a novel / Gerritsen, Tess
Ghost to the rescue / Hart, Carolyn G.
The grave soul / Hart, Ellen
Winter stroll : a novel / Hilderbrand, Elin
The theory of death : a Decker/Lazarus novel /
Kellerman, Faye
The bazaar of bad dreams : [stories] / King, Stephen
After Alice / Maguire, Gregory
Miss Ruffles inherits everything / Martin, Nancy
The survivor : a Mitch Rapp novel / Mills, Kyle
Saturn run / Sandford, John
Corrupted / Scottoline, Lisa
Streams of mercy / Snelling, Lauraine
A love like ours / Wade, Becky
The Golem of Paris / Kellerman, Jonathan
The sundown speech : an Amos Walker novel /
Estleman, Loren D.
The girl in the spider's web / Lagercrantz, David
The haunted season : a Max Tudor novel / Malliet,
G. M.
Every closed eye ain't 'sleep / Teague, MaRita
The pharaoh's secret : a novel from the NUMA files
Cussler, Clive
The mare : a novel / Gaitskill, Mary
Avenue of mysteries : a novel / Irving, John
Red tide / Lindsay, Jeffry P.
Crimson shore / Preston, Douglas J.
American blood / Sanders, Ben
The Japanese lover : a novel / Allende, Isabel
The mulberry bush : a novel / McCarry, Charles
Fancy Dancer / Michaels, Fern
The lake house : a novel / Morton, Kate
Nine lives / Staub, Wendy Corsi
From the start / Tagg, Melissa
NEW : ADULT NON-FICTION
Martha Stewart's appetizers : 200 recipes for dips,
spreads, snacks, small plates, and other delicious
hors d'oeuvres, plus 30 cocktails / Stewart, Martha
The China challenge : shaping the choices of a
rising power / Christensen, Thomas J.
Lights out : a cyberattack : a nation unprepared :
surviving the aftermath / Koppel, Ted
The tricky art of co-existing : how to behave
decently no matter what life throws your way /
Toksvig, Sandi
Sally's candy addiction : tasty truffles, fudges &
treats for your sweet-tooth fix / McKenney, Sally
Wildflower / Barrymore, Drew
Andy and Don : the making of a friendship and a
classic American TV show / De Vise, Daniel
The age of Clinton : America in the 1990s / Troy,
Gil
Duke in his own words : John Wayne's life in
letters, handwritten notes and never-before-seen
photos / Wayne, John
NEW : YOUNG ADULT FICTION
The sword of summer / Riordan, Rick
Truly madly famously / Serle, Rebecca
Six of crows / Bardugo, Leigh
Carry on : the rise and fall of Simon Snow /
Rowell, Rainbow
The scorpion rules / Bow, Erin
Lair of dreams / Bray, Libba
The trouble in me / Gantos, Jack
A year in the life of a complete and total genius
/ Matson, Stacey
Juba! / Myers, Walter Dean
Serpentine / Pon, Cindy
Ruin and rising / Bardugo, Leigh
Fires of invention / Savage, J. Scott
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“A book is a gift you can open again and again.” ~ Garrison Keillor
DECEMBER 2015
NEW: JUVENILE FICTION
Alice's adventures in Wonderland : and Through the looking-glass and what Alice found there /
Carroll, Lewis
The girl who could not dream / Durst, Sarah Beth
The astounding broccoli boy / Cottrell Boyce, Frank
Diary of a wimpy kid : old school / Kinney, Jeff
Piper Green and the fairy tree / Potter, Ellen
Tales from a not-so-perfect pet sitter / Russell,
Rachel Renee
Serafina and the black cloak / Beatty, Robert
The blackthorn key / Sands, Kevin
The carpet people / Pratchett, Terry
The story of Diva and Flea / Willems, Mo
Sky Raiders / Mull, Brandon
NEW: JUVENILE & YOUNG ADULT
NON-FICTION
This side of wild : mutts, mares, and laughing
dinosaurs / Paulsen, Gary
Smart and spineless : exploring invertebrate intelligence
/ Downer, Ann
Koala hospital / Eszterhas, Suzi
Book : [my autobiography] / Agard, John
Fable comics
NEW FICTION: EASY The fun book of scary stuff / Jenkins, Emily
A dog wearing shoes / Ko, Sangmi
The parakeet named Dreidel / Singer, Isaac Bashevis
Little Tree / Long, Loren
Sing a season song / Yolen, Jane
Mummy Cat / Ewert, Marcus
The bear report / Heder, Thyra
Ragweed's farm dog handbook / Kennedy, Anne
The fox chase / Nordqvist, Sven
RECENTLY ADDED DVDS
Inside out Max
Vacation Jurassic World
Follow me, boys! Terminator genisys
Ricki and the flash
The man from U.N.C.L.E.
The most wonderful time of the year
Have you read / heard a good book lately?
Visit www.bellcpl.org and click on the KLU/Overdrive
button near the bottom. You
can use your library card to download great
audio and ebooks to your device!
Resume Help at the Library!
Quickly create a resume, cover letter
and reference sheet.
Log in at home or at the library from
our home page.
No writing skills required!
FREE for all Bell County Public
Library District Patrons!
NOW Available on our Web Page…
http://bellcolib.driving-tests.org/kentucky/
11 Car Tests
8 Motorcycle Tests
3 CDL Tests
3 Handbooks
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“A book is a gift you can open again and again.” ~ Garrison Keillor
DECEMBER 2015
Children & Youth Programs
Toddler Time Thursday, December 3rd
10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Ages 18 mos. – 4 yrs.
Story Time
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2 4:00pm – 4:45 pm Ages 5 - 10
Ages: 13 years – 18 years Date: Thursday, December 17th Time: 4pm – 5pm
This month’s book: Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Next month’s book: The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
TAB
We will be starting a Teen Advisory Board!! This group will provide our youth an opportunity to
express their opinion on what books and materials they would like for the library to carry that pertains
to their ages and interests! Spread the word!
4-H Garden Club
NO meeting in December!
Breakfast with Santa! Saturday, December 5th, Santa is coming to the Middlesboro Public Library! Toddler age children (18 mos. to 4 years) are meeting Santa from 9 - 10:30 am. Primary age children (5years to 10years) are meeting Santa from 11 - 12:30 pm. No more than one parent per child may enter the room due to limited space and seating is based on children in seats. Your little ones will make crafts, write a letter to Santa, hear a Christmas story, have breakfast and have their picture taken with Santa! In order to see Santa, you must come by the Library and register your child/children and receive a ticket. Children’s seating space is limited so hurry in before the spaces are gone!
Middlesboro
Branch
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If you have any questions about programs, you can contact Caitlin Jeffrey at the library by calling 606-248-4812.
You can email her at [email protected].
“A book is a gift you can open again and again.” ~ Garrison Keillor
DECEMBER 2015
Beginner
Computer Classes
Wednesday & Thursday, Dec. 16th & 17th
@ 10:00 a.m.
Learn the basics of using a computer
and the Internet.
Call Bonnie Banks at 248-4812 to register.
Holiday MOVIE SERIES
@ 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, December 1st
Tuesday, December 8th
Saturday, December 12th
Wednesday, December 16th
Friday, December 18th
Monday’s R Murder Book Club
Mon., December 7, 2015
@ 10:00 a.m. A holiday mystery of your choice
Next Month: Jan. 11, 2016 – Mystery movie & discussion
Time for Tea & Thee Book Club
Tues., December 15, 2015 @ 10:30 a.m.
Gideon's Gift
by Karen Kingsbury
Next Month: Jan. 26th
The Emporer of Ocean Park
by Stephen L. Carter
Adult Programs @ your library Middlesboro Branch
Let’s R O C K
t h e C R O C K
Let’s ROCK the CROCK!
Monday, December 7th
@ 1:00 p.m.
Vegetable Group
Recipe: Red Bandana Stew
NEXT MONTH: Mon. Jan. 4th
Meal Planning - NO recipe
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“A book is a gift you can open again and again.” ~ Garrison Keillor
DECEMBER 2015
Children & Youth Programs
Morning Story Time
Tuesdays morning Story will not meet in December.
Ages 2 - 4
Afternoon Story Time
Thursdays, Dec. 3rd & 10th
@ 4:00 p.m. Ages 5-11
Teen Advisory Group
Taking a break in December!
Under Wraps
Once again the librarian elves in Pineville have
wrapped library books (variety of ages/genres/ subjects) and placed
them under the tree! Be sure and check one out!
Breakfast with Santa!
Breakfast with Santa sign-ups are available now! Please stop by or call the Library (606) 337-3422 to register for this
event. This year, we will be offering 2 sessions so that we may accommodate
more children. Please see the information below for more details.
Pineville Branch
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“A book is a gift you can open again and again.” ~ Garrison Keillor
DECEMBER 2015
Beginner Computer Classes
@ the Pineville Library
Wed., December 9th
- 10:30 a.m.
@ Wilderness Trail Manor
Wed., December 16th
- 11:00 a.m.
Get the basics of computers and the Internet in a
relaxed, workshop environment.
(Pre-registration is required.)
FRUGAL FRIDAY December 11
th
Making Fire Starters
@ 4:00 p.m.
Simplify the process of building a fire in
your furnace! These fire starters are also
great to take during camping trips!
Adult Outreach Program
@ the Horizon Day Care Center
Wed., December 10, 2015 @ 10:00 a.m.
Book Bunch
Book Club
Wednesday, December 2nd
@ 11:00 a.m.
Finding Noel
by Richard Paul Evans
Coming up: January 27th A Woman's Place by Lynn Austin
Mystery Loves Company
Book Club Coming up: Friday, February 12, 2016
@ 11:00 a.m.
Fragile by Lisa Unger
(Pre-registration is required for both clubs.)
Adult Programs @ your library Pineville Branch 6
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“A book is a gift you can open again and again.” ~ Garrison Keillor
DECEMBER 2015
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
Web-Address
http://www.bellcpl.org Check us out!!
There’s no place like…
Check out these websites for recipes
and holiday cooking help.
Christmas http://allrecipes.com/recipes/187/holidays-and-events/christmas/
Hanukkah http://allrecipes.com/recipes/190/holidays-and-events/hanukkah/
Kwanzaa http://www.holidays.net/kwanzaa/recipes.htm
…for the holidays!
Bell County Bookmobile
During this transition time, please call either library if you
have Bookmobile materials that need to be renewed.
Thank you for your continued patronage – you are very
important to us.
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