new books for the sevier county public library system

·         Invasion of the Widows’ Club by Joyce Livingston (Large Print) (Seymour)

·         The Longing Season by Christine Schaub (Large Print) (Kodak)

·         Where the Willows Grow by Kim Sawyer (Main)

·         Come Walk with Me by Joan Medilcott (Large Print) (Seymour)

·         The Wolf Lawman by Ray Hogan (Large Print) (Kodak)

Adult Non-Fiction

·         Brother, I’m Dying by Edwidge Danticat (Seymour)

·         Small Business in Paradise: Working for Yourself in a Place You Love by Michael Molinski (Main)

Juvenile & Young Adult

·         Genghis Kahn: 13^th Century Mongolian Tyrant by Enid Goldberg (Seymour)

·         Changes for Julie by Megan McDonald (Main)

·         DK Visual Encyclopedia by John Farndon (Juvenile Reference) (Kodak)

·         Energy for the Future and Global Warming (2 Volumes): Wind Power; Geothermal Power by Nigel Saunders (Main)

·         Grigory Rasputin: Holy Man or Mad Monk? By Enid Goldberg (Seymour)

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME & LAP-SIT PROGRAMS

Seymour Branch Library

It’s Raining Books at the SCPLS: April Showers Story Time!”

Children can enjoy stories about splashing in the rain and make a water craft to take home at the Seymour Branch Library at 317 W. Macon Lane. The preschool story time will start at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 28, 2008. For more information about story time programs, please call Kelly at 573-0728.   

Sevier County Main Library

“It’s Raining Books at the SCPLS: It’s Raining Cats & Dogs Story Time!”

Enjoy loads of cats and dogs stories at the Sevier County Main Library on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. Children are invited to bring their favorite stuffed dog or cat with them to story time. The Sevier County Main Library is located at 321 Court Avenue in downtown Sevierville. For more information, please call Virginia at 453-3532.

Sevier County Main Library

“Tip-Toe through the Library Garden of Books: Lap-Sit Story Time Program!”

The Lap-Sit Story Time Program for babies and parents is scheduled at the Sevier County Main Library on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. Parents and babies interact with songs, fingerplays, books and movement activities to enhance pre-literacy skills. For more information, please call Virginia or Heather at 453-3532.

Kodak Branch Library

“Tip-Toe through the Library Garden of Books: Jack and the Beanstalk Story Time!”

Enjoy plenty of great garden books and plant a bean seed with Ms. Cee for story time at the Kodak Branch Library story time on Friday, May 2, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. The Kodak Branch Library is located at 319 West Dumplin Valley Road in Kodak. For more information, please call Robin at 933-0078.

SCPLS LITERARY CLASSIC BOOK CLUB MEETING

Sevier County, TN – Enjoy a lively discussion of one of the greatest love stories and novels to ever come from the south: Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind. The 1937 Pulitzer Prize winning novel was the only novel published by Margaret Mitchell in her lifetime. The novel has sold over 28 million copies and is considered one of the most popular books of all time. The Sevier County Public Library System (SCPLS) Literary Classic Book Club will meet at the Kodak Branch Library on Friday, April 25, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. to discuss this wonderful novel.

The novel has been made into many film versions. As a companion book-into-movie program, the Kodak Branch Library will show one of the original versions with Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh as a companion book-into-movie program on Saturday, April 26, 2008 starting at 1:00 p.m.

 Join the SCPLS Literary Classics Club at the Kodak Branch Library at 319 West Dumplin Valley Road. For more information about the SCPLS Literary Classic Book Club or movie viewing,  call Heather at (865) 453-3532 or Robin at (865) 933-0078.