Saturday, May 10, the library is hosting a bag sale.

Book sale items, regularly priced from 50¢ to $2.00, will be sold at $2.00 for a bag full.

*Only standard sized plastic bags (Wal Mart, Food Lion, etc) will be allowed.  Items sold individually will be regular price.

Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL) is pleased to announce the addition of LearningExpress Library to the TEL collection of online resources.  LearningExpress Library is a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons--students and adult learners--succeed on academic or licensing tests.  Students and patrons get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of test results.

Just use the link on the left side of the home page to register and use this wonderful resource.

On Wed. Feb 06...story hour had a parade that took the children through the library.

It was a great time and you should have been here.

We have story hour each Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.

Week 1 Prize Winners are:
Frist Center for the Arts - Tim Callaway
Lunch at Patch Manor - Sherry Freeman
Earrings by Fun Co 2 - Hazel Davis
Book Lovers Calendar - Lynda Bruner
A Thief in a Kilt - - - Joan Ratliff
In Plain Sight - - - - Mari Garner
Sharpe’s Fury - - - - Vaughan Piper
Bad Blood & badge - - Cleeta Goad
Candy Cane Murder - - Karen Green
Sandhills Boy - - - - Stella Majors
Knit Together - - - - Lawren Lelko
Midnight Clear - - - - Donna Brandon
McKettrick’s Pride - - Betty McInturff
Extreme Denial - - - - Steve Stout
The Fiery Ring - - - - Evelyn Floyd

Winners in the adult reading program

Week 2 – drawing February 2

1.  Frist Center for the Arts Cindal Cooley
& Larry Hamby
2.  Gasthaus German Restaurant Norman Slater
3.  Susan Myers Money Clip Carrington Williams
4.  MCCC Easter Brunch David McLemore
5.  Aunt Dimity and the Duke Susan Wakeman
6.  Blazin’ Bloats & Cows on Fire Melanie Buckner
7.  Ag Man: The Comic Book Karen Green
8. 5 booklets - Marion Z. Bradley No entries
9.  Last Light Stacey Lester
10.  Shelter Mountain Elaine McKelvey
11.  The Boggart and the Monster Karen Green
12.  Point Blank Janet Peterson
13.  Death Dance (on CD) Sherry Simons
14.  Yankee Doodle Dead (in Japanese) Betty Merrell
15.  Circumference of Darkness Janie Stout
16.  That Summer Place Gennie Carlisle
17. The First Man You Meet/ Jacob’s Girls Wanda Qualls
18. Perfect Sin Tracy Nemeth
19. McKettrick’s Luck Jerry Roberts
20. Creepers (in German) Evelyn Floyd
21. Double Image– abridged cassettes- Loretta Christian
22. Level 9 (in German) no entries
23. The Protector Juanita Keele
24. The Miracle Wanda Cox
25. The Society Kathy West
26. Miss Julia Strikes Back Linda Adams
27. Mean Women Blues Janet Davis
28. Lucia, Lucia Deb Wimberly
29. Rococo Katherine Goad-Owens
30.  White Chocolate Moments Margaret Freeman

Week 3 – drawing February 9

1. Frist Center for the Arts Judy Jones
& Vicki Young
2. Jiffy Burger - dinner Debbie Roney
3. Susan Myers Earrings Nancy Hale
4. MCCC Mother’s Day Brunch for 1 Margaret Carden
5. 2/1949 Famous Fantastic Mysteries Clarence Woodard
6. Hey, Cowboy, Wanna Get Lucky? Donna Myers
7. A Thief in a Kilt & a stuffed bear Katherine Goad-Owens
8. 5 booklets - Marion Z. Bradley No entries
9. Ship of the Line (Star Trek) No entries
10. Whispering Rock Key Lowry
11. Death Dance & badge James Ferrell
12. Power Play & flashlight Todd Howell
13. Delectable Mountains Mary Elizabeth Griswold
14. The Priestly Sins Linda Ellis
15. Death of the Party Beth Allen
16. Maximum Impact Fay Jones
17. Sealed with a Kiss Michele Shields
18. More Than Words Lisa Wright
19. Morality for Beautiful Girls No entries
20. Burnt Sienna Fay Jones
21. The Fifth Profession (Audio) James Longwith
22. Level 9 (Audio in German) No entries
23. The Beloved Enemy Katherine Goad-Owens
24. Fatal James Longwith
25. Murder Is My Racquet Dot Watson
26. A Christmas Beginning Deb Wimberly
27. The Queen of the Big Time Lisa Wright
28. Juggling Balls Karen Green

Week 4 – drawing February 16

1. Frist Center for the Arts Mary Ellen Faust
& Trish Anderson
2. Patch Manor - lunch Pam Raper
3. Susan Myers Tie Tack Logan Frazier
4. MCCC Easter Brunch for 1 Freda Henson
5. Barbara Delinsky Mouse Pad Adriana Rodriguez
6. The Garden of Eden Genny Runyan
7. Escape from the Carnivale Mary Margaret Hayden
8. Darwin’s Radio George Johnson
9. The Shattered Rose Judy Hester
10. Ag Man: The Comic Book Noel Clements
11. A Highlander for Christmas + teddy bear Ann Cranfield
12. 5 booklets Becky Harmon
13. Ship of the Line Cynthia Cato
14. Cauldron Adriana Rodriguez
15. Virgin River Julee Grosch
16. (2 bks) Saucer & Saucer: the Conquest Billy Stribling
17. Bad Blood David Whyte
18. The Saddlemaker’s Wife Amanda Ham
19. Dead Days of Summer Dianne Johnson
20. That Summer Place Linda Womack
21. The Bride’s Necklace Roger Piper
22. Morality for Beautiful Girls Adriana Rodriguez
23. St. Dale & tote bag Edith Love
24. Darkness Falls Deborah Dennis
25. Creepers Etta Roberson
26. Desperate Measures George Johnson
27. Level 9 (Audio in German) Lee Duckett
28. Long Lost Mary Johnson
29. The Tapestry Cindy Hartzell

Week 5 – drawing February 23

1. Frist Center for the Arts Donald Hayden
& Scott Solomon
2. O’Charley’s gift certificate Margaret Carden
3. MCCCC Mothers Day Brunch for 1 Judy Solomon
& A. Ketcham
4. Susan Myers Earrings Emily Hatfield
5. Susan Myers Money Clip Bill Jones
6. Baby Onesie Size 6 – 9 months Barbara Jenkins
7. Chocolate Chip Cookie Candle Charles Burt
8. The Collectors Yvonne Norton
9.  Dangerous Joy Stacey Lester
10. White Sister Becky Harmon
11. 2 books Dreadnought! & Mary Elizabeth Griswald
Battlestations!  (Star Trek)
12. The Traitor
13. Family Tree Tonya Floyd
14. 2 books All the Pretty Girls &
Killer Year 2007 Joy Garner
15. The Christmas Box Maureen Whitt
& Judy Driver
& Becky Harmon
16. The Five Lessons A Millionaire Scott Solomon
Taught Me & Toby Preminger
& David Caldwell
& Wanda Qualls
17. The Dance Deidra Goins
& Polly Banks
18. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder Sheila Thomison
19. Hornet Flight Gene Clark
20. Mason-Dixon Knitting Michele Howell
21. Playing for Pizza Cyd Adams
22. Set Sail for Murder Loretta Christian
23. The Burnt House Sharon Rigney
24. 3 books - Damnation Street &
Dynamite Road & Shotgun Alley Paula Phillips
25. Someday Soon / Sooner or Later Christy Clark
26. Cheap Diamonds Fran Sadler
27. Creepers Paula Phillips
28. Long Lost (abridged on cassette) Terry Prince
29. The League of Night and Fog
30. 3 books - The Cat’s Pajamas &
What the Cat Dragged In &
When the Cat’s Away Kay Lowry
31. P.I. on a Hot Tin Roof Mary Elizabeth Griswald
32. Home to Big Stone Gap Noel Clements
33. 3 books: Milk Glass Moon &
Big Cherry Holler &
Big Stone Gap Donna Giles

Grand Prize Winners – drawing February 23

A. Curves Tonya Floyd
& Fran Sadler
B. Expressway Lube Logan Frazier
C. Gateway Tire Susan Curtis
& Evelyn Floyd
D. Smoots Judy Jouett
E. Susan Myers Bracelet & Earrings Margaret Carden
F. Susan Myers Bracelet & Earrings Martha Armstrong
G.  Stone Cold Charles A. Burt
H.  Stained Glass Mary Ellen Faust

The Manchester Library held its first Author Signing on Saturday, January 19th in conjunction with the kick-off of their Adult Reading Program, “Book Your Winter Getaway.”

Twelve authors from the Middle Tennessee area were on hand to meet and greet and sign copies of their books. Many patrons were in attendance for this special event, which was topped off with refreshments served in the periodical room.

Front row l to r:  J. G. Sumner, Polly Patterson, Mike Oliver, J. T. Ellison, A. D. Boller.
Back Row l to r:  Linda Winters, Michelle Perry, Janice Lynn, Ann Moore, Michael Bradley, George Hearing, Weldon Payne.

Meet the authors:

A. D. Boller talks to a young fan.  A. D.’s first book, “Buckwheat, Please Come Home,” is based on true events and is the first storybook in the Buckwheat and Riley Roberts series to come.”

Ann Moore and her grandaughter.  Ann’s book “Two Kinds of Lines” is a story of teamwork—the combination of two kinds of lines, which together can make all the shapes in the world.

Ann Moore and Janice Lynn greet patrons.  Janice Lynn has 3 books currently in print:  “Jane Millionaire,” “The Doctor’s Pregnancy Bombshell,” and “The Heart Surgeon’s Secret Son.” To learn more about Janice and her writing, visit http://www.janicelynn.com.

George Hearing and J. G. Sumner display their books.  George’s “Mealfest” is a quick reference guide to being positive, staying competitive, and it instills in its readers motivation to enjoy the work and the environment of restaurants.  J. G. Sumner’s “The Use of Power” is an action packed adventure with a message that takes the reader on a feel-good ride with America’s most believable superhero.

J. T. Ellison is the author of “All The Pretty Girls” and has short stories widely published, including “Prodigal Me”, featured in the anthology “Killer Year: Stories to Die For.”

J. T. Ellison and friend, Jill

Linda Winters displays the books she compiled “Cemeteries and Tombstone Inscriptions of Coffee County, Tennessee.” Now available in hardback and paperback sets.

Michelle Perry and Mike Oliver.  Michelle has published four novels, “Cain and Abel,” “In Enemy Hands,” “In Flames,” and “Three Motives for Murder.” “Paint it Black” will be released this May and may be pre-ordered at Amazon.com.  Mike is the author of “Out of the Darkness,” a novel that exposes the netherworld of methamphetamine addiction and its effect on a prominent southern family.

Polly Patterson’s first book, “Deliver Me, Deliver You” traces the path of her tumultuous journey through life.

Welson Payne makes a new friend.  Weldon is the author of “Lonesome Time,” “A Taste of Time” and his weekly column for The Manchester Times, “Through the Pane.”

Dr. Michael Bradley is the author of several books including “Tullahoma: The 1863 Campaign,” “With Blood and Fire: Behind Union Lines in Middle Tennessee,” “Nathan Bedford Forrest’s Escort & Staff in War and Peace,” “It Happened in the Civil War,” and “Home Fires in the Line of Fire.” Two recent articles have been published in North & South magazine; “Death Lists in Middle Tennessee,” and “In the Crosshairs: Confederate Civilians Targeted for Death by the United States Army.”

Go directly to all Tennessee newspapers

As a Tennessee resident you now have full text access to the four metropolitan Tennessee newspapers.

The Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL) now provides full-text content of Chattanooga Times-Free Press, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis), Knoxville News-Sentinel, and The Tennessean (Nashville).

If you are trying to use this new feature from home you must come in the library to obtain the username and password. It will not be given out over the telephone.

The problem is that AOL does its caching in a way that is not in keeping with the industry standards for iBistro; the AOL caching does not handle the session identifiers correctly.

Unfortunately, there is nothing that we can do since iBistro is standards compliant, but AOL has decided not to use these standards.

We recommend that you try using Internet Explorer or Firefox with your AOL acct.

We are pleased to add wireless Internet access for patrons who would like to bring their laptop computers to the library.

This service is free to our patrons and is only available during library hours. To use the service, just stop at the circulation desk to obtain a login. This login is good for one day.

Please review any information pertaining to your computer wireless network settings before coming to the library so that you will be able to configure your laptop correctly.