movement, breathwork, & meditation. No experience required. Mats & props provided. Space is limited.
Some of our programs require registration, so please confirm on our website calendar so everyone is set up for success! Our calendar is at www. blountlibrary. org and scroll down.
In this season of thanks, we want to give a shoutout to our Blount County Friends of the Library that make all programming possible as well as the Foundation for the Blount County Public Library who made initiatives like the Bookie Monster a reality.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE BLOUNT COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY Santa and Mrs. Claus visit the Blount County Public Library.
Looking for something to read? CHECK OUT THESE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE BCPL!
FROM THE BLOUNT COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
THE CRASH By Freida McFadden | Location:
ADULT FIC MCFADDEN FREIDA Eight months pregnant and abandoned by her baby’ s father, Tegan embarks on a desperate journey to her brother’ s house during a storm, only to crash and find herself at the mercy of a remote couple with potentially sinister intentions.
This book can be found in the Adult Fiction section and can be placed on reserve via the online catalog, BCPL App, or by calling 865-273-1425.
EMILY WILDE’ S ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FAERIES
By Heather Fawcett | Location: ADULT FIC FAWCETT HEATHER
A Cambridge professor, scholar and researcher on the study of faeries visits the hardscrabble village of Hransvik where she gets closer to uncovering the secrets of the Hidden Ones and resists her insufferably handsome academic rival.
This book can be found in the Adult Fiction section and can be placed on reserve via the online catalog, BCPL App, or by calling 865-273-1425.
THE FROZEN RIVER
By Ariel Lawhon | Location: ADULT FIC LAWHON ARIEL
A gripping historical mystery based on the real-life diary entries of Martha Ballard, an 18th-century midwife who found herself at the center of a murder trial.
This book can be found in the Adult Fiction section and can be placed on reserve via the online catalog, BCPL App, or by calling 865-273-1425.
THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE
By Katherine Arden | Location: FIC ARDEN KAT
In a village at the edge of the wilderness of northern Russia, where the winds blow cold and the snow falls many months of the year, a stranger with piercing blue eyes presents a new father with a gift- a precious jewel on a delicate chain, intended for his young daughter.
Uncertain of its meaning, Pytor hides the gift away and Vasya grows up a wild, willful girl, to the chagrin of her family. But when mysterious forces threaten the happiness of their village, Vasya discovers that, armed only with the necklace, she may be the only one who can keep the darkness at bay
This book can be found in the Adult Fiction section and can be placed on reserve via the online catalog, BCPL App, or by calling 865-273-1425.
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