Between The Shelves

Get ready for a very special performance of LiveRadio Theater! We recorded an Abbott andCostello radio show that originally aired on December 6th, 1945. Using normal library patrons and items found around the library, we created something wonderful! Hope you enjoy!

Based on the short story by Richard Connell, The Most Dangerous Game, tells the tale of a hunt for the deadliest animal of all...man! Through swamps and jungles...hunter against hunted. Originally aired in the early 1040s, our version takes this adventurous story and brings it to new life!

Our version of Live Radio Theater is a little bit different than what you may be thinking though. This is our attempt to pay homage to the golden age of radio theater. We found copies of classic radio shows and have recorded them in our own special way. Library patrons came together to read scripts and added sound effects using items we found around the library! Maybe we used a book for door slamming or a cookie sheet for thunder. We’ve tried to recreate sound just like they would have used way back when.

March 25th is Tolkien Reading Day. In a new series, There's A Day For That, we find those fun National Days and learn more about their history and meaning.

The ultimate goal of both public libraries and school libraries is to provide a safe place with access to information that will foster a love of reading and learning. In this episode, we discuss all that and more with Librarians from the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System.

The Friends Of The Library joins us to talk the 2023 Spring Used Book Sale as well the benefits of joining the Friends and how the Friends help support your local library. For more information about the Friends Of The Library please visit: https://mcgtn.org/publiclibrary/about/friends

When a marriage proposal brings together two families in East Tennessee, the wealthy and powerful Cantrells and the hardworking and respected Putnams, everyone is shocked by a sudden murder that halts the union. Prior to novel-writing, Mabry, who is an award-winning mezzo-soprano soloist and recording artist, premiered works by more than forty composers and made nine critically acclaimed recordings. Sharon Mabry is an East Tennessee native from Newport, TN. She currently lives in Clarksville, TN. The Postmaster’s Daughter is her first novel and available at thorncraftpublishing.com, Amazon, and Season's The Museum Store located inside the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center.

We sit with Shana Thornton to talk writing, her company, Thorncraft Publishing, female writers, Yoga, and the Clarksville-Montgomery County's African American Legacy Trail. Shana is the owner of Thorncraft Publishing, an all female authors publishing company.  She also created the BreatheYourOMBalance brand and yoga book series, and was key to the creation of the Clarksville/Montgomery County African American Legacy Trail, downtown walking tour and county drive highlighting the contributions of prominent African Americans within the Clarksville/Montgomery County community.  Visit thorncraftpublishing.com and africanamericanlegacies.com to learn more.

CMCPL Volunteer Coordinator, Taylor Main talks about all the ways someone can serve the library as a volunteer. Volunteers play a vital role at the library. Whether volunteering to build a resume, gain work experience, or simply serve the community, time spent at the  library is valued and is beneficial to our mission of serving the public. For more information about how to volunteer, please visit: https://mcgtn.org/publiclibrary/about/volunteer

Sylvester Jenkins III, shares with us the why and how he empowers the next generation to rise above obstacles and unleash their inner-warrior. Through books, presentations, and workshops he shares his universal blueprint for mental toughness, performance, and physical success. He provides exceptional training and strategies to turn worriers into warriors, stress into success, and obstacles into opportunities. More information can be found at sylvesterjenkins.com

Assistant Director, Christina Ridel sits down and talks about where the library may go in 2023.  New programs, new partnerships, and the North branch library.