Dream BIG: READ! in the 2012 Tennessee Summer Reading Program! Visit anybranch of the Sevier County Public Library System during the months of June andJuly for special reading programs and events for all ages. The Sevier CountyPublic Library System Summer Reading Program schedule is as follows:

Pre-K – 6th Grade -“Night Owls!” The AmericanEagle Foundation will be at the libraries to share some fabulous birds of preywith us!!

·        Monday, June18 @ 11:00AM & 2:00PM - Seymour Branch Library, 137 W. Macon Lane, Seymour.For more information, please call Spence Perry @ 573.0728.

·        Thursday,June 21 @ 10:30AM - King Family Library, 408 High Street, Sevierville. For moreinformation, call Vickie Kelly @ 365.1423.

·        Friday,June 22 @ 11:00AM - Kodak Branch Library, 319 W. Dumplin Valley Road, Kodak. Formore information, contact Cee McKnight @ 933.0078.

Grades 7-12– CreateYour Own Dream Catcher! Learn thehistory behind dream catchers and then create your own dream catcher with Mr.Guane on June 20 at 2PM at the King FamilyLibrary, 408 High Street, Sevierville. Each week on Thursday from11:15AM—12:00PM, teens are invited to participate in Dream Journal Writing Timein the Teen Space.  Teens will use theDream Journals created on SRP Kick-Off Day (June 6). A new writing prompt andlight snack will be provided each week of summer reading. For more information, contact Circe Anderson@ 453.3532. 

  The Sevier County Public LibrarySystem continues to encourage lifelong learning by welcoming all people andoffering equal access to information, entertainment, and knowledge throughmaterials, programs, and technology. For more information, please call 865.453.3532 or e-mail vkelly@sevierlibrary.org.

    The Sevier County Public Library System (SCPLS) King Family Library’s Spring Local Author Series continues in May. SCPLS Kodak Branch Manager, John Alexander, a published author, is part of the library system’s Spring Author Series at the King Family Library.
    Alexander's research and re-telling of the ghost lore of the Washington, DC area has won a National Award from the Ohio State University Institute for Education by Radio-Television for Documentary Excellence and has sold an estimated 300,000 books. GHOSTS! Washington Revisited is sold by most national booksellers and in the Smithsonian Institution and Mall Bookstores in Washington, DC. The book, amply illustrated with almost two hundred old photos, isn't your typical ghost book. Alexander has placed these old tales within cultural, social, and historical context.
    Alexander’s second book, co-authored with Jim Slade, is Firestorm at Gettysburg: Civilian Voices June-November 1863. It looks at that historic Civil War battle from the inside out: through the eyes of the townsfolk who lived through it. Half the town was between the warring armies. The other half was behind enemy lines. With the use of letters, diaries, old newspaper articles, and other reminiscences, Alexander and Slade place the reader amidst the blood, mud, and mayhem. Many of the leading voices are those of women of strong character coping with situations they had never anticipated nor could have hoped to prepare for.
    Many of these female accounts focus on the homes where soldiers fled when wounded in the fighting. It wasn't that uncommon to have rebels in the attic and yanks in the cellar---neither knowing of the others' presence. Firestorm at Gettysburg is the story of the townsfolk, in their words and with their photographs. The photographs Alexander found are remarkable. Many are published here for the first time.
Alexander will be in the King Family Library's Grand Reading Room at noon, Wednesday May 16th to talk about writing and to sign copies of his books for those wishing to purchase copies. For further information about the event or the Spring Authors Series, please call 453-3532 or email Cassie Graesser at cgraesser@sevierlibrary.org.

The Friends of the King Family Library will be celebrating their first anniversary at their Annual Member Meeting on Thursday, May 31st.  Current members, and those interested in the group, are all welcome to gather at 6:00 p.m. in the Burchfield Room of the King Family Library, 408 High Street, Sevierville. 
A brief business meeting, including the election of officers for the next year, and a report on the previous year’s activities and contributions to the King Family Library will be part of the meeting. A program will follow featuring Dr. Richard Dew, who retired after 30 years as a family practice physician and is now the Volunteer Medical Director for the Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic in Sevierville. 
Dr. Dew has written three books, including Medicine with a Human Touch, Putting Patients First.  He was recently honored as Home Federal Bank’s Sevier County 2012 Hometown Hero for his work at Mountain Hope.  He is also the founder of the newly formed Sevier County Writer’s Guild.
Refreshments and a silent auction featuring passes to Dollywood and other local attractions will also be part of the meeting. For more information, please contact Diane Johnson at djohnson@sevierlibrary.org or call the King Family Library at 865-453-3532.

Kodak, TN – As May has been proclaimed Mystery Month by the American Library Association (ALA), the Kodak Branch of the Sevier County Public Library System (SCPLS) will host a new program focusing on classic mysteries and their authors – MURDER IN THE LIBRARY! If you love the Golden Age of Mysteries – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Dorothy l. Sayers, etc – and their wonderful books, then this monthly program will be right up your alley!
Mystery lovers are invited to unite and join the new Murder in the Library Group to set plans for the program on Thursday, May 17th at 2:00PM. During the first meeting, attendees will discuss the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as well as some of the more recent re-imaging of his works in television and movies. Additionally, the group will set times and dates for monthly meetings as well as future topics and authors! Traditional English refreshments will be served during the meeting.
Registration sheets are available at the circulation desks of the three Sevier County Public Libraries – the King Family Library, 408 High Street, Sevierville; the Seymour Branch Library, 137 W. Macon Lane in Seymour; and the hosting library, the Kodak Branch, 319 W. Dumplin Valley Road, Kodak. Please register for this introductory meeting of the Murder in the Library Group by the close of the work day on Monday, May 14. For more information, contact John Alexander, Manager, SCPLS Kodak Branch Library (865) 933-6078

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GregJohnson, Sevier County writer and Knoxville News Sentinel columnist, willpresent a non-partisan program on local governance in Sevier County.  Johnson, a native and lifelong resident ofSevier County, will present an overview of the structure and functions of localgovernment from our city halls and courthouses to the state house inNashville. 

 The classwill be held Thursday, April 12, 2012 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the King FamilyLibrary, 408 High Street, Sevierville. Classes are free to attendees, but registration is encouraged.  For more information or to register, pleasefill out a registration form at the Circulation Desk, call (865) 453-3532, oremail cgraesser@sevierlibrary.org.

Did you know that stroke is the number three cause of death in the United States, behind diseases of the heart and cancer? Exciting advances in the early detection of stroke are saving lives. You can reduce your risk of stroke by taking advantage of the special StrokeScore & More screening offered exclusively by Covenant Health. StrokeScore & More sessions are scheduled at LeConte Medical Center for Feb. 22 and 29, 2012. 

Your StrokeScore & More session will last approximately one hour and will include the following screenings:

• Stroke Self-Assessment

• Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) to screen for peripheral vascular disease

• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm ultrasound (AAA) to screen for weaknesses in the wall of the aorta

• Carotid Artery Screening to detect plaque build-up in the carotid arteries of the neck

• Lipid Profile to measure total cholesterol, the good (HDL) and bad cholesterol (LDL), triglycerides and glucose. A 12-hour fast is required. (Medications can be taken with water. If you have diabetes, check with your physician before fasting.)

• Atrial fibrillation screening to detect heart arrhythmia

• Blood Pressure to detect high blood pressure

 LeConte Center offers StrokeScore & More at select times throughout the year. The complete screening package is $100, a great value for this life-saving test. To schedule your appointment in February, please call LeConte Medical Center at 453.WELL (9355). Appointments are limited and fill up quickly so schedule your test today.

Mark your 2012 Calendar for Reader’s Theatre meetings on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. The Reader’s Theatre Group meets in the Wade Conference Room of the King Family Library, 408 High Street, Sevierville, from 5:30 - 8 PM. February’s meetings will be on Tuesdays the 14th and the 28th.
 
In previous meetings, the group has read a wide variety of scripts, monologues, and narratives ranging from Capote to Jack Tales to Samuel Beckett to Sam Shepard and more more...so much to choose from and so little time! Join us! Bring your own favorites.  All you need is a love of the written/spoken word.
 
Consider this an opportunity for people who love theatre to come together in a play-reading group. Please bring your own favorite scenes to share at the meeting. The goal of Reader’s Theatre Group is to have fun, explore different scripts, and eventually give a Reader's Theatre performance.  No auditions are required, but participants should be 18 and older. Please direct enquiries to Everette Bach at ebach@sevierlibrary.org or call 865-453-3532.

    The Sevier County Public Library System preschool story time programs are designed with a ready-to-read format that includes an introduction to the alphabet, colors, numbers 1-10, great books, games, and other activities. Each month has a new theme from September through June including topics like the weather, holidays, science, math, and art. The following list includes the day and time the story time programs are held at each location:   
·   Seymour Branch Library, 137 W. Macon Lane, Seymour on Monday, February 13 at 11:00 a.m. Books Are BIG @ the SCPLS!: Celebrating Valentine’s Day! The Puppet Lady returns to the Seymour Library. Listen to the book, “Valentine Mice.” Let’s learn the Letters P, Q, and R and review Numbers 1 – 10. Let’s discover the color “Heart Pink” and learn about the weather. For more information, please call Spence Perry at 573-0728.
·   Sevier County King Family Library, 408 High Street, Sevierville on Thursday, February 16 at 10:30 a.m. Books are BIG @ the SCPLS!: Listen to Judy Nayer’s “The Big Box” and create a craft using a box!. For more information, call Vickie Kelly at 365-1423. 

     Kodak Branch Library, 319 W. Dumplin Valley Road, Kodak on Friday, February 17 at 11:00 a.m. Books are BIG @ the SCPLS!: The Puppet Lady Visits! The preschool story time will focus on music, matching, colors, letters and numbers, and the color heart pink. For more information, call Cee McKnight at 933-0078.

    Computer Classes-Intro I & II starting in February--1st Monday of month 8-10 AM in PC Lab for Level I. 3rd Monday of month 8-10 AM in PC Lab for Level II. Level 1 is prerequisite for Level II. A $5.00 fee and pre-registration is required for the classes.

    For more information or to register for the upcoming Computer Class - Intro I on Monday, February 6, visit the Circulation desk at the King Family Library, located at 408 High Street, Sevierville, TN 37862, call 865.453.3532, or e-mail cgraesser@sevierlibrary.org.

      The Sevier County Public Library System preschool story time programs are designed with a ready-to-read format that includes an introduction to the alphabet, colors, numbers 1-10, great books, games, and other activities. Each month has a new theme from September through June including topics like the weather, holidays, science, math, and art. The following list includes the day and time the story time programs are held at each location:   
·     Seymour Branch Library, 137 W. Macon Lane, Seymour on Monday, February 13 at 11:00 a.m. Books Are BIG @ the SCPLS!: Celebrating Valentine’s Day! The Puppet Lady returns to the Seymour Library. Listen to the book, “Valentine Mice.” Let’s learn the Letters P, Q, and R and review Numbers 1 – 10. Let’s discover the color “Heart Pink” and learn about the weather. For more information, please call Spence Perry at 573-0728.
·         Sevier County King Family Library, 408 High Street, Sevierville on Thursday, February 16 at 10:30 a.m. Books are BIG @ the SCPLS!: Listen to Judy Nayer’s “The Big Box” and create a craft using a box. For more information, call Vickie Kelly at 365-1423. ·   

      Kodak Branch Library, 319 W. Dumplin Valley Road, Kodak on Friday, Fe3ruary 17 at 11:00 a.m. Books are BIG @ the SCPLS!: The Puppet Lady Visits! The preschool story time will focus on music, matching, colors, letters and numbers, and the color heart pink. For more information, call Cee McKnight at 933-0078.

LeConte plans National Wear Red Day  activities to raise awareness of heart disease in women.

Celebrate National Wear Red Day^® on Friday, February 3, 2012, when Americans nationwide will wear red to show their support for women's heart health. Show off your favorite red dress, red shirt, or red tie to raise awareness that heart disease—the #1 killer of women—is largely preventable. Everyone is invited to join LeConte Medical Center for a day of heart-healthy activities!

10 a.m. – 2 p.m.:        The Heart Truth^® Information & Blood Pressure Checks

10 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.: “Starting and building a cardio routine,” presented by LeConte Wellness Center

10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.: Healthy Cooking Demo*

11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.: Healthy Cooking Demo*

11:30 a.m. – Noon:      Healthy Cooking Demo*

Noon – 12:30 p.m.:    “Exercises you can work into your day at work or home,” presented by LeConte Wellness Center

1:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.:     Healthy Cooking Demo*

*Healthy Cooking Demos will be presented by Morrison Healthcare Food Services.

 The Heart Truth^® Information & Blood Pressure Checks will be located in the hallway outside of the Dining Area. All presentations will be held in the hospital classrooms. Visitors are invited to park in Lot A, and enter through the front entrance of the hospital.

For more information about LeConte visit www.lecontemedicalcenter.org . We’re on Facebook – visit the LeConte Medical Center page today!

Teen readers are invited to participate in a NEW Teen Book Club at the King Family Library! The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins will be the first book for discussion by the club. The club will meet in the King Family Library Classroom on Tuesday, January 31 @ 3:30 PM. FMI, contact either Danielle Smothers at 865.365.1429, or dsmothers@sevierlibrary.org or Circe Anderson at 865.453.3532 or canderson@sevierlibrary.org.

    ADULT COMPUTER GAMING at Anna Porter Library—January 18 & 25 at 10:30am.Learn to play computer games starting with solitaire. Basic computer skills necessary.  Competition will continue weekly on Wednesdays with a different game each month. Prize winners will receive a free book or movie. Call 436-5588 for a reservation.

    Beginning Online Genealogy at Anna Porter Library—January 19 and each Thursday thru February 16,  at 10:30 am. Get  help in beginning  to search for ancestors.  Also  there’s much to benefit from others in the group who may have tips.  Those who attended last year’s popular event are welcome to come back and join us!  Call 436-5588 for a reservation and bring your library card.

    E READER WORKSHOP at Anna Porter Library—January 19 & 26 at 6:30 pm.  This class helps you get started in using the  library to download E Books.  Call 436-5588 for a reservation and bring your library card.

LeConte Medical Center Infusion Center pharmacist Dennis Woods received his board certification from the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS). Board Certification through the BPS has become recognized as the gold standard for determining which pharmacists are qualified to contribute at advanced practice levels. Through the rigorous standards mandated by BPS board certification and recertification, the BPS board certified pharmacists stand out as the most qualified to take on today’s expanding professional expectations.

 Woods pursued the designation specializing in oncology pharmacy. Oncology pharmacy specialists recommend, design, implement, monitor and modify pharmacotherapeutic plans to optimize outcomes in patients with malignant diseases. Those who are granted certification in this specialty receive the designation Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist (BCOP). Woods became one of 1,244 pharmacists world-wide, and one of 15 pharmacists in the state of Tennessee with the BCOP certification.

 Woods graduated from University of South Carolina Pharmacy School, and began working at LeConte Medical Center in December of 2009. The LeConte Infusion center operates within Thompson Cancer Survival Center – Sevier.

 For more information about LeConte visit www.lecontemedicalcenter.org . We’re on Facebook – visit the LeConte Medical Center page today!

         Readers, check out one of the ongoing clubs sponsored by the Sevier County Public Library System. The SCPLS Main Library Fireside Book Club enjoys contemporary, eclectic books. The SCPLS Inspirational Reading Club focuses on an inspirational author and his or her works each month instead of a specific book.
Both clubs hold monthly meetings and the January meeting dates, authors, and books are as follows:
·         Friday, January 13 @ 10:00 a.m. - SCPLS King Family Library Fireside Book Club. Fireside Book Club members are invited to BYOB (Bring Your Own Book) to our January meeting. Each member will have 10 minutes to share the book with the club. The Fireside Book Club meets in the Bridgemont Room at the King Family Library. FMI, call Virginia Borrelli at 865.365.1427.
·         Thursday, January 19 @ 1:00 p.m. – SCPLS Seymour Branch Inspirational Reading Club – The monthly meeting features a discussion about the author, Catherine Palmer, and her books. The club meets at the Seymour Branch Library at 137 West Macon Lane in Seymour. Please call Janet Persichetti at (865)573-0728 for further information about the club. check out one of the ongoing clubs sponsored by the Sevier County Public Library System. The SCPLS Main Library Fireside Book Club enjoys contemporary, eclectic books. The SCPLS Inspirational Reading Club focuses on an inspirational author and his or her works each month instead of a specific book.
Both clubs hold monthly meetings and the January meeting dates, authors, and books are as follows:
·         Friday, January 13 @ 10:00 a.m. - SCPLS King Family Library Fireside Book Club. Fireside Book Club members are invited to BYOB (Bring Your Own Book) to our January meeting. Each member will have 10 minutes to share the book with the club. The Fireside Book Club meets in the Bridgemont Room at the King Family Library. FMI, call Virginia Borrelli at 865.365.1427.
·         Thursday, January 19 @ 1:00 p.m. – SCPLS Seymour Branch Inspirational Reading Club – The monthly meeting features a discussion about the author, Catherine Palmer, and her books. The club meets at the Seymour Branch Library at 137 West Macon Lane in Seymour. Please call Janet Persichetti at (865)573-0728 for further information about the club.

Mark your 2012 Calender for Reader’s Theatre meetings on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. The Reader’s Theatre Group meets in the Wade Room of the King Family Library from 5:30 - 8:00 PM. January’s meeting will be on the 10th and the 24th.
 
In previous meetings, the group has read a wide variety of scripts, monologues, and narratives ranging from Capote to Jack Tales to Samuel Beckett to Sam Shepard and more...so much to choose from and so little time!
 
Join us! Bring your own favorites.  All you need is a love of the written/spoken word. This is an opportunity for people who love theatre to come together in a play-reading group. Please bring your own favorite scenes to share at the meeting. The goal of Reader’s Theatre Group is to have fun, explore different scripts, and eventually give a Reader's Theatre performance.  No auditions are required, but participants should be 18 and older. Please direct enquiries to Everette Bach at ebach@sevierlibrary.org or call 865-453-3532.
 

Did you get a new eReader for Christmas, but aren't quite sure how to use it yet?  Did you know that eBooks can be downloaded to an eReader, smart phone, or computer for free through the Sevier County Public Library System with a valid library card?  Need to learn how to access those free eBooks?!  Join us for an eBook Help Session at the King Family Library!  King Family Library is offering an eBook Help Session from 8 AM - 10 AM on Monday, January 9th in the Margit & Earl Worsham Business Center on the ground floor. 

Library staff will provide a demonstration showing how to search and checkout books from the R.E.A.D.s (Regional EBook and Audio Download System) website, install, and register the required software, and download an eBook to a device. R.E.A.D.s (provided by the Tennessee State Library & Archives) offers thousands of digital eBooks and audio books to the patrons of public libraries which participate in the Tennessee Regional Library System.  These digital titles can be downloaded to your personal computer and then transferred to various portable devices such as MP3 players and eBook readers.
 
In order to fully participate in this hands-on session, please bring your Kindle, Nook, iPad, any necessary accessories, such as USB cables, and/or laptop with you (if you have a Kindle you will not need a computer but you will need to have your Amazon login and password information).  If time allows, all who attend will be guided through the download process on their own equipment.

The e-Book Help Session will also be offered again on Monday, January 23rd from 8 AM – 10 AM. Pre-registration is required for both the January 9th class and the January 23rd class and is limited to 12 attendees in each session.  A non-refundable five dollar fee is required for registration.  Deadline for To register, visit the Circulation desk at the King Family Library, located at 408 High Street, Sevierville, TN 37862, call 865.453.3532, or e-mail cgraesser@sevierlibrary.org. When registering, please list the type of device you will be using during the session.