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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!

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. 

Local Author, WC Childs tells us about her book Not Yet A Woman. We meet Eva, who at young age faces some hard struggles and hard truths as she looks to find her own worth and the true meaning of being a woman. Not Yet A Woman is available for checkout here at your library as well as for purchase on Amazon. https://bit.ly/3uNA2Fz  https://amzn.to/3uRSehu

April 13th, 2022 marks the 144th anniversary of the Clarksville fire of 1878. Racial issues and post-Civil War tensions played key roles in the fire that destroyed 15 acres of downtown Clarksville. We sat with local historian, and 32-year veteran of the Clarksville Fire Department,  Randy Rubel to talk more about the fire. Check out pictures a more from our Walk Through Clarksville channel: https://youtu.be/mzQWjKqdUQ4

Who are the Freinds Of The Library and what do they do?  Plus, after two years off, will the Used Book Sale make a comeback?  We talk about all this and more!

In this episode, local Author and Historian Carolyn Ferrell shares stories from her career and how all of Clarksville's history is woven together.

Why is Kraft Street named Kraft Street? What about Spring Street? We explore the stories behind the names of some Clarksville streets.

Local author Kimberly Davis sits with us to talk about her book, THE ROOT.  In The Root, Davis shares stories of healing, redemption, and deliverance.  All with the goal of helping the reader find the same.  A copy of her book can be found at bit.ly/BTSTheRoot