Loren E. Plemmons
10B • East Tennessee’s Mountain Views, November, 2021
LIBRARY CORNER
A T T O R N E Y A T L AW
NOVEMBER 2021
:LOOV 7UXVW 3UHSDUDWLRQ 3UREDWH
T
he Public Library at Tellico Village is a self-supporting public library. The County supports 1.5 personnel – the Library manager and a half time time assistant. With the help of the Friends of the Tellico Village Library, through memberships, fundraising events and grants, Friends built the building and keep the doors open. However, without our many volunteers the Library could not keep its day to day operations available to patrons. VOLUNTEERS at the Tellico Village Public Library are how the Library keeps going. With more than 150 volunteers, they serve the Library in so many ways: circulation desk; helping with regular, simple maintenance at the Library; mini-book sales; help with shrub and plant care on the grounds; marketing; membership; setup and tear down for special events; fundraising events and choosing and/or delivering materials to local assisted living and nursing homes. Not to be forgotten is the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Library. These are the folks who handle the fundraisers, publicity, finance, memberships, etc., all working with the volunteers mentioned above. There is a need for two specific volunteers at this time. We need a retired IT specialist to support the IT systems and support services in the Library. We have 20 PC’s/ Laptops, 4 printers and 1 server. If you are interested in volunteering some time to this very worthwhile cause, please contact FOTVLTreasurer@gmail.com. Another on-going need of the Friends is for help with set-up and take-down of tables and chairs for our events. Please add your name to the list of volunteers to help us out with this very important job. You will be called when needed. Please contact fotvlassistanttreasurer@gmail. com if you can help. All other volunteers can go to our website at tvlibrary.org, press the search button and type in the word “volunteer”. The search will take you to a volunteer application page. Please fill it out and submit it online. Someone will get back to you regarding your application. The volunteers at the circulation desk are a delightful group numbering 35 who work in shifts throughout the month. There are two desk volunteers per shift and 2 shifts a day. So no one is asked to work more than a couple of times a month. Volunteers have said they really enjoy their interaction with the patrons of the Library – sometimes recommending a book, sometimes instructing them on Tennessee Reads, sometimes just chatting with them about a good book the patron has read and wants to talk about and/or recommend it. If you want to put a book on hold, if you need a name tag, if you want to sign up for a class, if you want directions inside the Library as to where to find your book, all you need to do is ask one of these smiling individuals. Two of the desk volunteers are being highlighted this month: Barbara Eidenmuller is an 8 ½ year resident of the Village having moved from Western Pennsylvania with her husband. She has spent the last 8 years as a circulation desk volunteer; other volunteer “jobs” in the Village include working at the Friendship Kitchen through the Community Church, member and chair of her neighborhood Care Committee, various duties supporting our tennis groups and working with Together We Rise, a support program for 3rd world countries. Not to just work at the desk, Barbara has taken on other volunteer duties at the Library – she has helped set-up and take-down for the annual book sale as well as our now very popular mini book sales. She works with a committee of three to design the beautiful bulletin board in the foyer – soon to be redone for the Fall/Winter. She has also learned how to remove scratches from our cds so they can be loaned out again! Barbara loves fiction and non-fiction, as well as historical novels, again fiction and non-fiction and thrillers. When she reads a book, she wants to make sure it is a “worthwhile read” before pass-
7UXVW (VWDWH $GPLQLVWUDWLRQ &RQVHUYDWRUVKLSV 5HDO (VWDWH &ORVLQJV WKUX 7HOOLFR 7LWOH 6HUYLFHV &HQWUDOO\ ORFDWHG LQ ³GRZQWRZQ´ 7HOOLFR 9LOODJH
TELLICO TITLE SERV ICES INC. Choose, no … I N S I S T on the professionals at Tellico Title for your real estate closing!
865.408.0452 Tellico Village Professional Building 294 B Village Square Drive, Loudon, TN 37774
ROCKY TOP STORAGE 1.6 Miles West of High Prices
Climate Controlled Storage
Outdoor RV/Camper/Boat Storage (Covered and Uncovered)
PROPANE REFILLS HERE
P R O P A N E
Indoor Climate Controlled Storage
423-442-3030
Lowest Propane Prices in the Area!
2479 Hwy 411 Madisonville, TN 37354 (1.6 miles west of 72/411 intersection on left)
ing on recommendations. She has just finished a book by a new author, Sara Nisha-Adams, THE READING LIST – a story about a chance encounter with a list of library books that helps forge an unlikely friendship between 2 very different people in a London suburb. Barbara says this is definitely worthwhile. Ruth Newman loves to read – she can read 3 books a week but still has time to volunteer at the Library doing her favorite thing – talking about books. Ruth is from Florida, she and her husband moved to the Village five years ago and has served four of those years as a circulation desk volunteer. She loves non-fiction books but has certain authors she likes to follow in other genres. Fredrik Beckham (A Man Called OVA and Britt Marie Was Here) are two books she especially enjoyed and has recommended both to many patrons. She is an avid Louise Penny fan and can’t wait to read the new Hilary Clinton and Louise Penny book: State of Terror. Two other new books that have caught her attention are: The Dressmakers of Auschwitz – a true story of the women who sewed to survive by Lucy Addington and by Ron and Clint Howard: The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family. The best part about volunteering at the circulation desk, according to both Barbara and Ruth, is being able to connect with people who are readers and really love to read and to talk about books. Being able to help someone find a new author, a different genre, best sellers, or long-time favorites is the reason they continue volunteering. The Friends of the Tellico Village Public Library have
T
he Annual Meeting of the Watershed Association of the Tellico Reservoir (WATeR) will take place on November 10 at 7:00 pm. The site of this year’s meeting is the Fellowship Hall of the Tellico Village Community Church, 130 Chota Center, Loudon. The church is located very near the commercial center of Tellico Village, just off SR 444. The guest speaker for the event is Charlie Rhodarmer, Director, Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, who will present “The Trail of the Syllabary“. 2021 is the bicentennial of the completion of Sequoyah’s long work in bringing the Cherokee language to written form. Charlie will have many wonderful insights into how this achievement came to be. Also at this meeting, representatives will share
Available Now: Climate Controlled and Outside Covered & Non-Covered Storage Mon - Fri 9AM - 5PM Sat 9AM - 3PM
one last BIG event scheduled for 2021: The Holiday Mini Book Sale to be held December 4th in the Library’s tented courtyard. Hours are different than past mini book sales - 10:00 am – 1:00 pm. There will be a wide variety of items, all great gift ideas for the upcoming Holidays, most priced $1-$4. Included will be Children’s Books, Coffee Table Books, Classics, Cookbooks, Religious & Spiritual, Christmas Books and Movies, Games and Puzzles. There will also be a $1.00 SPECIAL on Mysteries, CDs and Audio Books. Save the date for this final Mini Book Sale of 2021! The Public Library has a few classes still available in November. Classes are usually held in the conference room which holds a maximum of 35 people. Consequentially classes fill up quickly; keep an eye on our website to insure you are aware of the variety of classes offered. November 9 from 10-11:00 The 2022 Federal Budget: Social Security and Medicare Update November 9 from 1-2 Easy Holiday Food November 16 from 9-1 Introduction to Researching Your Family History All classes are held at the Tellico Village Library, 300 Irene Lane, Loudon. You can call to register for classes at 865-458-5199. Please visit our website at www.tvlibrary. org to get more up-to-date class information. Have a wonderful November, and a Happy Thanksgiving. Friends of the Tellico Village Library
progress the Association has made in monitoring water quality in the lake, keeping the environment around the lake as clean as possible and ongoing maintenance work on the East Lakeshore Trail, which was built under WATeR’s sponsorship. Organization leaders are also excited to share with attendees a new program, which WATeR will be encouraging participation in among all area residents. They expect this exciting program will have a direct, positive impact on the water quality of Tellico Lake, both now and in the future. The meeting area will be set up so as to maintain appropriate social distancing. For the safety of everyone, masks will be required. Everyone living within the Tellico watershed and guests are invited to attend. Admission is free.
For advertising information call 865-607-4337 | www.etmv.com