Between the Shelves

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.

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

The father of our public library, a Judge, a Veteran, and more! This episode of Podcast Through Clarksville takes a look at the life of Judge Charles Tyler and how his impact on Montgomery County is still being felt today.

Does the courthouse have a twin somewhere? Has it always been in that same location? A tornado and more! We dig deeper into the history of the historic Montgomery County Courthouse.

A deep dive into the history of the Clarksville Customs House.

As you wish! We sit down and talk about one of our favorite movies, Princess Bride!

In this episode, we talk with local Author Doctor Joe Ann Mallory Burgess. She is the co-author of The Legacy of Burt High school: The Evolution Of A Small Black School In a Small Southern Town. For more information about the Author, please email joeann957@yahoo.com

Local Author, Kristy Pridgen, talks about her new book Mindset Repair and how doing simple things can go a long way toward mental health.

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

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

On this episode we talk with local Author Doctor Joe Ann Mallory Burgess. She is the co-author of The Legacy of Burt High school: The Evolution Of A Small Black School In a Small Southern Town. For more information about the Author, please email joeann957@yahoo.com

On this episode we talk with local Author Doctor Joe Ann Mallory Burgess. She is the co-author of The Legacy of Burt High school: The Evolution Of A Small Black School In a Small Southern Town. For more information about the Author, please email joeann957@yahoo.com

After being freed from his life in an underground bunker, a man sets out to make a movie of the only TV show he has ever known.

After being freed from his life in an underground bunker, a man sets out to make a movie of the only TV show he has ever known.

We discuss Roar. A naturalist living with big cats in East Africa expects a visit by his family of four from Chicago. A mix-up leaves him searching for his family, who have been left in the clutches of wild lions.

We discuss Roar. A naturalist living with big cats in East Africa expects a visit by his family of four from Chicago. A mix-up leaves him searching for his family, who have been left in the clutches of wild lions.

Our final Episode! Sometimes, when researching your genealogy, you hit a wall and can't seem to get any further. In this episode of Digging Into Your Roots, we talk about ways to get around those walls and possibly discover a wealth of family history.

Our final Episode! Sometimes, when researching your genealogy, you hit a wall and can't seem to get any further. In this episode of Digging Into Your Roots, we talk about ways to get around those walls and possibly discover a wealth of family history.

In part three of Digging In To Your Roots, Jackie learns even more about her family history and we uncover a famous Clarksvillian and explore a cemetery in search of more family history.

In part three of Digging In To Your Roots, Jackie learns even more about her family history and we uncover a famous Clarksvillian and explore a cemetery in search of more family history.

We bring you Part 2 of our digging in to Jackie's roots. Using resources that are free to use at the library we track down the family history of one of our staff members. If you want to learn more about your family history, please visit us here at the library.

We bring you Part 2 of our digging in to Jackie's roots. Using resources that are free to use at the library we track down the family history of one of our staff members. If you want to learn more about your family history, please visit us here at the library.

We have so many great and free resources to explore your family history. In part one of this series, one of our team members sat down with us and using all that is available at the library we dug into her family history and reviled some surprising information.

We have so many great and free resources to explore your family history. In part one of this series, one of our team members sat down with us and using all that is available at the library we dug into her family history and reviled some surprising information.

Library Director, Martha Hendricks, chats about the one year mark since COVID and all that the library has been through. She also shares what she has learned along the way.

Library Director, Martha Hendricks, chats about the one year mark since COVID and all that the library has been through. She also shares what she has learned along the way.

We rewatch and discuss Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away. During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.

We rewatch and discuss Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away. During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.

As you wish! We sit down and talk about one our favorite movies, Princess Bride!

As you wish! We sit down and talk about one our favorite movies, Princess Bride!

We discuss this movie and all it's inner workings. Is it a romantic comedy? Is it better to have loved and lost than to have loved at all?

We discuss this movie and all it's inner workings. Is it a romantic comedy? Is it better to have loved and lost than to have loved at all?

Both the Library Director and the Assistant Library Director sits down to talk about our closing, reopening and lessons learned along the way.

Both the Library Director and the Assistant Library Director sits down to talk about our closing, reopening and lessons learned along the way.

Friends Of The Library Board Member, Joel Wallace talks the benefits of the Friends Of The Library and their Used Book Sale April 23-25th.

Friends Of The Library Board Member, Joel Wallace talks the benefits of the Friends Of The Library and their Used Book Sale April 23-25th.

Joel Wallace reads 'What's That Awful Smell?" Dog is on a mission to find that smell. Turns out the cat knew all along!

Joel Wallace reads 'What's That Awful Smell?" Dog is on a mission to find that smell. Turns out the cat knew all along!