All branches will be closed Thursday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. Interested in reading about American history? Click here to start.
Winchester has certainly been home to many remarkable people, including many women over the decades who owned and operated their own businesses. Several in particular stand out for the unique ways they showed strength in their careers as businesswomen.
We are excited to announce the next virtual book talk with author Patricia Harman on May 16th at 2PM on Facebook Live @handleyregional. Add to your calendar here.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Handley Regional Library System, Harman will speak on The Midwife of Hope River, her novel about a midwife working in rural poverty during the Depression relying on her gift: the chance to escort mothers through the challenges of childbirth.
We are excited to announce the next 1455 A Place for Writers author talk as Jeanne McCulloch, who will read from her memoir All Happy Families on May 14th at 6PM on Facebook Live @handleyregional.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Handley Regional Library System, 1455 Founder Sean Murphy will be moderating the virtual program discussing the literary landscape and process behind writing the book.
Summer is approaching quickly, and soon we will be ready to jump into Handley Regional Library System's Summer Reading Challenge! Keep your eyes open for an exciting new way to participate, read, and earn prizes, all while keeping the health and safety of our patrons a priority.
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage month!! The Handley Regional Library Youth Services Department is celebrating this month by sharing a list of titles that are either written by an individual or featuring a character of Asian Pacific American Heritage. More titles and authors can be found by searching the library catalog using the search term #youthasianpacific.
Now that we are all stuck at home the majority of the time, there is no time like the present to visit old memories of listening to music or discover something new that you aren't familiar with. Our new service, Hoopla has a lot of really great music that you can
"check out" and listen to. When you download an album it is available to you for 7 days and then will be returned automatically. All you need to do is sign up for an account using your library card and you are good to go.
Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country. Every year, events are held nationwide at schools, libraries, bookstores, homes—wherever young readers and books connect! Children’s Book Week is not only a celebration of books, but of connection.
While going through a collection of personal papers, staff at the Stewart Bell Jr. Archives found this sweet handmade dance card for a Grand Masquerade Ball. There isn’t much information about who hosted the ball or when, but the dances, which include a grand march, the two-step, the waltz, German figure, and the Virginia Reel were all popular in the middle to late nineteenth century.
We are thrilled to partner with popular movie production studio NEON to offer our community the new film Spaceship Earth, available to stream at home starting May 8th. 50% of all movie rental proceeds (ticket cost is $3.99) will support the library system to help fund critical materials and programs.
Did you know that a famous classic American writer was originally from Frederick County? When people think about Willa Cather (1873-1946), they often associate her with the Midwest (she spent her teenage and college years there, and many of her novels are set in the Midwest), but actually Cather spent much of her childhood in our neighborhood.
With our branches closed and physical checkouts currently suspended, you may think that there's no way to get graphic novels with your library card. That's not the case at all! As much as we've been promoting our new graphic novel collection for adults, it's definitely not the only option available to you. The library now offers you more ways than ever to get your graphic novel fix, even while social distancing.
Our library staff is hard at work - virtually! - bringing you updates on what they are doing, reading, and watching, plus information on programs and services you need to know about.
We have several new virtual programs for kids and teens on social media @handleyregional on Facebook this week:
Tuesday 5/5 at 2PM: Pop-up Crafternoons
Wednesday 5/6 at 11AM: Storytime and Puppets
Thursday 5/7 at 2PM: Storybook Yoga
Friday 5/8 at 4PM: Lego Club Live
Saturday 5/9 at 1PM: Read to Some Bunny
Saturday 5/9 at 8PM: Bedtime Stories
The Star Wars celebration of May the Fourth is our inspiration for this week's Storytime book selections! We'll be traveling to outer space, both through books and during our online Storytime with Puppets, which you can watch LIVE at Facebook.com/HandleyRegional at 11:00 AM this Wednesday, May 6th. Ms.
As we celebrate the upcoming Star Wars holiday of May the Fourth, we are sharing some books that take place in outer space and explore how teens live there for young adult readers! Some of these books take place in the galaxy we know while others are in a galaxy far, far away. The titles featured below can be found on Hoopla or Libby either as an audiobook, eBook, or both. To find more titles, please search the Handley Regional Library System catalog using the search term #yaspacelife--many of these titles can be found on Libby and