All branches will be closed Thursday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. Interested in reading about American history? Click here to start.
Beep - Bop - Boop… Are you ready to read this week? We’re going to have some fun with some robots, because everyone knows, Robots Rule!
If you click the search bar above and type the tag: #robotsrule, you’ll find a lot of fun books to share, like the ones below!
Our middle grade book spotlight this week is all about titles that feature food and sweets!!! If you have a sweet tooth (no matter how big or small), there is something just incredible when that can be transferred to something we read as well and that is exactly what these books do; they will have you wishing that you could enter a candy mak
Our teen book spotlight this week is all about books that take place at boarding schools!!! Boarding schools are schools in which the students live there as well as go to school; so basically college only for high schoolers. What is amazing about these is the fact that they present their own unique circumstances and characters which ca
Earth Day is Thursday, April 22nd – come celebrate with us! Whether you are interested in the latest science and conservation efforts; want to discover ways – both big and small – that you can help to preserve our planet; or simply want to bask in the beauty and diversity of life on Planet Earth, we’ve got an array of items to choose from.
April is National Poetry Month! In April of 2019 I created a poster (from clip art) and selected books of poetry to display in the Bowman branch of HRLS. Sixteen books of poetry got checked out! In April of 2020 I wrote a blog to commemorate National Poetry Month. I thought I would take a year off from the topic in 2021. But it is April, a very poetic time of year.
Handley Regional Library System Weekly Media Brief
April 19-April 24
Winchester, VA (April 19, 2021) – Handley Regional Library System announces the following weekly updates and programs to the community:
Stewart Bell Jr. Archives to Showcase Apple Blossom Festival History
Are you ready to read this week? We’re going to go fly some kites!
Our middle grade book spotlight this week is all about going back to some of my New England roots.
Our teen book spotlight this week is all about going back to some of my New England roots.
April 12-April 17
Handley Regional Library System announces the following weekly updates and programs to the community:
Third Thursday, Exploring the Outdoors: Cycling – April 15th at 6:30PM
Are you ready to read this week? Spring is on the way and it’s time to get the dirt ready for planting. We may just need some help from some worms too!
If you the search bar above and type in the tag: #dirtandworms, you’ll find a lot of fun books to share, like the ones listed below.
Our middle grade book spotlight this week is all about humorous books as April is National Humor Month!!! Books are some of the best ways to get some laughs and are filled with so many different types of humor; some catch you by surprise while there are others that are ones that could actually happen or that you wish would actually happen.&n
Our teen book spotlight this week is all about humorous books as April is National Humor Month!!! Books are some of the best ways to get some laughs and are filled with so many different types of humor; some catch you by surprise while there are others that are filled with so many awkward moments that you can’t help but laugh and squirm in y
It used to be that many scientists did not want help from non-scientists. They thought that a typical person/citizen did not have the skills, knowledge, or training to make a meaningful contribution to their discipline. Wrong! This was a common attitude even though history is littered with self-taught or non-professional people who did make important scientific contributions. The hundred plus years of data from the Christmas Bird Counts would never have been possible only relying upon scientists.
Are you ready to read this week? We’re celebrating spring and all of the wonderful colors we’ll see!
Type into the search bar above, tag:#springstories for some great books exploring spring and colors, like the ones listed below!