All branches will be closed Thursday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. Interested in reading about American history? Click here to start.
Our teen book spotlight this week is focused on books that have recently been added to our collection meaning they are new!!!! New books are the best; they have a new book smell and there is just something about being one of the first people to read it. Some of the books this week are by some of our favorite authors and, based on their previous works, these books
Who loves hunny (or honey), gets the rumblies in his tummy, and is afraid of heffalumps and woozles? Why, it’s Winnie the Pooh of course!!!
We are turning the Children's Room at Bowman Library into the Hundred Acre Wood and we invite you along for this virtual adventure!! Join us for our virtual celebration while we celebrate all things Winnie the Pooh and friends through activities, books, and crafts!
This Black History Month we commemorate Robet Orrick (c.1827-1902), an African American businessman and Methodist minister who left a lasting legacy in Winchester and Frederick County.
Libby now has magazines!
Community Winter Reading Challenge for Kids and Teens Sees Positive Results
The program ran in January and featured a mix of virtual programs and reading incentives designed to connect literacy to entertainment.
Reading Program Results
We held a special series designed to educate the public on different ways to use library services in March titled Exploring the Library. These virtual sessions offered through Zoom were ideal for new, prospective, and current users of all library system locations – Bowman Library, Clarke County Library, and Handley Library.
Are you ready to read this week? We’re having a lot of fun this week with one of our favorite authors, Mo Willems. We’re going to spend the week getting to know Mo!
Our Middle Grade book spotlight this week is focused on books that take place in outer space!! I do not know about you, but there have been times I have wondered what it would be like to live somewhere other than Earth; what would I wear, eat, how do you sleep and travel and there are so many more questions. One of the amazing things about books is we can choose
Our teen book spotlight this week is focused on books that take place in outer space!! I do not know about you, but there have been times I have wondered what it would be like to live somewhere other than Earth; what would I wear, eat, how do you sleep and travel and there are so many more questions. One of the amazing things about books is we can choose one that
Are you ready to read this week? Maybe you have a bedtime routine, where you brush your teeth, get tucked in all cozy in your PJs and then open a good book to read together. If so, we have some great books to suggest for you to read in your PJs!
Our middle grade book spotlight this week is focused on books that are written by authors living right here in the state of Virginia!! We are incredibly fortunate that we have some amazing and talented authors living in our state; some even live right where we live! Our spotlight today is filled with names you may have heard of before and some you may have not, b
Our teen book spotlight this week is focused on books that are written by authors living right here in the state of Virginia!! We are incredibly fortunate that we have some amazing and talented authors living in our state; some even live right where we live! Our spotlight today is filled with names you may have heard of before and some you may have not, but you w
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We sat down with Todd at Handley Library and learned about
Handley Regional Library System has taken several safety measures following guidelines established by the CDC, local health officials, and library-specific protocols regarding the use of materials, services, and building access to keep the staff and community safe during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Bowman Library, Clarke County Library, and Handley Library – in coordination with the efforts from their localities – have installed clean air technology to help neutralize and purify air inside the buildings, reducing the spread of COVID-19 and other harmful viruses.
I admire birds. They can fly under their own power and I cannot. In many ways I find them beautiful and in many more ways fascinating. Each February since 1998 Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society have sponsored the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC.) This is a citizen science effort, created to collect data on wild birds and to display results in near real time.