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!
Our middle grade book spotlight this week is on books that feature some of our favorite things--books, bookworms, and libraries!!! The first week of April is National Library Week and what better way to celebrate than to read a book which highlights this amazing place. We have a variety of books that feature a traditional library simil
Are you ready to read this week? Maybe you’ll read a really BIG book, or maybe a little small book? Will you read it fast? Or Slow? This week we’re reading about opposites!
Click on the search bar above and type in the tag:#oppositeday for some great books about opposites, like the ones below!
Our middle grade book spotlight this week is on books that are some of my all time favorites!!!
Are you ready to read this week? We’re celebrating our favorite fluffy friends, Puppies and Kitties!
When you click on the search bar above and type the tag: #pupsonparade, you'll finds some great puppy books, or try the tag: #falinefriends to find some fun books about kitties, like the ones below!
Our Middle Grade book spotlight this week is all about books that have been chosen for the Virginia Reader’s Choice (VRC) award over the past years!! The VRC award was started back in the 1980s with the goal being that students across the state choosing what they thought the best book of the year is instead of adults. Every year, there
Are you ready to read this week? It’s a magical week, full of four leaf clovers, pots of gold, and leprechauns! In fact, we’re going to try to catch a leprechaun!
Click on the search bar above and type in the tag: #catchaleprechaun to find some fun books for Saint Patrick’s like the ones below.
Our Middle Grade book spotlight this week is celebrating some serious girl power as March is Women’s History Month!!! We have a collection of fiction and nonfiction books that highlight some strong females that made a difference in their world, or still are, either real or imagined. Every reader can take encouragement from these amazin
Are you ready to read this week? We’re reading and writing mail and we’re getting ready to send our own letter!
Our Middle Grade book spotlight this week is all about Basketball!! We are getting to that time of year, one of craziest sports events which is known as March Madness! Even though it may look a little different this year (kind of like everything else as well), it is still a basketball lover’s dream as it is nonstop action and games. We can start to get into
Are you ready to read this week? Maybe you’re stuck at home from the icy rain? Maybe it’s sunny and you’re ready to go out and play? Boy, it could be anything because this weather sure is wacky!
Our Middle Grade 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
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!
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
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!