All branches will be closed Friday, 5/3, and Saturday, 5/4, for the Apple Blossom Festival.
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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.
Are you ready to read this week? We have so many things to celebrate this week, and you’re going to love it! It’s a week for hearts and kisses!
Our teen book spotlight this week is focused on books that are written by Black and African American authors!! As we celebrate and participate in Black History Month, which is the whole month of February, we are going to explore a variety of titles that are written by some amazing and talented authors. While many this week are realistic titles, with some of them
Our middle grade book spotlight this week is focused on books that are written by Black and African American authors!! As we celebrate and participate in Black History Month, which is the whole month of February, we are going to explore a variety of titles that are written by some amazing and talented authors. While many this week are realistic titles, with some
Browse our virtual shelf from over 15 different genres to find your next great read! These are some of the latest released, hottest authors, current events, and relevant stories all curated in one spot. You can receive these reading recommendations through email too by signing up here. Our virtual shelves are updated constantly, so check back often!