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Say Cheese! Check out our photograph collection at Archives After Hours
Did you know that Stewart Bell Jr. Archives has over 25,000 photographs housed in its collection? It’s true! These photographs represent a diverse look at our community and its people throughout the years. The oldest photographs date to the early years of mass photographic technology in the 1850s, and the latest photographs date to the 2020s. Within those one hundred and seventy years, a lot of local events, places, and people have been documented through photography.
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Phone: (540) 869-9000
Fax: (540) 869-9001
Branch Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 10 AM - 8 PM
Friday and Saturday: 10 AM - 5 PM
Sunday: Closed
Upcoming Events
Book prices will range from $1-$2, with some special items costing $5 or more. Many items are sorted into categories for shoppers to look through. There will be children's books, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, fiction, nonfiction and paperback books.
Bring your imaginations and join us every week for a different building challenge!! All kids ages 6-11 are invited to come out; no registration is needed. Our theme this week is...No Building Plate
Disclaimer(s)
Library Consent Statement for Photography and Video
Programs, events, and daily happenings sponsored by Handley Regional Library System may be photographed or recorded. Attendance at any sponsored program, event or general library use constitutes the consent of all attendees and the consent of the parents or legal guardians of any minor children in attendance, to the future broadcast, publication, and other use of photography or videos at the sole direction of Handley Regional Library System.
Are you interested in helping plan Natsu Con, one of our biggest teen events at Bowman? Come to the planning committee meeting the first Monday of each month at 6 PM in the Teen Area of the Bowman Reading Porch.
Disclaimer(s)
Library Consent Statement for Photography and Video
Programs, events, and daily happenings sponsored by Handley Regional Library System may be photographed or recorded. Attendance at any sponsored program, event or general library use constitutes the consent of all attendees and the consent of the parents or legal guardians of any minor children in attendance, to the future broadcast, publication, and other use of photography or videos at the sole direction of Handley Regional Library System.
Book prices will range from $1-$2, with some special items costing $5 or more. Many items are sorted into categories for shoppers to look through. There will be children's books, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, fiction, nonfiction and paperback books.
Trit Trot to Bowman is an early literacy program for infants, 0-18 months, and their families and caregivers. Introduce your babe to the joys of books, language, movement, and music!
Disclaimer(s)
Library Consent Statement for Photography and Video
Programs, events, and daily happenings sponsored by Handley Regional Library System may be photographed or recorded. Attendance at any sponsored program, event or general library use constitutes the consent of all attendees and the consent of the parents or legal guardians of any minor children in attendance, to the future broadcast, publication, and other use of photography or videos at the sole direction of Handley Regional Library System.
Photography Notification
While we do allow professional photography inside the property of Handley Regional Library System, we do ask that we are notified ahead of time of photoshoots at 540.662.9041 x 25. Photography activities may be limited to specific areas due to reserved use and cannot impede any patron activity using the library.
Join us on the Bowman Reading Porch on Tuesday April 8th for a look at Citizen Science. Citizen science is public involvement in the inquiry and discovery of new scientific knowledge.