Thanksgiving Library Schedule

Wednesday, November 27: Closing at 5PM
Thanksgiving, November 28: Closed
Friday, November 29: Closed
Saturday, November 30: Open
Friday, December 6: Closed for Staff Development Day
Enjoy the time with family and friends. We are thankful for our patrons!

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Pet Adoption Day

All Day
Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Teens (12+), Adults, Families
Bowman Library
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Library Branch: Bowman Library
Room: Bowman Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Teens (12+), Adults, Families
Program Type: Performances & Lectures
Event Details:

Join us at Bowman Library for our first ever Pet Adoption Day! We will be featuring many local organizations including Animal Shelters and other Pet related Organizations.

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. 

Chess at Bowman Library

10:00am - 12:30pm
Children, Ages 6-11, Teens (12+), Families
Bowman Library
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Library Branch: Bowman Library
Room: BL Reading Porch
Age Group: Children, Ages 6-11, Teens (12+), Families
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

Play chess to learn or strengthen your skills of the game.

Players of all ages and strengths are welcome to come and play.

We gather each week to play casual and blitz chess games.

Family Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Children, Ages 0-5, Families
Handley Library
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Library Branch: Handley Library
Room: Storytime Nook
Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Families
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:

Enjoy an early literacy program for the entire family who will learn through stories, rhymes, songs and more.

Family Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am
Children, Ages 0-5, Families
Bowman Library
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Library Branch: Bowman Library
Room: BL Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Families
Program Type: Story Sharing, Arts & Crafts, Music & Movement, Storytimes
Event Details:

The whole family can enjoy stories, songs, and movement activities that support early literacy skill development.

This preschool-appropriate event is developed and shared to foster a love of books, libraries and reading.

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.

LEGO Club

11:00am - 12:00pm
Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Handley Library
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Library Branch: Handley Library
Room: HL Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

Lego Club slideDe

Read to Some Bunny ONLINE!

1:00pm - 1:15pm
Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Families
Off Site
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Families
Program Type: Reading Program, Story Sharing
Event Details:

Missing the therapy bunnies from Read to Some Bunny? Join Ms. Cheryl from the Bowman Library as she is joined by her daughter Mary, and special guest, Peggy, an adorable American Fuzzy Lop and therapy-bunny-in-training.

Storybook Yoga

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Families
Handley Library
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Library Branch: Handley Library
Room: Storytime Nook
Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Families
Program Type: Music & Movement
Event Details:

Experience yoga for the entire family while we move, stretch, and read together.  All ages.

Read to Some Bunny at Bowman

1:00pm - 2:15pm
Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Teens (12+), Families
Bowman Library
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Library Branch: Bowman Library
Room: BL Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Teens (12+), Families
Program Type: Reading Program
Event Details:

Bunnies love to hear stories!

Come to Bowman Library and read to a soft and cuddly listener!

The second Saturday of each month, Bowman Library, Children's Room

1:00-2:15 p.m.

Free to readers of all ages

Magic Lantern Theater presents That's Entertainment

1:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Handley Library
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Library Branch: Handley Library
Room: Handley Robinson Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Film
Event Details:

THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT (1974)

Native Species Animal Show

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children, Families
Handley Library
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Library Branch: Handley Library
Room: HL Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Families
Event Details:

Native Species Animal Show Slide

1455 A Place for Writers with Justen Ahren

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults
Handley Library
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Library Branch: Handley Library
Room: Handley Robinson Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk, Performances & Lectures
Event Details:

** To Be Rescheduled ***1455’s Author Series at Handley Regional Library continues with Justen Ahren, who will read from his collection A Machine for Remembering.