Library Closures – Apple Blossom & Carpet Installation

All Handley Regional Library System branches will be closed Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3 for the Apple Blossom Festival.

Bowman Library only will also be closed Thursday, May 1 for carpet installation. Handley Library and Clarke County Library will remain open on May 1.

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Week Calendar

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

Time	Sun (4/20)	Mon (4/21)	Tue (4/22)	Wed (4/23)	Thu (4/24)	Fri (4/25)	Sat (4/26)
9 am					This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Grow a Reader Playgroup 9:30am - 11:00am Children, Ages 0-5, Families Handley Library Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Library Branch: Handley Library Room: Benham Gallery Room Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Families Program Type: Story Sharing, Music & Movement, STEAM, Workshops & Camps Registration Required Event Details: Grow your reader at the lib
10 am		This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group. This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group. Preschool Playtime 10:30am - 11:00am Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11 Handley Library This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group. This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Handley Library Room: HL Children's Room Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11	This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Baby Playtime 10:30am - 11:00am Children, Ages 0-5, Families Handley Library This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Handley Library Room: HL Children's Room Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Families Program Type: Storytimes Event Details: It's time to play!	This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group. Sounds and Stories 10:30am - 11:00am Children, Ages 0-5 Handley Library This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Handley Library Room: Storytime Nook Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5 Program Type: Storytimes Event Details: Enjoy an early literacy music and movement program for active toddlers. Focused on developmental skills consisting of stories, rhymes, fingerplays, and more. Ages 16 months-3 years. This event is in the "Teens (12+)" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Handley Sit and Stitch 10:30am - 12:30pm Teens (12+), Adults, Families Handley Library This event is in the "Teens (12+)" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Handley Library Room: HL West Reading Room Age Group: Teens (12+), Adults, Families Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Hooks and needles and fiber, oh my! Whatever you craft (knit, crochet, embroidery, latch hook...), we invite you to bring your work in progress of any kind and enjoy the company of others! No registration required.	This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group. Toddler Playtime 10:30am - 11:00am Children, Ages 0-5 Handley Library This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group. Library Branch: Handley Library Room: HL Children's Room Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5 Event Details: It's time to play!	This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Dance Party 10:30am - 11:00am Children, Ages 0-5, Families Handley Library This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Library Branch: Handley Library Room: HL Children's Room Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Families Program Type: Music & Movement Event Details:	This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group. This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Family Playtime 10:30am - 11:00am Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Families Handley Library This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group. This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Library Branch: Handley Library Room: HL Children's Room Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Families
11 am							This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group. This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Lego Club 11:00am - 12:00pm Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Families Handley Library This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group. This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Library Branch: Handley Library Room: HL Children's Room Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Families Program Type: STEAM Event Details:
12 pm
1 pm
2 pm					This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Behind the Scenes Tour at Handley Library 2:00pm - 3:00pm Adults, Families Handley Library This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Library Branch: Handley Library Room: HL Rotunda Age Group: Adults, Families Program Type: Library Tour Event Details: The Handley Library branch tour will take you behind the scenes to all floors of the building. Come learn about the architecture and history. Walk on the famous glass floors and peer down the well built into the stage. Meet in the Rotunda.		This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Rattlesnake Granny: Stories of Old Thornton Gap 2:00pm - 4:00pm Adults, Families Handley Library This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Library Branch: Handley Library Room: Handley Robinson Auditorium Age Group: Adults, Families Program Type: History & Genealogy Event Details: Love the Shenandoah Valley? American folklife? Feisty heroines?
3 pm							This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Art in the Afternoons 3:00pm - 4:00pm Children, Ages 6-11, Families Handley Library This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Library Branch: Handley Library Room: HL Children's Room Age Group: Children, Ages 6-11, Families Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Join Arte Libre VA teaching artists for an afternoon of art exploration using different mediums and art-making techniques with creative prompts. Ages 6+.
4 pm
5 pm			This event is in the "Teens (12+)" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Handley Sit and Stitch 5:00pm - 7:00pm Teens (12+), Adults, Families Handley Library This event is in the "Teens (12+)" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Handley Library Room: Benham Gallery Room Age Group: Teens (12+), Adults, Families Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Hooks and needles and fiber, oh my! Whatever you craft (knit, crochet, embroidery, latch hook...), we invite you to bring your work in progress of any kind and enjoy the company of others! No registration required.	This event is in the "Adults" group. Adventures Through Grief 5:30pm - 7:00pm Adults Handley Library Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Branch: Handley Library Room: Benham Gallery Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Gaming Registration Required Event Details: Are you or somebody you know working through grief or loss? Are you between the ages of 18 and 26? Have you ever wanted to try out Dungeons & Dragons or any other tabletop roleplaying games?
6 pm				History of Us Meeting 6:00pm - 8:00pm Handley Library Library Branch: Handley Library Room: Handley Robinson Auditorium Program Type: History & Genealogy