Information & Reference Services

Collections

• Books for all ages <Search our Catalog>

• Downloadable e-books & audiobooks. Download up to 10 titles to your PC, MP3 player, or IPod. Optional one- or two-week checkout period. More Free books for your e-readers.

• Online databases for adults and children. Many can be used at home with a library card.

• Local history and genealogy in the Stewart Bell Jr. Archives Room at Handley Library.

• Reference books--dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, and more

• Large print books

• Magazines and newspapers. Back issues of many titles are at Bowman and Handley Libraries.

• Spanish language books

• Audiobooks

• DVDs and VHS for all ages

• Music CDs

Services

• Questions answered in person, by phone or email. Call Bowman Library 540 869-9000, ext. 203; Handley Library 540 662-9041, ext. 19, or e-mail.

• Book News. View the latest books at the library and sign-up to receive a monthly update.

• Free computer workshops offered monthly. Or try these Free online classes for Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and more, offered by Goodwill Community Foundation.

• Public computers with Internet, MS Word, Excel, Power Point, and Publisher.

• Interlibrary loans from other libraries outside our system (small fee).

• Meeting Rooms at Bowman and Handley Libraries. (fee)

• Study Rooms at all three locations for small groups, and Lobby area at Bowman Library.

• Online Book Clubs. After you join, we'll email a 5-minute portion of a book. Every Monday we start new books.

• Reader's Advisory. Suggestions for what to read next.

• Closed Circuit Magnification reader for the visually impaired (at Handley Library).

• Public phone at Handley Library

• Training handouts

• Test proctoring. See proctoring procedures for full details.

• Online driving improvement testing facility

• Photocopiers and printing at $.15 per page.

Need a library card?  Here's how to apply for one, and you can even do it online.

Page updated March 2013