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Bowman Library

(540) 869-9000
871 Tasker Road
P. O. Box 1300
Stephens City, VA 22655
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Mon-Thu: 10:00am-8:00pm
Fri-Sat: 10:00am-5:00pm

Clarke County

(540) 955-5144
101 Chalmers Court, Suite C
Berryville, VA 22611
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Mon-Thu: 10:00am-8:00pm
Fri-Sat: 10:00am-5:00pm

Handley Library

(540) 662-9041
100 West Piccadilly St.
P. O. Box 58
Winchester, VA 22601
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Winchester, VA 22604
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YSR Finale

Bowman Library will be Celebrating the End of Youth Summer Reading with a Big Finale on August 13

Handley Regional Library System will celebrate the end of summer reading with its big Youth Summer Reading Finale on Saturday, August 13, from 11 AM to 3 PM at Bowman Library. Celebrate a successful summer reading program by attending the “Oceans of Possibilities” finale. Prizes will be awarded along with a program of pu...
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Try a Paperback Classic!

If you are looking for something to read for the Adult Summer Reading Program, why not try a paperback classic? What makes a work of literature a classic? We may think of a classic book as one written by an author who has died, but there are contemporary classics by living authors, too. Classics are books that are well-writ...
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Handley Regional Library System Launches Mobile App

Now Handley Regional Library patrons can hold the library in the palm of their hands! With a new mobile app, called MyLIBRO, Handley Regional Library System patrons have access to a variety of library resources through their mobile phones and tablets. The MyLIBRO app is already available through the App Store. “This app ...
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Handley Library Branch to Hold Two Upcoming Behind the Scenes Tours for the Public

The Handley Regional Library System is excited to offer two upcoming tours of the downtown Handley Library Branch on Saturday, September 10, and October 8 at 11 AM. This tour is FREE and open to the public. Meet in the Rotunda to start your tour at 11 AM. The Handley Library branch tour will take you behind the scenes to...
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    Boon

    Mercenary Nick Boon is trying to atone for his life as an enforcer for a ruthless syndicate. Running from his past, Boon moves to a remote area in the pacific northwest where he meets a struggling widow and her son. When he finds the pair living in fear of a criminal kingpin, Boon realizes the only way to protect them is to do what he does best: Kill.

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    Ray Donovan: the movie

    A showdown decades in the making brings the Donovan family legacy full circle as they find themselves drawn back to Boston. Struggling to overcome their violent upbringing, their fierce love for each other keeps them in the fight.

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    The Beast Must Die

    Following the death of her son in a hit and run, all Frances Cairnes wants is to hunt down and kill the man she believes is responsible. When she finally tracks him down, she tricks her way into his house and plots his murder from within.

     

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    Borrego

    Elly is a young botanist on a research mission gone awry. After witnessing a drug mule's plane crash in the Borrego desert, she is kidnapped and forced on a dangerous journey to a remote drop-off point. With limited essentials and alone in the desert with her captor, desperation for survival takes hold as Elly risks her life to escape from his clutches before the trip turns deadly.

     

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    Bring It! Season One

    Coach Diana Williams and her Dancing Dolls troupe are taking on the hip-hop world - one dance-off at a time! Based in Jackson, Mississippi, it's Coach D's Dancing Dolls versus the rest of the world in the fiercely competitive face-offs against other talented and ruthless dance teams. Each hour-long episode follows the Dolls as they prepare for and travel to a competition or showcase that will culminate in a nail-biting standoff between the Dancing Dolls and one of their sworn rivals!

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    You Had Me at Aloha

    Knowing they need each other to further their careers, two co-hosts of a travel show set in Hawaii clash over their production ideas. They soon realize that they balance each other, on and off the screen.

     

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    Supernatural: Season 15

    The epic journey of the Winchester brothers ends in the fifteenth and final season. Sam, Dean, and Castiel have battled the forces of darkness in an unending quest to save the world. But in the season fourteen finale, they faced off against God Himself, refusing to kill their surrogate son Jack, and thus bringing about God's decision to end this reality once and for all.

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    Walk With Me

    The emotional journey of a young mother who leaves her husband. As she finds her way, she stumbles into unexpected love with another woman.

     

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    A Country Romance

    When Sarah returns home to help sell her family's vineyard, she falls in love with the handsome neighbor Gabe. After the job is done, Sarah must decide whether to leave or follow her heart.

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    Kin: Season 1

    A boy is killed and his family embark on a gangland war with an international cartel, a war that is impossible to win. But the Kinsellas have something the cartel does not: the unbreakable bonds of blood and family.

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    Midsomer Murders: Series 22

    The English village mystery gets a contemporary spin in this hit British television series that has earned a worldwide following. Bucolic settings harbor macabre crimes and eccentric characters that are no match for DCI John Barnaby and his assistant, DS Jamie Winter. Delightful in a murderously charming way.

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    Heels: Season 1

    Two brothers and rivals, one a villain, or 'heel', in the ring; the other a hero, or 'face', war over their late father's wrestling promotion, vying for national attention in small-town Georgia.

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    Martha's Vineyard Mystery : 3-movie collection

    A Beautiful Place to Die: After being forced into retirement, former detective Jeff Jackson returns to a quiet life on Martha's Vineyard. Quiet, at least, until a body washes up and he's drawn back into crime solving. Riddled With Deceit: Former detective Jeff Jackson teams up with Dr. Zee Madeiras to track down their friend's missing emerald brooch, a thief, and also a murderer. Ships in the Night: When an art gallery robbery leads to the death of the contemptible gallery manager, former Boston detective teams up with local doctor, and old flame, to catch the killer.

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    Comforts of the Abyss

    Philip Schultz

    Persona writing, a method of borrowing the voice and temperament of accomplished writers, offers aspiring writers imaginative distance and perspective needed to tell their stories. Through a candid and generous account of his own story, acclaimed poet Philip Schultz reveals how his early struggle to find inspiration in his negative inclinations led to the idea of persona writing, the philosophy on which he founded the Writers Studio in 1987.

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    Death in St. Petersburg

    Tasha Alexander

    From New York Times bestselling author Tasha Alexander comes the latest installment in the Lady Emily series. Death in St. Petersburg is a gripping new tale that will mesmerize fans of historical fiction and classic mysteries alike. After the final curtain of Swan Lake, an animated crowd exits the Mariinsky theatre brimming with excitement from the night’s performance. But outside the scene is somber. A ballerina’s body lies face down in the snow, blood splattered like rose petals over the costume of the Swan Queen.

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    When We Were Birds

    Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

    "The introduction of a singularly stunning new voice in fiction, Ayanna Gillian Lloyd's The Gatekeepers is a mythic love story set in contemporary Trinidad & Tobago about two young outsiders brought together by their connection with the dead"--

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    Secrets of the Sprakkar

    Eliza Reid

    Iceland is the best place on earth to be a woman--but why? For the past twelve years, the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report has ranked Iceland number one on its list of countries closing the gap in equality between men and women. What is it about Iceland that makes many women's experience there so positive? Why has their society made such meaningful progress in this ongoing battle, from electing the world's first female president to passing legislation specifically designed to help even the playing field at work and at home?

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    Out of Her Depth

    Lizzy Barber

    Out of Her Depth by Lizzy Barber will be available Jun 28, 2022. Preorder your copy today!

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    The Lost

    Jeffrey B. Burton

    The Lost is the next mystery from author Jeffrey B. Burton starring an extraordinary cadaver dog and her handler. Glencoe, Illinois: A home invasion turned kidnapping at the mansion of billionaire financier Kenneth J. Druckman brings Mason “Mace” Reid and his cadaver dog, Vira, to this wealthy northern suburb of Chicago. Druckman was assaulted, left behind while his wife and young daughter were taken for ransom. Brought to the scene by the FBI, Reid specializes in human remains detection, and Vira is the star of his pack of cadaver dogs he’s dubbed The Finders.

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    Credence

    Penelope Douglas

    Tiernan grew up with wealth and privilege, but not love or guidence. After her parents' deaths, she goes to live with her father's stepbrother and his two sons. As the three of them take her under their wing, teach her to work and survive in the remote woods, she slowly finds her place among them. And she realizes that lines blur and rules become easy to break when no one is watching.

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    Feels Like Home

    Marian Parsons

    You can have the home you've always dreamed of, and you don't have to move first to make the dream come true! Most of us don't live in a dream home that was custom built to suit our tastes. We have to work with a house that brings its own style, quirks, and personality to the table. But imagine walking into this house, but it's perfectly designed and decorated with your style in mind--a home that fits you like a well-tailored outfit and yet is as comfy as your favorite pair of pajamas. What would that home look like exactly? How would it feel to live in a home styled specifically for you?

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    The Unbreakables

    Lisa Barr

    A delicious, sharp novel about a woman who jets off to France after her perfect marriage collapses, putting the broken pieces of herself back together while rediscovering her own joie de vivre—a lust for life, art, and steamy sex. “Readers will delight in this effervescent cocktail of second chances, female strength, mother-daughter bonding and the truths that set us free.

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    I Am Not Who You Think I Am

    Eric Rickstad

    As a child, W* sees his loving father kill himself. On the carpet, he finds a note with the cryptic words "I am not who you think I am." He hides the note, telling no one. Since then, his mom has worked two jobs to provide for W* and his younger sister. It hasn't been easy. Eight years later, shy, awkward teenage boy meets girl. J* seems genuinely interested in him, but she also catches the eye of W*'s only friend, a handsome jock named C*. W* has it bad for J*, but he can't stop thinking about the note and the strange circumstances of his father's suicide.

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    Woman on Fire

    Lisa Barr

    From the author of the award-winning Fugitive Colors and The Unbreakables, a gripping tale of a young, ambitious journalist embroiled in an international art scandal centered around a Nazi-looted masterpiece--forcing the ultimate showdown between passion and possession, lovers and liars, history and truth. After talking her way into a job with Dan Mansfield, the leading investigative reporter in Chicago, rising young journalist Jules Roth is given an unusual--and very secret--assignment.

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    Nowhere for Very Long

    Brianna Madia

    In this beautifully written, vividly detailed memoir, a young woman chronicles her adventures in an orange van named Bertha traveling across the deserts of the American West and reflects on an unconventional way of life

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    The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot

    Marianne Cronin

    "Graceful, intelligent, beautiful writing. Full of wisdom and kindness. It is just the kind of book I adore."--Joanna Cannon, author of the international bestseller The Trouble with Goats and Sheep A charming, fiercely alive and disarmingly funny debut novel in the vein of John Green, Rachel Joyce, and Jojo Moyes--a brave testament to the power of living each day to the fullest, a tribute to the stories that we live, and a reminder of our unlimited capacity for friendship and love. An extraordinary friendship. A lifetime of stories.

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    The Best Is Yet to Come

    Debbie Macomber

    A moving new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber.

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    Upgrade

    Blake Crouch

    "Ramsay can feel his brain changing--and his body, too. He's becoming something other than himself. Maybe even something other than human. As he sets out to discover who did this to him, and why, his transformation threatens everything: his family, his job, even his freedom. Because the truth of what's happened to him is more disturbing than he could possibly imagine. His DNA has been rewritten with a genetic-engineering breakthrough beyond anything the world has seen--one that could change our very definitions of humanity"--

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Upcoming Events

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This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group.
Aug 15 2022 Mon

Lego Club @ Bowman Library

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Bowman Library
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group.
Aug 15 2022 Mon

Lego Club @ Bowman Library

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Bowman Library
Library Branch: Bowman Library
Room: BL Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Ages 6-11
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:
Bring your imaginations and join us every week for a different building challenge!! This week, we are all about lego creations inspired by Music and Dance! ...

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HRLS is strongly recommending the use of masks for ALL patrons during this program to ensure the highest safety for library patrons and staff. Thank you for your cooperation.

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Aug 16 2022 Tue

Baby Playtime

10:30am - 11:00am
Handley Library
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Aug 16 2022 Tue

Baby Playtime

10:30am - 11:00am
Handley Library
Library Branch: Handley Library
Room: Storytime Nook
Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Families
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:
It’s time to play! Join us for a variety of playtime activities each week as we take a Storytime Break.   ...
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Aug 16 2022 Tue

Storytime Fun

11:00am - 11:30am
Clarke County
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Aug 16 2022 Tue

Storytime Fun

11:00am - 11:30am
Clarke County
Library Branch: Clarke County
Room: CCL Children's Area
Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Program Type: Reading Program, Story Sharing, Storytimes
Event Details:
Come to the Clarke County Library Children's Room for stories and fun! ...
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Aug 16 2022 Tue

Kid Crafternoons

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Handley Library
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This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group.
Aug 16 2022 Tue

Kid Crafternoons

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Handley Library
Library Branch: Handley Library
Room: HL Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Ages 6-11
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Use your creativity and imagination to design a craft masterpiece. Then, take home a Grab-and-Go Kit that includes extension activities to do later. Program is intended for Ages 6+. ...
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Aug 17 2022 Wed

Lego Club at Clarke

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Clarke County
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Aug 17 2022 Wed

Lego Club at Clarke

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Clarke County
Library Branch: Clarke County
Room: CCL Children's Area
Age Group: Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11
Program Type: Gaming, STEAM
Event Details:
Come to the Clarke County Library children's room for Lego Fun. A different theme every week! ...
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Aug 18 2022 Thu

Toddler Playtime: Tinkergarten

10:30am - 11:00am
Handley Library
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Aug 18 2022 Thu

Toddler Playtime: Tinkergarten

10:30am - 11:00am
Handley Library
Library Branch: Handley Library
Room: Storytime Nook
Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Families
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:
It’s time to play! Join us for a special playtime activity with Tinkergarten as we take a Storytime Break.   ...
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Aug 18 2022 Thu

Trit Trot to Bowman

11:00am - 11:30am
Bowman Library
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Aug 18 2022 Thu

Trit Trot to Bowman

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

Storytime for infants (birth to 15 months). An early literacy program designed to introduce your babe to the joys of books, language, movement, and music! Learn fun baby games, nursery rhymes, and more! Meeting in the Bowman Library Children’s Room. Free, no registration required.

Today's theme is...TBD ...

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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.

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. 

HRLS is strongly recommending the use of masks for ALL patrons during this program to ensure the highest safety for library patrons and staff. Thank you for your cooperation.

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Aug 18 2022 Thu

Try-It-Yourself

5:00pm - 6:15pm
Bowman Library
Registration
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Aug 18 2022 Thu

Try-It-Yourself

5:00pm - 6:15pm
Bowman Library
Library Branch: Bowman Library
Room: BL Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Ages 6-11, Families
Program Type: DIY Workshops, STEAM, Workshops & Camps
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:
Dive into the world of circuits and electronics! Join us at the Bowman Library for a STEAM based program for children ages 6 and up. Come explore how to use electrical connections, gear movement, and radio reception to perform new actions each ...

Disclaimer(s)

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.

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. 

HRLS is strongly recommending the use of masks for ALL patrons during this program to ensure the highest safety for library patrons and staff. Thank you for your cooperation.

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.
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Aug 19 2022 Fri

Dance Party

10:30am - 11:00am
Handley Library
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Aug 19 2022 Fri

Dance Party

10:30am - 11:00am
Handley Library
Library Branch: Handley Library
Room: HL Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Families
Program Type: Music & Movement
Event Details:
Join us for an interactive dance and sing along program. Meet the puppets afterwards!  All Ages.     ...
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