Are you struggling to make the most of your smartphone or tablet? Don't worry, our Tech Tuesday sessions are here to save the day! Whether you're an iPhone/iPad user or prefer Android devices, our upcoming sessions are designed to empower you with the skills you need. Best of all, these sessions are absolutely free! So, mark your calendars and bring along all your burning tech questions.
Your local library is making it easier than ever to geek! We all know it can be hard to find our people and even harder to keep up with our favorite fandoms on a budget. Now the library is expanding our collections, not just for teens, but for adults too. Keep an eye on our catalog for our ever-expanding collection of games, graphic novels, movies, books, and shows. And keep an ear to the ground for our upcoming programming that was developed with you in mind.
It's been a fantastic summer! I hope everyone had as much fun as your library Youth Service staff and volunteers did. At the end of the season the staff (and puppets!) take a brief break from storytimes as we prepare for the next exciting set of storytime themes. Meanwhile, we welcome all of our pint sized participants to keep heading over to the library each week to enjoy some informal play times with blocks and other activities! While you're there, the library staff will be present to help you select some great books to take home.
Life can be tough sometimes, and it is really easy to feel overwhelmed by all of the challenges and negativity that the world throws at you. No one should have to wade through all of it without some encouragement. No one should feel alone. So if you are needing a little extra inspiration, come to the Bowman Library to find some with one of our new displays. Whether you need a pick me up, food for thought, some motivation, or just someone to tell you that you can make it through the day, we hope that you can find that here.
Handley Regional Library System, along with the Friends of the Handley Regional Library System, announce the next book drop-off date at Bowman Library on August 17th from 9AM-12PM. Participants can bring gently used books, CDs, DVDs and electronic games. Donations will become part of the Fall Used Book Sale in October. Volunteers will be onsite to assist.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Archosauria
Subclass: Ornithodira
Scientific name: Dinosauria
More commonly known as DINOSAURS!
This is our final storytime of the summer season before we take a short break to prepare some great fall themes and we thought we'd end with a bang! Or perhaps a ROOOOAAARRRRR!
Do you have a pet? Do you wish you had a pet? What would be your perfect pet? Explore the answer to these questions this week at the Handley Regional Library System!
One Book One Community announces events to be held this fall in conjunction with the 2019 selection, “My Beloved World” by Sonia Sontomayor. Events are free and open to the public. Copies of the book will be sold at the events.
This is the 17th consecutive year Winchester and Frederick and Clarke counties have read the same book during the same time period to promote reading as a meaningful part of everyday life while uniting the community around a common activity and discussion of important issues.
The events are scheduled as follows:
We are excited to announce the next gardening program for adults, Let’s Use What You Grow in Your Garden: Crafting with Flowers and Plants, on August 10th at 2PM at Handley Library.
The Master Gardeners will focus on different ways to preserve flowers for crafting. Demonstrations will be presented on pressing flowers, preserving in different mediums, and air drying. A hands-on craft will utilize a variety of pressed flowers applied to a wood ornament.
Calling all teens! We are excited to announce a special showing of “Beetlejuice” (Rated PG) for teens in the Mike Forman Rotary Reading Garden on August 7th at 8:30PM at Handley Library. The movie is free and open to the public. Teens are encouraged to bring snacks and blankets for the outdoor movie.
About the Movie
The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out. Stars Alec Baldwin, Michael Keaton, and more.
We are excited to announce a new STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, math) based program at Handley Library in Winchester on August 7th at 2PM called Alien Science Show. Presented by the interactive group ScienceTellers, kids and families will enjoy an action-packed alien adventure using science experiments for special effects.
Visitors to the Handley Library can enjoy a new exhibit put together by Archives intern Matt Geczy featuring items from the Jeannette and Robert G. Harper Family Papers. This new collection consists of personal and business papers of the Gray family of Berkeley County, West Virginia, and shows the family’s role in the history and development of Berkeley County from the late 1700s through the Civil War, when it became part of the newly formed state of West Virginia, and into the early twentieth century.
Haaaiiii Ya!
Are you secretly a ninja? Can you sneak through the night like a shadow? Are you an expert in surprise attacks?
Bags 4 My Cause at MARTIN'S
It’s the giving program that makes it easy for you to support your community and a healthy environment – at the same time!
For the month of August, each time a $2.50 reusable Bags 4 My Cause Bag is purchased at the MARTIN'S located at 400 Gateway Drive, Winchester, $1 will be donated the library system. This means more funding for programs, services, and materials at your local library.
