Blog Entries

Our middle grade book spotlight this week is all about books that have been nominated for the Virginia Reader’s Choice (VRC) Middle School award for the 2022-2023 school year!!  The VRC award was started back in the 1980s with the goal being that students across the state choosing what they thought the best book of the year is instead of adults.  Every year, there are 10 middle grade books nominated for the award by a committee; readers then have a few months to read as many of the 10 as they can and then they will cast their vote for which one they think is the best.  The bo

Our Middle Grade book spotlight this week is focused on books that are all school inspired to get us into the back to school groove!  The start of a new school year is filled with all sorts of different emotions and these stories are ones that are as well but in all of them, the school plays an integral role either in the setting, developing friendships and relationships, making decisions for the future, and so much more.  Hopefully these titles will help to get the school year started off right.

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.

Our Middle Grade book spotlight this week is focused on  books that have recently been added to our collection meaning they are new!!!!  New books are the best; they have a new book smell and there is just something about being one of the first people to read it.  There is a great mix of realistic, nonfiction, graphic novels, and humorous this week; there is literally something for everyone!  These books and more can be found by searching the catalog using the search tag

Our middle grade book spotlight this week is all about Possibilities of Change!!!  We are exploring books that are inspirational and explore the idea and concepts of changing ourselves and the world around us; we have an incredible mixture of fiction and nonfiction titles this week which will open our eyes to others and situations around us and will inspire us to make and lead change through our example.  These books and more can be found by searching the catalog using the search tag

The Handley Regional Library System is excited to offer tours of the downtown Handley Library Branch on the 2nd Saturday of the month at 11 AM. This tour is FREE and open to the public. Meet on the Lower Level to start your tour at 11 AM.

The Handley Library branch tour will take you behind the scenes to all floors of the building. Learn about the unique architecture and amazing history of this beautiful library. Walk on the famous glass floors, and see the well under the stage.  

Our middle grade book spotlight this week is all aboutPossibilities from the Past!!!  We are exploring books that deal with past events, individuals, or time periods--through both fiction and nonfiction--as there is so much we can learn.  We can learn how we are still being impacted from things already done, what choices not to make, or to open our eyes to some amazing individuals who have made a difference without us even knowing and we should know.  Books have the ability to do that--to let us learn about our possibilities from the past.  These books and more can be fo

Our middle grade book spotlight this week is all about Possibilities of Exploration!!!  We are taking a look at stories that feature hobbies, games, and activities that you may be doing right now or may be inspired to explore and try this summer or in the future.  Because of all of the possibilities, there is a little bit of something for everyone--some are more serious than others while we have some fiction and nonfiction as well as others that combine different types of genres.  You may be inspired to try something new and the book you read may be the jumping off point you

Our middle grade book spotlight this week is all about Possibilities into the Unknown!!!  We are exploring books that have an element of unknowing what is going to happen so we have a great mixture of mysteries, suspense, thrillers, plot twists, and horror because who doesn’t love a good edge of your seat storyline every now and then to keep us on our reading toes.  These elements can be found in so many different stories so there are a lot of cross genres as well which are so much fun to read and explore.  Hopefully these books and others will keep you guessing right with th

Summer is the perfect time for adventures, right? But, then again, we don’t always have the chance to visit far-off places or battle mythical beasts. Fortunately, there are opportunities for adventure around every corner if you know where to look. Whether you’re at a museum, in your backyard, or even tucked into bed, there’s never any lack of excitement when you use your imagination, as you can see in the books highlighted below. You can visit anywhere, discover anything, vanquish any foe – and still be home in time for dinner.

Our middle grade book spotlight this week is all about Possibilities of New Places!!!  We are exploring books that take place in either other countries, at sea, in outer space, and in some cases even at different schools such as a boarding school.  Books have this amazing ability to take us to numerous places, real or imagined, without even needing to leave our comfy reading nook as we need to take advantage of it as we can learn more about ourselves and others.    These books and more can be found by searching the catalog using the search tag

Need recommendations for your elementary age summer reader? You've come to the right place!

Each week this summer has a new theme with a selection of books and other materials to enjoy. You can place a hold on your favorite and pick up at a local branch. Select titles will also be on display in the Children's Room at Bowman Library. 

Summer Reading is Underway... Don't miss these awesome, fun, and educational programs at each library location! 

Join us this summer for these special programs and earn badges on Beanstack!

"Science Heroes" with Talewise

Two unlikely heroes work together to save their town (and the planet) from a super-polluting mastermind! Together we’ll conduct experiments and more! All ages.

Monday, July 10, 11:00 AM, Clarke County Library

Monday, July 10, 2:00 PM, Bowman Library

Our middle grade book spotlight this week is all about Possibilities of Fantastical Beings!!  We are taking a look at titles that include monsters, beings, creatures, and anything else you can imagine that is made up in fantasy and mythology.  What is amazing about these stories is that anything goes; creatures can be anything the author can imagine and then you as the reader get the chance to develop them in your imagination as well.

Our middle grade book spotlight this week is all about Possibilities of Discovery!!  We are exploring books this week that are all about reading or learning about new things in both fiction and nonfiction.  Summer is a perfect opportunity to read about something you normally would not explore as you may actually have time to read and digest what new information or themes you have explored.  Science Fiction allows you to read about things, places, or experiences we may actually have in the future while nonfiction helps us learn about times and events from the past as well as s