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September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when Handley Regional Library System joins the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide to remind the communities they serve about the critical importance of libraries and having a library card.  This year, the library system is focusing on highlighting services that support students and families learning at home due to COVID-19, along with several community initiatives including resources for career and business, the 24/7 Digital Library, virtual programs for all ages, and at-home entertainment options – all free with

Handley Regional Library System announces the following weekly updates and programs to the community:

Free Online Back to School Concert for Kids

Mr. Jon & Friends makes music for kids and their families that inspire fun, laughter, and dancing.  September 4, 2020, 2PM-3PM.  This is free and open to the public on Facebook at www.facebook.com/handleyregional

Service Spotlight:  Series and Read-A-Likes in the Library Catalog

Our middle grade book spotlight this week is on books that take place during or are about World War II.  Historical fiction is so awesome because it takes us back in time and places us in other viewpoints, helping us learn more about events and people.  These books

Our teen book spotlight this week is on YA books about World War II (some fiction and nonfiction)!  There are so many to choose from and it is amazing to read about the various events (ones that are well known and others not so much) through different viewpoints. 

This blog is about another nifty feature in the library catalog that you may not have found yet. I will use two books as an example. The first book “The Sherlockian” is a historical mystery with parallel narratives. When I type the name in the search bar for the library and then click on the title, I see the page below. Notice the link on the left titled “Series & read-a-likes”.

Mr. Jon & Friends makes music for kids and their families that inspire fun, laughter, and dancing.  Handley Regional Library System is bringing this virtual program on Facebook LIVE to the community as part of their virtual programs for kids and families.

When:

September 4, 2020, 2PM-3PM.  This is free and open to the public on Facebook at www.facebook.com/handleyregional

About:

The library system has released the community usage report for July outlining specific stats from usage of library services, products, and virtual programs. 

For questions, or more information, contact the public relations department at mswain@handleyregional.org. 

Our middle grade book spotlight this week is on new books, because let’s be honest--there is just something about a new book smell!  The titles featured in this week’s book talk (and listed below) are titles that are new to us at the Handley Regional Library System over

Our teen book spotlight this week is on more new YA books, because let’s be honest--there is just something awesome about being the first one to read a new book!  The titles featured in this week’s book talk (and listed below) are titles that are new to us at the Handley

The Handley Library first opened its doors in a formal ceremony 107 years ago on August 21, 1913.  The invitation sent out for the event states that “the exercises will be held in the lecture hall of the Library at eight o’clock p.m. and immediately thereafter the reading rooms and books will be open to inspection.”

The Friends of the Handley Regional Library System present an engaging virtual author talk and QA with Jennifer Pharr Davis - a record setting hiker, National Geographic Adventurer, and writer of numerous books and articles for the New York Times, Outside, and Backpacker.

This session will be moderated by co-chair of the Warren County/Front Royal Appalachian Trail Community, Susan Tschirhart.

If you not have not read Job Searches Using Reference USA Part I, It would be good to familiarize yourself with that content, since it will not be repeated here. The previous blog may provide you with all you need to search for a job. Although we are in a pandemic with 20 million people unemployed, there are companies in our area that are hiring. A basic search (on August 11.2020) for the last seven days, within a 25 mile radius of the 22601 zip code results in 631 hits!

We are excited to announce the availability of a remote printing service for the community called PrintME available at Bowman Library and Handley Library.   Users can upload their documents to the PrintME app, printme.com, or print@printme.com at home, on the go, or even at the library.  They will receive a confirmation code to take to the PrintME station at Bowman or Handley Libraries and pay with a credit card for a quick, contactless transaction when they pick-up their print job.

New Exhibit at Handley Library – The Strength of Women:  Suffragette Movement

Our middle grade book spotlight this week is on chapter books featuring a variety of friendships, because let’s be honest--when you have a friend, life just seems to be that much better.  The titles featured in this week’s book talk (and listed below) are books that can