Bowman Library Update for 12/17/25

Bowman Library will be closed Wednesday morning, December 17, due to building maintenance. We expect to open at 1 PM. Stay tuned!

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Week Calendar

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

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10 am			This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group Come Together Jr. Camp 10:30am–12:00pm Children, Ages 0-5 Handley Library Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Handley Library Room: Benham Gallery Room Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5 Program Type: Reading Program, Story Sharing, STEAM, Workshops & Camps Registration Required Event Details: In this camp for our littlest friends, we will focus on connecting picture books and STEAM. Each day will feature science and nature explorations, art connections, and STEAM challenges with an emphasis on friendship and kindness.	This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group Come Together Jr. Camp 10:30am–12:00pm Children, Ages 0-5 Handley Library Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Handley Library Room: Benham Gallery Room Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5 Program Type: Reading Program, Story Sharing, STEAM, Workshops & Camps Registration Required Event Details: In this camp for our littlest friends, we will focus on connecting picture books and STEAM. Each day will feature science and nature explorations, art connections, and STEAM challenges with an emphasis on friendship and kindness.	This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group Come Together Jr. Camp 10:30am–12:00pm Children, Ages 0-5 Handley Library Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Handley Library Room: Benham Gallery Room Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5 Program Type: Reading Program, Story Sharing, STEAM, Workshops & Camps Registration Required Event Details: In this camp for our littlest friends, we will focus on connecting picture books and STEAM. Each day will feature science and nature explorations, art connections, and STEAM challenges with an emphasis on friendship and kindness.
11 am			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 Storytime Fun 11:00am–11:30am Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11 Clarke County 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 Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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! This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group This event is in the "Families" group Trit Trot to Bowman--Baby Time 11:00am–11:30am Children, Ages 0-5, Families Bowman Library This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group This event is in the "Families" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Bowman Library Room: BL Children's Room Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Families 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. Trit Trot to Bowman is a special program for infants, 0-18 months, their families and their caregivers. Disclaimer(s) Library Consent Statement for Photography and Video 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. 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 This event is in the "Teens (12+)" group This event is in the "Families" group "Science Heroes" with Talewise 11:00am–12:00pm Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Teens (12+), Families Handley Library 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 This event is in the "Teens (12+)" group This event is in the "Families" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Handley Library Room: Handley Robinson Auditorium Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Teens (12+), Families Program Type: Reading Program, Story Sharing, Music & Movement, STEAM Event Details: In this action-packed story, two unlikely heroes work together to save their town (and the planet) from a super-polluting mastermind!	This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group This event is in the "Families" group Storytime and Puppets: Together With Gardening 11:00am–11:30am Children, Ages 0-5, Families Bowman Library This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group This event is in the "Families" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Bowman Library Room: BL Children's Room Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Families Program Type: Story Sharing, Music & Movement, Storytimes Event Details: Enjoy a program perfect for preschoolers to learn through stories, rhymes, movement, and song. (Best for ages 3 & up) Come hear stories and songs about the joys of gardening with others! Disclaimer(s) Library Consent Statement for Photography and Video 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.		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 This event is in the "Families" group Storytime at the Airport 11:00am–11:30am Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Families Off Site Offsite Event 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 This event is in the "Families" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Families Program Type: Story Sharing, Music & Movement, STEAM, Storytimes Event Details: Don't miss storytime at Winchester Regional Airport with Mr. Ben! Hear a story, dance, and then get up close to PLANES!
12 pm		This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group This event is in the "Families" group Middle Grade Book Spotlight 12:00pm–12:15pm Ages 6-11, Families Virtual Events Virtual Event This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group This event is in the "Families" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Virtual Events Age Group: Ages 6-11, Families Program Type: Story Sharing, Virtual Programs Event Details: Middle Grade Book Spotlight: Looking for a new and exciting book to read? Join us 2nd and 4th Monday afternoons as books geared toward upper elementary and middle schoolers are presented and shared; each week is centered around a diffe
1 pm		This event is in the "Teens (12+)" group This event is in the "Families" group Teen Book Spotlight 1:00pm–1:15pm Teens (12+), Families Virtual Events Virtual Event This event is in the "Teens (12+)" group This event is in the "Families" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Virtual Events Age Group: Teens (12+), Families Program Type: Story Sharing, Virtual Programs Event Details: Want to read a "good" book and have no idea where to start?
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5 pm			This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group Story Builders 5:00pm–6:00pm Children, Ages 6-11 Handley Library This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Ages 6-11" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Handley Library Room: Outdoor West Esplanade Age Group: Children, Ages 6-11 Program Type: Story Sharing, STEAM Event Details: Are you ready for a challenge? Listen to a story and complete a creative, engineering challenge inspired by the book. Then, take home a Grab-and-Go Kit that includes all supplies and extension activities to do later.