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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Handley Regional Library System Weekly Media Brief: May 3 – May 8
Winchester, VA (May 3, 2021) – Handley Regional Library System announces the following weekly updates and programs to the community:
Book Donation Drop at Bowman Library on May 8th 9AM-12PM
Handley Regional Library System and the Friends of Handley Regional Library System announce the long-awaited book donation drop-off at Bowman Library. Books, (in good condition) DVDs, CDs, electronic games, and sheet music…
Our teen book spotlight this week is all about Tales From the Beyond!!! We are taking a look at books that are science fiction and/or set in outer space so there is a wide variety of options this week. Science Fiction is defined as anything that could possibly happen in the future so there is anything from robots to government anarchy, and time traveling; we are exploring anything that you can possibly imagine happening in the future no matter how abstract or far fetched it may seem…
Our teen book spotlight this week is all about Tales From Time Past!!! Our titles this week are all historical fiction stories; this is one of my favorite genres because it provides an opportunity to read about times and events in history that many times we do not know much, if anything, about because they are not taught in typical school classes. Historical fiction books are filled with true facts (authors need to do a ton of research) and many times the characters are inspired by…
Hola amigos de la biblioteca! This week we’ll celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month at the library. Head over to join the fun and type into the search bar above, #labiblioteca for some great titles you can check out.
Here is a look at our fall pre-reader programs. You can find more information about each program or register where requested on our library calendar.
Here are a few library and Spanish songs for your week:
A Book For Me!
I'm heading to the library
To find…
Our middle grade book spotlight this week is all about Tales From Time Past!!! Our titles this week are all historical fiction stories; this is one of my favorite genres because it provides an opportunity to read about times and events in history that many times we do not know much, if anything, about because they are not taught in typical school classes. Historical fiction books are filled with true facts (authors need to do a ton of research) and many times the characters are…
Our middle grade book spotlight this week is all about Possibilities of Adventure!! We are taking a look at books that have an element of adventure to them--but that word may mean different things to different individuals. For some, adventure could be climbing Mount Everest while to others, adventure for them may mean trying a new pizza topping for Friday night dinner; you can even live vicariously through the characters in an adventure packed story. We have an awesome…
Our teen book spotlight this week is all about Tales of Summer Adventures!!! The titles for this week are to help you get ready to kick off your summer adventures as well as to jump start our Summer Reading Program! All of these stories take place during the summer months but each are unique in their adventures. Some of our characters are away at various camps having traditional summer adventures while others are trying to figure out who they are and what they want out of life…
Our middle grade book spotlight this week is all about Tales of Summer Adventures!!! The titles for this week are to help you get ready to kick off your summer adventures as well as to jump start our Summer Reading Program! All of these stories take place during the summer months but each are unique in their adventures. Some of our characters are away at various camps having traditional summer adventures while others are trying to figure out who they are and what they want out…
Our Middle Grade book spotlight this week is is the fourth and final part of a series we have been working through over the course of our past spotlights! Over the past few weeks, we have worked our way through the alphabet as we use letters for inspiration as each title starts with the next letter in order. This week we are moving on to the final part of the alphabet with books that start with a S through Z giving us eight amazing books to explore; we have everything from humor…