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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Our Middle Grade book spotlight this week is focused on books that feature some shocking and epic plot twists! I do not know about you, but I love a book that you think you know where it is going but then, out of nowhere, the author turns everything on its head and everything is different--and it makes total sense when you think back to what happened leading up to the reveal. All of our titles this week have at least one of these moments, making for some exciting reads to start the…
Our middle grade book spotlight this week is all about Possibilities of Relationships!! We are exploring books this week that are all about what it means to have a relationship from friendship and siblings and families because those all play a role in our lives and books allow us to learn and explore and then maybe implement in our own lives what we have learned. Relationships are there to help you through the good times as well as the tough so find those people who you can lean on…
Our teen 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…
Our teen book spotlight this week is on YA books that are all about holidays during this time of year as well as a little bit of cold weather! This week, we have a unique gathering of fiction, nonfiction, and story collections; some mysterious, others romantic, and a handful all about friends and family. These books and more can be found by searching the catalog using the search tag #yaholidaystories as well as on Libby and Hoopla. Check back next week for a new teen book spotlight…
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…
Benjamin Franklin is credited with saying: “Beer is proof that God loves and wants us to be happy.” It is a good story even if it may not be true. I am happy with the rise of microbrews and craft breweries, favoring hoppy ales or IPAs over the typical American lagers. Not surprisingly (since we cover almost everything) we have books on beer (not to mention wine and other spirits) in the library’s collection.
My Google Maps search shows four breweries in the Winchester area that…
Our teen book spotlight this week is on some of our favorite staff pick reads!!! To help us kick off these summer months filled with reading, we are sharing some of our favorite books so you can have some amazing titles to help you get started or to help you get out of a reading slump if that is where you find yourself. We have a great mixture of nonfiction, realistic, first in a series and more so there is something for everyone or maybe something to read outside of your book comfort…
Our teen book spotlight this week is all about Tales That Inspire!!! This is the final week for the 2021 Summer Reading Program and we are using this week as a launching point for you all to be inspired going into the new school year! Inspiration means something different to everyone; some people will want to try new things while others may take on a challenge to better themselves and the world around them or maybe you just need some encouragement to get you through the day or even…
Handley Regional Library System and the Friends of the Handley Regional Library System are excited to announce the “Expect the Unexpected” Friends Used Book Sale running August 10-22 at Bowman Library. This book sale has several new safety adjustments due to COVID-19. Patrons will need to make an appointment to shop with a 1-hour time limit (following the library system’s adjusted public hours) by contacting Barbara Dickinson, Executive Director of the Friends of the Handley…
Our teen book spotlight this week is on books that have been made into movies!! Let’s be real for a second--there are a ton of books that have been made into movies and the majority of them are not nearly as good as the source material. The titles we are featuring this week are examples (at least in my opinion) of books that are better than the movie and I encourage you to read them and prove me otherwise! These books and more can be found by searching the catalog using the…