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Join us for a Zoom Brown Bag with Books book club discussion! August 4th discussion is on The Year of Less by Cait Flanders.
The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store
In her late twenties, Cait Flanders found herself stuck in the consumerism cycle that grips so many of us: earn more, buy more, want more, rinse, repeat. Even after she worked her way out of nearly $30,000 of consumer debt, her old…
The Internet has turned traditional publishing and marketing paradigms upside down. The number of large publishing houses has shrunk. Those remaining are merging with other companies, developing smaller, less expensive imprints, and selling their bricks and mortar assets to become virtually based, all in an attempt to stay profitable. Mix these changes with the additional options for small press publishing, hybrid publishing, and self-publishing, and it is easy for new authors to get lost in…
Come spend some time in the Land of Rhythm and Rhyme!
This week, we'll focus on the Land of Rhythm and Rhyme Activity Badge and all of the virtual programs that accompany this. You will find these on Beanstack when you log into your account and click on the tab for Activity Badges. If you don't have your account set up, we have links at the bottom of this post to help you navigate our summer reading program.
If you have a Pre-Reader who is logging books read, scroll until…
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. …
Important: This course builds on prior instruction. While you are welcome to attend if you haven't participated in past classes and try to catch up, some teens may find it frustrating and difficult to do so. If you have prior experience with coding, you should be fine!Learn the basics of creating video games, then work together to create, troubleshoot, and inspire each other in video game development. Participants should bring their own laptop or chromebook with Python downloaded on it.…
Books provided by Winchester Book Gallery
About the Book: Fear the Reaper
A psychologist unearths America’s darkest secret through the terrors of an asylum in 1933 Virginia, where the elite aim to eliminate millions of "unfit" citizens.
The truths that have been erased from history come to life in this thriller about the nation's ugly and forgotten chapter.
Still haunted by the death of this wife and son during childbirth, psychologist and WWI vet Samuel Taylor accepts a position at…
This week we’re taking care of our family animal friends. Our pet pals!
We’re in our last week of our summer reading program, log your reading through the Beanstack App. This week’s badge challenge is Tails & Tales of Pet Pals, and you can complete the activities when you log on to Beanstack, go to the Summer 2021-Tails & Tales for Pre-Readers challenge, scroll down a bit and click on "Badges", then click on "Activity Badges." You'll then look for the Pet Pals…
Have you heard about Bowman Library's new Thursday Five O'Clock Spot? Every Thursday at Five O'Clock, there are fun things happening for school age children at Bowman Library. These hands-on programs promote creativity and problem solving and collaboration skills, and everyone who comes leaves with a smile!
1st Thursday: Imagination Station
This STEAM based program has activities for children of all ages, so bring the whole family to enjoy this program together. Each month has a…
Handley Regional Library System Weekly Media Brief
Winchester, VA (December 7, 2020) – Handley Regional Library System announces the following weekly updates and programs to the community:
Annual Gingerbread Jamboree Returns – Virtually!
The popular program loved by kids and families, The Gingerbread Jamboree, will return this year, but on the library system’s Facebook page. The Gingerbread Jamboree is an interactive program filled with a gingerbread read-aloud, puppet show, Grab-…