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New Exhibit at Handley Library – The Strength of Women: Suffragette Movement
Our display this month shows elements of the local fight for women’s right to vote. The display highlights Fannie Baker Dunlap, who registered for the vote on October 2, 1920 at 56 years of age, and Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon, a member of the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia. In fact, Winchester’s first two women, Isabel E. Baker and Frances W. Beverly, registered to vote on August 27, 1920 – exactly 100…
About the author:Patricia Harman has spent over thirty years caring for women as a midwife,first as a lay-midwife, and later as a nurse-midwife in teaching hospitals and a community hospital birthing center. She became an RN as the first step in getting licensed as certified nurse midwife. In 1985 she began her training at the University of Minnesota where she received her MSN in Nurse-Midwifery. She has been a nurse-midwife on the faculty of The Ohio State University, Case Western Reserve…
Are you Ready to Read this week? We’re having some Thanksgiving fun with some books highlighting some turkey trouble.
As you connect with family this Thanksgiving week, consider taking a moment to join our Family Traditions Reading Challenge. Head over to our Family Traditions page where you’ll find information on how to sign up through Beanstack. Then over the holidays, you can read, log, and win!
We have so many wonderful books on turkeys and their place in the Thanksgiving holiday. You…
This Valentine's day, try a movie you might not have picked for yourself! Join us in the lower level for a double feature showing of Pride and Prejudice, followed by Fight club!
Doors open at 6:00. Pride and Prejudice will begin at 6:30; Fight Club will begin around 8:30. No registration required. Drinks and snacks will be provided, but feel free to bring your own!
"Sparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr.…
In this installment of the Pushing My Shelf blog series, Adrienne talks about reading some adult graphic novels that she normally might not pick up.
This month we thought we would do a blog series for the Push Your Shelf Bingo Challenge. The challenge is to complete Bingo squares that “push your shelf.” In other words, read or try something that you might not ordinarily consider; something not typically found on your bookshelf. Find out more here.
To cheer you on some participating…
Valentine's Day might be over, but it's not too late to have a free date night at Handley! For this double feature, try a movie you might not have picked for yourself! Join us in the lower level for a double feature showing of Pride and Prejudice, followed by Fight club!
Doors open at 6:00. Pride and Prejudice will begin at 6:30; Fight Club will begin around 8:30. No registration required. Drinks and snacks will be provided, but feel free to bring your own…
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…