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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NEW AT CLARKE: a PM book club! For all you book lovers out there who can't make it to our 11 am monthly meet-up, we now offer an evening option at 6 pm! Our first meet-up will be at the Clarke County Library on January 9th at 6 pm; after that, we'll meet the first Thursday of each month at 6 pm. January marks a new year! So we've decided to use Book Club to meet some new people: this month, choose a biography or memoir to read and then join us on the 9th at 6 pm to talk about your…
Our middle grade book spotlight this week is on books that are some of my all time favorites!!! These are the books that kept me reading till 3:00 in the morning, left me speechless and filled with emotions (including some crying on the couch), wanting to talk about it with someone instantly, and then telling everyone else they have to read it! Some of these books are standalone titles while a few start a series; this was such a hard list to make. These books and more can be found…
Join us for Third Thursday Book Club at 11 am at the Clarke County Library!In May, we celebrate Star Wars Day on May the Fourth, so I thought it only appropriate that we all delve into the magical and vast world of science fiction and fantasy! So, for our May book club, everyone can choose their own science fiction or fantasy book and be ready to discuss your pick at our monthly meet-up! Science fiction and fantasy is a very broad category that covers everything from magic to time travel,…
Join us for our evening Book Club at 6 pm on the first Thursday of the month at Clarke County Library!In May, we celebrate Star Wars Day on May the Fourth, so I thought it only appropriate that we all delve into the magical and vast world of science fiction and fantasy! So, for our May book club, everyone can choose their own science fiction or fantasy book and be ready to discuss your pick at our monthly meet-up! Science fiction and fantasy is a very broad category that covers everything from…
The Handley Library branch is excited to be partnering with Blue Ridge Hospice to provide a new tabletop roleplaying game-based grief support program, “Adventures Through Grief!” Tap into your creativity, build interpersonal skills, and learn to train your dragons as their Grief Counselors and Music Therapists take on the role of Game Master to guide you on the task of navigating life after losing a loved one.
Blue Ridge Hospice describes this program as “a new and…
Our teen book spotlight this week is focused on books that have recently been added to our collection meaning they are new!!!! New books are the best; they have a new book smell and there is just something about being one of the first people to read it. We are featuring some amazing fiction this time including titles from a few of our favorite and most popular authors as well as some of my personal favorites from the past few months! These books and more can be found by…
Our teen book spotlight this week is focused on books that have recently been added to our collection meaning they are new!!!! New books are the best; they have a new book smell and there is just something about being one of the first people to read it. We are featuring some amazing fiction and nonfiction this time including titles from a few our favorite and most popular authors! These books and more can be found by searching the catalog using the search tag #2021yanewbooks…
Our teen book spotlight this week is focused on books that have recently been added to our collection meaning they are new!!!! New books are the best; they have a new book smell and there is just something about being one of the first people to read it. We are featuring some amazing fiction this time including fantasy, novels in verse, and nonfiction as well as some of my personal favorites from the past few months! These books and more can be found by searching the catalog…