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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…
We have finally reached the end of 2020 and it is now time to start setting those goals and thinking about what we want to accomplish in the next year. If you have a goal to read more books or even just to finish one, then this week’s middle grade book spotlight is perfect to help you jumpstart that mission. Our middle grade book spotlight this week is on chapter books that are the first books in a series!! I think one of the best ways to find yourself reading more is to fall…
Our Middle Grade book spotlight this week is focused on books that have some amazing Colorful Covers!!! Let’s be real here for a minute because we all judge and choose a book on the front cover (most of the time) even though we are told not to do so, but that can honestly lead us to read some books that we would not have picked up otherwise. Since we are choosing these books based on their front covers, then we have an amazing selection that are all completely different from…
Our Middle Grade 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. There is a great mix of realistic, nonfiction, historical, and humorous this week; there is literally something for everyone! These books and more can be found by searching the catalog using the search tag #…