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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Join us for Third Thursday Book Club at 11 am at the Clarke County Library!Shorter days should also mean shorter stories. For November, choose any book of short stories and be ready to discuss your pick at our monthly meet-up! Don't have time for multiple tales, then try just one short story: read a book with fewer than 200 pages. Clarke, Handley, and Bowman libraries have a large selection of short stories to choose from. Ask a librarian to help you find one that you'll love!Even if you didn't…
Join us for Third Thursday Book Club at 11 am at The Barns of Rose Hill, next door to the Clarke County Library!
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 16th at 11 am to talk about your selection! Clarke, Bowman, and Handley libraries have a large selection of biographies to choose from! Ask a librarian to help you find one that you'll love or grab a memoir about your favorite…
Our middle grade book spotlight this week is on books that have numbers in their titles!!! There are times when titles need more than just words to describe what is happening and to catch your attention as you browse the shelves. We have a great mixture of fantasy, nonfiction, realistic, sports, and more so there is something for everyone and the titles are easy to remember because numbers do make a difference! These books and more can be found by searching the catalog using the…
Our middle grade book spotlight this week is all about humorous books as April is National Humor Month!!! Books are some of the best ways to get some laughs and are filled with so many different types of humor; some catch you by surprise while there are others that are ones that could actually happen or that you wish would actually happen. If you are ever in need of a good laugh or a better day, check out one of these--we have some that are in diary/journal format while others are…
Our Middle Grade book spotlight this week is the third part of a series we have been working through over the course of our past spotlights! Over the next few weeks, we will be working our way through the alphabet as we use letters for inspiration as each title starts with the next letter in order. This week we are moving on to the third part of the alphabet with books that start with a M through R giving us six amazing books to explore; we have everything from nonfiction to…
Our teen book spotlight this week is focused on books that are all school inspired to get us into the back to school groove! The start of a new school year is filled with all sorts of different emotions and these stories are ones that are as well but in all of them, the school plays an integral role either in the setting, developing friendships and relationships, making decisions for the future, and so much more. Hopefully these titles will help to get the school year started off…
Our Teen book spotlight this week is the fourth and final part of a series we have been working through over the course of our past spotlights! Over the past few weeks, we have worked our way through the alphabet as we use letters for inspiration as each title starts with the next letter in order. This week we are moving on to the final part of the alphabet with books that start with a S through Z giving us eight amazing books to explore; we have everything from nonfiction to…
Our teen book spotlight this week is focused on graphic novels!!! Graphic novels are incredibly visual stories that can feature pretty much anything fiction and nonfiction. Done in the style of comic books, there is a huge variety of choices; literally something for everyone so even if you have never read one before, you will definitely be able to find something. For our talk this week, we have a great selection of nonfiction, fantasy, historical, humor, and realistic to get…
Our teen book spotlight this week is on books that feature siblings because you know family always leads to some crazy times and amazing memories! We have a great mix of realistic, fantasy, historical, and dystopian; I love books that feature siblings because they can be featured in any genre. These books and more can be found by searching the catalog using the search tag #yasiblings as well as on Libby and Hoopla. Check back next week for a new teen book spotlight and if you…
Our teen book spotlight this week is on books that feature a main character who is passionate about writing since it is the start of NaNoWriMo! NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month and it takes place every November. The goal of this month is to encourage individuals to explore their creative writing side; you set a goal for how many words you want to write throughout the month and then you start your story and see where it takes you. These titles serve as…