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This morning (January 18), the Stewart Bell, Jr. Archives received a wonderful gift – an original Lord Fairfax Land Grant document! We would like to give a huge thank you to Mike Robinson, Winchester Tales, and everyone involved! This is an example of a community coming together to preserve a piece of its heritage.
We will work with conservators to preserve the document, and the original will be on display at the Winchester Tales book signing on January 30th at Solenberger’s…
It's time to party! Our storytime theme for the week is Fiesta and we'll have music, rhymes, and stories about celebrations, including DĂa de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead. DĂa de los Muertos is a holiday celebrated throughout Mexico to honor our loved ones who have gone on before us. To learn more, join the Bowman Library for a DĂa de los Muertos Celebration this Saturday, November 2 at 11:00 am.
We have selected some wonderful books to highlight for this week and…
We have an ocean of books this week! Enter the Land of the Ocean Deep this week for your summer reading!
This week, we'll focus on the Land of the Ocean Deep 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 aren't registered, there is plenty of time and we have links below to help you navigate the summer reading challenge.
If you have a…
Join us in participating in the "All the Feels" Youth Winter Reading Challenge located on our library website and on Beanstack.
In this emoji-themed reading challenge from January 1–31, readers of all ages will explore how reading helps process and express emotions with mindfulness by logging reading, completing activities, and writing book reviews. Each completion receives a badge and fills in a space on the virtual bingo card.
From reading and listening to writing an emoji-only book review…
It’s fall and our feathered friends are heading south. After all, it’s their Family Tradition! Speaking of family traditions, have you joined our reading challenge? We have lots of great opportunities to explore the season together as a family. Head over to http://handleyregional.org/fallreadingchallenge to learn more and sign up today!
Now, about those birds… In the search bar above, type in the tag: #snugglewithabird and you’ll see some of our favorite bird books, such as The Blue…
Meet famous authors and illustrators as we rock out at the library for our love of reading in partnership with the Shenandoah University Children’s Literature Conference. Join us for the this 6th Annual Event to meet special authors and illustrators, including:
VANESSA BRANTLEY-NEWTON
MATTHEW CORDELL
EDWARD HEMINGWAY
LEUYEN PHAM
...and surprise book character friends!
as they parade down to the streets in front of the library. Enjoy live music and photo booth fun from…
We have several new virtual programs for kids and teens on social media @handleyregional on Facebook this week:
Tuesday 5/5 at 2PM: Pop-up Crafternoons
Wednesday 5/6 at 11AM: Storytime and Puppets
Thursday 5/7 at 2PM: Storybook Yoga
Friday 5/8 at 4PM: Lego Club Live
Saturday 5/9 at 1PM: Read to Some Bunny
Saturday 5/9 at 8PM: Bedtime Stories
Chess enthusiasts come and play!
Play chess to learn or strengthen your skills of the game.
Players of all ages and strengths are welcome to come and play.
We gather every week on Saturday mornings to play casual chess games.
Chess at Bowman Library is a volunteer-run program.
Chess sets and space are provided. Instructors are present when their schedule permits.
Sponsored and affiliated with the Stephens City Chess Club and the Shenandoah Valley Chess Club.
We have a new program from the Stewart Bell Jr. Archives at Handley Library!
Genetic Genealogy: Understanding DNA Results will take place on May 7th at 2PM and is free and open to the public. The seminar, presented in two parts, will provide a general introduction to DNA Genealogy and include sections on understanding mt DNA, Y-DNA, and Autosomal DNA results. The seminar will be presented by Shannon Combs-Bennett, QG, PLCGS, an award winning author and genealogical lecturer…
Volunteers will be on hand to collect your gently used books (in good, clean condition), DVDs, music CDs, audiobooks on CD and electronic games in the Bowman Library parking lot. We wish we could accept every book that is donated, but we simply don't have the space! Many books we receive cannot be sold and it takes time and energy to deal with these donations. The Friends of HRLS is run on volunteer power, so please go through your donations before bringing them to us and discard items…