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Join real life friends Raina Telgemeier and Ben Hatke for a light hearted conversation about comics, travel and life!
Raina is the author and illustrator of the graphic novels Smile, Drama, Sisters, Ghosts, and Guts, all #1 New York Times bestsellers. Her accolades include six Eisner Awards, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, a Stonewall Honor, and many Best-of and Notables lists.
Ben Hatke is the author and illustrator of over a dozen books including the #1 New York Times bestselling …
Children have an innate curiosity in them starting in infancy. We, as caregivers and parents, often see this curiosity used through our children’s senses (taste, touch, etc.). But little do we think about how this curiosity is a basic building block that forms how our children are learning. This innate curiosity then leads to our children developing a sense of initiative, creativity, imagination, and –eventually– cognitive and behavioral self-regulation. The human brain and body are…
Handley Regional Library System announces the following weekly updates and programs to the community:
Shenandoah Valley Archives Fair this Week!
Join us for a virtual Shenandoah Valley Archives Fair which will feature regional Archivists who will be discussing the "State of the Archives" in the time of COVID-19. This panel discussion will include information on site's hours, collections, and much more. A question and answer period will follow. More information on participants to follow.…
Award-winning singer, guitarist and storyteller Andrew McKnight comes to Little Noon Music to perform with a little help from Zoom.
Singer, writer and guitarist Andrew McKnight's solo performances are powerful and entertaining one-man theatre, delivered with the warmth and down-home comfort native to his northern Virginia Blue Ridge home. He weaves his finely-crafted songs and nimble flatpicking together with humorous stories and poetic drama, while the musical soundscape traverses…
Are you ready to read this week? We’re ready to hop back into reading all summer long, beginning with some Tails of Frogs and Polliwogs!
Get ready to read, log, and win all summer with a new theme each week. Head to HandleyRegional.org/YouthSummerReading for all the details on how you can earn virtual raffle tickets towards prizes and free books from the library as you log your reading through the Beanstack App.
We also have badge challenges you can complete…
With our branches closed and physical checkouts currently suspended, you may think that there's no way to get graphic novels with your library card. That's not the case at all! As much as we've been promoting our new graphic novel collection for adults, it's definitely not the only option available to you. The library now offers you more ways than ever to get your graphic novel fix, even while social distancing.
Our Blue Ridge Download Consortium digital collection already offers some…
Are you ready to read this week? We’re heading to the farm to visit our Farm Friends!
Have you signed up for our summer reading program? You can read, log, and win with a new theme each week. Head to HandleyRegional.org/YouthSummerReading for all the details on how you can earn virtual raffle tickets towards prizes and free books from the library as you log your reading through the Beanstack App.
This week’s badge challenge is Tails & Tales of Farm Friends and you can…