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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Our teen book spotlight this week is on new YA books, because let’s be honest--who doesn’t love a new book? The titles featured in this week’s book talk (and listed below) are titles that are new to us at the Handley Regional Library System over the past couple of months. These books and more can be found by searching the catalog using the search tag #2020yanewbooks as well as on Libby and Hoopla. Check back next week for a new teen book spotlight and if you have any book…
Our Teen 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 graphic…
Our teen book spotlight this week is on books that feature book titles that share the same title as songs!!! That’s right--these books have the same titles as songs you may or may not know but they will have you humming and possibly getting a song stuck in your head as you read these amazing titles!! Some of these titles even have their own musical themes woven throughout, some even with their own playlist, and we have an amazing offering of realistic, fantasy, and even science…
We all need some escape every once in a while, even more so when we’re cooped up indoors and hounded by frightening news stories. That’s why I’ve compiled a list of fun, escapist novels for you to enjoy! From more recent releases to well-loved classics, these books are sure to give you a break from the stresses of life during a pandemic.
Newer Releases
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
There’s no getting around it, this book has an odd premise: a woman named Lillian is hired by an…
Our middle grade book spotlight this week is all about Tales Into Movies!! We are taking a look at some books that were the inspiration for various movies and TV shows that have been made either recently or in the past and you may not have even known that they were from a book! There are some people who love to read the book first and then see the movie or vice versa so feel free to read these in any order you prefer and then compare the source material to the visual. We have…
Our teen book spotlight this week is all about Tales Into Movies!! We are taking a look at some books that were the inspiration for various movies and TV shows that have been made either recently or in the past and you may not have even known that they were from a book! There are some people who love to read the book first and then see the movie or vice versa so feel free to read these in any order you prefer and then compare the source material to the visual. We have an…
Our teen book spotlight this week is all about Tales of the Real!!! We are exploring everything nonfiction which is one of my favorites to read! With nonfiction, there is literally something for every interest and even topics you have never even heard about. I highly suggest taking a look at the new nonfiction books when you come to the library because there is always an amazing selection--we even have a bonus selection because there were too many to choose from. We have…
Get ready for spring cleaning!
Book drop-off dates for donations of gently used books, DVDs, CDs, video games, and sheet music as Saturday, May 18th from 9AM-12PM at Bowman Library in Stephens City. Volunteers and staff will be onsite to accept donations from the community during this time. The book drop-off will benefit the Summer Used Book Sale. The book sale is sponsored by Friends of Handley Regional Library.
Read more about book donations here.