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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Get your brick on in this weekly building challenge. Program is intended for all ages.
Book prices will range from $1-$2. Many items are sorted into categories for shoppers to look through. Additionally, there will be children's books, DVDs & CDs, fiction, and paperback books.
Patrons may enter and exit the sale through the back exterior emergency exit door of the Bowman Meeting Room leading to the parking lot (look for the "Used Book Sale Today" sign and red feather flag)
Payment is by cash, credit card, or check.
Please, no book…
Get your brick on in this weekly building challenge. Program is intended for Ages 6+.
The new logo is now one color and has the word “system” added to it to represent how the non-profit group supports the entire library system - Bowman Library, Clarke County Library, and Handley Library - through funding of materials, programs, and services for patrons.
“For so many years, we’ve been known as the Friends of the Handley Regional Library,” says Barbara Dickinson, Executive Director for the Friends of the Handley Regional Library System. “When the library system went through the…
Have you always wanted to check out a Youth Services program at Handley Library, but you’d been a little nervous about how to get yourself and all your kids from the car into the building? Maybe you’ve found our plan your visit page, but you still have questions? I get it, it’s a daunting task; street parking, stairs to the entrance, and a difficult to find elevator. Maybe you’ve lugged a car seat up those winding stairs a few times, but never found the elevator! Or you’ve come with your…
Winchester, VA (January 25, 2021) – Handley Regional Library System announces the following weekly updates and programs to the community:
Donation of Lord Fairfax Land Grant to Stewart Bell Jr. Archives
The Archives received an original Fairfax land grant as a donation from Mike Robinson, author of Winchester Tales. Mr. Robinson returned to the Archives to make a monetary donation to the Archives and the Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society from donations raised by the…
Join us to celebrate the release of a new book by local author Brenda Nelson: The Life and Times of Robert Orrick.
In the nineteenth century Robert Orrick (ca. 1827–1902) was the best-known African American in Winchester. While enslaved, he began a hauling service, which in freedom he built into a large livery service. U.S. mail carrier, Methodist minister, farmer, property owner, businessman, community leader, philanthropist, Orrick left his mark on Winchester. In her book Brenda…
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Inventory created by Archives Staff 03/88. Last revised 05/22.
ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: Collection is open to all researchers.
TECHNICAL RESTRICTIONS: Some items in this collection are only available as digital copies. A computer is required to access and view these items. Please ask Archives staff for assistance.
USE RESTRICTIONS: Restrictions may apply concerning the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult a member of the archives staff for…
Are you looking for your next great read? Visit our Information Desks to ask for one of our free Recommended Reading Guides and get staff tips and tricks on making the most of a catalog search. Plus, here are four great tools to help you find just the right title.
NoveList: Novelist helps you determine what you like and then makes recommendations. NoveList uses a combination of tools, which include providing curated lists grouped by theme and subgenre (such as romance/regency rogues…