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Teen/Tween Summer Craft

As part of Teen Summer Reading at the County Library, we'll be hosting a Flower Pot Decorating craft on Thursday, June 8 at 4:00 pm. All supplies will be provided, so just bring your creativity and green thumb!

Basye Book Buddies: Basye

Basye Book Buddies is for children and their caregivers at the Basye-Orkney Springs Library. Join us Wednesdays, starting June 7th from 10-11am to read books, sing songs and have fun at the library. Contact the Basye-Orkney Springs Community Library for more information.

Summer Bingo: Mount Jackson

Come in to the Mount Jackson Community Library anytime to sign up for our Summer Reading Bingo! Complete a line up, down, across or diagonal on your Reading Bingo card, then turn your card in to get entered into a prize drawing and pick up a new card. Come in weekly for events like color your summer reading pouch! Contact the Mount Jackson Community Library for more information.

Holiday Closure

The County Library will be closed Monday, May 29 in observance of Memorial Day. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, May 30. For the schedules of our other locations, please contact these libraries directly.

Children's Library Hour: Ft. Valley

The Fort Valley Library will host a Children's Library Hour this summer on Friday mornings at 10:30 in June and July. Volunteer Susan Abraham will lead program activities by reading books that inspire art and design projects that the children will craft during each hour. We will explore a variety of ideas and materials that will build upon each child's experience and skill set so every child goes home with a project that expresses a story of their own creation. Contact the Fort Valley Community Library for more information.

New Online Resource

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Community Kick-Off: Strasburg

Join our community kick-off with Fire, Rescue and Police on June 3 from 10 until 11:30 in the library parking lot. The first fifty registrants will receive a surprise from the police force. Age groups for the reading program are 6-11 and 12-17. For more information, contact the Strasburg Community Library.

Salute to Hometown Heroes: New Market

The New Market Area Library invites you to "All Together Now: Salute to Hometown Heroes", a children's program for Flag Day on Wednesday, June 14 at 10:00 AM. Police Chief Chris Rinker and Benelli, as well as other town workers will be present. Contact the New Market Area Library for more information.

Summer Reading Kick-Off: County

Summer at the library is kicking-off in a big way! Join us on Friday, June 2 from 4:30-5:30 for a sidewalk party outside the library. We'll have bubbles, sidewalk chalk, music, and everyone who registers for the summer reading program at this event will get a free snoball from our friends at Sugar Creek Snowy & Sweet!

Strasburg Program

The Strasburg Community Library is pleased to announce that Knit & Knatter now will meet twice a month! Join us every first and third Thursday at 1:00 pm for a group work session of knitting and crocheting! Contact the library directly for more information. 

Strasburg Program

Join us at the Strasburg Community Library on the first Friday of each month at 1:00 pm for All Booked Up, a new kind of book discussion club. Join us for informal talks about 5-star and current reads. You'll leave with new reading buddies and "to-be-read" lists! This new program will meet regularly on the first Friday of every month.

 

LEGO Club at the County Library

LEGO Club is held on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at 4:30 PM (August-May). As always, this program is free and all materials are provided. We recommend this program for brick builders ages 5+.

Strasburg Story Times

 

The Strasburg Community Library offers weekly story time programs year-round. Wednesdays at 10:00 AM the library hosts Baby Rhyme Time. On Thursdays at 10:00 AM join us as we enjoy stories, songs, and crafts at Preschool Story Time. For more information and a list of monthly themes, contact the Strasburg Community Library.

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Avoid those fines and call us at 540-984-8200 or log in to your account online to renew your materials.

Storytime at the County Library

We invite children and their caregivers to join us for our weekly storytime programs! Preschool Storytime meets Tuesday mornings at 10:30 AM and appeals most to children ages 2-5. We check on our puppet friend, Hedgie, read books and sing songs.
The County Library offers a weekly School-Ager Story Time every Wednesday morning at 10:30 AM. School-aged kids, approximately ages 5-10, are invited to join us for longer read-alouds, great nonfiction titles, and even chapter book recommendations! This program will appeal to homeschoolers, preschool storytime graduates, and public school friends on holiday breaks.
Books & Babies meets Thursday mornings at 10:30 AM and is designed to engage infants 24 months and younger with their caregivers. At Books and Babies we read one short book, sing many songs, recite nursery rhymes, and play with puppets. At all our storytimes we make some noise and move around!
 
All children and their families are welcome at our storytime programs.  Call the library at (540) 984-8200 if you have any questions.

June 2023 Multiple Copy Fiction

Place a hold now to get in line for these books by popular authors:

Multiple copies of each title will be here in June. Keep up with your favorite author, or find a great new book! You can also view Multiple Copy Fiction for the past 12 months.

Cross DownJames Patterson6/5
Little Ray of SunshineKristan Higgins6/6
Little Italian HotelPhaedra Patrick6/6
Death Knells and Wedding BellsEva Gates6/6
Wind Knows My NameIsabel Allende6/6
Lady Tan's Circle of WomenLisa See6/6
Fire StrikeClive Cussler6/6
SurvivorIris Johansen6/6
Near MissStuart Woods6/6
Five-Star WeekendElin Hilderbrand6/13
Bad InfluenceRobert B Parker6/13
Private MoscowJames Patterson6/13
Only One LeftRiley Sager6/20
Welcome to Beach TownSusan Wiggs6/20
Happiness PlanSusan Mallery6/20
NemesisWilbur Smith6/20
Zero DaysRuth Ware6/20
Sound of SleighbellsJanet Dailey6/27
Beach at SummerlyBeatriz Williams6/27
Whispers at DuskHeather Graham6/27
Last SinnerLisa Jackson6/27
9th ManSteve Berry6/27
PalazzoDanielle Steel6/27

May 2023 Multiple Copy Fiction

Place a hold now to get in line for these books by popular authors:

Multiple copies of each title will be here in May. Keep up with your favorite author, or find a great new book! You can also view Multiple Copy Fiction for the past 12 months.

23rd MidnightJames Patterson5/1
Blow UpEllen Crosby5/2
Bride Wore WhiteAmanda Quick5/2
All the Days of SummerNancy Thayer5/2
Bad Bad Seymour BrownSusan Isaacs5/2
Wedding PlannerDanielle Steel5/2
FixitJoe Ide5/9
House on PrytaniaKaren White5/9
Quantum SolutionEric van Lustbader5/9
Independence SquareMartin Cruz Smith5/9
Private Life of Spies …Alexander McCall Smith5/9
Blue SkiesT.C. Boyle5/16
Lie MakerLinwood Barclay5/16
Heart's ChoiceTracie Peterson5/16
Old LionJeff Shaara5/16
Tell-tale BonesCarolyn Haines5/16
Libyan DiversionJoel C. Rosenberg5/16
Liar!Fern Michaels5/23
Lock-upJohn Banville5/23
Flash PointTom Clancy5/23
IdentityNora Roberts5/23
FalloutTom Clancy5/30
Weapons of OpportunityDale Brown5/30
Killing MoonJo Nesbo5/30

April 2023 Multiple Copy Fiction

Place a hold now to get in line for these books by popular authors:

Multiple copies of each title will be here in April. Keep up with your favorite author, or find a great new book! You can also view Multiple Copy Fiction for the past 12 months.

HomecomingKate Morton4/4
Romantic Comedy Curtis Sittenfeld4/4
City WallsLoren D. Estleman4/4
TrackersCharles Frazier4/11
Standing in the ShadowsPeter Robinson4/11
Fourth EnemyAnne Perry4/11
Dark AngelJohn Sandford4/11
My Heart Will Find YouJude Deveraux4/11
Not the Ones DeadDana Stabenow4/13
City of DreamsDon Winslow4/18
Golden DovesMartha Hall Kelly4/18
Shadow of DeathHeather Graham4/18
Where Coyotes HowlSandra Dallas4/18
Silver AlertLee Smith4/18
Who Cries for the LostC.S. Harris4/18
Simply LiesDavid Baldacci4/18
Paper CutsEllery Adams4/25
Small MerciesDennis Lehane4/25
Last RemainsElly Griffiths4/25
Murder on Bedford StreetVictoria Thompson4/25
Mother of the Bride MurderLeslie Meier4/25
Shell BeachDavis Bunn4/25
RescueT. Jefferson Parker4/25
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