New Market Adult Program
Join us at the New Market Area Library on Sunday, April 28 at 2:00 pm as we host Christine Jorgensen, Extension Master Gardener with the Northern Shenandoah Valley Master Gardener Association. Her talk is entitled "Rain Gardens and Why They Matter." Learn the purpose of rain gardens as well as their value in the landscape. A tour of the rain gardens at the library will follow the talk, weather permitting. This program is free, and no registration is required.
Strasburg Small Business Seminars
Calling all entrepreneurs! The Strasburg Community Library, in collaboration with the Town of Strasburg, will host Small Business Seminars every third Tuesday of the month at 5:00 pm. Topics in the past have included "How to Start a Small Business," "One-Hour Website," and "How to Use AI Ethically in Your Small Business." This program is free, and all are welcome to join us.
Strasburg Program
Join us at the Strasburg Community Library as we welcome Ruth Hoffman, who will speak on the history of her great-grandmother's friendship quilt. Ms. Hoffman will join us on Monday, April 8 at 5:00 pm; Monday, April 15 at 11:30 am; and Sunday, April 28 at 2:00 pm. The quilt itself will be on display from April 8-30. Please join us.
Tax Information
It's tax time again. Click the link below for information on downloadable tax forms and free tax preparation assistance. Please note: Such preparation assistance is not available at the County Library.
Chess for Kids: County
Kids, tweens, and teens are invited to get together at the County Library in Edinburg to play chess. Players of all skill levels are welcome. This is a meet-up program where participants can learn from one another, there will not be formal instruction. A limited number of chess sets will be available or players can bring their own. Meet-ups will take place on the following Tuesdays at 4:30 PM: January 30, February 27, April 2, April 30, and May 28.
New Market Story Times
The New Market Area Library hosts two, monthly storytime programs for children. Books and Babies is held the first Wednesday of each month through May at 10 AM for ages birth to three. Preschool Storytime is held on the third Friday of each month through May at 10 AM for ages three to five.
For children's storytimes, if Shenandoah County Schools are closed, the storytime is cancelled. If schools are going late, storytime will be held.
For more information, contact the New Market Area Library.
Craft Night: Mt. Jackson
This is a drop-in program recommended for school-aged children. Contact the Mt. Jackson Community Library for more information.
LEGO Club: County Library
LEGO Club at the County Library is held on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at 4:30 PM (starting August 24). As always, this program is free and all materials are provided. We recommend this program for brick builders ages 5+.
Mount Jackson Story Time
The Mount Jackson Community Library offers a story time program for preschool aged children on the second Wednesday of every month at 10:00 AM. Contact the Mt. Jackson Community Library for more information.
Lego Night: Mount Jackson
The Mount Jackson Community Library offers a LEGO Night on the first Thursday of each month from 6:30-7:30 pm. This program is suggested for school aged children and no registration is required. Contact the Mt. Jackson Community Library for more information.
Basye Book Buddies: Basye
Basye Book Buddies is for children and their caregivers at the Basye-Orkney Springs Library. Join us Wednesdays from 10-11am to read books, sing songs and have fun at the library. Contact the Basye-Orkney Springs Community Library for more information.
Knit and Knatter: Strasburg
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.
All Booked Up: Strasburg
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 program will meet regularly on the first Friday of every month in the Quiet Room.
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.
Storytime at the County Library
May 2024 Multiple Copy Fiction
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April 2024 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.