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Teen Video Contest
Repeats every day until Wed Mar 31 2010 .
03/18/2010 (All day)
Headquarters
Porter
Salem Church
Snow
Cooper
Montross
Newton
Teens

Enter our video contest for teens to celebrate "Teen Tech Week- Learn, Create, Share @ Your Library." Create a 1-3 minute movie about “why the library is important to you” and submit it via our online submission form. Winner(s) will be featured on the library’s Web site. Submissions accepted March 1-March 31. Contact your librarian to book filming time with our Flip cameras. Vote online for your favorites beginning April 1-7. See http://teens.librarypoint.org for rules and details. Grades 7-12.

Preschool Time
Repeats every week every Thursday until Wed Mar 31 2010 .
03/18/2010 - 10:30am - 11:00am
Headquarters
Babies/Toddlers/Pre-K
Stories, songs, and fingerplays. Ages 4-5 and storytime-experienced 3s with a caregiver. Thursdays, March 4, 11, 18, and 25, 10:30-11:00. Sign-up begins February 1.
Art Film - Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
03/18/2010 - 7:00pm - 8:45pm
Headquarters
Adults

From the 1940s to the 1990s, film director Federico Fellini was Italy's most distinctive stylist of cinema. He was unrivaled in his skill to translate an extremely personal vision to artistry on the big screen. For this intensive examination, the "Maestro" allowed unlimited introspective interviews. Technicians and actors--including Donald Sutherland, Terence Stamp, and Roberto Benigni--also give very frank insights. Chock full of clips from his movies, for the true student of cinema. 105 min / 2002 / DVD College through adult.

Teen Video Contest
03/19/2010 (All day)
Headquarters
Porter
Salem Church
Snow
Cooper
Montross
Newton
Teens

Enter our video contest for teens to celebrate "Teen Tech Week- Learn, Create, Share @ Your Library." Create a 1-3 minute movie about “why the library is important to you” and submit it via our online submission form. Winner(s) will be featured on the library’s Web site. Submissions accepted March 1-March 31. Contact your librarian to book filming time with our Flip cameras. Vote online for your favorites beginning April 1-7. See http://teens.librarypoint.org for rules and details. Grades 7-12.

Alphabet Soup
Repeats every week every Friday until Wed Mar 31 2010 .
03/19/2010 - 10:30am - 11:00am
Headquarters
Babies/Toddlers/Pre-K

Stories, songs, and fun for families and daycares. Ages 2-5. Fridays, March 5 and 12 – St. Patrick’s Day, 19 and 26, April 23 and 30 – El Dia de los Ninos, May 14, 21, and 28, 10:30-11:00.

Teen Video Contest
03/20/2010 (All day)
Headquarters
Porter
Salem Church
Snow
Cooper
Montross
Newton
Teens

Enter our video contest for teens to celebrate "Teen Tech Week- Learn, Create, Share @ Your Library." Create a 1-3 minute movie about “why the library is important to you” and submit it via our online submission form. Winner(s) will be featured on the library’s Web site. Submissions accepted March 1-March 31. Contact your librarian to book filming time with our Flip cameras. Vote online for your favorites beginning April 1-7. See http://teens.librarypoint.org for rules and details. Grades 7-12.

Saturday Tales
Repeats every month on the Saturday and on the Saturday until Mon May 31 2010 .
03/20/2010 - 10:30am - 10:50am
Headquarters
Babies/Toddlers/Pre-K
Elementary School Kids

Stories and fun for families. Saturdays, March 6 and 20, April 3 and 17, May 1 and 15, 10:30-10:50.

Free Tax Preparation
Repeats every week on February, March, April every Saturday until Sun Apr 11 2010 .
03/20/2010 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Headquarters
Adults

Volunteers from AARP will prepare and file electronically your federal and state tax returns. Tuesdays, January 19-April 13, 5:00-8:00 and Saturdays, January 23-April 10, from 1:00 to 4:00.

PAWS for Reading
03/20/2010 - 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Headquarters
Elementary School Kids
Reading with therapy dogs trained to be avid listeners. The library provides books, or bring a favorite. Practice your reading and collect a bookmark, too. Grades K-6. Sign up to book your time. Saturday, March 20, 1:30-3:00. Sign-up begins February 1. Saturday, April 24, 1:30-3:00. Sign-up begins March 1. Saturday, May 15, 1:30-3:00. Sign-up begins April 1.
Teen Video Contest
03/21/2010 (All day)
Headquarters
Porter
Salem Church
Snow
Cooper
Montross
Newton
Teens

Enter our video contest for teens to celebrate "Teen Tech Week- Learn, Create, Share @ Your Library." Create a 1-3 minute movie about “why the library is important to you” and submit it via our online submission form. Winner(s) will be featured on the library’s Web site. Submissions accepted March 1-March 31. Contact your librarian to book filming time with our Flip cameras. Vote online for your favorites beginning April 1-7. See http://teens.librarypoint.org for rules and details. Grades 7-12.

Teen Video Contest
03/22/2010 (All day)
Headquarters
Porter
Salem Church
Snow
Cooper
Montross
Newton
Teens

Enter our video contest for teens to celebrate "Teen Tech Week- Learn, Create, Share @ Your Library." Create a 1-3 minute movie about “why the library is important to you” and submit it via our online submission form. Winner(s) will be featured on the library’s Web site. Submissions accepted March 1-March 31. Contact your librarian to book filming time with our Flip cameras. Vote online for your favorites beginning April 1-7. See http://teens.librarypoint.org for rules and details. Grades 7-12.

Federico Fellini Film Series - "La Strada"
03/22/2010 - 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Headquarters
Adults

"La Strada" (1954). The bubbly, waiflike Gelsomina (Guilietta Masina) is a simpleton sold to the gruff, bullying circus strongman Zampanò (Anthony Quinn) as a servant and assistant. Treated no better than an animal, Gelsomina nonetheless falls in love with the brute Zampanò.

Hospice Care and Volunteers
03/22/2010 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Headquarters
Adults
Join Raquel Woodard of Mary Washington Home Health and Hospice to learn the many opportunities for volunteers to show compassion and caring while sharing life’s journeys. Monday, March 22, 7:00-8:30. Please call Adult Reference (540) 372-1144 to sign up.
Teen Video Contest
03/23/2010 (All day)
Headquarters
Porter
Salem Church
Snow
Cooper
Montross
Newton
Teens

Enter our video contest for teens to celebrate "Teen Tech Week- Learn, Create, Share @ Your Library." Create a 1-3 minute movie about “why the library is important to you” and submit it via our online submission form. Winner(s) will be featured on the library’s Web site. Submissions accepted March 1-March 31. Contact your librarian to book filming time with our Flip cameras. Vote online for your favorites beginning April 1-7. See http://teens.librarypoint.org for rules and details. Grades 7-12.

Toddler Time
Repeats every week every Tuesday until Sat Mar 27 2010 .
03/23/2010 - 10:30am - 10:50am
Headquarters
Babies/Toddlers/Pre-K
Stories, songs, and fingerplays. Ages 2-3 with a caregiver. Tuesdays, March 2, 9, 16, and 23, 10:30-10:50 OR Wednesdays, March 3, 10, 17, and 24, 9:30-9:50. Sign-up begins February 1.