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Keep up-to-date with the latest news about the Central Rappahannock Regional Library.

18th century, Chesapeake Bay, Great Lives series, LibraryPoint Blog, Pirates, History Blog, Virginia History

01/27/2010 - 12:07pm

Professor Carter L. Hudgins of UMW's Department of History and American Studies will give a free lecture on Blackbeard, scourge of the Chesapeake Bay and Caribbean, on Thursday, January 28, 2010, at Dodd Auditorium. The talk is part of the university's Great Lives Lecture Series.

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Wowbrary Highlights our Newest Titles

LibraryPoint Blog, Samantha Thomason, Books and Reading

01/25/2010 - 3:58pm

Find out what's coming to a library near you by signing up for Wowbrary's weekly email newsletter.

These weekly emails highlight CRRL's most recent acquisitions: books, videos, updated editions, and more!
Each email features 20 top choices. For more new titles, simply click on the subjects to the left (like "DVDs," "Non-Fiction: Biographies & Memoirs," "Personal Growth: Health, Mind & Body").

To place a hold on any item just click the "Borrow" button. Most items will be on order and not immediately available, but you'll get a head start on the hold list! Give it a try!

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Become our fan!

LibraryPoint Blog, Samantha Thomason

01/25/2010 - 2:37pm

The Central Rappahannock Regional Library has a new Facebook page: www.facebook.com/crrlnews
Become a fan to receive our news and updates.

You can also follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/crrlnews) and Flickr (www.flickr.com/photos/crrlnews).

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CRRL Presents: Mary Jane Bohlen, Inspiring Artist and Teacher

LibraryPoint Blog, Samantha Thomason, Arts Blog, CRRL Presents, Arts and Artists

01/25/2010 - 12:27pm

This interview airs beginning January 27.
Mary Jane Bohlen's work delights all who view it. From printmaking and papermaking to painting and sculpture there is always something new to explore and appreciate and her teaching is legendary. Before her move to Rhode Island, Debby Klein met with her to talk about her long career in Fredericksburg.

Find out more about CRRL Presents.

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A History of Classic Science Fiction: John Carter’s Mars and Flash Gordon’s Universe

1930s -- fiction, comic books, Film, Golden age of science fiction, History of Classic Science Fiction, John Gaines, LibraryPoint Blog, Movies, Reading Matters, Weekly Feature Articles, Reading Room Blog, unRequired Reading Blog, Books and Reading, Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction

01/25/2010 - 12:32pm

The most famed and prolific area of science fiction is the planetary adventure, featuring strange environments, exotic alien races, and massive battle scenes. Many of the most popular science fiction universes, such as Star Wars, Star Trek, and Avatar, take place in these environments. Most of these universes owe their existence to the adventure fiction of one author.

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Postcards Coming In!

Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Fredericksburg (Va.), LibraryPoint Blog, Samantha Thomason, Spotsylvania County (Va.), Stafford County (Va.), Westmoreland County

01/21/2010 - 5:01pm

Postcards voicing support for fully funding the 2010-2011 library budget request are coming in from Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Westmoreland, and beyond!
See what some of our supporters have to say about the importance of the library in their lives:

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Stafford County Awards CRRL a Commendation

Adriana Puckett, Ann Haley, Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Library Awards, LibraryPoint Blog

01/21/2010 - 4:24pm

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors, at their December 15, 2009, meeting awarded the CRRL a proclamation commending the library's recognition as a national Star Library.

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Children's & Teen Book Award-Winners

LibraryPoint Blog, Samantha Thomason, Reading Room Blog, Books and Reading

01/18/2010 - 3:34pm

Winners of the Newbery Medal, Caldecott Medal, Printz Award, Coretta Scott King Award, and more were announced this morning at the American Library Association's midwinter conference in Boston.

See the list of 2010 Award-Winning Children's Books and 2010 Award-Winning Teen Books.

For a list of winners for all ALA book awards, see this press release.

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And the REAL winners are...

Caldecott Award, Caroline Parr, Coretta Scott King Award, LibraryPoint Blog, Newbery Award, Reading Room Blog, Book Buzz Blog, Teen Blog, Books and Reading

01/18/2010 - 5:04pm

I'm here in blustery, snowy Boston with about a thousand librarians and publishers gathered in the convention center to find out what books have won the prestigious awards for young people's literature. There’s a buzz of speculation as people ask each other, “What do you think will win?” or “What is the book you gave your heart to this year?”

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We have a winner!

Caroline Parr, Children's Book Columns, LibraryPoint Blog, Reading Room Blog, African American, Books and Reading

01/14/2010 - 3:14pm

Last Tuesday, our librarians discussed ten books we found worthy of the Coretta Scott King author and illustrator awards. The actual winners will be announced next Monday, January 18, at the American Library Association conference in Boston. Click here on Monday morning at 7:45 for a live webcast of the announcements.

The Coretta Scott King Awards are given to African American authors and illustrators for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions. Among our nominations for the Illustrator Award is “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” a poem by Langston Hughes illustrated by E. B. Lewis.

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