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

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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The Atrium Gallery: The Students of Johnny Johnson

LibraryPoint Blog, Painting, Samantha Thomason, Arts Blog, Exhibits, Arts and Artists

01/14/2010 - 2:01pm

See works by the students of Johnny Johnson's Watercolor Workshop through January in the Headquarters Atrium Gallery.

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Free eBooks for your eReader!

eBooks, iPod, Kindle, LibraryPoint Blog, Mary Buck, Sony Reader, Tech, technology, Reading Room Blog, Tech Answers, Books and Reading

09/06/2012 - 2:27pm

A loving relative (or maybe it was you, yourself!) was good to you this holiday season and now you want to fill up your Kindle or Sony Reader with books. Or you are looking for even more to do with your iPod Touch. Try these sites for free eBooks:

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In the Spotlight: Haiti

Aid organizations, current events, Earthquakes, Haiti, LibraryPoint Blog, Virginia Johnson, Politics

01/13/2010 - 2:49pm

The death toll is rising from a massive earthquake that has left tens if not hundreds of thousands people dead and many more in emergency living conditions.
Want to help? CNN gives a listing of aid organizations that will be specifically helping Haiti.

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What Do YOU Like About the Library?

Adriana Puckett, Book Bunch, LibraryPoint Blog, Kids Blog

01/12/2010 - 9:48am