Along the parkway, you’ll see stunning natural landscapes, beautiful forests and rivers, and meet people with a history older than the United States. The Blue Ridge is particularly beloved during the summertime, when all of its passages are open for road trips and hikes.
Book Corner: Summer Perfect Time for Kids to Get Hooked on a Book Series
Youth Services Coordinator Darcie Caswell recommends great series for kids to dive into all summer long!
Fredericksburg Welcomes the Marquis de Lafayette
200 years have passed since the Marquis de Lafayette visited Fredericksburg, Virginia. More than 40 years after the United States won her independence from British rule, President James Monroe invited Lafayette to visit the country he had helped create as an official Guest of the Nation. Monroe wrote that Congress had passed a resolution expressing…
Book Corner: Celebrating National Poetry Month
April is Poetry Month, a wonderful time to focus on poetry written specifically for children. These poems are perfect for even very young children: they are usually short, often rhyming, and introduce unique vocabulary. Because poems for children tend to be short, they don’t get bored and lose interest. Rhyming helps children understand word patterns…
Guest Picks: Meghann Cotter, Micah Ecumenical Ministries
The Fredericksburg native will be joining the We the Readers Civic Book Club on 4/16/24, when they discuss No Place, by Todd Strasser.
Poetry Is for Everyone
Poetry has been a well-loved literary form for thousands of years. Since poems come in so many forms, they appeal to people of all ages and backgrounds. In 1996, the Academy of American Poets established April as National Poetry Month, a time to celebrate American poets and poetry. The activities supported by National Poetry Month…
Join the Big Library Read: May 9-23
The Big Library Read, facilitated by OverDrive, is a reading program through your library that connects readers around the world with the same eBook or eAudio at the same time without any wait lists or holds.
Book Corner: Books to Get Ready for the 2024 Eclipse
It’ll be a partial eclipse of the heart…er, Sun… here in the greater Fredericksburg area on Monday, April 8. While the Sun will only be roughly 86% obscured, as opposed to the path of totality that will run from Texas to Maine, it’ll still be a remarkable event. Just be sure to pick up (and…
Book Corner: Spring reading has sprung
The days are getting longer, the temperatures are getting warmer, daffodils are blooming…spring has sprung! Spring in our area is such a beautiful season, and one perfect way to celebrate the start of a new season is to share a good book with a child. Escargot and the Search for Spring by Dashka Slater, illustrated by…
Book Corner: Gardening Books to Plow Through for Spring Inspiration
It might still be February, but I’m not sure my yard got the message. The daffodils, which started poking up through the ground over a month ago, are starting to show a hint of yellow bloom. The single patch of tulips has already sprouted. And the first tiny curls of sedums are peppering the ground…
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