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Music on the Steps: Denim & Lace - June 24
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Art Films at HQ: June 20 - Whistler
Summer Reading - Join now!
New eBook Collection from Freading

LibraryPoint Blog

06/01/2013 - 3:31am
Groundbreaking Reads

Groundbreaking Reads is the theme for this year's Teen Summer Reading Club. And what is more groundbreaking than the fists of zombies as they claw their way out of the soil? Nothing.

That is why we decided to make a zombified promotional video highlighting the details, prizes, and fun of the Teen Summer Reading Club. Librarians from our Headquarters, Salem Church, and England Run locations worked with some of our talented teens to make this funny, informative trailer.  Even the most vacant, drooliest zombie can become a productive member of society with the power of reading!

Be sure to check out our video below and sign up for our Teen Summer Reading Club!

05/31/2013 - 10:55am
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter

This readalike is in response to a patron's book-match request. If you would like personalized reading recommendations, fill out the book-match form and a librarian will email suggested titles to you. Available for adults, teens, and kids.  You can browse the book matches here.

Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter: "A novel that spans fifty years. The Italian housekeeper and his long-lost American starlet; the producer who once brought them together, and his assistant. A glittering world filled with unforgettable characters." (Book description)  

If you enjoyed this novel, here are some other titles you may enjoy:

The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
Surviving a pandemic disease that has killed everyone he knows, a pilot establishes a shelter in an abandoned airport hangar before hearing a random radio transmission that compels him to risk his life to seek out other survivors. (catalog description)

 

 

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Traces the unlikely friendship of a wealthy Afghan youth and a servant's son in a tale that spans the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy through the atrocities of the present day. (catalog description)

 

 

05/31/2013 - 9:50am
Library Extension for Amazon.com

I use Amazon.com for more than shopping—it's a great place to research and discover new books and movies as well (which I usually turn around and check out from the library). Now there is an awesome library extension you can install that will personalize your experience on Amazon and reflect whether the library has the book you are looking at in its catalog.

Library Extension is free, easy to install, and doesn't require making an account. Just go to http://www.libraryextension.com/, read the brief directions, and click "Install the Library Extension Now." After installation, choose the Central Rappahannock Regional Library from the list of libraries provided. One note: there is an ebooks option you can enable, but I found this doesn't work as well as the print books. I recommend not installing it or at least not getting excited if it tells you that CRRL has the ebook available.