Samantha Thomason

Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania Farmer's Markets, 9am-noon

If you're at the Fredericksburg or Spotsylvania Farmer's Market this Saturday, May 5, stop by and say "hi!" to a librarian. We'll have fun activities for the kids and cookbooks for you! We'll be at both markets the first Saturday of each month through August.

England Run “Library Blossoms” Plant Sale, 9am-noon

The second annual Friends of the Library plant sale featuring hanging plants from local grower, Dominion Growers.  These plants were gorgeous last year, value-priced, and sold out in 2 hours.  This is your chance to pick up a Mother’s Day gift or create an instant decorative garden.

We hope to see you out and about this Saturday! Check out more Cultivating Community events here like our upcoming film series.

This recipe for a beautiful, savory veggie tartlet comes courtesy of La Petite Auberge in downtown Fredericksburg.

Owned and operated by the Renault family, La Petite has been a Fredericksburg favorite sine 1981. La Petite's menu often features local seafood and produce:

"We take full advantage of the wonderful local delicacies such as Shad Roe in mid to late winter, Soft Shell Crab in the summer and Rockfish year round. We buy our produce from the local farmers during the growing season. Our menus are composed daily and change according to the market and seasons."
Find out more about the menu and chefs at La Petite Auberge.

La Petite Auberge
540-371-2727
www.lapetiteaubergefred.com

Seventh generation farmer, Tom Weaver, is the man behind Papa Weaver's Pork Products. From their family farm in Orange County, Virginia, situated on land originally owned by President James Madison, Tom and his family bring you fine pork products free of preservatives, additives, chemicals, hormones, and antibiotics.

This easy and delicious breakfast casserole recipe from Papa Weaver's Pork would be great  for a Mother's Day or Father's Day brunch.

Papa Weaver's Breakfast Casserole

• 2 c. cooked Papa Weaver’s ground sausage, drained
• 1 c. shredded cheddar cheese
• 5 eggs
• 1 c. Bisquick mix
• 2 c. milk

Place meat and cheese in bottom of greased pan.

Mix remaining ingredients and pour on top of meat and cheese.

Bake at 400 degrees for 45-50 minutes.

Check out Papa Weaver's web site for more recipes: www.papaweaver.com/recipes.htm

www.papaweaver.com
papaweaver@papaweaver.com
540-672-1552

So, we've all been in this situation:

Your luxury yacht has run aground on an unmarked coral reef far off the coast of your private Caribbean island and pirates are bearing down. Effective communication is the only thing standing between you and a walk down the plank.

What's a captain to do? Well, if you're a savvy CRRL patron you can use your Android smartphone, iPhone, or iPod touch to brush up on your Pirate language skills with Mango Languages' free mobile app.

Yes, you can practice your Pirate.

If you're a landlubber, you might want to try Chinese (Cantonese & Mandarin), Farsi, French, Japanese, French, Italian or one of over thirty other languages (including English as a Second Language courses).

Mango Mobile Library Edition:

Mango Mobile Library Edition is a powerful language learning platform that delivers fast, easy and effective language learning wherever your travels take you. With the free iPhone and Android apps from Mango, you can access the same awesome courses available through your library when you’re on the go. Find out more the mobile app features.

This interview airs beginning February 22.
Sarah Ferrell's love for dogs, their care and her perception are expressed in her award winning writings. She shares her knowledge of dog and human behavior in an interview with Debby Klein on CRRL Presents, a Central Rappahannock Regional Library production.

This interview airs beginning December 7.
The fascinating characters that people Howard Owen’s novels generally live in North Carolina and Virginia. His plots and characters engage and engross the reader, from start to finish. Debby Klein talks with him about his writing, as a successful novelist and newspaperman, on CRRL Presents, a Central Rappahannock Regional Library production.

This interview airs beginning November 9.
With a dazzling voice, a horse named Wagner, and some clever props, Toni Crowder as Tessitura, the Opera Clown, is introducing young audiences to the world of opera. She gives us a taste of her performance in an interview with Debby Klein on CRRL Presents, a Central Rappahannock Regional Library production.  

This interview airs beginning October 5.
Dr. Crawley is the Distinguished Professor of History who brings the story of the university to life. He is the author of author of University of Mary Washington: A Centennial History, 1908 to 2008. With fascinating anecdotes and an insider’s perspective, he talks with Debby Klein.

Find out more about CRRL Presents.

During the week of October 16-22, for every canned good that you bring to your local library branch (nothing expired, nothing dented) we'll deduct a dollar from your overdue fines, up to a maximum amount of $10.00!

1 canned item = $1.00 applied to one patron account.

Donations may not be used to pay for lost or damaged library materials.

All donations benefit local area food banks.

No donations will be accepted before October 16 or after October 22.

At long last eBooks are now available for checkout for the Amazon Kindle®!

Over 900 eBooks are now available for the Kindle through our OverDrive Web site. Our new OverDrive eBook service is popular, so if you see a book that you want, but it's checked out, simply click the "Request It" link to place a hold. You'll be notified as soon as it's available.

This update allows almost all of our OverDrive eBooks to be read on all Kindle devices or by using free Kindle apps on iPhone®, iPad®, Android™, and other mobile devices. At launch, there will be a small number of PDF titles that are not yet available for Kindle. OverDrive and Amazon are working to reduce this number to achieve greater coverage.

All you need is an Amazon.com account (credit card NOT required) and your library barcode & pin to sign into your OverDrive account! (Contact us if you are unable to locate your barcode & pin. It is the same information you use to login to your account when using our library catalog.)

Give it a try! overdrive.librarypoint.org