Everyone has the right to a relationship that is safe, respectful, and healthy. And yet, violence in teen relationships is more common than many people believe. One in three teenagers in the U.S. will experience physical, sexual, or emotional abuse in a relationship before they become adults. It’s incredibly important that teens have the resources and…
Library Cards and Free Books for Kindergarten Students
What's the most important card you own? Here at CRRL, we think it's your library card! A library card is a key to lifelong learning, a ticket to new opportunities and experiences, and an all-access pass to everything CRRL has to offer. From January 13-17, kindergarten students in Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Westmoreland counties and the City of…
Most Popular Checkouts of 2019
What books checked out the most in 2019? Take a look! See five titles from each list below and browse the full lists here: Most popular books for Adults and Children and Teens…
Barbara Gustavson: Permission to Be BOLD
Barbara Gustavson is president and founder of Discover Next Step, a company that helps individuals and teams unlock their potential and provide a deep level of service to those they are passionate about helping. As a certified executive and brain health coach, she provides individualized coaching to those who wants to improve their focus and…
If you like Little Women
If you want an adult novel based on characters from "Little Women" or with a plot similar to Alcott's treasured tale of the March sisters, check out these suggestions.
Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian
By Kari Patrick In Ash Princess, by Laura Sebastian, royally born Theodosia is relegated to a place of shame in court by the man who usurped the throne, destroyed her life, and murdered her mother, the queen. In the ten years since that day, Theo has been held captive by the Kaiser in the same…
New Kid by Jerry Craft
By Annie Brulatour Twelve-year-old Jordan Banks loves art and wants to go to art school so that he can grow up to be an artist. However, his parents think he will have a better chance at success in a private school. Now Jordan is the new kid at Riverdale Academy Day School, miles away from…
Road Trip! Family-Friendly Audiobooks for the Long Haul
By Rachel Placchetti Summer is here, and with those long, hot days comes the warm-weather institution of the family road trip. Be your children in car seats or high school, an annual dogpile into the minivan can often signal the beginning of summer vacation. This year, avoid a family sing-along to the Frozen soundtrack* by checking out…
Learn to Keyboard
By Mary Buck "Keyboarding is a motor skill," Nansen noted. "It is a matter of training fingers to respond correctly and quickly to press the correct key — kind of like in athletics where you keep doing it over and over again until it becomes habit." —"Teaching Keyboarding — When? Why? How?" Education World, 2/02/2001…
Bestselling Novelist John Gilstrap
This post is part of our Guest Picks series, featuring members of our library community sharing their favorite books and movies. Questions-and-Answers with John Gilstrap Where did you grow up? Did you go to the library as a child? I grew up in Fairfax County, Virginia—where I live to this day. During my school years, I…
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