Central Rappahannock Regional Library (CRRL) is proud to be one of 79 recipients of an NEA Big Read grant to host a community read of Tim O'Brien's Vietnam War novel The Things They Carried. NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. The Big Read…
James Monroe exhibit and lecture this month at downtown library
October 11, 2018
Fredericksburg, Virginia, October 15, 2018 - In the Spirit of the People: James Monroe's 1817 Tour of the Northern States, a traveling exhibit commemorating the bicentennial of an historic presidential tour, is on display at Central Rappahannock Regional Library's Fredericksburg Branch through November 12. On Wednesday, October 24, 7:00-8:30 p.m., James Monroe Museum Assistant Director and Curator Jarod Kearney will…
Virginia Library Association honors CRRL’s Margaret Beattie and Jessie Farrow
October 6, 2018
Two CRRL librarians were lauded at the 2018 Virginia Library Association conference for their commitment to providing high-quality library services in our community. The state library association rewarded Margaret J. Beattie with an honorary life membership, while Jessie Farrow received VLA's annual Up and Comer Award. Margaret was a newlywed fresh from college when she…
Joint Use Branch Opening August 20!
July 19, 2018
Thanks to generous support from the Stafford Board of Supervisors and in partnership with Germanna Community College, CRRL will be opening the Joint Use Branch at the Barbara J. Fried Center on August 20, 2018. CRRL will provide a small collection, hold pickup, Chromebooks, and the same outstanding customer service and expertise that you can…
Strong Men & Women in Virginia History Exhibit
July 11, 2018
Central Rappahannock Regional Library will host the traveling exhibit for this year’s Strong Men & Women in Virginia History August 23-September 29, at Fredericksburg Branch. The Library of Virginia, in partnership with Dominion Energy, honors seven distinguished African American leaders annually by recognizing them as Strong Men & Women in Virginia History. According to the Library of Virginia, these individuals…
New Branch Opening August 8!
July 5, 2018
Thanks to generous support from the Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors and the Cafaro Company, CRRL will be opening the Spotsylvania Towne Centre Branch at 10 am on August 8, 2018. A grand opening celebration will be held at 4:00 pm the same day. The Cafaro Company has donated the perfect rent-free space that already includes built-in shelving and a service desk…
“CRRL in the News” for Almost Half a Century
June 18, 2018
By Nancy Moore “I predict you will wonder from this day forward how you ever got along without the services we are starting here today.” —Randolph Church, Virginia State Librarian, speaking at the opening of Central Rappahannock Regional Library (Reported in The Free Lance-Star, July 19, 1969) From 1969 through 2000, Jean Jett carefully clipped this…
Get the MakerLab Drawing Tablet Badge
June 8, 2018
Are you an artist or another creative type? If so, then come in and try CRRL’s new UG-2150 drawing tablet at Howell Branch's Makerlab. During a one-hour training session, you’ll learn how to draw on the 21-inch screen using a pressure-sensitive pen. After you have earned the badge, you can reserve the tablet to use in the MakerLab during open…
New Parking Lot Coming to the Fredericksburg Branch
May 7, 2018
Additional parking is on the horizon for visitors to our Fredericksburg Branch! Starting this month, the City of Fredericksburg will begin construction on a brand-new lot, which will create an entrance and exit off Sophia Street and double the number of available parking spaces from 29 to 58. Most of the landscaping already in place will be maintained…
2017 Annual Report
April 23, 2018
2017 was a year of partnerships for CRRL. With grants from local and national organizations, we were able to serve our community better than ever before. Our biggest partnership was with you. We answered your research questions--over 340,000 of them - and checked out more than 3 million items. With more than 100,000 people of all…
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