This Week at JMRL:
Thursday, May 23
10:30 am
Louisa - Preschool Storytime
12:30 pm
Greene - Sponsored by the Virginia Employment Commission
7:00 pm
Central - Documentary Film Series
Friday, May 24
Saturday, May 25
11:00 am
Gordon - Drop-In Storytime
3:00 pm
Gordon - Gaming @ Gordon
Sunday, May 26
Monday, May 27
All Day
All - Library closed
Tuesday, May 28
7:00 pm
Louisa - Tuesday Evening Book Discussion Group
Wednesday, May 29
2:00 pm
Louisa - B.Y.O.C. - Bring Your Own Craft
7:00 pm
Gordon - Page to Screen
May at JMRL...
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During May's month-long celebration of books by and for Latinos, check out This Is How You Lose Her, the critically acclaimed short story collection by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Junot Diaz.
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A great way to celebrate is to read some books that embrace the stickiest, messiest, sweetest, most exhausting job of all: MOTHERHOOD.
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Questions? Try ...
National Egg Month
A reminder to everyone about the many benefits of the egg.
For the freshest eggs try raising your own chickens. The library has many books on how to do this.
Going Antiquing this Summer?
Spring and summer are great times to take a road trip and visit the many stores selling antiques. If you are not an expert on the correct value for what you are interested in buying, perhaps you would like to first check the JMRL antiques database. There are also many books on antiques at the library.
Database Spotlight
America the Beautiful is organized around state articles, with each state and major territory covered in depth through a series of essays on their history, geography, economics, government, culture, and major cities. Find out some of the places in the United States you would like to visit by looking at U.S. Topics.
BookLetters
BookLetters is a fantastic email newsletter and readers advisory service which contains information on millions of books. There are even lists of new titles on different subjects.
Find out how you can sign up and have new biographies, mysteries, book sizzlers and more emailed to you monthly.
Monday May 27: Library closed in observance of Memorial Day
Now you can download audiobooks and eBooks. Learn how to do this. Then visit the OverDrive catalog or Freading eBooks.
What's New
The Daily Progress:
Digital Edition
1893-1923
Use your mobile device to access JMRL from wherever you are. Now We Go Where You Go!
What's Happening
Do you want to help grow the JMRL collections? Find out how you can help on the Amazon wish list.
grow.learn.connect. JMRL blog on happenings and musings about the library.
Steal This Code, Please! Put some JMRL searches on your own webpage.
JMRL Reads: A Wiki for Sharing Information about Books.
Readers' Corner: Explore this area dedicated to reading and books.
Book Groups: Everything you want to know and more!
Online payment for your library fines.
Do you want to be notified about bestsellers? These updated lists can be sent to your email. Find out how.
Get advanced notice of books being discussed on TV and radio.
Each month there is a list of new items that have arrived in the library.
Highlights:
Explore the myriad of programs for kids and teens.
Looking for some great web sites?
Visit Internet Links by Subject.
Scheduled Closings:
Thomas Jefferson's B'day (4/12/13)
Memorial Day (5/27/13)
Independence Day (7/4/13)
Labor Day (9/2/13)
Columbus Day (10/14/13)
In-Service Day (11/11/13)
Thanksg'ing Eve (11/27/13) closes 5pm
Thanksgiving Day (11/28/13)
Day > Thanksgiving (11/29/13)
Christmas Eve (12/24/13)
Christmas Day (12/25/13)
New Year's Eve (12/31/13) closes 5pm
New Year's Day (01/1/14)
Martin Luther King,Jr. Day (01/20/14)
Presidents' Day (2/17/14)
Thomas Jefferson's B'day (4/14/14)
Easter (4/20/14)
Memorial Day (5/26/14)
Check each Branch for special closings
