Eager to read more powerful coming-of-age memories like Homeschooled by Stefan Merrill Block? These read-alikes dig into education, identity, and what it means to grow up outside the norm. Find these read-alikes in the Libby app!
Not sure what to do until Season 2 of Every Year After?
Check out the book that inspired the show!
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
"Five summers to fall in love. One moment to fall apart. A weekend to get it right. A magazine writer has to make a choice when she returns to the lake she grew up on, and to the man she thought she`d never have to live without, in this achingly nostalgic debut. They say you can never go home again, and for Persephone Fraser that has felt too true for the last decade, ever since she made the biggest mistake of her life. Instead of glittering summers on the lakeshore of her childhood, she spends them in a stylish apartment in the city, going out with friends, and keeping everyone a safe distance from her heart. Until the day she gets a call that sends her racing back to Barry`s Bay and into the orbit of Sam Florek. For five summers, through hazy afternoons on the water and warm summer nights working in his family restaurant and curling up together with books-medical textbooks for him and work-in-progress horror short stories for her-Percy and Sam had been inseparable. And slowly that friendship turned into something breathtakingly more, before it fell spectacularly apart. When Percy returns to the lake to attend Sam`s mother`s funeral, their connection is as undeniable as it had always been. Percy must confront the decisions she`s made and the years she`s spent punishing herself for them, in order to determine, once and for all, whether their love might be bigger than the biggest mistakes of their past. Told over the course of five years and one weekend, Every Summer After is a big, sweeping look at love and the people and choices that mark us forever."...
We’re excited to partner with Laufey and her global Laufey Book Club to release a limited-edition library card ahead of Library Card Sign-Up Month in September and in celebration of A Very Laufey Day on August 23rd!
Cards are now available at all branches through the month of September!
There’s always time to start learning one more language. How about Danish?
Danish is spoken by millions across Denmark and is known for its unique pronunciation, rich literary tradition, and strong connection to Scandinavian culture. Learn Danish through practical vocabulary, everyday conversations, and authentic pronunciation with Transparent Language Online.
Start learning Danish for free through your library....
Books by Mail is a FREE library service for patrons who have difficulty visiting the library in person or live in remote areas of the library’s service area. Postage is prepaid for this service!
Here’s how it works:
1. A library staff member will sign you up for the service 2. Browse the list and select your items 3. Fill out the request postcard and put it in the mail 4. Receive package of books in the mail 5. Return the books in the package provided by due date
Please call 540-463-4631x104 for more information!
We are so excited about our new Fairfield location!
In a partnership with Fairfield Presbyterian Church, we have been able to open a small branch within their social hall. Right now, you can browse the collection and place holds for pickup. A public computer with internet, printing services, and wifi access will be available soon!
Fairfield Lockers are still available for holds as well.
For any questions, please contact 540-463-4324....
Tutors are needed for the Youth Literacy Program coordinated by the Rockbridge Regional Library 📚
The Youth Literacy Program provides volunteer tutors for students in the Lexington and Rockbridge County elementary schools who are struggling with reading. Tutors meet one-on-one with a student, once a week during the school year. Last year, 60 tutors provided 1000 tutoring sessions. Join their ranks!
No experience is necessary. We will train you! If you are interested, come to an information meeting at the Lexington Library on August 31 anytime between 5:30 and 6:30 PM, or contact Lenna Ojure, Coordinator, Youth Literacy Program at lojure@rrlib.net or at 540-600-5133.
This is your chance to make a difference! Become a literacy tutor!...
Is Outlander one of your favorite book to screen options? Check out some of the novels on this list!
Diana Gabaldon`s Outlander novels (and the STARZ series it inspired) deliver a heady mix of time-travel fantasy, richly detailed historical fiction, and red-hot romantic adventure. This list does too!
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Follow this link to see more information about each book and to place a hold!
You can find even more titles by searching our catalog or using our reader`s advisory resources, NoveList....
