Join the 2021 Winter Reading Challenge for All Ages Jan. 1 – Feb. 28 eplva.beanstack.org Children Keep track of every day you spend time reading between Friday, January 1 and Sunday, February 28. For every ten days you read and log, you’ll earn a virtual badge and a virtual ticket to enter the grand prize drawing. This program is open to children from newborns through age 12. Create an account … Read More
Virtual Pumpkin Parade
The pumpkins are coming! These pumpkins were decorated by library patrons of all ages. Thanks to everyone who shared their gourd-geous pumpkin photos for this Virtual Pumpkin Parade. Enjoy!
New Books Available Now
Look for weekly lists of newly available books below. New Books Week of 6-15-20 New Books Week of 6-22-20 New Books 6/29/20 – 7/11/20
Feb. 8 Presentation on Green Book Businesses of the Middle Peninsula
A special presentation scheduled on February 8 will focus on historic local businesses listed in “The Negro Motorist Green Book,” a publication which listed businesses that served African Americans during the Jim Crow era. This lecture will take place on Saturday, February 8 at 11:00 a.m. at Essex Public Library, located at 117 North Church Lane in Tappahannock. Published annually from 1936 to 1966, The Green Book enabled African-American travelers … Read More