It`s officially summertime and beachy stories are waiting to be read! Check out a beach read for your upcoming vacation, or just to help you pretend you`re somewhere laying on a beach in this hot weather ☀⛱
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
"Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her sleeve in this dazzling and sweeping new novel from Emily Henry. Alice Scott is an eternal optimist still dreaming of her big writing break. Hayden Anderson is a Pulitzer-prize winning human thundercloud. And they`re both on balmy Little Crescent Island for the same reason: To write the biography of a woman no one has seen in years--or at least to meet with the octogenarian who claims to be the Margaret Ives. Tragic heiress, former tabloid princess, and daughter of one of the most storied (and scandalous) families of the 20th Century. When Margaret invites them both for a one-month trial period, after which she`ll choose the person who`ll tell her story, there are three things keeping Alice`s head in the game. One: Alice genuinely likes people, which means people usually like Alice--and she has a whole month to win the legendary woman over. Two: She`s ready for this job and the chance to impress her perennially unimpressed family with a Serious Publication. Three: Hayden Anderson, who should have no reason to be concerned about losing this book, is glowering at her in a shaken-to-the core way that suggests he sees her as competition. But the problem is, Margaret is only giving each of them pieces of her story. Pieces they can`t swap to put together because of an ironclad NDA and an inconvenient yearning pulsing between them every time they`re in the same room. And it`s becoming abundantly clear that their story--just like the tale Margaret`s spinning-could be a mystery, tragedy, or love ballad...depending on who`s telling it"--. Provided by publisher....
Be sure to join Ms. Kathleen, an officer, and the Bookmobile this Thursday at 10:00 AM at Magnolia Square in Buena Vista for Storytime with Friends!...
Birding Backpacks were put together and provided by the Rockbridge Bird Club! Each location has one backpack full of birding materials to help you get started with birdwatching. These can be checked out for one week by patrons 18 and older....
What do you want future generations to know about Lexington today? Join us on tomorrow, July 14th from 2:00-5:00 PM to Stuff the Capsule!
The project seeks to capture the voices, memories, experiences, and creativity of today`s residents for future generations. Community members are encouraged to submit letters, photographs, artwork, stories, poems, favorite memories, descriptions of daily life, reflections on community events, messages to future residents, and other flat, letter-sized items that reflect life in Lexington in 2026. The time capsule will remain buried for 50 years, to be unearthed in 2076.
Submissions accepted until July 17th. Contact Wendy Redfern for details: wredfern@rrlib.net or (540) 463-4324 ext. 118....
Check out what is happening this week at your local branches!
Storytime at all locations 📖
Pokemon Club at Lexington Unearth the Unknown: Teen Summer Reads at Buena Vista 📚 Books and Brews at Lexington 📖 Digging into the Past at Goshen Dig into Stories and Crafts at Buena Vista 🎨 Unearth a Story with LEGO at Lexington Bookworms Unite! at Buena Vista 🐛 Stuff the Capsule at Lexington ⏳ The Story Underground: What Lies Beneath at Lexington 🦖 Tech Help in Lexington and Buena Vista📱 And more!
Visit https://www.rrlib.net/system-calendar/ to see programs coming up at all locations or find your local library to see what`s happening this week!...
