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Alphabet Soup Special: Summer Reading Club Kickoff!
Summer Reading Clubs Coming June 1!
Memorial Day: Monday, May 27
Whoo's Awake in the Night? Presented by the Virginia Wildlife Center
Author of the Month: Christopher Paul Curtis
Getting Inventive
Alphabet Soup Special: Summer Reading Club Kickoff!
Summer Reading Clubs Coming June 1!
Memorial Day: Monday, May 27
Whoo's Awake in the Night? Presented by the Virginia Wildlife Center
Author of the Month: Christopher Paul Curtis
Getting Inventive

Kids Blog

Boot & Shoe by Marla Frazee
Angela Critics, dogs -- fiction, LibraryPoint Blog, Picture Books, Animals, Shelf Life Blog, Book Buzz Blog, Kids Blog
02/28/2013 - 1:43pm
Boot & Shoe by Marla Frazee

Boot & Shoe, by Marla Frazee, is the story of two dogs who are the best of friends and a trouble-making squirrel. Boot and Shoe are littermates and are mostly inseparable, living in the same house, eating from the same bowl and even sleeping in the same bed. But Boot is a back porch kind of dog while Shoe prefers to spend his time on the front porch. One day a squirrel arrives, determined to cause trouble. What follows is an epic chase all around the house and yard that will have readers chuckling.

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Bomb: The Race to Build and Steal the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin
Angela Critics, LibraryPoint Blog, Spies, World War II, Shelf Life Blog, unRequired Reading Blog, Book Buzz Blog, Kids Blog, History & Historical Fiction, Teen Blog, True Reads
02/21/2013 - 8:32am
Cover of Bomb: The Race to Build and Steal the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon

Intrigue, spying, resistance fighters working behind enemy lines to sabotage the Nazis—Bomb: The Race to Build and Steal the World's Most Dangerous Weapon, by Steve Sheinkin, has it all. The story is true, but it reads like a spy thriller.

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Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
LibraryPoint Blog, Kids Blog
02/27/2013 - 5:44pm
Cover of Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

Born on March 2, Dr. Seuss is the beloved author who brought us such favorite characters as the Grinch, Horton, and the Cat in the Hat. 

Join us for fun-filled activities in honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday!:

(Refreshments will be served.)

Salem Church Library: Friday, March 1, 4-5pm
in partnership with the Spotsylvania Education Association

Headquarters Library: Saturday, March 2, 2-4pm
in partnership with the Fredericksburg Education Association, Lee Hill Elementary, Hugh Mercer Elementary, and Blue Gray Therapy Dogs

Porter Library: Saturday, March 2, 10am-noon
in partnership with the R-Board of Stafford County, Blue Gray Therapy Dogs, Mountain View High School and Colonial Forge High School.

Newton Library: Saturday, March 2, 11am - noon

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library

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