Craft & Chat at Gordonsville Branch

Gordonsville Library 319 N. Main Street, Gordonsville, VA, United States

Craft & Chat Bring your own craft to work on or make something from the supplies provided! (Available supplies will vary.) This program is designed to be an informal monthly meet up where folks can exchange tips and ideas with fellow crafters of all types!

Free

LVA on the Go visits the Orange Street Festival

Parking Lot behind Taylor Park

LVA on the Go The Library of Virginia’s custom-made van brings some of the agency’s vast resources and staff expertise across the commonwealth. Partnering with public libraries and other organizations, LVA ambassadors will help visitors engage with local history, family history, educational materials and more. The Library of Virginia is coming to Orange! Join us on September 14, 2024  for a visit from LVA On the Go to explore research ... Read More

Free

Online Virtual Author Event -Nate Klemp, Living with an Expansive Mind in a Distracted World, Wednesday, September 18th

Virtual

Nate Klemp, Living with an Expansive Mind in a Distracted World, Wednesday, September 18th Join us as New York Times bestselling author and philosopher Nate Klemp helps us explore pathways back to openminded living when he talks to us about the core tenets in his new book Open: Living with an Expansive Mind in a Distracted World. In this climate of distraction and division, Nate Klemp’s Open offers a path ... Read More

Free

Online Author Event: Liane Moriarty, A Deep Dive in Character Development, Saturday, September 21st

Virtual

Liane Moriarty, A Deep Dive in Character Development, Saturday, September 21st If you knew your future, would you try to fight fate? If you were told you only had a certain amount of time left to live, would you do things differently? Would you try to dodge your destiny? Join us as we chat with mega-bestselling author Liane Moriarty about her newest novel Here One Moment. Moriarty’s Here One Moment is a brilliantly ... Read More

Free

In-person Craft program – Apple Shadowbox

Main Library 146A Madison Road, Orange, VA, United States

Join Robin to craft your own apple shadowbox. Take home a completed piece of fall decoration to display or gift. All supplies are provided and the program is free of charge. Attendance is limited to the first 11 persons age 16 and up to register. Register in person at the Main Library or by phoning (540) 672-3811

Virtual Event: A Journey into the Hidden World of Tropical Bats with Scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Virtual

A Journey into the Hidden World of Tropical Bats with Scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Join us in kicking off October as we welcome three Smithsonian-affiliated scientists to teach us about the remarkable world of tropical bats! For decades, scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute have studied the remarkable biodiversity of bats on Barro Colorado Island in Panama, where an astonishing seventy-six species coexist. Now, for the ... Read More

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Virtual Author Event: Liberating Latin American Genre Fiction: In Conversation with Bestselling Author Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Virtual

Liberating Latin American Genre Fiction: In Conversation with Bestselling Author Silvia Moreno-Garcia You’re invited to free your mind with the highly acclaimed Silvia Moreno-Garcia, New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of several novels including Mexican Gothic, The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, Gods of Jade and Shadow, and many more! Moreno-Garcia’s most recent novel, The Seventh Veil of Salome, is set in 1950s Hollywood. Vera Larios, an unknown Mexican ingénue, has just won a star-making role ... Read More

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Libraries closed for Columbus & Yorktown Victory Day

All three libraries

All three libraries are closed on Monday October 14, 2024 in observance of Columbus Day & Yorktown Victory Day. Items may be returned into the book slots next to the entry doors at each location. Eligible items will renew automatically and if they do not, remember we are fine free. Need it now?  Check our downloadables page for over 1.5 million items that you can borrow from wherever using your ... Read More