January/February/March 2018PeopleCentral Rappahannock Regional Library Promotions:
Retirements:
Culpeper County Library
Suffolk Public Library
Happenings Central Rappahannock Regional Library ![]() Central Rappahannock Regional Library's Access Services is now open to the public at its new location at the Library Administration Center. The new storefront location provides easier access, with no elevator or stairs required and has more parking, including more handicapped spaces. Culpeper County Library First-ever Mini-Golf 20th Anniversary Fundraiser The Culpeper County Library celebrated the building’s 20th anniversary of being located at 271 Southgate Shopping Center. The kick-off event included the Board of Supervisors and other members of government, members of the Library Board, and other donors. Afterwards, the general public was invited to come play and sample delectable, homemade desserts for only five dollars per person. Each of the 18 holes was sponsored by various businesses. Approximately 100 people attended the opening Friday evening, and another 100 or more played free on Saturday.![]() Suffolk Public Library ![]() Suffolk Public Library won a $1,500 prize for being a top book-logging library in the inaugural Beanstack Winter Reading Challenge. Investor and Shark Tank billionaire Mark Cuban challenged communities to meet a collective goal of reading at least one million minutes and 50,000 books during the month of January. More than 100 libraries all over the country and South Korea far surpassed the “minutes” target in Week 2 and the “books” target in Week 4. Ultimately, participants logged 84,002 books and seven million minutes of reading time, more than 39 years’ worth of reading. “I’m inspired by the work libraries do for their communities,” said Cuban. “The prize for everyone is to pay it forward to an awesome organization focused on literacy and access to books.” Three other Virginia libraries also participated: Alexandria Public Library, Arlington Public Library, and Dahlgren General Library. Suffolk Public Library was the only competing library in the Hampton Roads region. A total of 1,085 readers registered in Suffolk for the challenge and 457 of them registered as a class or group. In addition to the prize money from the Winter Reading Challenge, the local library also received $3,000 from anonymous Suffolk residents which will be used for purchasing books. Is your library building or renovating a branch? Have you received a grant for a special project? Are you working in partnership with other organizations to implement a strategic initiative? Has your library published any journal articles or developed a research project of interest to the library community? Let us know! Send your information to [email protected].
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