Featured This Month
June is Pride Month
Browse events, staff booklists, digital collection initiatives, and other resources that embrace LGBTQ+ culture.
Top Beauty Products with Good Housekeeping this Month
Plus, go bold in the bathroom, put your sleep issues to bed, your guide to an accessible home, and much more! Download the eMagazine now.
Assertive Behavior and Conflict Reduction Training
June 13 & June 26
Salem Church & Howell Branches
Learn techniques to improve your communication skills. Presented by Marcia Grimsley, B.A., M.S., professional life coach and counselor.
Adventure Begins at Your Library with These Picture Books!
From the ocean to the Moon to the wilderness in your backyard, set off on a summer reading adventure with these exciting picture books!
Happening Now
Lafayette 200
Throughout 2024 & 2025, Fredericksburg, will host educational programming to commemorate the Bicentennial of Lafayette’s return to America as the “Guest of the Nation.”
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For the Love of Mars with Smithsonian Curator Matt Shindell
Jun 3rd | 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Online Event
Bullet Journaling
Jun 3rd | 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Attend a Summer Reading Event
Summer Events
Bullet Journaling
Jun 3rd | 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Speed Reading Competition
Jun 4th | 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Research Help
Featured Online Resources
Black Freedom Struggle in the United States
Find historical newspaper articles, diaries, and more marked by the opposition African Americans have faced on the road to freedom.
The Free Lance-Star: Color Version
Read and search the full-color version of the Free Lance-Star. Updated daily. Available remotely.
FAQs
Camping Fun
Books about adventures in the woods, summer camp crushes, arts & crafts, singalongs by the fire, and the great outdoors!
Most Popular Audio Between 3-5 Hours Long
Quick audiobook listens for the whole family, perfect for that summer roadtrip.
Flower Power
In bloom or wilting, among thorns or amid a magnificent meadow, dewy in the morning or dead and dried, try a book with flowers on the cover!