Main Library
276-676-6233
MON - THU 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
FRI 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
SAT 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
SUN 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Damascus Library
276-475-3820
MON, WED, FRI 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
TUE & THU 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
SAT 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
SUN closed
Glade Spring Library
276-429-5626
MON closed
TUE & THU 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
WED & FRI 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
SAT 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
SUN closed
Hayters Gap Library
276-944-4442
MON closed
TUE & THU 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
WED & FRI 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
SAT 9am - 1 p.m.
SUN closed
Mendota Library
276-645-2374
MON closed
TUE - THU 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
FRI closed
SAT 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
SUN closed
Sunday with Friends hosts Bill Sizemore, author of “Uncle George and Me: Two Southern Families Confront a Shared Legacy of Slavery.” Please note: This event is held at the Community Center of Abingdon NOT at the main library. The event was moved because of the renovations at the library. Journalist and author Sizemore spent eight […]
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february, 2019
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Abingdon Boys & Girls Club
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Abingdon Farmer's Market
Abingdon United Methodist Church
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Barter Green
Coomes Recreation Center
Damascus Library
Damascus Town Park
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Fields Penn House
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Martha Washington Inn & Spa
McGlothlin Center for the Arts
McGlothling Center for the Arts
Mendota Branch Library
Mendota Community Center
Sinking Spring Presbyterian Church
Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center
The Arts Depot
The Community Center of Abingdon
Virginia Creeper Trail
Virginia Highlands Community College
Virginia Highlands Small Business Incubator
William King Museum of Art
Wolf Hills Brewing Company
Youth Tent at Festival Park
15feb9:00 am5:00 pmBlind Date with a Book9:00 am - 5:00 pm Glade Spring Library
Back by Popular Demand! Stop by the library and take a chance on literary love by going on a blind date
Back by Popular Demand!
Stop by the library and take a chance on literary love by going on a blind date with a book. Blind dates are available from Feb. 1-15.
17feb2:00 pm4:00 pmSeed Swap2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Hayters Gap Library
It's time for our annual Seed Savers Library Seed Swap. This year we're holding it at the Hayters Gap branch library because
It’s time for our annual Seed Savers Library Seed Swap.
This year we’re holding it at the Hayters Gap branch library because of the renovations at the main library.
Bring your own seeds to swap with other gardeners.
The Seed Savers Library will also be on hand for your to check out new seeds.
17feb3:00 pm4:00 pmSunday with Friends: Bill Sizemore3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Abingdon Community Center
Sunday with Friends hosts Bill Sizemore, author of "Uncle George and Me: Two Southern Families Confront a Shared Legacy of Slavery." Please note:
Sunday with Friends hosts Bill Sizemore, author of “Uncle George and Me: Two Southern Families Confront a Shared Legacy of Slavery.”
Please note: This event is held at the Community Center of Abingdon NOT at the main library. The event was moved because of the renovations at the library.
The book tells the story of his slave-owning Virginia ancestors, their slaves and this slaves’ descendants. Its thread runs through the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Jim Crow era, the Great Migration and the struggle for civil rights.
Sizemore is retired from the Virginian Pilot newspaper in Norfolk, where he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2007, he has written about topics as varied as stage government and politics, the private military contractor Blackwater, the televangelist Pat Robertson and Virginia prison-building boom.
18feb10:00 am6:00 pmMarch Madness Book Sale10:00 am - 6:00 pm Main Library
It's time for the Friends of the Library's March Madness Book Sale. Come check out all the bargains and support our
It’s time for the Friends of the Library’s March Madness Book Sale. Come check out all the bargains and support our Friends group.The spring book sale features thousands of high-quality used books in many genres, including
Most books are priced from 50¢ to $2. Some collectible, vintage, first edition and signed books are individually priced.
The sale is refreshed with new books daily, so visit often.
A preview sale for Friends only is Sunday, March 17 from 2-5 p.m. Memberships are available at the door for $10. Scanning devices are not permitted at the preview sale.
Sale hours are:
Monday, March 18 through Thursday, March 23: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday & Saturday, March 22& 23: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 24: 1-5 p.m. (Bag Sale)
MasterCard, Visa and Discover are accepted.
All proceeds of this sale support programs and services of the Washington County Public Library System.
19feb10:00 am6:00 pmMarch Madness Book Sale10:00 am - 6:00 pm Main Library
It's time for the Friends of the Library's March Madness Book Sale. Come check out all the bargains and support our
It’s time for the Friends of the Library’s March Madness Book Sale. Come check out all the bargains and support our Friends group.The spring book sale features thousands of high-quality used books in many genres, including
Most books are priced from 50¢ to $2. Some collectible, vintage, first edition and signed books are individually priced.
The sale is refreshed with new books daily, so visit often.
A preview sale for Friends only is Sunday, March 17 from 2-5 p.m. Memberships are available at the door for $10. Scanning devices are not permitted at the preview sale.
Sale hours are:
Monday, March 18 through Thursday, March 23: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday & Saturday, March 22& 23: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 24: 1-5 p.m. (Bag Sale)
MasterCard, Visa and Discover are accepted.
All proceeds of this sale support programs and services of the Washington County Public Library System.
19feb4:30 pm5:30 pmBird Seed Ball Feeders4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Hayters Gap Library
It's the middle of winter and the birds need warming up, too. We will be having do-if-yourself bird feeders at Hayter's
It’s the middle of winter and the birds need warming up, too. We will be having do-if-yourself bird feeders at Hayter’s Gap library to give back to nature. Free and open to all.
20feb10:00 am6:00 pmMarch Madness Book Sale10:00 am - 6:00 pm Main Library
It's time for the Friends of the Library's March Madness Book Sale. Come check out all the bargains and support our
It’s time for the Friends of the Library’s March Madness Book Sale. Come check out all the bargains and support our Friends group.The spring book sale features thousands of high-quality used books in many genres, including
Most books are priced from 50¢ to $2. Some collectible, vintage, first edition and signed books are individually priced.
The sale is refreshed with new books daily, so visit often.
A preview sale for Friends only is Sunday, March 17 from 2-5 p.m. Memberships are available at the door for $10. Scanning devices are not permitted at the preview sale.
Sale hours are:
Monday, March 18 through Thursday, March 23: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday & Saturday, March 22& 23: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 24: 1-5 p.m. (Bag Sale)
MasterCard, Visa and Discover are accepted.
All proceeds of this sale support programs and services of the Washington County Public Library System.
20feb10:30 am11:30 amMendota Story Time10:30 am - 11:30 am Mendota Branch Library
Join us in Mendota for Story Time at 10:30 a.m. Stories, songs, rhymes and fun for children of all ages and
Join us in Mendota for Story Time at 10:30 a.m.
Stories, songs, rhymes and fun for children of all ages and their parents or caregivers.
Free and open to the public.
No registration is required.
20feb11:00 am11:45 amGlade Story Time11:00 am - 11:45 am Glade Spring Library
Enjoy interactive fun with stories Wednesdays at 11 a.m. Story time is designed to build literacy skills in children using books,
Enjoy interactive fun with stories Wednesdays at 11 a.m.
Story time is designed to build literacy skills in children using books, music, puppetry, crafts and movement. Little ones learn to associate reading with play and fun!
It’s never too early to “get your story on” at your public library.
If schools are closed due to weather, there will be no story time that day.
20feb2:00 pm3:00 pmLibrary Computers for Beginners2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Main Library
This is an introduction to using the library's computers. You'll learn to login using your library card and navigate the home
This is an introduction to using the library’s computers. You’ll learn to login using your library card and navigate the home page.
Other useful things you’ll learn:
21feb10:00 am6:00 pmMarch Madness Book Sale10:00 am - 6:00 pm Main Library
It's time for the Friends of the Library's March Madness Book Sale. Come check out all the bargains and support our
It’s time for the Friends of the Library’s March Madness Book Sale. Come check out all the bargains and support our Friends group.The spring book sale features thousands of high-quality used books in many genres, including
Most books are priced from 50¢ to $2. Some collectible, vintage, first edition and signed books are individually priced.
The sale is refreshed with new books daily, so visit often.
A preview sale for Friends only is Sunday, March 17 from 2-5 p.m. Memberships are available at the door for $10. Scanning devices are not permitted at the preview sale.
Sale hours are:
Monday, March 18 through Thursday, March 23: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday & Saturday, March 22& 23: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 24: 1-5 p.m. (Bag Sale)
MasterCard, Visa and Discover are accepted.
All proceeds of this sale support programs and services of the Washington County Public Library System.
22feb10:00 am5:00 pmMarch Madness Book Sale10:00 am - 5:00 pm Main Library
It's time for the Friends of the Library's March Madness Book Sale. Come check out all the bargains and support our
It’s time for the Friends of the Library’s March Madness Book Sale. Come check out all the bargains and support our Friends group.The spring book sale features thousands of high-quality used books in many genres, including
Most books are priced from 50¢ to $2. Some collectible, vintage, first edition and signed books are individually priced.
The sale is refreshed with new books daily, so visit often.
A preview sale for Friends only is Sunday, March 17 from 2-5 p.m. Memberships are available at the door for $10. Scanning devices are not permitted at the preview sale.
Sale hours are:
Monday, March 18 through Thursday, March 23: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday & Saturday, March 22& 23: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 24: 1-5 p.m. (Bag Sale)
MasterCard, Visa and Discover are accepted.
All proceeds of this sale support programs and services of the Washington County Public Library System.
22feb2:00 pm3:00 pmSTEAM for Homeschoolers2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Glade Spring Library
Join us for a STEAM program dedicated to one of the following: science, technology, engineering, art or mathematics. This is a program
Join us for a STEAM program dedicated to one of the following: science, technology, engineering, art or mathematics. This is a program for homeschoolers, but all students are welcome.
Call our winter weather hotline, 276-492-2222 to check on library hours in case of inclement weather.
23feb10:00 am5:00 pmMarch Madness Book Sale10:00 am - 5:00 pm Main Library
It's time for the Friends of the Library's March Madness Book Sale. Come check out all the bargains and support our
It’s time for the Friends of the Library’s March Madness Book Sale. Come check out all the bargains and support our Friends group.The spring book sale features thousands of high-quality used books in many genres, including
Most books are priced from 50¢ to $2. Some collectible, vintage, first edition and signed books are individually priced.
The sale is refreshed with new books daily, so visit often.
A preview sale for Friends only is Sunday, March 17 from 2-5 p.m. Memberships are available at the door for $10. Scanning devices are not permitted at the preview sale.
Sale hours are:
Monday, March 18 through Thursday, March 23: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday & Saturday, March 22& 23: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 24: 1-5 p.m. (Bag Sale)
MasterCard, Visa and Discover are accepted.
All proceeds of this sale support programs and services of the Washington County Public Library System.
24feb1:00 pm5:00 pmMarch Madness Book Sale1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Main Library
It's time for the Friends of the Library's March Madness Book Sale. Come check out all the bargains and support our
It’s time for the Friends of the Library’s March Madness Book Sale. Come check out all the bargains and support our Friends group.The spring book sale features thousands of high-quality used books in many genres, including
Most books are priced from 50¢ to $2. Some collectible, vintage, first edition and signed books are individually priced.
The sale is refreshed with new books daily, so visit often.
A preview sale for Friends only is Sunday, March 17 from 2-5 p.m. Memberships are available at the door for $10. Scanning devices are not permitted at the preview sale.
Sale hours are:
Monday, March 18 through Thursday, March 23: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday & Saturday, March 22& 23: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 24: 1-5 p.m. (Bag Sale)
MasterCard, Visa and Discover are accepted.
All proceeds of this sale support programs and services of the Washington County Public Library System.
24feb3:00 pm4:00 pmSunday with Friends: Mark Powell3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Abingdon Community Center
Sunday with Friends hosts Mark Powell, author of "Small Treasons." Please note: This event is held at the Community Center of Abingdon NOT
Sunday with Friends hosts Mark Powell, author of “Small Treasons.”
Please note: This event is held at the Community Center of Abingdon NOT at the main library. The event was moved because of the renovations at the library.
Powell brings his acclaimed eye to an American marriage on the verge of rupture, spinning an all-too-current tale of the world we live in and the world we fear—and how we may not be able to tell the two apart.
Tess Maynard is coming apart. At home with her three young children in her husband’s Georgia hometown, people keep asking if she’s depressed, if she and John are okay.
Secretly, she’s becoming obsessed with the war on terror—an ISIS beheading video in particular. Something about the victim’s captivity on the computer screen resonates with her. Something inside of her demands endless prayers for a world gone mad.
The carefully constructed life of her husband is likewise beginning to unravel. Now a college counselor, John’s former life bears persistently into the present. Once a contractor at a CIA black site that interrogated suspected terrorists—and one innocent civilian—he is given a choice by the Justice Department: either help with a problem in the homeland, or they investigate.
Forced by an old colleague to spy on a new one, John’s experiences abroad come home to roost in Georgia. For his wife, for his family, he goes along with the game. But just as he and Tess work to salvage their life together, the world comes between them in the form of a young man slowly being radicalized by the professor John is reporting on.
In a moment Tess imagined and never wanted to see, the intersection of their three lives is as devastating as the bomber’s explosion of hate and metal, and as inevitable as the battle between powers great and personal.
Powell’s work includes “Prodigals,” “Blood Kin,” “The Dark Corner,” “The Sheltering” and “Small Treasons.”
He has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Breadloaf Writers’ Conference, Sewanee Writers’ Conference and in 2014 was a Fulbright Fellow to Slovakia.
In 2009, he received the Chaffin Award for contributions to Appalachian literature. He holds degrees from Yale Divinity School, the University of South Carolina and the Citadel. He teaches creative writing and contemporary fiction at Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina.
25feb11:00 am11:30 amFamily Story Time11:00 am - 11:30 am Main Library
Family story time features stories, songs, rhymes and fun for children of all ages and their parents or caregivers. Free and
Family story time features stories, songs, rhymes and fun for children of all ages and their parents or caregivers.
Free and open to the public. Story times are held at the main library at 11 a.m. on Mondays, 10 a.m. on Tuesdays and 11 a.m. on Wednesdays.
No registration is required.
26feb10:00 am10:30 amFamily Story Time10:00 am - 10:30 am Main Library
Family story time features stories, songs, rhymes and fun for children of all ages and their parents or caregivers. Free and
Family story time features stories, songs, rhymes and fun for children of all ages and their parents or caregivers.
Free and open to the public. Story times are held at the main library at 11 a.m. on Mondays, 10 a.m. on Tuesdays and 11 a.m. on Wednesdays.
No registration is required.
26feb5:00 pm6:00 pmDIY Spa Treatments5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Damascus Library
Join us to create DIY Spa Treatments. We get together and make or learn about herbal remedies and personal
Join us to create DIY Spa Treatments.
We get together and make or learn about herbal remedies and personal hygiene care. We talk and listen to soothing music and let the cares of the world just slip away. Come join us in the fun.
26feb6:00 pm7:00 pmPassawatami Book Club6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Glade Spring Library
The Passawatami Book Club meets at the Glade Spring branch library the last Tuesday of the month at 6
The Passawatami Book Club meets at the Glade Spring branch library the last Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome to join in the discussion.
27feb11:00 am11:30 amFamily Story Time11:00 am - 11:30 am Main Library
Family story time features stories, songs, rhymes and fun for children of all ages and their parents or caregivers. Free and
Family story time features stories, songs, rhymes and fun for children of all ages and their parents or caregivers.
Free and open to the public. Story times are held at the main library at 11 a.m. on Mondays, 10 a.m. on Tuesdays and 11 a.m. on Wednesdays.
No registration is required.
Join us in Damascus for our Senior Matinee Movie. Each month we show a new movie and serve cookies and coffee.
Adults and teens 15 and older are welcome to join a night a creative expression – rock painting. Materials supplied. Free.