Hunter S. Thompson is often mis-remembered as a wise-cracking, drug-addled cartoon character. This book reclaims him for what he truly was: a fearless opponent of corruption and fascism, one who sacrificed his future well-being to fight against it, rewriting the rules of journalism and political satire in the process. This skillfully told and dramatic story shows how Thompson saw through Richard Nixon's treacherous populism and embarked on a life-defining campaign to stop it. In his fevered effort to expose institutional…
Find out more »A Hard Rain is a sweeping account of the 1960s, told decade by decade. Author Frye Gaillard was a Vanderbilt college student in the very early 1960s, and his experiences there informed his lifetime as a journalist. This new work is his first comprehensive account reflecting on those transformative years.
Find out more »In Daniel Morgan: A Revolutionary Life, the first biography of this iconic figure in forty years, historian Albert Louis Zambone presents Morgan as the quintessential American everyman, who rose through his own dogged determination from poverty and obscurity to become one of the great battlefield commanders in American history. Using social history and other advances in the discipline that had not been available to earlier biographers, the author provides an engrossing portrait of this storied personality of America's founding era--a…
Find out more »The Virginia Center for Literary Arts Author Series at Handley Regional Library continues with Cliff Garstang, who will read from his latest book The Shaman of Turtle Valley. Clifford is a fiction writer and former international lawyer. His novel in stories, What The Zhang Boys Know, won the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. He is also the author of a story collection, In an Uncharted Country, and the editor of three anthologies, Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction From a…
Find out more »The 1455: A Place for Writers Author Series at Handley Regional Library continues with Cindy Ross, who will read from her latest book The World is Our Classroom. Cindy had her formal education in Fine Arts Painting, attending the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. She illustrated four of her books. She lives along the Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania with her husband, Todd in a log home they built themselves from raw trees. Besides Cindy’s six published books, she…
Find out more »Winchester Arts & Music Festival September 20 - September 23 Interested in healing through art, music and movies? Positive artistic experiences? Good quality time? Join us for the 2019 Winchester Arts & Music Festival. The festival will include art exhibition, musical performances, seminars and workshops, dance and movement event, receptions with free food and drink, and more. Admission is FREE. It will take place over several venues: Handley Regional Library – Robinson Auditorium and Benham Gallery (100 West Piccadilly Street,…
Find out more »A Book Talk and Reception with Thompson Mayes: How Historic Places Affect Our Identity and Well-Being Handley Regional Library System and the Friends of the Handley Regional Library announce a unique book talk and reception on October 4th at 3PM at Handley Library. Thompson M. Mayes, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel for the National Trust for Historic Preservation will discuss recent book Why Old Places Matter: How Historic Places Affect Our Identity and Well-Being. This is free and open…
Find out more »The Winchester Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and the Friends of Handley Regional Library System are co-sponsoring a Candidates’ Forum for candidates who are running for the Virginia House of Delegates from the 10th, 29th, and 33rd Districts and for the Virginia Senate in the 27th District. The public forum will be held on Saturday, October 5, 2019, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Handley Library Robinson Auditorium. This is not a debate; the…
Find out more »It's Wellness Day at the Library. Health and safety organizations from our community will be on hand to demonstrate what they have to offer and answer questions. Join us Monday, October, 21 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Handley Library or Tuesday, October, 29 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Bowman Library. Flu shots* will be offered 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. at Handley and 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. at Bowman. Diabetes Screening will be offered 10…
Find out more »1455’s Author Series at Handley Regional Library continues with Nathan Leslie, who will read from his collection Hurry Up and Relax. The WWPH Fiction winner for 2019 is Nathan Leslie, for his story collection, Hurry Up and Relax, the 2019 Fiction Award from the Washington Writers’ Publishing House. Leslie’s nine previous books of fiction include Three Men, Root and Shoot, Sibs, and The Tall Tale of Tommy Twice. He is also the author of a collection of poems, Night Sweat.…
Find out more »We're thrilled to host children's author Ben Hatke at the Winchester Book Gallery for his first in-person event since 2019! Come meet Ben and get your own autographed copy of The Mighty Jack Box Set and the finale to the Julia's House series, Julia's House Goes Home. We respectfully request that attendees wear face coverings and practice social distancing at this event.
Find out more »Get in touch with your inner Dr. Frankenstein! Use a variety of tools to disassemble toys and put them back together as a whole new creature. Program is intended for Ages 9-14. Registration required at https://www.handleyregional.org/events/frankentoys For more information contact kmoss@handleyregional.org
Find out more »Snakebit is the first novel in the Snakebit Series. The story is told by and through the Maryland Garrett family, their friends and enemies. The series covers 1859 to 1877, from the period leading up to the contentious election of Abraham Lincoln through the troubled Grant Administration.This is the story we didn't hear about in school. For more information contact friends@handleyregional.org
Find out more »A talk about the role of the "living room bed" in the life cycle of traditional Appalachian families. The bed was used for birthing, healing, and dying. Presenter will be Pat Turner Ritchie.
Find out more »Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Handley Library with Irish dancing! Join us for this interactive dance and sing along program with special guest dancers from Armstrong Irish Dance Academy. Program is intended for kids of all ages.
Find out more »Are you interested in comics, illustration and storytelling? Want to learn some techniques on how you, too, could make a comic or start your creative journey in writing and illustrating? Join us to learn about the creative processes of Almost American Girl author and Winchester local Robin Ha along with fellow author, journalist, and Peter Bullough Foundation writer-in-residence Hannah Bae. A discussion, audience Q&A, and book signing are also planned. Artwork from both authors will be available for purchase at…
Find out more »Join us for the Friends of Handley Regional Library System's Annual Meeting. After a brief business meeting and presentation by the Friends, Jason Wright will speak and his books will be available for purchase courtesy of The Winchester Book Gallery. Jason Wright is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling novelist. His work including more than 500 columns have appeared in over 100 newspapers, magazines and web sites across the United States including The Washington Post,…
Find out more »Join us at the Handley Regional Library to celebrate Ben Hatke's new book!
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