The Hopewell/Prince George Friends of the Library will hold their annual Library Lovers’ Book Sale in February. February 5th is FOL members’ preview evening (a great reason to join!) and February 6th for all book lovers. Get more details @ The Library.

Clever Canines Therapy & Obedience Club has teamed with the Appomattox Regional Library to enhance children’s love of reading through the use of registered therapy dogs.

Children participating in the program have the opportunity to come to the library to read to dogs (and their owners). All dog and owner teams have successfully completed training and testing and regularly visit nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

Research shows that children who are learning to read feel more relaxed and less self-conscious when reading to dogs. The program aims to improve reading skills, nurture a lifelong love of reading, and help children build bonds with dogs.

You must sign up in advance at the Appomattox Regional Library. Children must be in grades 2, 3, or 4 to participate. You can sign your child up to read to a therapy dog during a 15 minute individual session from 4:30 – 5:30pm on January 13, February 10, or March 10, 2010

In addition to our Book Buddies Program, the library will be showing the movie MY DOG SKIP on Thursday, January 14th at 4:30 in Hopewell and Friday, January 15th at 4:30 in McKenney.

To wrap up our wild, canine events the local SPCA will be providing two programs:

Love animals? Looking for a job? The library has the perfect programs for you! Several dogs and cats will be on site to pet, hold, and adopt.

SPCA’s director, Pat Kline, will present two programs:

Careers with Animals addresses the many ways teens and adults can find meaningful work and earn an income working with animals.
Saturday, January 16, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Hopewell.

Ms. Kline of SPCA will also share her knowledge about the Benefits of Animals. Come learn how animals are used in the lives of veterans, the elderly, children, and others, and hear about what they can do to improve your health and enrich your life.

Thursday, January 21, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Hopewell.

For more information, call us @ 458-6329

After tweens and teens in grades 5-12 read 10 items (books, magazines, graphic novels) for the 2009-2010 WrestleMania Reading Challenge and turn a reading log in to their library, they are eligible to design a bookmark.
One local winner from each of these grade categories: 5&6, 7&8, 9-12 will win cool products from WWE.

Five regional winners will be selected by YALSA from these grade categories: 5&6, 7&8 and 9-12. Each regional winner wins a trip for two to WrestleMania 26 as well as $2,000 for their library. Each person may enter only once. Local bookmark winners will be notified by Feb. 1, 2010.

Take your completed entry form to your library.

THE DEADLINE TO ENTER IS JAN. 19, 2010.

Stop by the Disputnata Library at 10010 County Drive to share in the holiday fun! For more information on this and other programming at the library, please call 804-861-0322 or visit the library website at www.arls.org.