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Stafford

Stafford Library Services Face Cuts After $660K Funding Reduction Despite Tax Hike

By Emilie McGinnis

Stafford County residents, the heaviest users of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library (CRRL) system, will see reduced services after the Board of Supervisors approved a nearly $660,000 cut to library operating funds for FY27.

The reduction comes despite the board’s approval of a real estate tax rate increase of more than four cents per $100 of assessed value in the FY2027 budget. That hike, combined with rising property assessments, added hundreds to nearly $2,000 or more to many homeowners’ annual tax bills.

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Stafford

Board Debates Reversing Library Cuts Following FY2027 Tax Increase

By Potomac Local News
Central Rappahannock Regional Library Howell Branch in Stafford County.

Stafford County residents who rely on the Central Rappahannock Regional Library for books, programs, job resources, and community learning spaces could see reduced services, even as many homeowners face higher tax bills following the Board of Supervisors’ recent increase in the FY2027 real estate tax rate.

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Fredericksburg

Tampa Taiko Brings Energy to Music on the Steps

By Potomac Local News

“Thank you to Ladia who performed at Music on the Steps on Monday evening. Join us next Monday, June 8th for Tampa Taiko,” Central Rappahannock Regional Library announced.

“Music on the Steps t-shirts for the 2026 Summer Concert Series are available for purchase at https://www.bonfire.com/2026-music-on-the-steps/.”

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Fredericksburg

CRRL Receives $6,000 Grant for Youth Summer Reading Prizes; Outreach Specialist Jenny McGee Named Staff Member of the Year

By Potomac Local News
McGee

Central Rappahannock Regional Library has been awarded a $6,000 grant from The Robert Cullen O’Neill Memorial Fund of The Community Foundation to purchase book prizes for its popular youth Summer Reading program.

The grant will fund complimentary books for children and teens who reach the 1,000- and 2,000-minute reading milestones. In 2025, participants earned an impressive 2,167 books through the program. Library officials emphasized that the Summer Reading initiative was not dependent on this single gift; additional prize support comes from local businesses Habit Burger and Raising Cane’s.

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Features

Israel Mensah Wins Fredericksburg Regional Spelling Bee

By Uriah Kiser
[Photo: CRRL]

Sponsored by the Fredericksburg Host Lions Club, Kiwanis Club of Fredericksburg, and Access Eye, and presented by the Central Rappahannock Regional Library, the event brought together 14 top spellers from Caroline, Colonial Beach, Culpeper, Fauquier, Fredericksburg, King George, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Westmoreland counties. Contestants represented public schools, private schools, and home schools.

Mensah secured victory by correctly spelling “ahimsa” in the final round. The Sanskrit word refers to the doctrine of non-violence, or refraining from harming others or taking life—a principle central to philosophies like Jainism, Hinduism, and the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.

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Weather

Libraries Close Tuesday Due to Weather

By Uriah Kiser
Central Rappahannock Regional Library Howell Branch in Stafford County.

“All library locations will be closed Tuesday, January 27, due to inclement weather,” Central Rappahannock Regional Library announced. “You can still check out eBooks, eAudio, streaming video, and more from our digital collection.”

The library system encouraged patrons to use its online resources while physical branches remain closed, directing users to librarypoint.org/ebooks for access to digital materials.

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Libraries Closed but Digital Access Remains

By Uriah Kiser
Central Rappahannock Regional Library Porter Branch sits at 2001 Parkway Boulevard in North Stafford.

“All library locations are closed Monday, January 26, due to inclement weather,” Central Rappahannock Regional Library posted. “You can still check out eBooks, eAudio, streaming video, and more from our digital collection.”

While physical branches are closed, library users can continue to access digital materials online, including books, audiobooks, and streaming content, through the library’s website.

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Fredericksburg

Your Library Has a Maker Lab? Fredericksburg’s Idea Space Turns 5

By Potomac Local News

What does a public library look like when it becomes a hands-on hub for creativity, media production, and lifelong learning?

In this episode of PLN, Potomac Local News founder and publisher Uriah Kiser is joined by Simon Watts, Maker Lab Specialist at the Central Rappahannock Regional Library, to talk about Idea Space—the library’s maker and media facility in downtown Fredericksburg—as it marks five years of serving the community.

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Central Rappahannock Regional Library Hosts Ninth Annual Rappahannock Writers’ Conference

By Uriah Kiser

“The conference will feature keynote speeches from Austin S. Camacho, author of the Hannibal Jones mystery series and the Stark & O’Brien adventure series, and New York Times-bestselling author and Emmy and Writer’s Guild of America-nominated writer-producer Tom Straw,” Central Rappahannock Regional Library announced.

The daylong event will be held Saturday, November 8, from 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Germanna Community College’s Fredericksburg Area Campus, Workforce and Technology Center. Sessions will include “Books and Beasties,” “Why Your Second Draft Should Be the First Time You Start to Self-Edit,” and “The Intersection of Fiction and Nonfiction—How to Blend Genres and Keep Readers Hooked.”

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