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CRRL Friends of the Library celebrates 50th anniversary

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

The Friends of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library is marking its 50th anniversary with a special membership drive.

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CRRL reopening satellite library locations

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The Central Rappahannock Regional Library satellite locations, which have been on hiatus since March 2020 due to COVID, will be reopening.

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Fredericksburg Teen Art Show reception is Friday

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Best In Show 2022, Chagrin by Simone Osei-Kufuor, grade 11

It’s time for the 28th Annual Teen Art Show at the Fredericksburg Branch of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library.

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Porter Library gets $1 from each reusable bag purchased at North Stafford Giant Food

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

Central Rappahannock Regional Library’s Porter Branch has been selected by their local Giant Food store for January’s Community Bag Program.

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Fredericksburg area libraries continue to offer at-home rapid COVID-19 test kits

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

Central Rappahannock Regional Library continues to distribute free at-home rapid COVID-19 test kits in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health.

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Library plan calls for opposing censorship, increased promotion of services

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The Central Rappahannock Library Board of Trustees, on Monday, December 12, approved a strategic plan to guide the regional organization to serve more people and to create new opportunities for its users through 2027.

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No more late fees at Fredericksburg-area libraries; Fines disproportionately affect poor, ‘people of color,’ says director

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The Central Rappahannock Regional Library Fredericksburg Branch at 1201 Caroline Street.

Late fees at public libraries in the Fredericksburg region are a thing of the past.

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Library to consider new systemwide strategic plan at today’s meeting at Howell Branch

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Central Rappahannock Regional Library Howell Branch in Stafford County.

Central Rappahannock Regional Library has published its Director’s written report for September 1, 2022 – November 30, 2022, which is part of the consent agenda for the Library Board’s December 12 meeting.

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Stafford’s Porter library branch turns 30

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Elected leaders and Central Rappahannock Libary officials gathered at Porter Branch Library in North Stafford to celebrate its 30th birthday.

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Deputy director elected to Virginia Library Association Executive Committee | Central Rappahannock Regional Library

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Central Rappahannock Regional Library’s Deputy Director Rebecca Purdy has been elected to a 2-year term as Secretary on the Virginia Library Association Executive Committee.

Central Rappahannock Regional Library’s Deputy Director Rebecca Purdy has been elected to a 2-year term as Secretary on the Virginia Library Association Executive Committee.

Rebecca Purdy has worked at CRRL in several Youth Services roles, including Youth Services Coordinator, since receiving her Master’s of Science in Library and Information Science from The Catholic University of America in 1995, and becoming the library’s Deputy Director in 2016.

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