Central Rappahannock Regional Library continues to distribute free at-home rapid COVID-19 test kits in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health.
Customers can pick up test kits through curbside pickup at most library branches during open hours. Kits are unavailable at Towne Centre Branch, Fried Center, or IdeaSpace.
Late fees at public libraries in the Fredericksburg region are a thing of the past.
Central Rappahannock Regional Library’s Board of Trustees approved a proposal to permanently eliminate fines on overdue materials on December 12, 2022.
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.
This report highlights how the library has pursued its strategic plan during the fall quarter by providing innovative programming, communicating with customers, addressing community needs, and embracing local partnerships.
Elected leaders and Central Rappahannock Libary officials gathered at Porter Branch Library in North Stafford to celebrate its 30th birthday.
The full-service library at 2001 Parkway Boulevard features a collection of books, films, and music, meeting rooms, a Makerlab, and weekly children’s activities and serves as a community gathering place.
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.
The organization that oversees the operation of public libraries in the Fredericksburg region selected new leadership.
During a quarterly meeting of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library’s Board of Trustees on September 12, the Board elected Diana Risavi as Chair and Xavier Richardson as Vice Chair.
