Newport News Public Library System   |   August 2016 Newsletter
Newport News Public Libraries & offices will be closed Wednesday, August 17 for staff training.
2017 One City Marathon

Registration is open for the third annual One City Marathon on Sunday, March 12, 2017! The Marathon and Marathon Relay start at 7:00 a.m., the Maritime 8k gets underway at 7:45 a.m., followed by the Nautical Mile Fun Run at 10:00 a.m. For more information about the Marathon and the race weekend's festivities, visit  www.onecitymarathon.com.
Pearl Bailey Renovations Complete

You may have noticed some exciting improvements at Pearl Bailey Library lately! The library, located in Southeast Newport News, has received upgrades to its meeting room (including new carpeting, paint and A/V system), a new device charging station, and large, beautiful windows in the computer lab! 
Tax Free Weekend: This Fri.-Sun.

The State of Virginia offers a sales tax holiday from August 5th-7th so that shoppers can purchase qualifying school supplies, clothing and footwear, emergency preparedness items, and certain energy-efficient products without paying state and local sales tax. Read more on Newport News Now.
Thank you, Friends!

Friends of the Newport News Public Library is a non-profit, volunteer organization that raises money for NNPLS. They have bookstores at Main Street and Grissom Libraries, and the funds raised are donated to NNPLS to fund programming such as the Summer Reading Program, ToshoCon, and the annual holiday concerts (just to name a few). 
NEW: Readers' Advisory on FB

Read all about our staff picks on Facebook! Here are a few recent suggestions:
Did you know?

All of our programs and events are listed on our website's calendar which is located at www.nnpls.libguides.com/events.

National Night Out
War In Film Series & Discussion
Storytime at Whole Foods Market
Free Author Talk: October 13
Free eResources
FREE Computer Classes
Print our computer class brochure!     August   |    September-December
Children read to four-legged friends at local libraries

"There can be comfort in speaking before an audience that won't talk back... Organizers of the programs say that by reading to the dogs, it builds confidence in children who are shy or are working on their literacy skills, rather than feeling self-conscious around people who may criticize them."

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Grissom Library War In Film Series

"This series offers a variety of classic Hollywood movies...[and] will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 PM on the first Thursday of every month through November and will culminate on Saturday, December 3rd at 2 PM with panel discussion on Hollywood's role in shaping public perception of U.S. military actions."

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Newport News Libraries offer Free Computer Classes

"The computer labs are a valued resource to all users but are vital to patrons who may have limited or no access to computers or internet outside of the library. For a list of upcoming computer classes, visit the  online calendar. "

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