Friends of the Gum Spring Library

05/25/2026

Honor the day learning about the lives of American soldiers. Here are just a few book recommendations.

Observe the holiday with books. Check out a list of titles that recount the lives and sacrifices of American soldiers.

05/24/2026

Summer Reading is back! This year we are going PREHISTORIC! From June 16 through August 16, read what you love, complete challenges, and win some colossal prizes.
All ages. All Loudoun. All summer long. Register today through the link in our comments. 🦕

05/21/2026

Looking for some excitement this summer? Stop by our pop up cart tomorrow to find summer thrills between the pages of a book!

05/10/2026

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! Spoil yourself at the library at the relaxation station, tap into your creative side at the makerspace, and find inspiration at Art on Exhibit https://loudoun.libnet.info/event/16463699. All you moms out there...thank you for all you do!

05/06/2026

Children's section closed May 8 -18 for new carpet installation, and is expected to reopen on Tuesday, May 19. Never fear, all programs and services will continue and juvenile items will remain available.

CUSTOMER ALERT: Gum Spring children's section will close Friday, May 8, to install new carpet, and is expected to reopen on Tuesday, May 19. All other library services will operate as normal, all programs will take place as scheduled, and all juvenile items in our collection are still available. Stay tuned for any further updates.

05/01/2026

MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU AND WITH GUM SPRING LIBRARY!
Shop from our Star Wars/ Sci Fi pop up cart starting Saturday and fight dark forces through knowledge!

04/29/2026

Join us for Movie Night at Gum Spring Library!

Join us on Thursday, April 30, at 6:30 p.m. for a movie and popcorn! We will screen 1993's film adaptation of William Shakespeare's, Much Ado About Nothing. A pair of lovers claim to disdain love and wage a "merry war" against each other, while a devoted couple's wedding is threatened by a vicious lie in Shakespeare's romantic farce.

04/25/2026

What are FROGS reading?
The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno Garcia - gothic horror across three timelines in one family. Turn on the lights and prepare to be spooked!

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day from the FROGS to you!

04/19/2026

Grab your silks and gold embroidery and join Lacey Bonar Hull in discussing the "dos" and "don'ts" of being a woman in fifteenth-century England!

This week, examine medieval manuscripts with a historian, jam with a Quebecoise vocalist, and see Antarctica through the lens of a photographer.

Also, meet Loudoun County native Bruce Holsinger as he presents his book "Culpability," which Oprah Winfrey has deemed "a must read for all generations."

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