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Comment policy: http://tinyurl.com/9lngp Since our opening day on Aug. 10, 2003, the Ashburn Library has been committed to serving the needs of our community and providing free access to books, wifi, public computers, meeting rooms, and educational, fun programming for adults, teens, and children.
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The Loudoun County Public Library website remains offline at this time. Here’s the latest update, along with info on how to access library resources and virtual events.
Still use the library while its website is down The Loudoun County Public Library website is currently offline due to a problem with the host provider. The host is working to resolve the issue, but at
The Loudoun County Public Library website remains down this morning due to a problem with the host provider. Customers are still able to access the online catalog and manage library accounts at catalog.library.loudoun.gov.
We appear to be experiencing some web problems that started late yesterday. Our website is currently down and access to some web services, like OverDrive, are also down or malfunctioning. We are working to resolve these problems as quickly as possible. Thanks for your patience. In the meantime, the Libby app seems to be working and our online catalog is still available: catalog.library.loudoun.gov
Our Thankful Tree is starting to bloom. Next time you’re in the library we would love for you to fill out a leaf and tell us what you’re thankful for.
Celebrate autumn and all that it brings with eBooks, audiobooks, research tools, streaming videos and librarian-led activities! 🍂 library.loudoun.gov/staffpicks
Don’t forget: The library is closed today, along with our book return. We’ll see you Thursday!
All Loudoun County Public Library locations and book returns will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11 🇺🇸
Here at the Ashburn Library, we are having fun celebrating this year's 1book 1community selection "Front Desk" by Kelly Yang with our very own "front desk." To learn more about 1book 1community, go to library.loudoun.gov/1book .
We’re highlighting eBooks and library resources about immigration for this week’s Staff ePicks – including our 2020 1book 1community selection, “Front Desk.” Get the full story at library.loudoun.gov/staffpicks.
All Loudoun County Public Library locations and book returns will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11 🇺🇸
Well here's something to get excited about 🥳 We are thrilled to announce that “Front Desk” by Kelly Yang is our 2020 1book 1community title! Pick up your free copy of “Front Desk” at the library or download the eBook now on OverDrive or the Libby app. Visit library.loudoun.gov/1book for details.
Help create a Community Storybook for Loudoun County with children's musician Jim Gill! 📚♥️ Watch this video to find out how it works, then download a "May There Always Be..." drawing template for your kids at library.loudoun.gov/CHILDREN.
What are you thankful for? We invite all ages to take part in our Thankful Tree this November, located in the children's department. Stop by the main information desk to pick up a leaf. Take it home and write or draw on it what you are most thankful for. When done please return your leaf to the library and drop off in the Thankful Tree leaf collection bin. All leaves will be hung after a 3-day quarantine period. Help us fill the Thankful Tree with all the people, places, and things we have to be thankful for this year! 🌳
Reminder: The library is closed Tuesday, along with our book return. For information about voting in person on Election Day, go to loudoun.gov/VoteonElectionDay.
All Loudoun County Public Library locations and book returns will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 3. Get eBooks, audiobooks, streaming movies and more at library.loudoun.gov/online.
Congratulations to our staff winners for first, second and third place. Happy Halloween everyone and stay safe 🎃
It's never too early to start prepping for Thanksgiving. 🍽️🦃🥧 We have eCookbooks, a pie-making class and digital editions of popular food magazines to help pull your menu together: library.loudoun.gov/staffpicks
In case you missed it, we are having our annual staff pumpkin decorating contest. Please like for your favorite or stop in the branch and tell us your favorite. The contest ends October 31 and the winners will be announced next week.
Introducing our 2020 Ashburn Library Staff Pumpkin Contest Entries. “Like” to vote for your favorite or stop in the branch and let our staff know which one is your favorite. Voting is through October 31. We will reveal the winner after Halloween.
All Loudoun County Public Library locations and book returns will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 3. Get eBooks, audiobooks, streaming movies and more at library.loudoun.gov/online.
Boo! It's Halloween Week at the Ashburn Library and we have festive fun here for everyone in your household. Take part in our outside StoryWalk of The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything. Pick up one of our Halloween Take-n-Make craft kits for kids. Grab some spooky take home activities for teens in the Teen Area. And have fun voting for your favorite decorated pumpkin in our Staff Pumpkin Competition.
Introducing our 2020 Ashburn Library Staff Pumpkin Contest Entries. “Like” to vote for your favorite or stop in the branch and let our staff know which one is your favorite. Voting is through October 31. We will reveal the winner after Halloween.
Get instant access to eBooks featuring woodworking plans and information on specific topics like furniture making, wood burning, whittling and more: library.loudoun.gov/staffpicks
👀 Stream if you dare 👀
New + classic scary movies, just in time for Halloween: loudoun.kanopy.com/category/38153
Early voting is now underway at 4 Loudoun locations! 🗳️
Reminder: ALL registered voters in Virginia are eligible to vote early in-person this year. Learn more at loudoun.gov/VoteEarly.
Beginning Saturday, October 17 additional early voting locations are opening in #Loudoun and Office of Elections in Leesburg will have extended hours. Hours and more information: loudoun.gov/voteearly
Early Voting Locations:
Office of Elections in Leesburg - 750 Miller Drive SE, Leesburg, 20175
Loudoun County Government Office at Ridgetop - 21641 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling, 20166
Dulles South Senior Center - 24950 Riding Center Drive, South Riding, 20152
Carver Senior Center - 200 E Willie Palmer Way, Purcellville, 20132
Open up a conversation with children about voting and elections through eBooks, research tools and streaming videos: library.loudoun.gov/staffpicks
Virginia's voter registration deadline has been extended. 🗳️ You can pick up a paper application at the library or use our public computers to register.
BREAKING NEWS: The Virginia Voter Registration Deadline has been extended to October 15th! You can register online by going to elections.virginia.gov/voterinfo. You can also register to vote in-person at your local general registrar's office by 5pm on October 15th. All paper applications must be postmarked by October 15th.
We are happy to share that Loudoun voters who requested a ballot through the mail can now use a secure Ballot Drop Box inside the Ashburn Library. 🗳 It is located inside the main entrance to the Ashburn Library near our Door Greeter. You have until October 23 to request an absentee ballot. Ballots can be dropped off through October 31 during our hours of operation. Learn more at loudoun.gov/voteathome.
Friendly reminder that the library is closed today, along with our book return.
All Loudoun County Public Library locations and book returns will be closed Monday, Oct. 12. Get eBooks, streaming movies and music, eMagazines, audiobooks and more at library.loudoun.gov/online.
With free apps and audiobooks from the library, you don't even have to leave your couch to learn a language: library.loudoun.gov/staffpicks 🗨️💬
All Loudoun County Public Library locations and book returns will be closed Monday, Oct. 12. Get eBooks, streaming movies and music, eMagazines, audiobooks and more at library.loudoun.gov/online.
Congratulations to Sanders Corner Elementary School for earning Ashburn Library's Summer Reading Program 2020 School Championship trophy! Thanks to school librarian Ms. Cura for helping her Sanders Corner students reach their summer reading goals with their local library and LCPL online. Go Dolphins!! 🐬 @SandersCornerES
Scary reads and spooky fun for teens can be found in our Teen Area this October. Find new teen-level coloring pages and activities each week. Make your own Harry Potter-themed cootie catcher. And Guess how many "pumpkins" are in the jar for the chance at a prize.
UPDATE: The library is reopening today at 4 p.m. Thanks for your patience!
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The library is temporarily closed due to a maintenance problem. We hope to reopen as soon as the issue is resolved. Please check back for an update.
We're tipping our hat to the basics of good manners and polite conversation in this week's Staff ePicks. Get online etiquette classes, eBooks about civility and more at library.loudoun.gov/staffpicks.
Our parking lot is scheduled to be repaired and repaved Friday, Oct. 2 and Monday, Oct. 5. Parking spaces will be available, but please use caution and follow signage.
Exercise your brain with our weekly Brain Games for Adults and Teens. Stop by the Information Desk to pick one up, or if you are using Curbside Pickup just ask us to add one to your pickup order when you call. This week's challenge is a Crytogram of Famous Quotes. The answers will be available on the back of next week's game. Good luck!
We like to think that anytime is the right time for a storytime! Stop by the Children's Department of the Ashburn Library for our Storytime to Go kits. Here you will find books and Storytime ideas that will help you take your home-based Storytimes to the next level.
These 5 true stories will keep you on the edge of your seat 📚
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Help create a Community Storybook for Loudoun County with children's musician Jim Gill! 📚♥️ Watch this video to find out how it works, then download a "May There Always Be..." drawing template for your kids at library.loudoun.gov/CHILDREN.
These 5 true stories will keep you on the edge of your seat 📚
Have the need for speed? 📶 Optimize your home's WiFi with simple, cost-effective solutions from our resident expert. Also: Free WiFi is available 24/7 from all Loudoun County Public Library parking lots.
Ready for a distance-learning craft break? ✏️ Ms. Jennifer is here with a fun project to help organize your student's work space.
Get ready to play a game of I Spy in the Library with Ms. Christine! 🔎
Looking to diversify your reading list? 📚 Here are a few titles to check out.
Can you believe it’s already the last week of our Summer Reading Program? Don’t forget to submit your challenge card by Sunday, Aug. 23 to claim your prizes: 📖 Free book ⚾️ Ticket to a Washington Nationals game 🏆 Entry into the grand-prize drawings Go to library.loudoun.gov/SRP to submit your card.
Discover three great teen books worth waiting for and three read-alikes that you can download right now from the library’s eBook collection, with Deby from Gum Spring Library.
Let's get creative! ✍️ Deby from Gum Spring Library is back with a tutorial on designing characters for comic books or manga.
With everything going on, germs are getting a bad rap these days. But some germs are good -- and some are even cute! In this family-friendly art project, Shanna from Purcellville Library shows you how to create "germs" on paper using watercolors, straws and googly eyes.
Curbside holds pickup is now available six days a week by appointment! Learn more about Curbside Pickup at library.loudoun.gov/curbside.
Got 20 minutes to get healthy? 💪 Aaron Duplissy, assistant manager of Brambleton Library, proves you don't need a gym to stay fit with this upper-body resistance-training routine focused on form and injury prevention.
It's quarantine craft time! Find out how to create your own DIY magazine holder using everyday items in this step-by-step tutorial with Myisha from Rust Library.
What happens to our regular Art on Display when the library is closed? We host a virtual exhibit! Photographer Frank Stopa (of fss photography) — a recent Loudoun County Public Library Artist in Residence — talks about the inspiration behind his work, originally slated to be on view at Ashburn Library.
Sharpen your pencils! ✍️ It’s time for our weekly dose of art therapy with Deby from Gum Spring Library.
“It doesn’t matter how old you are or if you have children. Everyone should have control over what happens to their property after they die.” If you've been thinking about making a will, this is a good place to start. Want to do it yourself? Download customizable templates for wills on our Legal Forms database: https://tinyurl.com/ydyu5heg.
Grab a pen or pencil and follow along! ✍️ Deby from Gum Spring Library is back with another drawing tutorial -- no artistic skills needed.
On this What’s Good Wednesday, we want to thank the local health workers, first-responders and county partners who put their lives on the line to keep our community safe during the coronavirus outbreak. This is our way of giving back. Find out how you can help by visiting Loudoun County Government’s PPE website: loudoun.gov/ppe.
We’re breaking down the basics of vegetable gardening – from seedlings to soil – with Lilly from Rust Library. Expand your learning with these eResources from our digital collection: • “The Beginner’s Guide to Gardening,” by Stefan Buczacki (available on Hoopla) • “All New Square Foot Gardening: The Revolutionary Way to Grow More in Less Space,” by Mel Bartholomew (available on OverDrive) • “The Complete Guide to Growing Vegetables, Flowers, Fruits, and Herbs from Containers,” by Lizz Shepherd (available on Hoopla) • “Mother Earth News Magazine” (available on RBDigital)
Roll up your sleeves for a groovy boredom-buster -- with a side of science!
Ready to lose yourself in a great love story? ❤️📚 Nikki from Sterling Library is here to share three swoon-worthy YA romance books that you can borrow from our digital collection.
According to Gum Spring Library’s head teen librarian, these four epic fantasy titles need to be on your teen’s TBR list.
Deby from Gum Spring Library is back with another drawing tutorial. 👩🎨 Grab a pen or pencil and follow along with this step-by-step anime primer. No artistic skills necessary!
Who's up for a little art therapy? 🙋 Get a pen or pencil and follow along with this easy (and endlessly riffable) drawing tutorial, led by Gum Spring Library's head Teen Librarian.
Grab some of those old toilet-paper tubes and get your young builders ready for a fun boredom-busting activity with Ms. Heather from Ashburn Library. You don't need anything fancy to make all kinds of creative things!
Finding food for your family here in Loudoun County might seem like a challenge during the coronavirus outbreak – but it doesn’t have to! We’re sharing our top tips for securing food assistance, ordering online groceries, and buying locally farmed eggs, meat, produce and dairy with Susan VanEpps, head of programming and community engagement for Loudoun County Public Library.
Transform seven pantry ingredients into a creamy tomato soup with Sterling Library adult librarian – and DIY guru – Kelly Jeon. This family pleaser costs only a few dollars and is ready to eat in ~30 minutes!
Looking for your next adventure? 📖 Gum Spring Library's head Teen Librarian shares some of her favorite comics on @hoopla digital. Aren't familiar with Hoopla? Then you definitely need to watch! It's a comic-reader's secret weapon.
"When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.'" ― Fred Rogers Explore our "Look for the Helpers" eBook collection ❤️ https://buff.ly/2URjHwq
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