Friends of Samuels Library

04/15/2026

Did you ever want to learn how to fold an origami crane, or be adventurous and create an origami dragon? Now is the time to learn!!!! Saturday May 16th 10:30-noon. Register at https://samuelslibrary.librarymarket.com/event/origami-legend-thousand-cranes-dragons-40189 registration opens tomorrow!! We will see you at Samuels Public Library

03/12/2026

Did you know that we at Friends of Samuels Library are hosting a writing workshop at Samuels Public Library? Well we are, next Thursday March 19th at 6pm with Dan Trigoboff.

Want to hear more about the workshop? Check out this article by the Royal Examiner

Anyone who has ever stared at a blank page, wondering how to begin, may find encouragement at an upcoming writing workshop at Samuel's Public Library. Dr. Dan Trigoboff, an award-winning writer, editor, and retired communications professor with more than 50 years of experience in media and academia,...

02/23/2026

Want help to write effectively, maybe with company emails. Need to be more effective in your letter writing? Are you looking for help with those scholarship application essays? Whatever you are wanting to write, but want a bit of help, stop by our writing workshop to Improve Communication Skills on Thursday March 19th at 6pm. Please register at Samuels Public Library link to registration is in the comments!

01/12/2026

Blind Date with a Book is a cute item that you receive when you give your donation at Epilogue Bookstore. There will be wrapped books with their genre listed along with clues to what is in the book. You pick the one that matches your mood, unwrap it after giving your donation, and go on a date with it by reading it.

12/06/2025

Come to Samuels Public Library for the annual Holiday Open House! There will be a trick dog show, kids crafts, adult crafts, and the Epilogue Café will be open.

12/06/2025

10/03/2025

Question - Which of our friends love local history? Did any of you want to be Indiana Jones or an archeologist? Okay now which ones like haunted houses?

Well guess what? This program is for ALL of you! We are partnering with the The Blue Ball Inn - Est. 1747 to bring you this amazing program on October 13th!

Thank you to Royal Examiner for having us out to promote this!

We can't wait to see everyone there!

A spooky October event is coming to Samuels Public Library, and it’s full of history, mystery, and a few friendly ghosts. On Monday, October 13, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., the library will host a special presentation on the haunted Blue Ball Inn, a real historical site in nearby Brucetown, Virginia, just...

09/27/2025

Our final total for today is $7500. Didnt wanna venture out in the rain today? We get it, come see us Monday 10 am to 6 for name your price day!! Can we do $2500 on Monday to reach our big goal?!?

09/27/2025

$7000!!! We are on pace to beat last year but we still need you to bring a friend so we can reach 10!!!

09/26/2025

This was hands down our biggest Member Preview Night ever! We've added $3015 toward our $10,000 goal! What an incredible night. Tomorrow we are open to the public AND we have a bake sale! It's going to ge amazing! The question is can we do another 3K day?