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“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”

-Charles Dickens

All are invited to our 20th Anniversary Celebration this Saturday, November 10, 1-3 p.m.

We hope to see you here!!

Free books for children! Refreshments! Drawing for a Gift Basket full of goodies from Fredericksburg businesses!We will also be drawing the winner of the Train Raffle!

Thanks to our community, friends, family, organizations, volunteers, library patrons, and generous benefactors who have made these first 20 years possible!! Please come and help us celebrate!

Congratulations, Owen Wengerd, winner of the $300 drawing for Library Roll riders who preregistered & finished the 62-mile ride.

Thanks to all who turned out to ride in the 14th annual Library Roll!! We so appreciate your support, and the friendships made over 14 years. We look forward to next year!!!

Special thanks to our sponsors:

Oehl Law Office     Ivan Weaver Construction      Mt. Hope Bicycle       Robin Industries  

Cabinet Specialties      Lem’s Pizza       Fredericksburg Square Market        Murray Funeral Home

 Mrs. Miller’s Homemade Noodles      Glass Specialties       Weaver’s True Value Hardware

  Killbuck Savings Bank.    HolmesCrafted Furniture

23 days to go! The 14th Annual Library Roll is happening September 29!! This is the library’s major fundraiser for the year- a fun day for all ages & abilities, from trail riders to those who measure a ride in climbing feet…..free lunch stop and delicious fry pies at the finish line. It doesn’t get any better than this!!

Preregister by September 15 to guarantee your free long-sleeved commemorative t-shirt designed by Kristin Lorson.

Preregister for the 62 mile ride before Sept. 15, finish the ride, and be eligible to win $300!

Click on the tab above for more info- we hope to see you soon!!

School will soon be starting…..can that mean that summer is coming to a close? What a summer it has been at the library. StoryTime, Chess Club, and reading good books! 89 readers participated in the Summer Reading Program this year, keeping track of minutes read. 19 readers totaled up 1,000 minutes each! Thanks to Lem’s for donating ice cream coupons for every 200 minutes spent reading. Each “scoop” on the cone represents 200 minutes, for a grand total off 38,600 minutes!! Way to go, Fredericksburg readers!!!!!

Summer is here! Time for swimming, biking, hiking, fishing, vacationing, and READING!! Sign up now and join the fun!!

The library was presented with a donation to be used for new books, the first distribution of funds by Simply Hand Made, the wonderful gift shop down the street. Simply Hand Made was established in 2016 as a non-profit shop, located in the 101-year-old Fredericksburg Jail building, with the purpose of Promoting local artists and makers, Preserving the historic jail building, and Providing for the Fredericksburg Community Library. Please click on the “Simply Hand Made” page above for more information about this great place! Thanks to the Simply Hand Made Board and volunteers who make this all possible!!

2018 marks the 20th anniversary of the opening of our library. Special events will be happening- stay tuned!