News and events
Tuesday May 28 at 7pm
'Living on the Shore' lecture series
A Healthy Community for the Eastern Shore
- Where is health found? About 10 percent of health can
be found in your physician's office or a hospital –
but about 80% of health comes from the community, in
which you live, learn, work, worship, and play. Join Patti
Kiger for an informative and entertaining presentation on
how we can improve Eastern Shore Health by creating
opportunities for deliciously healthy foods and naturally
increased physical activity.
Patti Kiger is the founding director of Eastern Shore
Healthy Communities, a multi-sector community partnership
that focuses on improving Eastern Shore citizen health.
The partnership addresses nutrition, physical activity,
and tobacco cessation as essential contributors to health,
in addition to the social determinants of health and
health equity. She divides her time between the Eastern
Shore of Virginia and Eastern Virginia Medical
School.
Admission free. Refreshments.
Tuesday June 25 at 7pm
'Living on the Shore' lecture series
Kayaking on the Eastern Shore
- Mary & Bill Burnham will speak about their adventures
exploring the Eastern Shore.
Thursday July 4 9am to Noon
Firecracker Book Sale!!! SAVE THE DATE!!!
- Our annual Friends of the Library Book Sale will take
place along with the Accomac 4th of July Parade. This is
our major fund raiser so come and browse our great
selection of books and enjoy some refreshments.
1st Thursday Book Group
- meets the first Thursday of the month at 1pm. Any one
interested may join. Call 787-3400 to find out meeting location.
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Latest Accomplishments - making access to the Library easier.
Easier access for everyone to everything our Library can
offer.
- Automatic doors were installed to make access to the Accomac
Library easier for everyone. It is amazing how many people use
the button! Patrons with armfuls of books were using their
elbow, small children were asking if it was their turn to open
the door, other patrons were using it to help elderly folks
come in and out, as well as people on crutches, walkers, canes
and in wheelchairs.
E-books.
- You can now download e-books and audio books from the
Libraries website. The Friends recently gave a donation to the
ESPL to help underwrite the cost of the E-Books subscription
and equipment. This is an expensive undertaking but was in
demand from many patrons so the Trustees of the Library
authorized the subscription. Go to
http://www.espl.org
to find out more or call (757) 787-3400.
Bathroom Redecoration
- The bathrooms are almost completed! The walls have been
painted and the floors replaced with ceramic tile. The paper
towels have been replaced with more sanitary hand driers.
Check them out next time you're in the library. This was one of
the major issues that came out of the public survey last year.
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