Our things literary.
What books would you choose if you could read just five, desert-island-style, over and over and over again? That’s the question BOOK CITY ★ Roanoke contributor Ashley Wilson Fellers will ask local writers, booksellers and literacy advocates in the a fresh series, Desert Island Reads. In this installment, Ashley checks in with Sara Geres, program director at… Continue reading ★ Desert Island Reads: Blue Ridge Literacy’s Sara Geres
September 14 - 23 marks Welcoming Week, a national effort led locally by the City of Roanoke and a dozen nonprofit organizations. Planned events will bring together immigrants, refugees, and native-born residents to promote the benefits of welcoming everyone in our community. To mark Welcoming Week, we asked Roanoke Public Libraries Director Sheila S. Umberger and Blue… Continue reading ★ Celebrating WELCOMING WEEK with the team at Roanoke Public Libraries and Blue Ridge Literacy
Roanoke Valley Reads is a month away, so it's a great time to purchase and read a copy of Paul Kalanithi's When Breath Becomes Air. The book is available at the Blue Ridge Literacy offices on the lower level of Roanoke's Main Library. Here are some of the events being planned: Thursday, Oct. 12, 7 PM, Hollins… Continue reading ★ Dates for your calendar: Roanoke Valley Reads
Roanoke Valley Reads' 2017 signature event, Finding Life in the Face of Death will take place on Wednesday, November 1, from 7 - 9 PM in Blue Ridge Literacy auditorium in the downtown Roanoke Main Library. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Thomas Milam, a psychiatrist with Carilion. Chaplains from two area hospices will be joined by hospice… Continue reading ★ Roanoke Valley Reads Signature Event Nov. 1
BOOK CITY ★ Roanoke 