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	Cape Charles Memorial Library

The mission of the Cape Charles Memorial Library is to offer patrons a window on a larger world, providing resources to educate and to stimulate. The Cape Charles Memorial Library is affiliated with the Eastern Shore Regional Library in Accomac, Virginia and shares its collection through an Internet catalog. Two weekly delivery/pickup services allow material to move between locations. Please visit the Eastern Shore Library web site at www.espl.org.

		Ann Rutledge is the Librarian at the Cape Charles Memorial Library located at 500 Tazewell Avenue (corner of Tazewell and Plum) in Cape Charles. Sharon Silvey is the Library Assistant. Ann and Sharon can be reached at 757.331.1300 or by email at: library@capecharles.org or nml@espl.lib.va.us. Library hours are Monday through Friday from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Thursday from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM and Saturday from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The Friends of the Cape Charles Memorial Library meet on the 2nd Monday of each month at 5:15 in the Library. The Friends of the NML provide valuable support for library services and they are always looking for and welcome new volunteers! Members help through a program of volunteer, promotional, and fundraising activities. For additional information about the Friends of the Cape Charles Memorial Library, contact Carolyn Wiegner at 757-331-2966. Find the Friends of the Cape Charles Memorial Library on Facebook by clicking here!
		The Library began in a private home in 1919 and in 1926 it was moved to the vacated First Presbyterian Church. This shingle, Victorian building was built in 1900. The Northampton Memorial Library was dedicated in 1927 to the memory of local men who died in World War I and was the first memorial library in Virginia. A bronze tablet bearing their names is located on the front wall of the library. In 2009, the name was changed to the Cape Charles Memorial Library.

	The Cape Charles Memorial Library provides library services to the citizens of our community, providing resources to educate and stimulate. Eastern Shore residents can receive a library card by bringing proof of residency at the time of application. The Cape Charles Memorial Library shares an affiliation with the Eastern Shore Public Library in Accomac and shares its collection through an Internet catalog. Two weekly delivery pickup services allow material to move between locations. The Cape Charles Memorial Library contains current and popular books, books on tape and CDs, videos and DVDs, large print books, books in Spanish, a basic reference collection, two newspapers, and magazines. Six computers are available for public use. All books are checked out for four weeks except for best sellers. DVDs and videos check out for two weeks. The Cape Charles Memorial Library also offers a weekly storytime program for Toddlers & Preschoolers on Thursdays at 10:30, a Summer Reading Program, and special programs for children and adults.

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A Vision for the Future of the Cape Charles Memorial Library

The Friends of the Cape Charles Memorial Library are proud to announce the beginning of a fund raising campaign for a new library for the southern portion of Northampton County. The Friends are a small group of people who believe a state of the art library is necessary to give the people of this area better access to traditional and non-traditional library services.

The current library has been in its current location, a former church on Tazewell Avenue, since 1926. At just under 1,400 square feet the library does not meet the most minimum standards established by the Commonwealth of Virginia. Thanks to a dedicated staff, the Town of Cape Charles and the Library Board, the facility serves 2 thousand regular patrons each year and visitors to the area use the facility and attend programs over the summer months.

In 2010 the Friends developed a plan for a modern library that would not only meet the standards but also improve service to the patrons. The goal of the plan is to build a meeting place where young and old can come together and have access to computers, books, programs, educational and social opportunities that are currently not available in any other place in the lower half of Northampton County.

The plan calls for a library of approximately 11,000 square feet that will include meeting spaces, space to show movies and present programs, more privacy for people working on computers and projects, casual reading areas and special places for children and teenagers.

At this time the Friends are seeking donations to take the first steps toward this dream. Funding is needed to do preliminary architectural design and to find a suitable site for the library.

Members of the Friends are available to make presentations about the plan to groups and organizations that would like to partner in this fund raising effort. Copies of the plan are available at the library or can be requested electronically at Friends.CC.Memorial.Library@gmail.com.

If you would like to make a contribution to the Friends for this capital campaign you can send tax deductible contributions to the Friends of the Cape Charles Memorial Library, P.O. Box 27, Cape Charles, VA 23310.

For Immediate Release: June 1, 2011

For more information contact: Alice Morehouse (757) 331-3173

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Cape Charles Memorial Library Activity Schedules:

Storytime Schedule: January through May 2012
Kids Crafts: Every Wednesday at 4:00 PM January through May 2012 Schedule

Date	Time	Event	Facility
February 13, 2012	7:00 PM FLYER	"Identity Theft, Telephone Fraud, and Mail Fraud” Workshop presented by Deputy Nick Braatz, of the Northampton County Sheriff Department	Cape Charles Memorial Library
Please check back occassionally for listings of special events at the Cape Charles Memorial Library.