All ages are welcome at our Big Read Kickoff Event on the 3rd floor of the Explore More Discovery Museum! Enjoy music and listen to a summary of our chosen book for Big Read, Yaa Gyasi's "Homegoing," as well as passage readings by local celebrities like Sofia Samatar and Gbenga Adesina. Participants will also be able to pick up FREE copies* of "Homegoing" to read alongside other community members. Delicious food and drinks will be provided by local businesses as we celebrate the start of Big Read! more
Celebrate local authors at our annual Rocktown Author Festival on Saturday, April 12th! Bring your friends and family to Central Library (Harrisonburg) from 10 AM to 3 PM to meet local authors and purchase their books. You'll have the opportunity to chat with them about their publishing journeys and get exclusive details on their upcoming projects! more
Grab your book club, family, friends, or coworkers and join us for an adult Battle of the Books! Check out the book list below to prep for this trivia-style competition. The winning team will receive a gift card to Parentheses Bookstore located in downtown Harrisonburg! more
Head over to EMU's Common Ground's to get books for the university’s Writers Read series featuring poets Jessica Care Moore and Brad Walrond. The event is free and open to the public. more
Book Club Meetings: 1st Wednesdays of the month, 8-9pm more
All adult books will be $1.00, while children's titles will be just $0.25. We'll have a variety of genres available, so stop by and browse through some bargain books! Are you interested in donating books to MRL? We'll gladly accept gently-used books at all of our seven branches. With each donation to MRL or purchase at our book sales, you're directly supporting our nonprofit mission! more