W. W. Jacobs, remembered today almost exclusively for his horror story "The Monkey's Paw" (The Lady of the Barge, 1902), was one of the most popular English humorists of the early twentieth century. His stories, many of them amusing tales of life along t...
Library branches would be built in Burke Centre and Oakton and four of the county's oldest branches would be renovated if voters approve a $52.5 million bond issue on Tuesday. It is the county's first library bond issue in 15 years. The major...
Saturday 24 KIDFLICKS, 11 a.m. For all ages. Bull Run Regional Library. TLC 101: SEARCHING THE LIBRARY CHANNEL AND THE INTERNET, 10:30 a.m. For children 8 and older and adults. Registration required. Bull Run Regional Library. CLASSIC GHOST STORIES IN LITERATURE, 2...
A convicted sex offender who was released from prison over prosecutors' objections has been charged with raping a 6-year-old at a public library while the boy's mother used a computer nearby.Corey Saunders was arrested outside a homeless shelter Wednesday evening shortly after a librarian saw...
A big, red "Closed" sign has been plastered across the front door of the library here since mid-April, when Jackson County ran out of money to keep its 15 branches open.In a few weeks, though, the sign will come down and the doors will be...
