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PUBLIC NOTICE – Eastern Shore Public Library Board of Trustee Meeting will include a Closed Session – June 9th, 2026

The Eastern Shore Public Library Board of Trustees’ regular monthly meeting will be held on June 9th, at 1:00 pm, at the Eastern Shore of…

PUBLIC NOTICE – RESCHEDULED Eastern Shore Public Library Board of Trustee Meeting –May 2026

Change of date for the May 2026 Eastern Shore of Virginia Public Library System Board of Trustees Meeting. OLD: May 12, 2026 [1PM] Board of…

PUBLIC NOTICE – Eastern Shore Public Library Board of Trustee Meeting –April 14, 2026

The Eastern Shore Public Library Board of Trustees’ regular monthly meeting will be held on April 14, at 5 PM at the Eastern Shore of…

Join the Big Library Read Digital Book Club this November

Experience the Big Library Read, the world’s largest digital book club, with a Newbery Award-winning young adult novel.

From November 2 to 16, booklovers with a valid library card can join thousands of others around the globe by borrowing Darcie Little Badger’s indigenous fantasy novel, A Snake Falls to Earth, from their public library.

Library card holders may read the ebook and audiobook for free on ESPL’s Libby app found at espl.org. Readers can then discuss online at https://biglibraryread.com.

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