Revolutionary War Medicine

Thursday, July 16 at 3:30 pm

Learn about the greatest enemy to the Continental Army during the American Revolution, and it wasn’t the British Army or Hessian mercenaries.  Hear medical practitioners’ entertaining tales of medical care in military hospitals during the war. The presenter, accompanied by replica medicine and museum-quality surgical instruments, simulates some of the more extreme operations doctors performed during the conflict, such as sawing into a soldier’s skull or amputation of a major limb.

Click here to register.

Virtual Author Talks for July

Our virtual author talk series features bestselling, award-winning, and highly acclaimed authors from around the world. Click here to register or to watch archived lectures.

Summer Reading Began Monday, June 22

Explore, create and learn this summer at the library!

Our Summer Reading programs began on Monday, June 22 and ends on Friday, August 14.

Read books, earn chances to win cool prizes and participate in exciting programs.  Readers can join at the preschool, school age, teen or adult levels and must be a Spotswood Library cardholder in good standing.  Stop by the circulation desk at the library to sign up and to pick up your reading log.

Policy on Unattended Children

Parents and Caregivers: A Reminder of our Unattended Children Policy

Children under the age of 12 years must be accompanied by a caregiver (responsible adult over the age of 18) at all times while in the library.  If a child under the age of 12 is attending a library program, the parent/caregiver must not leave the building for any reason.

The full policy can be read by clicking here.