ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, August 11, 1996 TAG: 9608090121
SECTION: DISCOVER ROANOKE VALLEY PAGE: 66 EDITION: METRO
Public libraries
The Roanoke, Roanoke County, Botetourt County and Salem library systems issue a common valleywide library card. Card holders may borrow books at any branch and return them to any branch of the four systems. There is no charge for Sundays. The libraries and their branches are:
Roanoke
Central Library: 706 S. Jefferson St., 981-2473. Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Virginia room closes daily at 5 p.m.; audio-visual closes at 6 p.m. Open Sunday, September-May, 1-5 p.m.
Gainsboro Branch: 15 Patton Ave. N.W., 981-2540. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Jackson Park Branch: 1101 Morningside Ave. S.E., 981-2640. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, noon-9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Melrose Branch: 2607 Salem Turnpike, 981-2648. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thursday, noon-9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. -5 p.m.
Raleigh Court Branch: 2112 Grandin Road S.W., 981-2240. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, noon-9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Williamson Road Branch: 3837 Williamson Road N.W., 981-2340. Monday and Wednesday, noon-9 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Roanoke County
Headquarters Library: 3131 Electric Road S.W., Roanoke, 772-7507. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Open Sunday, September through May, 1-5 p.m.
Bent Mountain Branch: Bent Mountain School, 929-4700. Monday and Friday, 1-5 p.m.; Wednesday, 1-9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Glenvar Branch: 3917 Daugherty Road, Salem, 387-6163. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Hollins Branch: 6624 Peters Creek Road N.W., 561-8024. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Mount Pleasant Branch: 3218 Mount Pleasant Blvd., 427-3130. Tuesday and Thursday, 2-5 p.m.
Vinton Branch: 800 E. Washington Ave., Vinton, 857-5043. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Salem
Salem Library: 28 E. Main St., Salem, 375-3089. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1:30-5 p.m.
Botetourt County
Fincastle Branch: 11 Academy St., Fincastle, (540) 473-8339. Monday and Thursday, noon-9 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. A bookmobile serves other areas.
Buchanan Branch: Lowe Street, (540) 254-1117. Monday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Blue Ridge Branch: 2220 Blue Ridge Blvd., Roanoke, 977-3433. Monday and Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Franklin County
Franklin County Library: 138 E. Court St., Rocky Mount, (540) 483-3098. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. A bookmobile serves other areas.
Bedford County
Bedford Central Library: 321 N. Bridge St., (540) 586-8911. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday, 1:30-5:30 p.m.
Moneta/Smith Mountain Lake Library: Virginia 122, Moneta Medical Center, (540) 297-6474. Monday, Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 2-5 p.m.; Tuesday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon.
Big Island Library: Virginia 122, (804) 299-5604. Monday, Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tuesday, 10-7 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon.
Forest Library: Virginia 221, (804) 525-1817. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.
Stewartsville Library: Virginia 24, Vinton, (540) 890-4530. Monday and Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tuesday, 2-8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon.
College libraries
College of Health Sciences Learning Resource Center: Room 611, 920 S. Jefferson St., Roanoke. Health-related information available. Call for hours, 985-8273.
Ferrum College: Thomas Stanley Library, Ferrum, (540) 365-4426. Open to the public. Books may be checked out by Franklin County residents with a Franklin County I.D. card. Summer hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-noon; 1-4:30 p.m. Academic-year hours: Monday-Wednesday, 7:45 a.m.-midnight; Thursday, 7:45 a.m.-11 p.m.; Friday, 7:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m; Sunday, 2-midnight.
Hollins College: Fishburn Library, 362-6591. Open to the public. Summer hours: (June 17-July 27) Monday, Thursday, and Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; closed Sunday. (July 29-Aug. 31) Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Academic-year hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-midnight; Friday, 8 a.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday, noon-10 p.m.; Sunday, noon-midnight.
Roanoke College Library: Fintel Library, High Street. 375-2295. Open to the public. Summer-session hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Sunday, 6-10 p.m. Academic-year hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-midnight; Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday, noon-6 p.m.; Sunday, noon-midnight. Hours vary during exams and holidays. The library is a selective depository for government publications.
Virginia Western Community College: Brown Library, 3095 Colonial Ave., Roanoke, 857-7303. Open to the public. Monday-Thursday, 7:45 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Friday, 7:45 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, summer term.
Law libraries
Roanoke Law Library: 315 Church Ave. S.W., 981-2268. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Computerized legal research, reference collection open to the public. Materials cannot be checked out.
Other libraries
Architectural, Engineering and Planning Library: Hayes Seay Mattern & Mattern, 1315 Franklin Road, Roanoke, 857-3140. Open to public by appointment, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Roanoke Virginia Stake Family History Center Library: Genealogical library. 6311 Wayburn Drive, Salem. 562-2052. Open to the public, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
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