🌱 Little Ones Storytime @ Keysville and 8 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Little Ones Storytime @ Main Library in CCH at Charlotte County Library
• Little Ones Storytime @ Keysville at Keysville Branch Library

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 71 and low of 44 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 76, low: 50.
• Thursday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 85 and low of 51 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Drakes Branch

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 8
• Little Ones Storytime @ Main Library in CCH →
  Charlotte County Library, 116 Legrande Ave, Charlotte Court House
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday October 13
• Little Ones Storytime @ Keysville →
  Keysville Branch Library, 200 King St, Keysville
  10:30 am
Thursday October 15
• Little Ones Storytime @ Main Library in CCH →
  Charlotte County Library, 116 Legrande Ave, Charlotte Court House
  10:00 am
Tuesday October 20
• Little Ones Storytime @ Keysville →
  Keysville Branch Library, 200 King St, Keysville
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 15
• Hiring Event for the USPS →
  SVCC's Learning Resource Center – Daniel Campus, 200 Daniel Lane, Keysville
  9:30 am
• VCW-KC is happy to host a "Hiring Event" for the USPS →
  SVCC's Learning Resource Center – Daniel Campus, 200 Daniel Lane, Keysville
  9:30 am
• Pins & Needles Crafting Group @ PHML →
  Patrick Henry Memorial Library, 204 Lynchburg Ave # B, Brookneal
  12:00 pm
• PHML Book Club @ PHML →
  Patrick Henry Memorial Library, 204 Lynchburg Ave # B, Brookneal
  5:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Sunday Social →
  7282 George Washington Highway, Keysville
  1:00 pm
Tuesday November 10
• Friends of the Patrick Henry Memorial Library Meeting @ PHML →
  Patrick Henry Memorial Library, 204 Lynchburg Ave # B, Brookneal
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Keysville. Apply here.
• M.C. Dean, Inc posted a job opening for Electrical Quality Control Inspector in Chase City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Drakes Branch here.

🗞 Nearby News

Farmville

• Town of Farmville issues boil water advisory (farmvilleherald.com)
• Longwood University – Assistant Professor of School Librarianship (F0190) - News & Events (fsu.edu)
• Men's Soccer Travels to Virginia Tech on Tuesday Night (longwoodlancers.com)

Halifax

• ON THE AGENDA: Tactical training facility, financial policy manual tweaks before supervisors (yourgv.com)
• Banister hydroelectric dam operator responds to FERC; says drought, leak was cause of incident (yourgv.com)
• Virginia localities weigh 1% sales tax for school construction as voters decide on expansion • Virginia Mercury (virginiamercury.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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