The Spy and the Artists

The Spy Who Saved the World is the story of Oleg Penkovsky, a member of the Soviet Intelligence Services who funnelled critical information to the West during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Although his actions helped the world step back from WW III, his story does not have a happy ending. This book is worth reading in order to understand that time in history. This book is very hard to come by, and ours is priced at $72 at RestonFriends1. This paperback appears to be unread, the prior owner's name is inside the front cover, and the book has mild shelf wear.

Artist Yuri Kuper is known for his work in paintings and mixed media work. This paperback book, Yuri Kuper, highlights some of his work. It is $45 at RestonFriends1.

British artist Andy Goldsworthy's work is featured in this book, Enclosure. Goldsworthy specializes in showing articles found in nature in a completely different light. This hardcover published in 2007 gets excellent reviews at RestonFriends1, where

we have it for $28.

All of the books we offer on our Amazon site are donations to the library not needed for the collections. Current local Friends of Reston Regional Library can save postage on any of these by contacting us via e-mail or leaving a message at the library.

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New Times & Fees In Effect

Can you believe it's already July?

Along with all the fun things scheduled for July, the county's belt-tightening measures in reference to our library have arrived.

The Library will be closed on Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4 for the Independence Day holiday.

New Hours:

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Thursday and Friday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday (regional branches only) 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

New Fees:

• The daily charge for overdue materials will be 30 cents for both adult and children's materials.
• A charge of $1 will be assessed to customers who do not have their library cards with them but would like to check out materials, place holds or conduct other transactions.
• A guest pass will be required ($2) for visitors, non library card holders or those who do not have their library cards with them to use the public computers.

An additional policy change will affect some customers July 1. The library accounts of customers who owe more than $15 or who have owed any amount for more than one year will be blocked; customers will not be able to place holds, check items out, renew items or use the public computers.

This gorgeous skyscape was captured over Lake Audubon on Tuesday evening by my canoers.

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Science Show Huge Success

The Maryland Science Center came to Reston Regional Library on 29 June for an interactive science fest with the children of our area. The room was packed, and the kids were enthusiastic. This show was brought to you courtesy of Friends of Reston Regional Library and Friends of George Mason Library, and of course, with the able assistance of our wonderful staff members at Reston Regional Library.

Don't miss out on these great programs at Reston Regional Library that will entertain and delight your children this summer. Click here to discover more!

Photos by Darlene

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