Message from the Director: November 2026

November is a time for honoring, remembering and being thankful.  With that in mind, the library will honor veterans all month long.

Begun in 2012, Honoring Our Veterans displays feature hundreds of photographs of local veterans dating from the Civil War to the 21st century. Visit any library location in November to take in the photographs or view the display online at Salute To Veterans.  For more information, or to submit a photo, contact Martika Jones at 540-422-8533 or martika.jones@fauquiercounty.gov.

Margot Theis Raven's book, America’s White Table, inspires the library’s setting of the white table, a silent tribute to fallen, missing or captured service members and their families.  White tables will be set at each library location November 6-15.

A special program, Honoring All Who Served: The History of Veterans Day, presented by historian and veteran, Jeff Joyce, will trace the holiday's history from inception to present day.

For those hosting Thanksgiving celebrations, a little help in planning and prepping is always welcome. New York Times Cooking, available free with your library card, provides inspiration for holidays and everyday meals.  Books featuring Thanksgiving recipes and traditions old and new are available for checkout. 

I hope to see you at the library this month as we honor those who have or are serving our country and express our gratitude this Thanksgiving holiday.

Dawn Sowers, 

Director, Fauquier Public Library