The Appomattox County Library System is made up of its main library, the J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library, located on Main Street in Appomattox and the Pamplin Depot Library, located in the historical train station on Main Street in Pamplin. Both libraries offer books, DVD and VHS movies, CDs, Magazines, computers with Internet and wireless Internet service, as well as copying and fax services. The library system has seen record setting statistics for the last several months as overall circulation continues to grow.
Both libraries are a hub for community outreach with meeting rooms for civic organizations, local business and clubs to make use of. These meetings room book quickly and are on a first come first serve basis.
If you are interested in taking an active role in either library by joining a friends of the library style group or by volunteering, you are encouraged to call Kathy at the Jamerson Library at 434 352 5340 for more information.
Photo of Sarah Carter and her daughter Grace showing off some basic dance moves as a part of the June 25th Dance Camp.
The Jamerson Memorial Library hosted two events last week. The first being hosted in part by the Appomattox Christian Academy’s dance teacher Sarah Carter, who presented “I Can Be A Dancer Too!”, a dance camp introduction to the basics of dance. She performed for two classes on June 25th as part of the Library System’s Summer Reading Program.
Photo of Robbie Charte preparing a peace sign stencil as part of the t-shirt he is tye dying for a waiting patron.
The second event was “Tye Dye in Abbit Park”, and on hand to lead the way was Robbie Charte (son of library employee Martha Charte) and Shelley from Aaamazing Face Painting, Balloons & More. Robbie and Shelley helped patrons create fabric spray painted tye dyed t-shirts. This even took place on Friday, June 26, 2009 from 11:00 to 1:00pm. The Appomattox County Library System’s Summer Reading Program provided the spray fabric paints as part of the Summer Reading Program.
The Jamerson Library’s next event will be on Thursday, July 02, “I Can Be A Star Too!” a one-hour drama camp. The first camp will be 1:00pm for patrons that are pre-K through 5 years of age. The second camp will be at 3:00pm for patrons 6 through 9 years of age. You must be pre-registered to attend either camp. You can stop by the Jamerson Library or call on the phone to add your child’s name to the list, as these classes are limited to the first 20 who sign up.
On Friday, July 10th, at 1:00pm the Jamerson Library will host Shelley from Aaamazing Face Painting, Balloons & More for a Balloon 101 class for patrons 9 years of age up through high school. You must be pre-registered to attend this balloon camp as space is limited to the first 20 that sign-up. You will learn the basics of how to blow up and create balloon animals and hats. This is also a project sponsored by the Summer Reading Program.
Currently the Pamplin Depot Library is hosting a display of artwork from the students of the gifted arts program and will continue to keep these works on view through the month of July.
Stop by either library and come check out all that we have offer.
