Getting squirmy at the Library. Pictured is Library Director Mrs. Cindy Scheu holding up our “Squirm the Bookworm” sign at the future site for Squirm.
June and the 2025 Summer Reading Program “Color Our World” are just around the corner! June is named after the Roman goddess Juno, patroness of marriage and the well-being of women. It also comes from the Latin word juvenis meaning “young people.” June’s birthstone is the pearl, and the flower is the rose. Some observances in June are: Adopt A Shelter Cat Month, Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, Audiobook Appreciation Month, Dairy Month, National Ice Tea Month and National Zoo and Aquarium Month.
Watch us grow! We have reached out to the online newspaper The Appomattox Times, and we have good news! We will be submitting our article “As The Page Turns” to help get the word out about Library happenings. You can find this quickly-growing online newspaper at: https://cms.appomattoxtimes.com/, or on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556173151506.
The Library’s monthly newsletter for Juneis now available in physical copy at our circulation desk, or on our website at: www.jrjml.org. On the right-hand side of the top of the homepage you will find a link titled Newsletter, which will provide you with a PDF copy you can read online or download and print out. The Library also has a June/July newsletter for our 2025 Summer Reading Program “Color Our World”. Be sure to pick up a copy of both!
Sharing is caring! Thanks to a donation of hummingbird feeders from an anonymous patron, we are making progress on our ongoing pollinator program. We have added to feeding the hummingbirds by putting out a bird bath, a seed feeder, and a flat for peanuts and other larger items for the birds (and squirrels) to eat. Feeding the native birds is an important part of pollination propagation, and since we are all animal lovers, it is a win-win for our feathered friends, our patrons, and our staff! This, in addition to our seed library, checkout-able paper pot maker kit, and annual plant swaps are a very cool way to help native insects, birds and other species as we promote pollinators.
For the Wednesday, May 21st, Story & Craft Time new Library employee Zoe read the book “I Don’t Want To Be A Frog” by Dev Petty. The kids jumped right in, enjoying a snack while working on several frog-related craft projects. Our last Jamerson Story & Craft Time before the start of the 2025 Summer Reading Program will be on Wednesday, May 25, starting at 11:00 am and 12:00 pm. Don’t panic, we have lots of programs and events going on this summer for the whole family!
On Thursday, May 22nd, the Library welcomed a private group for a movie time serving snacks! As 2:00 pm we showed the same movie for the Jamerson Retro After School movie.
On Friday, May 23rd, Library Fairy MaKayla hosted her After School Program featuring Legos and snacks!
Color Our World, the 2025 Summer Reading Program, will start on Monday, June 2nd! We will feature 8 full weeks of programs with a focus on art, photography, writing and storytelling, performance arts and more! This program is open to patrons 2 years of age and older. You must register and submit your reading logs online using Beanstack as we are taking a more environmentally-friendly approach to this year’s recordkeeping. To register, download the Beanstack App on the Apple Store or Google Play. Search for the Jamerson Library and sign up each participantby following the instructions and answering a few simple questions on the App. The J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library is located on Main Street in Appomattox, Virginia. If you have any questions or are having difficulty registering, come to the front desk with your cellphone/tablet, and a friendly staff member will be happy to help you.
Join the Jamerson Memorial Library and Appomattox Rocks for a community project, Squirm the Bookworm! Watch us grow, and grow with us by painting a portion of this painted rock bookworm, to be housed in the Library’s lava rock garden. This fun and family-friendly project is to create beauty, art, eye-catching color, and to promote the Library and Main Street! Be a part of it by adding a rock or two! We encourage you to seal your rocks with a spray or paint-on sealant to help keep them looking colorful in the weather. Please take photos, but don’t take the rocks, and tag the Library and Appomattox Rocks on your social media pages!
Be a part of fun! On Wednesday, June 4th, the Library will host our much-anticipated Fun & Craft Day in Abbitt Park from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. This fair-style event is a part of our 2025 Summer Reading Program “Color Our World”. There will be vendors, giveaways, games, craft projects, educational displays, photo booth and more! Be sure to mark your calendars and join us in this FREE family-friendly event brought to you by your local Library, the J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library. Abbitt Park is located next to the Library on Main Street in Appomattox, Virginia. Be sure to bring a t-shirt, tote bag, bandana, scarf, or hair scrunchie for tie-dying! Washed, natural fibers like cotton will work best for tie-dying. Service animals welcome but please leave your pets at home.
Come party with us at the Town of Appomattox’s Centennial Celebration! We will be joining the Town on Saturday, June 7th, from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm in Courtland Festival Park for this commemoration! There will be live music, a bounce house, food and lots of family fun! Look for our blue tent to get the latest edition of our newsletter, library-related information, bubbles, snap a photo in our photo booth, craft projects and more! We have been a part of Appomattox since 1936 and on Main Street since 1992. Come rediscover what your local Library can do for you.
On Saturday, June 14th the Library will continue our community outreach by being a guest vendor at the James River State Park’s Batteaux & Banjos from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Rumor has it Bigfoot is going to make an appearance! James River State Park is located at 104 Green Hill Drive, Gladstone Virginia, you will find us near the visitor’s center.Come get your photo with Bigfoot while the Library gives away children’s books, bubbles, craft projects, library-related materials and more.
In observance of Juneteenth the Library will be closed on Thursday, June 19th. We will reopen for normal business hours on Friday, June 20th, starting at 9:30 am. The book depository, located at the back of the building, will remain open during this time.
On Friday, June 20th the Library will be a guest vendor at the Appomattox For Equality’s Juneteenth celebration “Building on the Promise for Freedom for All”. Look for our blue tent at the Caver-Price Culture Center (426 Patricia Ann Lane, Appomattox) from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pmto get the latest edition of our newsletter, library-related information, bubbles, Juneteenth bracelets, craft projects and more!
The Appomattox County Adult Learning Center will be taking a break from their GED outreach at the Library this summer, and will start back up in early fall. If you need information on GED or other services from the Adult Learning Center you are encouraged to visit their website at: https://www.acpsweb.net/o/acps/page/adult-ed .
If you have any questions or concerns about this article or other library-related topics, please feel free to call us during normal business hours at 434.352.5340.
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