Last month, the Library staff created a scandal by passing out kisses (Hershey’s Kisses®); this month,, the scandal is bigger. The staff is mooning patrons! They are passing out famous, delicious, coated graham cracker cookies with marshmallow filling, known as Moon Pies®! If you would like a staff member to “moon” you, please come to the front desk. One Moon Pie per customer, while supplies last.

On Wednesday, March 18th, our guest reader for the weekly Story & Craft Time was Ranger Chance from Holliday Lake State Park. Chance read the book “Planting a Rainbow” by Lois Ehlert. A mother and child plant a rainbow of colors in their flower garden. The cyclical excitement of planning, planting, and picking flowers in a garden is brought to life. Chance showed the kids how to plant a pollinator mix of wildflowers, with extra seeds to plant later, and provided coloring pages for the kids as they enjoyed their snacks. Our next Story & Craft Time will be on Wednesday, March 25, starting at 11:00 am and 12:00 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend with the understanding that this program is intended for preschool patrons.

Also, on Wednesday, the Library hosted Professor Steven Hoehner from Longwood University for  Cryptology: The Mathematics of Making and Breaking Secret Codes. This was an interactive and activity-based mini lecture on cryptology with a hands on activity to learn how to break codes.

On Saturday, March 21st, the Library joined the Women of the Moose for their Easter Egg Hunt event. Staff passed out crafts and applied glitter tattoos. We want to thank Women of the Moose for inviting us to this event, the glitter tattoos were a huge hit with the kids!

The Jamerson Seed Library returns! Join us in growing a stronger community starting Wednesday, April 1st. Whether you’re a beginner or a master gardener, browse our free selection of seeds, bulbs, bareroots, and other items! To ensure everyone has a chance to plant, there is a limit of 3 items per household weekly. Have extra items? Please consider donating to keep our community bounty growing! Let’s cultivate beauty, sustainability, food security, support of local pollinators, and grow together!

Help us feed our community! The J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library is still accepting donations for our “Meal in a Bag” program, which provides easy-to-make, nourishing meals to families in need. We have made donating easy: you pick up a bag with a recipe card at the library, fill it with the non-perishable ingredients, and return it to us. Check out the recipe ideas at https://www.jrjml.org/tbtc/.

Do you or a neighbor need support with meals? Please sign up to receive a box of meal kits at https://www.jrjml.org/finr or by calling us. We will reach out when your kits are ready for pickup.

The Library receives a steady supply of new and donated items and would like to highlight the following items: