It was all about eating books at the Library on Tuesday, April 8th for our first Edible Book Festival! What is an edible book festival? Participants entered edible creations inspired by a fictional or non-fictional literary title or character. There were some very clever submissions, and no one said it had to taste good, just had to be made from 90% edible materials. The accolades are as follows: Best in Show (Teens) Austin Harlan – Wings of Fire, Best in Show (Adults) Jill Satchell – The Phantom Tollbooth, Honorable Mentions (Adults) Cindy Scheu – Catch-22, Jill Satchell – Green Eggs and Ham, People’s Choice Cody Drinkard – Oliver Twist People’s Choice Honorable Mentions Jill Satchell – Green Eggs and Ham, Austin Harlan – Wings of Fire
Speaking of books, the Library donated several more boxes of books for Spot and Trot, the popular busmobiles that travel around Appomattox County to encourage kids to read.
Trot the horse-painted Book Bus galloped by the Library on Tuesday, April 8th so that kids up through high school could borrow books from this busmobile. Trot will next visit the Library on Tuesday, April 15th, 22nd and 29th from 10:45 am to 11:45 am in the town parking lot on Main Street.
On Wednesday, April 9th the Master Gardeners Association of Appomattox hosted the Jamerson Story & Craft Time. They introduced the book “My First How to Catch the Easter Bunny” by Alice Walstead. The kids created cotton tail bunny “B”s while enjoying snacks and juice. The next few Story & Craft Times will be on Wednesday, April 16th, 23rd & 30th starting at 11:00 am and 12:00 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend with the understanding that this program is done on a preschool level.
What is black and white and read all over? Spot the Book Bus! Spot dropped by the town parking lot, located next to the Library so that kids up through high school could bark up (borrow) a good book. Spot will next visit the Library on Wednesday April 16th, 23rd & 30th from 11:25 am to 12:25 pm. You can drop off Trot or Spot Book Bus books to the Library year-round and an employee will make sure they are returned to the A.L.I.P. (Appomattox Literacy Intervention Program) buses.
Due to an early release day from the Schools, we hosted an Afternoon Spring Craft Day in our community room on Wednesday, April 9th. Library Fairy MaKayla showed the kids how to blow a container of colored bubbles and create a spring art project using colored pencils and other embellishments to put the final touches on their artwork while enjoying snacks and juice.
On Thursday, April 10th the Library was invited to be a vendor at the Spring Community Event at the Appomattox Elementary School. The purpose of this event was to promote opportunities for local summer events to keep kids engaged. The Library staff passed out information on our upcoming 2025 Summer Reading Program “Color Our World” and other library services. If your business or organization is having an event that needs vendors please consider inviting us to your venue so that we can promote our many free services, programs and other events. We would love the opportunity to reach out to the community in a positive and enriching way.
On Saturday, April 12th Library Director Mrs. Cindy Scheu hosted the Jamerson Creative Outlet Class for Adults in the community room. April’s project was creating a watercolor silhouette using watercolor pencils and book pages. The next Jamerson Creative Outlet Class will be on Saturday, May 10th starting at 11:00 am. Patrons 18+ are encouraged to register online at: https://www.jrjml.org/adult-program-registration/.
Looking for something fun to do on Saturday, April 19th? How about joining the Library at the James River State Park’s Earth Day Fair from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. James River State Park is located at 104 Green Hill Drive, Gladstone, VA. Look for our booth at the visitor’s center we will be promoting our 2025 Summer Reading Program. There will be crafts, hiking, a live animal display, exhibits, a photo booth, and more!
In May we will launch our very own Seed Library! If you would like to donate seeds so that the public can share in the joys of gardening please feel free to drop them off during normal business hours. Native and decorative flowers, herbs, vegetables, trees and more are welcome! We ask that you please clearly label what seeds/bulbs/bareroots you are donating, and the year they were harvested, if known.