Adults
November 2nd – 21st, Join the Jamerson Memorial Library in its final Math celebration of the year, Fibonacci month. We will be having a spiral hunt in the library with the winner being announced on Fibonacci day, November 23rd. Please visit the library for more information and to enter. This program sponsored by the Infinite Sums Grant.
November 2nd, Monday – Sun Bonnet Sue Stitchers to meet at the J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library starting at 10:00 am. Anyone interested in sharing or learning a skill like crocheting, knitting, quilting, needlework, sewing, or other related hobbies are encouraged to attend. Enjoy good company while sharing patterns, exchanging ideas, learning new projects, or teaching others. This meeting is open to anyone willing to teach or learn, yes gentleman, this includes you too!
November 3rd, Tuesday – Library Closed (Election Day)
November 4th, Wednesday – Virginia Legal Aid Society to meet at the Jamerson Library for an interactive seminar starting at 2:00 pm in the Library’s community room. This month’s subjected is “Getting sued, now what?”
November 4th, Wednesday - Journaling with Valerie York at the Jamerson Library starting at 6:00 pm in the Library’s community room. Mix art, photos, poems clippings, stickers, pens, goals, events, thoughts, dreams and other things into a creative journal. This program is intended for adults, small journals and embellishments will be provided.
November 5th, Thursday – CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) to host a public informational meeting at the Jamerson Memorial Library from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm in the Library's community room.
November 5th, Thursday – Let’s Dough This – Jamerson Library’s Introduction to Sourdough Bread in the Library’s Community Room starting at 6:00pm. Learn how to make sourdough starter with Adrian Gilbert, get hints and tips on baking up some of the best bread you have ever tried.
November 6th, Friday – Pinecone Planters – Come join the library in learning more about Fibonacci in nature and create an natural planter using a pinecone. Please sign up at https://www.jrjml.org/adult-program-registration so that we can ensure there are enough supplies. Open to all ages. This program sponsored by the Infinite Sums Grant.
November 10th – Elves for the Elder ornaments should arrive today. Please have the tree ready in the foyer.
November 9th, - Monday – Veterans Coffee & Donuts from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm in the Library’s community room. In tribute of all United States veterans, the Jamerson Library is offering coffee and donuts in our community room to acknowledge and honor all who have, or are currently serving. Veterans are welcome to bring their families.
November 10th, Tuesday – United Healthcare’s Medicare Seminar at the Jamerson Library from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm in the Library’s Community Room. This interactive seminar will help answer your questions and help you prepare for any upcoming changes you need to make in your Medicare plans.
November 10th, Tuesday – Pamplin Depot’s Creative Class for Adults hosted by the Jamerson Library at the Pamplin Depot Train Station starting at 3:00 pm. We will be celebrating all things Fibonacci by creating some Golden Ratio Art courtesy of the Infinite Sums Grant.
November 10th, Tuesday – Appomattox Court House Quilt Guild to meet at the Jamerson Library 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
November 11th, Wednesday – Library Closed (Veterans Day)
November 12th, Thursday – Spider Web Nature Loom – Come join the Jamerson Memorial Library and learn more about Fibonacci in nature and art through creating a Spider Web Nature Loom in Abbitt Park. Open to all ages. This program sponsored by the Infinite Sums Grant.
November 12th, Thursday – A Health & Hormone Balance Discussion at the Jamerson Library from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm in the Library’s community room. Join us for an engaging and informative interactive seminar focused on the importance of understanding hormone balance, helping you reach and maintain your goals for a healthy life.
November 12th, Thursday – Jamerson Library’s Adult Book Club starting at 5:30 pm. This month’s featured book is “I Found You” by Lisa Jewell. Three storylines slowly converge in a British seaside town. In the present, single mom Alice takes in a mysterious amnesiac man she finds on the beach outside her home. Across the country, newlywed Lily’s husband vanishes – and police tell her he never existed at all. And twenty-three years earlier, a teenage boy named Gray grows deeply unsettled by a strange young man who fixates on his younger sister during a family holiday in the same town! As the threads intertwine, the truth behind all three stories builds toward a shocking collision. Copies of this title are available at the circulation desk.
November 14th, Saturday – Jamerson Library’s Creative Class for Adults starting at 10:00 am in the Library’s community room. We will be celebrating all things Fibonacci by creating some Golden Ratio Art courtesy of the Infinite Sums Grant.
November 16th, Monday – the start of the St. Anne’s Community Christmas Tree outreach program.
November 16th, Monday – Sun Bonnet Sue Stitchers to meet at the J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library starting at 10:00 am. Anyone interested in sharing or learning a skill like crocheting, knitting, quilting, needlework, sewing, or other related hobbies are encouraged to attend. Enjoy good company while sharing patterns, exchanging ideas, learning new projects, or teaching others. This meeting is open to anyone willing to teach or learn, yes gentleman, this includes you too!
November 17th – Tuesday – Pamplin Depot Adult Book Club starting at 3:00 pm at the Pamplin Train Station. This month’s featured book is “I Found You” by Lisa Jewell. Three storylines slowly converge in a British seaside town. In the present, single mom Alice takes in a mysterious amnesiac man she finds on the beach outside her home. Across the country, newlywed Lily’s husband vanishes – and police tell her he never existed at all. And twenty-three years earlier, a teenage boy named Gray grows deeply unsettled by a strange young man who fixates on his younger sister during a family holiday in the same town! As the threads intertwine, the truth behind all three stories builds toward a shocking collision. Copies of this title are available at the Pamplin Town Office.
November 17th, Tuesday – Jamerson Library Board Meeting starting at 4:00 pm in the Library’s community room. These meetings are open to the public. The Library Board will be accepting comments from members of the community prior to the meeting. You must be pre-registered to speak, a sign-up sheet will be provided.
November 18th, Wednesday - Journaling with Valerie York at the Jamerson Library starting at 6:00 pm in the Library’s community room. Mix art, photos, poems clippings, stickers, pens, goals, events, thoughts, dreams and other things into a creative journal. This program is intended for adults. Small journals and embellishments will be provided.
November 19th, Thursday – Jamerson Library’s Film Noir Club starting at 5:00 pm in the Library's community room. This month’s feature is “The Maltese Falcon” staring Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor. Sam Spade is caught in a frantic search for the jeweled falcon of Malta and his partner's killer. His pursuit leads him to a group of desperate individuals who also want the bird.
November 20th, Friday – Fibonacci Butterflies. Join the Jamerson Memorial Library in learning to draw butterflies using Fibonacci spirals. Open to all ages. This program sponsored by the Infinite Sums Grant.
November 21st, Saturday – Jamerson Library’s Cat Cafe! Join the Library along with the Appomattox County Animal Shelter from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm for coffee, tea, cats and kittens meet and greet. Enjoy a cup of something warm and say hello to adoptable cats and kittens that are currently calling the animal shelter home. Take home a new friend, just in time to snuggle up for the fall and winter holidays. This program sponsored by the Infinite Sums Grant.
November 23rd, Monday – Fibonacci Day at the Jamerson Memorial Library The Magic of Math: Discover the patterns of nature and the beauty of numbers with us! Snacks will be provided, open to all ages. Join us in the Community Room and catch up on any of the projects that you may have missed more. This program sponsored by the Infinite Sums Grant.
November 24th, Tuesday – Jamerson Library’s Cookbook Book Club starting at 5:30 pm in the Library community room. Just in time for fall and holiday cooking, this month’s theme will be “side dishes”. This program is intended for adults. Bring your favorite cookbook, recipe card or internet recipe, and make a dish to share along with copies of the recipe used. The Library will have plates/bowls, plastic forks/spoons and napkins, but you must bring your own serving utensils.
November 25th, (Wednesday) through November 28th, (Saturday) Library Closed in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday.
November 2nd – 21st, Join the Jamerson Memorial Library in its final Math celebration of the year, Fibonacci month. We will be having a spiral hunt in the library with the winner being announced on Fibonacci day, November 23rd. Please visit the library for more information and to enter. This program sponsored by the Infinite Sums Grant.
November 6th, Friday – Pinecone Planters – Come join the library in learning more about Fibonacci in nature and create an natural planter using a pinecone. Please sign up at https://www.jrjml.org/adult-program-registration so that we can ensure there are enough supplies. Open to all ages. This program sponsored by the Infinite Sums Grant.
November 10th, Tuesday – Pamplin Depot’s Creative Class for Adults hosted by the Jamerson Library at the Pamplin Depot Train Station starting at 3:00 pm. We will be celebrating all things Fibonacci by creating some Golden Ratio Art courtesy of the Infinite Sums Grant.
November 12th, Thursday – Spider Web Nature Loom – Come join the Jamerson Memorial Library and learn more about Fibonacci in nature and art through creating a Spider Web Nature Loom in Abbitt Park. Open to all ages. This program sponsored by the Infinite Sums Grant.
November 14th, Saturday – Jamerson Library’s Creative Class for Adults starting at 10:00 am in the Library’s community room. We will be celebrating all things Fibonacci by creating some Golden Ratio Art courtesy of the Infinite Sums Grant.
November 20th, Friday – Fibonacci Butterflies. Join the Jamerson Memorial Library in learning to draw butterflies using Fibonacci spirals. Open to all ages. This program sponsored by the Infinite Sums Grant.
November 21st, Saturday – Jamerson Library’s Cat Cafe! Join the Library along with the Appomattox County Animal Shelter from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm for coffee, tea, cats and kittens meet and greet. Enjoy a cup of something warm and say hello to adoptable cats and kittens that are currently calling the animal shelter home. Take home a new friend, just in time to snuggle up for the fall and winter holidays. This program sponsored by the Infinite Sums Grant.
November 23rd, Monday – Fibonacci Day at the Jamerson Memorial Library The Magic of Math: Discover the patterns of nature and the beauty of numbers with us! Snacks will be provided, open to all ages. Join us in the Community Room and catch up on any of the projects that you may have missed more. This program sponsored by the Infinite Sums Grant.
The J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library welcomes volunteers in our library to assist with a variety of tasks. Library volunteers are needed to help shelve library materials, assist in maintaining an attractive and pleasant atmosphere in the library, help prepare materials for circulation and assist with children’s programming through setup and clean up. Please read the Volunteer Policy to know the full range of things volunteers may do in the library.
Please download, fill out and return the Adult Volunteer (18 and older) application:
Because libraries do work with a wide variety of people, including vulnerable populations, the J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library does have an application process that includes an interview, reference checks and training process.
Please contact volunteer@jrjml.org if you have any questions or would like more information.
Online Resources
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