It was a busy week at the Library, as we get ready to wrap up our 2025 Summer Reading Program “Color Our World”. On Tuesday, July 15th an employee introduced the book “Music is in Everything” by Ziggy Marley as a part of the Summer Reading Story, Craft & Activity Time. A picture book based on his popular song celebrating music’s many forms, from the sounds of ocean waves to laughter in the family kitchen. The kids got into the grove and made their own music shakers using plastic containers, pom poms, sequins, and of course beads while enjoying snacks. The activity was to play the board game The Game of Life, one of the kids pulled the Librarian career card!
On Wednesday, July 16th the Library hosted a movie about an Eleven-year-old orphan who has one dream, to go to Paris and become a dancer. Her best friend, an imaginative, exuberant boy with a passion for creating, has a dream of his own to become a famous inventor. In a leap of faith, they leave their orphanage in pursuit of their passions. We had a nice crowd that enjoyed refreshments while watching the movie.
On Thursday, July 17th the Library introduced the book “Can You Dance Like A Peacock?” written by Rekha S. Rajanhe for the Summer Reading Story, Craft & Activity Time. Learn about animals and get grooving with this fun and lively picture book from a renowned STEAM expert and arts educator! Can YOU dance like a peacock? Stand up straight, fluff your feathers, stretch your neck, and STRUT STRUT STRUT! Discover the amazing ways that animals use movement to communicate! The kids enjoyed snacks while making fancy fans using construction paper, sticky gems, and ribbons and danced their way around the community room performing dances of different animals. If you are interested in this book it will be available for checkout soon.
Also on Thursday the Library presented the first summer blockbuster film about a seaside community that finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town’s chief of police, a young marine biologist and a grizzled shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again. Yes, of course we served snacks! Nothing like watching a movie about a shark that munchies his way across the screen while munching on your own snacks!
On Friday, July 18th the Library hosted the young ladies from Majestic Strength LLC of Farmville, to take center stage in Abbit Park, for a dance demonstration. Majestic Strength believes in the transformative power of dance, not only as a physical art form but also as a catalyst for mental and emotional well-being. To find out more about Majestic Strength and their philosophy of the belief that dance should be a safe space for all individuals, regardless of their background or identity please visit their website at: https://www.majesticstrengthllc.com/.
Dunnnn dunnn…… dun dun…. Dun dun dun dun…..and the winners of this year’s Shark Week Raffle are Peggie Johnson, Adrian Scruggs, Colem Lee, Kylie Martin and Abigail Page! Yes, we had so much shark-related stuff that we created five winners! For over a decade the Library has celebrated Shark Week by hosting a shark week raffle. We would like to thank Sue Hamlett of Pamplin for supporting this raffle through her generous donation of shark-related items.
Don’t forget to “dress to get wet” on Tuesday, July 29th, for a “Wave Goodbye to Summer” party! Meet the Library staff in Abbitt Park for some water-themed fun from 12:00 pm to 3:00pm for a splashing good time!
Calling all Hillcat Baseball fans, learn how to score free tickets at the Jamerson Memorial Library! The Hillcats are sponsoring a “Blast Off to Reading” Game on Sunday, August 17th, as they play against the Delmarva Shorebirds starting at 2:00 pm! If you are registered for the Jamerson Memorial Library’s Summer Reading Program, you can earn one of these tickets by reading for at least 30 minutes. It is one ticket per person, no exceptions, while supplies last. It is not too late to sign up online for our Summer Reading Program “Color Our World” at: https://jrjml.beanstack.com/reader365. Yes, adults are included in this promotion between the Jamerson Library and the Lynchburg Hillcats!
Enjoy the Perseid Meteor shower by checking out the telescope at the J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library! Did you know that the Library owns a Zhumell Z114 telescope that is available as one of our “special checkout”? These “special checkout” items may include, but are not limited to, equipment, books, tools, DVDs, devices, and other materials that can be checked out under one barcode. You are allowed one “special checkout” at any given time for 1 week with 1 renewal (if the item is not on hold) to patrons 18 years of age or older with a library account in good standing. Some “special checkout” items may come with a limited quantity of supplies for patrons to use, such as paper, yarn, thread, or other materials, as a courtesy, and only when supplies are available. To find out more about the Perseid meteor shower visit NASA at: https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/meteors-meteorites/perseids/ .