March 4th, Wednesday – Girls Who Code at the Jamerson Library starting at 4:00 pm in the community room. Girls Who Code is a club designed to help young women learn about science, technology, engineering, math, and how they integrate into their everyday lives. The Jamerson GWC Club welcomes new members from 3rd grade to 12th grade. Please register at https://www.jrjml.org/girlswhocoderegistration/.
March 4th, Wednesday – Jamerson Memorial Library to host a College Fair from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Discover a world of opportunities, meet representatives from esteemed universities, and gain valuable insights to shape your academic path and future career.
March 11th, Wednesday – Jamerson Library’s Teen Book Club starting at 3:30 pm. This month’s book is “What the River Knows” by Isabel Ibañez. Bolivian-Argentinian Inez Olivera belongs to the glittering upper society of nineteenth century Buenos Aires, and like the rest of the world, the town is steeped in old world magic that’s been largely left behind or forgotten. Inez has everything a girl might want, except for the one thing she yearns the most: her globetrotting parents―who frequently leave her behind. There are multiple copies of this book available at the circulation desk.
March 12th, Thursday – Jamerson Library’s Math Movie starting at 2:00 pm in the community room. We will feature “The Joy of Pi”, a part of the Kanopy series The Joy of Mathematics. Pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. It starts at 3.14 and continues in an infinite nonrepeating sequence. Professor Benjamin shows how to learn the first hundred digits of this celebrated number, making it look as easy as pie. Brought to you by the Infinite Sums Rural and Small Libraries Grant.
March 13th, Friday – Pi Activities at the Jamerson Library from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm in the community room. Join us for Moonpies ®, mandalas and Pi bracelets! Brought to you by the Infinite Sums Rural and Small Libraries Grant.
March 14th, Saturday – In celebration of Pi Day the Jamerson Library presents Piepalooza! We will be partying from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in the community room with an assortment of Pi-related activities, snacks, and more! Brought to you by the Infinite Sums Rural and Small Libraries Grant.
March 19th, Thursday – Jamerson Library’s Math Movie starting at 6:00 pm in the commentary room. This movie is about an incredible untold story of three brilliant African-American women working at NASA. They served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of an astronaut into orbit. This movie is rated PG, snacks will be served.
March 24th, Tuesday – Jamerson Memorial Library’s Teen Crafts at 3:30 pm in the Library’s community room. Want to learn about Junk Journaling? Join us as we help you turn memorabilia, photos, magazine and scrapbooking paper, stickers, rhinestones, and other embellishments to create the first few pages of your very own junk journals. We will supply all needed materials, including an empty, ready to decorate, journal, to get you started, and you supply the imagination. If you want, you can bring in your own personal items such as photos, ticket stubs, special paper and other items you would like to add to your journals.
March 28th, Saturday – Jamerson Memorial Library’s Career Fair from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in Abbitt Park, located next to the Library. Join us for an in-person opportunity to learn about local companies, the armed forces, and other organizations that are potentially hiring. You can submit resumes, network, and find a career that best matches your education, personality, and interests.
March 31st, Tuesday – Brick Bird Building in the conference room of the Jamerson Memorial Library, starting at 4:00 pm. Turn colorful little bricks into an assortment of tiny birds. It is one kit per patron. This program is intended for primary and elementary school-aged children and above. Please be aware that these small bricks are a choking hazard for smaller children.
