Teens

Sept 2025 Talk Like A Pirate Day (540 x 350 px)

PEATC (Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center)

Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
PEATC provides tools and information to empower parents/guardians of students with disabilities (birth – 26 years of age) with services and support, research-based information and training, and opportunities for strategic partnerships and advocacy for systemic improvement. For more information on PEATC please visit their website at: https://peatc.org/.

Tween STEAM(science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) Program

Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM
All are welcome with the understanding that this program is for elementary and tween aged students. This month’s theme will be “Micro World”, we will be using a digital microscope to explore the world around us.

Jamerson Library Teen Book Club

Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Time: 3:30 PM
This month we will feature the graphic novel “Very Bad At Math” by Hope Larson, a New York Times bestselling and Eisner Award–winning author. This graphic novel is full of hijinks, unexpected friendships, and pizza, so of course we will serve pizza for this event! We have several copies of this book available for checkout. Grab your friends, grab a copy of the book, grab a slice of pizza and make plans to attend!

Girls Who Code

Date: Thursday, September 11, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM
Girls Who Code Girls is a gaming experience that empowers users to code characters that better reflect them and the diversity of their communities. Snacks will be served!

Beat Boredom with Board Games & Puzzles

Date: Wednesday, September 17
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Due to an early school day, the Library will be hosting a Beat Boredom with Board Games (& puzzles) afternoon, we will serve free snacks! Roll the dice, shuffle some cards, and skip across some fun with several interactive board games and puzzles with your friends!

Jamerson Retro Movie Night

Date: Thursday, September 18, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM
A family-friendly movie about the soaring adventure of a 13-year-old girl and her estranged father who learn what family is all about when they adopt an orphaned flock of geese and teach them to fly! Refreshments will be served, this movie is rated PG. This movie is brought to you in part by the Flight Path Grant.

Talk Like A Pirate Day at the Jamerson Library

Date: Friday, September 19, 2025
Time: All Day
Stop by during normal business hours (9:30 am – 5:00 pm) and get your photo at our photo booth, earn some pirate booty and more! Don’t forget to bring your phone or camera. We encourage you to come dressed up or use some of our pirate photo props.

Teen Art

Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Time: 3:30 PM
This month will be Faux Stained Glass Art creations using pieces of cut glass, glue, and a pattern to make a bright piece of art. This program is for patrons 13 – 19 years of age.

After School Crafts with MaKayla

Date: Thursday, September 25, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM
This event is open to all ages, join Library Fairy MaKayla in making an assortment of crafts and enjoy snacks. This month’s theme is “Messy Art”.

Royal Party in Abbitt Park!

Date: Saturday, September 27, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Calling all knights and princess of all ages you are invited to dress up and attend a gathering on the lawn to enjoy a photo booth, snacks, games and more from 10:30 am to 12:30pm! Free and open to everyone of all ages, this is a family-friendly event. Don’t forget your phones, cameras, crowns and shields!

Jamerson Library to be at Holliday Lake’s Fall Festival

Date: Saturday, September 27, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Meet us at the Lake for crafts, bubbles, Bigfoot photo booth and more! Holliday Lake State Park is located at 2759 State Park Road, Appomattox, State Park fees do apply.

The J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library welcomes teen 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 Teen Volunteer (13 – 17 years old) 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. Teenagers are required to have an approval signature from a parent or guardian.

Please contact volunteer@jrjml.org if you have any questions or would like more information.

Online Resources

Libby Ebooks & Audiobooks -- Read ebooks and digital magazines and listen to eaudiobooks on your mobile device, tablet, or computer with your library card. We offer a great collection for you to explore and find your next great read, Virginia Piedmont's Library 2 Go. Get the Libby app for iOS and Android devices.

Explora -- Explore hundreds of topics in thousands of magazines, encyclopedias, journals, and videos. EBSCO Explora is a great resource to find articles and information for school reports, projects, and more. Provided by the Library of VA.

Homework HelpNow -- Connect LIVE with a certified tutor, seven days a week between 2 and 11 pm, for assistance with assignments and research, including math, reading, writing, science, social studies, and more! Submit your papers to a tutor in the Writing Lab for constructive feedback or take practice exams and create your own flashcards to prepare for tests. Tutoring is available in English and Spanish.

Transparent Language -- Transparent Language Online offers in-depth, self-paced classes that focus on reading, writing, listening, and speaking over +140 languages. Courses include various Indigenous languages, ASL, and ESL/ELL materials in 34 languages. Provided by the Library of VA.

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