Your library is offers a variety of programs for everyone

Claremont
Public Library
Branch of
The Blackwater Library System

www.blackwaterlib.org
P.O. Box 40
91 Mancha Ave.
Claremont, VA 23899
Phone (757) 866-8627
FAX (757) 866-8628

Hours of Operation:
Monday - 9 to 6
Tuesday - 9 to 1
Wednesday – Closed

Thursday – 3 to 7
Friday – 3 to 7

Saturday – 9 to 1

March 2006

Many thanks to Jim Schaefer of the Richmond Buzz (also Greg Labenz and Greg Schaale) for videotaping our Black History Month program, Memories of Claremont. The night was packed with historical knowledge provided by Flossye Elliott, Eugene Luster, and Cora Harrison. It was a wonderful evening - we hope to have copies of the video available by next month in case you missed it!

Magazines are now bar-coded. This new feature means that you will know which issues are available for check-out, as well as the fact that you can order magazines from other libraries if we do not stock your favorites! There's quite an inventory here, and they are a great way to make the ferry ride more tolerable!

The addition of a new shelf for videos has not only provided more space in the children's area, but allowed us to separate children's videos and organize items alphabetically.

Remember that all materials you check out can be returned in the NEW drop box in front of the library.

We are still trying to create a reference section with Surry County yearbooks. If you have old annuals that you would like to donate, please let us know!

We want to start a knitter's group! If you have an interest in learning to knit, or maybe just be involved with other people who love to knit, let us know. We need a teacher, too, so if you are willing to share your knowledge, please call.

Visit the library to see our current displays for Women's History Month, National Craft Month and the special section dedicated to the movie, The New World, that was filmed right across the river on the Chickahominy, It not only portrays our history, but also features some of our own Claremont residents as the stars!

The current library newsletter can be viewed, and old newsletters are archived on the town's website, www.claremont-va.org

Programs

Book Club selection for March is The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. The author provides an educational and eye-opening account of Afghanistan's political turmoil while also developing characters whose heartbreaking struggles and emotional triumphs resonate with readers long after the last page. Book Club will meet March 28^th at 1:00 pm

Second Saturday Program will be a fun-while-learning adventure! Roy Ehmke is giving a talk and demonstration on alternative energy. You'll learn how to produce electricity by unusual means.. This program is for school ages kids, and meets at the library on

March 11 at 11:00.

Story Time, for 3 and 4 year old children, continues every Tuesday in February. Children learn sign language, enjoy books and music, and always receive some form of treat, a sticker, and a coloring page. Story Time starts at 10:00; please be prompt if you would like to participate.

Crochet Club, for absolute novices as well as experienced crocheters, meets Mondays at 5:00. Virginia Gill teaches class, and supplies are provided if you need them. Please call the library for details.