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 2007

Birthdays are always fun! Come to the library on Friday, March 2, to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday. He’d be 104 years old, but his books are ageless!

March is Women’s History Month. The library will feature a display on one of Claremont’s own celebrities, Ann Lamb Ellis, who was the second Black female to enlist in the Marines. Read about her family, her history, and the invaluable contribution she made toward the advancement of Black women in the Military.

We are proud to say that we will continue featuring an exhibit from the Library of Virginia about local sculptor Leslie Garland Bolling. Bolling was born in Dendron in 1898, and from 1925 – 1943, he produced more than 80 portrait busts and sculptures. Please spend some time in our library learning more about this absolutely remarkable Surry native!

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

Don’t forget that Wi-Fi is available here at the library! Use your laptops inside, or sit outside any time of day or night, to have access to high-speed internet! If you have questions about settings or configuration, we have a brochure that will explain it all. If you don’t have a laptop, you may use one of our PCs that also have high-speed internet access during the hours that we are open.

Remember that Daylight Savings Time starts Sunday, March 11th. The library will open one hour later on Monday, March 12 (that's a joke, Folks!)

Programs

Second Saturday Programs are for any school-aged child, and we will meet at the library March 10 at 11:00. We’ll be assisting the Claremont 2007 Commemoration Committee to help make the town ready for May 5 and 6!

Crochet Club, for absolute novices as well as experienced crocheters, will meet Mondays at 5:00 throughout March. Virginia Gill will share her knowledge, and supplies are provided if you need them. Please call for details.

March Book Club celebrates Women’s History Month with a quick read called Cool Women. Featuring images from real life, fiction, and pop culture, Cool Women is the thinking woman's guide to the hippest ladies in history. The mix of profiles is eclectic and creative enough to capture everyone's interest, from Catwoman to Amelia Earhart to Cleopatra. Book Club is a venue for exploring new authors and different genres that you may not ordinarily read!

Story Time, for 3 and 4 year olds, is held on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM. Children learn American Sign Language, listen to stories, sing songs, and receive a snack and coloring pages related to the day’s lesson.

February 2007 Newsletter