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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

October 2005

It’ll be a spooky Halloween! Claremont Parks and Recreation Department and the Claremont Fire Department, along with the Claremont Library, will be sponsoring a Haunted House for Halloween! The basement of Town Hall will host lots of fun, scary stuff, including a LIBRARY ROOM beyond your wildest dreams! It will run October 26, 27, 28, 29, and 31 from 7:00 pm until 9:30pm. Admission will be $1, and proceeds will benefit Katrina victims. Admission on Halloween night, October 31, will be waived for a donation of canned food or dry goods that will be donated to local families for Thanksgiving.

Can’t find time to read??? October’s rotation with other libraries is audio books.

If you’ve never listened to a book, you should try it! It makes commuting, or mindless tasks, much more bearable! Kids love them, too, and we have a grand selection available.

A list of things you can do/help with/provide as a volunteer is posted on our Claremont bulletin board, located by the front door. Local information for Claremont residents is also available on the board. If you, or your organization, need publicity for events, please bring flyers to the front desk for posting on the board and on the community calendar located on the back of this newsletter.

Modern technology is available!! Call and leave us a message to renew your books, or just to find out what hours we’re open! Remember, you can return ANY materials you’ve checked out from the library in our drop box located in front of the library. When we are open, come in and browse the shelves for books, DVDs, CDs, videos, and magazines, or use our high-speed internet. You can read local newspapers, check out entertainment for the kids, or ask the librarians what’s good to read this week!

If you have an MVP card at Food Lion, register at the front desk, and Food Lion will donate to the Blackwater Library System each time you buy groceries! It’s a painless way to support your local libraries.

The library will be closed on Monday, October 10, for an in-service meeting.

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

Programs

Book Club selection for October celebrated Banned Book Week by choosing

The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger. On October 25, we’ll explore whether all the fuss in the ‘40s and ‘50s is still relevant. Book discussion is held at the library on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 1:00.

Our Second Saturday Program for October features a Beach Walk!

Karen Shriver, Curator of Collections at Flowerdew Hundred, has a bachelor’s degree in historic preservation, and is in charge of acquiring, managing, and maintaining the Foundation’s collection. She is offering an informative, exciting program for the kids. Second Saturday Programs are for ANY SCHOOL AGED CHILD, and participants will need to be at the public beach BY 11:00 the morning of October 8^th.

Story Hour, for pre-schoolers, will start October 4. Story Hours are held on Tuesdays at 10:00. Please be prompt if you would like to participate!

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