Volume 4, Issue VIII August 2015

Imagination Works!

Story and Craft Time

CREWE Library

Mondays 10:30 to 11:30

BURKEVILLE Library

Tuesdays 10:30 to 11:30

BLACKSTONE Library

Fridays 10:30 to 11:30

Children are invited for

stories, crafts and fun.

Crewe Friends of the

Library board meetings,

1st Thursdays, 4-5pm

Blackstone Friends of the

Library board meetings,

3rd Tuesdays, 4-5pm

Check out the

Nottoway County

Public Library

Calendar on

Page Four

for Events.

Monthly for the Kids

Monthly for the Adults

Nottoway Citizens’

University

www.nottlib.org

The Information

Junction

As part of our Dive Into

Reading @ Your Library

Summer Reading Program

the Nottoway County

Public Library System

invited children from

kindergarten thru 8th

grade to participate in The

Summer Reading

Challenge. Readers

selected their weekly goal

from one of five

categories: Whalers,

Sharks, Dolphins, Starfish

or Goldfish.

The top ten readers were

awarded “prize pails” that

included a gift pass to any

of the four Children’s

Museum of Richmond

locations along with books

and other surprises. The

top readers read a total of

550 books combined! The

total number of children

participating in the

reading challenge was 85.

We congratulate our

winners and a great job

was done by all the

challenge readers.

Our weekly “Imagination

Works” story times

incorporated the Dive Into

Reading theme for the

summer. We invite all

children to join us as

continue to offer the

“Imagination Works”

program throughout the

year.

Summer Reading Challenge

Winners

The top readers pictured

here are:

Standing from left to

right: Aston Young,

Abby Crews, Cailleigh

Brockenbrau, and Sierra

Wilson

Seated from left to right:

Dallas Reed, Madi

Robinette, Hayden

Robinette, Skylar Booth,

and Scout Stafford

Missing: Logan Heiber

Nottoway Citizens’ University

www.nottlib.org

The Friends of the Library

for both Crewe and

Blackstone are non-profit,

volunteer organizations

which work to support the

Nottoway County Public

Libraries. They raise funds

for library improvements

and programs. To learn

more call:

Blackstone 434-292-3836

Crewe 434-645-7527

Remaking Virginia:

Transformation through

Emancipation

Monday, July 6, 2015

through Saturday,

August 26, 2016

9 am to 5 pm

Lobby and Exhibition Hall

FREE

Evan as the Civil War was

still being fought, the status

of almost a half-million

African Americans in

Virginia began to change.

No longer were they

someone else’s property—

they were free. They

anticipated the promise of

change from their former

status as slaves: the

promises of education,

political participation, and

full citizenship. Yet, in

their struggle to achieve

these goals, freedmen and

freedwomen faced the

hostility of their former

masters and the society that

had long benefitted from

their labor. Union troops

and U.S. government

officials reconstructing the

Southern states were often

indifferent. What

challenges did African

Americans face in their

struggle to achieve what

they believed freedom

would bring them? What

obstacles blocked their

efforts to gain citizenship.

This exhibition offers a

look at the changing world

Virginians faced during

Reconstruction. Radio One

is the exclusive sponsor for

Remaking Virginia.

For additional information

about using the collections

and special events contact:

Library of Virginia

800 East Broad Street

Richmond, VA 23219

804-692-3500

www.lva.virginia.gov

Copied from the Calendar of Events.

What’s New

Friends of the Library

Volume 4, Issue VIII August 2015

Library of Virginia

New Books in Our Collection

It is important to us that we have books that interest our

patrons. Please ask your

librarian about placing a request for a book you

would like to see us add to

our collection.

Some recent additions

include:

Adult Fiction

Go Set a Watchman: A

Novel

By Harper Lee

Chasing Sunsets: A Novel

By Karen Kingsbury

Wicked Charms: A Lizzy

and Diesel Novel

By Janet Evanovich

Gathering Prey

By John Sandford

The Bone Tree

By Greg Ilies

Adult Non-Fiction

The Koran: Thomas

Jefferson Edition

By Mohammed

Bill O’Reilly’s Legends and

Lies: the West

By David Fisher

Easy Fiction

Bid Red Barn

By Margaret Wise

Come Buy at

The Book End

The Home of gently used books….

Tues, Thurs, and Fri 10 to 5

434-292-3836

102 Maple St.

Blackstone, VA

Romance Paperbacks

10 for $1

Operated by the Friends of

the Blackstone Library

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Story time, music and crafts

are presented weekly at

your local library for

children up to the age of 10.

You are invited to have

your children attend any of

the these programs.

For more information

please call Ms. Cindy at

434-645-8688.

Programs times are:

Crewe Library

Mondays 10:30 to 11:30 am

Burkeville Library Tuesdays

10:30 to 11:30 am

Blackstone Library

Fridays 10:30 to 11:30 am

Conductor Chuck at the Railroad Museum upon

request call the Crewe Library at 434-645-8688 to

schedule

August Theme

Dive Into Reading

September Theme

Bit and Bridle

We Love Horses!

Imagination Works

Nottoway County

Public Library

System

Crewe Library

Susan Howe, Manager (434) 645-8688

400 Tyler St., Crewe, VA 23930

Mon/Thur 10-6

Tue/Wed 10-8

Sat 10-2

Closed Sunday and Friday

Blackstone Library

Joyce Norton, Manager

(434) 292-3587

415 S. Main St., Blackstone, VA

23824

Tue/Thur 12-6

Wed 12-8

Fri/Sat 10-2

Closed Sunday and Monday

Burkeville Library

Agnes McCormick, Manager

(434) 767-5555

114 Agnew Street Burkeville, VA

23922

Mon/Thur 9:30 - 5

Tues 9:30 - 2

Fri 10 - 2

Sat 9 - Noon

Closed Sunday and Wednesday

Administrative Office

Chuck Koutnik, Consultant

Robin Sapp, Director Trainee

Grace McDonald, Assistant

Director Trainee

Donnie Derflinger, IT Tech

Take a at our Books. www.nottlib.org

News and Events Donna Gholson Taylor

is the featured artist for

August at the Crewe

Public Library. Donna

has always been

interested in art. In 2005,

she found time to pursue

her interest and began

painting.

A multi-talented artist,

she enjoys working with

pastels, charcoal, acrylics,

and her favorite:

watercolor painting.

Donna is also an

accomplished

photographer.

She is a member of

Central Virginia Arts,

Longwood Center for

Visual Arts, and the

Virginia Museum of

Fine Arts, and a past

member of the Virginia

Watercolor Society.

Donna says she’s been

active in these

organizations because

they promote arts in our

area.

This talented artist has

exhibited in many

galleries such as the

Virginia Museum of Fine

Arts Studio School,

Hampden-Sydney

Atkinson Museum, and

the Tavern on the James

in Scottsville.

Donna’s work will be on

display at the library until

Friday, August 28th. She

will present a program

for the public that night

from 7—8 p.m. For

more information

contact the Crewe

Library at 434-645-8688.

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