AUGUST 2008 at the WILLIAMSBURG REGIONAL LIBRARY

WL = The Williamsburg Library, 515 Scotland Street
JCCL = The James City County Library, 7770 Croaker Road (exit 231 A off of 64)

On display this month:
See also: http://www.wrl.org/programs/exhibits.html 

Through September 14: at WL Gallery (515 Scotland Street) - Works by local photographer Trotter Hardy

Through August 8: at JCCL (7770 Croaker Road) - "Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America"

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2008

Catch-A-Craft (Youth Services) - (pick one session):
Come make a fun craft with our Youth Services librarians!
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - JCCL
2:30 - 4:30 p.m. - JCCL

Walk-in Computer Help - 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. - WL Adult Services area 

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2008

Walk-in Computer Help - 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. - WL Adult Services area 

SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 2008

Walk-in Computer Help - 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. - WL Adult Services area

Summer Reading - Last day to share titles! Title sharing takes place through Sunday, August 3, starting thirty minutes after the library opens and continuing until thirty minutes before closing.

Wheel of Reading Participants - Turn in your reading logs by 5:00 p.m. today in order to receive your prize!

MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2008

Storytime (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - JCCL

Films - Alexander Hamilton: In Worlds Unknown (unrated, 40 minutes) - 7:00 p.m. - WL Theatre
Don Winslow's multimedia play is derived largely from Hamilton's own words. While actors playing various figures - Washington, Jefferson, John Adams - appear on a screen in videotaped sequences, the stage belongs to an actor who portrays Hamilton and an actress who plays the three most important women in his life.
Followed by - Alexander Hamilton - From New York: A Documentary Film (unrated, 20 minutes) Perhaps more than anyone else, Alexander Hamilton was responsible for transforming New York City into the business and financial capital of the country. Part of the Alexander Hamilton programs: www.wrl.org/hamilton

TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2008

Storytime (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - WL

Walk-in Computer Help - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - JCCL

Films - Alexander Hamilton: In Worlds Unknown (unrated, 40 minutes) - 2:00 p.m. - JCCL Kitzinger Community Room
Don Winslow's multimedia play is derived largely from Hamilton's own words. While actors playing various figures - Washington, Jefferson, John Adams - appear on a screen in videotaped sequences, the stage belongs to an actor who portrays Hamilton and an actress who plays the three most important women in his life.
Followed by - Alexander Hamilton - From New York: A Documentary Film (unrated, 20 minutes) Perhaps more than anyone else, Alexander Hamilton was responsible for transforming New York City into the business and financial capital of the country. Part of the Alexander Hamilton programs: www.wrl.org/hamilton

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2008

Little Bits for Tiny Tots Storytime (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - JCCL 
A storytime for a parent and an infant or young toddler

Rainbow Puppets presents "A Pirate Party" (Youth Services) - 11:00 a.m. - WL

Genealogists Do It Online: Getting Started with Ancestry and Heritage Quest - 2:00 p.m. - WL Theatre
Your library card gives you free access to two powerful genealogy databases, so learn how to make the most of them!  Adult Services librarians will demonstrate searching Census, vital, military, and immigration records.  They'll also cover lesser known features, including a trove of rare family histories and special resources for African-American genealogists.  Call 259-4050 for more information. - FREE

THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2008

Storytime (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - WL 

Thursday Afternoon Film Series - The Adventures of Robin Hood (unrated, 1938) - 2:00 p.m. - WL Theatre
Errol Flynn makes a superb Robin Hood in this classic swashbuckler about the outlaw hero of Sherwood Forest.  Robin and his band of Merry Men take up arms to oppose the tyrannical rule of evil Prince John and his henchman Sir Guy of Gisbourne (Basil Rathbone).  This Technicolor delight costars Olivia de Havilland and was directed by Michael Curtiz. 

Basic Internet II Class - 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. - JCCL e-CLIC Room
Call 259-7720 to register. - FREE

FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2008

Walk-in Computer Help - 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. - WL Adult Services area

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2008

Walk-in Computer Help - 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. - WL Adult Services area 

SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 2008

Walk-in Computer Help - 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. - WL Adult Services area 

Summer Reading - Catch the Reading Bug participants must pick up their gold cards 

MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2008

Storytime (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - JCCL

TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2008

Storytime (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - WL

Walk-in Computer Help - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - JCCL

Basic Computers II Class - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - JCCL e-CLIC Room
Call 259-7720 to register. - FREE

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2008

Little Bits for Tiny Tots Storytime (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - JCCL 
A storytime for a parent and an infant or young toddler

Intro. to Social Networking Class - 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. - WL Schell Room
Call 259-7720 to register. - FREE

THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2008

Storytime (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - WL 

Thursday Afternoon Film Series - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (unrated, 1937) - 2:00 p.m. - WL Theatre
Disney's lovely movie about a beautiful young princess menaced by her wicked stepmother and protected by seven singing dwarves is a masterpiece of animation.  It's the first full-length animated film made in the U.S., the first animated movie selected for admission to the National Film Registry, and is #1 on the American Film Institute's list of greatest animated films. - FREE

FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2008

Walk-in Computer Help - 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. - WL Adult Services area

Basic Internet Class - 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. - WL Room B
Call 259-7720 to register. - FREE

SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 2008

Advanced Yahoo Class - 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - JCCL e-CLIC Room
Call 259-7720 to register. - FREE

Walk-in Computer Help - 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. - WL Adult Services area 

SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 2008

Paws to Read @ Your Library (Youth Services) - 2:30 p.m. - WL Schell Room Trained therapy dogs listen as children read.  Free, but a signed permission slip is required.  New readers are welcomed!

Walk-in Computer Help - 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. - WL Adult Services area

MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2008

Storytime (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - JCCL

TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2008

Storytime (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - WL

Walk-in Computer Help - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - JCCL

Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Club Meeting - 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. - JCCL
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Club will meet to discuss this month's theme: "Sailing Space and Sea: Ships in Speculative Fiction."  New members are welcomed!  Contact Bob Snare for more info. and to RSVP.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2008

e-mail Etiquette Class - 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. - JCCL e-CLIC Room
Call 259-7720 to register. - FREE

THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2008

Storytime (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - WL 

Virginia Living Museum presents "Land of the Dinosaurs" (Youth Services) - 11:00 a.m. - JCCL

Thursday Afternoon Film Series - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954, rated PG) - 2:00 p.m. - WL Theatre
In the late 1860s a professor (Paul Lukas), his aide (Peter Lorre), and a sailor (Kirk Douglas) go in search of a sea monster that is wreaking havoc on naval vessels.  What they find instead is the magnificent submarine Nautilis and its creator, the enigmatic Captain Nemo (James Mason).  This Disney classic, based on the novel by Jules Verne, was the studio's first live-action film. - FREE

Intro. to Word Class - 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. - WL Room B
Call 259-7720 to register. - FREE

3rd Thursdays @ Your Library: Hurricane of Independence Author Tony Williams - 7:00 p.m. - WL Schell Room
September 1775 - as the American colonies were wrestling with the idea of independence, a killer storm swept up the east coast.  The unnamed hurricane killed 4000 people, disrupted trade, and destroyed crops.  How did the storm influence public opinion before the Revolution?  Williamsburg author Tony Williams traces its effects in Hurricane of Independence, which he will discuss on August 21.  Copies of his book will be available for purchase. - FREE

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2008

Walk-in Computer Help - 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. - WL Adult Services area

SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 2008

Walk-in Computer Help - 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. - WL Adult Services area 

SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 2008

MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2008

Storytime (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - JCCL

TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2008

Storytime (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - WL

Intro. to Excel Class - 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. - WL Room B
Call 259-7720 to register. - FREE

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2008

THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2008

Basic Computers Class - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - JCCL e-CLIC Room
Call 259-7720 to register. - FREE

Storytime (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - WL 

Thursday Afternoon Film Series - The Sound of Music (unrated, 1965) - 2:00 p.m. - WL Theatre
The hills are alive with the sound of Julie Andrews' beautiful singing and the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein in this delightful musical set in scenic Salzburg.  Andrews plays a perky governess who finds romance with the stern father (Christopher Plummer) of her young charges.  However, their happiness is overshadowed by the impending German Anschluss of Austria that preceeded the Second World War. - FREE

FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2008

SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 2008

SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2008

Libraries CLOSED