MARCH 2010 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: http://www.wrl.org/programs/exhibits.html 

Youth Art - At WL: James River Elementary School  At JCCL: Norge Elementary School

Williamsburg Library Gallery - 515 Scotland Street
March 6 - April 30: "Nature Illustrated" Botanical and Flower Paintings

James City County Library - 7770 Croaker Road
Through March 26: Visions of the Universe: Four Centuries of Discovery

MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2010

Toddler Time (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - WL
A storytime for children ages 18 months - 3 years

School Age Storytime (Youth Services) - 2:15 p.m. - WL

Battle of the Books Practice - Grades 4-5 (Youth Services) - 4:45 p.m. - WL 

(Please note: offsite) Read Across America (Youth Services) - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. - Chick-fil-A Mooretown Road
Join us for Family Fun Night at the Mooretown Road Chick-fil-A to celebrate Read Across America Day. In honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday, we'll be reading some of our favorite Seuss stories!

Basic Computers II Class - 6:00 p.m. - JCCL e-CLIC Room
Call 259-7720 to register.

TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 2010

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

Great Decisions Program - Special Envoys - 10:00 a.m. - WL Theatre
Featuring Amb. James R. Bullington,(Ret.), U.S. Foreign Service. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters, Woman's Club of Williamsburg and the Williamsburg Regional Library.  See www.lwvwilliamsburg.org to register and for more information.

Toddler Time (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - JCCL
A storytime for children ages 18 months - 3 years

Battle of the Books Practice - Grades 6-8 (Youth Services) - 3:30 p.m. - WL 

Out of this World Storytime (Youth Services) - 7:00 p.m. - JCCL
Listen to stories about the moon and stars and space exploration, and do a spacey craft. This program supports the visiting exhibit Visions of the Universe: Four Centuries of Discovery.

Peninsula Concert Band - 7:30 p.m., doors - 7:00 p.m. - WL Theatre
A free concert of popular favorites presented by this ensemble of more than 50 musicians. Advance tickets will not be distributed for this concert. A free-will donation will be accepted to benefit the band.
Read more: http://www.wrl.org/programs/concerts.html

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2010

Baby Time (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - JCCL
A storytime for children from birth - 18 months 

Battle of the Books Practice - Grades 4-5 (Youth Services) - 4:45 p.m. - WL 

Basic Computers Class - 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. - WL Room B
Call 259-7720 to register.

Celtic/Global Film - The Last September (1999, rated R) - 7:00 p.m. - WL Theatre
Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, David Tennant and Keeley Hawes star in this drama of Anglo-Irish life in 1920s Ireland. The Library and the Ancient Order of Hibernians announce the return of the Celtic Film Series, featuring films exploring the history, drama and quirky humor of films made in or about Celtic lands.

THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2010

Baby Time (Youth Services) - 10:00 & 11:00 a.m. - WL
A storytime for children from birth - 18 months

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

Intro. to PowerPoint Class - 2:00 p.m. - JCCL e-CLIC Room
Call 259-7720 to register.

Thursday Afternoon Film Series - No Man of Her Own (1932, unrated) - 2:00 p.m. - WL Theatre
A card shark on the lam (Clark Gable) marries a feisty small-town librarian (Carol Lombard) and tries to keep his shady profession a secret from her. 

School Age Storytime (Youth Services) - 2:15 p.m. - WL

FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2010

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

SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 2010

October Sky and Rocket Building Workshop (Youth Services) - 11:00 a.m. - WL Youth Services Program Room; 12:00 p.m. - film - WL Theatre; 2:00 p.m. - Rocket Launch (outdoors)
(rated PG, 1999) Discover the excitement of space exploration with a free rocket building workshop and a showing of the acclaimed film October Sky. Intended for beginners, participants will build a small rocket from a kit provided by the library under the instruction of a 25-year veteran educator who conducts workshops for NASA. Following the rocket building, the film will be shown in the Theatre. Following the film, at about 2:00 p.m., the rocket builders will launch their rockets outside the library. Free of charge. Registration is required for the workshop and is limited to 20 people ages 10 and up. Register by calling 259- 4055. Even if you don't attend the workshop you can come to the film. Presented in conjunction with Visions of the Universe: Four Centuries of Discovery traveling exhibit at JCCL through March 26. This program is made possible through a grant from the Friends of Williamsburg Regional Library. 

SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2010

Meet the Artists - "Nature Illustrated" Botanical and Flower Paintings - 2:00 p.m. - WL Gallery
Opening reception for the exhibit of botanical art.

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

MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2010

Toddler Time (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - WL
A storytime for children ages 18 months - 3 years

School Age Storytime (Youth Services) - 2:15 p.m. - WL

Battle of the Books Practice - Grades 4-5 (Youth Services) - 4:45 p.m. - WL 

Centuries of Art @ Your Library - How Impressionists Painted - 7:30 p.m. - WL Theatre
Presented by Dr. Donald Schrader, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Mary Washington University
"If there had been no paints in tubes, there would have been no Impressionism." Thus Camille Pissarro acknowledged the importance of modern, manufactured materials for the classic Impressionist practice of painting directly from nature. But new paints were only the beginning: new kinds of paintbrushes, new colors, and new kinds of canvas also contributed to the daring new experiments of the 1870s and 80s. Above all, these materials and tools served to enable the exploration of a new way of understanding color. Dr. Schrader explores the painting methods of the Impressionists, and their relationship to standard artistic practices of the 19th century.  Now in its 7th season, Centuries of Art @ Your Library is a partnership between This Century Gallery, Williamsburg Regional Library and the Museum of Fire Arts (VMFA). These programs have been organized by the Office of Statewide Partnerships of the VMFA, Richmond, and are supported by the Paul Mellon Endowment.

TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2010

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

Great Decisions Program - Preventing Genocide - 10:00 a.m. - WL Theatre
Featuring Prof. Nancy Combs, PhD, Marshall/Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters, Woman's Club of Williamsburg and the Williamsburg Regional Library.  See www.lwvwilliamsburg.org to register and for more information.

Toddler Time (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - JCCL
A storytime for children ages 18 months - 3 years 

Battle of the Books Practice - Grades 6-8 (Youth Services) - 3:30 p.m. - WL 

Basic Internet Class - 6:00 p.m. - WL Room B
Call 259-7720 to register.

Italian Film - Respiro (2002, unrated) - 7:00 p.m. - WL Theatre
This film tells the story of Grazia, a mother of three married to shy fisherman Pietro and living on the idyllic Mediterranean island of Lampedusa. Her free spirit contrasts with the smothering world around her and she shows signs of manic-depressive behavior.  When family members vaguely discuss sending her to a facility in the north, she hears the talk and hides in a cave on the shore, where her oldest son, Pasquale, secretly tends to her. Pietry doggedly searches for Grazia but his friends conclude she has drowned. Pietro never gives up the search, however, and the results are miraculous.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2010

Baby Time (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - JCCL
A storytime for children from birth - 18 months

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

Battle of the Books Practice - Grades 4-5 (Youth Services) - 4:45 p.m. - WL 

THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2010

Baby Time (Youth Services) - 10:00 & 11:00 a.m. - WL
A storytime for children from birth - 18 months

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

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

Thursday Afternoon Film Series - Desk Set (1957, unrated) - 2:00 p.m. - WL Theatre
A TV network tries to computerize its Reference Library lending to some droll repartee and classy flirtation between stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. 

School Age Storytime (Youth Services) - 2:15 p.m. - WL

Twilight Tales - Amazing Stories! (Youth Services) - 7:00 p.m. - JCCL
Listen to stories that are "amazing." Try to find your way through the library maze. Build your own maze. For ages 6 and up. 

FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2010

Basic Computers Class - 10:30 a.m. - JCCL e-CLIC Room
Call 259-7720 to register.

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

Solar System Exploration - Recent NASA Advances - 7:30 p.m. - WL Theatre
Our understanding of the Solar System has advanced dramatically in the past 10 years. Missions are in progress or being planned from the Sun to Pluto.  This presentation will highlight some of the exciting discoveries NASA and other nations have recently made in understanding the unique characteristics of the individual planets as well as the search for life beyond our own Planet. The presenter, Dr. Russell De Young is a senior research scientist in the Science Directorate of NASA Langley Research Center. Admission is free and no reservations are needed. This program is made possible through a grant from the Friends of Williamsburg Regional Library. 

SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2010

Storytime with the Arts - Madeline (Youth Services) - 11:00 a.m. - WL Theatre
"Madeline and Her Friends Go to the Theatre" - Join Madeline and her friends as they shop for new hats and shoes to wear to the theatre. At the program conclusion, audience members can come onstage and try on hats and various types of dancing shoes.

SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 2010

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

MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2010

Toddler Time (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - WL
A storytime for children ages 18 months - 3 years

School Age Storytime (Youth Services) - 2:15 p.m. - WL

Battle of the Books Local Preliminary - Grades 6-8 (Youth Services) - 3:30 p.m. - WL Theatre
Battle of the Books Local Preliminary - Grades 4-5 (Youth Services) - 4:45 p.m. - WL Theatre

TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2010

Great Decisions Program - US-China Security Relations - 10:00 a.m. - WL Theatre
Featuring U.S. Department of State, Bureau Speaker. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters, Woman's Club of Williamsburg and the Williamsburg Regional Library.  See www.lwvwilliamsburg.org to register and for more information.

Toddler Time (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - JCCL
A storytime for children ages 18 months - 3 years

Intro. to Web Design Class - 6:30 p.m. - JCCL e-CLIC Room
Call 259-7720 to register.

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, "Good and Evil in Fantasy Fiction."  New members are welcomed.  Contact Bob Snare for more info. and to RSVP.

A History of Botanical Art Lecture - 7:30 p.m. - WL Theatre
Learn about the history of botanical art, starting with the first prehistoric drawings found in caves, to how the first printed books depicted amazing illustrations of herbals found in 15th century medicinal gardens that changed the world, to how today's contemporary artists are painting and exhibiting new works to help educate the public about our native endangered plants and pollenators.  This presentation by the American Society of Botanical Artists will be given by ASBA members Juliet Kirby and Linda C. Miller of Willamsburg. 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2010

Baby Time (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - JCCL
A storytime for children from birth - 18 months

Basic Computers Class - 2:00 p.m. - JCCL e-CLIC Room
Call 259-7720 to register.

THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2010

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

Thursday Afternoon Film Series - Weird Woman (1944, unrated) - 2:00 p.m. - WL Theatre
A professor finds himself caught between his voodoo practicing wife and a jealous college librarian in this decent little "B" thriller. 

Basic Computers II Class - 6:00 p.m. - WL Room B
Call 259-7720 to register.

3rd Thursdays @ Your Library - Alexander Hamilton Returns - 7:00 p.m. - WL Theatre
Author and interpreter William Chrystal will discuss his new biography Hamilton by the Slice: Falling in Love with Our Most Influential Founding Father. This thematic telling presents short chapters covering Hamilton's vies on pressing issues such as government, confidence, debt, as well as the opinions of those who either respected or despised him.  Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing. 

FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2010

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

Laptop Essentials Class - 2:00 p.m. - JCCL Kitzinger Community Room
Call 259-7720 to register.

Battle of the Books Local Final (Youth Services) - 7:00 p.m. - WL Theatre

The Day the Universe Changed: Astronomical Discoveries Across the Centuries - 7:30 p.m. - JCCL Kitzinger Community Room
A talk by Dr. Frank Summers, astrophysicist at the Space Telescope Science Institute, who is the curator of the Visions of the Universe: Four Centuries of Discovery exhibit. He specializes in taking research computer simulations and creating animations using high-end visualization tools in an attempt to present accurate science in a visually understandable way.  Admission is free and no reservations are needed.  This program is made possible through a grant from the Friends of Williamsburg Regional Library.

SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2010

Battle of the Books Regional Preliminary (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - WL Theatre

Magic Class for Children (Youth Services) - 11:00 a.m. - WL 
Pre-registration is required by calling 259-4055.

Chess Class for Children (Youth Services) - 1:00 p.m. - WL 
Pre-registration is required by calling 259-4055.

Carnival (previously listed as Saxology) - 7:30 p.m., doors - 7:00 p.m. - WL Theatre
A free concert of saxophone music... that isn't jazz.  Music to be performed: Flight of the Bumblebee, The Pink Panther,
Rachmaninoff's Vocalise, The Carnival of Venice, and more. Advance tickets will not be distributed for this concert. 
Read more: http://www.wrl.org/programs/concerts.html

SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 2010

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

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

MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2010

Toddler Time (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - WL
A storytime for children ages 18 months - 3 years

School Age Storytime (Youth Services) - 2:15 p.m. - WL

Centuries of Art @ Your Library - Constructed Sculpture - 7:30 p.m. - WL Theatre
Presented by Jayson Lowrey - Visiting Instructor, Art and Art History, William and Mary 
An artist's slide lecture presenting his work and influences.  Lowrey's work utilizes traditional and modern materials in meditations on formal and social aspects of structure and space.  Now in its 7th season, Centuries of Art @ Your Library is a partnership between This Century Gallery, Williamsburg Regional Library and the Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA). These programs have been organized by the Office of Statewide Partnerships of the VMFA, Richmond, and are supported by the Paul Mellon Endowment.

TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2010

Great Decisions Program - The Persian Gulf - 10:00 a.m. - WL Theatre
Featuring Amb. W. Nathaniel Howell, PhD, Islamic & Persian Studies, University of Virginia. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters, Woman's Club of Williamsburg and the Williamsburg Regional Library.  See www.lwvwilliamsburg.org to register and for more information.

Toddler Time (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - JCCL
A storytime for children ages 18 months - 3 years

Intro. to Excel Class - 2:30 p.m. - WL Room B
Call 259-7720 to register.

Intro. to Web Design Part II Class - 6:30 p.m. - JCCL e-CLIC Room
Call 259-7720 to register.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2010

THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2010

Baby Time (Youth Services) - 10:00 & 11:00 a.m. - WL
A storytime for children from birth - 18 months

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

Thursday Afternoon Film Series - The Music Man (1962, un rated) - 2:00 p.m. - WL Theatre
A charming con man (Robert Preston) finagles a small town into funding a marching band but the suspicious local librarian (Shirley Jones) may thwart his plans. Meredith Wilson’s nostalgic musical was nominated for 11 Academy Awards.

Intro. to Word Class - 2:30 p.m. - JCCL e-CLIC Room
Call 259-7720 to register.

School Age Storytime (Youth Services) - 2:15 p.m. - WL

Basic Internet Class - 6:00 p.m. - WL Room B
Call 259-7720 to register.  

Music in Your Life Series - Bart Kuebler - 7:30 p.m. - WL Theatre
Pianist Bart Kuebler plays jazz and Gershwin preludes. Jointly sponsored by the Virginia Symphony Society of Greater Williamsburg and the Library, the series is free of charge.  Reservations are not needed.  Visit www.wrl.org/programs for further information.  

FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2010

Facebook Class - 10:30 a.m. - WL Room B
Call 259-7720 to register.

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

Battle of the Books Regional Final Battle (Youth Services) - 7:00 p.m. - WL Theatre

SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2010

Mother Goose Mania! (Youth Services) - 10:00 a.m. - WL Theatre
Third grade students will participate in a trivia contest featuring questions based on Mother Goose rhymes, fables, tall tales, fairy tales, and popular picture books.

Shakespeare and Galileo - 11:00 a.m. - JCCL Kitzinger Community Room
What happens when great minds of an age get together? Travel back in time to the Inquisition. The place is Padua, Italy. The year is 1588. Galileo Galilei's life may be in danger. Why? He believes that Earth revolves around the sun. The Roman Catholic Church of the time considers Galileo's vision a heresy. It could cost him his life. That's when William Shakespeare makes Galileo's acquaintance. What role could Shakespeare have played in Galileo's life? Find out with the Carpenter Science Theatre Company play Shakespeare and Galileo is presented in conjunction with the Visions of the Universe: Four Centuries of Discovery traveling exhibit at the James City County Library.  Admission is free and no reservations are needed.  The program is made possible through a grant from the Friends of Williamsburg Regional Library.

Everything Google Part I Class - 2:00 p.m. - JCCL e-CLIC Room
Call 259-7720 to register.

SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 2010

College Admission Information (Youth Services) - 2:00 p.m. - JCCL
Gary Ripple, a former college admissions officer at four institutions, will discuss the ins and outs of college admission. For high school students and their parents.

MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2010

Toddler Time (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - WL
A storytime for children ages 18 months - 3 years

School Age Storytime (Youth Services) - 2:15 p.m. - WL

Centuries of Art @ Your Library - Aboriginal Art - 7:30 p.m. - WL Theatre
Presented by Margo Smith, Director and curator, Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, University of Virginia 
The Kluge-Ruhe Collection is probably the most significant collection of Aboriginal art outside Australia. Anthropologist Margo Smith will highlight Aboriginal art in the collections of this world-class museum.  Co-sponsored by This Century Gallery and the Williamsburg Regional Library.

TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010

Toddler Time (Youth Services) - 10:30 a.m. - JCCL
A storytime for children ages 18 months - 3 years

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010