A Winter Wonderland at Meekins
It is here—a small winter town, with the stone library and the six-sided gazebo in town center, the red schoolhouse…
Vintage Animals Provide a Bit of Cheer at Meekins
Meekins Children’s Librarian, Rochelle Wildfong is a collector. To welcome spring, the library has populated our Cabinet of Curiosities with…
Poems on the Lawn at Meekins: The Poetry Hut 2009
During the spring and summer of 2009, Meekins was a poetry depot. During that time, artists Gene and Susan Flores…
What’s All That Stuff? Vintage Hammered Aluminum Giftware at Meekins
The Cabinet of Curiosities, under the Library’s historic rotunda, pings when you walk by. This April it is full of…
The 1874 Mill River Flood Resources in Meekins
May 16th, 2025, is the 151st anniversary of the historic 1874 Mill River Flood. Interest in the events that led…
The 1874 Mill River Flood—Through the Eyes of Third Graders
May 16, 1874. The day that changed the history of Williamsburg. That morning, the destructive, burgeoning water coursing down the…
Juneteenth—Freedom Day
June 19th, or Juneteenth, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. It is a day of recognition, restoration…
Sharing Favorite Children’s Books
A Meekins Summertime Book Display: To start off the summer of 2025, I asked all the Meekins librarians, volunteers, Trustees,…
Aprons Tell Family Stories
“Aprons Tell Family Stories”—Now, through September 2025, the Meekins Library is displaying a special exhibition of well-loved family aprons in…
Barbies at the Meekins
March 9, 1959 is Barbie’s birthday. And our newest Meekins staff member Grayson Hawthorn has cause to celebrate. Not only…