Reading the Meekins Library Façade
Reading the Meekins Library Façade: Have you read the Meekins Library lately? Look up. Like a big granite book, the…
Meekins in the Beginning—1897
February 1st is an important day in the history of the Meekins Library. That first day of the second month…
The Meekins Clock That Does Not Strike
For as long as anyone can remember, there has been a heavy, black, decorated clock gracing the fireplace mantel underneath…
Stephen Meekins Visits George Washington’s Tomb
The library’s namesake and benefactor, Stephen Meekins (1812-1894), was a Williamsburg farmer, known for his hard work and his thrift….
Who Owns This Book?
Libraries want you to know that their books belong to that library—so you always find the name of the library…
Early Meekins in Summer
Just a few years after the new Meekins Library was built in 1896, this young girl, picturesque in her summer…
Creeping Down to the Basement—a Meekins Adventure
Through the Director’s office and down the creepy staircase to the stone and dirt basement you went—if you wanted to…
“Reading” the Meekins Patio
The beautiful gardens that surround the tables, chairs, and umbrellas on the Meekins Library patio create a welcome sanctuary in…
Movie Night at the Meekins
Do you remember 16 mm films? Do you remember when movies came in “cans” more than a foot wide? Do…
Sharing A Birthday with Meekins
The early 2000s, when the Meekins Library was planning for its 2003 renovation and expansion, was a time of unexpected…
First Books at Meekins
Meekins Library started collecting books even before the library was built in 1896. On May 1, 1895, Meekins transferred 1,817…