Thursday, March 14, 2019

Happy Pi Day!!!

 3.1415926...
Can I have a small container of coffee?

Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant - the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter - which is approximately 3.14159. Pi Day is an annual opportunity for math enthusiasts to recite the infinite digits of Pi, talk to their friends about math, and to eat Pie.

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Woman of the Year Award!

Miss Margaret Taylor, born 90 years ago today, was honored with a 90th birthday and Woman of the Year celebration on Monday, March 11th at the Gilbertown Campus Library. In addition to being a long-term employee at the library, she has worked for Black Creek Baptist Church and several charitable organizations, including Baptist Campus Ministries, Choctaw County WMU, Hospice, Leadership Choctaw, St. Jude, and the Veterans Auxiliary. Way to go, Miss Margaret - you make us proud!!

Friday, March 08, 2019

March is also National Craft Month!

Displayed handicrafts were hand made 
by DeeDee Baggett and Kim Coale

March 8th is International Women's Day!

International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. International Women's Day has occurred for well over a century, with the first​ ​IWD gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. https://www.internationalwomensday.com/

March is Women's History Month!

Women's History Month display in Leigh Library
(display by DeeDee Baggett)