Perquimans County Library, located at 514 S. Church Street in Hertford, has announced its schedule of monthly and weekly events for the coming weeks. The library continues to offer a range of programs for children and adults.
Recurring activities include Little Movies every first Friday at 11:00 a.m., Read A Lot Club every second Monday at 4:00 p.m., Storytime with Ms. Sheri each Wednesday at 11:00 a.m., Page Turners Book Club every second Wednesday at 3:00 p.m., and PQ Explorers on the second Thursday of each month at 5:00 p.m.
Other upcoming events feature several Black History Month programs throughout February. These include presentations by Pastor Gilbert Vaughn on Thursday, February 5th at 5:30 p.m.; Hon. Janice Cole and Tammy Miller-White on Thursday, February 12th at 2:00 p.m.; Hertford Grammar School on Thursday, February 19th at 5:30 p.m.; Perquimans Central School on Tuesday, February 24th at 5:30 p.m.; and Perquimans County High School on Thursday, February 26th at 5:30 p.m.
Additional scheduled events are Learn at Lunch — Perquimans County Paranormal on Monday, February 24th at noon (attendees are encouraged to bring their lunch), LEGO Fun Day on Saturday, February 7th at 11:00 a.m., and Kids Craft Day on Saturday, February 21st at 11:00 a.m.
The library notes that “No masks required, no meeting/program restrictions.”
In recent educational performance data from the Perquimans County school districts during the 2022-23 school year, only about one-fifth of seniors taking the science portion of the ACT were considered ready for college. Specifically, out of 113 senior students tested in science, just over twenty percent met college readiness benchmarks (https://www.dpi.nc.gov/). Among juniors taking the same test, roughly fourteen percent were deemed ready (https://www.dpi.nc.gov/).
For reading proficiency as measured by the ACT among seniors in Perquimans County schools last year, about twenty-six percent reached college readiness standards (https://www.dpi.nc.gov/), while among juniors this figure was around twenty-two percent (https://www.dpi.nc.gov/).
Math results showed that fourteen percent of seniors were considered ready for college-level work according to their ACT scores (https://www.dpi.nc.gov/). For juniors taking math on the ACT in Perquimans County schools last year, nearly twenty-five percent achieved scores indicating college readiness (https://www.dpi.nc.gov/).
The library’s programming may provide additional opportunities for enrichment outside regular classroom instruction.
