By FRANCES SMITH / Community Columnist

Whether or not March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb it is a month of many commemorations.

The literary world notes the 100^th birthday anniversary of renowned children’s author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats.

He is best known for introducing multiculturalism into typical American children’s literature.

His book The Snowy Day, featuring an African-American main character, was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1963.

Our library has many Keats books and we’ll have a special program to mark his birthday, details are below.

March is Women’s History Month. Books of interest include: Founding Mothers: Remembering the Ladies by Roberts; Rad American Women A-Z by Schatz; and Chasing Freedom: The Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony by Grimes.

March is also Youth Art Month. Kids can celebrate creativity with: 13 Art Mysteries Children Should Know by Wenzel; Beautiful Hands by Otoshi; and Batman Origami by Montroll.

Kids programs:

• March 1 – Lego League 6-6:45 p.m. Guests from Alabama 4-H will be here for our first-ever Lego building contest. The theme is ‘New Creations.’ The fun is in the meeting room.

•March 11 – Happy 100^th Birthday Ezra Jack Keats! 4:30 p.m. Join us for a party for author/illustrator Ezra Jack Keats. Listen, make and eat. Children 5 years old and older can sign up. Kids 6 years old and younger must be with an adult. Festivities are in the meeting room.

•March 15 – Pete the Cat Book Club 6 p.m. This club is the cat’s meow for kids 5 years old and older! Kids 6 years old and younger must be with an adult. Sign up for the fun in the meeting room.

•March 18 – American Girls Club 4 p.m. Girls age 7 and older can sign up for to make Easter Huts with Julie Littleton. Meets in the meeting room.

•March 22 – Dye-ing to Color Eggs Workshop 6:15 p.m. Dye eggs with us!$3 per half-dozen eggs. Sign up and pay in advance by March 21. Make checks out to the library. Sorry, no refunds. All children must be with an adult. Meets in the meeting room.

•March 23 – Hippity-Hoppity Tales 10:15-11 a.m. Young children with an adult cancome for fun with “Miss Spring,” visit with the Easter Bunny, and get a goody bag! The fun is in the meeting room.

•March 30 – Spring Break Story Time 10:15-11 a.m.

Adult programs:

•Now through mid-April. Free AARP Tax Help for seniors by appointment on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the meeting room. Call 664-6822 or come by the library to sign up.

March 2, March 9, March 16 – Tai Chi 11:30 a.m.

•March 14 – ABC & Ds of Medicare 1 p.m.

•March 2 – Computer Basics; March 9 – Internet and Email; March 16 – Word Part 1; each class is at 10 a.m. Sign up.

•March 17 – Library Book Group 7 p.m. At the Water’s Edge by Sara Green.

•March 20 – Cake & Culture: Forgotten Alabama with Glenn Wills 2 p.m.