Join us for a special mathematics storytime featuring a children's book based on feeding the ducks at the Eno River. Children will have the opportunity to count by ones and twos, problem solve, and notice number patterns all while listening to an engaging story about Marlee the Mathematician. Stay after for a math activity and book signing.

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Dr. Marrielle Myers is an award-winning professor, international speaker, and math lover. Marrielle was born and raised in Durham, NC, and is a product of Durham Public Schools. She attended Eno Valley and Easley elementary schools, Carrington Middle, and Northern High. Marrielle majored in mathematics at Hampton University, a historically Black college in Hampton, VA. She went on to earn her Masters and Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from NC State University.

Marrielle taught public school in Wake County before taking a faculty position in the metro Atlanta area. During the day, Dr. Myers works with current and future elementary mathematics teachers to help them develop deep content knowledge, understand the role of creating culturally relevant mathematics spaces, and advocate for early math literacy by focusing on math talk, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.

After years of hearing children and adults say they weren’t “math people,” Marrielle knew her purpose involved dispelling that myth by highlighting that we are ALL math people. She worked closely with teachers and families to cultivate math talk in their homes and classrooms, which led her to start the Marlee the Mathematician children's book series. Dr. Myers weaves her extensive knowledge of early mathematics content and stories from her childhood to create a series that centers mathematical thinking, representation, family, creativity, and joy. 

When Marrielle doesn't have her professor, author, or consultant hat on, you can find her traveling the world, chasing sunrises and sunsets, shopping, enjoying Thai food, reading, and ballroom dancing. She currently resides in Atlanta, GA.