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Tell
Someone!
September is Library Card Sign-up Month. Tell someone about the many great
services you enjoy at your library and encourage them to get a
library card. It's easy and it's free. They can apply
online or simply bring in proof of address to any branch.
More than 70,000 cardholders enjoy their St. Mary's County libraries.
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Join
us and the entire state as we read James McBride's book, Song Yet
Sung
Song
Yet Sung
is the 2009 selection for One Maryland One Book, Maryland's statewide
community reading project.
Song Yet Sung is "a tale set against a backdrop of slave
rights conflicts in the nineteenth-century Chesapeake Bay
region" which "finds young runaway Liz Spocott
inadvertently inspiring a slave breakout from the attic prison of a
notorious slave thief."
Pick up a copy of the book ...read it ... and discuss it with a
neighbor, friends or at on e of these book discussions:
Leonardtown Thurs, Sept. 17
7:00 PM
Lexington Park Mon, Sept. 21 6:00 PM
Charlotte Hall Mon, Oct.
5 7:00 PM
Accokeek Foundation to
perform Follow the Drinking Gourd at Sotterley Oct. 25, 3 PM
Members of Accokeek Foundation's award-winning Museum
Theater will present the play, Follow the Drinking Gourd, at
Sotterley at 3 PM on Oct. 25 The barn will provide the perfect
setting for this special adaptation of the story about the role of
music in the Underground Railway. More details next month.
Bowie
State University is hosting "An Afternoon with the Author: James
McBride" on October 27 at 2 PM.
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Summer
Success
5,000 children and teens
registered and participated in our Summer Reading Clubs.
Total attendance at the six professional performances was 6,000.
176 teen volunteers logged 2,344 volunteer hours
assisting with the summer reading programs.
A couple hundred children participated in the Flat Sneaks contest and
even more in the Adventure Passport. The winners in the
Passport drawing for Sally Walker's book will be listed next month.
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Back
to school resources
In
addition to our great staff, we also have many online resources that
can be used inside the library or from home with your library
card. Remember, Lexington Park is open 1-5 PM on Sundays.
HelpNow!--free
online homework help
Got Homework? Need Help? Use HelpNow!
Free, online homework help available 2 PM-11 PM daily in both
English and Spanish.
- Real,
expert tutors
- All
core subjects (grades 3-12 including AP)--math, science, social
studies, language arts
- Foreign
language labs
- Writing
Labs
- Skill-building
- No
session limits
- Library
card required
Online Information Resources available 24/7
These are collections of online information resources which include
encyclopedias, magazines, newspapers, and data perfect for those
homework and school assignments.They are free and easy to
access. These resources are not considered internet sources.
Now you can also search these resources and the catalog at the same
time. The results are returned in one list from which you can
directly reserve a library item or print an article.
Check them out!
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Practice Exams for SAT
& PSAT & more
LearnATest--interactive,
online practice exams for:
- Middle
& High School Improvement
This is just one of many free online databases
accessible 24/7 remotely. Learn more
College
Fair--120+ colleges present
Tues, Sept. 22, 5-7:30 PM
Hollywood Fire Dept.
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Fall
storytimes resume
Fall storytimes resume the week of Sept. 21. Listing of storytime dates and
themes
Forensic Science Program
Children ages 7-12 can explore the science of forensics
while solving a fun mystery. Free. Register.
Charlotte
Hall Fri, Sept .25, 10:00
Leonardtown Fri, Sept. 25, 2:00
Lexington Park Fri, Oct. 16, 2:00
Homeschoolers' Workshop
Students and parents! Learn about the resources &
services your library offers.
Charlotte Hall Fri, Sept .18, 10:00
Leonardtown Fri, Sept. 18, 2:00
Lexington Park Fri, Sept. 25, 2:00
Complete listing of fall
programs.
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TAGs
(Teen Advisory Groups)
Teens can meet other teens and help to plan fun teen programs.
Snacks provided.
Charlotte Hall Thurs, Sept. 10
5-6 PM
Leonardtown Thurs, Sept.
10 5:30-7 PM
Lexington
Park Tues, Oct. 6 4-5:30 PM
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Recipe
winner turned to library for high speed access
When
Ellynne Brice Davis recently won the Washington Post tomato recipe
contest and was invited to participate in the weekly food chat, she
wondered whose computer she could use since she didn't have high
speed access at home. she turned to her local library!
 One quick phone call to Leonardtown Library and her
worries were over. Not only was she able to use a computer with
high speed access, but she also received help from the Public
Technology Assistant Dennis Gillikin who helped her set up the
connection and answered her questions she encountered during the chat
session.
Try her winning Tomato Stack recipe listed
in The Washington Post article.
Do
you have a story to tell? Send it to stmaps@stmalib.org with
Library Story in the subject line.
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Local artist wins SMRLA's art contest
Sharon
Stapf of Hollywood (left) displays her winning artwork with Sharon
Marshall, Director of Southern Maryland Regional Library
Association. Stapf won SMRLA's oral book project art
contest. The art will be used as the cover design of the book, Changing
Landscapes in Southern Maryland. It is being produced by
the regional library in celebration of their 50th year of service to
the community and will be a compilation of excerpts from oral histories
recorded earlier this summer.
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Libraries Closed for Labor Day
All
three branches will be closed Sept. 7 in observance of Labor Day.
Our Internet branch will be open!
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Your child's most important school
supply!
And
it's FREE!
Stop by today and get your child their very own library card.
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Computer Classes
FREE.
Basic
Computer Classes:
Designed for new computer users, these basic classes are
offered monthly. Call the library for dates and to
register.
- Intro to Computers
- Intro to Windows
- Intro to the
Internet
- Intro to Email
Special Classes:
Introduction to Keyboarding
Lexington Park
Wed, Sept.
16, 5:30-7:30 PM
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Book Discussions
Drop in for any of these discussions. Copies of
books are available
at the library.
Charlotte Hall
Song Yet Sung
by James McBride
Monday, Sept. 14
Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her
Father
by John Matteson
Monday, Sept. 21
6:00 PM
Song Yet Sung
by James McBride
Leonardtown
Thursday, Sept. 17
7:00 PM
Song Yet Sung
by James McBride
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 Celebrate
375
Celebrate Maryland's 375! Use the Discover St. Mary's
County Card to get a discount on our cookbook, 300 Years of
Black Cooking in St. Mary's County.
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Smile! You could be on
Flickr
Our
photos are now on Flickr
and
can be viewed at http://www.flickr.com/photos/stmaryslibrary/
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Artwork on Display
at Lexington Park Library
Art Gallery
Artwork
Interested in displaying your artwork?
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Shop for groceries--Earn money for
library
Designate
St. Mary's County Library
as your non-profit
group at Food Lion and McKay's Foods. Shop
& use your MVP card and/or Gold Card. We'll receive a
percentage of your purchases. McKay's starts October 1 and Food
Lion is on-going.
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