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Lexington Park children's area has been transformed!
The Grand Transformation Open House
Tues, Sept. 21 9 AM --
8 PM
Library Board President Alan Dillingham
Come and experience our new, improved children's area:
- Cozy spaces created
for all ages
- Active Learning
Centers added for our most active customers--our preschoolers
- Special area created
for children in 3rd-6th grade
- Teen Zone enhanced
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Entire
state to read Warren St. John's book, Outcasts United
Outcasts United is
the 2010 selection for One Maryland On e
Book, Maryland's statewide community reading project in which the
entire state is reading the same book during Sept. and Oct. Outcasts
United is the stunning real-life story of an inspiring group
of refugees and a woman who changes an entire community for the
better, and a small southern town struggling with the refugee
resettlement.
Pick up a copy of the book ...read it ... and discuss it with a
neighbor, friends or at one of our book discussions in
September or October.
Lexington
Park Wed, Sept. 15 6:00 PM
Charlotte Hall Mon, Oct. 4
7:00 PM
Leonardtown Thurs, Oct. 21
7:00 PM
 Author to visit in September
Warren St. John will be at Huntingtown High School in Calvert County
on Monday, Sept. 27 at 7 PM. Book signing follows with books
available for purchase.
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Teens to chat about Home of the Brave
2010 One Maryland One Book youth selection
 Hey teens! Read Katherine Applegate's compelling
account of life as an outsider by a young Sudanese refugee.
Then come hang out, chat about the book and enjoy awesome
snacks.
Lexington Park Mon, Sept. 13 5:00 PM
Charlotte Hall Mon, Oct. 18
5:30 PM
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Writing Workshops offered at
TAG
(Teen Advisory Group) Meetings
Teens, come hang out and gear up for the upcoming POETRY
SLAM (Oct 23) with these workshops! Free snacks.
Words & Sounds with
Musicians & poets, Krys Baker &
Mike Snider. Combine words and music to create lyrical poetry.
Thurs, Sept. 9, 5-6 PM, Charlotte Hall
Short Short Stories withAuthor of High
School Heroes, James Mascia. Create incredibly short stories in the form of
free verse poems.
Thurs, Sept. 9, 5:30-6:30 PM, Leonardtown
Tues, Sept. 14, 5:30-7 PM, Lexington
Park
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Fall Fun
Storytimes resume
the week of Sept. 13. Complete fall schedule
Robotics
Demonstrations-Watch the World
Champion Robot throw balls. Drive the bots yourself.
Presented by SSI Robotics Team. Free.
Sat,
Sept. 18, 2 PM, Leonardtown Library
Grossology--Make the most
disgusting things possible. Ages 7-12. Free. Register.
Wed,
Sept. 29 3:00 PM Lexington Park
Fri, Oct. 15 9:30 AM Charlotte
Hall
Fri, Oct. 15 10:00 AM Leonardtown
Chapter Chats--Kids,
ages 8-11, chat up cool books and enjoy awesome activities. Please register.
Sept . 7 The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Oct. 5 Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett
4 - 4:45 PM, Lexington Park
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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
Free, online homework help available 2 PM-11 PM
daily in both English and Spanish.
- All core subjects
(grades 3-12 including AP)--math, science, social studies,
language arts
Adult help also available including resume assistance
and Microsoft training.
Online Information Resources available 24/7
These are collections of free online information
resources: encyclopedias, magazines, newspapers, and data--perfect
for homework and school assignments. These resources are not considered
internet sources.
Included is LearnATest--interactive, online practice
exams for SAT, PSAT, Advanced Placement, ACT, Reading & Math
Skills, and Middle/High School Improvements.
Check these resources out!
College Fair--120+ colleges
present
Tues, Sept. 21, 5-7:30 PM, Hollywood Fire Dept.
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You spoke...we listened!
Each month your Director, Kathleen Reif, has been addressing
comments made on the Customer Survey conducted in April.
Customer comments: Longer
Hours: Sundays at every branch plus Friday and Saturday
evenings.
Director's Response: I
also would like to see more libraries open on Sundays and longer hours
on Friday; however, this would require additional funding from the
county or state. We will keep this on our priority list for
when the economy turns around.
For a summary
of the Customer Survey, click here.
Website Survey coming soon!
A short survey will soon be posted on our
website. Take a few minutes to tell us what you think about our
website, so we can make it better!
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Basic
Genealogy Classes
Presented by St. Mary's County Genealogical Society
Leonardtown
Library
6:30-8:30 PM
Part 1: Getting Started. Wed, Sept. 22
Part 2: Using Census Records. Thurs, Oct. 28
Part 3: Finding Birth, Marriage & Death
Records. Wed, Nov. 17
Participants are asked to bring laptops if they have them.
Register.
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Homeschoolers' Workshop
Students & Parents!
Learn about the resources and services your library offers. Register
Fri, Sept. 17, 2 PM, Leonardtown & Lexington Park
Mon, Sept. 20, 10 AM, Charlotte Hall
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Summer
Success
4,500 children and teens participated in Summer
Reading program
2,800 total attendance at professional performances
210 teen volunteers logged 2,900 hours assisting with Summer Reading
Program
225 attended Mark Twain and Jackie Russell programs
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Shop for Groceries--Earn money for library
Sign up for McKay's Community
Rewards program and designate St. Mary's
County Library as your non-profit group.
Shop & use your Gold Card. Your purchases will be credited
to us. In May we will receive a portion of the $60,000 based on
the percentage of gold card purchases made from Oct. 1- April
30. The past 2 years we have earned more than $2000.
We will register you if you prefer. Fill out a
form at any branch. Please re-register to be sure you are
registered and your purchases are applied to our account.
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Stay
in touch with us!
 Facebook
and Flickr
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Looking
for children's picture book suggestions?
Check out our Kid's Book Blog at
www.kidsbookblog.net
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Friends
of the Library needs copier paper boxes
Do you have
access to copier paper boxes with lids? The Friends are in need
of these boxes to store the donated books in for the fall book
sale. Please take to the Book Donation Room at the Leonardtown
Library during library hours.
Friends'
Fall Book Sale
Sun, Nov. 7
12-4 PM
Leonardtown Library
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Book
Discussions
Drop in for any of these discussions. Copies
of books are available at the hosting library.
Monday, Sept. 13
Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival
by Norman Ollestad
Outcasts United
by Warren St. John
Leonardtown
Thursday, Sept. 16
7:00 PM
The Year of the Flood
by Margaret Atwood
Charlotte Hall
Outcasts United
by Warren St. John
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Computer Classes
FREE.
Basic Adult Computer Classes:
* Intro to Computers
* Intro to Windows
* Intro to the Internet
* Intro to Email
Designed for new adult computer users. Call the library
for dates and to register.
One-on-one basic computer instruction is available. Call the
library to schedule an appointment.
Upcoming
classes:
Intro to Publisher
Intro to Computers (in Spanish)
Intro to Word
Get More from Google
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New
Services:
Grantseekers'
Resource Center
Are
you a nonprofit ... or an individual seeking a grant?
Check out our new Grantseekers' Resource Center housed only at
Lexington Park. It is a Foundation Center Cooperating Collection.
Free access to the Foundation Center's two databases: Foundation
Directory Online Professional and Grants to Individuals Online.
Training
Session
Oct. 20, 10 AM-Noon
Registration required.
For more information, click here.
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Master
Gardeners'
Plant Clinics
Charlotte
Hall
10 AM - 12 noon
1st & 3rd Saturdays
Lexington Park
11 AM- 1 PM
1st & 3rd Tuesdays
Leonardtown
11 AM - 1 PM
2nd & 4th Tuesdays
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at
Lexington Park Library Art Gallery
Sept. 1 - Sept. 30
St. Mary's County
Camera
Club
Artwork
Interested in displaying
your artwork?
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Have a
question you can't answer?
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