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Greetings!
The County Commissioners will hold
a Public Information Meeting
to discuss the New Leonardtown Library
Space.
Commissioners Meeting Room
Chesapeake Building, Leonardtown
Please attend to support your
library and have your voice heard. For more details
Your library
continues to go green.
We have reduced this year's annual report to a bookmark-sized
handout. Pick up your copy and then recycle it as a
bookmark...or go green and view it online.
Don't miss the inspiring play,
Ben Carson, M.D. Story,
on
Feb. 23 at Great Mills High School at
7 PM. Details follow.
Libraries
will be closed Presidents'
Day, Monday, Feb. 16.
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Technology Fund Update
Your donation
of any amount will help support this valuable fund. This
fund will be used to sustain the new computers purchased
with the Gates Foundation Grant. To donate
Nine
new computers installed at Lexington Park
Nine computers purchased with funds from Gates
Foundation Grant and local donors have been installed at Lexington
Park. More will be coming for Charlotte Hall and Leonardtown
this year.
BAE
Systems Donates $1000 to Technology Fund
Rick Anderson, Vice President/General Manager of BAE
Systems, presented Director Kathleen Reif with check as Library Board
members (l to r) Alan Dillingham, Joan Springer, and Dan Buris look
on. BAE Systems kicked off the campaign last year with a
$1000 donation. This brings their total donation to $2000.
Lighthouse raffle raises $650 for Techology Fund
Leonardtown Library Branch Manager Marylee Russell
presented the Blackistone Lighthouse print to Shannon Demehri, winner
of the raffle.
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Dr.Seuss Birthday Celebration
Children of all ages will enjoy stories,
activities and songs related to Dr. Seuss. Free.
Registration required.
Saturday, February 28, 2:00
PM
Charlotte
Hall & Leonardtown
Saturday, March 7, 2:00 PM
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The Play: Ben Carson,
M.D. Story
Our Black History Month
Celebration
Presented
by Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts.
Inspiring
play of Dr. Carson's struggle from an inner-city Detroit child to
Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Free.
Great
Mills High School
6-6:45 Demonstrations by
students in after school "Lights On After School" program
run by St. Mary's County Public Schools and So. Md. Boys and Girls
Clubs.
7:00 The Play
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TAG (Teen Advisory Group)
Hang out with other teens, play Wii, plan library
teen programs and discuss books. Free
snacks. All teens welcome. TAGs meet monthly at each
branch.
Tues, February 3, 4-5:30 PM
Charlotte Hall Library
Mon, February 9, 5-6:30 PM
Leonardtown Library
Thurs, February 12, 5:30-7 PM
Teen Movie Title TBD. Ages 13+. Free. Free snacks.
TAG-sponsored.
Teen Gaming Fun Play Wii, Guitar Hero and board games with other
teens. All teens welcome. Free snacks. TAG-sponsored.
Registration requested but not required.
Wednesday, February 25, 2:30-4:30 PM
Teens--check out
our
Teen Blog!
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Friends donate $3000 to libraries
Friends of St. Mary's County Library (FOL) donated $1000
to each branch at their annual brunch. FOL has donated more
than $140,000 to the libraries from money raised from the book sale.
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Bring your donations for the Friends
(FOL) Book Sale to the FOL Book Donation Room at the
Leonardtown Library. To help with the Book Sale,
contact Carol Moody at clmnwcm@md.metrocast.net or 240-725-0051
Become a Friend today
Basic membership is $15 per year and entitles you to attend
the Member's Only Night at the annual Book Sale on Friday, March
13. Applications are available at each branch or can be
downloaded. Application
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Post YOUR review on Catalog
Post your own review on the
catalog... or read reviews posted by other readers from
across the country. Click on the Review link at the right of item
listing in the catalog.
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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 computer
users, these basic classes are offered at Lexington Park
every month and at Charlotte Hall in Feb. and at
Leonardtown in March. Call the library for dates and to register.
Special Class:
Introduction to PowerPoint
2007.
Lexington Park
Tues, Feb.
3, 5:30-7:30 PM
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Storytimes
January 12- May 8
Charlotte Hall
Baby-- Tues. 9:15
Toddler-- Tues. 10:00 &
10:45
Pre-school-- Wed. 10:00 &
1:30
Leonardtown
Baby-- Mon. 10:00
Toddler-- Mon. 10:30 & Wed.
10:00
Preschool-- Wed. 10:30 &
1:30
Wiggle-Giggle --Mon. 11:00
Lexington Park
Baby-- Mon. 9:15
Toddler-- Mon. 9:45 & 10:30
Preschool-- Thurs. 10:30 & 1:15
Evening
storytimes
Charlotte Hall
Ist Thursday, 6:30 PM
Leonardtown
lst Thursday, 6:30 PM
Lexington Park
1st Wednesday, 6:30 PM
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Book Discussions
Drop in for any of these discussions. Copies of
books are available at the library.
Charlotte Hall
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Monday, Feb. 9
The Maltese Falcon
by Baroness Emmuska
Orczy
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Shop for groceries--Earn money for
library
Designate
St. Mary's County Library
as your non-profit group at
McKay's and Food Lion. Shop & use your Gold Card
and MVP card. We'll receive a percentage of your purchases.
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at Lexington Park Library Art
Gallery
Artwork
Interested in displaying your
artwork?
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