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$30,100 Raised for Technology Fund !
Teresa
Wren's second $1,000 donation and Maryland Bank & Trust
Company's $1,000 donation, presented by Tom Daugherty, brought the
total donated for the Technology Fund to $30,100 surpassing the targeted
goal of $30,000 set by the Board of Library Trustees. Thank you to all
of our donors.
The Technology Fund will be used to sustain the new computers
purchased with the Gates Grant funds. A big thank you to all
the donors for making this possible. List of donors.
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Sue
Gibbs provides 37 years of excellent service 
On June 30, Sue Gibbs, Children's Librarian at Lexington Park, began
a new chapter in her life. After 37 years working with children
and helping them discover the joy of reading, Sue has retired.
She recently was recognized by the Board of County Commissioners.
"Sue is a VERY special librarian...she knows children's
literature and children! She saw it as her job to get the books
out of the library into the hands of the right child. We are a
stronger and more professional library because of Sue," states
Kathleen Reif, Library Director.
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SUMMER +
LIBRARIES = FUN!
Enjoy
our fun summer activities. It's a great way to help your
children and grandchildren maintain their reading skills and discover
the fun of reading. The activities are also free!!
Check out our Summer Fun Page to find
out more on the following activities being offered:
Teens, check out our Teen Blog for fun, weekly
activities or the Teen Page for a list of
special teen activities.
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Librarian
Finds "Going Home" Music
Not
being able to locate the music for a particular song, William Short
turned to the Charlotte Hall Library staff for help. He was
searching for the music, "Going Home," a song played at
President's Reagan's funeral.
Library
staff Gail McFadden and Brian Wholers not only found the music but
went the extra mile to download it to a CD as well. When Mr.
Short picked the CD up, they discovered the music was for a funeral
the next day. They provided him with ear phones to make sure it
was the correct music. It was the song he was searching for.
Mr.
Short expressed how this piece of music set the tone and the proper
emotion for such an important event and that the family was
especially grateful. The music was for the funeral of John
Lancaster.
Do
you have a story to tell? Send it to stmaps@stmalib.org with
Library Story in the subject line.
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iPOD compatible audio books now available online.
Are you an
iPOD user? You can now download free audio books to your iPOD
from our website. Click on "downloadables" and then Click on iPOD Users. Other
new features include the ability to rate titles plus to choose
shorter checkout times.
Face Time @ your library
connects loved ones
Enjoy
"face to face" chats with your family members and friends
living elsewhere by using a dedicated library computer equipped with
a webcam. Interested? Contact any branch for more details
or to schedule a Face Time session.
Search catalog & online
databases at same time
Searching both the
catalog and our online databases at the same time is now
possible. The search results are returned in one
list. From the list you can reserve the library
items. You can also read, print or email the database results.
To use this search tool, you will need to generate your search from
our database page online resources.
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C-SPAN
Civics Bus Visits Libraries
Close to 200 people toured the C-SPAN Civics Bus on June
16 when it stopped at Leonardtown and Lexington Park libraries.
Library Director Kathleen Reif, the Board of Library Trustees, State
Delegates John Bohanan and Tony O'Donnell and MetroCast managers were
on hand to greet and tour the bus.
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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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July
4th Closings
All
three libraries will be closed Friday, July 3
through Sunday, July 5.
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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 Word 2007
Lexington Park
Wed, July 23, 5:30-7:30 PM
Introduction to Excel
Leonardtown,
Wed, July 22, 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.
Monday, July 13
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Shaffer & Annie Burrows
Leonardtown
Thursday, July 23
7:00 PM
Voyage of the Narwhal
by Andrea Barrett
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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. Shop & use
your MVP card. We'll receive a percentage of your
purchases.
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