Storytime – Fall 2022

September 20 – December 15
View the Fall Storytime Schedule!

500 by Five

Help your child read 500 books by age five! Reading with your child helps them get read for school, increase their vocabulary, improve logical thinking, and more. See more information about 500 by Five and get started!

Virtual Storytime and Activities

Watch virtual storytimes, get ideas for playtime with your little one, and more!

Earn an Honorary MLS!

We’re offering an opportunity for aspiring librarians to learn more about what we do and earn an honorary MLS (Mini Library Science) certificate! See more information and schedule an appointment!

If you need special accommodations for any Library event or program, please submit our Accommodations Request form as soon as possible.

Age Groups:

BabyToddlerPreschoolLower ElementaryUpper ElementaryTween

December 2022

Promise Resource Center

When: Thursday, December 01 - 10:00am - 11:00am

Where: Lexington Park Library in Lobby

Age Group: Adult

Staff from the Promise Resource Center will be available to provide families assistance in finding quality childcare.

Visit them in the lobby for more information about programs offered through the Promise Resource Center and Maryland Family Network.

Tween-Teen Thursdays

When: Thursday, December 01 - 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Where: Lexington Park Library in Meeting Room B

Age Groups: Tween, Teen

Teens and tweens are invited to come vibe with us for weekly-themed hangouts! Games, art, music and more in store.

No registration required! Stay a little or awhile. Snacks, activities, and good vibes provided.

Tween session (Ages 8-12): 3-4 PM

Teen session (Ages 13-18): 4-5 PM

Cricut Class: Vinyl on Curved Surfaces: Add a vinyl design to an insulated water bottle

When: Thursday, December 01 - 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Where: Leonardtown Library in Cricut Maker, Makerspace

Age Group: Adult

Unlock your crafting potential by learning how to use the Cricut cutting machine to make your own vinyl design that can be applied to curved surfaces.

Have you heard of the Cricut craze and you want to find out what it’s all about? Join us for this introductory, in-person class in the Leonardtown Makerspace where you’ll learn the basics of how the Cricut cutter works as well the use of Cricut Design Space. You’ll create your own vinyl design to apply it to an insulated water bottle to take with you! After learning the basics, you'll be able to return to the Makerspace during open hours to use the Cricut on your own to create whatever you can imagine! Visit the Makerspace website to see open hours and learn about all it has to offer!

The First Step in Paying for College-FAFSA

When: Thursday, December 01 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Where: Charlotte Hall Library in Meeting Room

Age Groups: Teen, Adult

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the primary resource for receiving federal, state, and institutional aid for college.

Marsha Wilcox, Assistant Director of Office of Student Financial Assistance at St. Mary's College of Maryland, will join us to discuss the FAFSA process, how eligibility for need based aid is determined, different types of college financial aid, requirements, and sources. There will be time after the presentation to meet with Mrs. Wilcox and OSFA staff to answer questions. Don't miss out on aid opportunities by not filing this free application.

Teen Writing Club

When: Thursday, December 01 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Where: Online in Zoom Room 2

Age Groups: Tween, Teen

Writing can be a lonely hobby, why not attend the writing club to connect with other writers your age? Join us for our bi-monthly writing club, intended for teens!

During the club meetings, you'll be able to share your writing, meet new writers, learn about new genres, and have your writing critiqued by your peers! The club will be held virtually every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month.

Library Closed

When: Friday, December 02 - All Day

Where: All Library Locations

Age Group: General Audience

The Library is closed for staff training.

Anime Club: Classics

When: Saturday, December 03 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Where: Leonardtown Library in Meeting Room 2

Age Groups: Teen, Adult

Do you like anime or manga?

Join us for this month’s anime club meeting. We will watch the first episode of three different shows, then have a brief discussion after. Refreshments will be provided.
This month's shows:

Ages 16+; under 16 permitted with parent or guardian.

Anime covers of Yu Yu Hakusho, Cowboy Bebop, Sailor Moon Crystal

NaNoWriMo TGIO featuring F. J. Talley: Next Steps After NaNo

When: Saturday, December 03 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Where: Lexington Park Library in Meeting Room B

Age Group: Adult

Wrapping up National Novel Writing month at the library will be Southern Maryland author F. J. Talley. He is discussing how to finalize your novels, publishing, and next steps for budding writers.

Writing 50,000 words in one month (or any amount of words at all) is a feat to be celebrated. The question is: what do you do next and where do you go from here? F. J. Talley’s first published novel actually began as a NaNoWriMo creation. He was able to complete this book and take the steps needed to get it edited, finalized, and published: steps which he will be sharing with us.

F. J. Talley wrote his first novel-length work in the summer between college and graduate school. This still unpublished work helped to develop his writing style, characterized by dialogue sprinkled with wit and dry humor, even though F. J. doesn’t really have a sense of humor. He has published two novels and F. J.’s work has appeared in anthologies. F. J. is the winner of the 2019 Award for Fiction from the Gulf Coast Writer’s Association. His novel Take Hart, was selected as a finalist in the 2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards in the category of First Novel (70,000-90,000 words).

He is an active member of Sisters in Crime, Crime Writers of Color, and the Maryland Writer’s Association, and lives with family on the Western Shore of the Chesapeake Bay.

For more information about his works, visit his website or search for his books in our catalog.

Headshot of FJ Talley, a man with a mustache wearing a suit and tie

Three Oaks Center Homelessness Services

When: Monday, December 05 - 9:00am - 1:00pm

Where: Lexington Park Library in Lobby

Age Group: Adult

Three Oaks Center staff will be in the lobby to answer questions about homelessness resources and intake for services.

Trivia Mondays

When: Monday, December 05 - 5:00pm - 5:15pm

Where: Online

Age Groups: Teen, Adult

Register with an email address to receive the link to a trivia game and test your knowledge! The game is multiple choice questions and speed matters!

Registration for each week ends at 5 p.m. on Mondays. After 5 p.m., registrants will be emailed a link to that week's trivia. You will have until Thursday at 5 p.m. to complete the game, then you'll receive an email with the full results. Trivia uses Kahoot, accessible through any internet browser, no account needed.

Hand holding a light bulb

DIY Winter Wreath

When: Monday, December 05 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Where: Charlotte Hall Library in Meeting Room

Age Group: Adult

Join the Waitlist

Are you feeling creative? Come to this event to make a decorative winter wreath to celebrate the changing of seasons!

You will be provided with supplies consisting of an embroidery hoop, pine cones, pine stems, and a bit of hot glue. Class size is limited. Registration is required.

Health Department Outreach to Parents: Resources for COVID-19 vaccine promotion & other resources

When: Tuesday, December 06 - 9:00am - 1:00pm

Where: Lexington Park Library in Lobby

Age Group: Adult

Health Department staff will be in the library lobby providing parents & other community members with a variety of health department resources for COVID-19 vaccine promotion and other initiatives.

They will also offer on-site registration and pre-registration for first/second dose vaccinations and boosters for anyone who is interested. They will also provide the community with free COVID-19 test kits, KN95 Masks, Hand Sanitizers, and other fun promotional materials/items for children. They will also be providing information about their tobacco cessation programs, as well as their free colon cancer screenings, colonoscopies, and mammograms programs, health insurance/Medicaid information, as well as information about asthma programs and so much more!

Health Department Outreach to Parents: Resources for COVID-19 vaccine promotion & other resources

When: Wednesday, December 07 - 10:00am - 1:00pm

Where: Charlotte Hall Library in Lobby

Age Group: Adult

Health Department staff will be in the library lobby providing parents & other community members with a variety of health department resources for COVID-19 vaccine promotion and other initiatives.

They will offer on-site registration and pre-registration for first/second dose vaccinations and boosters for anyone who is interested. They will also provide the community with free COVID-19 test kits, KN95 Masks, Hand Sanitizers, and other fun promotional materials/items for children. They will also be providing information about their tobacco cessation programs, as well as their free colon cancer screenings, colonoscopies, and mammograms programs, health insurance/Medicaid information, as well as information about asthma programs and so much more!