Summer Reading 2020
Summer Reading 2020 begins June 8!
Trivia Mondays
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.
Virtual Magic Show with Anthony Salazar: Summer Performer
Anthony Salazar performs fantastic illusions with a dash of comedy, juggling, & music in this high-energy show. Plus, learn magic tricks you can try at home!
Please register with an email address to receive the link and instructions to join this online event via Zoom.
Teen Craft Corner
Follow our 4 instagram craft sessions that are really easy, and will add a new touch to your personal style.
Learn to make mini succulent planters, picture holders, a para cord bracelet, and string art. Follow us at stmaryslibrary
Trivia Mondays
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.
How to Be an Antiracist: a Follow-up Conversation
Please join us for a community discussion about the July 20 interview with Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist.
We can discuss this talk and consider next steps in our own community's conversations/responses. Offered in partnership with Community Mediation Center of St. Mary's County. Register to receive the Zoom link to participate an hour before the event.
Many thanks to Prince George's County Memorial Library System for developing the initial event and offering our community an opportunity to participate. If you didn't get to attend "live," you can view the archival video recording here.
Ibram X. Kendi is a No. 1 New York Times bestselling author, a professor of history, and the founding director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research. He is a columnist at The Atlantic and a correspondent with CBS News. He is the author of five books including “Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America,” which won the National Book Award for Nonfiction; “How to Be an Antiracist”; “Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You,” co-authored with Jason Reynolds; and “Antiracist Baby,” illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky.
One Shot Role Playing Game: The Lost Library
Join us online for our first ever Dungeons and Dragons program! You'll use your wits, magic, and might to find the Tome of Epic Magic from within the Lost Library of Luddenburg.
Can you face the ghostly librarians, skeletal patrons, and find epic treasure? No experience required, our Dungeon Master will teach you how to play with pre-made characters, with a brief overview of the rules. In order to play, players will be required to make a free Roll20 account ahead of time in order to pick out their character in advance. Microphone required.
Trivia Mondays
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.
Virtual Fairy Tale Retelling Book Club
Accomplish your Summer Reading goals while reading books based in some of your favorite classic tales! Read any Young Adult fairy tale or mythology retelling, and come join us for a fun discussion.
Our first meeting will focus on any and all fantasy retellings. Our second will focus on mythology. Our third will focus on classic fairy tales. Tweens & Teens.
Visions of the Future: Voting, Activism, and Art
Lisa Snowden-McCray will moderate a conversation with celeste doaks and Camonghne Felix in this virtual event hosted by Enoch Pratt Free Library.
From Shirley Chisholm to Michelle Obama and beyond, black women and politics have been inextricably intertwined. And now, as more minority women enter and win local races, the black female voting block is proving its importance. As we move toward this year’s presidential election, how will black women keep their seat at the table and engage with politics? Please join us for a lively panel with women of color who will discuss their specific involvement with politics through participation, activism, and art.
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://zoom.us/j/93654249550?pwd=cE4vRitjLytyUzF5RG13NjBJMDl0Zz09
Password: 941180
Poet and journalist celeste doaks is the author of Cornrows and Cornfields, and editor of the poetry anthology Not Without Our Laughter. Her chapbook, American Herstory was the first-place winner in Backbone Press’s 2018 chapbook contest; it contains poems about Michelle Obama. Her work has appeared in multiple on-line and print publications including Ms. Magazine, The Rumpus, The Millions, Huffington Post, Chicago Quarterly Review, and Asheville Poetry Review among others. Currently, she teaches creative writing at University of Delaware.
Camonghne Felix, M.A. is a poet, a writer, speaker, & political strategist. She received an M.A. in Arts Politics from NYU, an MFA from Bard College, & has received Fellowships from Cave Canem, Callaloo & Poets House. Formerly the Director of Surrogates & Strategic Communications at Elizabeth Warren for President, Camonghne is the VP of Strategic Communications at Blue State. Her first full-length collection of poems, Build Yourself a Boat, was long-listed for the 2019 National Book Award in Poetry and a finalist for the PEN Open Book Award and the Lambda Literary Award in Bisexual Poetry.
Lisa Snowden-McCray has been reporting about Baltimore and race for over 15 years. She is the Editor in Chief of the Baltimore Beat, a nonprofit news outlet in Baltimore City. She's also Acting Editor in Chief at The Real News Network, an independent news outlet reporting on local, national, and international politics that's also based in Baltimore, Md.
Dial-In Information
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Teen Craft Corner
Follow our 4 instagram craft sessions that are really easy, and will add a new touch to your personal style.
Learn to make mini succulent planters, picture holders, a para cord bracelet, and string art. Follow us at stmaryslibrary
Trivia Mondays
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.
Library Resources for Homework or Homeschool: How your library card is the key to a great school year
The library offers amazing resources for learning at any age. Whether your family is homeschooling, distance-schooling, or attending regular classes, we have what your students need to succeed.
Please register with an email address to receive the link to join this live Zoom event.
Basics of Budgeting and Saving Money: Money Talks with Brian
We all like to save money whenever we can. There are everyday ways to cut costs on a regular basis. This workshop will show you how to save money by making a budget. Ages 16 and up.
Register to receive the link to this online event.
We are always looking for ways to save money. With school, sports, and holidays saving money may seem impossible. This workshop will show you how to get started with 5 simple steps and share tips on ways to save money. You also will learn how to make a budget. Learning how to make a budget means learning to take a close look at two areas in your financial life: income and expenses over a set period. Questions are welcome!
Brian E. Koenig will present this class from Consumer Education Services, Inc. (CESI). CESI is a non-profit service provider of comprehensive personal financial education and solutions for all life stages and for all of life’s milestones. Their goal is enhanced economic security for everyone we serve. https://www.cesisolutions.org/
Trivia Mondays
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.
Please note that library staff may be taking photos of any or all events to use for future library publications. Event participants’ photos may be used without notification or compensation. If you do not feel comfortable having your photo taken, please inform library staff when you arrive to an event.