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Notes and Tips
| Facebook friends - make sure you see our posts
Facebook has a policy of only showing you selected posts from pages like ours - so you may be missing out on news from us. (For example, some new photos of construction on the main branch.)
To make sure you see all of the Library's Facebook posts, do the following:
1. Go to our Facebook page
2. "Like" us, if you haven't already :-)
3. Hover over the "Liked" button
4. Click on "Get Notifications"
Now you'll see a notification whenever we post something new.
Marina Temporarily Closing for Upgrade
Marina, the statewide interlibrary loan system that can get you books from any public library in Maryland, will be closed for about a week around Jan. 15, for the installation of new software. If you have questions or need help, please contact us.
Holiday closings
Here's our schedule for the upcoming holidays:
Dec. 31: closing early at 5:00 for New Year's Eve
Jan. 1: closed for New Year's Day
Jan. 21: closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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Greetings!
In this month's issue we're featuring a great concert, a special Civil War discussion series, info on ebooks, kids' programs and more. Remember, whenever you have questions or need help with any kind of information, feel free to contact your nearest branch. If you'd prefer not to get this newsletter, just click the unsubscribe link at the top or bottom. |
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Andrew McKnight in Concert Jan. 6
Singer/songwriter mixes slide, jazz, folk, and blues
 On January 6th, join us for a free concert by Andrew McKnight, nationally-acclaimed singer/songwriter and guitarist from northern Virginia's Blue Ridge. Celebrating rural America, McKnight's music weaves songs, humorous stories and poetic drama into a musical soundscape sketched with shades of Appalachia, tasteful slide and jazzy blues, feisty anthems, and rustic folk.
The free concert begins at 3:00 PM at the Clear Spring Leonard P. Snyder Memorial Branch Library.
Reservations are appreciated, so please call 301-842-2730 to reserve a seat.
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Special Civil War Discussions
Join us in Boonsboro to discuss 3 fascinating books about the U.S. Civil War
 With the recent anniversary of the Battle of Antietam, and the ongoing commemoration of the Civil War, you may find yourself wondering more about what the world was like 150 years ago. We're excited to be working with Antietam National Battlefield to sponsor a series of book discussions on different aspects of the American Civil War. We'll read selections from three books: March by Geraldine Brooks; Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam, by James McPherson; and America's War: Talking About the Civil War and Emancipation on Their 150th Anniversaries, a new anthology edited by Edward L. Ayers. Our readings and discussions will focus on different perspectives of the Civil War and the varying experiences of individuals from different genders, ethnicities and backgrounds.Discussions will be held at the Boonsboro Branch Library. Meet the leaders and learn about the series at an introductory reception at 7:00 PM on January 18. Conversations will begin at 7:00 PM and are scheduled for Fridays: January 18, February 8, March 8, and April 5. A tour of the Antietam Battlefield on Saturday, April 20 (starting time to be determined) will conclude the series of programs. Registration is requested. Please call Pat at 301-739-3250 x186 or register online at our calendar of events. Thanks to the Maryland Humanities Council for generous support of this program. |
Ebooks and More
Want to learn about ebooks or online audiobooks? We can help. Did you get a new ereader for Christmas? Maybe a friend or relative talks about getting free ebooks from the library and you want to find out more? We'll be having an open-house on Jan. 7 at North Pointe, from 5 to 7. Drop in anytime during those hours to ask questions, get help with your reader, or just learn more about ebooks.
In case you can't make it on the 7th, here's the basic info - and where to get details:
 We have ebooks from a service called Maryland Digital Elibrary. With your library card, you can check out up to 6 ebooks at a time, and read them right in your browser, or download them onto your reader with a free app. For more, see this introduction.
We have e-audiobooks from two different places: the Md. Digital Elibrary mentioned above, and also from another service called OneClickDigital. In both cases, you can download audiobooks directly onto your phone or tablet with a free app, or you can download them onto your computer and then transfer them over to your MP3 player, phone, tablet, etc. For details about OneClickDigital, look here, and see our guide.
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Kids' Corner
Lego Challenge, Jan. 18th  Come to a "Lego Challenge" on Friday, January 18th from 3 to 5 pm at the North Pointe branch. Children of all ages are invited to accept the challenge of building a famous monument. Lego projects will be photographed and the photos will be displayed in the library. For more information, call Mary Rogers in the Children's Dept. 301-791-5169 or 301-733-8655.
Books for Martin Luther King Day  This year, January 21st is the holiday in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. If you'd like to learn more about him and the holiday, here are some ideas for books to read. Click the title to find the book in our catalog.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, by Reagan Miller Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport My Uncle Martin's Words for America, by Angela Farris Watkins |
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That's it for this month. We hope you find our newsletter useful. Please feel free to reply with any comments or questions.
Sincerely,
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Your friends at the Washington County Free Library |
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