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Queen Anne's County Free Library
Upcoming Events & Programs |
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| New Library Administrator |  The new administrator of the Queen Anne's County Free Library is John Walden, who comes to Maryland after serving as head of the Abbott Library in Sunapee, NH, for the past seven years.
John is a graduate of Marist College with a B.S. in Business Administration and Queens College with a Masters in Library Science. His first position was at the East Hampton Library in NY, where he stayed for seven years. He and his wife Martha now reside in Centreville. If you see John as he goes about his job please welcome him to the area. |
| Learning Fun in the Children's Rooms! | |
Early Literacy
Activitity Stations
Both library branches received Early Literacy Activity Stations this week. The activity stations include educational games and toys that can be played with in the library! As children play, these activities encourage reading and learning skills. Come in to try the activity stations. Great fun for children and their parents!
The Activity Stations were purchased with grant funds from the Eastern Shore Regional Library. |
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| Kent Island Branch Children's Events | |
Thursday, October 25 at 10:30 a.m. - Story Time: Apples and Pumpkins
For ages 2-5 with an adult
Read, sing, play, write, and talk as we share books, rhymes, songs, movement activities, and a fingerpainting craft.
Friday, October 26 at 9:45 and 11:00 a.m. - Monster Goose For ages 3 months - 36 months with an adult A non-scary Halloween version of Mother Goose on the Loose. Costumes welcome!
Wednesday, October 31 at 10:30 a.m. - Halloween Story Time For ages 2-5 with an adult Halloween stories, songs and movement activities. Come in costume to parade through the Library.
Thursday, November 1 at 10:30 a.m. - Sweet Tooth Story Time For ages 2-5 with an adult Lots of Halloween candy in your house and in your mouth? Learn how to keep teeth healthy with stories, songs, and activities presented by the Maryland Health Department's Office of Oral Health. Grandma Judy's story time will be followed by a craft with Ms. Julie and Ms. Ann. Each child will take home a tooth care kit.
Thursday, November 8 at 10:30 a.m. - Science Unscripted For Kindergarten - 5th grade The Maryland Science Center presents exciting demonstrations from life science, physical science, and chemistry. Pre-registration is required. Please call 410-758-8161. Made possible by a donation from the Sinsky-Kresser-Racusin Memorial Fund. |
| Kent Island Branch Teen Events | |
Saturday, October 27 at 11:00 a.m. - Teen Writers
For grades 6 - 12
Creative writing workshops featuring your choice of poetry, short fiction, and creative non-fiction. We'll strart each session with free writing and then work from more structured prompts. Sharing aloud is encouraged, but never required. You are welcome to bring a work in progress for a gentle critique. Snacks will be available. Come write with us.
Saturday, November 3 at 2-4 p.m. - Recycled Art For ages 11 - 18 (Parents can make art too) Create your own piece of abstract art using recycled materials. Led by local artist Glenn Shiring. Materials provided. |
| Kent Island Branch Adult & Teen Events |  Nanowrimo 2012 Ready to write a novel during National Novel Writing Month (a.k.a. Nanowrimo)? Drop in during any of our weekly "Come Write In" events at the Kent Island Library to join fellow Nanowrimo writers. Snacks will be provided! Call 410-643-8161 for more information.
Friday, Nov. 2 - 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6 - 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14 - noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24 - 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Nov. 29 - 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, November 13 at 7 p.m. - Tuesday Nighters Book Club Join the Tuesday Nighters Book Club to discuss "Ragtime" by E.L. Doctorow. Light refreshments will be provided. |
| Centreville Branch Children's Events |  Tuesday, October 23 & 30 at 10:30 a.m. - Mother Goose on the Loose For ages 3 month - 36 months with an adult 30 minutes of nursery rhymes, songs, books, movement, puppets, and musical instruments to help develop early literacy skills for young children. Wednesday, October 24 & 31 at 10:30 a.m. - Story Time For babies through age 5 with an adult Stories, songs, rhymes, and movement followed by a craft. Come in costume on the 31st for a Halloween parade throught the Library. No registration required. |
| Centreville Branch Adult & Teen Events |  Thursday, October 25 at 7 p.m. - Book Discussion Group One Maryland, One Book - The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway In a city ravaged by war, a defiant young musician plays at the site of a mortar attack for twenty-two days, in memory of his fallen friends and neighbors. Drawn into the orbit of his music are three strangers each living like fugitives in their homeland: a bakery worker, a young father, and finally, a woman - a sniper - who holds the fate of the cellist in her hands, even as her own fate becomes just as changeable with each passing day. Light refreshments will be served. Saturday, October 27 at 2 p.m. - Afternoon at the Movies - Casablanca Join us for a showing of the classic movie, Casablanca. Set during World War II, it focuses on a man torn between his love for a woman and helping her Czech Resistance leader husband excape from the Vichy controlled Moroccan city of Casablanca to continue his fight against the Nazis. Light refreshments will be served. |
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Queen Anne's County Free Library
Centreville Branch - 121 S. Commerce St., Centreville, MD 21617 - 410-758-0980
Kent Island Branch - 200 Library Circle, Stevensville, MD 21666 - 410-643-8161 | |
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