September 5,  2014
   



Celebrating the 25th Anniversary 
of the opening of the 
Kent Island Library

Friday, September 5 - 5 to 7 p.m.
Wine & Hors d'oeuvres Reception
A night to reminisce with the library board, staff and community leaders who helped get the library built (21 and over)

Saturday, September 6 - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Fun for the Family Birthday Party
Light fare foods such as hotdogs, popcorn and Italian ices will be available. FREE t-shirts to the first 100 kids to the event sponsored by the Kent Island Cruisers Car Club.
Kent Island
200 Library Circle, Stevensville

Birthday Party events are FREE and all ages are welcome.

Petting Zoo & Pony Rides - 10 am to 1 pm
Face painting with Alex Sabo - 10 am to 2 pm
Magic Show with Wendy Woo Woo - 11 am and 1 pm
Music n'motion with Tracey Eldridge - 10:30 am to 1:30 pm
Moon Bounce provided by Busy Bodies Gym - 12:30 to 2 pm
Puppet Story Time with Miss Peggy - 10:15 and 11:45
Meet & Greet with the Cow from Chick-fil-A - 11:30 to noon
Tea & Cookie Story Time with the Chick-fil-A Cow - 12:30 pm
Cutting the Birthday Cake - noon 

Thank you to our sponsors:
CNB - Shore Update - Kent Island Cruisers - Fields of Heather Bakery - Chick-fil-A - Rita's
It's the Pits Catering - The Winery - Busy Bodies Gym - Kentmorr Restaurant - Love Point Deli - Food Lion - K-Mart - Rommel's Ace Home Center - Friends of the QAC Library - Eastern Shore Regional Library
 
Library Friends
 
Thanks to Everyone for Supporting 
the Front Porch Book Sale

Please visit the Friends Group's on-going book sales in the lobby of both branches. Stock will be rotated weekly. 
 
Join the Friends at the Member level and receive a Friends library card. Join the Friends at the Supporter level and receive the Friends library card and Friends book bag. Friends flyers are available at both circulation desks
  
For more information on the Friends and how to join the fun, visit their web page.
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Pet Food Drive

 
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Highlighting a Community Partner
 
The Kent Island Cruisers Car Club
is a club for the preservation, use and enjoyment of antique, classic, hot rod, muscle and special interest vehicles by Kent Island area residents.

 

The club participates in ongoing organized events and sponsors its own events. The Cruisers will participate in at least one fundraising event for charity each year, and will also sponsor technical/educational events for old-car aficionados.  

  

For more information on the Kent Island Cruisers visit there web site! 

 Kent Island Branch Children's Events

  

Cooking for Kids: Easy No-Heat Recipes for Kids and Parents 
Mondays, Sept. 15 and Oct. 13 at 4:30 p.m. 
For ages 6 to 16 
Join Rob Glass, A KIHS teacher to learn to cook easy no-heat recipes for kids and parents. September theme TBA. October theme is apple cider.
Please register by calling 410-643-8161. 

Mother Goose on the Loose  
Fridays, Sept.12 thru Oct. 10 at 9:45 and 11:00 a.m. 
For 3 to 36 months with an adult 
Nursery rhymes, songs, movement, puppets and a story followed by playtime. 

Story Time 
Thursdays, Sept. 18 thru Oct. 16 at 10:30 a.m.
For ages 2 to 5 with an adult
Sing, play, read,  talk and write about a new theme each week. Stories are followed by a craft, experiment or play.

Stories and Art 
Wednesdays, Sept. 10 and Oct. 8 at 1:30 p.m.
For ages 3 to 5
Read an Eric Carle story and enjoy books, songs and rhymes about a theme. Then make a related project in the style of Eric Carle's art.

Read to Rover 
Wednesday, Sept. 17 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, Sept. 23 and Oct. 7 & 21 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Thursdays, Sept. 25 and Oct. 16 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 27 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
For Kdg through 5th grade
Read to a dog from Pets-on-Wheels to develop reading skills and confidence. You can work towards earning a stuffed dog or a read-to-rover blanket. Please call 410-643-8161 to register for an individual time slot.   
Kent Island Teen Events
Cooking for Kids: Easy No-Heat Recipes for Kids and Parents 
Mondays, Sept. 15 and Oct. 13 at 4:30 p.m. 
For ages 6 to 16  
Join Rob Glass, A KIHS teacher to learn to cook easy no-heat recipes for kids and parents.
September theme TBA. October theme is apple cider.
Please register by calling 410-643-8161.


Teen Writers 
Mondays, Sept. 15, Oct. 13, Nov. 10 and Dec. 1 at 6:00 p.m.
For grades 6 to 12
Creative writing workshop featuring your choice of poetry, short fiction and creative non-fiction.
We'll do free writing and specific prompts. Our September theme is "mood and suspense". 

Kent Island Adult Events

Computer & e-Reader/Tablet Assistance

Do you have questions about a Microsoft Office product? Do you need to set up an email account, but don't know how? Or maybe you have questions about how to download a library book to your e-Reader. We can help answer your computer and e-Reader questions at the Kent Island Branch. Just call 410-643-8161 to set up an appointment today.

 

Monarch Mania is Back!

Visit the children's room of the Centreville Library to see very hungry monarch caterpillars munching on milkweed plants.

Do you see the green chrysalis hanging at the top of the pictures? Soon you'll be able to watch them hatch into monarch butterflies.

The butterflies will be tagged and released. They will then journey to Mexico to spend the winter.

Plan to plant milkweed in your garden next year to help the monarchs.

To learn more about monarch butterflies; their life cycle; migration habits; and how you can help them, join us at the library on

Wednesday, September 17 at 6:30 p.m. for a monarch talk and tagging demo with Jim Wilson
Centreville Branch Children's Events 
Mother Goose on the Loose
Tuesdays, Sept. 9 thru Oct. 14 at 10:30 a.m.
For ages 3 to 36 months with a parent or caregiver
Join us for nursery rhymes, songs, movement, puppets and a story!

Story Time 
Wednesdays, Sept. 10 thru Oct. 15 at 10:30 a.m.
For ages 2 to 5 with a parent or caregiver
Stories, songs, rhymes and movement followed by a craft. Sing, write, play, talk and read about a different theme each week.

Pajama Story Time 
Thursdays, Sept. 11, Oct. 9 and Nov. 13 at 7:00 p.m.
For ages 2 to 5 with a parent or caregiver
Wear your pjs and bring your favorite stuffed animal or blanket and enjoy stories, songs and a craft! 


Guess and Win!  
Sept. 8 thru Sept. 20
For grades pre-K to 8
Guess how many LEGO bricks are in the container. The closest guess will win a LEGO mini-figure! The container and the forms will be in the children's room so drop by anytime!

Crafternoon 
Monday, Oct. 13 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
For all ages
Come to the library for an afternoon of crafting and art fun. A variety of projects and supplies will be provided. Drop by for part of the program or stay the whole time!  


Centreville Branch Teen Events
 

 

Teen Advisory Board

Tuesday, Sept. 9, Oct. 14 and Nov. 11 from 5:00 to 5:45 p.m.

For grades 6 to 12 

Come to the TAB meeting and help plan future programs, pick out books and work on projects for the library!

 

The Maze Runner

Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 5:00 p.m.

For grades 6 to 12 

Are you a fan of The Maze Runner? Come to the library to talk about the book and the movie! Snacks provided.

  

Heads Up Party

Monday, Oct. 27 at 5:00 p.m.

For grades 6 to 12

Bring a friend and come to the library to play Heads Up on the library's iPad! We have lots of decks and we always have fun while playing. Snacks provided. 

   

 

Centreville Branch Adult Events

 

 

The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande

Thursday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m.

Book Discussion Group 

Join us to talk about the 2014 One Maryland One Book selection.

At a time when immigration politics are at a boiling point in America, Reyna Grande is an important public voice for Mexican Americans and immigrants of every origin. The Distance Between Us has the power to change minds and hearts.   

 

 

Pet-a-Palooza

Saturday, Sept. 20 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

For all ages and well-behaved and vaccinated dogs and cats

on 6 foot leashes

Come celebrate and learn more about your small animal friends. All day events include: photo contest voting; guess the treats contest; and face painting. Meet animals from local rescue groups who are looking for a forever home. Special events and demos:

 

Dog & Cat Grooming Tips with Donna DeBlasis of  

Town & Country Animal Hospital - 11:30 on the front porch 

 

K-9 Police Dog Demonstration - 12:00 in the backyard of Wright's Chance (next to the library)

 

Pet Tricks Contest - show off your dog's best trick to win a prize

- 12:45 in the backyard of the library

 

Dr. Kathleen Maltby of Town & Country Animal Hospital will talk about pet nutrition - What goes in one end affects what comes

out the other! - 1:30 on the front porch

 

 

Creative Fiction Writers with Peggy Jaegly

Sept. 25, Oct. 2 & 23, Nov. 6 and Dec. 4  at 7:00 p.m. 

Creative Fiction Writers is an independent and non-competing group for both beginner and advance writers who are serious about learning and improving their craft of creative writing.Members will learn how to provide and receive helpful critiques and explore various avenues to publish and market their work. Meetings may open with a discussion focusing on one aspect of writing, publishing or marketing to be followed by a voluntary critique session. Writers choosing to participate in the critique session may read no more than 10 pages of double-spaced in 12 point font (manuscript format) of their current writing project to receive a critique from those attending. Writers offering critique must first read and agree to the critique rules.


Social Security Explained

Saturday, Sept. 27 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

FREE Workshop presented by The Society for Financial Awareness with guest speaker Scott Butler

Learn about the type of benefits you are eligible to receive; the difference between full retirement age and delayed retirement; how to file for benefits; retirement planning strategies; and types of annuities.

 

The Art of Charles and Anne West: The Last American Impressionists

Friday, Oct. 10 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. 

Illustrated talk by Thomas G. West (in the library meeting room)

followed by a tour of the West Gallery (Lawyers Row, Centreville)

Charles and Anne West always remained true to the vision of the French Impressionists of the late 19th century -- with lively and colorful oil paintings of rural landscapes, town and river scenes, portraits of local people -- in many cases recording the history of the Eastern Shore before the Bay Bridge was built. Join us for an illustrated talk by their son, Thomas G. West.  We will then view the three painting owned by the library and walk to the West Gallery on Lawyers Row where we complete the program.  Don't miss this rare opportunity to visit the West Gallery and learn more about these notable artists.      

 

   

Coffee and Classics

Monday, Oct. 13 at 10:00 a.m.

Book Discussion

A new book discussion group is forming at the library.  A second chance to read and discuss the books you should have read in high school and college. Even if you read them as a teen - life experiences may make them more meaningful as you re-read them.  The first selection is Frankenstein by Mary Shelley which has little to do with the movie version.  Join us for this morning program.

 

 

Computer & e-Reader/Tablet Assistance

Do you have questions about a Microsoft Office product?  Or maybe you have questions about how to download a library book to your e-Reader. We can help answer your computer and e-Reader questions at the Centreville Branch. One-on-one tutorial sessions are available. Just call 410-758-0980 to set up an appointment today.
What Staff are Reading
John is reading...

Fire and Ash by Jonathan Maberry
 

The fourth and final installment in the Rot & Ruin series does not disappoint.   Benny Imura and his friends have made it to Sanctuary and they are being kept in the dark about what happened to the crew of the plane they found as well as the status of a cure for the zombie plague. Benny is frustrated by the secrecy of the adults in command of Sanctuary so he takes matters into his own hands and risks his life to find answers.   Can 15 year old Benny save his friend Chong who was bitten and has the plague, Sanctuary, and his hometown of Mountainside from the insane Saint John and his reapers of the Night Church?     Once you start this action packed dystopian novel with strong teen characters you won't be able to put it down.        

 

 

Other staff are reading...     
 
By Anna McQuinn - Illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw 

Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner

The Collector by Nora Roberts

 The Rosie Project by Graeme C. Simsion

My Venice and Other Essays by Donna Leon

Mistress of Rome by Kate Quinn

The Distance Between Us: a memoir by Reyna Grande

The Midnight Thief by Livia Blackburne

Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen 

 
 
 
For a list of the Top 10 Books published this month that librarians 
across the country love check out Library Reads
 
 

 

Did you know?


There are more public libraries than McDonald's in the U.S.
A total of 16,541 including branches.
 
Queen Anne's County 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