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The Kent Island Library will be CLOSED Thursday, August 27
& Friday, August 28th
Materials borrowed from Kent Island with due dates on the 27th and 28th will be due on Saturday, August 29.
We apologize in advance for any inconvenience.
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Friends of the Library
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Pet Food Drive
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Kent Island Branch Children's & Teen Events
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Young Gardeners - Fall Planting
Wednesday, August 26 from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m.
For grades 1 to 3
It's a great time to get the fall plants into the garden beds: lettuce, radishes, flowers. So many choices! Come garden with us, and be ready to plant your fall crops at home. Sponsored by the Master Gardeners and Kent Island Garden Club.
How to Train Your Robot Thursdays, Sept. 3, 10 & 17 at 3:30 p.m.
For grades 6 to 9
Learn to code using finch robots and scratch software. Registration required at calendar.qaclibrary.org
 Mother Goose on the Loose Fridays, Sept. 11, 18 & 25 and Oct. 2, 9, 23 and 30 at 9:45 and 11:00 a.m.
For ages 3 to 36 months with an adult
Nursery rhymes, songs, movement, puppets and a story followed by playtime. Monster Goose, Oct. 30: Not-so-spooky fall fun. Come in costume for a Halloween treat!
Sensory Mother Goose on the Loose Friday, October 16 at 11:00 a.m.
For babies to age 5 with an adult
Thirty-minute interactive, multi-sensory nursery rhyme program for young children and their families. Presented by Lori Guenthner from the Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
Story Time  Thursday, Sept. 17 & 24 and Oct. 1, 8, 22 & 29 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.
Reading with Friends, Sept. 24: Receive a free book and read with Sheriff Gary Hofmann! Sponsored by the Friends of Queen Anne's County Library. Please RSVP at calendar.qaclibrary.org
Halloween Story Time, Oct. 29: Bring your pumpkin bucket and come in costume for our annual Halloween trick or treat through the library!
Read to Rover Tuesdays, Sept. 22, Oct. 6 & 20 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Thursdays, Sept. 24, Oct. 8 & 22 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
For Kdg. to 5th grade
Read to a dog from Pets on Wheels to develop reading skills and confidence. Please call 410-643-8161 to register for an individual time slot.
 Cooking for Kids Mondays, Sept. 21 and Oct. 26 at 4:30 p.m.
For ages 6 to 16
Rob Glass, a KIHS teacher, leads "Cooking for Kids: Easy No heat Recipes for Kids and Parents." September theme: Bento boxes. October theme: fall snack mix with spiced cider. Please register online at calendar.qaclibrary.org.
Teen Writers Mondays, Sept. 21 and Oct. 19 at 6:00 p.m.
For grades 6 to 12
Love to write? Practice your craft and be inspired by others who enjoy creative writing. Bring your writing tools or use ours. We'll try free writing and themed prompts in your choice of poetry or prose.
Sciencetellers: Dragons & Dreams Thursday, Oct. 1 at 11:00 a.m.
For Kdg. to 5th grade
Wouldn't dragon's breath be an amazing sight to see? Well, get ready to see it...feel it...maybe even taste it! This story of a daring journey to release the dragons of a faraway world features interactive and explosive experiments with dry ice, fog, smoke-filled bubbles, flying rockets and more about the shifting states of matter. Be swept away as we save a kingdom with stories and science.
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Kent Island Branch Adult Events
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T'ai Chi For Health 
Wednesday, August 26 from 6:00 to 8:00p.m.
Elizabeth Rankin will be teaching a T'ai Chi class at the library and demonstrating the health benefits of this activity.
Genealogy Club
Tuesday, September 1 at 7 p.m.
The Genealogy Club invites special speakers Linda Collier and Kristin Green who will explore the shifting perspectives Americans held toward death with a special focus on Victorian mourning culture, including the use of postmortem portraiture to memorialize the dead as well as Victorian mourning jewelry. Call 410-643-8161 with any questions.
Tuesday Nighters Book Club
Tuesday, September 8 at 7:00 p.m.
Join the Tuesday Nighters Book Club as we discuss the One Maryland One Book selection The Boys in the Boat by Daniel Brown. Light refreshments will be provided. Please call 410-643-8161 with any questions.
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.
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Centreville Branch Children & Teen Events
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 Mother Goose on the Loose
Tuesdays, Sept. 1, 8 & 22 and Oct. 6, 13, 20 & 27 at 10:30 a.m.
For ages 3 to 36 months with an adult
Join us for nursery rhymes, songs, movement, puppets and a story!
Story Time
Wednesdays, Sept. 2, 9 & 23 and Oct. 7, 14, 21 & 28 at 10:30 a.m.
For ages 2 to 5 with an adult
Stories, songs, rhymes and movement followed by a craft! LEGO Guess and Win
September 8 through 26
For grades Kdg to 5
Guess how many LEGO bricks are in the container. The closest guess will win a LEGO kit!
How to Train Your Robot
Thursdays, Sept. 3, 10 & 17 at 3:30 p.m.
For grades 6 to 9
Learn to code using finch robots and scratch software. Registration required at calendar.qaclibrary.org
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Centreville Branch Adult Events
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 Caring for Family Treasures: With Q and A Tuesday, August 25 at 6:30 p.m. Vicki Lee, Director of Conservation and Preservation at the Maryland State Archives, will share information on how to best store and handle your various family treasures. There will be time for Questions and answers at the end of the lecture. Participants may bring 1 object to receive a brief consultation. Vicki specializes in books and papers. Book Discussion Group - The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown Thursday, September 24 at 7:00 p.m. This non-fiction book is about the University of Washington 8-oared crew which represented the United States in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin and narrowly beat out Italy and Germany to win the Gold Metal. 
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.
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Book Club at the Kent Island Yacht Club
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What is better than reading a good book?
How about discussing that book with new friends while enjoying the view at the Kent Island Yacht Club?
Join in on this fun book discussion group which meets the 4th Tuesday of the month beginning at 6:00 p.m.
The August & September meetings will be at the Kent Island Yacht Club, 117 Yacht Club Dr., Chester, MD.
Dinner and drinks will be available to purchase.
 August 25 
A Vision of Light
by Judith Merkle Riley September 22 The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown The 2015 One Maryland One Book Selection
For more information call 410-758-0980
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What Staff are Reading
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 Peggy is in the middle of... A Family Affair by Caro Peacock London, 1839...wealthy young aristocrats playing knights at a tournament, jousting for a fair lady. Scandals and illegitimacy! Brothers whose hatred of each other results in murder! A rotting corpse in a suit of armor! Amateur detective Liberty Lane sorts this family affair out quite nicely.
Other staff are reading...
For a list of the Top 10 Books published this month that librarians
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Queen Anne's County Library App for your phone
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Did you know?
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New Sunday Hours at Both Library Branches
September 13, 2015 through May 22, 2016
Open 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
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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
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