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Come welcome the Fireball Run to Queen Anne's County!
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What is the Fireball Run?
- It's a real life adventure travel series that's filmed live.
- 50 notable driving teams compete in a 2,000 mile life- size trivia game. They solve trivia based on brands, places or points of interest. When solved, they are directed to a location to accomplish a larger than life task in order to score. The activities range from physical challenges to rare, epic, or life-changing opportunities.
- Queen Anne's County has a vehicle in the race!
- It's distributed freely to audiences via www.fireballrun.com and Social Medias.
- The winner gets a plastic road sign and bragging rights.
- The event's mission is "Recover Them All" and their charity is the Child Rescue Network.
- Each destination picks a children's charity- for QAC it's Adopt-a-Bear. While in QAC, each of the 50 teams will "adopt" a child and will shop for them.
Come support Team QAC-Locked ON! All 50 teams will be coming to the finish line on Sunday, September 27 between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. at the Chesapeake Heritage & Visitor Center in Chester.
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Highlighting a Community Partner
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Library Friends Fund Raiser
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Friends of the Library
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Kent Island Branch Children's & Teen Events
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How to Train Your Robot
Thursdays, Sept. 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 adultThirty-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.
Saturday Art: Introduction to Brush and Sponge Techniques Saturday, Sept. 12 from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m.
For grades Kgd. to 5
Use acrylic paints in seasonal colors on canvas while learning wet and dry brush and sponge techniques. Each student will take home a finished painting. Taught by Alex Sabo of A Girl and A Brush and Kent Island Library's mural artist. This month's theme: sunflowers.This event has been funded in part by the Queen Anne's County Arts Council and the Maryland State Arts Council with support from Friends of the Queen Anne's County Library and Eastern Shore Regional Library.
 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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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.
One-on-One Computer Tutoring with Erin September 21 to 24 Call the library at 410-643-8161 to sign up for a 45 minute One-on-One tutoring session. Possible topics: computers for beginners; job search/resume polishing; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Excel; Facebook; Using a tablet or smartphone; email; Internet; digital library services; or another topic of interest.
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. 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. 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. 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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One-on-One Computer Tutoring with Erin
September 14 to 17
Call the library at 410-758-0980 to sign up for a 45 minute One-on-One tutoring session. Possible topics: computers for beginners; job search/resume polishing; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Excel; Facebook; Using a tablet or smartphone; email; Internet; digital library services; or another topic of interest.
September is Monarch Mania Month!
 Come visit the Children's room to watch real monarch caterpillars, chrysalis and newly hatched butterflies. You may be lucky enough to see a hatching or help staff tag and release the Monarchs. While in the Children's room be sure to enjoy the Monarch Butterfly exhibit of paintings by the M. BANNON STUDIO art class which is on display for the entire month of September. Wednesday, September 16
Meet the Artists Reception from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.
Here's a chance to meet the artists who painted the wonderful Monarch pictures that are on display. Ask questions as to the art medium they used, what inspired them to paint the way they did and how you can learn more about painting.
What You Can Do to Help the Monarchs from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Join in the Monarch Butterfly Mania fun. This month, monarchs will be hatching, monarch artwork will be on display and Jim Wilson will talk about the life cycle of the monarchs and what you can do to protect monarch habitats.  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.  Pet-a-Palooza Saturday, September 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This is the 3rd Annual Pet-a-Palooza so leash up your favorite furry friend and join us on the grounds of the library. Learn about pet nutrition and bunny care basics. Enter the pet trick contest and vote for your favorite pet photo. There will be a demonstration of K-9 police dogs and a library scavenger hunt. Local rescue groups will have adoptable pets for you to meet and vendors will be selling pet related items. Face painting and a raffle round out the fun. For the complete schedule go to the Pet-a-Palooza web page. 
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 September meeting will be at the Kent Island Yacht Club, 117 Yacht Club Dr., Chester, MD.
Dinner and drinks will be available to purchase.
 September 22 
Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for
Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
The 2015 One Maryland One Book Selection
October 27 - The Books of Jojo Moyes
The Ship of Brides - The Girl You Left Behind - Me Before You - One Plus One
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What Staff are Reading
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 Julie just finished...
Talented, beautiful, subversive Addison Stone was a NYC art scene phenom at age 18. Her violent drowning leaves too many unanswered questions, so Addison's former creative writing teacher interviews all who knew Addison as she tries to piece together what caused the artist's untimely death. Both of Addison's high profile, former boyfriends saw her that night. Could one of them have killed her? This fictional but very convincing and hard-to-put-down biography is written for high school students, but the unique format and tragic characters will fascinate adult readers, too.
This book is a 2015-16 high school nominee for the Maryland Association of School Librarians' Black-Eyed Susan Award. Other nominees can be found at maslmd.org
For a list of the Top 10 Books published this month that librarians
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Homework Help
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Did you know?
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You can now follow the Queen Anne's County Library with instagram.
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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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