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July 7, 2001 Storyteller to Visit County Libraries July 11, 2001 Library Holds Genealogy Resources Workshop July 11, 2001 Library Reading Program Gives Away Balt. Oriole Tickets July 18, 2001 Understand "Good" vs. "Bad" Cholesterol at South
July 25, 2001 John Mash Next Local History Lecture Speaker
July 7, 2001
Storyteller to Visit County Libraries
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Allegany County Libraries will be highlighting their summer Buggy About Reading Club with Patricia MackPreston, the "Spider Lady", on Wednesday July 11 and July 17. MackPreston will spin West African tales of Anansi, the Spider. Each story contains a lesson that children can apply to their daily lives. MackPreston uses drums, rain sticks, and other African instruments and songs to teach the children about the African culture. The presentations are being cosponsored by the Allegany County Arts Council. Along with the Reading Club members, children of all ages and their parents are welcome to attend. Anyone with any physical handicap who would need special accomodations should call ahead of time so that arrangements may be made. MackPreston will perform Wednesday at the Frostburg Public Library at 11a.m., the George's Creek Library at 2pm and the Westernport Library at 4pm. Performances will take place on July 17 at the South Cumberland Library at 10am, the main branch on Washington Street, Cumberland, at 2pm and the LaVale Public Library at 4pm. For additional information, contact a local branch of the library. Reading Club members are to note the time changes for their library.
July 11, 2001
Library Holds Genealogy Resources Workshop
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact: Linda Burkey South Cumberland Library 100 Seymour Street Cumberland, MD 21502
The Allegany County Library System will host a genealogy resources workshop Tuesday July 24 from 6:30 to 8:00pm in the Maryland Room of the Main Library on Washington Street. "The workshop is being designed for the public to gain a greater understanding of the genealogy resources locally," said Maryland Appel, Branch Manager of the Main Library. "Representatives of local collections have been asked to report on the types of information they have available." Presenting their resources will be Mona Clites from Allegany County of Maryland, Beth DiGuistino for the Allegany County Library System, Larry Anderson from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Sandra Stansberry from the Genealogical Society, and Mary Jo Price from the Lewis J. Ort Library, Frostburg State University. A question and answer period will follow the presentations time permitting. The workshop is free and open to the public.
July 11, 2001
Library Reading Program Gives Away Baltimore Orioles Tickets
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact: Connie Wilson Frostburg Branch Library 65 E. Main Street Frostburg, MD 21502 (301) 689-0790
One of Allegany County Library's Summer Reading programs will reward a lucky child and their family with 4 tickets to the Baltimore Oriole - Boston Red Sox game on Saturday September 15, 2001. All branches of the Allegany County Library System are participating in the Orioles' Summer Reading Program. To enter, children aged 6 to 13 will read four newspapaer articles from the sports section and answer one question about each article. Entry forms can be picked up and dropped off at any library branch. The winning entry will be drawn the week of August 20, 2001. The grand prize winner will also be honored at a pre-game ceremony on the field of Camden Yards on gameday. "Every child who enters will receive a poster or bookmark just for trying the contest," explains Connie Wilson, Coordinator of Children's Services. "And we will also be giving away 12 Orioles T-shirts at the drawing." Connie Wilson adds, "reading the newspaper is a great way to keep up your reading skills over the summer, and what an opportunity to see Cal Ripken play in his last season!"
July 18, 2001
Understand "Good" vs. "Bad" Cholesterol at the South Cumberland Library
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact: Linda Burkey South Cumberland Library 100 Seymour Street Cumberland, MD 21502
Want to keep your "good" cholesterol from turning "bad"? Are you having trouble understanding the Federal Government's new Cholesterol Guidelines? Then come listen to Becky Schneider, Dietitian for the WMHS Wellness Center, present a program titled, "Understanding Cholesterol" at the South Cumberland Branch of the Allegany County Library System on Thursday, July 26, 2001 from 3-4pm. The South Cumberland Library is located at 100 Seymour Street in Cumberland. Ms. Schneider will address the role of cholesterol in heart and coronary disease, explain good vs. bad cholesterol, and provide guidelines for a healthy diet. The program, sponsored by the Allegany County Library System and the Western Maryland Health System Wellness Center, is free and the public is invited.
July 25, 2001
John Mash Next Local History Lecture Series Speaker
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact: Linda Burkey South Cumberland Library 100 Seymour Street Cumberland, MD 21502
John Mash, local author and forester, will speak on the history of the eastern part of Allegany County, Maryland on August 7, 2001 from 7-8 pm at the South Cumberland Branch of the Allegany County Library System. Mash's work, starting out as a forester over 25 years ago, led him to groundbreaking discoveries into the cultural and archeological history of a region known as the Land of the Living, a place enjoyed by many out-of-towners but undiscovered by local residents. As Mash says, "Hardly anyone from Allegany County knows what's out there" in what he calls Allegany County's backyard. "Most visitors are from distant places." The region of which he speaks gave Mash the title for his book The Land of the Living: The Story of Maryland's Green Ridge Forest. The evening continues the library system's new History Lecture Series held once a month on Tuesday night. Next in the series is Francis Zumbrun's discussion of the Cresap Family and the Green Ridge State Forest on September 11, 2001 from 7-8 pm at the Frostburg Branch Library.
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