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December 19, 2001 Library's Business Lecture Series Continues
December 29, 2001 Library Speaker Can Help You Stop Smoking
December 29, 2001 Library History Lectures Continue with Betty VanNewkirk's Talk on the National Road
December 31, 2001 Let the Library Help You Keep Your New Year's
December 19, 2001
Library's Business Lecture Series ContinuesPRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact: Pat Merrbach Frostburg Public Library 65 E. Main Street Frostburg, MD 21532
The Allegany County Library System is happy to announce the start-up of their Business Lecture Series for 2002. Kate Malkie, from the Women’s Business Institute, will speak on “New Business Start-Up-What Does It Take? -A Feasibility Plan” at the Frostburg Branch Library on Tuesday, January 8 from 6-8 pm.
Mulkie explained that the feasibility plan is a combination of business plan and feasibility study and is what most small businesses would use to get started.
Though this lecture is geared to those who have considered opening a small business, it is open to anyone interested. It is free, and no prior registration is necessary.
The evening will be the first of two lectures given by Malkie at the Frostburg Branch Library. On January 24, from 6-8 pm, she will do a lecture entitled “Already in Business? What More Do You Need to Know?”
December 29, 2001
Library Speaker Can Help You Stop Smoking
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact: Maryland Appel Allegany County Library 31 Washington Street Cumberland, MD 21502
Dr. Nick Casto will be at the Allegany County Library at 31 Washington Street on Tuesday, January 8 at 6:30 pm to help people stop smoking. Casto, who works at the WMHS Wellness Center, will explain all the help that is in place and ready to start at the beginning of 2002 for a campaign against smoking. The help, including physician-supervised classes, screening exams, and prescriptions for nicotine replacement medications, is designed to make it easier for smokers to stop for good. “We’re happy to work with the Wellness Center to get word to our patrons that might encourage them to stop smoking,” explains Linda Burkey, Speaker Coordinator. “This is just one of the programs we have planned in January to help our patrons keep their New Year’s resolutions. Other programs planned will encourage you to make a living will, eat healthier for your heart, learn to use the Internet or get a free e-mail, and help you find a new career or new job if that’s what you want.”December 29, 2001 Library History Lectures Continue with Betty VanNewkirk's Talk on the National RoadPRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact: Sondra Ritchie LaVale Public Library 815 National Highway LaVale, MD 21502
Betty VanNewkirk will speak on the History of the National Road at the LaVale Library on Wednesday, January 9, 7pm. The Lecture is part of the Allegany County Library System’s History Lecture Series. Though she was born in Buffalo, New York, VanNewkirk says, “I’ve lived in Frostburg longer than most natives.” She followed her professor husband to Frostburg in 1949, and has been caught up in local history ever since. “The National Road has been one of my particular interests since Frostburg’s Main Street was part of the National Road,” she explains. VanNewkirk is curator of the Frostburg Museum and a member of the town’s Historic District Commission. She contributed a weekly column to the Cumberland Times News and is the author of two collections of historical vignettes about Frostburg: Windows to the Past and the just released Kaleidoscope. The History Lecture Series normally meets the 1st. Tuesday of each month, but because of the New Year’s holiday is being held January 9th. Next in the series will be Harold Scott speaking on the Civil War at the Main Library on February 5 at 7pm.
December 31, 2001
Let the Library Help You Keep Your New Year's Resolutions
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact: Linda Burkey South Cumberland Library 100 Seymour Street Cumberland, MD 21502
The
Allegany County Library System has planned numerous programs in January geared
to helping the people in our communities to keep their New Year’s resolutions.
As you can see from the schedule below, the programs cover a wide range
of topics.
“Was
Your New Year’s Resolution to Stop Smoking?”
Dr. Nick Casto, from the Wellness Center, will be at the Main Library on
Tuesday, January 8 at 6:30 pm to tell you what help is available so you can stop
smoking for good.
“Is
it Time for You to Reconsider Having a Living Will?” Linda Valentine, nurse and manager of Hospice, will be at the
Westernport Branch Library on Tuesday, January 8, at 6:30 pm to talk about
living wills and what your having one can mean to you, your family, and friends.
“Was
Your New Year’s Resolution to Eat Healthier for Your Heart?”
Becky Schneider, registered dietitian at the Wellness Center, will help
you make sense of the role Cholesterol plays in a healthy diet.
She’ll be at the Frostburg Branch Library on Thursday, January 10, 6:30
pm.
“Do
You Need to Find a New Job or Change Careers?”
Nancy Yob, from Enoch Pratt Library’s Job Center in Baltimore, will be
at the South Cumberland Branch Library on Wednesday, January 16, from 10:00 till
1:00 for a free seminar.
“Would
You Like a Free E-Mail Account?” Let
a librarian show you how to get a free account on the Internet during your lunch
hour on Wednesday, January 23 from 12:15 to 12:45 at the South Cumberland
Library. Bring a brown bag lunch;
and we’ll provide a cup of ice and drink.
Come
and take advantage of the help that is available to you!
All the programs are free and open to the public. |
