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June 4, 2002 Library Will Discuss Kingsolver's Book in July June 10, 2002 Frostburg Library Book Club Discusses Classic June 12, 2002 "Just for Teens" Program at Local Libraries June 12, 2002 Kid's Book Discussion Group Announces July Read June 24, 2002 LaVale Library Hosts New Volunteer Center Director June 26, 2002 C & O Canal Subject of Library's July History Lecture June 28, 2002 Harold Scott Will Be At Frostburg Library's Meet the Author
June 4, 2002 Library Will Discuss Kingsolver's Book in July
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact: Linda Burkey South Cumberland Library 100 Seymour Street Cumberland, MD 21502
The Book Discussion Group of the South Cumberland Branch Library has picked Animal
Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver to discuss at its July 25 meeting.
The group meets the 4th Thursday
of each month at the South Cumberland Branch, 100 Seymour Street, starting at
7PM. Anyone interested is welcome
to join in on any of the discussions.
On June 27 the group will be discussing Cat’s
Eye, Margaret Atwood’s haunting novel of challenging friendships.
It is the story of Elaine Risley, a painter, who has returned to her
hometown of Toronto for a retrospective of her work.
Being home resurrects for her many memories of her unconventional family
and her so-called childhood friends.
June 10, 2002 Frostburg Library Book Club Discusses ClassicPRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact: Pat Merrbach Frostburg Public Library 65 E. Main Street Frostburg, MD 21532
The Frostburg Book Club will meet on June 18 at 7 pm at the Frostburg Branch Library to discuss To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, a classic read and winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. The book is a good summer read suitable for our teenage readers as well as adults of all ages. To Kill a Mockingbird lets you experience what it’s like to be 6 years old again, and to find out for the very first time that there’s such a thing as racism. That’s what happens to Scout Finch, who’s telling the story. Her dad is the white lawyer hired to defend a young black man accused of raping a white woman. The story is set in a small Alabama town that’s in the midst of the 1930’s Depression. Library Journal has called To Kill a Mockingbird “one of the best-loved classics of all time.” They go on to say that recently “librarians across the country gave the book the highest of honors by voting it the best novel of the century.” “The book group is looking forward to reading, or for many rereading, this classic and discussing it,” commented Pat Merrbach, Library Coordinator for the group. The Frostburg Book Club meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Library. Anyone interested, is invited to take part in any of the discussions. No prior registration is necessary. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant is their reading selection for July 16th.
June 12, 2002 "Just for Teens" Program at Local LibrariesPRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact: Linda Burkey South Cumberland Library 100 Seymour Street Cumberland, MD 21502
The Allegany County Library System is offering a little added incentive to
encourage teens ages 13 to 17 to read during the summer of 2002.
The “Just For Teens” program allows those who read a young adult or
adult book(s) to be entered in monthly drawings for June, July, and August for
$25. gift certificates to local malls. A
$75. Grand-prize gift-certificate winner will also be drawn at the end of the
summer.
It’s simple to enter the drawing.
You get to choose the books you would like to read, and read at a pace
that’s comfortable for you. For
each book you read, obtain a ticket on which we are asking you to answer the
following questions: “Would you
recommend this book to a friend? Why
or why not?” Tickets to enter are
available at your local library. “We are also encouraging teens to learn to discuss what they read with their friends,” comments Linda Burkey, program coordinator. “We will have a group entry form for those who want to read the book together. We’re asking them to give us a few words about whether they liked the book or not, and why or why not. All the members of the group will be entered in the drawings as individuals.” June 12, 2002 Kid's Book Discussion Group Announces July ReadPRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact: Linda Burkey South Cumberland Library 100 Seymour Street Cumberland, MD 21502
The Kid’s Book Discussion
Group of the Allegany County Library System have chosen Otto
of the Silver Hand by Howard Pyle to read for their discussion on Monday,
July 8, starting at 11 AM at the South Cumberland Branch Library.
The group is open to all children ages 8-15.
Otto of the Silver Hand is a
rather special book for the group to be reading.
Written in 1888 by Howard Pyle, who is better known for his work The
Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Renown in Nottinghamshire, the book
was reprinted in 1967 with Pyle’s wonderful illustrations of the dark Middle
Ages.
The book is the story of Otto, the child of the robber Baron Conrad of
Castle Drachenhausen and the Baroness Matilda.
As an infant, Otto was left by his father to grow up at the Monastery of
St. Michaelsburg. Later, his father
comes to reclaim him, and the course of his life changes.
He is now required to put into play all the good but challenging virtues
as he is exposed to the evil of the dark ages. The
book’s rich vocabulary makes it a wonderful book to read aloud for the whole
family. The
Book Discussion Group meets the 2nd Monday of each month at the South
Cumberland Library.
June 24, 2002 LaVale Library Hosts New Volunteer Center DirectorPRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact: Sondra Ritchie LaVale Public Library 815 National Highway LaVale, MD 21502
Deborah
Miller, Executive Director of The Volunteer Center of Allegany County, will be
at the LaVale Library on Friday, June 28 at 10 AM to tell the public about this
brand-new organization which opened in April 2002 to encourage volunteerism at
local service agencies in Allegany County. The
Volunteer Center of Allegany County acts as a catalyst for volunteer action—as
a clearinghouse between members of the community who wish to serve and local
agencies in need of qualified, dedicated volunteer service.
The Volunteer Center will recruit, train, place and recognize the
contributions of volunteers in service to their community and will track the
impact these volunteers make on their community.
The Volunteer Center is a free service.
June 26, 2002 C & O Canal Subject of Library's July History LecturePRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact: Linda Burkey South Cumberland Library 100 Seymour Street Cumberland, MD 21502 Cindy Herbst, local canal-boat tour guide and granddaughter of a canal boat Captain, will present “My Grandfather and the C & O Canal” July 2 at 7 PM at the South Cumberland Branch Library, 100 Seymour Street. “We’re glad to be able to offer this program at this time,” commented Linda Burkey, program coordinator. “The canal area is starting to be visited a lot more with the development of Canal Place; people are getting out and walking and riding the towpath and touring the canal-boat model and visitor’s center. This is a program that is appropriate for all ages to garner some understanding of what life was like for those who lived and worked on the canal boats. Herbst, having had a canawler in her family, is able to offer a more personal glimpse into canal boat life.” The program is part of the Allegany County Library System’s History Lecture Series, which offers local residents programs on a variety of local history subjects. A program is offered the first Tuesday of each month at one of the library system’s branches. The talks usually last about a half hour or so with a question and answer period following. The programs offered are appropriate for older children as well as adults.
June 28, 2002 Harold Scott Will Be At Frostburg Library's Meet the Author ProgramPRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact: Pat Merrbach Frostburg Public Library 65 E. Main Street Frostburg, MD 21532
Harold Scott will be at the Frostburg Branch Library for a Meet the Author program during which Scott will give some blurbs from stories in his newly released book Incredible, Strange, Unusual Customs, People, Events, Legends in Cumberland and Allegany County, Maryland. The program will also allow the public the opportunity to learn a little bit on writing a book and getting it published. “I’ll be telling a little more of one of my stories, ‘The Character’ which is based on a moonshiner-recluse who lived on Dan’s Mountain,” explained Scott. “The man was a great uncle of mine. I’ll also make sure to leave enough time to explain how to do research for a book and to allow some time for questions and answers that the audience might have especially on writing.” “Meet the Author programs compliment the reading process,” commented John Taube, Library Director. “You get to discover what made the author choose such characters and plots. You also get to hear the rest of the story that often doesn’t fit into the plot, or has to be cut because it makes the book too long. For our would-be authors in the community, such programs can give a shot-in-the-arm of encouragement as they see for themselves that the author is just another person very much like themselves.” |
