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January 2, 2003 Shuman Breadbaking Basics at LaVale Library on January 11
January 2, 2003 Library Offering "Basics of Microsoft Word"
January 3, 2003 Library Picks Book for January Discussion in Frostburg
January 6, 2003 "Music Share for Teens" in Lonaconing
January 8, 2003 Public Libraries Get Ready for Annual African (American) History Contest
January 11, 2003 Allegany County Library System Having a Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 23, 2003 Public Libraries' Schedules Changed For January 28 to January 31
January 25, 2003 Library Book Group Announces Future Book Selections
January 25, 2003 Homeschoolers Book Discussion Group Meets February 10th
January 27, 2003 Library History Lecture Focuses On Black History Locally and Around
January 29, 2003 Valentine Evening Story-Craft Time at South Cumberland Library
January 29, 2003 Library Hosts One-Step MagiCompany in Lonaconing
January 29, 2003 Shuman's at LaVale Library for "Clearing Your Clutter"
January 2, 2003
Shuman Breadbaking Basics at LaVale Library on January 11PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System Contact: Sondra Ritchie LaVale Public Library 815 National Highway LaVale, MD 21502
The Allegany County Library System is proud to host John Shuman at its LaVale Branch on Saturday January 11 from 1:30 to 2:30 PM for a program titled “Basics of Yeast Breadbaking With John Shuman.” Everyone is welcome to attend this free program; no advance registration is required. In case of bad weather, the program will be held January 25 from 1:30 to 2:30 PM.
Shuman has been baking yeast breads for over 30 years. He weaves in interesting stories and shares how anyone can learn the basics of making yeast breads. Samples of John’s bread and Amy Shuman’s healthy spreads will be featured.
Amy and John Shuman have also scheduled a “Clearing Your Clutter” program at the LaVale Library on Monday February 10 from 7 to 8:30 PM. In this very popular program, Amy and John tell fun stories about how they have gotten rid of material possessions in various ways, how they sorted out what was important to them, and how it has changed their lives substantially. Detailed “how-tos” are given, so participants can go home and begin the process however it fits their lifestyle. Although the Shumans began clearing “Physical” clutter, they also share how their emotional and spiritual lives have changed. Snow date for this program is Wednesday, February 12 from 7 to 8:30 PM
January 2, 2003
Library Offering "Basics of Microsoft Word"PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System Contact: Linda Burkey South Cumberland Library 100 Seymour Street Cumberland, MD 21502
The South Cumberland Branch of the Allegany County Library System will offer training on the use of the word-processor Microsoft Word on Monday January 13 at 3:30 to 4:30 PM. Microsoft Word is available on all the Allegany County Library System’s computer terminals for public use within the library. The training is free and open to all. Preregistration is appreciated but not required.
The program is a beginner’s level course designed for children and adults who need to improve their skills for typing reports, term papers, and resumes using Microsoft Word. Participates will also be shown how to site a computer source of information in their bibliography.
Patrons who are interested in obtaining other computer training are asked to stop in or call and let a librarian know what you need help using. We are currently planning future course offerings.
January 3, 2003
Library Picks Book for January Discussion in FrostburgPRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System Contact: Pat Merrbach Frostburg Public Library 65 E. Main Street Frostburg, MD 21532
The Frostburg Book Club of the Allegany County Library System has picked Queenmaker: a Novel of King David’s Queen by India Edghill for their January 16 th. discussion starting at 2 PM. “The
group has decided to start meeting the 3rd. Thursday of each month at
2 PM instead of in the evening,” Pat Merrbach, Library Coordinator for the
group explained. “It seems to be
easier to get everyone together in the afternoon because of other commitments in
the evening and weather conditions during the winter months.” Queenmaker
is New Yorker Edghill’s
first novel. “Library Journal”
reviewer Jane Baird calls Edghill’s writing “excellent” with “dynamic
characters” and a “galloping pace”. Eileen
Hardy, reviewer for “Booklist” say this fictionalized treatment of
Michal’s life follows her “from innocent to politically savvy queen,
providing a look at what life was like for a privileged woman…with details of
customs and everyday life adding texture. Michal,
who was the daughter of another great king, Saul, the first king of Isreal was
actually David’s “childhood sweetheart”.
She was married to him at age 13 and abandoned by age 14. Later they remarry. Copies of
the books to be discussed are available at your local library.
January 6, 2003
"Music Share for Teens" in LonaconingPRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System Contact: Debbie Hartman George's Creek Branch Library 76 Main Street Lonaconing, MD 21539
A “Music Share for Teens” will be held at the George’s Creek Branch of the Allegany County Library System on Thursday, January 16 from 4 to 6 PM. The library is located at 76 Main Street in Lonaconing. All teens are invited to come read, listen and share your feelings about the music & lyrics you enjoy. Participates who would like to bring music to share should contact librarian Debbie Hartman before the 16th.
“Every time we’ve asked teens what they would like the library system to offer, they ask for music programs,” commented Linda Burkey, Community Outreach Coordinator. “Many people don’t realize the depth of feelings and emotions expressed in the lyrics of the songs. Listening and discussing their music is a real avenue to hearing what teens have to say. Debbie Hartman lives and works with teens, so she realizes the value of us trying out this program. She’s hoping the teens will respond.”
Music and sound will soon be returning to the library system with the addition of a new collection of music CDs and the installation of sound cards on all our public access terminals for the Internet. Each branch will receive between 50 and 55 new CDs, including 15 children’s titles.
January 8, 2003
Public Libraries Get Ready for Annual African (American) History ContestPRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System Contact: Linda Burkey South Cumberland Library 100 Seymour Street Cumberland, MD 21502
All branches of the Allegany County Library System including the bookmobile are ready for the kickoff of the annual African (American) History Contest on Saturday, January 18. The contest is held in partnership with Community Unity In Action, Inc in Cumberland and the Church Women United Of The Tri-Towns. The contest is open to all youth ages 9-17. It entails answering 18 trivia-type questions.
All questions must be answered correctly to be eligible for the cash prize drawing. Prizes this year include (4) First-Place Prizes of $25.00, (3) Second-Place Prizes of $15.00, and (3) Third-Place Prizes of $10.00. The first four names drawn will receive First-Place Prizes. The same system will be used until all prizes have been awarded. A free dinner will be served for the winners.
Questions can be picked up at any branch of the Allegany County Library System or online at http://lib.allconet.org . Entries must be received by 4:00 PM on February 15, 2003 at any branch of the Allegany County Library System or submitted online at http://lib.allconet.org/blackhistory.htm. Winners will be notified on February 20, 2003; they need not be present to receive their prize. This year’s contest is funded by the Church Women United Of The Tri-Towns.
January 11, 2003
Allegany County Library System Having a Tribute to Martin Luther King, JrPRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System Contact: Maryland Appel Allegany County Library 31 Washington Street
Cumberland, MD 21502 The Allegany County Library will be hosting a display titled “Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.” January 21 through 26 at the Main library at 31 Washington Street. Everyone is welcome to come visit the display during regular library hours. Come learn more about who Martin Luther King, Jr. was and how his message still teaches us today! Videos documenting some of the more important moments in the life and times of this great leader will be shown as part of the display. This is an excellent opportunity for families to “TAKE 15 FOR FAMILIES” and share with their younger members some of the history parents and grandparents lived through. The “TAKE 15 FOR FAMILIES” is a statewide family literacy initiative. Family literacy has been defined as “the passing of knowledge from one generation to another” according to the National Center For Family Literacy.
January 23, 2003
Public Libraries' Schedules Changed for January 28 to January 31PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System Contact: Linda Burkey South Cumberland Library 100 Seymour Street Cumberland, MD 21502
A training support team from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will be arriving in Allegany County the last week of January to acquaint Allegany County Library Staff members with the new Gates Library Computers and preloaded software. Each training day, 3 branches across the county will remain open and 3 will be opening late at 5 PM accept for Friday when all libraries normally close at 5 PM anyway. See details for each branch below. Please note: Library materials, even those overdue, may be returned at any branch in the county or may be renewed by phoning any branch or going online at http://lib.allconet.org On Tuesday, January 28 and Wednesday, January 29, the Main Library at 31 Washington Street, Cumberland and branches in Frostburg and Westernport will be opening late, at 5 PM each day. The LaVale Library and South Cumberland Library will be open their regular hours from 9AM till 9 PM each day, and the George’s Creek Branch will be open their regular hours Tuesday, 10 AM till 5 PM and Wednesday, 2 PM till 9 PM. On Thursday, January 30 and Friday, January 31, the LaVale Branch, South Cumberland Branch and George’s Creek Branch hours will be affected, opening late, at 5 PM on Thursday and closed all day Friday. The Main Library at 31 Washington Street, Cumberland and the Frostburg Library will be open Thursday from 9 AM to 9 PM and Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM. The Westernport Library will be open 9 AM to 5 PM both days.
January 25, 2003
Library Book Group Announces Future Book SelectionsPRESS 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 selected Barbara Kingsolver’s High Tide in Tucson: Essays From Now or Never to discuss on Thursday, March 27 and The Lovely Bones: A Novel by Alice Sebold to discuss on Thursday, April 24. Discussions are held the 4th Thursday of each month starting at 7 PM at the library located at 100 Seymour Street. On Thursday, February 27th at 7 PM the group will be discussing Corelli’s Mandolin by British author Louis DeBernieres. Set on the Greek island of Cephalonia, the book takes place immediately before, during, and after the World War II occupation by the Italian army. “Booklist” reviewer Greg Burkman calls the book “delightful and comic and at the same time nearly unbearable in its portrayal of European darkness during the war, is a tour de force depiction of the triumph of life over evil by one of Europe's great comic writers our time.” Anyone who has read the book selection is invited to attend any or all of the discussions; no prior registration is necessary. The group is about 50/50 men and women. Books read are chosen by group vote. Discussions are on the informal side, with the library moderator mainly just making sure everyone is able to obtain a copy of the book on time from the library and offering ideas of books to read. Everyone’s opinion is valued even when people disagree.
January 25, 2003
Homeschoolers Book Discussion Group Meet February 10thPRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System Contact: Linda Burkey South Cumberland Library 100 Seymour Street Cumberland, MD 21502
The Homeschoolers’ Book Discussion Group of the Allegany County Library System have chosen Mildred D. Taylor’s The Land to discuss on Monday, February 10 from 2-3 PM at the South Cumberland Branch, 100 Seymour Street.
The
Land received
the Coretta Scott King Author Award, 2002.
It is the prequel to her Newbery Medal Winner Roll of Thunder, Hear My
Cry which the group discussed in January. Members of the discussion group were so affected by
Taylor’s writing that they asked to change the scheduled read for February to The
Land.
The
Land is
the story of two young men. Paul-Edward’s
dad was a white land owner, but his mother was a slave; Mitchell was the son of
two black parents. Mitchell at
first gives Paul-Edward’s a hard time. Later he changes his attitude.
Set during the time of the Civil War and the Reconstruction that
followed, the story takes place in Mississippi.
Taylor draws from her own family stories to produce works that ring so
true they are almost painful to read, but truth can be so addictive.
The Book Discussion Group meets the 2nd Monday of each month at the South Cumberland Library. Discussions last about one hour and are open to all children ages 7 to 15. Copies of the books are available at your local library. Jean Craighead George’s adventure story Julie’s Wolf Pack will now be the March 10th read.
January 27, 2003
Library History Lecture Focuses on Black History Locally and Around the CountyPRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System Contact: Linda Burkey South Cumberland Library 100 Seymour Street Cumberland, MD 21502
Much
of the history of the African American community comes to us from stories that
have been told from one generation to the next.
This is the essence of the Allegany County Library System’s History
Lecture on Tuesday, February 4 from 7 to 8 PM at the South Cumberland Branch,
100 Seymour Street. The
evening will feature Emma Banks sharing local Black History, Roxanne Harris on
women in African American History, and selections from the “Remembering
Slavery” a recording of slave memoirs. Emma
Banks is just one Cumberlander who has taken the time to make sure our local
oral history isn’t being lost. She
is an energetic storyteller with a voice that keeps you interested. This is a chance for students to gain some local history to
tie-in with the African-American History they are studying in the classroom. Roxanne
Harris has been influential in the lives of many women locally with her group
“Woman2Woman Empowerment”. Working
with women all the time allows her a valuable perspective on the lives of those
African-American women we celebrate during February, Black History Month. “In
the 1930s, the Works Progress Administration dispatched writers all over America
to interview the last remaining black witnesses to slavery.
Long ignored by historians, the recordings and printed interviews gained
the attention of scholars during the civil rights movement.
Concerned with slavery not as one of several causes of the Civil War but,
rather, as the primary experience of millions of Americans….historians pored
over the narratives as a means of gaining access to the slaves’ voices.”
This quote is taken from the cover flap of the book Remembering
Slavery published in conjunction with the audiotapes of the same name. We will be playing sections of the tape from the “Slaves
and Owners”, “Work and Slave Life”, “Slave Culture”, and “Slaves No
More” chapters of the tape. 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.
January 29, 2003
Valentine Evening Story-Craft Time at South Cumberland LibraryPRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System Contact: Linda Burkey South Cumberland Library 100 Seymour Street Cumberland, MD 21502 The South Cumberland Branch Library will have a Valentine Craft time following the regularly scheduled Evening Story Time on Thursday, February 13 starting at 6:30 PM. Miss Becky will be reading the stories The Day It Rained Hearts by Felicia Bond and Little Mouse’s Big Valentine by Thacher Hurd, and then participants can choose a craft to make to take home with them. Evening Story Time is a half hour program open to all children. These programs are designed for the convenience of families who are busy in the daytime hours, but still want to foster good reading habits for their families. “Come out and spend some quality time with your family,” says Miss Becky. “Hope to see you there.”
January 29, 2003
Library Hosts One-Step MagiCompany in LonaconingPRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System Contact: Debbie Hartman George's Creek Branch Library 76 Main Street Lonaconing, MD 21539
The One-Step MagiCompany starring Thomas A. Lilly and Beowulf T. Wonderbunny will be at the Georges Creek Branch of the Allegany County Library System Wednesday, February 12 at 7 PM for a show geared to young teens. The library is located at 76 Main Street in Lonaconing. No pre-registration is necessary; the show is free and open to all the public. One youngster calls Tom Lilly “The strangest adult I’ve ever seen?” With his Hawaiian shirt and saddle shoes, Baltimore’s own Lilly combines magic, juggling, fire-eating, and balloonacy with loads of audience participation to produce a show that leaves all ages laughing and wondering. Lilly began performing in 1984 and quickly became a regular at area hospitals and libraries. He’s been a featured performer on the family stage at the Baltimore City Fair and at the Cloisters Children’s Museum. He currently is a regular at the Harborplace amphitheater, Artscape, and on the Ocean City boardwalk during the summer. This program is brought to us by the Western Maryland Public Libraries, a regional library serving the westernmost three counties of Maryland.
January 29, 2003
Shuman's at LaVale Library for "Clear Your Clutter"PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System Contact: Sondra Ritchie LaVale Public Library 815 National Highway LaVale, MD 21502
Amy and John Shuman will be at the LaVale Branch of the Allegany County Library System presenting their “Clearing Your Clutter” program on Monday, February 10 from 7 to 8:30 PM. In this very popular program, Amy and John tell fun stories about how they have gotten rid of material possessions in various ways, how they sorted out what was important to them, and how it has changed their lives substantially. Detailed “how-tos” are given, so participants can go home and begin the process however it fits their lifestyle. Although the Shumans began clearing “Physical” clutter, they also share how their emotional and spiritual lives have changed. Snow date for this program is Wednesday, February 12 from 7 to 8:30 PM
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