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November 1, 2004
Baltimore Zoo Returning
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November 2, 2004
Library Discussing Secret Life of Bees on December 2nd
November 22, 2004
Library Hours
Changing for Thanksgiving
November 23, 2004
Library Co-Hosting Open Mic Night with Center for
Creative Writing
November 1, 2004
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact:
Linda Burkey
South Cumberland Library
100 Seymour Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
The MARYLAND ZOO in Baltimore, formerly known as the Baltimore Zoo, will
return Tuesday, November 9 to branches of the Allegany County Library
System for free educational outreach programs for the public, funded by
Columbia Gas of Maryland.
Zoo staff will be at the South Cumberland Branch Story Hour, starting at
10AM, with “The Big Book Of Animal Tails.” The program allows 3 to 6
year olds to find out what’s so great about having a tail. Singing and
storytelling bring bright, colorful illustrations—as well as new
vocabulary—to life in this fun program all about tails! Meet some tailed
animals up close after the show.
The ZOOmobile will also be at the Frostburg Branch’s Story Hour starting
at 10AM with the program “Barnyard Bonanzoo!—Cluck Cluck, quack quack,
hiss hiss! SQUAWK!!! What’s going on in the barnyard? 3 to 6 year olds
can learn all about farm animals, essential goods they provide, and
their unique importance in this interactive program.
All homeschoolers ages 6 and up are invited to a special performance of
“Living Places, Living Planet” at the South Cumberland Branch from 11:30
to 12:30AM. During this program, students get a chance to learn of some
of the amazing places that animals can live. The interactive
presentation, lets you travel the world to see the many habitats wild
animals call home. The animals help you understand what living things
need to survive. Learn about the global resources animals and humans
must share.
“Living Places, Living Planet” will be repeated at the LaVale Branch
Library after school, from 3:30-4:30PM. All children 6-12 year old are
invited.
Already planned after school groups will also be also be participating
in a program at the Westernport Branch on November 9th.
November 2, 2004
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact:
Linda Burkey
South Cumberland Library
100 Seymour Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
The Book Discussion Group at the South Cumberland Branch of the Allegany
County Library System will meet Thursday, December 2 at 7 PM to discuss
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd.
Lily Melissa Owens, the main character of Kidd’s debut novel, may be
only 14, but she’s already done more living than most of us will, and
that’s before she taken in by a zany group of Southern female
beekeepers.
The Book Discussion Group normally meets the 4th Thursday of
each month, but the meeting date has been changed due to Thanksgiving.
Discussions start at 7PM and last for one hour. Everyone’s invited!
Copies of the book are available at your local library.
November 22, 2004
PRESS 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 will close for
Thanksgiving at 5 PM on Wednesday, November 24, and will reopen for
regular hours on Saturday, November 27.
November 23, 2004
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact:
Linda Burkey
South Cumberland Library
100 Seymour Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
Calling all Poets, Musicians, Fiction Writers and Entertainers! Come
join our Open Mic Night sponsored by the Frostburg Community Library and
the Center for Creative Writing at FSU. The event will take place
Thursday, December 2, from 7-9 PM at the library, located at 65 East
Main Street in Frostburg. Everyone is invited to be either a performer
or a part of the audience. Come join the fun!
The Allegany County Library System has been working with the Frostburg
State University Center for Creative Writing to help bring more
literature and writing events to the public. Another event planned for
December is the Marathon Reading of a Timeless Classic: A Christmas
Carol by Charles Dickens taking place on Saturday, December 4 from
1-5 PM at the LaVale Public Library For more information on either
event or to suggest future programs, call the library at 301-724-1607 or
the writing center at 301-687-4024.
