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December 5, 2005
Library Book Group will meet December 15th for Discussion
December 8, 2005
LaVale
Library hosts discussion of The Kite Runner
December 12, 2005
Library Staff
donates books to Family Junction
December 12, 2005
Christmas
party at Library Evening Story Time
December 13, 2005
Libraries closed for
Christmas holiday
December 28, 2005
Library's
Kool Reader's Club will meet January 12th
December 29, 2005
Middle
School Book Discussion at the LaVale Library
December 5, 2005
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact:
Linda Burkey
South Cumberland Library
100 Seymour Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
South Cumberland Library’s Book Group has picked
Everything is
Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer for their December 15th
discussion, starting at 7 PM at the library.
This first novel by Foer was recently released as a movie by Warner
Independent Pictures. This rather unusual book gives the story of a
young man’s journey to the Ukraine; he’s
looking to find the woman who saved his grandfather from death
during the Holocaust. If you’ve read the book or seen the movie, come
join in on the discussion. Copies of the book are available at the
library.
Take your reading experience to a whole
new level by joining a book discussion group. Attend one or all of the
group’s discussions. The group consists of about an equal number of
women and men. Members of the group select which books the group will
discuss, and copies of the books are available at the library. Note
December’s discussion is one week earlier due to Christmas; the group
normally meets the 4th Thursday of each month.
December 8, 2005
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact:
Pam Neder
LaVale Library
815 National Highway
LaVale, MD 21502
The newly formed LaVale Library Staff Book Group invites the public to
their first discussion which will feature Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite
Runner. The event will take place on Monday, January 23, 2006
starting at 7:00 PM at the library, 815 National Highway in LaVale.
The LaVale Library staff was impressed by the number of patrons who
remarked that this book was a great read. Staff member, Nora Drake,
commented that “the book is relevant in understanding the culture of
Afghanistan, both in the recent past and in the current situation.”
Copies of the book are available at the library; for more information on
this new group, please call 301-729-0855.
December 12, 2005
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact:
Linda Zeller
Washington Street Library
31 Washington Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
Allegany County Library Staff recently collected
children’s books at this year’s All Staff Christmas Party and Dinner.
The books were collected to augment The Family Junction’s own library.
Pictured from left to right are Renee Mason and Linda Zeller, library
staff presenting the books to Keri Whitacre, Executive Co-Director from
The Family Junction.
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact:
Juanita Salazar
Washington Street Library
31 Washington Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
Children attending Evening Story Time at the Washington Street Library
on Thursday night, December 22, will be celebrating the holidays with a
Christmas Party, including karaoke, bubbles, cake, music, stories, and a
special performance by Kidz Kollege. The 6:30-7PM program is open to all
ages.
“Thursday is the last day of school before Christmas for the public
schools,” commented Children’s Librarian Juanita Salazar; “so, it seemed
a good evening to start their holiday celebration.”
Evening Story Time is held at the Washington Street Library every
Thursday night at 6:30 PM. These half-hour programs, for all aged
children, are designed for the convenience of families busy in the
daytime, but who still want to foster good reading habits for their
families.
December 13, 2005
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 be closed
Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24. The Libraries will remain closed
for Sunday and Monday, December 25 and 26, and will reopen at their
regularly scheduled time on Tuesday, December 27.
Even though the library buildings are closed, the library website
www.alleganycountylibrary.info is available with a wealth of
information. Available are full text magazine, journal, and newspaper
articles, up-to-date health databases, encyclopedias, trivia files, and
resources covering most subject areas. “Ask Us Now”, the library’s 24/7
online reference service will also be available, allowing you to
actually talk to a librarian online throughout the holidays.
The staff of the Allegany County Library System wishes you a Merry
Holiday Season!
December 28, 2005
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact:
Linda Burkey
South Cumberland Library
100 Seymour Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
The South Cumberland Library’s “Kool Reader’s Club” will meet Thursday,
January 12, at 7:00 PM to discuss Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate
DiCamillo. This Newbery Honor Book was recently released as a movie. It
is the story of how 10-year-old India Opal Buloni learns a lot about her
inability to make friends when she rescues a stray dog at the local
Winn-Dixie super-market.
Due to interest expressed by children in the 3rd and 4th
grade, the club has picked a book written on a 3rd-4th
grade reading level to allow more children to participate. Parts of the
book have a lot of dialog that is easy enough for children in first and
second grade to read, but parents or older siblings may help them read
the rest of the book. It’s a perfect book to read aloud as a family, a
few chapters at a time. Copies of the book are available at the library.
Children will also have a chance at the January 12 meeting to learn a
little about George Washington Carver, who died Jan. 5, 1943. Without
him, people may never have discovered that you can eat peanuts.
December 29, 2005
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact:
Pam Neder
LaVale Library
815 National Highway
LaVale, MD 21502
The Middle School Book Discussion Group at the LaVale Library will meet
on
Thursday, December 29 at 6PM to discuss The Various, the first book in a
magical
fantasy trilogy, by Steve Augarde. Copies of the book are available at
the library; for
more information call 301-729-0855.
