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January 10, 2006
Library Book Group Picks Plainsong to Discuss January 26
January 11, 2006
"Toddler
Times" and "Story Times" at All Library Branches
January 12, 2006
Westernport Library's Story Hour Will Hold "Pajama Party"
January 21, 2006
Library
Hosting Stewart for Card Making Workshop
January 21, 2006
Library's Kool Reader's Club" Discussing Mississippi Bridge
January 26, 2006
Library's "Living History Presentation" -- Amy Monaco as First Lady
Sarah Childress
Polk on February 7
January 31, 2006 Library Book Group Picks Barkley's
Book to Discuss February 23
January 10, 2006
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact:
Linda Burkey
South Cumberland Library
100 Seymour Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
The South Cumberland Library’s Book Discussion Group will meet January
26 at 7PM to discuss Kent Haruf’s Plainsong.
This National Book Award Finalist is the story of a community of loving
and caring people on the plains just east of Denver. Haruf’s characters
demonstrate in a fascinating way that members of a family don’t have to
be related by blood.
Take your reading experience to a whole
new level by joining a book discussion group. Attend one or all of our
group’s discussions. The library’s group consists of a balanced number
of women and men. Members of the group select which books the group
will discuss. Copies of the books are available at the library. The
group meets the 4th Thursday of each month.
January 11, 2006
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 have resumed their
“Toddler Times” and “Story Times” following their break for the
holidays.
Toddler Times are offered at each library for children 18 months
to 36 months accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Activities at these
programs are designed to stimulate and entertain the younger child.
Toddler Time Schedule: Frostburg Branch-every other week, Wednesday at
11 AM and Thursday at 6:30 PM, starting Jan. 18; George’s Creek
Branch-6:30 PM on 1st and 3rd Thursdays; LaVale
Branch-11:30 AM, Wednesdays Jan. 11 & 25, Feb. 8 & 22, Mar. 8 & 22, Apr.
5 & 19, and May 3 & 17; South Cumberland Branch-10:00 AM, Wednesdays
Jan. 11 & 25, Feb. 8 & 22, Mar. 8 & 22, Apr. 5 & 19, and May 3 & 17;
Washington Street Branch-every Thursday at 11:30 AM; and Westernport
Branch-every Thursday at 11:00 AM.
Story Hours encourage children aged 3-6 to socialize for an hour
of stories, films, and activities designed just for them. Story Hour
Schedule: Frostburg Branch-Tuesday at 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM; George’s
Creek Branch-Tuesday at 10:30 AM and Wednesday at 2:30 PM; LaVale
Branch-Wednesday at 10:00 AM; South Cumberland Branch-Tuesday at 10:00
AM; Washington Street Branch-Thursday at 10:00 AM; and Westernport
Branch-Monday at 6:30 PM.
Evening Story Times are also held at each branch for children of
all ages. These half-hour 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. Evening Story Time Schedule:
Frostburg Branch-6:30 PM on Mondays Jan. 23, Feb. 20, Mar. 20, Apr. 17,
and May 15; George’s Creek Branch-every Wednesday at 6:30 PM; LaVale
Branch-6:30 PM on Thursdays Jan. 5, Feb. 2, Mar. 2, Apr. 6, and May 4;
South Cumberland Branch-6:30 PM Thursdays Jan. 12, Feb. 9, Mar. 9, Apr.
13, and May 11; Washington Street Branch-Thursday at 6:30 PM; and
Westernport Branch-Tuesday at 6:30 PM.
Saturday Story Times will also be held at the Washington Street
Branch at 11:00 AM on Saturdays Jan. 14 and 28, Feb. 11 and 25, March 11
and 25, April 8 and 22, and May 6 and 20.
January 12, 2006
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact: Nancy Sudine
Westernport Library
66 Main Street
Westernport, MD 21562
Children of all ages are invited to the Westernport Library’s Story Hour
on Monday, January 23 at 6:30PM for a “Pajama Party” with Miss Juanita.
Miss Juanita, is well known locally, for her aliases that include
“Sheila, sister of the Crocodile Hunter from down under” during Summer
Reading Club, and more recently as Mrs. Claus.
“Come party in your pajamas!” says librarian Nancy Sudine. “For more
information on the event, you can call 301-359-0455.”
January 26, 2006
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact:
Linda Burkey
South Cumberland Library
100 Seymour Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
Linda Stewart will be at the South Cumberland Library on Saturday,
February 4 at 3:00 PM for a Valentine card “Make It & Take It”. Open to
ages 13 and up, the participants will learn some very special techniques
to enhance their card making skills. Space at the workshop is limit;
call 301-724-1607 to reserve your space.
“Stewart’s fabulous paper creations combining quilling, origami, 3-D
parts and other techniques were recently on display in the lobby of the
library,” commented staff member Becky Grimm. “It’s just unbelievable
what she can do with paper. Come expand your own card making skills to
use on your Valentine’s Day creations.”
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,
February 9, at 7:00 PM to discuss Mississippi Bridge by Mildred
D. Taylor. The February discussion is being dedicated to the memory of
Rosa Parks, a real hero for kids today.
Children are encouraged to read this book aloud at home, so their whole
family gains a greater understanding of the conditions that brought
about Park’s heroic action. Copies of the book are available at the
library.
Children will also have a chance at the February 9 meeting to learn a
little about a mischievous, inquisitive boy, Thomas Edison, who was born
Feb. 11, 1847. His inventions number over 1,000!
January 26, 2006
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact:
Linda Burkey
South Cumberland Library
100 Seymour Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
The Washington Street Library will host a “Living History Performance”
with Amy Monaco as First Lady Sarah Childress Polk on Tuesday, February
7, starting at 7:00 PM. Space is limited, and reservations are required
for this free program. Call 301-777-1200.
James Polk is one of our lesser known U.S. Presidents, serving from
1845-1849 when the Mexican-US border wasn’t even settled. Polk wanted
Texas and California as part of our country. Through his astute
supervision, both of these territory disputes were settled, the Mexican
War fought and concluded.
Come see Polk through the eyes of his wife and learn more about this
woman who had her own opinions on how the White House should be run.
January 31, 2006
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact:
Linda Burkey
South Cumberland Library
100 Seymour Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
The South Cumberland Library’s Book Discussion Group has picked
Alison’s Automotive Repair Manual: A Novel by Brad Barkley to
discuss at their February 23rd meeting. The discussion, open to all
older teens and adults, will start at 7PM.
The book is Alison’s story. A widow in her mid- thirties, she’s been
living with her sister and brother-in-law since her husband’s death, and
she’s in no particular hurry to move. Only when she decides to start
rebuilding a dilapidated ’76 Corvette, found in her sister’s garage,
does her life take some interesting and funny turns.
Barkley, who teaches creative writing at Frostburg State University, has
set his novel in a small West Virginia town, Wiley Ford. Library Journal
calls the book, published by St. Martin’s Press, “a winner.” 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 our group’s discussions. The
library’s group consists of a balanced number of women and men. Members
of the group select which books the group will discuss.. The group meets
the 4th Thursday of each month.
