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December 4, 2006
Libraries Receive Ham Radio License Manuals from Mountain Amateur Radio
Club
December 7, 2006
Candy Making at
LaVale Library Wednesday
December 13, 2006
Library Book Group Discussing The Firm on December 28
December 23, 2006
Library’s
“Kool Reader’s Club” Picks January Read
December 29, 2006
Library Book Group Picks Big Stone Gap for January 25 Discussion
December 29, 2006
Frostburg Library Book Club Discussion January 18th
December 29, 2006
Winter
Craft Night at Westernport Library Jan. 8
December 4, 2006
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact:
Linda Burkey
South Cumberland Library
100 Seymour Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
Members of the Mountain Amateur Radio Club presented copies of the ARRL
Ham Radio License Manual to the Allegany County Library System to assist
prospective hams in obtaining an entry level license. Shown with ACLS
Director John Taube (left), are MARC President Terry Bolinger (center),
and Vice-President William Tucker.
The manual, designed for self-study, presents information you will need
to pass the Technician exam and become an effective operator, including
a welcome to the world of amateur radio, radio and electronics
fundamentals, operating stations equipment and communicating with other
hams, licensing and operating regulations, safety, and questions and
answers. 35 of the questions are randomly selected for the exam.
Amateur radio can offer participants a unique mix of technology, public
service convenience and fun. Some hams enjoy communicating across the
country and around the globe, making new friends over the airwaves. Some
like to build and experiment with electronics, experiencing cutting edge
technologies, or using their radios and skills during emergencies or
disasters.
Today’s ham radio gear offers possibilities for getting started at any
level. Your first radio station might be at home, in the car, or small
enough to take with you on the go. No Morse code test is required for
the Technician license. Check out a manual from your local public
library to get started. For additional information or to schedule a free
exam, contact MARC at the e-mail address W3YMW@hamtalk.org, or visit
their website at www.hamtalk.org.
December 7, 2006
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact:
Pam Neder
LaVale Library
815 National Highway
LaVale, MD 21502
The LaVale Library will host a Melt & Stir Candy Making hands-on
demonstration on Wednesday, December 13 at 6:30 PM. Everyone is invited
to come learn some of the easiest microwave candy recipes and techniques
found by library staff, right in time for the holidays.
December 13, 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 discuss The
Firm by John Grisham on Thursday, December 28 starting at 7PM.
Everyone is invited to come join the discussion. Copies of the book are
available at the library.
Grisham’s story of the young lawyer Mitch McDeere and his affiliation
with the law firm of Bendini, Lambert & Locke of Memphis is a fast-paced
read, perfect for during the holidays!
December 23, 2006
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact:
Linda Burkey
South Cumberland Library
100 Seymour Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
South Cumberland Library’s Kool Reader’s Club has picked The Missing
Mummy by Ron Roy, part of the A to Z Mysteries series, to discuss
at their January 11 meeting at 7PM at the library.
All children are invited to the Kool Reader’s discussions for young
readers of chapter books. This month’s book selection is an easier,
about a 3rd grade level, chapter book, but fun reading even
for older children.
“Part of the reason for selecting this book was to make families aware
of the Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs exhibit coming to
Philadephia’s Franklin Institute this February,” commented Linda Burkey,
coordinator for Kool Reader’s. “The library has numerous non-fiction
books specifically on Tutankhamun which the group will also have a
chance to see during the meeting.”
December 29, 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 Big
Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani for their discussion on
Thursday, January 25, starting at 7PM. Everyone is invited to come join
the discussion. Copies of the book are available at the library.
Trigiani has created a colorful main character, 35-year-old Ave Maria
Mulligan, pharmacist and “reader of faces” for this book. She in turn
will introduce you to a zany cast of characters living in the town of
Big Stone Gap, Virginia.
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact: Pat Merrbach
Frostburg Library
65 E. Main Street
Frostburg, MD 21532
The Frostburg Book Club will meet at the Frostburg Community Library on
Thursday, January 18 at 2 PM to discuss Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee
Smith.
In this book, called by Library Journal “Smith’s best work yet”, Ivy
Rowe lets you experience her unforgettable life by reading her letters
sent to family and friends from her mountain home in Appalachia. The
letters span a lifetime, as a pre-World War I youth to her becoming a
wife and mother.
The club meets the third Thursday of the month at the Frostburg
Community Library at 2 PM. New members are welcome to join in on any of
the discussions.
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System
Contact: Nancy Sudine
Westernport Library
66 Main Street
Westernport, MD 21562
The Westernport Library will hold a Winter
Craft Night on Monday, January 8 at 6:30 PM. All ages are invited to
come make a craft they can take home.
