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Ask the Doctor Series
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Gastroenterology
Wednesday, Oct.. 11 * 7:00 pm
Let's talk about common cancers of the digestive tract, including colon, esophageal, stomach, liver and pancreas and what we can do to help prevent these diseases with Dr. Pear Mohammad Enam, MD. Light refreshments provided. Registration is appreciated.
Fletcher Library
301.739.3250 x300
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Homeowners 101
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This four part series will help you through the entire process of buying a home. Learning how to buy a home with no down payment and all the steps through closing!
Fletcher Library
301.739.3250 x325
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McCauley Lecture Series
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Canals of the Potomac River Valley
Monday, Oct. 2nd @ 7:00
Once the Potomac Canal was completed, the company turned to developing the Potomac River's lateral waterways for navigation: Paterson Creek, Conococheague, Monocacy River, Seneca Creek and others. The most important of these lateral navigations was the Shenandoah Canal.
Fletcher Library
301.739.3250
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Digitization Workshop
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Saturday, Oct. 21st @ 10:30 am
Bring your historic photographs and documents to the library's community room to learn how to scan and save your family records. We encourage you to bring a USB flash drive to save your digital copies.
Fletcher Library
301.739.3250
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Do you enjoy the great activities including family movie events, live music, informative classes, and historical lectures that we offer here at Washington County Free Library? Join us for the 21 day challenge and all the other great activities that we are offering this month!
For a full listing of all the exciting programs happening around the county see the latest issue of our
Main Street Newsletter.
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Experts agree that reading aloud from birth through 3rd grade is the single most
important thing a parent of caregiver can do to help a child prepare for
reading and learning.
Throughout October Read Aloud 15 MINUTES is challenging all parents and
caregivers to commit to building a daily read aloud habit by accepting the
21-Day Challenge.
When you commit to the 21-Day Challenge you are raising awareness to the
importance of reading aloud and encouraging more parents to build the habit.
Download and print a copy of the form to track your reading here:
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President Lincoln Visits Two Wounded Union Generals
Presented by Licensed Antietam National Battlefield Guide and Founder of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, Gordon Dammann. Of the many wounded during the Battle of Antietam, two Union generals warranted a visit by the Commander in Chief, Abraham Lincoln. General Israel Richardson, 1st division Commander of the 2nd corps and General George Hartsuff.
Sharpsburg Branch 301.432.8825
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Meet the filmmaker and enjoy a screening of
Alice's Ordinary People
, a documentary about Alice Tregay, an unsung hero of the Civil Rights Movement. Filmmaker Craig Dudnick will give an introduction, speaking of the circumstances in Chicago which drew Alice to the movement, and how he came to make the film. Alice's remarkable story as an activist spans fifty years and is about ordinary people effecting extraordinary change for human rights. There will be time for Q&A and a discussion with the filmmaker following the screening.
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Join your neighbors and officers for coffee and a conversation. Just a chance to ask questions, voice concerns and get to know the officers in your community.
Fletcher Branch 301.739.3250
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Activities for Children @ The Library
Spooky Science
Saturday, October 14th @ 11:00
You have never seen science this spooky (or fun)! Come join us for Kids Discover: Spooky Science.
For children ages 5-9.
Three science based activities pertaining to spooky science.
**Registration is required** Fletcher Library 301.739.3250 X250
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Thanks for supporting your library! Please feel free to reply with any comments or questions.
Sincerely,
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Your friends at the Washington County Free Library |
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