Important Library & Community Resources |
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Monday and Thursday: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Tuesday and Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Easton: 410-822-1626 | St. Michaels: 410-745-5877
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Saturday, June 12, will mark the 6th Annual Chesapeake Children’s Book Festival (CCBF), a hybrid event with some programming being held outdoors on the library lawn from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. and some being offered virtually. Headlining this year’s Festival is awarding winning children’s author and illustrator Bryan Collier, a Pocomoke, Maryland native. Collier will make two live presentations at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. with attendance limited to 100 people on a first-come, first-served basis. The event will be recorded and live streamed via Facebook.
During the week leading up to the Festival, a different author will read each night via Facebook Live. Others will read via Facebook Live on Saturday, June 12, between Collier’s presentations. Some of those authors include David LaRochelle, Carole Boston Weatherford, Ann Brashares, Thrity Umrigar, Tracy Baptiste, Cozbi Cabrera, and Lisa Yee.
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recorded messages from the authors!
on MCTV's On The Shelf with Sabine Simonson.
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Library users ages 17 and under will no longer be charged late fines on overdue items! In addition to not charging overdue fines to minors, existing account balances for patrons 17 and under have been reset to $0 as of the end of May. (Late/overdue charges are fines that were accrued when an overdue library item was not returned by its due date.)
Any late/overdue fines on adult accounts will not be waived, and will continue to be charged as necessary. Please note that this also includes patrons who were minors at the time the fees were incurred and are now adults and adults who have checked out juvenile books for their children.
“No late fines” does not mean that minors can keep their items forever. It is still important to return your library materials so that other customers can enjoy them. Items that are 51 days overdue will be considered “lost," and patrons (including minors) will be billed the replacement cost of each item. Patrons 17 and under may return materials at any time to have their lost fees removed from their account.
Our ability to waive fines for minors is thanks to the Building Lifelong Library Learners Act - legislation passed by the Maryland General Assembly earlier this year which provides libraries funding in order to maintain current budget levels without taking a loss of income that came from collecting fines from minors’ accounts.
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Register Now for Summer Reading Challenge!
Tails and Tales is the theme of the Talbot County Free Library’s Summer Reading Challenge, which runs June 1 – July 31. Children ages birth – 18 are encouraged to pre-register at tcfl.beanstack.org, or by downloading the app on a device.
Get started today by creating an account on Beanstack. Log the days you read. The more days you read and log, the more chances you have to win fun prizes and gift certificates. Winners will be notified after July 31, 2021. Children and teens who register for the Summer Reading Challenge will receive a voucher valued at $20 for a free book redeemable at Flying Cloud Books, while supplies last. For questions about the library’s Summer Reading Challenge, visit tcfl.beanstack.org, call 410-822-1626, or email askus@tcfl.org.
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Why Should Kids Have All the Fun?
Adult Summer Reading Program
Kids enjoy summer reading and prizes, and adults can, too! Sign up on Beanstack, or pick up a form at the library. Log every book you read June 1 - July 31, and get entered for the grand prize drawing of a $50 Target gift card. |
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Sharing Our Memories
2nd & 4th Mondays, 10:30 a.m. – noon (ongoing)
If you have been thinking about writing your memoirs but don't know how or where to get started, this Zoom class is for you! During sessions, each participant will share their 500-word essay assigned during the prior session. Writing takes place at home, and stories will be read and discussed during class time. This ongoing course meets the second and fourth Monday of the month, 10:30 a.m. - noon. To register, call the library at 410-822-1626. Upon registration you will receive a Zoom invitation and a writing assignment which will be read and discussed during the next session.
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Juneteenth Jamboree with Carole and Jeffery Boston Weatherford
Saturday, June 19, 1– 2 p.m.
An Enoch Pratt Free Library Program
Join award-winning mother and son duo Carole and Jeffery Boston Weatherford for a Juneteenth Jamboree! Following a reading of Carole's book Juneteenth Jamboree and a talk about their ancestors, listen to interactive spoken word by Jeffery and learn how to make a corn husk doll. Instructions on how to make a corn husk doll will be provided so participants can make one at home. This program will take place in Zoom. This program also will be broadcasted on the Enoch Pratt Free Library Facebook page. The program will be available for 24 hours after the broadcast has ended in the Facebook Live video library.
Hailed by Huffington Post as "a master of picture book non-fiction," Carole Boston Weatherford has authored more than 50 books, including three Caldecott Honor winnersHer poetry, nonfiction, historical fiction and biographies focus on heritage, culture and social justice. Carole is a professor at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina.
An artist and spoken word poet, Jeffery Boston Weatherford is illustrator of the award-winning book You Can Fly: The Tuskegee Airmen. The acclaimed middle grades/YA verse novel was named a best book of the year by National Council for the Social Studies, Association for Library Service to Children, National Council of Teachers of English, New York Public Library and Kirkus Reviews. He has designed, illustrated and published several children's booksHe has presented in the U.S. and Africa and has exhibited in numerous galleries and often collaborates with his mother, author Carole Boston Weatherford.
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Book Discussion: Furious Hours by Casey Cep
Monday, June 21, 6:30 p.m.
The Easton Book Group (open to all) discusses Furious Hours by Casey Cep via Zoom. Casey will be joining the group to discuss the book and to answer questions. To participate, please email Susan Sherman at ssherman@tcfl.org.
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Friends of Library at Easton Farmer's Market
Saturday, June 26, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Friends of the Talbot County Free Library will be at the Farmer's Market Saturday, June 26. Stop by and say hello and pick up a free book!
The Friends are our #1 ambassadors and an important source of funding for the library. They help provide funding for materials and programming such as the Chesapeake Children's Book Festival, books, and so much more through their annual book sale and other fundraisers. For more information about the Friends of the Talbot County Free Library and how to join or support their efforts, click here. |
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No one knows the world of international reporting as well as Bryan Christy, founder and former head of Special Investigations at National Geographic. An international lawyer by training, and raised in a family that includes one of the FBI’s first long-term undercover agents, Christy puts his decades of experience with international affairs and reporting to new use in producing a deeply researched, action-packed thriller that explores some of the most compelling social issues of our time. Lightning fast and rippling with plot twists, In The Company of Killers crisscrosses Washington, DC, Africa, and the Philippines, and is a powerful debut into the field of geopolitical thrillers.
Copies of In the Company of Killers will be available for purchase and signing. Light refreshments will be served. In case of inclement weather, the first 30 individuals to arrive will be allowed to attend indoors. Please register by calling 410-745-5877
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Outdoor Preschool Story Time
Tuesdays, June 15 and 29, 10 a.m. (Easton Library, Children's Garden)
Wednesday, June 23, 10:30 a.m. (St Michaels Branch Garden)
Stories, songs and rhymes recommended for children birth – 5 years (with parent or caregiver). Bring your own blanket. In case of inclement weather, event will be cancelled. Registration is limited and required: http://www.tcfl.org/child/programreg/
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Teen Journaling
June 16, 1 p.m.
Meets via Zoom every 1st & 3rd Wednesday - 1 p.m.
Join Ms. Laura for talking and writing fun! Inspired by the book, Journal Sparks by Emily Neuburger. Register here.
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Ukulele Family Fun Series Part I and II
Thursdays, June 17 and 24, 4 p.m.
Easton Library's Main Entrance
Learn to Play the Ukulele! Join Suzanne Sanders and Jonathan Williams for this engaging music lesson for pairs: child and adult. In person, outdoor event for ages 6-16 (with an adult). Ukuleles provided and can be borrowed with library card. All participants will be entered for a chance to win a summer reading t-shirt! In the event of inclement weather, this event will be cancelled.
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Preschool Story Time via Zoom
Tuesday, June 22 - 10 a.m.
Stories, songs, and rhymes for families with young children.
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Turtles and Snakes! Via Zoom
Wednesday, June 23, 11 a.m.
A Pickering Creek Program
Join Pickering Creek's Harrison Jackson for stories and crafts. Recommended for children ages 4-8 years.
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Nature Fun!
Wednesday, June 30, 3:30 p.m.
Easton Library Children's Garden
Listen to Naturalist and Educator Bryan Gomes read Wind and the Oyster Jack by Marcia Moore and learn what is involved in "working the waters" for a local oyster harvester and his skipjack. Afterwards, be ready to get on the "boat" and tong for oysters the way watermen still do in the Chesapeake Bay today. For children ages 5-10 accompanied by an adult. In case of rain, event is cancelled.
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Easton High School Students Exhibit Artwork at Easton Library |
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Amir Jackson
Creative Sprint
Adobe Photoshop
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William Ross
Tribute Project
Adobe Photoshop
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Britney Lee
Hidden World
Adobe Photoshop
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The Easton High School Interactive Media Production Career and Technology Pathway will be showcasing student animations, films, illustrations, and design work at the Easton Library from June 16, 2021 through October 27, 2021.
This is the fifth year the library has partnered with Easton High School to host an exhibition of student work from the Interactive Media Pathway, which focuses on the skills of graphic design, illustration, film, animation, and web media. This year’s showcase will feature the diverse talents of the fifteen students that completed the rigorous Interactive Media Pathway this year: Luke Adelman, De’Vontae Berry, Chloe Dixon, Mathijs Goyens-Harvey, Amir Jackson, Britney Lee, Maxwell McCall, Ashton Milhollan, Darian Miller, William Ross, Ava Short, Elaina Steinly, Jaden Tipton, Zane Voelz-Kilroy, and Mikaela Wojcik.
According to EHS teacher Garnette Hines, the artwork on display this year celebrates the diverse talents of an incredible group of artists. These students navigated a challenging school year and their impressive portfolio of work reflects the endurance of the creative spirit in the face of obstacles.
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Easton Sounds of Summer Music Series
Saturdays through June 26, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
In front of the Tidewater Inn
Presented by Easton Economic Development Corporation
UPCOMING ACTS:
Saturday, June 12: EHS Jazz band
Saturday, June 19: Alison Thomas
Saturday, June 26: Brent Schraffenberger
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