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.

Patrons are strongly encouraged to wear a mask when visiting the library regardless of vaccination status to not only protect the many unvaccinated children who are using the library, but to help keep transmission and hospitalization rates in our community low. As health and safety practices surrounding the COVID-19 virus may need to be implemented quickly, The Talbot County Free Library Board of Trustees authorizes the Director to make decisions related to COVID-19 based on the latest known metrics, health guidance and implementation issues, at her discretion.

Mark your calendars for August 14 when both the Easton and St. Michaels branches will be open Saturdays from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

This year's One Maryland One Book (the Maryland Humanities program in which people all across the state read the same book at the same time) is Ross Gay's The Book of Delights. In its review of Gay's book, The New York Times said, "The delights he extols here (music, laughter, generosity, poetry, lots of nature) are bulwarks against casual cruelties. As such they feel purposeful and imperative as well as contagious in their joy.”  Both branches of the Talbot County Free Library now have plenty of copies of The Book of Delights available for check-out. 

Library guy Bill Peak's column about the book is scheduled to run in this coming Sunday's (August 1) Star Democrat. Bill will host discussions of the book via Zoom on Tuesday, September 7, at 6 p.m., and again on Friday, September 10, at 2 p.m.  

To participate, click here and type in the passcode 679571.

Bill will also host the Easton Book Group’s Zoom discussion of the book on Monday, September 20, at 6:30 p.m. This group is open to all, so if that date works better for you, please email Susan Sherman at ssherman@tcfl.org no later than 5:30 p.m. on September 20 to let her know you would like to participate. 

More details about meeting room use and the meeting room contract can be found here.

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.

Author Works: Gail Tsukiyama - The Color of Air

The beloved bestselling author and recipient of the Academy of American Poets Award and the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award, Gail Tsukiyama is back with THE COLOR OF AIR. A novelist whose dual Chinese and Japanese background features prominently in her writing, Tsukiyama returns with a novel whose prose flows like the lava threatening her characters, with the grace of stringing leis with pikake, kukui nuts, and ti leaves. The literal and figurative scents of Hawai’i leap off the page and into the sight, sounds, taste, and touch of readers as they live alongside the Hilo locals, and hear the voices of the ghosts they cannot let go.

IN PERSON! Easton Library Meeting Room

The Easton Book Group (open to all) discusses Olive Again by Elizabeth Strout. For questions, email Susan Sherman at ssherman@tcfl.org.

Click here to find your next read!

Learning to Speak Southern is hoopla's spotlight title for the third quarter and will be promoted from July 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021. Read more about Hoopla's Book Club at theclub.hoopladigital.com.

A searing Southern story about confronting the difference between the family you're born into and the family you choose, from the acclaimed author of How to Bury Your Brother.

"Women's fiction lovers won't be able to put down this story of transformation, coming-of-age and the true meaning of family. Lindsey Rogers Cook has hit her stride!" -Kristy Woodson Harvey, USA Today bestselling author

The GSK Science in the Summer™ Be an Engineer program has been extended throughout the month of August. Through online videos and at-home experiments, children take on the roles of different engineers to solve real-world problems. Learn more here. FREE Science in the Summer take-home kits available through August 31, while supplies last. REGISTER HERE, and visit the Easton Library or St. Michaels branch to pick up your kit.

Mindful movement for young children on Facebook. Recommended for families with children ages birth -7 years. Past programs can be found here!

August 17, 10 a.m. (Easton Library, Children's 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/

On Saturday, August 21st, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Daniel Tiger is coming to the Talbot County Free Library branch in Easton for a FREE event! No registration required.

Talbot County Free Library, and Maryland Public Television, are proud to present Be My Neighbor Day. Come to the library in Easton on Saturday, August 21, from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. to meet Daniel Tiger and community neighbors. These activities are powered by PNC "Grow Up Great," the Talbot County Free Library, and our community's early literacy partners. Have FUN with music, crafts, and more! Find more information at the library's website, or call 410-822-1626.

Join Ms. Laura for artful word and color play with your notebook, pens, and coloring supplies. Recommended for ages 9 and up. Register here or call 410-822-1626.

Come check out the library's end-of-summer art sale! Affordable art for your home or as a gift, available for HALF PRICE.

The Chesapeake Multicultural Resource Center is offering scholarships to current undergraduates and high school seniors. Preference will be given to students who are the first in their family to go to college. For more information go to Chesapeake Multicultural Resource Center Offering Scholarships (talbotspy.org)

Dedicated to the continuation and preservation of jazz, Jazz Alive will be performing public concerts at the Waterfowl Building in Easton. Check out their schedule here!

Click here to take the survey for Caroline, Kent, and Talbot Transit Development Plan.

Governor Larry Hogan today announced the launch of the $1 million VaxU Scholarship Promotion, an incentive program to encourage 12- to 17-year-olds to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Winners will receive a $50,000 scholarship, which covers the equivalent of full tuition and fees at a public, in-state institution of higher education. The Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) and the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) will jointly administer this initiative, which will select 20 winners through random drawings between now and Labor Day. Learn more here.

The VaccineCheck service will generate a personalized digital version of a CDC vaccine card after verifying COVID-19 vaccine history through Maryland’s statewide immunization registry. Residents can also use the service to upload images of their paper CDC vaccine card for safe digital record-keeping accessible through their smartphone or computer. Data uploads and verification of vaccine history are conducted using the HIPAA-compliant PinPoint platform.

Talbot County residents can access the VaccineCheck service at the Talbot County Health Department website.

For more information and resources about Talbot County’s response to COVID-19 and how to receive vaccine please visit talbothealth.org.