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.

Featuring Bryan Christy, author of In the Company of Killers

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Book Discussion: The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante

Monday, July 19th, 6:30 p.m.

The Easton Book Group (open to all) discusses The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante via Zoom. To participate, please email Susan Sherman at ssherman@tcfl.org.

Thursday, June 24, 4 p.m. (TIME CHANGE!)

Registration is limited and required: http://www.tcfl.org/child/programreg/ 

Tuesday, June 29 and July 20, 10 a.m. (Easton Library, Children's Garden)

Wednesdays, July 14 & 28, 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/

Wednesday, June 30 and July 21, 3:30 p.m.

Registration is limited and required: http://www.tcfl.org/child/programreg/ 

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.

The GSK Science in the Summer™ Be an Engineer program is offered throughout the month of July. 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 July 1 - 30, while supplies last. REGISTER HERE, and visit the Easton Library or St. Michaels branch to pick up your kit.

Monday, July 5, 10 a.m.

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

Teen Journaling

Wednesday, July 7, 1 p.m.

Join Ms. Laura for talking and writing fun! Inspired by the book, Journal Sparks by Emily Neuburger. Register here.

Register here.

Stories, songs, and rhymes for families with young children.

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