This event will be a communal dialogue series focused on equity and access challenges unique to the Maryland Eastern Shore as it pertains to literary arts. Academy co-founder Jaelon T. Moaney will be joined by special guests Southern Maryland Regional Library Assoc. CEO Ashley Teagle, and Maryland Humanities Literature Program Officer Aditya Desai. Teagle, a national thought leader and focal voice in the establishment of the Black Caucus of the Maryland Library Assoc., and Desai, a dynamic writer and Director for the Maryland Center for the Book, will explore the impact of their statewide efforts and welcome participants’ ideas towards how to realize a more inclusive Delmarva Peninsula. The inaugural event’s dialogue will then be followed by a public unveiling of an unprecedented survey assessing core elements of the Library’s FY23-25 Strategic Plan in the Frederick Douglass Meeting Room. 

Hummingbird Book Club

Thursday, September 21, 4:30 p.m.

Easton Library

For readers ages 6-13. We are reading "Ghosts: A Graphic Novel" by Raina Telgemeier. Snacks will be provided. Registration is required.

In case of rain, the welcome ceremony, children's village, and other Frederick Douglass Day activities will move inside the Easton Library.

Monday Movies at Noon: "Where the Crawdads Sing"

Monday, September 25th, 12:00 p.m.

St. Michaels Branch

This film tells the story of Kya, a young girl who raised herself in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina. When the town's hotshot is found dead, she is the prime suspect and is tried for murder. Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones.

Learn about Talbot Library's online e-Resources

Wednesday, September 27, 10:00 a.m.

Main Library

Want to start borrowing eBooks (and magazines and more) from the Library? The Library's Information Services Librarian, Jo Powers, will give an introduction to downloadable resources like hoopla and Libby and share information on our other great eResources, all FREE from TCFL! Bring your mobile device (tablet or smartphone), your library card and the password to your app store of choice and you can get started today. Event is free and open to the public.

Memoir Writing

Thursday, September 28, 10:30 a.m.

St. Michaels Branch

Thursday Writers will meet the second and fourth Thursday of the month at St. Michaels Library, in person. Learn how to preserve your family's history by writing and sharing your stories. Please pre-register for this program by calling 410-745-5877.