Bayshore Iris Society: Iris Show

Saturday, May 6, 12:00 p.m.

Easton Library

Event open to the public from Noon to 3:00 p.m. and is free of charge. Stop by and enjoy "The Beauty of the Iris" show sponsored by the Bayshore Iris Society.

Book Discussion: "First: Sandra Day O'Connor" by Evan Thomas

Monday, May 15, 6:30 p.m.

Easton Library

The Easton Book Group (open to all). Any questions, contact Mary Wilson at eastonbookclub@tcfl.org

The Talbot County Free Seed Library provides thousands of seed packets to community members. What started as an effort to empower people to grow healthy food and diverse landscapes has inspired hundreds of local gardeners to do just that, and interest continues to "grow."

The seed library is located at both branches of the Talbot County Free Library in Easton and Saint Michaels. It is entirely volunteer maintained, a partnership between the Master Gardeners of Talbot County and the Talbot County Free Library.

We used to receive most of our seedstock as donations from seed companies. That all changed during the pandemic. A huge increase in the number of people seeking to get outside and grow gardens caused seed companies to run out. Donations of seeds have slowed to a trickle.

We now must purchase most of the seeds we make available to the community. As nationwide interest in gardening took off, so did interest in the seed library, just as the availability of seeds started to dwindle.

We need your help to ensure we can still provide herb, fruit and vegetable seeds for those who want to grow fresh, healthy food, as well as flower seeds to help feed our local pollinators.

A monetary donation of any size will help us to purchase seeds for future growing seasons. Please consider giving to our "Grow It Forward," seed fundraiser.

You can donate online at tcfl.org or via check to The Talbot County Free Library Foundation (please put "Seed Library" in the memo) so we'll know to recognize your gift.

Friday, May 12, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 13, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.                                  Talbot Agriculture Center, 10659 Hiners Lane

Talbot Hospice will offer a free grief camp for children ages 6 – 10 in May. The goal of camp is to provide an opportunity for children to process their losses in a healthy, peer-supported environment through structured activities and groups. In addition, the camp will provide grief education, support, and resources to parents and families and help strengthen them as they process the loss together.

The camp will be led by Grief and Spiritual Care Chaplain, Jody Gunn, and other specially trained staff and volunteers. To register a child or to learn more about camp, please call Jody at 410-822-6681, ext. 116 or contact her via email at jgunn@talbothospice.org.

“We are planning a number of activities that will help children work through some of the feelings they have surrounding the loss of someone significant in their lives,” said Gunn. “We want to create a space where children can feel safe expressing their emotions in helpful ways while creating art, moving their bodies through games we will be playing games, sharing in small groups, and finding meaningful ways to remember the one they loved. Our hope is they will make new friends and discover new ways of coping when having a hard day day and making some new friends. All in all, we want camp to be a place to have fun with other children and adults who have been through similar losses.”