Upcoming Programming at the Library in August

Youth Programs

Easton

Young Writers’ Camp (for ages 10 – 16)
Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday, August 6 – 8, 2:00 -3:00 p.m. Learn how to write and draw cartoons, comic books, and graphic novels. Whether you are a writer who thinks they can’t draw or an artist who thinks they can’t write, you might be surprised at what you can do. Timothy Young, who has written and illustrated 13 books, will teach creative techniques that you can use to become a visual storyteller. Please pre-register online at www.tcfl.org/child/programreg/ or by calling 410-822-1626. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the Talbot County Arts Council, with funding from Talbot County and the Towns of Easton, Oxford, and St. Michaels.

Afternoon Chess
Tuesdays, August 6 & 20, 4:30 -5:30 p.m. Learn and play chess. Light refreshments served. For ages 6 – 16. Pre-registration (at www.tcfl.org/child/programreg/) required.

Summer Reading Celebration
Wednesday, August 14, 10:30 a.m. Celebrate the end of summer at your library! Drop in for snacks, crafts, LEGO bricks, and sidewalk chalk to celebrate all the fun you had reading this summer! All completed game boards turned in by August 12 will be entered into our Summer Reading Grand Prize Drawing. Winners will receive gift cards or the Grand Prize of $529 toward a Maryland 529 college savings plan account. Sponsored by Maryland 529 and the Friends of the Talbot County Free Library.

Bilingual Story Time
Saturday, August 24, 11:00 a.m. For ages 6 – 10. Join members of Easton High School’s Honor Spanish Society for story time using a bilingual book. Please pre-register at tcfl.org.

St. Michaels

Monday Family Movies@Noon
August 5: Please visit www.tcfl.org or call 410-745-5877 for title.
August 12: Please visit www.tcfl.org or call 410-745-5877 for title

Read with Wally, a Pets on Wheels Therapy Dog
Monday, August 5, 3:30 p.m. Bring a book or choose a library book and read with Ms. Maggie Gowe and her dog, Wally.

Story Inventing
Tuesday, August 6, 10:00 a.m. Join award-winning author Mary Amato and learn how to create your own hilarious stories using a fun theater game. All ages welcome, children 7 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Hawaiian Cultural Celebration
Thursday, August 8, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Enjoy Hawaiian crafts, live ukulele music with a ukulele lesson, volcano making, and a luau! Pre-registration is required. For ages 5-12, with ages 7 and under accompanied by an adult. Please call the St. Michaels Library at
410-745-5877 to pre-register for this event.

Family Crafts
Tuesday, August 20, 3:30 p.m. Summer Crafts

We are Builders
Wednesday, August 21, 3:30 p.m. Enjoy STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). Build with Legos, Zoobs, or foam blocks! For children 5 – 12.

Story Time
Wednesday, August 28, 10:30 a.m. For children age 5 and under accompanied by an adult.

Family Unplugged Games
Thursday, August 29, 3:30 p.m. Bring the whole family to the library for an afternoon of board games and fun educational children’s games. For all ages (children 5 and under must be accompanied by an adult).

Adult Programs

Summer Reading Program for Adults (Why should kids have all the fun?)
July 1 – August 31. Kids enjoy summer reading and prizes—and adults can too! Each time you read a book and turn in your completed book review form to the library, you’re entered in the drawing for a $50.00 Gift Card. Enter as often as you like!

Easton

Your (Free) Lawyer in the Library
Monday, August 5, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Attorneys from Maryland Legal Aid will provide legal assistance on civil topics such as expungement, bankruptcy, housing law, landlord/tenant, domestic/family, etc., for those that qualify based upon their income level.

Author Reading: Chesapeake Requiem: A Year with the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island
Thursday, August 8, 6:00 p.m. Author Earl Swift reads from and discusses his “Best Book of the Year” account of Tangier Island.

Stitching Time
Monday, August 12, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Work on your favorite project (knitting, crochet, card making, what-have-you) with a group. Limited knitting and crochet instruction will be provided for beginners. All are welcome!

Book Discussion: The Quiet American
Monday, August 19, 6:30 p.m. The Easton Book Group (open to all) discusses one of Graham Greene’s greatest novels.

An Easy Introduction to William Faulkner
Monday, August, 26, 6:00 p.m. Bev Williams leads a discussion of the Faulkner short story “A Rose for Emily”—which should serve as an easy introduction to the author for those unfamiliar with his work.

St. Michaels

Arts & Crafts
Thursday, August 1, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Free instruction for knitting, beading, needlework, and tatting. Bring your coloring books, Zentangle pens, or anything else that fuels your passion for being creative. You may also bring a lunch.

Memoir Writers
Thursdays, August 8 & 22, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Record and share your memories of life and family with a group of friendly, like-minded people. Participants are invited to bring their lunch.

Coloring for Teens & Adults
Tuesday, August 13, 3:30 p.m. Explore the relaxing process of coloring!

Bay Hundred Chess
Wednesdays, August 14 & 28, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Learn and play the strategic game of chess. Beginners welcome.

Note: All library programs are free and open to the public. Unless otherwise noted below, patrons do not need to pre-register to attend a library program.

Contact: Bill Peak, telephone: 410-822-1626

As part of the Talbot County Free Library’s ongoing Choose Civility initiative, both branches will be taking part in Be Kind to Humankind Week, August 26 – 31. So stop by and help us celebrate!