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Oakland Branch

Poety Workshop - Poetry of Langston Hughes

Mary Azrael

On Wednesday, May 7, from 6:30 – 8 p.m. at the Oakland Library, poet Mary Azrael will present a workshop focusing on the works of Langston Hughes. Details will be published in April.

Voices and Visions, a free poetry workshop, will be held at the Oakland Library on Wednesday, May 7, from 6:30 – 8 p.m., with Baltimore area poet Mary Azrael. Her workshops feature a multi-media approach to modern American poetry that includes readings, discussions, music, and excerpts from the PBS Voices & Visions series. This particular workshop will focus on Langston Hughes. “He has been called ‘the poet laureate of African America’ and is one of our most popular poets,” notes Azrael. “A passionate social commentator influenced by the blues and jazz, Walt Whitman and Carl Sandburg, Hughes is a true poet of the people.”

Mary Azrael is the author of three books of poems and the libretto for an opera, Lost Childhood, performed last summer in Tel Aviv. Her poems have appeared in many literary journals. She has taught writing in several Maryland colleges and was a Maryland State Arts Council Poet in the Schools for 25 years. She currently teaches poetry writing workshops in the Odyssey Program at Johns Hopkins University and co-edits Passager Books and Passager Magazine, which publishes memoir, poetry and short fiction by writers over 50. The mission of Passager Press is to give voice to the passion and imagination of older writers. The Oakland Library now has the recent issue of Passager Magazine on display.

This program is part of Poetry’s Here @ Your Maryland Library, a Maryland Center for the Book program that brings poets and poetry to Maryland public libraries. The Maryland Center for the Book is a program of the Maryland Humanities Council. Poetry’s Here is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, LSTA grant funds, through the Division of Library Development & Services, Maryland State Department of Education.

Please call the Oakland Library at 301-334-3996, ext. 117 to register or to request more information. Registration is not mandatory but will give the library an idea of how many participants to expect. Sign-language interpretation is available upon request, with a 2-week advance notice. Please call the Oakland Library if this assistance is required.

StoryTails: Children Reading to Dogs
Wednesday, May 14, from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. This program is designed to help children develop confidence in reading. Each child reads to a dog for 15 - 20 minutes, with the dog’s handler sitting nearby to give reading assistance if necessary. All dogs are certified by Therapy Dogs International.

For more information, call the Oakland Library at 301-334-3996, ext. 115 or 117, or the Accident Library at 301-746-8792.

"Knitting Away" for Patrons ages 10 - 14
Knitting Away advanced will meet 4:00pm on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at the Let's Pretend shop. A beginners class will meet the 2nd and 4th Thursdays at the Library at 4:00pm. Please note that if school is cancelled, there is NO knitting class.

Children's Hour
An hour of stories, crafts, and fun for preschoolers age 3-5, held each Wednesday from 10:30am to 11:30am, except in August.

Kids' Book Club
This book club for students in grades one through three meets at 4:00every second and fourth Tuesday. Meetings will be March 11 & 25 and April 8 & 22. If interested please contact Dorene Rogers at 301-334-3996 ext. 115.

Young Reader's Book Club - Ages 9 to 12
This book club will be meeting on the third Tuesday of each month, beginning in October 2008.  Please contact Suzanne Bonser at 301-334-3996 ext. 2 if you are interested in being part of this book club.  You will be contacted by mail in August about the October book selection.

Home Schoolers - "Fridays @ The Library"
The HomeSchooler program resumes on Friday, September 21, 2007 and will continue on the third Friday of each month during the school year, from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Note that this time is a change from last year’s schedule. Programs are free and open to all ages and the public. No registration is required, but a courtesy call to the library would be appreciated.

Program dates and topics:
Jan. 18—Dorene Rogers: Cover a Book
Feb. 15—Kristi Coddington-Durst: Dental Health
Mar. 21—Bill Grant: What Can We Do with Our Money?
April 18—Denise and Mark Moynahan: Amateur Ham Radio
May 16—Bob Boals: Historical Society Tour

Programs are subject to change. Please check with the library at 301-334-3996, ext. 115

Accident Branch

Family Night !
Family Night - new games for the Wii and Play Station, light refreshments. May 7 , 5:30pm - 7:00pm at the Accident Library.

StoryTails: Children Reading to Dogs
Tuesday May 13, and Thursday, May 29 at the Accident Library from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. This program is designed to help children develop confidence in reading. Each child reads to a dog for 15 - 20 minutes, with the dog’s handler sitting nearby to give reading assistance if necessary. All dogs are certified by Therapy Dogs International.

For more information, call the Oakland Library at 301-334-3996, ext. 115 or 117, or the Accident Library at 301-746-8792.

Home Schoolers - "Thursdays @ The Library"
The HomeSchooler program resumes on Thursday, September 20, 2007 and will continue on the third Thursday of each month during the school year, from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Programs are free and open to all ages and the public. No registration is required, but a courtesy call to the library would be appreciated.

Programs dates and topics:
Jan. 17 - Peggy Santamaria: Exercise for kids
Feb. 21 - Ernie Metz: Forestry
Mar. 20 - Emily Rosser: Native Americans
April 17 - Laura Stutzman: Illustrator
May 15 - Matt Taylor: Adventure Sports

Programs are subject to change. Please check with the library at 301-746-8792.

Preschool Storytime
Pre-School Story Time, Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

Book Club
The Accident Library book club will meet the 3rd Wedneday of the month, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

For questions about the programs at the Accident Branch please call 301-746-8792.

Friendsville Branch

Please contact branch manager Michele Liston at 301-746-5663 for future events and activities.

Grantsville Branch

Grantsville Book Club
The Grantsville book club meets the second Monday of each month from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. Please come join us.

Children's Story Hour
Children's Story Hour meets on Mondays 11:00 am -12:00 pm . All ages welcome.

For questions about the programs at the Grantsville Branch please call 301-895-5298.

Kitzmiller Branch

Please contact branch manager Diane Kisner at 301-453-3368 for future events and activities .