Calvert Library participates in National Smash Bros. Tournament (press release)

May 31, 2012

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Contact:  Robyn Truslow

410-535-0291

 

Calvert Library is calling all great Smash Bros. Brawl talent for a National Wii Tournament!  On Saturday, June 23 at 1pm, Calvert Library will face-off with other libraries across the country for SMASH 6, an online gaming tournament started by Ann Arbor District Library in Michigan.  The first 20 competitors to sign in on Saturday morning will compete for Calvert Library.   Doors open at 9am.  If there is any question about who was there first, registration order will be used so get registered now through the Calvert Library website or by calling 410-535-0291. Attendees must be 13 or older or accompanied by a parent/guardian who must give permission to participate.  There will be plenty of other brawling going on besides the tournament so everyone will have the opportunity to play.

 

There will be ten matches where two players from Calvert Library will play two players from another library.  Those twenty scores make up Calvert Library’s total score to determine whether Calvert Library advances to the Finals.  The rules are available on the library website at calvert.lib.md.us.  Bring your own controller if you like and costumes are welcome. This tournament is sponsored by Friends of Calvert Library.

 

For more information, call the Calvert Library Prince Frederick at 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862. 

 

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Robyn Truslow

Public Relations Coordinator

Calvert Library

850 Costley Way

Prince Frederick, MD  20678

phone:  410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862

fax:  410-535-3022

rtruslow@somd.lib.md.us

(press release) Greenhorns screening and discussion at Calvert Eats Local

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May 15, 2012

 

Contact:           Robyn Truslow

                        410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862

 

The Greenhorns Screening and Discussion

 

Calvert Library is delighted to be hosting a screening and discussion of The Greenhorns at their next Calvert Eats Local meeting on May 21 at 7:00pm.  Calvert Eats Local meets monthly at Calvert Library Prince Frederick and hosts a very popular quarterly potluck.  Much of the food consumed at those potlucks is from local farmers.  The mission of The Greenhorns is to encourage more young people to go into farming which Calvert Eats Local members think is a great idea since that will make it ever easier and more economical to rely on locally-grown food.  For more information, call Robyn Truslow at 410-535-0291. 

 

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Robyn Truslow

Public Relations Coordinator

Calvert Library

850 Costley Way

Prince Frederick, MD  20678

phone:  410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862

fax:  410-535-3022

rtruslow@somd.lib.md.us

(press release) Calvert Library Offers a Summer of Books & Toys

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE           

 

May 9, 2012

 

Contact:           Robyn Truslow

                        410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862

 

The Calvert Library invites parents and caregivers to bring your kids and join us for daytime conversation about our current book—a book discussion for adults and playtime for the young ones.    The Books and Toys group gathers at the Library’s Southern Branch one Monday a month to discuss each selection. We will meet to discuss The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, on Monday, May 23^rd, at 10:00 am.  For June we will be reading Chad Harbach’s The Art of Fielding and meet on June 25^th, at 10:00 am.  Our July selection is Loving Frank by Nancy Horan on Monday July 23^rd. We will meet on Monday, August 27^th to discuss The Scent of Rain & Lightning by Nancy Pickard.

 

For additional information, please call Melissa DeCesaris at 410-326-5289.

 

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Robyn Truslow

Public Relations Coordinator

Calvert Library

850 Costley Way

Prince Frederick, MD  20678

phone:  410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862

fax:  410-535-3022

rtruslow@somd.lib.md.us

Sidewalk Sale & Market Square event (press release)

 

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May 9, 2012

 

Contact:           Robyn Truslow

                        410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862

 

Super Sidewalk Sale & Market Square Community Art Event

 

Due to the generosity of book lovers cleaning out their shelves for their Spring cleaning, the Calvert Library is overstocked with a huge assortment of donated books and videos!  Help us spin gold out of this lovely stock by coming to the Friends of Calvert Library Super Sidewalk Used Book Sale on Saturday, May 19, from 9am to 3pm, at Calvert Library Prince Frederick (850 Costley Way) and Sunday, May 20, from 12pm to 4pm.  Buy from the fantastic selection of gently used books – fiction, non-fiction and videos. Thousands of books will be available at great prices!  Stock up for your summer beach reading!

 

Sunday offers a particularly exciting day out for the whole family.  Garrett Music Academy and Market Square Retail Center are putting on a Community Arts event.  In addition to the Friends Book Sale, there will be live music, art displays and even the chance for you to make your own chalk art on the sidewalk!  There will be food available from the local restaurants so come prepared for a full, festive afternoon.   There is still space for artists who want to display their art but call soon! For more information, call Robyn Truslow at 410-535-0291. 

 

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Robyn Truslow

Public Relations Coordinator

Calvert Library

850 Costley Way

Prince Frederick, MD  20678

phone:  410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862

fax:  410-535-3022

rtruslow@somd.lib.md.us

(press release) Civil Discourse: Rights & Responsibilities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 2, 2012

 

CONTACT: Robyn Truslow

410-535-0291

Rights & Responsibilities Discussion at Calvert Library

 

There is a lot of rhetoric around rights and responsibilities and many opinions about what should be classified a basic human right and what should not.  Calvert Library Prince Frederick invites thoughtful, interested participants to talk about this on Thursday, May 17 at 7pm.  This event is the next conversation planned by the Civil Discourse Committee made up of engaged members of the community including such partners as the Community Mediation Center, All Saints Episcopal Church, Trinity United Methodist Church, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Southern Maryland, and other active engaged citizens.  The committee has been planning and moderating a series of conversations over the last several years on a host of controversial topics, often of particular local interest. The series’ mission is to encourage folks with conflicting viewpoints founded on diverse experiences to talk together with the goal of understanding one another better and thereby build a stronger community. 

 

For May’s conversation, Dr. Richard Bilsker, Professor of Philosophy and the Social Sciences at the College of Southern Maryland, has been invited to provide a common reading that is expected to contain a glossary of terms and a summary of the major theories across the wide philosophical spectrum of this issue.  This handout should provide a common starting ground from which the conversation can begin.  Participants will explore their understanding of rights, liberties and responsibilities.  What do we really mean when we say we believe something should be a “basic human right”?  Or that it shouldn’t be considered a right?  What personal life experience or perspective brings us to that conclusion?  How do others come to their own diverse perspectives?  Calvert Library invites you to join the conversation!  For more information, call Robyn Truslow at 410-535-0291.

 

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Robyn Truslow

Public Relations Coordinator

Calvert Library

850 Costley Way

Prince Frederick, MD  20678

phone:  410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862

fax:  410-535-3022

rtruslow@somd.lib.md.us

(press release) June Cinema Cafe at Calvert Library

May 1, 2012

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Contact  Robyn Truslow

             410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862

 

 

On Wednesday, June 6, 2012 join Calvert Library Prince Frederick for a science fiction thiller.  Advanced technology enters the human mind through dream invasion, a process called inception, and a thief is given his final chance at redemption which involves executing his toughest assignment.  The film is rated PG-13.  Lights go down at 6:00 p.m. and the film will be followed by a short discussion.  Light refreshments will be served.  For more information call Robyn Truslow at 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.

 

 

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Robyn Truslow

Public Relations Coordinator

Calvert Library

850 Costley Way

Prince Frederick, MD 20678

Phone 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862

Fax 410-535-3022

rtruslow@somd.lib.md.us

Adult Summer Reading Contest at Calvert Library (press release)

May 1, 2012

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Contact:  Robyn Truslow

410-535-0291

 

 

Why should kids get to have all the fun this summer? 

 

Calvert Library is hosting a reading contest for adults that features great books and prizes!  If you are 18 or older, be sure to pick up a game board (or two or three) at your local Calvert Library branch.  The contest will run from May 15^th-August 30^th and participants are encouraged to enter as many game boards as they can.  The more entries a person submits, the more chances they will have to win.

 

The game boards will challenge players to read or listen to 12 different books that showcase different covers, genres, characters, and settings.  Books used may be adult fiction, nonfiction, biography, young adult, or graphic novel.  Children’s books may not be used.  By the time players have turned in their boards, they will have read a little of this and a little of that and had a lot of fun in the process.

 

Join Calvert Library for a summer between the covers!

 

For more information, visit any Calvert Library location or visit us on the web at http://calv.lib.md.us.

 

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Robyn Truslow

Public Relations Coordinator

Calvert Library

850 Costley Way

Prince Frederick, MD  20678

phone:  410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862

fax:  410-535-3022

rtruslow@somd.lib.md.us