Cinema Cafe at Calvert Library features Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility

February 13, 2013

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  Robyn Truslow

410-535-0291

 

On Wednesday, March 6, 2013, join Calvert Library Prince Frederick as we celebrate Women’s History Month with an award-winning film based on Jane Austen’s first published novel Sense and Sensibility, a satire of 18^th-century dating games. After wealthy Mr. Dashwood dies, his second wife and her daughters are left poor by the rules of inheritance. Although the women are taken in by a kindly cousin, their lack of fortune affects the marriageability of both Dashwood sisters, practical Elinor and romantic Marianne. This movie is not only a delicious romance but laugh-out-loud funny.  Lights go down at 6:00 pm and the film will be followed by a short discussion ending by 8:30pm.  Light refreshments and coffee 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

Fax 410-535-3022

rtruslow@somd.lib.md.us

Calvert Library…your destination for imagination, information and inspiration!

 

Celebrate Black History Month with Calvert Library (press release)

January 28, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  Robyn Truslow

410-535-0291

 

Celebrate Black History Month with Calvert Library!  Whether you are a history-maker or a youngun’, Calvert Library is offering you multiple ways to celebrate and to learn something new.  For the small ones, there will be a make-and-take craft offered at each library location the entire month of February.  For children in kindergarten through third grade, Kids Just Want to Have Fun themes for February will include Matthew Henson, African-American co-discoverer of the North Pole.  Families should plan to attend the living history presentation about Charles Ball on Saturday, February 23 at 2:30pm at Calvert Library Prince Frederick.  This event is sponsored by Maryland Humanities Council and features Vincent Leggett as a third-generation slave from Calvert County who was sold to a trader in the deep south and escaped back to Maryland where he acted as a free man and fought in the War of 1812 on behalf of Commodore Barney’s Chesapeake Flotilla.  Ball was discharged in 1814 and published an autobiography, The Life and Adventures of Charles Ball, in 1837. Ball’s story provides a lens through which we can examine the legacy of blacks in the Chesapeake, including their role in the War of 1812.

 

Leggett, who portrays Charles Ball, is founder of the Blacks of the Chesapeake Foundation (1984) and the Chesapeake Ecology Center (2002). He has held positions at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Anne Arundel Community College, Anne Arundel County and Baltimore City Public Schools, and he currently serves as Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis. Mr. Leggett is the author of The Chesapeake Bay Through Ebony Eyes (1999) and Blacks of the Chesapeake: An Integral Part of Maritime History (1997). He has also developed a curriculum on the Blacks of the Chesapeake, which is used by school systems in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and the District of Columbia.

 

For those looking for more personal engagement, the civil discourse planning team is hosting a showing of the film Ethnic Notions followed by a discussion.  Ethnic Notions is an award-winning documentary about negative racial stereotypes and the impact they have continued to have on Black America.  The 57-minute film will begin at 6:30pm on Thursday, February 28 at Calvert Library Prince Frederick. 

 

All month, Calvert Library Prince Frederick will be hosting an exhibit celebrating local African-American history.  Billy Poe is an author, poet, contractor, photographer and television host.  He has developed an exhibit documenting Calvert County’s African-American community through photos, video and oral histories.  The photos will be on exhibit through the middle of March and Mr. Poe will be available on Saturday, March 9 at 2:30pm to talk about his work and to answer questions.  The exhibit, called My African-American Community: A Collection of Photographs and Stories, 2000-2010 is on loan from Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center, Solomons, Maryland. 

 

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

Fax 410-535-3022

rtruslow@somd.lib.md.us

Calvert Library…your destination for imagination, information and inspiration!

 

Calvert Library Offers Meetings Rooms (press release)

January 28, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  Robyn Truslow

410-535-0291

 

Most everyone knows that Calvert Library Prince Frederick and Fairview Branch have meeting rooms where library events, workshops and classes take place.  Not everyone knows that those rooms are available for community groups and nonprofits to reserve for free when the library is not using them.  When the new location for Southern Branch opens, they too will have a meeting room available to the public. 

 

Calvert Library Board of Trustees also recently made a change to the meeting room use policy that expanded the use to include business meetings, trainings, informational sessions and client meetings.  Businesses do need to pay for their use of the rooms and will find that the fees are very reasonable.  The charges vary by location and can be found on the library website at calvert.lib.md.us/meetingrooms.html.  While the rooms are very popular on weekday evenings, they are frequently available during the work day.  According to Patricia Hofmann, Library Director, “The library’s busy-ness on weekday evenings may frustrate some community groups but overall, it is an indicator of the health of our community.  The fact that we have many active community groups and a lot of demand for library programming shows how involved the citizens of Calvert are.  We are delighted to be the center of so much community activity and engagement.”

 

Each library location has free wifi and Prince Frederick has mounted LCD projectors and screens in two of their meeting rooms.  There are tables and chairs that groups can arrange for their use.  Reservations can be made online from the comfort of your home or office and you will receive confirmations via email.  For more information, call the Calvert Library Prince Frederick at 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862 or check the website at calvert.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

Fax 410-535-3022

rtruslow@somd.lib.md.us

Calvert Library…your destination for imagination, information and inspiration!

 

Art at Calvert Library (press release)

January 25, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  Robyn Truslow

410-535-0291

 

Calvert Library has been featuring local artists at the main location in Prince Frederick as well as at Twin Beaches branch.  Prince Frederick hosts artists for two months at a time and will be hosting The Winsor Salon for February and March.  The salon is a group of eight artists that have been painting together for about three years.  They found that painting together was more fun and more motivating than working in solitude.  While they work, they talk, listen and encourage each other. 

 

According the Rene Cunningham, art coordinator for the Prince Frederick location, the name of this group was selected to “recall 18^th century gatherings of those interested in the arts, as well as reflect the group’s love of the beauty, translucence and opacity of watercolors.”  It happens that Winsor & Newton is the watercolor brand of choice for most members of the group.  The group members are Barbara Bennett, Peggy Hovermale, Barbara Mason, Carole Purcell, Nancy Schnell, Nancy Ellen Thompson and Karen Zuza. 

 

Calvert Library Twin Beaches is featuring photographer Judith Upton’s work for the month of February.  The tiny branch only has space for a few photos but the pieces they are showcasing are beautifully illustrative of Ms. Upton’s connection to her subject.  According to Judy, her mother built a darkroom in their basement when she was young and Judy became hooked as she followed her mother around.  She started with what she describes as a little Kodiak camera and now uses a Nikon D-300. 

For more information, call the Calvert Library Prince Frederick at 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862 or check the website at calvert.lib.md.us. 

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Contact Information for some of the Winsor Salon artists in case of interest in a fuller article.

 

INFORMATION ON WINDSOR SALON ARTISTS
AND THE WORK DISPLAYED

 

 

 Barbara Bennett, Lake Nemi, 2012

 

Pat Fitzgerald, Canyon de Chelly, Arizona, 2011

Painted from a photo taken at  Canyon de Chelley - a National Park in Arizona.  The Canyon is actually part of the Navajo nation and is quite beautiful and spiritual - for me, at least.  Contact me at: kevandpatfitz@gmail.com

 

Peggy Hovermale, Snowy Birches, 2011

"Snowy Birches" was painted while enrolled in an art class with instructor, Barbara Cox.   If interested in purchasing the painting, please contact me at

pjhovermrale1@yahoo.com

 

Barbara Mason, Innocence, 2011

I have painted off and on for a few years since retirement.
This painting is for sale. Interested parties, please contact me at

barbarajmason@yahoo.com
 

Carole Purcell, Solitude, Limited palette watercolor, 2012

I've always liked to draw, and retirement has provided the opportunity to pursue my interest.  My favorite medium is watercolor, and miniatures are my passion.  I don't have a favorite subject, but am partial to depicting old windows, particularly ones I've seen in my travels.  My work is for sale at the weekly North Beach Friday Night Art Fair, May thru September, as well as other local events.

carolepurcell@hughes.net

 

Nancy Schnell, Gifts from Sleepy Creek, 2007

 

Nancy Ellen Thompson, Evening Glow

Original watercolor $150.00

My favorite time of year is late autumn and winter. The feeling is warm and cozy.

It doesn’t have to be stark and white. Allow yourself to walk up the road to see the last of the Evening Glow.

www.nancyellenthompson.com

 

Karen Zuza, Egypt’s Arab Spring, 2011

The Arab spring – brilliant, hopeful, troubled, unresolved.

To see more of my work go to: www.zuzapaints.com

 

 

 

Robyn Truslow

Public Relations Coordinator

Calvert Library

850 Costley Way

Prince Frederick, MD  20678

Phone 410-535-0291

Fax 410-535-3022

rtruslow@somd.lib.md.us

Calvert Library…your destination for imagination, information and inspiration!

 

Free Concerts at Calvert Library start Wednesday-Winter Interludes (press release)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  Robyn Truslow

410-535-0291

 

It is going to be very cold this week, but Calvert Library Prince Frederick is promising to warm things up for you.  Last year, because there were so many other spring and summer concert opportunities, they converted their May Tuesday Tunes to Wednesday Winter Interludes.  It was a great success so they are doing it again starting Wednesday, January 23, at 7:00 pm.  Kappa Danielson, Paul Larson and Kappa’s two daughters will be performing as the Kappa Paul Band with Halie & Emma.  On the mandolin and fiddle respectively, Halie and Emma add so much to the beautiful vocals, guitar and songwriting that Paul and Kappa bring to the show.  The sound has been described as anything from emotional country to Folk-Americana.  However it is described, no one can deny that it is beautiful and moving music.  And seen live?… Simply spellbinding.

 

The Kappa Paul Band is the kickoff of a six-part series.  The second show will be Wednesday, January 30, and features Andrew McKnight, a nationally-acclaimed singer/songwriter and guitarist.  Celebrating rural America and weaving his masterfully crafted songs and humorous stories with a bit of poetic drama, McKnight sketches a musical soundscape with shades of Appalachia and tasteful slide and jazzy blues, along with feisty anthems and rustic folk. 

 

The first two shows -- plus the Wednesday, March 13 show featuring Zoe Mulford -- will be particularly good for families with young children.  The concerts are free and casual, so it’s a perfect opportunity to expose the little ones to live music.  They can enjoy a dance or two with Mom or Dad at the back of the room while the show goes on and take a break out in the library lobby if they need a change of scenery. 

 

Zoe Mulford’s show is another folk-inspired performance with superb lyrics and vocals.  She brings talented claw-hammer banjo playing, as well as a great personality that creates a magical bond between her audience and her music.  Originally from America, Zoe has settled in England, but the library has caught her during a visit home.  Her live shows have resulted in descriptions ranging from “whimsical” to “powerful” to “funny,” but the gist is that she brings superb music and delivery with a delightful “twinkle.”

 

For the alternative music-appreciation crowd, Calvert Library is hosting Yellow Tie Guy on Wednesday, February 13; Jackson of The WeatherVanes on Wednesday, February 27; and MHB on Wednesday, March 27.  All concerts are at 7:00 pm at Calvert Library Prince Frederick.

 

Yellow Tie Guy is an up-and-coming alternative rock band from the metro area with R.E.M., Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden, and 3 Doors Down influences.  They have been touring the U.S. while building an international fan base in expectation of a wider tour.   Truly committed to music and inspiring other musicians, lead vocalist Danny Hill is helping to coordinate a music industry day at the library during the summer.  If you know any musicians, be sure to tell them to keep an eye out for details and to reserve Saturday, July 27, for a day filled with networking and learning opportunities.

 

Speaking of learning opportunities, do not miss the February 27 show where Jackson of The WeatherVanes will put on a one-man show with guitar, harmonica, stomp box, and vocals.  While The WeatherVanes is a full-fledged band, Jackson likes to stretch his musical wings by doing it all when asked to perform solo.  Using a stomp-box, Jackson maintains an excellent “rhythm section” and combines it with a nice acoustic and harmonica sound to produce a blues- and rock-influenced folk sound.  Come be inspired!

 

The series wraps up on March 27 when singer/songwriter Matthew Baron (MHB) brings his talent to the Calvert Library stage.  MHB blends healthy doses of blues, reggae, hip-hop, funk, and rock to create a feel-good toasty fire to warm your winter night. 

 

All of these performers have samples of their music on the internet.  Visit calvert.lib.md.us/winterinterludes.html for links and get these shows on your calendar. See you at the library!  For more information, call 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

Fax 410-535-3022

rtruslow@somd.lib.md.us

Calvert Library…your destination for imagination, information and inspiration!

 

Celebrating Seuss at Calvert Library

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

January 10, 2013

Contact: Beverly Izzi

Phone:  410-535-0291

 

Celebrating Seuss at Calvert Library

 

Do you eat spam from a can?  Have you ever eaten green eggs with a slice of ham? Well if you have, this is the place for you to celebrate with a smile, for it is Theodor Seuss Geisel‘s Birthday!! Register your early rhymers K- 5 graders at Calvert Library in Prince Frederick, Saturday, March 2, 2013 from 10:00 – 11:00am for interactive learning loaded with fun. For further information contact Beverly Izzi at 410-535-0291 or visit the library’s website at:  http://calvert.lib.md.us.

 

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Beverly Allyn Izzi

Youth Services Coordinator

 

Calvert Library

850 Costley Way

Prince Frederick, MD  20678

410-535-0291/301-855-1862

bizzi@somd.lib.md.us

 

 

Calvert Library offers Improved eBook Service (press release)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  Robyn Truslow

410-535-0291

 

Calvert Library Offers Improved eBook Service

Did you get a new tablet for Christmas or perhaps an ereader?  Perhaps you already know that Calvert Library has ebooks you can check out to your device but have you tried it recently?  OverDrive, the online digital elibrary, has a great new look and functionality! A recent upgrade to OverDrive has made the site more user-friendly, simplifying the whole process of downloading free audio and ebooks. 

 

The site offers users more search options and better integration with various ereading devices, including optimization for any screen size. The new ebook platform also offers a new service called “OverDrive Reads,” which is a browser-based ebook reading option; allowing users see the book and read the book in any modern web browser (no ereading device is necessary). 

 

Though OverDrive serves libraries throughout the United States, Maryland’s Digital eLibrary Consortium (the state-wide group that provides OverDrive to participating Maryland libraries) is one of the first in the nation to upgrade the service. As an early adopter of OverDrive’s next generation, our libraries are providing valuable feedback in the development of this new ebook platform. As with any new software, quirks are expected, and OverDrive’s upgrade has a few issues that are being addressed now. 

 

The library has heard feedback that availability of popular books on Overdrive is limited.  While it is true that this is a very popular service, the supply of titles and number of copies of popular titles are ever-growing.  Customers can now place up to six items on hold so with a little planning, you can in fact almost always have something good to eread from the library.  There are still some big publishers that refuse to sell to libraries such as Simon & Schuster, Hachette Book Group and Penguin.  Others charge such exorbitant prices as to be prohibitive…for example, the very popular digital book Fifty Shades of Grey sells to an individual for $9.99 but libraries are charged $47.85 to stock one digital copy of it.  Even so, according to Robyn Truslow, Public Relations Coordinator, the selection has improved, “I was showing my brother how to download an audiobook from Overdrive for his Christmas ride home and was pleasantly surprised to find most of the Harry Potter books available to check out immediately.”

 

If you need a little help getting started with downloading library ebooks, call your library to schedule a one-on-one help session.  Group classes are available periodically as well.  These classes introduce searching on Overdrive, explain Digital Rights Management (how publishers protect copyright), teach you how to strategically place holds and generally get you comfortable with the site and software. The next class is scheduled at Calvert Library Southern Branch on Wednesday, January 23 at 7pm.  For more information, call the Calvert Library Prince Frederick at 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862 or check the website at calvert.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

Fax 410-535-3022

rtruslow@somd.lib.md.us

Calvert Library…your destination for imagination, information and inspiration!

 

Ethnic Notions Film and Discussion at Calvert Library (press release)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 23, 2013

Contact: Robyn Truslow

410-535-0291

 

LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORICAL NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES OF BLACK AMERICANS THROUGH A VIEWING OF ETHNIC NOTIONS,

AN AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY

 

            If you are interested in learning about the history of persistent negative racial stereotypes used to marginalize Black Americans in the United States, you will want to attend a viewing of Ethnic Notions. 

 

In 1987, Marlon Riggs wrote and directed this award-winning documentary on the subject and received an Emmy Award for the body of work.  In the film, Riggs discusses the subject and traces the origins of black “cultural” characters and icons, products of a racist society that the marketing industry incorporated into common household goods and curios.  Riggs’ historical research is impressive, and the issues raised in this thoughtful, provocative film continue to hold relevance in the 21^st century. 

 

The viewing of Ethnic Notions will be held 6:30 p.m., Thursday, February 28, 2013, at Calvert Library Prince Frederick and will be followed by a discussion. 

 

 A member of the library’s Civil Discourse group, formed to have conversations with varied members of the community on current, relevant and diverse issues, recommended the documentary as a possible topic for discussion.  She was introduced to the film in an online African American studies class at the University of Maryland University College.  The Civil Discourse team was quick to embrace the topic for conversation. The format will be a listening circle where participants are encouraged to speak from their personal experiences and listen with respect to others who share their experiences. The object of the library’s Civil Discourse conversations is that the participants learn from one another, better understand others’ perspectives and thereby build stronger community.  In addition to the Civil Discourse planning committee that includes representatives from the Community Mediation Center, All Saints Episcopal Church, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Southern Maryland and others; Concerned Black Women of Calvert County is partnering with Calvert Library to get the word out about this important film and discussion.

 

            For more information on the viewing, call Robyn Truslow, the Public Relations Coordinator, at Calvert Library Prince Frederick; 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

Fax 410-535-3022

rtruslow@somd.lib.md.us

Calvert Library…your destination for imagination, information and inspiration!

 

Calvert Library Local History Series 2013 (press release)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 16, 2013

 

Contact:  Robyn Truslow

410-535-0291

More than 150 years ago, the Patuxent River played a role in the Civil War.  Visit Calvert Library Prince Frederick to learn more about the fascinating history of one of Calvert County’s main waterways.  Donald Shomette, a famous author, historian, marine archaeologist, and television personality, will share thorough research from two of his books, Lost Towns of Tidewater Maryland and Shipwrecks on the Chesapeake.  This is the first in Calvert Library’s four-part series of Local History events. The event will be held Tuesday, February 12, 2013 from 7-8:30pm.  Shomette has written several books on maritime history, and will have copies available for purchase after the event.

 

The second event in the series will feature Vince Leggett performing a living history presentation as Calvert native Charles Ball.  Ball was a third generation slave from Calvert who was “sold South,” escaped and returned to Maryland to fight as a free man in the War of 1812.  The performance will be held on Saturday, February 23 at 2:30pm and is funded by the Maryland Humanities Council and co-sponsored by Concerned Black Women of Calvert County as part of the library’s Black History Month celebrations. Ball’s story is told in “A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Charles Ball” which is available online. 

 

Author and past president of Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative will share the history of electricity in Calvert County on Tuesday, April 9 at 7pm.  The series will wrap up with award-winning international lecturer Helen Martin presenting “On the Shoulders of Arthur Storer and Sir Isaac Newton” on Tuesday, May 14.  All events will be held at Calvert Library Prince Frederick.

For more information, visit calvert.lib.md.us or contact 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

Fax 410-535-3022

rtruslow@somd.lib.md.us

Calvert Library…your destination for imagination, information and inspiration!

 

Teddy Bear Camp at Calvert Library (press release)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 15, 2013

Do you and your grandchildren ever wonder what goes on after hours at the Library?  Come to Calvert Library Prince Frederick for Teddy Bear Camp Calvert and find out!  Register and drop off a stuffed animal to Teddy Bear Camp Calvert at Calvert Library Prince Frederick, Monday, February 4 through Wednesday, February 6, from 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.  Then, on Saturday, February 9, from Noon - 2 p.m., bring a picnic lunch and return to the library to pick up your stuffed animal, watch the overnight exploits of the “campers” on a big screen, read stories, play games, and make s’mores!  For further information contact Robyn Truslow at 410-535-0291 or visit the library’s website at:  http://calvert.lib.md.us.

 

 

Robyn Truslow

Public Relations Coordinator

Calvert Library

850 Costley Way

Prince Frederick, MD  20678

Phone 410-535-0291

Fax 410-535-3022

rtruslow@somd.lib.md.us

Calvert Library…your destination for imagination, information and inspiration!

 

Mobile Phone Photography Workshop at Calvert Library (press release)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Robyn Truslow

410-535-0291

 

Lifelong Learning Series: Mobile Phone Photography

 

It has been said that the best camera is the one you have with you.  Today more than ever the camera that people have with them is the one that  makes phone calls, too—yes, that’s right—your mobile phone.  Mobile phone photography has grown into an art form, not just a quick way to take snapshots.  The quality of the photos you can get from today’s smartphone rivals that of many point-and-shoot cameras.

 

Calvert Library and Calvert Photography Club invite you to a free Mobile Phone Photography class taught by local photographer Guy Stephens, Feb. 25, 2013 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm at Calvert Library, Prince Frederick.

 

This session will discuss mobile phone photography and include:

 

·         Introduction to mobile phone photography

·         Advantages and disadvantages of mobile phones as camera

·         What’s an app?

·         Types of apps- camera, processing and other photography related

·         Demonstrate some photography apps

·         What are your favorite apps?

·         Q & A

 

Guy Stephens is a founding member and the immediate past president of Calvert Photography Club.  His passion and enthusiasm for photography has been a lifelong pursuit.  He also has a computer software background which has fostered a deep appreciation for his craft.  His work can be found online at www.southernmarylandphotography.com

 

The Calvert Photography Club was formed to bring together folks that are interested in photography with the desire to become better photographers.  The club promotes the interest of photographers with the goal of helping members produce better photographs, as well as to educate, encourage, and expand the photographic photo assignments throughout the year.  Learn more about the club by visiting them online at

www. calvertphotographyclub.com

 

Calvert Library and Calvert Photography Club are working together to help you get the most out of your mobile phone camera features!  Registration for this event is encouraged.  Sign up online at calvert.lib.md.us or call 301-855-1862 or 410-535-0291.

 

 

 

Robyn Truslow

Public Relations Coordinator

Calvert Library

850 Costley Way

Prince Frederick, MD  20678

Phone 410-535-0291

Fax 410-535-3022

rtruslow@somd.lib.md.us

Calvert Library…your destination for imagination, information and inspiration!

 

Books & Bubbly at Calvert Library January 18 (press release)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Robyn Truslow

410-535-0291

 

Are you looking for a low-key but special night out?  Do you love your library?  Friends of Calvert Library is hosting the annual Books & Bubbly party on Friday, January 18, 7-9pm at Calvert Library Prince Frederick.  There will be live entertainment in the form of author Christine Trent and music by the All Saints House Band. 

Ms. Trent will be giving participants a sneak peak of her book that will be coming out February 26, Lady of Ashes, about a female Victorian undertaker being pursued by a crazed killer.  Christine Trent has a series of books published by Kensington Books all based on strong female characters in unusual professions.  Her previous three books have been set in the Regency period so her new book is a departure from the time period but not from the excellent readability.

All Saints House Band will provide music to dance to and there will be plenty of opportunity to mingle with other library supporters.  Tickets are only $35 (this is a friend-raiser rather than a fund-raiser) and can be purchased at any Calvert Library location. 

Friends of Calvert Library provide financial support to many of the programs the library offers and to enable the library to offer services and products beyond the reach of tax dollars.  Recently, they have made generous donations to support the renovation of the building which is to be the interim Southern Branch.  President Martha Grahame likes to say that Friends “provide the cream for the coffee that is the library.”  For more information call 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

Fax 410-535-3022

rtruslow@somd.lib.md.us

Calvert Library…your destination for imagination, information and inspiration!

 

Show What You Know - Teen Game Night at Calvert Library

Press Release

For Immediate Release

 

Contact: Beverly Izzi

Phone: 410-535-0291

 

 

SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW

(Teen Game Night at Calvert Library)

 

Do you know it all? Can you beat the clock? 

 

All teens are invited to “Show What You Know” at Calvert Library Prince Frederick on Wednesday, February 20, 2013!  Join other teens for an evening of playing mini-versions of Jeopardy, Chain Reaction, The Pyramid, and The Match Game! The fun lasts from 7:00-8:30 p.m.  Prizes will be awarded to the winning team and refreshments will be served! Registration is requested.  To register, go to www.calvert.lib.md.us   For more information, contact Rachel Hummel at 410-535-0291.

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Beverly Allyn Izzi

Youth Services Coordinator

 

Calvert Library

850 Costley Way

Prince Frederick, MD  20678

410-535-0291/301-855-1862

bizzi@somd.lib.md.us

 

 

Tween Movie Night at Calvert Library

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE           

November 13, 2012    

 

Contact:            Beverly Izzi

                        410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862

 

Tween Movie Night at Calvert Library

 

           

 

"You won't believe your eye!" Tweens!  Join us at Calvert Library Prince Frederick to watch the Tween's pick of Pixar productions on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, 6:30-8:00pm.  Did your favorite pix win?!?  If you voted for the movie starring monsters James P. Sullivan (aka Sulley) and his one-eyed assistant, Mike Wazowski, it did! "We scare because we care." These top scarers of children work for the electric company Monsters, Inc. in the town of Monstroplis and they are the monsters in your closet.  Everything is working smoothly at Monsters, Inc. until a freak accident allows a human to enter their monster world.  Come watch the battles and chases as Sulley and Mike try to return 'Boo' to her room.   Movie popcorn will be served! Registration requested.

 

For more information call Beverly Izzi at (410) 535-0291 or (301) 855-1862.

 

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Beverly Allyn Izzi

Youth Services Coordinator

 

Calvert Library

850 Costley Way

Prince Frederick, MD  20678

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