Thursday, October 29, 2015

International Game Day tournaments at Calvert Library (press release)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  Robyn Truslow

410-535-0291

 

Come celebrate International Games Day @ Your Library on Saturday, November 21, with Calvert Library Video Game Tournaments!

 

Sign up for one of our two gaming tournaments to challenge your friends and see who can make it all the way through the bracket. The competition starts at 10:00am with a Mario Kart Wii Tournament for players ages 8-12. Players will race through the flower, fire and star cups to see who the number one driver in the county is. 

 

Things heat up at 1:30pm with a Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tournament for players ages 13 and up.  Players will challenge each other in timed stock matches to see who comes out on top!

 

All tournaments will take place at Calvert Library Prince Frederick in partnership with Play N Trade Lusby. Wiimotes will be furnished by the library or players may bring their own controllers. Winners of both tournaments will receive prizes!    Registration is required.  Fans and supporters can watch the matches or play some of our new board and card games while they wait.  Call or visit the library's website at www.CalvertLibrary.info to save your space in the tournament!  For more information, call Calvert Library 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

410-535-0291

410-535-3022 (fax)

Calvert Library…Your Source for Awesome!

 

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Food & Zen Docutalk at Calvert Library Southern Branch (press release)

November 12, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE           

           

 

Contact:           Robyn Truslow

                        410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862

 

            If you are interested in the Zen tradition or are a foodie, Calvert Library has a treat for you.  On Wednesday, December 16, 2015, Calvert Library Interim Southern Branch in Solomons will present a documentary about applying the principles of Zen Buddhism to the art of cooking; or as Edward Espe Brown describes it, he will show you “how to cook your life.”  Renowned chef, cookbook author, and Zen Buddhist priest, Brown offers a blend of cooking techniques and meditation to help one approach enlightenment.  Cooking can be elevated from thankless chore to beautiful experience. The film reveals that food means much more than good nutrition and that cooking is a feast of the senses as well as an act of love and generosity.

 

Lights go down at 6:00pm 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

410-535-0291

410-535-3022 (fax)

Calvert Library…Your Source for Awesome!

 

Holiday Cookie Decoration Workshop (press release)

November 3, 2015

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  Robyn Truslow

410-535-0291

 

Calvert Library Prince Frederick will be hosting the popular chef Gwyn Novak, owner of No Thyme to Cook, on Thursday, December 3, to teach tweens (5th-7th graders) how to professionally decorate holiday cookies. Novak will demonstrate decorating techniques and then participants will decorate their own cookies using royal icing to outline the cookies and different colors to fill in the inside. This is a great opportunity for tweens to connect with a professional chef in their local community and learn some new baking/decorating techniques just in time to wow their friends for the holidays. Homemade gifts are always the best kind! Thanks to Novak’s generosity, all materials will be supplied.  Feel free to bring pictures to inspire your designs or simply use your imagination!  The workshop begins at 6:30pm and should be finished by 8:00pm. Registration is required. 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

410-535-0291

410-535-3022 (fax)

Calvert Library…Your Source for Awesome!

 

Monday, October 26, 2015

Film based on All the President's Men at Calvert Library on Nov. 4 (Press release)

October 26, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  Robyn Truslow

410-535-0291

 

On Wednesday, November 4, 2015, come to Calvert Library Prince Frederick to watch what is generally agreed upon as the best political film of all time.  Based on the book All the President’s Men and starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman as dynamic journalistic duo Woodward and Bernstein, the film covers the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Nixon’s resignation.  It is the perfect film to watch on a November 4 when you are watching the polls and it is even better timing in that the library is also hosting an exhibit featuring political cartoonist Herb Block’s work.  Block, Woodward and Bernstein were part of the main team that won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 1973 for their investigation of the Watergate scandal.  Lights go down at 6:00pm and the film will be followed by a short discussion ending by 8:30pm. Movie popcorn courtesy of Apex Cinemas will be available.  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

410-535-0291

410-535-3022 (fax)

Calvert Library…Your Source for Awesome!

 

Monday, October 19, 2015

Calvert Library receives Curiosity Creates Grant (press release)

October 19, 2015

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  Robyn Truslow

410-535-0291

 

Calvert Library is the recipient of a $7,500 Curiosity Creates grant from the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) to support creativity programming.  Over 400 United States libraries applied and 79 grants were awarded.  The funding was made possible by a generous donation from Disney.  Other Maryland libraries receiving grants include Baltimore County, Carroll County and St. Mary’s County.

As noted by ALSC president, Andrew Medlar, “Children are naturally curious and the act of creating is vital to their development, so ALSC is particularly grateful to Disney and especially excited to offer this incredible opportunity to support our members’ work in public libraries, where families can engage their creativity unlike anyplace else in the community.”  

According to Calvert Library Director Carrie Plymire, “Creativity is a critical skill needed to survive in our world where innovation is king.  Creativity allows us to recognize needs, to see challenges in a new light and to problem-solve with fresh approaches. Fortunately, research has now demonstrated that creativity can be taught.  That’s what we’re doing at the library.”

Calvert Library is partnering with PaxSpace, Inc. to offer a four-part series of classes to teach the components of creativity—imagination, originality, flexibility, decision-making, communication, self-expression, collaboration, motivation, action and movement.   Plymire said, “We’ve developed a great partnership with PaxSpace and love the fun their members are able to bring to learning.  Keeping learning fun and driving curiosity are important to Calvert Library so it was a natural partnership.” PaxSpace is a nonprofit, member-operated Makerspace based in California, MD. They offer collaborative workspaces, tools and equipment related to art and technology.  Their location currently houses electronics space, wood shop space and metal shop space.  Their members provide inexpensive classes open to the community on tools, computer coding, 3D design software and more.

Some examples of easy activities to encourage creativity are creating a list of as many crazy uses as you can think of for a paper clip, telling The Three Little Pigs from the wolf’s perspective, creating make-believe worlds complete with new rules for physics, or coming up with ways that two seemingly very different things are alike, like cats and icebergs.  Each of these activities helps develop a component of creativity and may appear in the Curiosity Workshop series.

In addition to funding the series, the Curiosity Creates grant will allow Calvert Library to purchase a wide variety of toys, materials and prototyping tools that will encourage all ages to give their creativity free reign. Some of the items expected to be featured in this Curiosity Collection include Keva planks, Raspberry pis, Lego Mindstorms, SparkFun Inventors’ Kit, graph paper, duct tape, Arduinos and even a 3D printer. To stimulate the creative process, there will be a Challenge Notebook that will include a variety of scenarios for which visitors will be able to offer solutions, perhaps prototyping with the materials in the Curiosity Collection.  The challenges might be real-world like “Come up with five ways to keep deer out of the garden and share the pros and cons of each way”; or they may be more futuristic like “Your world is flooded. What will your living arrangements look like?  How will you feed yourself?”  Library customers will be encouraged to add their own challenges to the notebook.  Exciting challenges and solutions will be posted on the library Facebook page.  And while the grant focuses on ages 6 to 14, Calvert Library is encouraging innovators of all ages to join in.

Plymire added, “The library has always provided resources for problem-solving, whether it be for individuals or community. We start as early as infancy with our Imagination Stations which encourage creative play.  We continue with lifelong learning opportunities for all ages.  With this project, we’re taking it a couple steps further.”  According to the research paper on which the curriculum for the Curiosity Workshop series is based, children, especially before 4th grade, are actually better able than adults to think outside the box and come up with creative solutions to sticky problems.  Calvert Library Youth Coordinator Beverly Allyn Izzi puts the research in layman’s terms. “Young children are much less influenced by peer pressure and getting the answer ‘right.’ That’s why a five-year-old can carry on a detailed conversation at a teddy bear tea party and why a big, empty cardboard box can become almost anything!  If we can all learn to nurture creativity by encouraging skills such as flexibility, self-expression, collaboration... we will have a much more resilient and innovative population prepared to solve the problems of the future.”

For more information, contact Robyn Truslow at 410-535-0291. 

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About Calvert Library

Calvert Library’s vision is to “inspire possibility.”  The mission is to empower individuals by facilitating lifelong learning and strengthen our community by providing opportunities for connection to one another and the world. 

About ALSC

The Association for Library Service to Children is the world's largest organization dedicated to the support and enhancement of library service to children. ALSC's network includes more than 4,000 children's and youth librarians, children's literature experts, publishers, education and library school faculty members, and other adults dedicated to creating a better future for children through libraries.

About The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international entertainment and media enterprise with five business segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media. Being a good corporate citizen is a time-honored Disney tradition. Through contributions, collaborations with local organizations, in-kind gifts and volunteering, Disney helps to brighten the lives of kids and families in need and strengthen communities around the world. For more information visit, thewaltdisneycompany.com/citizenship ortwitter.com/CitizenDisney.

 

 

 

Robyn Truslow

Public Relations Coordinator

Calvert Library

850 Costley Way

Prince Frederick, MD  20678

410-535-0291

410-535-3022 (fax)

Calvert Library…Your Source for Awesome!

 

Calvert Library Celebrates Military Families (press release)

October 19, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Robyn Truslow   410-535-0291

 

 

Calvert Library recognizes the challenges that come along with being a military family and salutes the sacrifices made.  Calvert Library Prince Frederick will Celebrate Military Families on Tuesday, November 10, 7-8:30 pm.  Maryland Department of Veterans Affair Secretary George W. Owings, III will bring greetings.  Representatives from other military organizations will be on hand to disseminate information and answer questions about available resources for veterans.  Librarians, who are also veterans, will be sharing a variety of online resources.  Service-oriented entertainment will be provided by Vince and Vincent Turner, aka “Spam and Bubba.”  First fifty arrivals will receive a free music cd!  This will be a wonderful way to kick off your celebration of Veterans Day and to learn more about the resources available to military families.  For more information, call Joan Kilmon at 410-257-2411.

 

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Robyn Truslow

Public Relations Coordinator

Calvert Library

850 Costley Way

Prince Frederick, MD  20678

410-535-0291

410-535-3022 (fax)

Calvert Library…Your Source for Awesome!

 

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Annual Music Industry Seminar at Calvert Library (press release)

Annual Music Industry Seminar

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Robyn Truslow
410-535-0291

Are you a musician interested in recording?  Do you have questions about the difference between home, private and professional studios?  Could you benefit from networking with other music professionals?  Join Calvert Library and Alchemical Records on Saturday, October 24, noon to 5:00pm at Calvert Library Prince Frederick for the third Annual Music Industry Seminar. Workshops will be presented by professionals in the industry.  Presenters will include music professionals and performers such as Josh Scarff and Jess Byrum from the Sheffield Institute for the Recording Arts, Darren Guzzone from Belly Acres Studio, David Mallen from Innovation Station Music, Mark Reed from Sovereign Records, Devin Owens from Garrett Music Academy and Daniel Hill from Alchemical Records.

Registration is encouraged but not required.  See webpage http://calvert.lib.md.us/amis.html or call Robyn Truslow at 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862 for more information.

 

 

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Robyn Truslow

Public Relations Coordinator

Calvert Library

850 Costley Way

Prince Frederick, MD  20678

410-535-0291

410-535-3022 (fax)

Calvert Library…Your Source for Awesome!

 

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Zentangle and Adult Coloring Workshop/Meetup at Calvert Library (press release)

October 13, 2015

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Robyn Truslow

410-535-0291

 

 

It's the new “thing”…meditative drawing, adult coloring, zentangle...basically using writing implements to scribble away the stress. More and more, people are looking for ways to find a quiet space in their minds through some form of meditative drawing. Some are interested for the resulting beautiful product the process creates and others are interested in the inner peace of the process. If you like or want to try zentangling or adult coloring, Calvert Library Prince Frederick is hosting Lynn Gauthier on Monday, October 26, at 12:30pm and Tuesday, October 27, at 7pm to share some techniques and create a great environment to share art together.  Gauthier is a recently retired art teacher who has found so much enjoyment in teaching art that she has volunteered to continue sharing her love of art with others. The library will supply regular copy paper, some colored pencils and a few sharpies. If you would like to bring your own supplies, they are welcome! Registration is requested but not required. 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

410-535-0291

410-535-3022 (fax)

Calvert Library…Your Source for Awesome!

 

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Food & Zen Docutalk at Calvert Library Southern Branch

November 13, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE           

           

 

Contact:           Robyn Truslow

                        410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862

 

            If you are interested in the Zen tradition or are a foodie, Calvert Library has a treat for you.  On Wednesday, December 16, 2015, Calvert Library Interim Southern Branch in Solomons will present a documentary about applying the principles of Zen Buddhism to the art of cooking; or as Edward Espe Brown describes it, he will show you “how to cook your life.”  Renowned chef, cookbook author, and Zen Buddhist priest, Brown offers a blend of cooking techniques and meditation to help one approach enlightenment.  Cooking can be elevated from thankless chore to beautiful experience. The film reveals that food means much more than good nutrition and that cooking is a feast of the senses as well as an act of love and generosity.

 

Lights go down at 6:00pm 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

410-535-0291

410-535-3022 (fax)

Calvert Library…Your Source for Awesome!

 

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Operation T4T (Treats for Troops)

October 7, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Robyn Truslow
410-535-0291

 

Join Operation T4T (Treats for Troops) at Calvert Library Interim Southern Branch.  Tweens grades 5 - 7 will be participating in a night of giving back to our troops stationed overseas. Join your friends in writing letters and creating artwork to send in care packages for soldiers on Monday, November 2, from 6:30-8pm at Calvert Library Southern Branch in Solomons. If you want to show appreciation and support to deployed service men and women but don’t know where to start, this event offers tweens the opportunity to say, “Thank you.”  Bring your leftover Halloween candy to include in the care packages.  Stationery provided.  Registration required.  For more information call 410-326-5289 or visit CalvertLibrary.info.

 

From anysoldier.comA letter, from you, your children, the kids at church or school, is THE BEST THING to send. A show of personal support is far better than spending a bunch of money that you don't have. The letter in the box IS more important than the box itself.

 

 

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Robyn Truslow

Public Relations Coordinator

Calvert Library

850 Costley Way

Prince Frederick, MD  20678

410-535-0291

410-535-3022 Fax

rtruslow@somd.lib.md.us  

 

 

Robyn Truslow

Public Relations Coordinator

Calvert Library

850 Costley Way

Prince Frederick, MD  20678

410-535-0291

410-535-3022 (fax)

Calvert Library…Your Source for Awesome!

 

Political Cartoonist Herblock Exhibit at Calvert Library (press release)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Robyn Truslow

410-535-0291

 

Calvert Library Prince Frederick is once again hosting an excellent exhibit.  This one is featuring the work of Herb Block, one of the world’s best known, most admired and perhaps most feared political cartoonists.  For 72 years, Block illustrated the political history of America, fighting against the abuse of power and celebrating democracy.  The exhibit will be available through November, Monday through Thursday, 9am to 9pm, Friday, noon to 5pm and Saturday, 9am to 5pm except for holidays.  Already, the library is getting good feedback about the exhibit. Library customer Virginia Reinecke remembers meeting Herb Block.  She said, "It's worth a trip to the library just to see this exhibit. Any political persuasion will enjoy this display!"  Reference Supervisor Sarah Avant said that already she has had more than ten customers express how timely the exhibit is…one said, “He could be writing these commentaries today!”

 

Herblock, as he signed his work, received three Pulitzer Prizes and shared a fourth for his work related to the Watergate scandal.  He also won the Presidential Medal of Freedom which is the highest civilian honor the government can award.  While his work could be quite acerbic, Block was described as a gentle, quiet man with a powerful commitment to bring justice to the world. 

 

In addition to the exhibit, the library will be bringing Dr. Chretien Guidry to speak about Herblock’s work on Tuesday, October 13 at 7pm.  If you are interested in history, politics, Herblock, political cartoons or just want to learn something new in an interactive setting, don’t miss this event.  Dr. Guidry has been teaching at the College of Southern Maryland for 17 years and is a very popular professor.   He consistently scores very high on RateMyProfessor.com and currently carries a 4.9 out of 5.0.  Dr. Guidry earned his Bachelor’s Degree in history from the University of Maryland, a Master’s in education from Marymount University and a Doctorate in community college education (specialty area in history) from George Mason University. 

 

For those interested in learning more about Herblock, on Monday, November 23, at 6:30pm, the library will be showing Herblock: The Black & the White, an HBO documentary directed by Michael Stevens. Victor Navaksy, former publisher of The Nation said, “A must see movie for anyone who cares about cultural and political commentary, and a lot of fun to watch, too.” 

 

You may find copies of Herb Block’s book Herblock: A Cartoonist’s Life floating around the county awaiting discovery.  Take it, have a look and pass it on…or at least let others know about the exhibit!  There will be a copy given away as a door prize at each related event as well so if you can’t find one, you have another chance!  For more information about this exhibit or these events, contact Robyn Truslow at 410-535-0291.

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Robyn Truslow

Public Relations Coordinator

Calvert Library

850 Costley Way

Prince Frederick, MD  20678

410-535-0291

410-535-3022 (fax)

Calvert Library…Your Source for Awesome!