Nancy Navarro, County Council member for District 4, and Carol Legarreta, Public Service Administrator for the library Branch Operations joined the FOL and Garden Club members to celebrate the award.

The Garden Club designs and maintains five gardens around the library. The garden that received the blue ribbon is the one to the right of the main staircase.

• Thursday, October 21, 2010
• Thursday, November 18, 2010
• Thursday, March 17, 2011
• Thursday, April 14, 2011

We have confirmed Juan Williams for October and Steve Roberts for April. Tickets for the series will go on sale in August.

2010 Admission Prices

Non Member Rates

Lecture and Lunch

Individual Lectures: $27.50                              Entire Series 5% off: $104.50

Lecture Only

Individual Lectures: $22.50                                Entire Series 5% off: $85.50

Member Rates

Lecture and Lunch

Individual lectures 10% off: $24.75                   Entire Series 15% off: $93.50

Lecture Only

Individual lectures 10% off: $20.25                   Entire Series 15% off: $76.50

Please Note:

• Tickets are non-refundable. No exceptions.
• If an event is canceled, tickets will be credited as a tax-deductible donation to FOLMC.
• Reservations will not be accepted without a valid email or phone number.
• Speakers are subject to change without notice.
• Any scheduling changes will be posted on this website.

No celebration in the library is complete without a delicious cake to share.

The new members of the FOL Twinbrook Chapter celebrate their first official meeting together.

Annual Report 2009-2010

After a banner year of programming and activism, Friends of the Library, Bethesda Chapter, is facing a time of change.  The chapter hasn’t changed, but the library system we cherish is going to be a more austere place in the coming year.  Reductions in library hours, staff and collections will also mean cutbacks in programs – both those run by the librarians and those run by FOL-B.  The challenge will be to see how we redefine ourselves –- we can’t and shouldn’t be trying to gloss over what patrons will understand as a new age for our library, but at the same time, we will be called upon and must respond.

At this time, it’s great to celebrate all that the past year has been to Bethesda.

Click here to read the rest of the report.

     Aspen Hill 2nd annual Caribbean-American Heritage Celebration – will be
held from 12:30 to 2:20 pm, at the Aspen Hill Library, 4407 Aspen Hill Road,
The celebration will feature  Caribbean food .  Steel pan music will be
provided by David Boothman’s Sweet Lime & Passion Duo.  The celebration is
sponsored by the Friends of the Aspen Hill Library.  For more info, call (240)
773-9410.

The line-up of programs:

MONDAY, July 12 at 6:30 p.m.:  “All Roads Lead to the Fair,” presented by the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair

TUESDAY, July 13 at 10:30 a.m.:  “Jack and the Beanstalk” and “The Frog Prince,” presented by Kaydee Puppets

MONDAY, July 19 at 6:30 p.m.:  “On the Ball, Spinny,” with Spencer Johnson, former Harlem Globetrotter

MONDAY, July 26 at 6:30 p.m.:  Live Animal Show, presented by Reptiles Alive!

TUESDAY, July 27 at 10:30 a.m.:  “The Tale of Peter Rabbit,” presented by the Rainbow Company

MONDAY, August 2 at 6:30 p.m.  ”American Musical Road Trip,” an American “roots” music adventure with Tracey Eldridge

MONDAY, August 9 at 6:30 p.m. “Science to Amaze,” presented by the Maryland Science Center

MONDAY, August 16 at 6:30 p.m.:  “Creating Magic & Stuff,” with Mike Rose

All programs are FREE and require no advance registration.  They are on a first-come, first-served basis.  Each program will last about an hour.

 The “Science to Amaze” program on August 9  is suitable for children 5 and older.  All the other programs are for children of all ages, although the July 13 and July 27 programs are particularly suited for preschool children.

PLEASE COME TO THE LIBRARY AND ENJOY THESE TOP-NOTCH PROGRAMS!

Saturday, June 12th at from 10a.m. to 12
Parade starts at 10:30
Noyes Children’s Library, 10237 Carroll Place, Kensington, MD

Join Fancy Nancy, Cinderella, Mother Goose, Little Bo Peep and other favorites for a Parade in the historic neighborhood surrounding Noyes Library! Children can dress as their favorite storybook character or carry their favorite book. Bikes, wagons, scooters and strollers are welcome.  Enjoy fire trucks, music, games and crafts as we celebrate Noyes and kick off the Noyes Children’s Library Foundation’s new community outreach program!  Noyes merchandise, snacks and drinks will be available.

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett;  Director of Libraries Parker Hamilton; State Senator Rich Madeleno; and Delegates Al Carr, Jeff Waldstreicher, and Ana Sol Gutierrez will join former Noyes Librarians as well as local children’s authors Ann McCallum, Jennifer Allison and Jennifer Barrett O’Connell in leading the parade.

There will be no parking around the Circle Saturday morning.  Parade guests are invited to park in the Warner mansion lots and in appropriate areas on the side streets.
For more information, to donate and to HELP, please visit www.noyeslibraryfoundation.org.

The Forehands traveled the Lewis & Clark route by car, boat, and long hikes  from St. Louis to the Oregon coast.  The presentation will cover many aspects of the Lewis & Clark adventure — reasons for the trip, modes of travel, tools used, food eaten, and hardships faced, as well as the land, people, animals and plants that the Corps of Discovery observed during their 7,000 mile, 2 ½ year trip.

A highlight of the talk will be Bill’s handmade models of Lewis & Clark’s Fort Clatsop (in Oregon), the “salt works” for making salt from sea water, a Mandan Indian lodge, and the different type boats the Corps used on their journey.  These models will be on display at the library during the month of June.

Through transcription of the letters the book describes their poignant
courtship and includes fascinating family background and photographs.
Dr. Wright is a retired professor of French literature and resides in
southwestern France. Copies of the book will be available for sale.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010
7:30 pm
Light Refreshments

Silver Spring Library
8901 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910
240 773-9420

Presented by the Friends of the Library, Silver Spring Chapter

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