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Summer Reading Kick-Off: Zumba and Smoothies

3:30pm - 4:30pm
North East Branch
Registration
Library Branch: North East Branch
Room: North East Meeting Room
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Registration Required
Event Details:
Kick-Off your summer with healthy habits. Heat up with Zumba dance fitness and cool off with a nutritious smoothie treat. Ages 11-17. ...

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By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Wildlife Adventures: Treasures of Wildlife

3:30pm - 4:30pm
North East Branch
Registration
Library Branch: North East Branch
Room: North East Meeting Room
Age Group: Elementary
Registration Required
Event Details:
Kick off Summer Reading with Wildlife Adventures! Meet a Patagonian Mara, goose, hedgehog, and hawk. Learn how to be better citizens from the lives and stories of these animals. Ages 5-11. While you're here, pick up a Summer Reading log and regist...

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Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Plant Exchange

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Rising Sun Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Rising Sun Branch
Room: Rising Sun Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Science & Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:
Give your backyard a refresh this season. Bring in a plant to exchange with fellow gardening enthusiasts and take home something new for your landscape.  ...

Art with Live Animals: Texture

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Perryville Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Perryville Branch
Room: Perryville Meeting Room
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Registration Required
Event Details:
With the help of a live hedgehog and chinchilla, learn how to draw animals and their unique textures with Ferrets and Friends! Ages 11-17. ...

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Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Teen Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Perryville Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Perryville Branch
Room: Perryville Meeting Room
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Registration Required
Event Details:
Come to the library after hours with your friends for a night of games, crafts and pizza! Registration required, space limited. Ages 11-17.   ...

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Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Summer Reading Kick-Off: Touch-A-Truck

10:00am - 12:00pm
Elkton Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Elkton Branch
Age Group: Birth to Five, Elementary, Family
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Kick off the Summer Reading and Learning Program! Climb aboard a variety of large vehicles and learn what they do. While you're there, pick up a Summer Reading log and register your family for the program. For families with children of all ages. ...

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Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Author Visit: Mark Lanyon

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Cecilton Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Cecilton Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book & Authors
Registration Required
Event Details:
Local historian and author Mark Lanyon will discuss the inspiration for his book, Abolition & the Underground Railroad in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Copies will be available for purchase. This program will take place at the Cecilton ...

Book Discussion

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Perryville Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Perryville Branch
Room: Perryville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book & Authors
Registration Required
Event Details:
"My Sister the Serial Killer" by Oyinkan Braithwaite ...

Art with Live Animals: Colors

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Elkton Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Elkton Branch
Room: Elkton Meeting Room
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Registration Required
Event Details:
With the help of a live panther chameleon, rainbow boa, and parrot, learn how to draw animals and their unique colors! Presented by Ferrets and Friends. Ages 11-17. ...

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Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Beekeeping Basics

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Elkton Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Elkton Branch
Room: Elkton Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Science & Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn a new hobby! From hive to honey, local beekeepers Brad Luff and Amanda Lauritsen will talk about the vital role honeybees play in our ecosystem and how to get started on your own apiary adventure.  ...

How to Interview

10:30am - 11:30am
Perryville Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Perryville Branch
Room: Perryville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Jobs & Career
Registration Required
Event Details:
You've got that big interview coming up, and you're looking to ace it! Learn how to answer common interview questions, find practice interview appointments, and make the most of the library's interview resources! ...

Summer Reading Kick-Off: Life-Size Candy Land

12:00pm - 6:00pm
Rising Sun Branch
Library Branch: Rising Sun Branch
Room: Rising Sun Meeting Room
Age Group: Birth to Five, Elementary, Family
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Celebrate the start of Summer Reading! Stop by the Rising Sun Library to play a life size version of Candy Land. Move through the game and enjoy fun activities along the way. While you're there, register your family for the Summer Reading & Le...

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By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Summer Reading Kick-Off: Human Beatbox with Christylez Bacon

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Perryville Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Perryville Branch
Room: Perryville Meeting Room
Age Group: Birth to Five, Elementary, Middle School, Family
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Celebrate the start of Summer Reading with Christylez Bacon: GRAMMY nominated Progressive Hip-Hop artist who combines rhyming, storytelling and interactive call and response choruses with diverse instrumentation to deliver a message of cultural accep...

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Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Summer Reading Kick-Off: Tie-Dye Extravaganza

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Cecilton Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Cecilton Branch
Age Group: Birth to Five, Elementary, Middle School, High School, Family
Program Type: Science & Technology, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Celebrate the start of Summer Reading while designing colorful tie-dye creations! Fun for the whole family. Please come prepared to get messy. We will be providing items to tie-dye while supplies last or you can bring your own item from home. ...

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Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Wildlife Photography

6:30pm - 7:30pm
North East Branch
Registration
Library Branch: North East Branch
Room: North East Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Science & Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:
Explore wildlife through the lens of Lynne Cherico's camera.  Lynne will share her stunning photos of hummingbirds and other wildlife while discussing the process of capturing the photos.   ...

ABC...Come Play with Me

10:30am - 11:30am
Elkton Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Elkton Branch
Room: Elkton Meeting Room
Age Group: Birth to Five, Family
Program Type: StoryTime
Registration Required
Event Details:
A themed playtime emphasizing pre-literacy games, activities, toys, and crafts. For families with children ages birth-5. ...

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Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Choose Your Own Adventure

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Rising Sun Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Rising Sun Branch
Room: Rising Sun Meeting Room
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Registration Required
Event Details:
See where the story takes you and participate in our live action version of "Choose Your Own Adventure"! Ages 11-17. ...

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Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Intro to Crocheting

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Perryville Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Perryville Branch
Room: Perryville Meeting Room
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn about the fiber art of crocheting and pick up a new hobby for the summer! Ages 11-17. ...

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Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Metalworking Workshop

3:30pm - 5:30pm
North East Branch
Registration
Library Branch: North East Branch
Room: North East Creative Commons
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Registration Required
Event Details:
Create your own decorative copper wire and gemstone tree with local artist Lynn Strano-Whitt.  All materials provided.  No previous experience required.  Ages 11-17. ...

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Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Children's Book Festival

10:00am - 2:00pm
North East Branch
Library Branch: North East Branch
Room: North East Meeting Room
Age Group: Birth to Five, Elementary, Middle School, High School, Family
Program Type: Book & Authors
Event Details:
Join us for a fun-filled day for the whole family! Meet and greet children’s book authors while enjoying family-friendly activities such as face painting, ice cream, balloon animals, and more!  Every child will receive a voucher for a free si...

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Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Book Discussion

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Chesapeake City Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Chesapeake City Branch
Room: Chesapeake City Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book & Authors
Registration Required
Event Details:
"Sea of Tranquility" by Emily St. John Mandel ...

Author Visit: Judy L. Murray

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Chesapeake City Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Chesapeake City Branch
Room: Chesapeake City Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book & Authors
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join local author Judy L. Murray to hear about her journey from retired real estate agent to award-winning writer, and get a sneak peak at the latest installment in her Chesapeake Bay Mystery series, Peril in the Pool House, set for release in Septem...

Book Discussion

11:00am - 12:00pm
Elkton Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Elkton Branch
Room: Elkton Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book & Authors
Registration Required
Event Details:
"The Foundling" by Ann Leary ...