County Recognizes “Friends of Libraries Week”
In conjunction with National Friends of the Library Week, the County Commissioners of Queen Anne’s County proclaimed October 16-22, 2016, as Friends of Libraries Week in the County. In its Proclamation, the Commission recognized the vital role that the library plays in both the educational and social fabric of the
Shore Update’s Spelling-Bee Re-cap
Thanks to Shore Update for providing a detailed summary of the Friend’s Adult Spelling Bee, held on October 20 at Wye River Upper School. As noted in the article, the teams dazzled the “bee-watcher” audience with their spelling knowledge and with their good-natured competitive drive! And the event raised more
Queen Anne County’s Gold-Medal Spellers!
Big thanks to all the spellers, volunteers, and bee watchers who made the Friends’ first ever Spelling Bee a huge success and so much fun. It was a closely contested battle at Wye River Upper School among so many great teams, but, in the end, the Wanna Bees (comprised of members of
Meet the Spellers!
The Friends of Queen Anne’s County Library Spelling Bee is set for Thursday, October 20th, and teams are lining up to go after the title of top spellers in the county!! Among those that will participate in the contest are…. CentERville Town Clown-cil, sponsored by the Centreville Town Council Symphony Village
Bay Times Reports on Friends’ Book Sale Success
The Bay Times reported on the 2016 Friends of Queen Anne’s County Book Sale–the most successful sale by the Friends to date. The Friends are appreciative of the support from the hundreds of community members who came to the sale to restock their home libraries. The Friends were delighted to welcome new
BOOK SALE!!! Saturday, August 27
Pick from hundreds of books, DVDs, and CDs, with tons of options at both the Kent Island and the Centreville libraries!. There’s something for everyone, and at great price!!! Full details here! 2016 book sale
Help Wanted!
Volunteers Needed for Friends Annual Book Sale The Friends of Queen Anne’s County Library will hold our Annual Book Sale on Saturday, August 27. Sales will be held at both the Kent Island and Centreville libraries this year. In addition to being a major fund-raising event, the Annual Book Sale
Friends Award “Reading Pros” at County Elementary Schools
One of the initiatives of the Friends of Queen Anne’s County Library is to promote literacy. With that in mind, the Friends, working in collaboration with the Queen Anne’s County Public Schools established the Reading Pro award. This award acknowledged a 4th or 5th grade student in each of the
Book Swaps at local Senior Citizens’ Centers
The Friends of Queen Anne’s County Library are sponsoring Book Swaps at the Sudlersville, Grasonville, and Kent Island senior citizen facilities. The Friends of the Library want to reach out to all of its citizens, particularly those who make not be able to travel to our library buildings located in
Scouts Collect and Donate Used Books to Friends
On Sunday, May 1st, 2016, six members of Girl Scout Troop #446 donated a van full of books in very good to excellent condition to the Friends of Library after running book collections and book drives for a month. Savannah Landon, a member of the troop, will be competing in