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REMINDER: Our catalog will be unavailable 5/19 - 5/23.
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May 17 to June 5 – “Point of No Returns” – nothing due. Help us by keeping items until due. May 19 to May 23 – No catalog at all. But — website, data-bases, online books working normally Need more info? Ask us! Frequently Asked Questions on Polaris  Summer Reading Club starts June 1st! The Washington County Free Library Summer Reading Club is open to young people, preschool through young adult, with programs, prizes, story hours, and more. The theme for this year’s club is "Dream Big: READ!" The club begins on June 1, 2012. Kick-off parties will be held at all branches. The North Pointe kick-off party will be held on Friday June 15th from 11:00 AM- 2:00 PM. The reading club continues through the summer, concluding in August. Participants may sign up at any of the Washington County Free Library's branches and there is no fee to join. Each participant receives a game board on which they log their summer reading activities. To finish the club, you must earn the fifty stars shown on the log by reading for 15 minutes for each star. You may read any book—it’s up to you. You can also earn a sticker by attending a library program. Participants fill in their game board at their own pace, earning prizes for their progress. Those who finish the program by completing the required number of stars earn tickets to and recognition at the August 13th Hagerstown Sun's baseball game as well as a brand new book.
For more information, you may call the Children’s Dept. at the Downtown library at 301-791-5169 or at the North Pointe Library (301) 733-8655.  Washington County Free Library is pleased to announce that Historian and Railroader John Hankey will present a lecture titled Railroads and the American Civil War at the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, (located at 401 Museum Drive) on Sunday, July 15 at 2:30 pm. In this illustrated lecture, Historian, Curator, and Educator John P. Hankey explores the many roles played by railroads in the North and South during the American Civil War, and especially the Baltimore & Ohio, Western Maryland, and other railroads in the region. “At the beginning of the War, neither the Union nor the Confederacy fully understood how railroading might be used in time of war, nor did they realize their strategic value. Very quickly, the United States learned how to create an effective system of ‘railroad logistics’ and make railroading one of its most potent weapons. The Confederacy never quite grasped how to effectively use its railroads.” John Hankey is an independent scholar, historian, and railroader. A native of Baltimore, he served the B&O Railroad in a variety of capacities including company historian, locomotive engineer, and Curator of the B&O Railroad Museum. He holds a BS from the John Hopkins University, an MA as a Hagley Fellow at the University of Delaware, and did further graduate study at the University of Chicago. Presently he is a consultant to railroad museums and historic preservation projects throughout the United States and a member of many historical organizations.
This program is being sponsored in part by the Hagerstown Washington County Convention & Visitors Bureau.  Join Recorded Books artist Johnny Heller for “The Johnny Heller Audiobook Experience” – a humorous performance/lecture on the making of an audiobook at the Boonsboro Branch Library on Wednesday, June 20 beginning at 6:00 PM. Johnny Heller has narrated hundreds of books including titles for adults, young adults and children. He is a multi Audie Award nominee and a 2009 and 2005 Audie Award winner. Publishers Weekly named him a 2008 Listen Up winner. Audiofile Magazine named him a Best Voice of 2009 and 2008 and one of the top 50 voices of the 20th Century. He is a multiple Golden Earphone Award winner. A veteran stage, television and commercial actor, Johnny is also a stand up comic, author and playwright. This program is sponsored by OneClickdigital, offering downloadable audiobooks to play on any MP3 player, iPod, etc. To access OneClickdigital, follow the library link at www.washcolibrary.org
 available now - all you need is your library card - see our eLibrary page or click below
We have a great new service for downloadable audiobooks called OneClickDigital. You can download the books to your computer and use them on an iPod, iPhone, or any MP3 player. Among its great features:
 It's time to...Dream Big! READ! Lincolnshire Elementary - "Top 10 Reasons to Read in the Summer"
Rockland Woods Elementary - "Summer Reading is Fun"
 2012 Library Construction Progress Photographs of Building Progress (Photographer: Magnus Dahlgren): (Flash is required to view these images - Download Flash)
 Building Our Great Good Place Visit the Capital Campaign website or our Building Blog for regular updates on the construction of the new library building.  2011 marks the beginning of the U.S. Civil War Sesquicentennial.
Continuing until 2015, the 150th anniversary marks the end of the bloodiest conflict in American history, Americans are remembering and reflecting on the people, values and lessons learned from this war. This month, the ipl2 has selected sources that will let you travel back 150 years and relive, relearn and reenact this important event in U.S. history. And don’t forget to stop by our Civil Wars Around the World section and learn about other nations who are going through or have gone through their own civil wars.
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