Story Time
Ocean City Library - Ocean City, Maryland (Runs through: 02/29/2012)
Stories, rhymes, finger plays, music and crafts. Children ages 3-5. A different theme each session. (no session on the 15th)

Story Time
Ocean Pines Library - Ocean Pines, Maryland (Runs through: 02/23/2012)
Stories, rhymes, finger plays, music and crafts. Children ages 3-5. A different theme each session.

Book of the Month: The Heretic’s Daughter by Kathleen Kent
Ocean Pines Library - Ocean Pines, Maryland (Runs through: 02/10/2012)
A family's conflict becomes a battle for life and death in this novel based on family history from a descendant of a condemned Salem witch. Kelly Rouse will lead discussion.

Beth Ohlsson - Our Local Treasure Our Storyteller
Wicomico Library - Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 02/11/2012)
Local Storyteller Beth Ohlsson takes us to that "Once Upon a Time" place with her words. This free 45 minute program at The Main Library is for those who seek to discover traditional folktales and fairy tales. Ages 6 and older.

Writing with Ruth
Ocean City Library - Ocean City, Maryland (Runs through: 02/16/2012)
Monthly gathering of local writers share independent work (poems/essays/memoirs/prose, etc.) and receive encouraging feedback from fellow participants. Ruth Alcorn will lead the group.

Book of the Month: Of Love and Other Demons
Berlin Library - 220 N. Main Street - Berlin, Maryland (Runs through: 02/17/2012)
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Cynthia Hanagud and Gail Samis, Salisbury University, will lead discussions.

Sign and Dance
Berlin Library - 220 N. Main Street - Berlin, Maryland (Runs through: 02/21/2012)
With Kathy MacMillan - Warm up your fingers and your toes, and learn basic signs through joyful stories, music, and activities. This movement based program will teach little ones and their parents basic sign language in an upbeat setting. Children 4 and up.

The Mouse Trap
Guerrieri Hall, Wor-Wic Community College - Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 02/25/2012)
Giles and Mollie Ralston, operate Monkswell Manor, a boarding house outside of London. They have just opened their home to visitors and unknowingly have harbored a murderer. A blinding snowstorm has trapped the eccentric travelers, who are unaware of the heinous crime about to take place. When a murder is committed, each of them is under suspicion, and it is up to Detective Sergeant Trotter to solve the crime. An Agatha Christie murder mystery.

Dr. Seuss Day
Delmarva Discovery Center - 2 Market Street; Pocomoke City, Maryland (Runs through: 03/03/2012)
Enjoy a Dr. Seuss book reading at 2 PM. Costumes are encouraged. Best costume will win a Family Membership to the DDC.

The Big Read Kick-Off Event
Ocean Pines Library - Ocean Pines, Maryland (Runs through: 03/07/2012)
Readers Theater: Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam. Radio Airwaves Productions performs heartwarming and emotional readings from the book, Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam. Carefully selected letters are acted out to tell the stories of heroic soldiers and their families. The skits are selected and produced by Graham Caldwell of Radio Airwaves Productions.

Storm Party
Ocean City Convention Center (Runs through: 03/07/2012)
Help commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March Storm of 1962 also known as the "Storm of the Century" and the "Ash Wednesday" storm. We will be coming together to remember one of the most devastating storms that Ocean City has survived. There will be a Delmarvalously delicious dinner and a video presentation of local people sharing their experiences during the terrible storm. A special reprint of the book "The Tides of March" by Beryl and Bill Dryden will also be available.

Beth Ohlsson - Our Local Treasure Our Storyteller
Wicomico Library - Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 03/10/2012)
Local Storyteller Beth Ohlsson takes us to that "Once Upon a Time" place with her words. This free 45 minute program at The Main Library is for those who seek to discover traditional folktales and fairy tales. Ages 6 and older.

Read-A-Long with Rosie
Wicomico Library - Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 03/15/2012)
Family oriented story time for kids ages 5-11 and their parents. Enjoy singing with guitar and CD accompaniment, interactive stories, make a theme-related craft and enjoy light refreshments.

Writing with Ruth
Ocean City Library - Ocean City, Maryland (Runs through: 03/15/2012)
Come join our monthly gathering of local writers, share independent work (poems/essays/memoirs/prose, etc.) and receive encouraging feedback from fellow participants. Hone individual strategies for effective writing and improve the quality and comfort of oral presentation. Ruth Alcorn will lead the group.

Book of the Month: The Things They Carried
Berlin Library - 220 N. Main Street - Berlin, Maryland (Runs through: 03/16/2012)
By Tim O'Brien - A ground-breaking meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling. The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and the character Tim O'Brien, who has survived his tour in Vietnam.

Author Discussion
Wicomico Library - Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 03/19/2012)
Local author Loudell Insley will speak on her book, "Life on a Road Less Traveled: Or, Memoirs from Behind the Scenes of History."

Big Read Event: History and Legacy of the Vietnam War - Part I
Ocean City Library - Ocean City, Maryland (Runs through: 03/19/2012)
Program begins with Vietnam's long struggle against foreign invaders, picking up at the end of World War II when France reemerged as a colonial power in Vietnam. The presentation traces the eventual French withdrawal from Vietnam as part of the 1954 Geneva Agreement, the growing American financial assistance over the remainder of the 1950s, and the introduction and buildup of American military presence in Vietnam during the 1960s. Program ends with the Tet Offensive of 1968, when Viet Cong forces attempted to overrun American and South Vietnamese positions. Part II, March 26.

Once Upon a Sign with Kathy MacMillan
Berlin Library - 220 N. Main Street - Berlin, Maryland (Runs through: 03/20/2012)
Come away to a land of kings, dragons, queens and castles. Learn signs through stories and songs of magic. Ages 4 and up.

Big Read Event: History and Legacy of the Vietnam War - Part I
Ocean City Library - Ocean City, Maryland (Runs through: 03/26/2012)
Events from 1968 to the end of the war are covered, including the 1968 presidential election and its impact on the Vietnam War, the drawdown of U.S. forces, the 1973 Paris Peace Accords which led to American withdrawal from Vietnam, and the victorious 1975 North Vietnamese offensive which unified Vietnam under a communist government. The legacy of the war for the respective governments, soldiers, and citizens of America and Vietnam is discussed. U.S. participation in the Vietnam War is compared to several subsequent conflicts.

A Big Read Event: Platoon
Ocean City Library - Ocean City, Maryland (Runs through: 04/09/2012)
A young, naive American gives up college and volunteers for combat in Vietnam. Upon arrival, he quickly discovers that his presence is quite nonessential and is considered insignificant to the other soldiers. As the war continues, he struggles for survival; he soon realizes he is fighting two battles, the conflict with the enemy and the conflict among the men within his platoon.

Writing with Ruth
Ocean City Library - Ocean City, Maryland (Runs through: 04/12/2012)
Come join our monthly gathering of local writers, share independent work (poems/essays/memoirs/prose, etc.) and receive encouraging feedback from fellow participants. Hone individual strategies for effective writing and improve the quality and comfort of oral presentation. Ruth Alcorn will lead the group.

The Art of Racing in the Rain
Ocean Pines Library - Ocean Pines, Maryland (Runs through: 04/13/2012)
By Garth Stein - On the eve of his death, Enzo (a dog) tells what amounts to his master's life story. Nancy Mitchell, Salisbury University, will lead discussions.

Beth Ohlsson: Our Local Treasure - Our Storyteller
Wicomico Library - Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 04/14/2012)
Local Storyteller Beth Ohlsson takes us to that "Once Upon a Time" place with her words. This free 45 minute program at The Main Library is for those who seek to discover traditional folktales and fairy tales. Ages 6 and older.

Watercolor Journaling
Art League of Ocean City, 94th Street (under the Water Tower). Ocean City, Maryland (Runs through: 04/18/2012)
Discover the joys of keeping a watercolor journal to record your observations of the world around you. Learn how to incorporate drawing, watercolor painting and writing in a way that will delight and inspire. Experience helpful, but not required. Instructor Rosemary Connolly.

Signs of Spring
Berlin Library - 220 N. Main Street - Berlin, Maryland (Runs through: 04/17/2012)
With Kathy MacMillan. Explore springtime with American Sign Language, from April showers to May flowers! Ages 4 and up.

Signs of Spring
Pocomoke Library - Pocomoke City, Maryland (Runs through: 04/17/2012)
With Kathy MacMillan. Explore springtime with American Sign Language, from April showers to May flowers! Ages 4 and up.

A Big Read Event: Tim O’Brien
Stephen Decatur High School - Berlin, Maryland (Runs through: 04/19/2012)
Author of The Things They Carried, Stephen Decatur High School, Berlin. Tim O'Brien speaks about war, his writing, and what makes a great story to tell. Mr. O'Brien is a fascinating speaker who will engage audiences of all ages!

Read-A-Long with Rosie
Wicomico Library - Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 04/19/2012)
Family oriented story time for kids ages 5-11 and their parents. Enjoy singing with guitar and CD accompaniment, interactive stories, make a theme-related craft and enjoy light refreshments.

Book of the Month
Berlin Library - 220 N. Main Street - Berlin, Maryland (Runs through: 04/20/2012)
We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver

Author: Jack Gantos
Wicomico Library - Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 04/24/2012)
Jack Gantos, children's author and illustrator, will visit the library to share his stories and artwork.