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by Erin Dingle, Administrator, Thurmont Regional Library/Emmitsburg Branch Library

We cordially invite local Veterans, Technician, USDA, Natural
particularly Vietnam Veterans, to a Resources Conservation Service;
special reception on Sunday, March March 25—Emerald Ash Borer:
12, planned in conjunction with our Biology, Impacts, & Management,
special “Maryland Public Television Colleen Kenny, MD DNR, Forest
Salutes Vietnam Veterans” exhibit, Service.
now featured at the Thurmont
Regional Library. All Veterans and Continuing our new afternoon
their families can enjoy the exhibit, series, Curious Minds (for adults),
plus a special musical performance learn more about Maryland
by Kenny Ray Horton, gold record baseball, when Geoff Arnold takes
award-winning songwriter and an you inside the Class A minor league
active member of the U.S. Navy team, the Frederick Keys will
Band. Light refreshments will be explain how the minors operate to
served, courtesy of The Friends of support the majors. Mr. Arnold is
the Thurmont Regional Library. the Broadcasting and PR Manager
Also in conjunction with the exhibit, for the Frederick Keys.
on Sunday, March 26—the last
day of the exhibit—the public is March is also Youth Art Month,
invited to experience the Vietnam which means our annual display
War through the photography lens of art from area teens will be on
of Frederick County native and display. Every year, we get a lot of
infantryman, Tom Nikirk. Mr. positive feedback about the talent on
Nikirk will present a selection of 35 display. Stop by anytime in March
mm slides, documenting his personal to enjoy it. Art can be musical as
experiences in Vietnam. Discussion well as visual, and we invite you to
will follow. enjoy a short concert performed by
the Thurmont Middle School band
Think Green, Be Green is at the as part of the festivities on Saturday,
library every Saturday morning March 11, at 1:00 p.m.
in March with Thurmont’s Green
Team for a series of important talks March is also Women’s History
related to environmental issues in Month, and kids in grades 1-6 can
our community. All sessions start visit the Thurmont Library at 4:00
at 10:30 a.m. and will feature p.m. on Monday, March 20, for an
the following topics: March 4— American Girl Crafternoon, and
Neighborhood Green Homeowner visit the Emmitsburg Library on
Workshop, Bonnie Griesemer, March 29 at 4:00 p.m., to enjoy a
Chesapeake Conservation Corps presentation from Rose Hill Manor
Member, Frederick County OSER; Park and Children’s Museum to
March 11—Reducing Polluted explore history through the stories
Runoff in Frederick: Keeping Our of Samantha and Molly.
Waters Clean, Caitlin Wall, Clean
Water Frederick County, Potomac There’s something happening at
Conservancy; March 18—Soil the library every day and for every
Conservation and Sustainability, age.
Brad Yothers, Soil Conservation
Visit fcpl.org for more
information or stop by our
information desk and ask about our
latest events and happenings.
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