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your public library

Where Co mmunity & Ideas Co nnect walk for the family will take place
on the Trolley Trail. There will be
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by Erin Dingle, Administrator, Thurmont Regional Library/Emmitsburg Branch Library lots of free giveaways, including
trees and seeds. Everyone who visits
the Fest is invited to help create an
We are Courtesy Photo the community interactive recycled bottle-cap piece
pleased to to the area’s first of art, designed by local artist Yemi.
announce that ever Green Fest. It And, finally, on April 26, 2018,
distinguished will be held at the we invite you to support our new
journalist, library on Saturday, partnership with the Catoctin
historian, April 21, 2018, Forest Alliance, whose mission
and author, from 10:00 a.m.- is preserving and promoting the
Garrett M. 2:00 p.m. This health of our beautiful Catoctin
Graff (pictured premier event will Mountain forest for the enjoyment
right), will showcase a variety of present and future generations.
visit Thurmont of waste-free, To support that goal, the library
Regional Library friendly venders and the Alliance have introduced
on Thursday, and environmental a new Preservation Speakers
April 19, 2018, activities for Series. Featured this month will
at 7:00 p.m. to all ages. A be National Park Service Biologist
discuss his new highlight will be Lindsey Donaldson, discussing the
book, Raven an opportunity current status of native brook trout
Rock: The Story to bring your in area streams. Next up in the
of the U.S. electronic items to series, come meet local bladesmith
Government’s Secret Plan to Save put in a special Electronic Recycling Erin Aylor for the program, Forged
Itself— While the Rest of Us Die. Truck, at no cost to you. Learn in Fire: The Art of Knife Making,
The book explores the history of the more about solar, geothermal, LED on May 24, 2018. Aylor will
government’s Cold War Doomsday Lighting, gardening, composting, demonstrate his artistic endeavors in
plans and the truth about the and native pollinating from experts metal and other media and discusses
government’s secret plans to survive with hands-on activities. Kids will his television appearance on the
a catastrophic attack on U.S. soil. enjoy games, nature crafts and History Channel.
Asked about his research into this storytimes, Scales & Tales, plus Face All events at the library are free
secretive topic, Graff states that the Art with Elizabeth. A guided bike or and open to the public.
book “was an enormous archival
project… and involved traveling to
most of the presidential libraries
to exhume old memos, reports,
and letters.” Graff goes on to
explain, “Much of the history is still
classified, but I pieced together the
picture I could through declassified
materials; open source information
like news reports and memoirs;
interviews; and personal visits to
some of the sites.” Curious Iguana
will provide copies of Raven Rock
to purchase at this event.
Another special April event
has the library teaming up with
Thurmont’s Green Team to invite