The Cat in the Hat to Visit Storytime (3/7)
Friday, March 7 at 10 AM. To celebrate Dr. Seuss's 104th birthday (March 2), the Cat in the Hat will come to the library to read some stories! There will also be songs and a craft.
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February 22, 2008
Independent Film: "Adam's Apples" (3/7)
Join us for the latest in our First Friday Independent Film series at the library. The film will show at 2:30 PM in the main meeting room at the Chestertown Branch. Attendance and popcorn are both free of charge.
This month's film, Adam's Apples is black comedy about an insanely optimistic preacher who takes in convicts to help around the remote, rural church he ministers to.
For the Kids: Protect Those Pearly Whites (2/27)
Ages 2-6 years. As February is National Children's Dental Health Month, Judy Gaston, RN will join us for Pajama Storytime with a short program on child dental care followed by some stories. Wednesday, February 27 at 6:15 PM.
February 20, 2008
Upcoming Book Discussions (2/26, 27)
The Kent County Public Library book group will be having a discussion of Peace Like a River by Leif Enger on Wednesday, February 27 at 5:30 PM in the yellow building behind the library. If you've read the book, whether or not you're a current member of the group, you would be welcome to join us for the discussion. Or call the library to get on our email list to be notified of upcoming books and available copies.
The Kent Nonfiction Book Group will meet on Tuesday, February 26 at Noon in the Yellow Building to Read "Into the Wild" by John Krakauer. Call the library if you're interested in participating.
February 08, 2008
Long Term Care Information at Kent County Public Library
For Immediate Release
Library Provides Information about Long-Term Care for Older Adults
Proprietary reports on nursing homes, assisted living, and other eldercare services are free to library users.
Chestertown, MD (February 8, 2008) - According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, by 2030, there will be about 71.5 million older persons in the United States, more than twice their number in 2000. By 2030, people aged 65 and up will represent 20% of the population , and over half of those people will require long-term care services at some point in their lives.
More and more people are beginning to seek information about long-term care options, either for themselves or their loved ones. It can be difficult to locate that kind of information, however, and much of the information available on the internet is unreliable.
Fortunately, Kent County Public Library has made a new resource available to the public. EBSCO Eldercare is an exclusive online resource that provides a reliable source of eldercare-related information, databases, and local/state/national resources that can be used to empower Americans to make intelligent, informed eldercare decisions. This resource is free to library card holders, who can access it from the library or right from their home computers.
Consumers are able to use a sophisticated search environment to gain access to proprietary, comprehensive reports on over 90,000 eldercare facilities and services throughout the United States, including: 17,000 reports on nursing homes, 45,000 assisted living facilities, and 23,000 home health care programs. The reports are between 3-15 pages in length, many include ratings and rankings, as well as demographic information about the facilities.
To learn more about EBSCO Eldercare, please contact the library, or visit them online at http://www.kentcountylibrary.org/search/info.php.
About Kent County Public Library
The Kent County Public Library serves the 19,500 citizens of rural Kent County, on Maryland's scenic Eastern Shore. The library has its main branch in historic Chestertown, the capitol of Kent County, and two smaller branches in the towns of Rock Hall and Galena. Its focus is on providing information, materials, and services to support the community's interests in popular cultural social trends, and self-directed learning; offering community members the opportunity to meet and interact with others in the community; and supporting the development of skills in finding, evaluating and using information effectively. Kent County Public library was recently nominated for Library Journal's Best Small Library in America Award for its ongoing improvements in services to patrons.
February 01, 2008
New & Hot @ Your Library
We have lots of new books, audiobooks, movies, music and more showing up at the library every day. So, we have the New & Hot page on our Web site devoted to showing you what's new to the library, what's coming soon, and what's currently on the New York Times Bestseller lists. These lists link directly into our catalog so you can easily place requests for the books, audiobooks, movies, and music you want, and get a call when they're ready for you to pick up at the circulation desk.