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The Heart of Maryland Libraries Quilt will be on display in the Chestertown Branch from January 27th through February 8th. This beautiful work of art was conceived by Margaret Carty, Executive Director of the Maryland Library Association, and created by staff from 27 libraries in Maryland.

"The MLA quilt 'The Heart of Maryland Libraries' is a visible statement of the unity of Maryland libraries, public, academic, school, special and state. Volunteers from around the state contributed their time and creativity to produce a diverse selection of quilt squares which, when joined together, convey the message of unity," said
Margaret Carty.

There is a scrapbook on display with the quilt that provides additional information and discusses each of the squares in detail, as well as a guest book for signatures and comments.

We hope you'll take the time to admire this beautiful quilt and symbol of the unity of Maryland Libraries while it's here on display. And if you have the time, stop by on February 8th for a presentation by Karen Trennepohl, project coordinator, on the story behind the quilt, followed by a dessert reception. Details are available in our online calendar.

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Following a brief hiatus, story time is back, and better than ever. We now have Baby Storytime once every week for our youngest patrons. The schedule starting February 1 is:

Baby Story Time
Ages Birth-24 months
Every Tuesday at 11 AM in Chestertown. Please pre-register by calling 410-778-3636

Preschool Story Time
Ages 2-5
Tuesdays at 10 AM in Chestertown, Wednesdays at 10:30 in Rock Hall, and Thursdays at 10:30 in Galena. This is a drop in story time, no registration required.

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Kent County Public Library’s Interim Library Administrator, Chris Roseberry, is pleased to announce that the "Love Your Library" fundraising campaign, which began in September and wrapped up on Dec. 31, 2010, raised over $50,600. This is a great success in terms of getting the library back on its financial feet and a huge step in the right direction.

The creative leadership of the campaign by the former Board of Trustees resulted in donations from friends and caring patrons of the library. These generous contributions will help the library rebuild its finances and continue to serve our patrons with the quality service they know and love.

By giving their hard earned money, supporters at all levels communicated that the library matters to them, they value the services we offer, and they want to see the library get back on track financially.

This outpouring of support from our community has been a huge source of encouragement for the library staff and lets us know that what we do is appreciated.

We issue a heartfelt "thank you" to everyone who supported the library during the "Love Your Library" fundraising campaign. Your generosity is greatly appreciated and is an inspiration as the library now moves forward.

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Beginning this week, the library has changed its hours of operation at the North County Branch in Galena. We have made this change in response to patron feedback requesting later hours for those who could not make it to the library before 5:00 PM during the week. The new hours are:

Tuesdays and Thursdays: 10 AM to 6 PM
Fridays: 10 AM to 5 PM
Saturdays: 10 AM to 2 PM

Chestertown and Rock Hall Branch hours remain unchanged. You can see the current hours, locations, and phone numbers for all of our branches on the "Locations and Hours" page of our Web site.

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to provide feedback and suggestions. Your input helps us continue to grow and improve as an organization to better meet our community's needs.

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