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WCFL Calendar for February 2012
Adult Services 
1 Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Hot Chocolate Month
Adult Services Branch: Sharpsburg Each Wednesday in February, we will celebrate hot chocolate month at the Sharpsburg Library. Enjoy a cup of hot chocolate and a good book during your visit with us.
Adult Book Discussion Group
11:15 AM-12:15 PM
Adult Services Branch: Clear Spring Leonard P. Snyder Memorial Library So Much for That
by Lionel Shriver
This novel looks at the healthcare system and asks the disturbing moral question: How much is one's life worth?
Coffe and pastries provided.
Adult Book Discussion
For a copy of the book contact
Leonard P. Snyder Memorial Branch Library.
301-842-2730
2 Thursday, February 02, 2012 Hooks & Needles
4:30 PM-5:30 PM
Adult Services Branch: Williamsport Free all ages Bring own supplies
Keep the art of handwork alive!
Faces of the Civil War Book Club
6:30 PM-7:30 PM
Adult Services Branch: Hagerstown Bulls and Bears Restaurant This informal group meets to discuss books about the human face of the Civil War.
In honor of Valentine's day we will be discussing love and romance during the Civil War as presented in All that Makes a Man by Stephen Berry--or another source of your choosing.
We will be meeting at Bulls and Bears; you are welcome to come even if you do not intend to make a purchase from the establishment.
3 Friday, February 03, 2012 "Fiddler on the Roof" movie
5:00 PM-7:00 PM
Adult Services Branch: Williamsport Free -- all ages -- Refreshments
"Fiddler on the Roof" Watch an example of shetl life in a great performance.
4 Saturday, February 04, 2012 Rug Hooking
11:00 AM
Adult Services Branch: Boonsboro Community Room
Rug Hooking Class. All are welcome.
5 Sunday, February 05, 2012 Noteworthy Sundays @ Your Library Concert featuring The Compadres
3:00 PM-4:00 PM
Adult Services Branch: Clear Spring L.P. Snyder Memorial Clear Spring Branch Library  Noteworthy Sundays @ Your Library 2011-2012 Season Concerts will be held at the Leonard P. Snyder Memorial Branch Library in Clear Spring located at 12624 Broadfording Road, Clear Spring.
Concert begins at 3:00 pm. Please call 301-739-3250 x123 to reserve seats.
Compadres in concert. Come on out to the Leonard P. Snyder Branch Library and enjoy a family friendly musical afternoon filled with some familiar and some not so familiar tunes. The Compadres musical repertoire includes Americana, Rockabilly, Rock, Folk, Alt Country music and more.
10 Friday, February 10, 2012 Adult Movie: One Day
6:00 PM
Adult Services Branch: Boonsboro Community Room Adult Dinner & A Movie: One Day (108 minutes, PG-13) BYOD- Bring your own dinner (Takeout or Tupperware), drinks and dessert will be provided. The film, One Day, is based on the book of the same name by David Nicholls. After one day together, Emma & Dexter can’t stop thinking of each other. Key moments of their lives continue to happen on the same day ever year, which is the anniversary of the day they met.
11 Saturday, February 11, 2012 Hancock Winter Festival
11:00 AM-1:00: PM
Adult Services Branch: Hancock
Join us for the annual Hancock Winter Festival Hat Decorating. Create a beuatiful hat to parade in the Hat Contest. All ages welcome!
Sponsored by the Hancock Arts Council and the Hancock War Memorial Library.
13 Monday, February 13, 2012 [Mystery Book Club] Feb. meeting cancelled
6:00 PM-7:00 PM
Adult Services Branch: North Pointe
THIS MONTH'S MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Join us for a lively discussion of mysteries and detective novels. The titles of this month's books and more information are on our webpage: http://www.washcolibrary.org/mystery-book-club.asp.
14 Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Creative Writing Workshop
6:30 PM-8:00 PM
Adult Services Branch: Smithsburg Community Room Want to express yourself better--to relatives, to friends, and/or to get published? Hone your writing skills with expert guidance from published author, Alan Hedges, at the Smithsburg Library. Have your writing evaluated and receive guidance on style, grammar, structure, and other writing standards. Mr. Hedges will offer suggestions on how to present and package your writings, and who to send it to for publishing. Four sessions—attend one or all of them: January 17 and 31, February 14 and 28, all 6:30 p.m. -8 p.m. Please call 301-824-7722 to register. The Smithsburg Library is a branch of the Washington County Free Library.
16 Thursday, February 16, 2012 Book Share
6:00 PM
Adult Services Branch: Boonsboro Community Room
Please bring a current read to share with the group.
17 Friday, February 17, 2012 Free Movie Night: Jane Eyre (2011)
7:00 PM
Adult Services Branch: Smithsburg Community Room In this romantic drama based on Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel, Jane Eyre flees Thornfield House, where she works as a governess for wealthy Edward Rochester. Please call 301-824-7722 to register.
19 Sunday, February 19, 2012 Oscar Week Movie Sunday
2:00 PM-4:00 PM
Adult Services Branch: Clear Spring Leonard P. Snyder Memorial Branch Library "Driving Miss Daisy"
February 19 @ 2:00 pm
To mark Oscar Week, we will show the 1989 winner of 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture.
Rated PG.
Please register for this event.
301-842-2730
21 Tuesday, February 21, 2012 E-Library Open house
5:00 PM-7:00 PM
Adult Services Branch: Sharpsburg Inside the Library Stop in any time between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to learn how to download audio and e-books from the library to a variety of devices including the iPod, Sony Reader, Nook and newly compatible Kindle! Please feel free to bring your own device for advice, tips and tricks on using the e-library.
23 Thursday, February 23, 2012 Re/max Achievers- Short Sale Specialist
6:00 PM
Adult Services Branch: Boonsboro Community Room
Meet with Gosia Carter, a Re/max Achievers Short Sale Specialist, who will explain your options for selling a home. Registration encouraged but not required.
25 Saturday, February 25, 2012 Writers Workshop with writer Chris Copley
10:00 AM-1:00: PM
Adult Services Branch: Clear Spring Clear Spring Library Chris Copley (winner of last year's Washington County Free Library's adult short story award) is presenting two free workshops to help people get their short stories finished in time for the 2012 deadline of March 23rd.
The free workshops will be held at Leonard P. Snyder Memorial Library in Clear Spring. Chris will present this free, short story-writing seminar series for area residents over two Saturdays, Feb. 25 and March 3. The seminar will be 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day. Call 301-842-2730 to register.
27 Monday, February 27, 2012 E-Library Open house
5:00 PM-7:00 PM
Adult Services Branch: North Pointe Inside the Library Stop in any time between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to learn how to download audio and e-books from the library to a variety of devices including the iPod, Sony Reader, Nook and newly compatible Kindle! Please feel free to bring your own device for advice, tips and tricks on using the e-library.
28 Tuesday, February 28, 2012 And the Oscar goes to...(MOVIE)
6:00 PM
Adult Services Branch: Boonsboro Community Room And the Oscar goes to… In anticipation of the Oscars, come watch an Oscar movie with us. The movie, The Help, will be shown, which is currently nominated for Best Picture.
Creative Writing Workshop
6:30 PM-8:00 PM
Adult Services Branch: Smithsburg Community Room Want to express yourself better--to relatives, to friends, and/or to get published? Hone your writing skills with expert guidance from published author, Alan Hedges, at the Smithsburg Library. Have your writing evaluated and receive guidance on style, grammar, structure, and other writing standards. Mr. Hedges will offer suggestions on how to present and package your writings, and who to send it to for publishing. Four sessions—attend one or all of them: January 17 and 31, February 14 and 28, all 6:30 p.m. -8 p.m. Please call 301-824-7722 to register. The Smithsburg Library is a branch of the Washington County Free Library.
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