Outreach Services Interest Group - OSIG - MLA

05/31/2026

The 11th Annual Chesapeake Children's Book Festival is only 6 DAYS away! 🎉📖

Join us for a free, one-day event that celebrates early literacy, community, and the joy of reading. Check out a variety of activities for the entire family, including author readings, crafts, games, giveaways, music, and more!

05/31/2026

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They are currently excavating the largest dinosaur tibia to date.

It's a real shindig.

The new summer reading challenge starts tomorrow! Unearth a Story! Sign up on Beanstack at https://calvertlibrary.beanstack.org/reader365

05/21/2026

“I don’t think so, honey. Don’t ever get me started on that again.”

05/20/2026

Please join us for a very special Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Wednesday, May 27th at 12 PM as we celebrate a new way to access library materials through our Hurlock branch's Book Locker!

Thank you to our sponsors who has made this project possible, including the Institute of Museum and Library Services and .

We are also grateful to everyone helping to pull this ribbon cutting event together, including the Dorchester Chamber of Commerce, Dorchester County - Government, and Welcome to Hurlock Maryland.

RSVP at: https://www.dorchesterchamber.org/events/details/ribbon-cutting-hurlock-branch-dorchester-co-public-library-16782

05/16/2026

Fun at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Savor the Shore Celebrations - story time, giveaways, food, music, demonstrations and much more! Say hello to me! 🥰

05/14/2026

On this episode we discuss The Chesapeake Children's Book Festival.

05/10/2026

🌸 Happy Mother’s Day! 🌸
Did you know that Anna Jarvis (1864–1948) is credited as the founder of Mother's Day in the United States. Following her mother's death in 1905, she campaigned for a national holiday to honor mothers, leading to the first official celebration in 1908 and a national proclamation by President Woodrow Wilson in 1914.

05/08/2026

We’re so proud of the Talbot County Free Seed Library for their amazing presentation at the Maryland Library/Delaware Library Associations conference today! We appreciate everything our Seed Library does - thank you for your hard work! 🌱🥰
Have you checked out some seeds yet?

05/07/2026

Annual debrief by the fireplace - what a great MLA/DLA conference! 🥂