[NFBMD] Upcoming events at LBPH!
Ashley Biggs -LBPH-
ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov
Wed Jul 1 17:47:08 UTC 2020
Hi everyone,
It's July - can you believe it? Summer is officially in full swing!
Don't forget that the library is hosting a summer reading challenge! Make
sure to sign up so you have a chance to win some great prizes...and maybe
some bragging rights, too! LOL
Here are the upcoming events for Adults behind held at LBPH (virtually):
*Capture the Flavor: Herbs and Spices *
July 8, 2020 @ 6:30 PM
Register here: http://bit.ly/UMETelCon
Learn how to cut down on salt and sugar and 'spice' up your food with these
'flavoring agents' so it's healthier and tastes good. Beverly Jackey is a
Family and Consumer Science Educator at the University of Maryland
Extension (UME). As a member of UME’s Healthy Living Action Teams, she
develops and provides community programming and outreach in the areas of
nutrition and chronic disease prevention and management, food safety, and
healthy home environments in Maryland’s Upper Shore Cluster that includes
Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne's Counties.
*Technology User Group: iOS14*
July 11, 2020 @ 10AM
TEL: 319-527-4994
The next software upgrade for the iPhone promises to provide many exciting
accessibility features. Discover all the details for the next generation of
Apple Smartphone users. Will also be discussing: Suspense AI, Ariadne GPS,
and Digit Eyes.
*Storytelling with Jane Dorfman*
July 15, 2020 @ 6:30PM
Register here: https://forms.gle/rVfZQ84kdhWm785LA
Jane Dorfman is a performing member and president of Voices-in-the-Glen and
a member of the National Storytelling Network and on the program committee
for the Washington Folk Festival. As a Children’s Librarian, she knows the
importance of reading and listening. Her programs are age-appropriate and
build in lots of opportunities to join in the telling. She will be hosting
an event for LBPH/LBPH patrons on how to craft their own stories. Learn to
tell stories that inspire, entertain, engage, and advocate.
*Storytelling through Food with Dr. Williams-Forson*
July 22, 2020 @ 6:30 PM
Register here: https://forms.gle/a2CXrGnoL7ncztVM8
Dr. Psyche Williams-Forson is an Associate Professor and Chair of the
Department of American Studies at the University of Maryland College Park.
She is an affiliate faculty member of the Theatre, Dance, and Performing
Studies, the Departments of Anthropology, African American Studies, Women’s
Studies, and the Consortium on Race, Gender, and Ethnicity. Dr.
Williams-Forson’s work on material culture and food have been published in
her books Taking Food Public: Redefining Foodways in a Changing World and
the award-winning (American Folklore Society) Building Houses Out of
Chicken Legs: Black Women, Food, & Power, as well as in many journals and
book chapters. Her expertise has been featured in a number of media
outlets, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Al Jazeera
America, NPR (National Public Radio), Radio New Zealand, Irish Radio, MSNBC
(the former Melissa Harris-Perry Show), and The Associated Press (wire
service), among others.
Have a great weekend!
Best,
Ashley
--
*Ashley M. Biggs*
*Marketing & Outreach Librarian*
Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Maryland State Library
415 Park Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3603
410-230-2430 (office) | 667-209-1563 (cell) | 410-333-2095 (fax)
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