Upcoming Events
Ongoing: The Great Book Giveaway - Donate to our Scholastic Campaign to purchase books for our distribution events!
Tuesday, September 19 - Membership Kick-Off at Casselman Restaurant, Grantsville, MD
Saturday, October 7 - FREE 4th-6th Grade Students Writing Workshop w/Local Author Deborah Wagner Brenneman
COMING SOON: Trunk or Treat Book Distribution, November Meeting, 7th - 12th Grade Writing Workshop, Holiday Literacy Activities
Tuesday, September 19 - Membership Kick-Off at Casselman Restaurant, Grantsville, MD
Saturday, October 7 - FREE 4th-6th Grade Students Writing Workshop w/Local Author Deborah Wagner Brenneman
COMING SOON: Trunk or Treat Book Distribution, November Meeting, 7th - 12th Grade Writing Workshop, Holiday Literacy Activities
April 2023 - Young Authors Reception
We celebrated our Young Author's Contest winners at The Casselman Inn Restaurant. We were delighted to have Melanie J. Vogel as our guest speaker! Each winner received a copy of her book Elsewhere.
March 2020 - School Readiness Fair
We attended the School Readiness Fair at the Country Club Mall on Saturday, March 7. We gave away around 500 board books, picture books, and novels to children of all ages. About 300 children participated in our Put Me in the Zoo activity featuring "Spot" from the book. Seven lucky winners won the contest to take home a hardback copy of Put Me in the Zoo. We also got to debut our new shirts done by "Crosscut Creations."
February 2020 - Literacy Night at Accident Elementary
Our members were invited to participate in this annual event for families of the Accident community. We were able to host one of the many activity sessions students got to choose from to celebrate literacy. We were also able to promote literacy by donating books for the book swap.
Fall 2019 - Young Authors Contest
Click on the link above to visit our Young Authors page.
October 2019 - Paint Party
We had a fun and relaxing time painting our cozy owls! Thank you to Jennifer Wampler at A Thirst for Art for providing detailed instructions. Thank you to Trader's Coffee House for providing a space for us and to Brenda's Pizzeria for the tasty pizza and wonderful service. All attendees who signed up during this event received a $10 discount on the cost of membership for joining our chapter. We gained two new members, 5th grade teachers from Broad Ford Elementary School - welcome Amy and Wendy!
August 2019 - Summer Membership Drive
The Western Maryland Literacy Chapter is holding a summer membership drive. If you are interested in promoting literacy in Western Maryland, join us Thursday, August 15 at Honi-Honi at Deep Creek Lake from 4:00pm-6:00pm. Come out and enjoy the lake views, beverages, and appetizers in a relaxed atmosphere before the start of the school year. There will be door prizes and free appetizers!
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