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Calvert Library on Social Media

Follow Calvert Library on Facebook.

Like a Calvert Library post on Instagram.

Subscribe to Calvert Library’s YouTube channel.

Check out Calvert Library on TikTok.

Become a CLambassador–use your social media accounts to become an advocate for Calvert Library.

Check out the schedule of community stops for the Bookmobile. Find one near you!
Visit the Bookmobile at a community event.

Check out a DVD or Blu-ray from your local library.
See all of the movies available to stream from Calvert Library’s online platform, Kanopy.
Check out Kanopy Kids for the best in entertainment for the little ones!
Attend a Monday Movie Musings at Calvert Library in July or August.
Check out a book that a movie was based on. Which was better–the book or the movie?
Cast yourself in your favorite movie–what part would you play?
Check out the Summer Mini-Movie Festival at Calvert Library Prince Frederick on June 29.

Snap a picture of what you are reading during your summer adventures–in Calvert County or around the world! Message Calvert Library on Facebook with your photo.
Visit a local library wherever you travel this summer. What did you think was great about the library? Message Calvert Library on Facebook with your photo.
Write a story that takes place in a world from your imagination. What is your world called? Share your world with a friend or a family member.
Travel the imaginative way–check out a book that takes place somewhere you have never visited before. Why did you choose this adventure? Share this with a friend.

Attend SummerSTEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) at any library branch this summer.
Go outside and create art (of any kind)!
Check a book out from the library to learn about a science topic that interests you.
Learn how to do something new on your computer, phone, or tablet. What did you learn?
Use blocks, Legos, sticks, or cardboard to build something from your imagination. What did you build?

Read a picture book from Smokey’s Reading List.
Take the Smokey Bear Pledge.
Tell a friend or family member about campfire safety.
Check out a field guide to trees from your library and see how many trees you can identify in your neighborhood.
Explore different natural resource careers.

Read a book that features characters that are different from yourself. What did you learn about their community?
Share your time–volunteer at your favorite local charity.
Help someone with their chores or surprise them with a little treat.
If you are a teen, sign up to be part of TACOS (Teen Advisory Council of Students) and earn community service hours for graduation–a win-win adventure!

Learn about a place you have never been but would love to go to one day. What did you learn? Do you still want to go? Why or why not?
Listen to music from another culture through Freegal. What did you think?
Read stories from different cultures. Did you learn anything new? Did you notice any similarities with stories from your culture?

Listen to stories from an elder friend or family member. What did you learn about them?
Work together to preserve family stories, traditions, or history. How did you go about doing this (e.g., recording their stories, writing down what they said, creating a photo album, etc.)?
Enjoy a family story. Explore BookFlix to build a love of reading and learning for kids.
Go camping with your family or friends.

Learn a new skill–business, technology, and creative skills–at your own pace with LinkedIn Learning.
Learn about Southern Maryland history on the new Equity in History website.
Visit the Maryland Deaf Culture Digital Library. Learn more about Deaf Culture, check out recommended books, or learn where to take local American Sign Language (ASL) classes.
Learn a new language on Mango Languages.
Explore the Anti-Racism resource page for books, movies, and podcasts.

Research stars or constellations. Design your own constellation and the myth to explain it.
Look online for a guide to constellations. See if you can find your favorite constellation in the nighttime sky.
Imagine you were going into space—make a list of the five things you would bring with you. Compare your list to your family or friend’s.
Go outside and read beneath the stars (don’t forget a flashlight).
Using supplies around your house, build a rocket, a model of the solar system, or the International Space Station. What did you choose to build and why?

Attend our Summer Fun Performer Kickoff with Culture Queen on June 15th 10 am & 12:30 pm ( Calvert Library Prince Frederick).
Attend Summer Fun with Didgeridoo Down Under on June 27th at 10 am (Twin Beaches Branch) or 11 am (Calvert Library Prince Frederick).
Attend Summer Fun with the Maryland Science Center on June 30th at 2:30 pm (Fairview Branch).
Attend Summer Fun with Reptile Wonders on July 11th at 10 am or 11:15 am (Twin Beaches Branch) or 2:00 pm (Calvert Library Prince Frederick).
Attend Summer Fun with Meki’s Temure Polynesian Arts Group on July 25th at 10 am (Dunkirk Firehouse) or 2:00 pm (Southern Community Center).
Attend Brian Curry’s Magic show on August 8th at 10 am (Dunkirk Firehouse) or 2:00 pm (Southern Community Center) or 6 pm (Calvert Library Prince Frederick).