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Friends of the Caroline County
Library to Celebrate National

Friends of the Library Week

The 18th Annual National Friends of Libraries Week will be

celebrated October 15 - 21. The week is designed to promote

the efforts of community groups, such as the Caroline County
Friends of the Library (FOTL), in supporting the work of local
public libraries.
Just 4 hours a month can change
In commemoration of the week, FOTL will sponsor an author’s the life of a child in your town.
spotlight discussion featuring Denton native Dawn Wayman,
who recently published the children’s book, “Malcolm, Who
Will you Be?” FOTL President Angela Visintainer will inter-
view Ms. Wayman regarding her inspiration for the book and
YMCA Caroline Mentoring Project
the process of publishing a book. This event is free and open to

Changing Lives Forever
the public, and the audience will have the opportunity to ask

questions. The author spotlight will be held October 18th from
Contact Melissa Bordenski @carolineymcamentoring
6:30 – 7:30 PM at Wharves of Choptank Visitor & Heritage
@ymcachesapeake.org or 410-479-3060.
Center. Light refreshments will be served.
The author spotlight event will also serve as the kickoff for

The Governor's Office of Crime
FOTL’s 30th anniversary celebration. FOTL is hosting a logo Prevention, Youth, and Victim
contest for a 30th anniversary logo that will be used on promo- Services, on behalf of the Children's
tional items to raise funds for all three branches of the Caroline Cabinet, funded this project under
award number CCIF-2023-0004. All

County Library. The contest has a $1,000 prize that has been points of view in this document are
sponsored by Impressive Printing, Maven + Smith, Midshore Funded by: those of the author and do not
necessarily represent the official
Technology Services, and Purple Peake CBD. The winner of Caroline Human position of any State or Federal

the contest will be announced at the author spotlight event. Services Council, Inc. Agency."

The deadline to enter the contest is September 30th. Additional
information is available at carolinefotl.com.

Finally, FOTL is selling raffle tickets for themed baskets, and

the winners will be drawn at the event. The baskets include:

• Out and About Town- includes gift certificates to area
restaurants and other local businesses

• Pamper Yourself- includes gift certificates for local
spas, salons, and other self-care products
• Travel Basket- includes a $100 Southwest gift card and

travel accessories
• Sports Basket- includes two tickets to a Baltimore
Orioles game, including parking pass, and other sports
memorabilia
• In Good Spirits- includes a selection of beer and other
spirits (21 years or older to win)
• On Cloud Wine- includes a selection of wines (21 years
or older to win)
Raffle tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. Tickets are available from

any FOTL board member, or they can be purchased at all three
branches of the Caroline County Public Library. Funds raised
will support library programs, collections, and technology.
Anyone interested in learning more about FOTL or joining as
a member may visit carolinefotl.com.
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