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Native Plant Swap and Meet the Mosaics Celebration

at The Front Yard with Artist Parran Collery

2024-10-19 10:00:00 2024-10-19 12:00:00 America/New_York Native Plant Swap and Meet the Mosaics Celebration This free event offers both experienced and new gardeners a chance to add native plants to their yards. In doing so, you will be creating habitat for our native birds, bees and butterflies. Leonardtown Library - Front Yard, Meeting Room 1, Meeting Room 2

Saturday, October 19
10:00am - 12:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-10-19 10:00:00 2024-10-19 12:00:00 America/New_York Native Plant Swap and Meet the Mosaics Celebration This free event offers both experienced and new gardeners a chance to add native plants to their yards. In doing so, you will be creating habitat for our native birds, bees and butterflies. Leonardtown Library - Front Yard, Meeting Room 1, Meeting Room 2

Leonardtown Library

Front Yard, Meeting Room 1, Meeting Room 2

This free event offers both experienced and new gardeners a chance to add native plants to their yards. In doing so, you will be creating habitat for our native birds, bees and butterflies.

Featuring the new art installation, "Lush Life: Cycles and Seasons in the Garden by, Parran Collery, who will be onsite to answer questions. The piece features four mosaic panels representing the year-round beauty of the native landscape; and was made possible with support from the Maryland State Arts Council. 

If you're new to gardening with native plants, this event is the place to get started! Meet other native-plant enthusiasts, view native plants in the Front Yard garden, and take home free plants and seeds! 

If you're an experienced native gardener, please spread the joy by bringing your favorite plants and seeds to swap and share.  
Strange as it sounds, we're trying to prevent the spread of invasive jumping worms,  so please follow these simple steps when bringing your plants to the event: 
1. Dig up your plants. 
2. Shake the dirt off the roots. 
3. Gently rinse the roots clean.  
4. Label each plant (include the botanical name if you can). 
5. Bring them to the Swap & Share in a bucket of water or wrapped in wet paper and tucked in a plastic bag. 

For more information, contact Liz Curtz, Friends of St Clements Bay, at curtzeli@gmail.com 

Participating partners include St. Mary's County Master Gardeners, St. Mary's County Master Naturalists , Nurture Natives, Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay, Butterfly Alley and Friends of St Clements Bay. 

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Lifelong Learning | Gardening & Environment |

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Leonardtown Library

Phone: 301-475-2846

Hours
We're closed Wednesday January 01 due to New Year's Day
Mon, Dec 30 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Dec 31 9:00AM to 5:00PM
(New Years Eve)
Wed, Jan 01 Closed
(New Year's Day)
Thu, Jan 02 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jan 03 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Jan 04 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jan 05 Closed

About the branch

If you need special accommodations for any Library event or program, please submit our Accommodations Request form as soon as possible.

Upcoming events

Tue, Jan 07, 9:00am - 11:00am
Lobby
Representatives from SMC Recreation & Parks will be in the lobby with information about their programs, facilities, services, and events, as well as to answer any questions you may have.

Tue, Jan 07, 9:30am - 10:00am
Children's Area,Meeting Room 1
Stories, rhymes, bounces, songs, and playtime for children birth-2 years with their adult caregivers.

Tue, Jan 07, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room 2
Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities for children ages 1-3 with their adult caregivers.

Tue, Jan 07, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area,Meeting Room 1
Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities for children ages 3-5, with their adult caregivers.

Tue, Jan 07, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room 2
A storytime where sitting is optional, and activities are designed for kids with extra energy. Planned with ages 1-5 in mind; all ages welcome with their adult caregivers.

Tue, Jan 07, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room 2
Do you like playing VR games?

Thu, Jan 09, 9:30am - 10:00am
Children's Area,Meeting Room 1
Stories, rhymes, bounces, songs, and playtime for children birth-2 years with their adult caregivers.

Thu, Jan 09, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room 2
Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities for children ages 1-3 with their adult caregivers.

Thu, Jan 09, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area,Meeting Room 1
Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities for children ages 3-5, with their adult caregivers.

Thu, Jan 09, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room 2
A storytime where sitting is optional, and activities are designed for kids with extra energy. Planned with ages 1-5 in mind; all ages welcome with their adult caregivers.

Thu, Jan 09, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room 1
Is your New Year's resolution to read more books? Looking for a fun way to keep track of the ones you want to read or have already read? Come make miniature versions of them!
This event is full

Sat, Jan 11, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Rooms 1&2
Want to try speed puzzling? Form a team of two or three, and see how fast that team can be!

Mon, Jan 13, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Makerspace
Do you love making art and trying out new projects? Come hang out and make crafts without the pressure to be perfect.
This event is full

Mon, Jan 13, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Children's Area
Therapy animals from Pets on Wheels are visiting the library! Friends of all ages are invited to practice reading with a furry friend, or just enjoy some pets and snuggles.

Tue, Jan 14, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Job seekers can stop by to get job counseling and resume help,search for jobs, and get registered with the Maryland Workforce Exchange.

Tue, Jan 14, 9:30am - 10:00am
Children's Area,Meeting Room 1
Stories, rhymes, bounces, songs, and playtime for children birth-2 years with their adult caregivers.

Tue, Jan 14, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room 2
Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities for children ages 1-3 with their adult caregivers.

Tue, Jan 14, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area,Meeting Room 1
Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities for children ages 3-5, with their adult caregivers.

Tue, Jan 14, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room 2
A storytime where sitting is optional, and activities are designed for kids with extra energy. Planned with ages 1-5 in mind; all ages welcome with their adult caregivers.

Wed, Jan 15, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Makerspace
Come learn more about the library's Cricut Maker and practice cutting heat transfer vinyl to embellish a tote bag to take home!

Thu, Jan 16, 9:30am - 10:00am
Children's Area,Meeting Room 1
Stories, rhymes, bounces, songs, and playtime for children birth-2 years with their adult caregivers.

Thu, Jan 16, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room 2
Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities for children ages 1-3 with their adult caregivers.

Thu, Jan 16, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area,Meeting Room 1
Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities for children ages 3-5, with their adult caregivers.

Thu, Jan 16, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room 2
A storytime where sitting is optional, and activities are designed for kids with extra energy. Planned with ages 1-5 in mind; all ages welcome with their adult caregivers.

Thu, Jan 16, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room 1
Join us to discuss a different cozy mystery on the 3rd Thursday of each month at the Leonardtown Library. Be ready to talk about a genre that puts us all at ease while keeping us on our toes.

Sat, Jan 18, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Front Yard,Meeting Rooms 1&2
Learn from the experts on how to get a head start on your garden this year with winter seed starting!

Mon, Jan 20, All day
The Library is closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Tue, Jan 21, 9:30am - 10:00am
Children's Area,Meeting Room 1
Stories, rhymes, bounces, songs, and playtime for children birth-2 years with their adult caregivers.

Tue, Jan 21, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room 2
Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities for children ages 1-3 with their adult caregivers.

Tue, Jan 21, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area,Meeting Room 1
Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities for children ages 3-5, with their adult caregivers.

Tue, Jan 21, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room 2
A storytime where sitting is optional, and activities are designed for kids with extra energy. Planned with ages 1-5 in mind; all ages welcome with their adult caregivers.

Tue, Jan 21, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Computer Lab
Are you looking for a new job, or need some help marketing yourself?

Cancelled
Wed, Jan 22, 9:00am - 11:30am
Employees from the St. Mary's County Health Department will be available in the lobby to answer your questions about Narcan and Opioid overdose. No appointment necessary.

Wed, Jan 22, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Makerspace
That WIP you said you'd finish would love to come to the Maker Space!

Thu, Jan 23, 9:30am - 10:00am
Children's Area,Meeting Room 1
Stories, rhymes, bounces, songs, and playtime for children birth-2 years with their adult caregivers.

Thu, Jan 23, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room 2
Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities for children ages 1-3 with their adult caregivers.

Thu, Jan 23, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area,Meeting Room 1
Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities for children ages 3-5, with their adult caregivers.

Thu, Jan 23, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room 2
A storytime where sitting is optional, and activities are designed for kids with extra energy. Planned with ages 1-5 in mind; all ages welcome with their adult caregivers.

Mon, Jan 27, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Computer Lab
Drop in during this open session to get all your tech and computer skill questions answered!

Mon, Jan 27, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room 1
Do you like graphic novels? Do you want to talk about your favorite graphic novel with kids your age? Join us for our kids book club!

Tue, Jan 28, 9:30am - 10:00am
Children's Area,Meeting Room 1
Stories, rhymes, bounces, songs, and playtime for children birth-2 years with their adult caregivers.

Tue, Jan 28, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room 2
Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities for children ages 1-3 with their adult caregivers.

Tue, Jan 28, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area,Meeting Room 1
Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities for children ages 3-5, with their adult caregivers.

Tue, Jan 28, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room 2
A storytime where sitting is optional, and activities are designed for kids with extra energy. Planned with ages 1-5 in mind; all ages welcome with their adult caregivers.

Tue, Jan 28, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room 2
Karen Stone, Division Manager of the St. Mary's County Museums, will give a special seminar on our local history.

Wed, Jan 29, 12:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room 2
You and up to four friends receive an urgent request to free Jack Frost so that he can make sure winter runs its course!
Register

Thu, Jan 30, 9:30am - 10:00am
Children's Area,Meeting Room 1
Stories, rhymes, bounces, songs, and playtime for children birth-2 years with their adult caregivers.

Thu, Jan 30, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room 2
Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities for children ages 1-3 with their adult caregivers.

Thu, Jan 30, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area,Meeting Room 1
Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities for children ages 3-5, with their adult caregivers.

Thu, Jan 30, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room 2
A storytime where sitting is optional, and activities are designed for kids with extra energy. Planned with ages 1-5 in mind; all ages welcome with their adult caregivers.

Fri, Jan 31, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Makerspace
Learn the basics of threading and operating a sewing machine to make your own mini Valentine themed pillow to take home with you!
Registration opens Friday, January 10 2025 at 9:00am