Welcome to Story Time @ Kitzmiller Library! The Story Time is geared for children ages 3-5. Please join us as we look, listen, sing, and play while learning through stories, crafts, and other fun activities. Disclaimers: Programs, events, and classes may be photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes. Your participation in programs signifies your permission for us to use any photos that we take of you. Please speak to a librarian at the event if you would prefer your photo not to be taken.

Join Oakland Library for a storytime designed especially for babies and toddlers. This program stimulates children’s language development and social skills through stories, music, rhymes, and other activities. Disclaimers: This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child in this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted. Programs, events, and classes may be photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes. Your participation in programs signifies your permission for us to use any photos that we take of you. Please speak to a librarian at the event if you would prefer your photo not to be taken.

Join Oakland Library for a storytime designed for children ages 3 and up. This program promotes creative expression, social skills, listening comprehension, and school readiness through stories, STEM activities, games, music, and crafts. Disclaimers: This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child in this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted. Programs, events, and classes may be photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes. Your participation in programs signifies your permission for us to use any photos that we take of you. Please speak to a librarian at the event if you would prefer your photo not to be taken.

Join Garrett County Health Department for the Healthy Living For Your Brain & Body on March 6, 2024, from 11:00 AM - 12-noon, at the Mary Browning Senior Center. Learn from the latest research in the areas of nutrition, exercise, cognitive activity, socialization & more about how to keep your brain healthy. Get tips and tools to help with healthy aging. To RSVP, please call Amy Ritchie at 301-334-7730 or email at amy.ritchie@maryland.gov.

Relax with your fellow book lovers at the Accident Branch Library as we share our latest reads. You just may discover a new favorite author! For more information, please contact Kim at 301-746-8792 or kcecil@relib.net.

Bring your resume and learn about open nursing positions at GRMC! Date: March 7, 2024 Time: 12:00 NN - 3:00 PM Location: GRMC Hospital Boardroom Up to $15,000 sign-on bonus, new wage scale, and career advancement program opportunities Contact jacquelyn.bittinger@wvumedicine.org for more information.

Join the Swan Meadow School for an open house on March 7, 2024. The school is located at 6709 Garrett Hwy, approx. 4.25 miles south of Oakland. Come-n-go as you need from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. In November 2023, Swan Meadow applied to convert to a public charter school. They are awaiting the Superintendent's recommendation and the Board of Education decision on March 12, 2024. Learn more about this process, how you can be a part of it, and show your support for Swan Meadow to become the first charter school in Garrett County! At the open house, they invite you to tour the campus, meet the staff, and learn about our current programs as well as the plans for the Charter School. You can also register for the upcoming school year, and/or sign a letter of intent to send your children to our charter school if it is approved. Light refreshments are provided.

Get free help for your civil legal issues* - brought to you by Maryland Legal Aid. *An intake will be completed; if you qualify for services, brief advice will be given. If not, referrals and general legal information will be given. For more information, contact Michael Stevens at mstevens@mdlab.org or 240-979-0640.

The department will be hosting a fish fry on Friday, March 8th at the Bittinger Volunteer Fire Department from 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM. This will be a pick-up take-out event. Fish meals include fresh-cut fries, coleslaw, 8oz beer battered haddock, and a dessert. $15 donation per dinner. We appreciate your support! Use the link below to order your fish dinners!

Come to the Oakland Library to create Paper Beads! All materials will be provided. *Registration required. Contact Andrew Miller at andrew@relib.net or come into the Oakland Library to register. Disclaimers: Programs, events, and classes may be photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes. Your participation in programs signifies your permission for us to use any photos that we take of you. Please speak to a librarian at the event if you would prefer your photo not to be taken.