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.

Join Grantsville Library for Children's Story Time on Monday mornings beginning at 11:00 AM for an hour of stories, crafts, and activities designed to foster a love of reading in young children. 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 its book club geared towards readers of fantasy, sci-fi, and adventure! The discussion this month will be on "The Bear and the Nightingale" by Katherine Arden on Monday, March 11, 2023, at the Oakland Library from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Please register at the Oakland Library or contact Andrew Miller at andrew@relib.net for more information. "Winter lasts most of the year at the edge of the Russian wilderness, and in the long nights, Vasilisa and her siblings love to gather by the fire to listen to their nurse’s fairy tales. Above all, Vasya loves the story of Frost, the blue-eyed winter demon. Wise Russians fear him, for he claims unwary souls, and they honor the spirits that protect their homes from evil. Then Vasya’s widowed father brings home a new wife from Moscow. Fiercely devout, Vasya’s stepmother forbids her family from honoring their household spirits, but Vasya fears what this may bring. And indeed, misfortune begins to stalk the village. But Vasya’s stepmother only grows harsher, determined to remake the village to her liking and to groom her rebellious stepdaughter for marriage or a convent. As the village’s defenses weaken and evil from the forest creeps […]

Welcome to Story Time @ Kitzmiller Library! The Story Time is geared for children ages 3-5. Please join us as you 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.

The Garrett County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. The Board will meet at Northern Middle School in the cafeteria. The meeting is open to the public and will be live-streamed for public review. Public comment for the March Board Meeting will begin at 4:00 PM after which time the Board goes into executive session until 5:45 PM. The Board of Education will reconvene for public session from 6:00 PM – 8:15 PM. Time is set aside during the public session for the hearing of constituents at approximately 7:00 p.m. Please note, that this time is approximate, and public comment may be adjusted based on the timing of the presentations. Topics excluded from Public Comment include: Individual personnel issues Comments identifying individual students or staff members Matters that are on appeal or may be appealed Topics for which the Board schedules formal public hearings Advertising or solicitation for products and/or services The agenda for the Public Session can be accessed at BoardDocs.  The agenda is not considered final until the Board takes action to accept it at the start of each meeting. Part or all of the meeting may be closed pursuant […]

Join an hour-long conversation with a special panel discussing research processes to solve family mysteries - specifically challenges related to trying to identify unknown parentage. The discussion will touch upon issues related to research considerations and utilizing DNA testing empathetically and effectively. The event will be pre-recorded and attendees will have the opportunity to connect with other genealogy enthusiasts in the live chat. Moderator Taneya Y. Koonce | Executive Board Member, Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society Taneya Koonce is an enthusiastic genealogist with a long-standing passion for exploring family history and more than 20 years of professional expertise in information science, research, and information organization. Taneya volunteers extensively in the genealogy community, with current leadership roles in the Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society and the USGenWeb Project. Through her Facebook community for family history enthusiasts, the Academy of Legacy Leaders™, she fosters education, inspiration, and camaraderie for family history activities. Taneya also aids genealogy researchers with strategies to organize their family history materials, via her online Facebook group, Organize Your Digital Memories. Panelists Lisa Fanning | Board Member, National Genealogical Society Lisa Fanning is a lifelong genealogist who has spent the past 28 years uncovering her family's rich American history […]