LIBRARY LINKS

CHARLES

Free showers will be offered 9:30 a.m. to noon Friday, Jan. 28, at Waldorf West Branch. For all ages. The library will be closed during this time. Registration not required. Go to https://ccplonline.libnet. info/event/5702032.

Story Time on-demand will be held virtually 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 29. Librarians will incorporate a read aloud story and other fun elements. Can be accessed anytime. For babies. Registration required. Go to https://ccplonline.libnet. info/event/5777997.

Crochet and knitting will be held virtually 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31. Share basic stitches and techniques. For all levels. For adults. Registration required. Go to https://ccplonline.libnet.info/ event/5690951

American Sign Language Club for kids will be held virtually 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2. Review fingerspelling, numbers and phrases and ask questions. For children. Registration required. Go to https://ccplonline.libnet.info/ event/5743410.

Icy Winter Wonderland moon wreath pick-up kits will be available 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, at the Potomac Branch. Make a wall-hanging version with an icy twist. Kit contains all materials, except for glue gun. Available while supplies last. For tweens and teens. Registration required. Go to https:// ccplonline.libnet.info/event/5876957.

ST. MARY’S

LifeStyles’ Volunteer Income Tax Assistance will be available in 45-minute appointments Wednesdays from Feb. through April 13 at the Lexington Park Library. The program provides free federal and state tax preparation services for households whose total household income is $57,000 or less. Services are provided for Charles, Prince George’s, St Mary’s and Calvert County residents and only for Federal and Maryland State tax returns, and by IRS-certified tax preparers. Prior tax returns from the last four years can be completed, but a separate appointment must be made for each year. Registration required. Go to www. stmalib.org.

Archaeology Talk! will discuss current and future projects at Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8. For nearly 20 years, the park’s Public Archaeology program was based at the circa 1711-1754 Smith’s St. Leonard site and this year the program will shift focus to the circa 1660-1685 site known as the “Melon Field” site. The lab is also hoping to study the post-bellum Black community known as Wallville and Chitron Neck. Registration required. Go to www.stmalib.org.

Connecting Families to Health Care will be held 9 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, at Charlotte Hall Library. Seedco Navigators will educate and assist those who are uninsured as well as those currently insured through Maryland Health Connection. Social distancing guidelines will be in effect. Go to www.stmalib.org.

CALVERT

On Pins & Needles will be held 1 to 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28. at the Prince Frederick Branch. Bring quilting, needlework, knitting, crocheting or other project. Call 410-535-0291 or go to http://CalvertLibrary.info.

Garden Smarter will hold a discussion titled Our Native Bees & How Our Yards Can Make the Difference will be held virtually 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 29. Learn what bees are trying to tell us about our environment, five sustainable gardening practices and beneficial plants you should have growing in your yard. Call 410-535-0291 or go to http:// CalvertLibrary.info.

Writers By the Bay will be held virtually 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1. All writers and would-be writers are welcome to come for critique and camaraderie. Registration required. Call 410-535-0291 or go to http://CalvertLibrary.info.

A Social Security update will be held virtually 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, at the Prince Frederick Branch. Social Security Administration Public Affairs Specialist Diana Varela will discuss what’s new with social security and how it changes amounts related to amount of earnings to earn a work credit, amount of earnings beneficiaries are allowed to earn, Medicare premiums, deductibles and co-pays and more. A question-and-answer period will follow. Call 410-535-0291 or go to http://CalvertLibrary.info.

The Bookmobile will be at the North Beach Senior Center 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1; and the East-John Youth Center 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2. Services include Wi-Fi access, public computer access, copying and printing, library card services and materials for check out. Call 410-535-0291 or go to http://CalvertLibrary.info.

LifeStyles’ Volunteer Income Tax Assistance will be available 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, at the Prince Frederick Branch. The program provides free federal and state tax preparation services for households whose total household income is $57,000 or less. Services are provided for Charles, Prince George’s, St Mary’s and Calvert County residents and only for Federal and Maryland State tax returns, and by IRS-certified tax preparers. Prior tax returns from the last four years can be completed, but a separate appointment must be made for each year. Registration required. Call 410-535-0291 or go to http://CalvertLibrary.info

Pints and Private Eyes will hold a virtual book discussion on Alex Pavesi’s “The Eighth Detective” 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3. The group, which meets the first Thursday of each month, is for fans of noir, detective and crime fiction. Registration required. Call 410-535-0291 or go to http://CalvertLibrary.info.