Writer-in-Residence to Read at Library 

On Monday, May 12, at 6:00 p.m., in the Easton branch of the Talbot County Free Library, Meredith Davies Hadaway will give a reading of her award-winning poetry.  Hadaway is the author of three books of verse: “The River is a Reason” (2011), “Fishing Secrets of the Dead” (2005), and the forthcoming “At the Narrows” (2015).   The recipient of multiple Pushcart nominations and two fellowships from the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Hadaway has also won a Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award.  She was a featured poet at Charleston’s Spoleto Festival in 2012.  Her poems and book reviews appear in numerous journals—most recently “Nimrod,” “Passages North,” and the “McNeese Review.”  She also serves as poetry editor for “The Summerset Review.”  This summer Hadaway will be a contributor at the inaugural Bread Loaf Orion Environmental Writers Conference.  She is the current Rose O’Neill Writer-in-Residence at Washington College.

All library programs are free and open to the public.  Patrons do not need to pre-register to attend Hadaway’s reading.  For more information, call the library at 410-822-1626, or visit www.tcfl.org.

St. Michaels Library to Show Oscar-Nominated Film

On Tuesday, May 13, at noon, the St. Michaels branch of the Talbot County Free Library will offer a free screening of the Oscar-nominated film “Saving Mr. Banks.”  Patrons are invited to bring their lunch and watch Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks in the starring roles.  Released last year, “Saving Mr. Banks” is rated PG-13.  All library programs are free and open to the public.  Patrons do not need to pre-register for this program.  For more information, call the library at 410-745-5877, or visit www.tcfl.org.