Friendsville Newsletter
September 2023
📢 Maryland Food Bank's Mobile Market
🌟 Welcome to your one-stop-shop for free healthy foods and resources! 🌟
Enjoy a variety of boxed dry goods and a “pick your own” produce selection—offered while supplies last. 🥦🍎
Mark you Calendar
Maryland Food Bank's Mobile Market will be visiting Friendsville!
- October 8, 2025 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- November 12, 2025 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (weather permitting)
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Secure, Locked Drop Box Available
This a friendly reminder that we have a secure, locked drop box available for after-hours use. If you need to drop off any important documents or items outside of office hours, you can find the drop box located near the main entrance of the Friendsville Town Hall.
2025-2026 School Calendar
Garrett County Public Schools
Building Strong Partnerships: Fostering Education and Collaboration Among Garrett County Schools, Families, and Communities.
Friendsville Elementary School
We invite you to explore the school website, where you can access a wealth of information and resources designed to keep you informed about your child's education and our school community.
Our mission is to encourage and uplift businesses throughout the area.
Next meeting will be held on
October 23, 2025 at The Root Cafe 6:00 p.m.
❄️✨ Save the Date – Winter Market Returns to Friendsville! 🎄
Join us Friday, December 5th | 3–7 PM for a magical evening filled with holiday cheer!
The streets of Friendsville will come alive with twinkling lights, festive music, and the spirit of the season.
What to Expect:
• One-of-a-kind handmade gifts
• Delicious local food & drinks
• Cozy holiday atmosphere
• Fun for the whole family
Vendors Wanted!
We’re seeking talented makers, crafters, food vendors, and local businesses to help make this year’s market our best yet.
Questions or vendor sign-up: Email GFBAinfo@gmail.com or scan the QR code to apply!
Let’s celebrate the season together and support our amazing local community.
Mah Jongg 10/07/2025; 10/14/2025, 10/21/2025 & 10/28/2025 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Please join us to play Mah Jongg at the Friendsville Library on Tuesdays from 1:30-4:00pm. Meet new friends and exercise your brain! If you don't know how to play, we'll teach you!
For more information, please contact the Friendsville Library at 301-746-5663 or email Melissa at melissa@relib.net.
GC Dept. of Social Services Assistance Program ~ 10/08/2025 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Occurring on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Friendsville branch, representatives from the Garrett County Department of Social Services will be in the library to serve the community through their assistance outreach program.
Customers can come see a DSS staff person at any of these locations to pick up paperwork, drop off paperwork, apply for services like SNAP, CASH Assistance and Medical Assistance, or just to ask questions about the programs and services offered by our agency. Staff can also provide referral to other community agencies if we do not have a program to address the person’s needs. ANYONE can access ANY of these locations. This schedule provides flexibility to our customers who may be working in communities away from their home, or who may be facing transportation challenges.
These locations also provide support to our customers by making DSS forms available to customers during the location’s open hours of business. Customers can look for the file box labeled “DSS FORMS” to pick up forms, information or a pre-paid envelope in which to return completed forms to our office for processing.
Please note: Please note: If Garrett County schools are canceled due to inclement weather, outreach activity is canceled for that day. For more information on the outreach program, please contact Garrett County DSS at 301-533-3000.
One Maryland One Book Discussion 10/15/2025 4:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Please join us as we discuss the 2025 One Maryland One Book, Kin: Rooted in Hope by Carole Boston Weatherford
A powerful portrait of a Black family tree shaped by enslavement and freedom, rendered in searing poems by acclaimed author Carole Boston Weatherford and stunning art by her son Jeffery Boston Weatherford.
"Carole and Jeffery Boston Weatherford’s ancestors are among the founders of Maryland. Their family history there extends more than three hundred years, but as with the genealogical searches of many African Americans with roots in slavery, their family tree can only be traced back five generations before going dark. And so from scraps of history, Carole and Jeffery have conjured the voices of their kin, creating an often painful but ultimately empowering story of who their people were in a breathtaking book that is at once deeply personal yet all too universal.
Carole’s poems capture voices ranging from her ancestors to Frederick Douglass to Harriet Tubman to the plantation house and land itself that connects them all, and Jeffery’s evocative illustrations help carry the story from the first mention of a forebear listed as property in a 1781 ledger to he and his mother’s homegoing trip to Africa in 2016. Shaped by loss, erasure, and ultimate reclamation, this is the story of not only Carole and Jeffery’s family, but of countless other Black families in America."
Handmade Family Heritage Keepsake Journals~10/18/2025 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
This year's One MD One Book encourages us to "...think about how we collect and use materials in order to tell and preserve the stories they hold- especially those in danger of being lost". (MD Humanities)
Join us to make your own Family Heritage Keepsake Journal. We will be using recycled materials to give your journal a vintage look. Bring along some special memorabilia that you would like to highlight about your family. These might include items such as photographs, recipes, notes, tickets, maps, or fabric scraps... what story will your journal tell???
Student Discovery Series: Seed Saving & Pumpkin Decorating~10/20/2025 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Did you know you can save seeds from pumpkins and other garden plants for next year's garden? Have you ever heard of a library that has seeds instead of books? Join us for a fun hands-on program all about seed saving! Try some roasted pumpkin seeds and decorate a mini pumpkin to take home!
This program is a part of Ruth Enlow Library's Student Discovery Series. Our volunteer presenters offer a wide variety of enrichment programs for K- 12 students and their families. Space is limited and registration is required.
Please contact the Friendsville Library or email melissa@relib.net to register.
Culinary Connections Cookbook Club ~ 11/5/2025 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
If you enjoy cooking, trying new recipes, and eating with friends...then this is the bookclub for you! It's Friendsville Library's Culinary Connections Cookbook Club!
Join us on the 1st Wednesday of each month at 6pm. Each participant will choose a recipe from a selection of cookbooks to prepare at home and bring to share at the next meeting. We'll have fun trying new foods, discussing our culinary successes (or disasters), and sharing cooking techniques and tips. We'll have a different theme each month and a prize will be awarded at each meeting for the tastiest dish!
Only non-alcoholic beverages, please.
Garrett County Board of County Commissioners
