Of Note
Welcome to Of Note, the blog of Stony Run Friends Meeting. In this space, you will find news and expanded information about the topics and events that are important to us as Quakers. We celebrate our spirit of community and the Quaker values of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship. Read more here.
Library Committee: Pendle Hill Pamphlets about Quakers
Library Committee Recommendations: Pendle Hill Pamphlets submitted by the Library Committee This month, Stony Run’s Library Committee is featuring publications about Quakers and Quakerism. Pendle Hill Pamphlets (PHP) is a […]
Library Committe: Quaker Book Review
A Review of Quaker Books in the Stony Run Library Submitted by the Library Committee Enjoy these books about Quakers. Can’t find what you are looking for? Visit the […]
Library Committee: May Quakerism Feature
Library Committee Features Books on Quakerism Submitted by Library Committee Looking to deepen your spiritual journey or uncover hidden histories? This May, the Library Committee is shining a light on […]
Library Committee: Celebrates Earth Day 2026
Be an Environmental Steward with the Library Committee! Submitted by the Library Committee This April, celebrate Earth Day by jumping into a book about the natural world! The Stony Run […]
Library Committee: Book Review – African American Leaders of MD a Portrait Gallery
Library Committee Book Review: African American Leaders of Maryland: A Portrait Gallery Submitted by the Stony Run Library Committee The first enslaved Africans arrived on our shores in 1619, before […]
Library Committee Book Review: Forgotten Founders
Library Committee: Book Review Forgotten Founders, by Mifflin Lowe with Illustrations by William Luong Submitted by the Library Committee This February, the Library is featuring a display for African […]
Library Committee: Carter G. Woodson and the Roots of Black History Month
Carter G. Woodson and the Roots of Black History Month Black History is American History Submitted by Library Committee As we enter the month of February, Stony Run Friends […]
Civil Rights are Human Rights
Civil Rights are Human Rights Submitted by the Stony Run Library Committee The Stony Run Library display for January features books about the civil rights of Black and Brown […]
Library Children’s Book Review: The Highest Tribute Thurgood Marshall’s Life, Leadership, and Legacy
Library Children’s Book Review- The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall’s Life, Leadership, and Legacy Written by Kekla Magoon and illustrated by Laura Freeman Review submitted by the Library Committee This is […]
Library Book Review: Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation by John Lewis
Book Review for Young Adults: Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation by John Lewis Submitted by the Library Committee High School Students: The books marked YA on the top […]
Library Book Review: You Should Meet John Lewis
Library Book Review: You Should Meet John Lewis Submitted by the Library Committee You Should Meet John Lewis is a Ready-to-Read book written by Denise Lewis Parick and illustrated by […]
Following a Leading: Bill Miles and the Sweat Lodge Ministry in Maryland Prisons
Following a Leading: Bill Miles and the Sweat Lodge Ministry in Maryland Prisons By Library Committee “A concern arose to spend some time with the Indians, that I might feel […]