The Heavens by Sandra Newman Reviewed by Elizabeth L., Public Services In the year 2000, life in Manhattan feels like a utopia: the UN is eradicating global poverty, carbon emissions are falling worldwide, and with President Chen in office, the United States is at peace. Sedate Ben is busy with his job and PhD studies, …
Whether writing, reading, arts, crafts, or coding, April is full of events for teens at MCPL! Check out the descriptions, dates and times below, and join us at the event links! Bookmark our events calendar for a daily schedule of programs for everyone! Spring Vision Board, 4/13, 5pm 4/13, 5pmA vision board is a creative …
As of February 1, Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) will no longer charge overdue fines. We will also waive all existing overdue fines from customer accounts. The new policy ensures that all County residents have equitable access to MCPL resources and services, while eliminating the financial barrier of overdue fines. Customers who previously had outstanding late fines will now …
Create your own original characters, caricatures, one-panel gag cartoons, and comic strips in this five-week workshop with artist Leila Cabib, funded in part by a Wheaton Cultural Project Grant from the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County. Adults 50+ can register at mcpl.events/cartooning, and experiment with pen-and-ink techniques and play around with all the …
The weekend’s loading @ the library! Join us for these events: Friday, 4/24 3pm— #AspenHill & #Olney Knitting & Crochet Club 🧶 4pm— First Chapter Friday. Every Friday we read aloud the first chapter of a book for Grades 4-6. 📚 4:30pm— TeenHub Intermediate Python Programming Workshop 💻 5pm— Virtual Take, Make & Meet, Piggy …
Review by Mark Santoro, Aspen Hill LibraryLeonard and Hungry Paul by Ronan Hession is a gentle story about two thirty-something, single men who are somewhat lost and late in finding their way in the world. It’s a debut novel for Hession, a popular Irish musician. In an era of discord and increasing public bitterness, the story is a welcome dose of tenderness and hope as it studies the ordinary lives …
Featuring the Make Music Montgomery contest, a panel discussion, and a record-pricing workshop. The Friends of the Library, Montgomery County (FOLMC), Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL), and other sponsors have put the needle back on! Virtual Just for the Record – A Vinyl Day 2021 will spin in cyberspace on Saturday, April 17th from 12 …
April is World Autism Month, where stories are shared and communities get together to educate and ultimately increase awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with autism. World Autism Month kicks off TODAY, April 2nd, with World Autism Awareness day. To celebrate this month, MCPL would like to highlight some of our favorite juvenile reads about Autism and by authors with Autism: Benji, the Bad Day, …
JobNow Brainfuse JobNow connects users with experienced career coaches and resources to assist them during all stages of their job search. Self-assessment and job search resources Carefully selected job resources include eParachute, a Brainfuse partnership offering an online resource created by What Color is Your Parachute? author Richard Bolles. Connect with a Brainfuse JobNow coach to review …
April is National Financial Literacy Month — a time to focus on earning, managing, saving, and spending money wisely. MCPL offers a number of events this month on all kinds of money matters, and we hope you’ll join us! All events are virtual; registration and log-in information is available below. National Financial Literacy Month Events …
It’s the time of year to take on spring-cleaning projects, both inside and outside of the home. MCPL wants to help everyone clean up with the launch of our Spring It Back! materials return campaign. We officially stopped charging fines for overdue library materials in January of this year. We also wiped out outstanding overdue …