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Honoring Juneteenth at MCPL

July 7, 2020 by mcplteam

Rachel Rappaport-Assistant Manager; Connie Morella Library Did you know that our country has a second Independence Day? On June 19, 1865, hundreds of thousands of enslaved African descendants became some of the last to be freed in the United States. Though the Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863, much of the South was still under Confederate control. It was not until …

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Stay at Home Playlist

May 1, 2020 by mcplteam

Need something to brighten your day in the midst of the rough weeks ahead? Nothing lifts spirits quite like music. So, we at MCPL have got just the thing, a quarantine playlist; music for you to dance to, either 6 feet away from others or by yourself, during a pandemic. Some are tongue in check, …

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The Maryland Deaf Culture Digital Library

November 21, 2019 by mcplmark

David Payne and Julie Dina, hosts of MCPL’s Library Matters podcast, interview Susan Cohen, Coordinator, Maryland Deaf Culture Digital Library (DCDL). The DCDL is a first-stop information center that provides Maryland residents access to online resources on Deaf culture, information about Deaf cultural programs, and training programs for library staff. David Payne: Welcome to Library …

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Celebrate and Discover with a Good Book

March 25, 2019 by mcplteam

A great way to celebrate Black History Month is with a good book. Of the many and varied history books by or about people of African descent that the African American Book Discussion Group of Rockville Memorial Library has read and discussed over the past 15 years, there are three that stood out for me. These three …

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