Category: In the Branches
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August Fun in the Branches
Head to our branches for indoor fun this month! Aspen Hill Library 7/28-8/4 Adventure Week Take and Make Craft – Cork Boat Craft Kits Float your own boat with our cork boat craft kits, available all this week. Kits are available at the Information Desk, while supplies last. Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library 7/24-8/2 Mari Mariposa…
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July Fun in the Branches
Head to our branches for indoor fun this month! Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library 7/24-8/2 Mari Mariposa Adventure Week Scavenger Hunt It’s adventure week at McGee Library! Come celebrate by visiting and completing our scavenger hunt for a fun prize! Davis Library 7/28-8/3 Teen Graphic Novel Contest — Celebrating Adventure Week! Adventure Starts Here!…
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June Fun in the Branches
Head to our branches for indoor fun this month! Kensington Park Library 6/14-8/31 Summer Adventure Scavenger Hunt at Noyes & Kensington Park Libraries Explore the Town of Kensington on an adventure to find carved statues! A collaboration of the Noyes and Kensington Park libraries. During the Summer Reading Challenge, stop in to either the Noyes Library…
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Teen Mental Health Week at MCPL
Care, Be Aware Join us for a week dedicated to addressing the pressing mental health challenges facing teenagers in Montgomery County, Maryland, as they navigate the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. At Montgomery County Public Libraries, we understand the importance of supporting our youth through serious challenges, which is why we are working to providing…
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Earth Day 2024 at MCPL!
Celebrate Earth Day at MCPL this April with a planet full of fun and educational programs! Monday, April 8: 4-5pm Art at the Library: Earth Suncatchers at Olney Library In celebration of Earth Month, we will make earth suncatchers! Saturday, April 20: 1-3pm Adults can Paint Pots for Earth Day – Paint a terra cotta…
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Solar Eclipse Activities at MCPL
A solar eclipse will be visible in our area on April 8. Enjoy the following commemorative events at MCPL! Monday, April 1: 2-3pmSpring Break at Olney Library! – Build a Pinhole ProjectorMake your own pinhole projector so you can safely view the partial solar eclipse on April 8! Tuesday, April 2: 4:30pm – 5:30pmSTEAM Club: Solar…
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Montgomery County Public Libraries’ Eighth Annual MoComCon in Germantown Is Rescheduled for Saturday, March 2, Due to Inclement Weather
MoComCon 2024 Happens March 2! Montgomery County Public Libraries’ Eighth Annual MoComCon—that will celebrate all things fandom, pop culture and comics—has been rescheduled due to inclement weather and to ensure the safety of the public, staff and performers. The event, which was originally scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 20, in Germantown, will now take place 10…
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MCPL and Montgomery County Board of Elections to Celebrate National Voter Registration Day on September 19, 2023
The Montgomery County Board of Elections (BOE) will provide information tables at select branches of Montgomery County Public Libraries on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 in celebration of National Voter Registration Day.
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Read Across Generations This Summer With the Heyman Interages Center
Students going into Kindergarten through third grade can practice their reading skills during the summer with Read Across Generations, with the Heyman Interages Center of the Jewish Council for the Aging
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July Fun in the Branches
Head to our Branches for indoor fun this month! Damascus Library 7/12 Duplo Blocks Building Gaithersburg Library 7/1-7/31 July Picnic Scavenger Hunt Germantown Library 7/3-7/31 Find Monty Scavenger Hunt 7/5, 12, 19 & 26 Drop-in Chess Kensington Park Library 7/1-7/31 Monty the Dog Scavenger Hunt 7/30 Kindness Cloud Noyes Library for Young Children 7/1-7/15 Take…
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Summer Movies at MCPL
Stay cool this summer at the library Spend summer afternoons and evenings with us, watching movies! Check the schedule below and grab the popcorn! Sunday, July 2: 3-5pm Summer Movie Matinee: Top Gun: Maverick Movie afternoon at the library! at Marilyn J. Praisner Library Come cool off in the library for an afternoon movie showing…
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Join the 7th Annual Olney Writer’s Group Literary Forum
The Olney Writer’s Group presents the 5/7 literary forum featuring local authors. Join us for a literary forum on May 7 from 2-4pm at the Olney Library, including readings by local writers of newly-published works or works-in-progress. Please come out and support these talented authors from our own community! Works are in a variety of…