Category: In the Branches
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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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April Fun in the Branches
Head to our Branches for indoor fun this month! Gaithersburg Library 4/1-4/310 maryland Wildflower Scavenger Hunt Germantown Library 4/1-4/30 spring scavenger hunt 4/4 drop-in craft: create your own pinwheel Drop-in and celebrate spring by coloring and creating your own pinwheel! 4/8 Storytime stations Read, sing, write, talk & play your way through each of our…
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MCPL Celebrates National Poetry Month 2023
National Poetry Month at MCPL! Celebrate National Poetry Month with special displays in our branches, and several programs that honor this beloved literary form. Saturday, April 8: 2-3:30pmDIY Magnetic Poetry at Kensington Park Library 2:30-4pmTeen Advisory Board Meeting & Poetry Slam! – presented by the Teen Advisory Board at Aspen Hill Library Saturday, April 22…
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Contemporary Conversations this April with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Tyehimba Jess
Join Pulitzer Prize-winner, fiction and poetry author Tyehimba Jess, on April 27 at 5:30pm at Gaithersburg Library for a Contemporary Conversation to celebrate National Poetry Month. Jess will discuss his work as a poet and fiction writer. Jess is the author of two books of poetry, Leadbelly and Olio. (Borrow Leadbelly in our catalog.) Olio won the 2017 Pulitzer…
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Potomac Library to Reopen April 15 after Refresh
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich will join Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL), other officials and community members at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 15, for ceremonies reopening the Potomac Library. The branch has been closed since May 22, 2022, for significant renovations. The Potomac Library is located at 10101 Glenolden Dr. in Potomac. “The Potomac…
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March Fun in the Branches
Head to our Branches for indoor fun this month! Gaithersburg Library 3/4-3/31 Tolkien reading day scavenger hunt Germantown Library 3/1-3/31 Battle of the BOoks In a showdown of literary proportions, who will come out victorious? Each week, vote for your favorite reads to see who will move on to the next round. Voting cards will…