Category: Did You Know
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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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Celebrate Juneteenth at MCPL
Celebrate Juneteenth at MCPL Join one of our many events this June at MCPL to acknowledge, learn about, and commemorate Juneteenth. Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, informing the freed slaves there that the Emancipation Proclamation had gfrandted them freedom two years before. We hope you’ll join our Juneteenth events this…
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Summer Reading Challenge 2024 Begins June 15!
We’re off to the library for a Summer Reading Challenge adventure for all ages! Whether you’re a little duckling who wants to see what’s over the hills and far away, a mischievous magician-in-training waiting for a mystical train, or a child-at-heart planning your next chapter, we invite you to start your summer adventure at Montgomery…
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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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More About MoComCon 2024!
MoComCon is an all day, all ages event celebrating all things comics, graphic novels, and fandoms! MoComCon 2024 will be held on Saturday, January 20, 2024, at Germantown Library! Lead-up Events Check out our calendar of events! Schedule of Events Check out the MoComCon 2024 schedule and join us! TIME Program Location 10:30 AM-11:30 AM And I…
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Now Hiring: Marketing and Communications Manager
We’re looking for an experienced marketing and communications visionary to lead a team of content creators in shaping the library’s brand, external communications, graphic design, social media, video production, and internal c-suite communications. Essential Duties/Major Responsibilities: The MarComm Program Manager, reporting to the Assistant Director, leads proactive and reactive marketing efforts, integrating central office resources with industry…
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Kanopy Switches to Ticket System: Get the Details!
Do you use Kanopy with your MCPL card? Hopefully you already use Kanopy to stream films anytime, anywhere on your preferred devices. It’s free for you, with your MCPL card. Kanopy users will now use Tickets to play videos on Kanopy, instead of plays. Each month, you receive 30 tickets from MCPL. Your tickets reset…
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Enter the Fall 2023 Photo Contest at Kensington Park Library
Submit Fall Photos November 13-27 Do you enjoy the changing colors of the season and capturing them on camera? Enter the Fall Colors Photography Contest at the Kensington Park Library. Participants aged 16 and up may enter mounted photos from November 14-28, and chosen photos will be on display throughout December. Entry forms are available…
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Books Unite Us, Censorship Divides Us for Banned Books Week 2023
It’s Banned Books Week, the annual celebration of the freedom to read. 2022 was a record year for book challenges, per the American Library Association (ALA). Launched in 1982 to respond to a sudden surge in challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries, Banned Books Week highlights the value of free and open access…