Category: Events & Programs
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Join MCPL’s 2022 Summer Reading Challenge!
There are Oceans of Possibilities at Montgomery County Public Libraries this summer! Starting June 15, children ages 0-12 and teens ages 13-17 can join the 2022 Summer Reading Challenge! Dive deep to keep up your reading skills, earn e-badges, and do fun activities. At the same time, you’ll be saving the Chesapeake Bay, because this…
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Kids K-3rd Grade, Join the Grandreaders Program This Summer!
Students going into Kindergarten through third grade can practice their reading skills this summer at the Gaithersburg Library, Aspen Hill Library and Wheaton Library. Children will read one-on-one with volunteers, in partnership with the Jewish Council for the Aging (JCA) – Heyman Interages Center. Grandreaders is designed to improve elementary students’ ability to read more fluently and…
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Save the Date: Montgomery County Public Libraries’ Maggie Nightingale Branch to Reopen
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich invites residents to a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, May 21 at 11:30 a.m. to celebrate the grand reopening of the newly refreshed MCPL Maggie Nightingale Branch, located at 19633 Fisher Avenue in Poolesville. “I am pleased the Maggie Nightingale Library will reopen its doors to the community who have been waiting patiently for…
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MCPL Partners with MCDOT for Manna Food Center Drives
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation’s Ride On Transit Services is conducting a food drive from May 15-22, 2022 in partnership with Manna Food Center, MCPL and Regional Services Centers. All food donations will go to Manna Foods, to help members of our community who are in need. Food Donations Can Be Dropped Off at…
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Visit Master Gardener Plant Clinics at MCPL This Spring & Summer!
Questions about your plants and garden? Visit our libraries and ask a Master Gardener. The Master Gardeners of Montgomery County Cooperative Extension Service will answer your gardening questions this spring at MCPL. Bring your gardening questions, plant materials or mystery insect to one of the Plant Clinics staffed by Montgomery County Master Gardeners. These volunteers…
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May Fun in the Branches!
In addition to our full calendar of events, each MCPL branch plans and provides activities you can take a break to enjoy while you’re browsing! This month, enjoy spring take and makes, an opportunity to share your input about Montgomery County’s Climate Action Plan with the Department of Environmental Protection; a weekly afternoon of chess…
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Purple Line Spotlight on Library Resources Series
In collaboration with the Prince George’s Memorial Library System and the Purple Line Corridor Coalition, MCPL is launching a new digital skills series, “The Purple Line Corridor to Success!” We feature four sessions in May focused on Adult Education and Career Exploration: May Wednesday, May 4th, 12:00-1:15pm: Spotlight on Udemy and Gale courses: Presented in Spanish. Top-rated courses…
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It’s the Season for Outdoor Events at Montgomery County Public Libraries!
After a long, cold, indoorsy winter, it’s time to get outside at several Montgomery County Public Library branches! Join us in April for many fun outdoor storytimes & events. Click on the link for each event listed below for details and registration where it’s required. Outdoor Events in April Several Dates in April Outdoor Family Storytimes…
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Silver Spring Library To Be Renamed After Tuskegee Airman Brig. Gen. Charles E. McGee
On Monday, Feb. 28, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich will be joined by Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando, Montgomery County Public Libraries Director Anita Vassallo, Montgomery County Department of General Services Director David Dise, the Montgomery County Commission on Veterans Affairs, family members of Brig. Gen. Charles E. McGee, and others in a ceremony to…
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Living and Dying with COVID-19: the Maryland Stories
COVID-19 has dramatically impacted our community, disrupting our daily lives in numerous ways. Some residents have lost family members, their jobs, their homes; others have been forced to rearrange their lives due to school closings or other factors. We invite members of the community to tell their stories and record how the pandemic impacted their lives,…
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‘It Happened in Rockville: Remembering Two Lynchings’ Exhibit to be Displayed at Rockville Memorial Library
The Montgomery County Lynching Memorial Project (MoCoLMP) “It Happened in Rockville: Remembering Two Lynching” exhibit is coming to the Rockville Memorial Library, located at 21 Maryland Avenue, Rockville. The exhibit will run from Feb. 1 – Feb. 28 during library hours. The exhibit, launched in collaboration with Peerless Rockville and Montgomery History, seeks to memorialize…
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MoComCon 2022 Essay Contest Winners
First Place Chess: My Life Changing Game, by Joseph Mathew In my early years of education, especially in the first three years of elementary school, I was always reprimanded for my bad behavior in the form of a color-coded behavior chart. Every time I made silly mistakes the teacher would move my name on the…