Category: Library Branches
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Win Prizes in Kensington Park Fall Colors Art Contest
Submit November 16-30 Enjoy the changing colors of the season in any art medium: paint, photo, etc.Only art work with the Fall Colors theme will be accepted.Exhibit will take place during the month of December. Enter the Fall Colors Art Contest at the Kensington Park Library. Entry Period: Sunday, November 16–Sunday, November 30, during library…
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Damascus Library to Close for Renovation
Montgomery County Public Libraries to Close Damascus Library for Extensive Renovations on Friday, Jan. 31, Reopening Expected Fall 2026 The Damascus Library will close at 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, for an extensive renovation project. The library is expected to reopen in Fall 2026. During closure you can return library items to the MCPL…
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Enter the MoComCon 2025 Art & Essay Contests!
MoComCon Returns to MCPL This March!MoComCon is back for a TWO DAY event happening on Saturday, March 22nd and Sunday March 23rd! MoComCon 2025 Art and Essay contests also return as part of our celebration of all things comics, graphic novels, and fandoms! Both contests open Monday, January 6th and close at 5pm on Monday, February 24th. What is the MoComCon Art Contest? Combine your…
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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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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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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…
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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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Potomac Library Refresh: March 2023 Update
Since February’s update, progress at Potomac Library has included the installation of most furniture, reinstallation of computers, and the return of staff and supplies to the building. The collections are starting to move back into the building, and finishing touches are being put in place on wall finishes, technology, and more! The library will reopen to the…
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County Executive Elrich to Join Montgomery County Public Libraries for Reopening of Potomac Branch on Saturday, April 15
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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A Brief History of the Noyes Library
Situated on a small triangular piece of land in the historic part of Kensington, Maryland is a small, single-story building that looks like an old house. Certainly a homey place, this building is the oldest purpose-built library in the Washington, D.C. area and is one of the few libraries in the nation dedicated to serving…
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Potomac Library Refresh: January Update
Since December’s update, progress at Potomac Library has included completion of new study rooms, public restroom tiles and fixtures, and all flooring, paint, interior doors, and window treatments. Work is in progress on the staff kitchen and bathroom, lighting, new entry doors and shelving throughout the building. Photos of Potomac Library Refresh Progress Learn more about the MCPL…