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Meet Collection Management

April 26, 2019 by mcplteam

The Collection Management Division of MCPL is where the magic happens – selecting, ordering, processing, cataloging and delivering the materials that are available for checkout in all our 21 branches. Need something that is not in our collection? Books, magazines, ebooks, eresources and more are all made available through the hard work of this division. …

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Meet Long Branch

March 11, 2019 by mcplteam

Long Branch Library The Long Branch library is nestled in the corner of Silver Spring just north of Piney Branch Road. It is sometimes referred to as the living room for the community. Many of our customers walk to the branch and spend their days playing in our family learning center, using one of our …

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Meet Chevy Chase

March 11, 2019 by mcplteam

The Chevy Chase branch of MCPL, located at 8005 Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase, was originally opened in 1965.  Since that time, the building has undergone remodeling of the restrooms; a mini renovation that included re-carpeting, painting, and new information and circulation desks with sit/stand components for ergonomic staff access; and creation of new teen …

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Info about Info!

March 11, 2019 by mcplteam

Library customers occasionally ask us, “Where’s the Children’s Area Information Desk? Do you still have Children’s Librarians?” They recall the earlier incarnation of Olney Library, where we had separate Information Desks for Adult and Children’s services. With re-opening of the new Olney branch in 2014 (how time flies!), MCPL made the decision to create one …

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Meet White Oak

March 11, 2019 by mcplteam

The White Oak branch of MCPL was recently refreshed, reopening to the community on April 2. The branch, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, is located at 11701 New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring.  The features in the refreshed library include ergonomic sit-stand circulation, information, and self-checkout desks; renovated public restrooms; new painting and …

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Meet Germantown

March 11, 2019 by mcplteam

The Germantown branch of MCPL is located at 19840 Century Boulevard.  Besides its great collection, which includes materials in Chinese and Spanish, the branch also offers computers for public use, Wi-Fi, Go! Kits for children ages 3 to 6 and 7 to 12, collaboration spaces, Discovery Rooms, meeting rooms, Early Literacy and Afterschool Edge workstations, quiet …

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Meet Damascus

April 25, 2019 by mcplteam

Damascus Library is located in Montgomery County’s Agricultural Reserve, an initiative created in 1980 to preserve farmland and rural communities.  The branch started as a bookmobile stop (1952-1973), then moved to a storefront in the Damascus Centre shopping plaza (1973-1990).  Its current location at 9701 Main Street is in a building designed to invoke a …

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Meet Rockville Memorial

March 11, 2019 by mcplteam

The Rockville Memorial branch, located at 21 Maryland Avenue in Rockville, celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2016. The branch was located at 99 Maryland Avenue for many years. The original name was Rockville Library. On November 10, 2009, County Executive Leggett signed a proclamation declaring that the name of the library be changed to honor …

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Meet Potomac

March 11, 2019 by mcplteam

The Potomac branch of MCPL is located at 10101 Glenolden Drive in Potomac. Prior to the branch opening at its current location in 1985, it had been run from a rented retail basement space since 1974. The Potomac branch, like all MCPL branches, has something for everyone! This month at the Potomac Library check out Potomac …

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Get to Know… Noyes Library!

March 11, 2019 by mcplteam

Noyes Library for Young Children, located at 10237 Carroll Place in Kensington, offers books and programs specifically for early childhood, along with a comfortable space for babies, toddlers and preschoolers to read and play together with their special adults. The Noyes Library has been listed as one of the remarkable libraries across America in a …

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