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Celebrate Black History Month 2019
Did you know that February is Black History Month? MCPL has free online resources, books, and events to help you learn and celebrate! If you’re looking to explore and research online we’ve got some wonderful, authoritative resources for you. The Oxford African American Studies Center online database is focused “on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African…
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Celebrate and Discover with a Good Book
A great way to celebrate Black History Month is with a good book. Of the many and varied history books by or about people of African descent that the African American Book Discussion Group of Rockville Memorial Library has read and discussed over the past 15 years, there are three that stood out for me. These three…
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Decluttering – The Art of Having Less and Doing More
Decluttering can mean many things. It can mean getting rid of things we do not want or no longer use. It can mean not buying things we simply want. It can also mean knowing what we have and having a use for everything we own. Nowadays, we have organization and decluttering guru Mari Kondo and…
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Organize and Create in the New Year – 2019
How would you like to start this new year? Do you have a bunch of things to sort out from the holidays? To help you get started, you can join us with a “neat” program on decluttering your life on January 19 at 12:00 PM. What else is new at the Kensington Park Library for…
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Streaming Royal History
At year’s end I noticed that alongside all the Best Books of the Year lists from major newspapers and websites there were just as many, if not more, lists of the best TV shows for streaming. The new age of streaming means we are no longer tied to the TV Guide calendar and need never…
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Wheaton Interim December Update
Programs and Services InterAct Family Story Theatre will be presenting a Book Fiesta on Saturday January 12, 2019 at 11:00 AM. The program will be in the Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad Green Room attached to the Wheaton Interim library. Registration for the program has begun. As of November 5, 2018 MCPL Express @ Mid-County Community…
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Discover the Children’s Floor at Silver Spring Library!
At Silver Spring Library, children have their own inviting space, the entire 5th floor of the library! We invite you to come and explore. It’s a great space for children to discover books, attend programs, do homework, read, use our computers, and play in our Early Literacy Center. Step off the elevator or turn from the…
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Welcome to Our Conversation Clubs!
Learning a new language and adjusting to an unfamiliar culture can be difficult. Residents in Montgomery County, however, can participate in conversation clubs, led by volunteer facilitators, where everyone is welcome and registration is not required. Our clubs include a diverse group of participants from varied countries with different languages. Quince Orchard Library Conversation Club…
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It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Refresh…
Marilyn J. Praisner Library will be the next of the MCPL branches to get a “refresh.” Wondering what a refresh is? It is a mini-renovation which includes updated interior design, improvements to the bathrooms, and upgrades to some of the mechanical or electrical underpinnings of branch infrastructure as well as less noticeable things. Check out…
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Resistance in World War II
German soldiers on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, 1940 Last Hope Island by Lynne Olson is my favorite nonfiction book of the year so far. Subtitled Britain, Occupied Europe, and the Brotherhood that Helped Turn the Tide of War, Olson’s book is the inspiring story of the European leaders who fled to London to organize resistance…
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Meet Long Branch
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
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…