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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
If you didn’t make it to any of the Maryland STEM Festival activities, don’t despair. Gaithersburg Library has a special opportunity available for kids to learn how to code! We’re pleased to offer a coding class for kids aged 9-16. CyberInspire Coding will be taught by teen instructors who have volunteered to share their knowledge …
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 …