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Homework Support Resources for K-2

November 18, 2020 by mcplAmy

Need to do research for homework? Check out these MCPL e-resources! These premium resources are free to you with your library card. Click the links below, and you’ll land on the page for each service that will ask you for MCPL log-in information, so have your card handy. If you need a library card, get …

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Learn-at-home Fun for K-2

November 18, 2020 by mcplAmy

Looking for fun learning activities? Check out this list of e-resources from MCPL! These carefully selected premium resources are free to you with your library card. Click the links below, and you’ll land on the page for each service that will ask you for MCPL log-in information, so have your card handy. If you need …

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What’s on your 2020 MCPL Bingo Card?

November 4, 2020 by Laurie White

What’s on your MCPL 2020 Bingo card? “Library super fans know that MCPL is WAY more than books,” said MCPL Director Anita Vassallo. “Our 2020 Library Bingo Card is full with streaming movies, language learning, virtual yoga, drum lessons and more. This month, see how many boxes you can check off!” Tag us on social …

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Author Lisa See Joins MCPL to Discuss “The Island of Sea Women”

October 29, 2020 by Laurie White

Best-selling author Lisa See will join us in MCPL’s virtual branch on Tuesday, November 17, at 3pm to discuss her new book, Island of Sea Women, which is also the 2020 “One Maryland One Book” title. Space is limited and registration is required, so sign up here. Zoom meeting information will be sent to you …

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Join us for Virtual Halloween at MCPL!

October 21, 2020 by Laurie White

Boo! Check out these weird, monstrous and spooky virtual programs! Halloween fun for all ages delivered right to your home! Join MCPL in our virtual branch for Halloween events, now through October 31st. Click the links below to find event details and registration information, including a Make & Take, story times, a book club, a dance party, …

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Audiobooks to Transfer to Overdrive Platform Oct. 26

October 16, 2020 by Laurie White

Our library will transfer all audiobooks from RBdigital to the OverDrive platform on Monday, October 26, 2020. We encourage you to visit our digital library and download the free Libby app to become familiar with how it works and browse our digital catalog. If you’d like to learn more about Libby you can view on-demand how-to videos, and visit the Help site or Libby …

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MCPL Social Justice Book Club Recommendations

October 14, 2020 by librarymnx

Books provide windows to other cultures, perspectives and experiences.  The Social Justice Book Club allows us to learn from each other and celebrate diversity and inclusiveness in our own community. Over the course of the year, we have read about and discussed books about immigrants, slavery, deaf culture, racism, the Holocaust, gender and bullying. We …

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We Recommend – Frightening Finds

October 9, 2020 by mcplteam

Give yourself a scare this October with some of these frighteningly good, horror-able reads! Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre As the ash and chaos from Mount Rainier’s eruption swirled and finally settled, the story of the Greenloop massacre has passed unnoticed, unexamined, until now. But the journals of resident Kate Holland, …

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Librarian’s Choice – The Last Human

October 1, 2020 by mcplteam

The galaxy depicted in The Last Human, by Zack Jordan, is huge, home to countless trillions of beings and connected by an unimaginably complex communications and transportation network. Sarya, who’s considered just barely legally sentient, couldn’t possibly begin to understand the vastness of the galaxy, nor the network that binds it together. But despite her …

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It’s almost time to vote–What do I do?

November 4, 2020 by mcplcaitlin

November 3rd is closing in on us quickly. If you’re anxious about how to make sure your vote counts in the shadow of the coronavirus, you’re not alone! The news is confusing, often contradictory, and nearly always unsettling. The best place to start is here. The Montgomery County Board of Elections has been hard at …

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