Tag: Events
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Veterans: Your Guide to Education and Careers
As we honor our veterans throughout November, we’re excited to share valuable resources designed to support you and your family during your transition to civilian life.
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Summer Reading Challenge 2024 Wrap-up: the Adventure Started Here!
We certainly had an adventure at the library this summer! Kids soothed the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair animals with bedtime stories, planned for the zombie apocalypse with The Last Kids on Earth author Max Brallier, and prepared their Pokémon teams for battle. Teens used science to solve a mystery and launched a Dungeons & Dragons…
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MCPL’s Summer Reading Challenge Badge 3 is open now!
MCPL’s Summer Reading Challenge Badge #3 — Become a Park Protector — is open now! Read books, complete activities, and attend library programs to earn great prizes— including Washington Nationals tickets and free books — while helping MCPL and the Montgomery Parks Foundation preserve our history, increase accessibility, and keep our parks beautiful. Badge #2 —…
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August Fun in the Branches
Head to our branches for indoor fun this month! Aspen Hill Library 7/28-8/4 Adventure Week Take and Make Craft – Cork Boat Craft Kits Float your own boat with our cork boat craft kits, available all this week. Kits are available at the Information Desk, while supplies last. Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library 7/24-8/2 Mari Mariposa…
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MCPL Partners with the Nationals for the 2024 Summer Reading Challenge!
Batter up! Books and baseball are a winning combination and it’s easier than ever to enjoy both this summer, thanks to Montgomery County Public Libraries’ 2024 Summer Reading Challenge. The Washington Nationals and MCPL have teamed up for the fifth consecutive year to reward summer readers with an adventure at the ballpark! Here’s how it…
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MCPL’s Summer Reading Challenge Badge 2 is open now!
MCPL’s Summer Reading Challenge Badge #2 — Become a Time Traveler — is open now! Read books, complete activities, and attend library programs to earn great prizes— including Washington Nationals tickets and free books — while helping MCPL and the Montgomery Parks Foundation preserve our history, increase accessibility, and keep our parks beautiful. Read books, complete…
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July Fun in the Branches
Head to our branches for indoor fun this month! Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library 7/24-8/2 Mari Mariposa Adventure Week Scavenger Hunt It’s adventure week at McGee Library! Come celebrate by visiting and completing our scavenger hunt for a fun prize! Davis Library 7/28-8/3 Teen Graphic Novel Contest — Celebrating Adventure Week! Adventure Starts Here!…
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Celebrate Adventure Week at your library, July 28 – August 3!
Thousands of children, teens, and adults participating in our Summer Reading Challenge this year are having adventures all over Montgomery County, inside and outside of our libraries. This year, we want to celebrate those adventures with you during Adventure Week at the library! If you haven’t registered for Summer Reading yet, it’s not too late.…
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June Fun in the Branches
Head to our branches for indoor fun this month! Kensington Park Library 6/14-8/31 Summer Adventure Scavenger Hunt at Noyes & Kensington Park Libraries Explore the Town of Kensington on an adventure to find carved statues! A collaboration of the Noyes and Kensington Park libraries. During the Summer Reading Challenge, stop in to either the Noyes Library…
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Teen Mental Health Week at MCPL
Care, Be Aware Join us for a week dedicated to addressing the pressing mental health challenges facing teenagers in Montgomery County, Maryland, as they navigate the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. At Montgomery County Public Libraries, we understand the importance of supporting our youth through serious challenges, which is why we are working to providing…
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Earth Day 2024 at MCPL!
Celebrate Earth Day at MCPL this April with a planet full of fun and educational programs! Monday, April 8: 4-5pm Art at the Library: Earth Suncatchers at Olney Library In celebration of Earth Month, we will make earth suncatchers! Saturday, April 20: 1-3pm Adults can Paint Pots for Earth Day – Paint a terra cotta…
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Solar Eclipse Activities at MCPL
A solar eclipse will be visible in our area on April 8. Enjoy the following commemorative events at MCPL! Monday, April 1: 2-3pmSpring Break at Olney Library! – Build a Pinhole ProjectorMake your own pinhole projector so you can safely view the partial solar eclipse on April 8! Tuesday, April 2: 4:30pm – 5:30pmSTEAM Club: Solar…