Tag: library news
-
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…
-
Summer Reading Challenge 2024 Begins June 15!
We’re off to the library for a Summer Reading Challenge adventure for all ages! Whether you’re a little duckling who wants to see what’s over the hills and far away, a mischievous magician-in-training waiting for a mystical train, or a child-at-heart planning your next chapter, we invite you to start your summer adventure at Montgomery…
-
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…
-
Montgomery County Public Libraries Partners with ‘Washington Wizards Winter Reading Challenge’
Washington Wizards Winter Reading Challenge Runs Jan 3 – Mar 20 Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) and the Washington Wizards have teamed up with the D.C. Public Library (DCPL), the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System (PGCMLS), the Alexandria Library, the Arlington Public Library (APL) and the Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) to get young…
-
Kanopy Switches to Ticket System: Get the Details!
Do you use Kanopy with your MCPL card? Hopefully you already use Kanopy to stream films anytime, anywhere on your preferred devices. It’s free for you, with your MCPL card. Kanopy users will now use Tickets to play videos on Kanopy, instead of plays. Each month, you receive 30 tickets from MCPL. Your tickets reset…
-
Enter the Fall 2023 Photo Contest at Kensington Park Library
Submit Fall Photos November 13-27 Do you enjoy the changing colors of the season and capturing them on camera? Enter the Fall Colors Photography Contest at the Kensington Park Library. Participants aged 16 and up may enter mounted photos from November 14-28, and chosen photos will be on display throughout December. Entry forms are available…
-
Join One Maryland, One Book Events at MCPL
One Maryland, One Book book of the year is There, There by Tommy Orange One Maryland, One Book is Maryland’s only statewide community reading program—like one big book club. It’s an opportunity for people to read a good book and come together for thoughtful discussion. The Maryland Center for the Book at Maryland Humanities, coordinator…
-
Contemporary Conversations Presents: PA’LANTE! A Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration Featuring Author Dr. Tony Medina
Join us to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with author Dr. Tony Medina, who will discuss Latino identity/culture and his professional career journey. Dr. Medina is Professor of Creative Writing at Howard University whose work has appeared in over 100 anthologies and journals. He is the author/editor of 24 award-winning books for adults and young people,…
-
Celebrating a Successful All Together Now Summer Reading Challenge!
What a Summer It Was at MCPL! As summer draws to a close, so too does Montgomery County Public Libraries’ 2023 Summer Reading Challenge! All Together Now, and what a summer it was! A whopping 14,156 kids and teens participated in the challenge this year, an increase of over 1,000 participants from last year. In…
-
Back to School 2023 with MCPL!
It’s back to school time in Montgomery County, and you’ll want to take Montgomery County Public Libraries along!
-
Vinyl Day 2023 Contemporary Conversations: Hip-Hop & the Art of the DJ
Join us for a conversation with Dr. DJ Kuttin Kandi (Anomalies, 5th Platoon) and artist Danny “The Atomic Goofball” Nguyen (Lionz of Zion Breaking Crew) on Vinyl Day
-
Just for the Record: a Vinyl Day at MCPL this August 12
Vinyl Day returns Vinyl Day returns to Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library (on Wayne Avenue in Silver Spring) on 8/12/2023, in partnership with Friends of the Montgomery County Public Libraries (FOLMC)! Join us at the events below. FOLMC Vinyl and CD Store 11am–4pmFOLMC will sell vinyl records, CDs, books, and much more! Open Format…