Tag: Summer Reading

  • Celebrating a Successful All Together Now Summer Reading Challenge!

    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…

  • Washington Nationals Team up with MCPL Again for Summer Reading Challenge!

    Washington Nationals Team up with MCPL Again for Summer Reading Challenge!

    Batter up!   Summer is the perfect time for baseball and books – and it’s easy to enjoy both, thanks to Montgomery County Public Libraries’ 2023 Summer Reading Challenge! The Washington Nationals have teamed up with MCPL for the fourth consecutive year to make sure books and baseball can be part of every child’s summer fun.…

  • Celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Week at MCPL

    Celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Week at MCPL

    MCPL celebrates our very own Random Acts of Kindness Week from 7/30/23 thru 8/5/23.  Random Acts of Kindness week complements this year’s Summer Reading theme, “All Together Now” and “Kindness, Friendship, and Unity”, as well as the Montgomery County organizations we are partnering with this year — Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center and Friends of Montgomery County Animals, Manna Food Center, and Montgomery Parks Foundation.  We hope this will…

  • MCPL Celebrates Successful Oceans of Possibilities Summer Reading Challenge!

    MCPL Celebrates Successful Oceans of Possibilities Summer Reading Challenge!

    In partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the Washington Nationals, Montgomery County Public Libraries is thrilled to announce the conclusion of a wildly successful 2022 Summer Reading Challenge!  MCPL is grateful to The Friends of the Library, Montgomery County, MD and the CBF for their support of this partnership, and is very pleased that our young readers have…

  • MCPL Partners with the Washington Nationals for Oceans of Possibilities Summer Reading Challenge!

    MCPL Partners with the Washington Nationals for Oceans of Possibilities Summer Reading Challenge!

    Summer! It’s Time for Reading, Baseball and Saving the Chesapeake Bay!  Montgomery County Public Libraries is thrilled to partner for the third year in a row with the Washington Nationals to support our Oceans of Possibilities Summer Reading Challenge! Our goal this summer is to help save the Chesapeake Bay. Participants can do that by…

  • Oceans of Possibilities for Shark Appreciation Week

    Oceans of Possibilities for Shark Appreciation Week

    Get your fins on, because MCPL’s Shark Appreciation Week 2022 is slicing through the summer! From July 24 to 30, you can celebrate all things shark at Montgomery County Public Libraries. Shark Appreciation Week Events! In addition to the usual books, e-books, e-audio books, e-comics, streaming movies, music, and other electronic resources to learn about…

  • MCPL’s Summer Reading Challenge! Sign up TODAY!

    MCPL’s Summer Reading Challenge! Sign up TODAY!

    Sign up for Summer Reading Challenge! June 15 is the first day for kids from birth-19 to sign up for Montgomery County Public Libraries’ Oceans of Possibilities Summer Reading Challenge! Watch the video for more details and sign up here or at any MCPL branch! Summer Reading Challenge! Kick-off Party June 18! The 2022 Summer…

  • Join Our June Tails & Tales Summer Read & Learn Events

    Join Our June Tails & Tales Summer Read & Learn Events

    Join us for this week’s Tails and Tales Summer Read & Learn Events! And don’t forget to sign up for the Summer Read & Learn Program at https://mcpl.link/summer-reading to start tracking books and activities now! All events are listed on our calendar at https://mcpl.events/summer-reading. Please click through and for registration and/or login information for each.…

  • Outdoor Storytime at Aspen Hill Starts June 21

    Outdoor Storytime at Aspen Hill Starts June 21

    We’re excited to announce that outdoor storytime at the Aspen Hill library begins on Monday, June 21st! We will spread out our blankets and enjoy the summer weather during this lively storytime on the grassy lawn by the Aspen Hill library. This family storytime will feature books, songs and rhymes with Mr. Joe from the…