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Montgomery County Public Libraries has announced its most popular adult fiction and nonfiction books that were borrowed in 2020. Among the most borrowed fiction books are Celest Ng’s “Little Fires Everywhere,” Amor Towles’ “A Gentleman in Moscow,” and Anthony Doerr’s “All the Light We Cannot See.” In 2019, “Little Fires Everywhere” and “A Gentleman in […]

Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) announce free Wi-Fi service is available at 10 library branches throughout the county. The free service is available 24 hours a day in parking lots adjacent to the library buildings. Additional coverage is provided in the grass area behind the Davis branch, in the park from the library to the […]

El domingo 3 de enero a las 2:00 p.m. Adventure Theatre celebrar la tradición de los Reyes Magos al estilo puertorriqueño. Contemos Nuestras Historias es parte de la serie virtual en español que se lleva a cabo una vez por mes a través de la página de Facebook de Adventure Theatre. La conductora Andrea Sarralde […]

UPDATE Guitar Center in Silver Spring will close as of Jan. 3, according to a statement from the company. “As part of our ongoing business processes and after careful consideration, Guitar Center has made the decision to close our retail store in Silver Spring, MD, effective January 3rd,” the news release stated. ___________________________ Guitar Center, […]

Urban One, a national radio station headquartered in Silver Spring focusing on the African American community, was honored for its 40 years on the air when U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen entered the achievement into the Congressional Record. He called Founder and Chairperson Cathy Hughes “a tenacious entrepreneur, visionary radio personality, and powerful advocate for […]

MoComCon, Montgomery County Public Libraries’ fifth comic convention, returns as a full day of online activities on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. The virtual event celebrates all things comic, graphic novel, and fandom. This free convention is open to all. More details, including schedule, cosplay, art, and essay contest, are available on the website. Lead-up events include: Author […]

After his home was vandalized multiple times, Aaron Eisenbarth of Olney is making the best of a bad situation. He is raising money for two organizations that support antiracist causes and education—the Sandy Spring Slave Museum and Black Lives Matter. As of Wednesday evening, Eisenbarth has raised nearly $1,000 on his GoFundMe page and he […]

Despite the pandemic affecting almost every aspect of her job as a singer, Potomac native Maggie Rose has been busier than ever in 2020. She has recorded several virtual concerts, just wrapped up shooting a few music videos and recently appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show. And Wednesday night at 11:30 p.m., Rose makes her […]

El cantautor venezolano Jonathan Acosta invita a un concierto de navidad que se llevará a cabo de manera virtual el 19 de diciembre a las 7:00 p.m. ET. MyMCM conversó con el artista sobre la importancia de celebrar las fiestas navideñas a pesar de la pandemia, pero de una manera segura, en casa y de […]

Last Thursday, two videos spread on Twitter that appear to show a woman defacing artwork featuring a Black woman off of a table at Takoma Urban Park. The level of entitlement is just beyond me????? I’m fucking heated pic.twitter.com/qlVvxRwgYs — STONA LISA (@TRAPBOB) December 10, 2020 According to Montgomery County’s park police, “A public art […]