Montgomery Community Media

It’s Wednesday, Dec. 4 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Schools Boundary Analysis Public Meeting:  MCPS is holding a series of regional meetings for residents to learn more about the boundary analysis process and give feedback on opportunities and challenges. Tonight’s meeting takes place at Gaithersburg High School from 7 […]

Residents with a library card from Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) now have access to stream movies online. The service, IndieFlix, is provided through a partnership between MCPL and RBdigital from Recorded Books. IndieFlix offers access to pop culture favorites, box office hits, award-winning feature films, documentaries, and shorts. The collection includes more than 8,000 […]

The Marilyn J. Praisner Library in Burtonsville will close on Saturday, April 13 at 6 p.m. for approximately four to six months for renovations. “Physical construction for the refresh project at Praisner will begin in May, but we are closing ahead of the construction start date to complete the internal reorganization of collections and shelving. […]

Silver Spring Library’s Surprise Letter from Toronto Remember the last time you returned your library books and they were a couple of weeks late? Remember the guilt? How would you feel if you returned a book that was 73 years late? Well, the Silver Spring Library has been reunited with a children’s book borrowed in […]

Joseph Esposito, author and historian who served in three presidential administrations is the featured speaker for Montgomery County Public Libraries’ (MCPL) next Contemporary Conversations series. The program will be held at the Rockville Memorial Library located at 21 Maryland Avenue on Oct. 21 at 6:30 p.m. Registration is not required. Esposito will discuss his book Dinner in […]

Library officials urge residents of all ages to get a library card September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month and Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) encourage residents who do not have a card to stop by any county library branch and sign up. The free library card can be used to borrow materials from all 21 […]

The room at the Silver Spring Public Library Branch was packed during a conversation about the immigrant experience. The discussion was made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Initiative. “Each year, nonprofits can apply for a grant to help support the program in the community,” said Anita Vassallo, […]

UPDATE: Friends of the Library Montgomery County, a nonprofit that supports Montgomery County Public Libraries, honored library staff and volunteers during its fourth annual Library After Dark Gala, Saturday, April 14. “It’s a fundraiser for our Friends of the Library Montgomery County which is the nonprofit organization that raises money to provide so many of the […]

  The White Oak Branch Library re-opened Monday after nearly a year out of service for a “refresh” — a $2.5 million project that included two new collaboration rooms, a coffee shop and laptops that patrons can use inside the library. In addressing a throng of people who arrived for the re-opening, Montgomery County Executive […]

The premier online education site, Lynda.com, is now available free for all Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) users with a valid library card. Lynda.com offers a collection of more than 6,000 video courses taught by industry experts. Users can access Lynda.com to learn art, graphic design, music, 3D animation, CNC/CAD engineering, Photoshop, InDesign, help with […]