Montgomery Community Media

With winter rapidly approaching, is it time to curl up with a good book? Montgomery County residents are avid readers. According to Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) residents borrowed over nine million books (physical or e-book) in 2012. Just what are we all reading? We reached out to MCPL to find out. Children’s Collection Specialist […]

Montgomery County residents love our libraries and a good read. According to Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) residents borrowed over 9 million books (physical or e-book) in 2012. Just what are we all reading? We reached out to MCPL to find out. Collection Management Manager Mary Louise Daneri had the answers. Take a look at […]

Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) is recruiting high school students for its Teen Advisory Group (TAG) who are interested in promoting library programming for teens and advocating for teen library services. Teens, ages 14 to 18, who like to read, write, interview authors and public officials for the MCPL Teensite page, work with Facebook, and/or […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett is urging residents to express — to all levels of government — their opposition to the pricing tactics employed by book publishers that result in public libraries paying more for e-books than general consumers. “We need to act now to end this discriminatory practice and bring fairness back to the […]

July is a great month to laze in the sun with a fun book.  Here are some of my favorite new beach reads with links to excerpts and reviews.  Three are from local authors, and two more are set in our area.  Enjoy! Jax and the Beanstalk Zombies by local author, Avery Flynn, is a fun […]

There is one word for Cariona McPherson: audacious — and I mean that in the very best of ways.  She is outspoken, funny, charismatic, and engaging.  Her extra short, neon blonde hair frames a contagious smile.  Her writing is witty and atmospheric — whether 1920’s  Scotland or modern day England.  But there is a shy, […]

Walter Dean Myers, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, talks about the impact of unemployment on literacy at the Gaithersburg Book Festival on May 18. Take a look.

The Friends of the Library recently hosted the final literary luncheon of the season at the Strathmore Mansion and the keynote author, who won the 2012 Grand Master award, attracted a sold out crowd. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. To learn more about Grimes, visit her website, Martha Grimes. Next up: on May 17, the Friends […]

The 14th annual Bethesda Literary Festival featured some well known authors, including Kate Alcott, Chris Bohjalian and award-winning author Alice McDermott. During her event, McDermott, a National Book Award winner and three-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, read an excerpt from her new novel, Someone, due out in September. She also read a poem, referred […]

To help ensure that Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) customers have increased access to the materials/items they need from the system’s collection, four policy changes will take effect on Sunday, Feb 17. The changes will enable customers to: 1) Increase the number of checkouts on their account from 50 items to 100 items 2) Place […]