Montgomery Community Media

In this MyMCMedia extra, author Alice McDermott and The Washington Post‘s Ron Charles share their affection for the Gaithersburg Book Festival as they begin a discussion on the award-winning author’s career and her latest novel, Someone. Related:

Not one library looks the same as the next but they all have the same goal – sharing a passion for reading with the community. The small, hand-built boxes popping up in front of local homes are part of a national movement named “Little Free Libraries” that’s encouraging communities to built mini “libraries” in front of […]

Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) maintain an extensive collection of materials for county residents to check out. Have you ever wondered what the county’s library visitors are reading? We turned to our county’s librarians to find out. For the month of April, the most read books by genre are: Juvenile Fiction Babymouse series by Jennifer […]

A group of volunteers from the Gaithersburg Book Festival  (GBF) will be giving out free books as part of World Book Night on April 23 at 7 p.m. at the Washingtonian Rio (in front of Uncle Julio’s). The idea is to spread the love of reading, person to person. The volunteers will also be handing out GBF […]

Where has the time gone? Here’s some good news — another Gaithersburg Book Festival is coming up – and this is number 5 – the fifth annual. This is significant because the people who have been putting the festival together, so far, have made it better every year. Mark the calendar for May 17. Circle […]

The Gaithersburg Book Festival isn’t just for adults. Featuring some of the top authors in children’s literature, hands-on activities and interactive workshops, the festival’s Children’s Village offers an incredible program for younger readers – from the newest book lovers to avid teen readers and writers.  The festival takes place Saturday, May 17  from 10 a.m. […]

Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) have an extensive collection of materials for county residents to check out. Have you ever wondered what the county’s library visitors are reading? We turned to our county’s librarians to find out and learned that some authors have more than one book on the local list. For the month of […]

Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) have an extensive collection of materials for county residents to check out. Have you ever wondered what the county’s library visitors are reading? We turned to our county’s librarians to find out and learned that some authors have more than one book on the local list. For the month of […]

Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) have an extensive collection of materials for county residents to check out. Have you ever wondered what the county’s library visitors are reading? We turned to our county’s librarians to find out and learned that some authors have more than one book on the local list. For the month of […]

Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) maintain an extensive collection of materials for county residents. Have you ever wondered what the county is reading? We turned to MCPL to find out. Children’s Collection Specialist Jeannette Handler gave us the answers. For the month of November, the most read books by genre are: Juvenile Fiction Diary of […]