Montgomery Community Media

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 […]

Immigrants and new Gaithersburg residents now have a support network in their backyard. The Gilchrist Center for Cultural Diversity recently moved into the Gaithersburg Library space and will officially open its doors during the grand re-opening ceremony for the facility on Jan. 4. The new office is a satellite location for the center that’s based in […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

A power outage in Germantown affecting 13,000 First Energy/Potomac Edison customers has forced the closing of the Germantown Library, BlackRock Center for the Arts and Upcounty Regional Services Center for the evening of Jan. 8. All programs scheduled for these facilities are canceled, county officials said. Residents should check www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library for the latest on the […]

Volunteers from the Multicultural Outreach Committee and Future Vote Program of the Montgomery County Board of Elections will conduct voter registration drives on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. during September and October at local public libraries according to the following schedule: Long Branch Library 8800 […]

Volunteers from the Multicultural Outreach Committee and Future Vote Program of the Montgomery County Board of Elections will conduct voter registration drives on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. during September and October at local public libraries according to the following schedule: Saturday, September 22: Damascus […]

It’s hot and you want to get out of the house for an hour with the kids. Where do you go? MCM’s Sonya Burke asked Jessica McFadden, the founder of the popular blog, “A Parent in Silver Spring,” for her “top three go to places.” Take a look.