Montgomery Community Media

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 Public Libraries (MCPL) has announced that the Gaithersburg Interim Library at Lakeforest Mall will close Oct. 31 to allow staff to begin moving materials to the newly renovated library at 18330 Montgomery Village Ave. The move is expected to take approximately eight to ten weeks. A date for the public Grand Opening ceremony […]

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 Council passed a resolution urging equitable access to e-books for Montgomery County Public Libraries. County Executive Isiah Legget comments in this report. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) has been named to the list of “Top 100 Libraries to Follow on Twitter,” along with other notable libraries and library systems in the U.S. and abroad. MCPL is ranked in 48th place on the list that is topped by The Library of Congress and the New York Public Library.  […]

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 […]

The Chevy Chase Library will be closed from Monday, December 10 through Tuesday, January 1 for repair, replacement and renovation of the mechanical piping distribution system used to support heating and cooling in the building. Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) has announced that the normal three-week due dates for materials checked out the weeks of […]

Montgomery County Public Libraries will extend their hours starting Sunday, September 16. Several branches will be open longer hours. They are Bethesda, Germantown, Quince Orchard, Rockville Memorial and Wheaton. Also, all libraries with Sunday hours will open one hour earlier at noon and remain open until 5 p.m. Learn more in this video. Visit our […]

The Montgomery County Public Library summer reading program is now underway now through August 11. Online registration began June 12 at the MCPL website. Come to library programs, and read for the fun of it all summer long! This is the perfect way to keep your children engaged in reading while not in school. The […]