Montgomery Community Media

A grand opening ceremony for the new Silver Spring Library is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 20 at 900 Wayne Avenue and staff is preparing for the big day. In addition to training on new equipment and the continued work on the building, preparation includes installing shelving and arranging new and existing collections. […]

Save the date! A grand opening ceremony for the new Silver Spring Library is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 20 at 900 Wayne Avenue. “I share the excitement of the Silver Spring library customers and advocates who have waited a long time for this day,” said Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett. “The opening […]

The weather mix caused many accidents and closures on Sunday and temporarily put the county’s 911 system on a “condition red.” According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer the high volume of calls and the length of time it was taking to clear them was the reason for the “condition red” announcement. […]

The Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) system is in recovery mode after what officials describe as an “unprecedented” server outage over the holidays. MCPL Director Parker Hamilton has posted a message to library users on the MCPL website. You can read her statement below: “Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) experienced an unprecedented downtime this past […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett was joined by a majority of the Montgomery County Council today at the Rockville Memorial Library to announce the expansion of new library hours and additional staffing and materials for local library branches. Montgomery County Public Libraries Director Parker Hamilton kicked off the news conference, which you can watch in […]

Using one of the county’s libraries is about to get even more convenient. Beginning Oct. 5, Montgomery County Public Libraries will be open longer, with added service hours totaling 106 hours, 9.4 percent more than in fiscal year 2014. Sixteen branches will have expanded hours, joining the five branches whose hours were increased in Fiscal year 2013. […]

When can books get you bucks? Young Montgomery County residents who read in their local libraries this summer can earn “library bucks” to reduce their overdue fines. Now through Aug. 3, readers can read off their overdue library fines by registering at their local branch. For every half hour a child and or teen logs reading, […]

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 May, the most read books by genre are: Juvenile Fiction Diary of a Wimpy […]

The Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) will have educational kits at numerous branches designed to spark an interest in science beginning May 10. The GO! Kits are part of MCPL’s ACE (All Children Excel) initiative to help children succeed in school. To help meet that need, MCPL has developed educational, interactive Go! Kits to introduce […]

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 […]