Montgomery Community Media

County and school officials kicked off a new initiative to ensure all students have library cards. MCPS-TV has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCPS-TV to view more of its local programming. Related:

UPDATE Jan. 20, 2016  The ribbon cutting ceremony for the reopening of Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) Twinbrook branch has been postponed because of the potential winter storm that is predicted to impact the County this week. Montgomery County spokesperson Judy Stiles says that the ribbon cutting event will now be held on Jan. 30 at […]

Good news for library lovers in Chevy Chase and Potomac. Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) officials have announced that Chevy Chase Library, which is located at 8005 Connecticut Avenue, and Potomac Library, which is located at 10101 Glenolden Drive, have expanded operating hours beginning today. The libraries are now open Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. […]

Are you avoiding the library because of overdue books or fines? Beginning today thru Oct. 30, Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) is accepting canned goods and non-perishable food items to pay for library fines. Each food item brought in will equal one dollar off on library fines. Food items should be dropped off at the […]

Friends of the Library, Montgomery County are recruiting schools to participate in the 2015-2016 MOSAIC middle school student writing contest.  The first teacher info session is scheduled for October 6. Last year’s winners were announced over the summer.  Celebrating heritage and cultural differences, Montgomery County middle school students were honored for their award winning poems, […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett will host the Library of the Future Summit on September 24th at the Silver Spring Civic Building. The purpose of the meeting is to provide residents with the opportunity to help shape future library services in Montgomery County. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its […]

The Twinbrook Library will close on Saturday, July 25 at 6 p.m. for approximately four and a half months so the facility can be renovated. “Twinbrook is the first of our branches to be modernized using an exciting and innovative approach we introduced in our FY13-16 Strategic Facilities Plan,” said Library Director Parker Hamilton. “We […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Maryland State Senator Jamie Raskin addresses the community during the opening of the new Silver Spring Library. “This is the most beautiful library in the world,” Raskin said. The building has five floors, but the library only takes up the top three floors. With approximately 100,000 books, Hamilton called the place […]

After 18 months of construction, more than 400 people could not wait to check out the new Silver Spring Library. MyMCMedia’s Aline Barros talked to county officials and residents to find out what did they think of the new facility. The building has five floors, but the library only takes up the top three floors. […]

County Executive Ike Leggett has announced that Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) has been selected by the Maryland State Division of Library Development and Services (MS-DLDS) as the site of the State’s Deaf Culture Digital Library (DCDL). “This is a true honor for Montgomery County Public Libraries,” Leggett said. “It is a well-deserved recognition of […]