Montgomery Community Media

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 […]

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 July, the most read books by genre are: Juvenile Fiction Lunch Money by Andrew […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Public Safety Committee is scheduled to hold a public hearing on proposed Bill 17-15 at 7:30 p.m. on June 16th that would update the County’s towing laws. Among the changes that the bill would make include tightening regulations that currently lead to predatory towing—towing without the car owner’s permission. The public […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Gaithersburg Elementary School Principal Stephanie Brant stresses the importance of reading. She also explains how the school replaced homework with reading:

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Gaithersburg Elementary School Principal Stephanie Brant tells us how she keeps her students reading over the summer. Brant has created a book mobile that she drives to her students’ neighborhoods twice a week to make sure her students have books to read at home. If you would like to donate […]

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 Dork Diaries: Tales from […]

Montgomery County Public Libraries invites students to participate in this year’s Summer Reading program, which will run June 1 to August 9. This year’s theme for children, birth through grade 6, is “Every Hero Has a Story” and the theme for teens, ages 13 to 17, is “Unmask!” Participants can sign up for the program […]

Book critic Maureen Corrigan was a featured author at the Gaithersburg Book Festival on May 16 and it was her first time attending the literary event. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, she describes the literary event as a “treasure.” Corrigan is the author of “So We Read On.” She was a featured presenter at the […]

Book critic Maureen Corrigan was a featured author at the Gaithersburg Book Festival May 16. Corrigan tells us what she missed at the festival Corrigan is the author of “So We Read On.” She was a featured presenter at the Gaithersburg Book Festival on May 16. Related:

In this Gaithersburg Book Festival Insider segment, Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman and bestselling author Sarah Pekkanen talk with MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke about pop up books and the author who may have the biggest draw. For more on the Gaithersburg Book Festival, visit its website here.