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UPDATE Local residents have partnered with owners of Kefa Café, a local Silver Spring coffee shop in the heart of downtown Silver Spring, to raise $50,000 dollars to support the place’s expansion into the new Silver Spring Library. A GoFundMe account was set up to reach this goal. As of March 9, the fund sits […]

The new Silver Spring Library has some extra space built into it and organizations have two more weeks to apply to be a part of it. The county is seeking proposals from one or more organizations to be included in the new Silver Spring Library on Fenton Street between Wayne Avenue and Bonifant Street in downtown […]

 Here are five things to know today, Feb. 25, in Montgomery County: 1. Police are investigating the death of a 95-year-old retired Naval officer as a homicide. 2. The Silver Spring Library gets ready to close a chapter at one location and open another at a new location. Find out about the plans to celebrate.  3. Montgomery College […]

A used book sale, bake sale and two, free, family programs will be held at the Silver Spring Library, 8901 Colesville Road, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 11. Organizers said this will be the final sale at the current facility, which will close in the coming months in advance of the […]

A used book sale and free family program entitled “The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body” will be held at Silver Spring Library, 8901 Colesville Road, on Saturday, July 19. The book sale, to be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., will offer thousands of used books in categories such as fiction, history, […]

Internationally acclaimed local author George Pelecanos will discuss and read from his book “Hard Revolution” on July 31 at a benefit for the new Silver Spring Library to be held at Eastern Village Cohousing, 7981 Eastern Ave., in Silver Spring beginning at 7 p.m. in the meeting room. Proceeds from ticket sales will support an […]

The Captal Improvements Program under consideration by the County Council includes funds for modernizing libraries as well as changes to how the improvements will be made. Susan Kenedy reports. CCM Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Library Lovers’ Month is a month-long celebration of school, public and private libraries of all types. The Friends of the Library are sponsoring a used book sale, bake sale and free family programs Feb. 15 at the Silver Spring Library, 8901 Colesville Road. A used book sale and bake sale will be held 10 a.m. […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett joined members of the Ethiopian community today (Oct. 24) at 1 p.m. to announce a new Amharic language collection that will be housed in the Silver Spring library. Also speaking at the event will be Meron Wondwosen, secretary of the Ethiopian Literary & Cultural Awareness Association and Elias Woldu, vice […]