...that MCPL offers many resources to help All Children Excel? MCPL offers storytimes and streaming and downloadable children's music for young children. Older children can try Muzzy Online and Mango Languages for language learning, e-books and audiobooks for encouraging reading, or check out a Go! Kit to engage your child with STEM topics. We also have great in-person STEM programs for all children and in-person Homework Help and online resources to help with projects and papers. Enjoy learning with your child at any age!

From the Collection

Jacqueline Woodson's Brown Girl Dreaming was the 2014 National Book Award Winner for Young People's Literature, 2015 Newbery Honor Book Winner, and Coretta Scott King 2015 Author Award Winner. Here's what one of our librarians says:

MCPL Booktalk: Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Your Monthly Quote

"I teach my children Spanish by reading them children's books in Spanish from the Library. We also love the Spanish DVDs there."

-Carrie, Silver Spring Customer

Save the Date

Meet Author Jeffery Deaver

April 16, 7 - 9 PM
Bethesda Library
Jeffery Deaver, author of psychological thrillers, will be discussing and signing his work. Sponsored by the Gaithersburg Book Festival and Friends of the Library, Montgomery County, MD Inc.

Spring Break

April 6 - 11
Check out the many special programs for all ages happening around the County during Spring Break. For children 10-14, we are offering Animation Workshops - register online today!

Find more events happening around the County on our Calendar of Events.

County Events

"Raise Your Voice EAST" Forum

East County Regional Services Center
April 22, 6 PM

Community members are invited to a public forum and resource fair to learn about and discuss issues facing low-income community residents. Learn more and register for the forum online or by calling the Community Action Agency at 240-777-1697.

Stay Connected

From the Director

April is a very exciting month at MCPL! Join us in recognizing:

National Library Week - April 12-18: This national observance is an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of our libraries and to promote library use. See the many uses of our library branches in one day!

Snapshot Day 2015

National Library Workers Day - Tuesday, April 14: A day to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers. Stop by your local branch to show appreciation for the staff or give them a shout out on Facebook or Twitter.
Teen Literature Day - Thursday, April 16: Raising awareness that young adult literature is an exciting, budding genre with much to offer the teens of today.
Drop Everything and Read (D.E.A.R) Month: A national celebration of reading to remind people of all ages to make reading a priority activity.
Children's Day/Book Day (El d�a de los ni�os/El d�a de los libros) - April 30: A celebration of children, families, and reading that emphasizes the importance of advocating literacy for every child regardless of cultural background.
National Financial Literacy Month: Highlights the importance of financial literacy and forming and maintaining healthy financial habits. See the finance programs offered at MCPL.
Money Smart Week� - April 18-25: Created by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Money Smart Week� is a campaign designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances. Check out Money Smart Week� programs at MCPL.
National Poetry Month: Celebrates poetry and seeks to increase the appreciation of this form of literature. Compose a poem from book and/or movie titles, take a picture, and submit your picture to be shared on our social media pages.

Get started now - there's so much to do!

B. Parker Hamilton, Director

Meet MCPL

Lunden Gillespie has been with MCPL as a Library Associate at the Rockville Memorial Library for a little over a year. She is tasked with providing outreach to the Rockville, Aspen Hill, and Twinbrook communities. Whether visiting schools, local senior centers, or community events, she promotes MCPL resources, services, and programs to the public.

The Aspen Hill community is excited about its new branch manager, Angelisa Hawes, who began her position on April 21, 2014. One customer noted, "She presents immediately as a very cordial and adroit leader, incisive, observant, keeping both the 50,000 foot commanding view and the agility to peer at details at ground level at a moment's shift with ease."

Eric Horwitz is the Library Associate working on outreach for the Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Kensington Park, Little Falls, and Noyes library areas. Based out of the Bethesda Library, Eric's work takes him around the community where he shares information about MCPL programs and services. Eric has been with MCPL since November 2013.

Steve Warrick began his new assignment of managing the Poolesville

branch on April 21, 2014. Steve was formerly the assistant branch manager at the Olney branch. He has already learned a great deal about the community and is hoping to engage the community in more branch activities. Steve has considerable skills and experience in the field of oral history and has taken the lead in helping MCPL develop an oral history program, including collecting several oral histories at the closing ceremony of Silver Spring Library.

MCPL Moving Forward

Saving the Noyes Library

Congratulations to Pearl Hoffman-Byer whose video, "Saving the Noyes Library," received an Honorable Mention in the 2015 White House Student Film Festival! We invite all of you to watch this moving video about the value of the Noyes Library for Young Children.

FOL Happenings

Library After Dark, April 18, 2015

You're invited to FOLMC's first annual Library After Dark fundraising event on Saturday, April 18 at the Rockville Memorial Library. The theme, "Card Catalog to the Cloud," will highlight MCPL's transformation into vibrant community spaces with new technology, educational programs, and everyone's new favorite books. The event starts at 7:30 PM and will feature a local wine tasting, dessert reception, and the presentation of two awards: the FOLMC's first Library Professional of the Year Award, as well as the Charles W. Gilchrist Volunteer Award.

Mariposa Poetry and the talented students at Adventure Theatre MTC will also perform during the event and there will be a raffle of unique author experiences.

Visit our Library After Dark page for more information and to purchase tickets. We look forward to seeing you there!

Library Board Happenings

Be a Voice for Your Local Library

Libraries Matter The mission of a Library Advisory Committee (LAC) is to advise the Montgomery County Library Board (MCLB) and the branch manager on issues of local interest and concern for the benefit of the community and Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL). Become an LAC member.

Learn more about LACs and download an application or visit your local branch to apply. Libraries Matter!

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