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Library Closed
Martin Luther King Day
Sun. & Mon., January 17 & 18
Integral Tai Chi
Thursdays, 7pm
Gaithersburg Branch
A series of exercises and relaxation techniques that combine yoga, Tai Chi, QiGong, and meditation into a self-healing system that integrates body, mind and spirit. Registration required.
The Memory Café
January 13, 2 PM
Gaithersburg Branch
January 27, 3:30 PM
Olney Branch
Alzheimer's Association Memory Cafés offer a fun and relaxed way for people living with early-stage memory loss to get connected with one another through social events. Pre-registration is required. You must contact Linsey Vajpeyi at 240-428-1342 or email at ivajpeyi@alz.org to register.
Healthy Habits for a Healthier You
January 23, 1 PM
Aspen Hill Branch
Optimize your physical and cognitive health as you age. Topics include diet and nutrition, exercise, cognitive activity and social engagement. Registration required.
Observances
Three King's Day
January 6
Orthodox Christmas
January 7
Korean American Day
January 13
Find more events happening around the County on our Calendar of Events.
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County Executive's FY2017 Operating Budget Forums
All meetings begin at 7 PM.
January 6: Eastern Montgomery Regional Services Center
January 11: Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center
January 20: Silver Spring Civic Center
January 21: Mid-County Community Recreation Center
January 25: BlackRock Center for the Arts
Day On, Not a Day Off
January 18
Find opportunities to volunteer over the MLK holiday weekend. Volunteers will be packaging food for needy families, helping to run the Maryland Science Bowl at Montgomery College, and much, much more! Visit the Volunteer Center website to sign up to participate.
Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
January 18, 3:30 PM
Strathmore Music Center
5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda
Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration. The theme for program is "Renewing the Dream: Hope in Today's Time."
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From the Director
On Saturday, January 23, 2016, at 10 AM, County Executive Leggett will hold a ceremony to officially reopen the Twinbrook Library.
Closed on July 25, 2015, the Twinbrook Library was the first MCPL branch to be refreshed under the County Executive's Library Refurbishment Level of Effort Capital Improvement Program budget. This level of effort project is intended to provide a structured process to ensure that library services stay "modern and current" and the buildings' infrastructures remain safe, efficient, and operationally effective. When appropriate, refurbishments are coordinated with 21st Century Library  Enhancements project work, which is intended to maintain and keep technology current in existing library branches. Under this new approach, refurbishments will be completed for 17 libraries during the six-year CIP period.
The work to refresh the Twinbrook branch included:
- ADA upgrade of the restrooms and parking spaces;
- Two collaboration/conference spaces;
- New combined information and circulation customer service desk;
- Enhanced preschool children's space with new shelving;
- Additional furniture;
- Painting;
- Selective replacement of carpet;
- Outside green space made accessible for programs;
- Additional electrical outlets;
- Enhanced Wi-Fi;
 - Digital display; and
- New technology including a 3D Printer, charging station for customers' mobile devices, and in house use laptops for loan.
I'm excited for you all to see the newly refreshed Twinbrook branch awash in vibrant, welcoming colors and enjoy all the added features and services.
B. Parker Hamilton, Director
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 Levertes Ragland started at MCPL's Silver Spring branch as an outreach associate this past October after working two and a half years in the library of the Federal Communications Commission. He also previously worked at Catholic University's Mullen Library as an information assistant while studying for his MLIS. Levertes enjoys writing, movie watching, and exploring eateries.
Ann Stillman is the manager of the Quince Orchard branch. She began working for MCPL at the Damascus branch in 1996. She moved to the Gaithersburg branch, then the Germantown branch before moving to Quince Orchard, where she became the manager. She enjoys working with colleagues, staff and customers in MCPL. She says "every day is different and never boring!" Ann is originally from Panama, where she grew up as a fourth generation Panama Canal "Zonian;" she enjoys traveling back to Panama whenever she can. Ann lives in Damascus with her husband and in her spare time enjoys spending time with her grandchildren, walking her dogs, cooking, and reading.
 Dianne Whitaker is the incoming Collection Manager. She has been with MCPL for 16 years. Beginning as a part-time Librarian I at the Aspen Hill branch, she has worked at the Bethesda, Little Falls, and Wheaton branches. Since becoming a branch manager in 2007, Dianne has worked at the Twinbrook and, most recently, Wheaton branches. Her hobbies are genealogy, cooking, reading, kayaking and hiking. She loves history and being outdoors working on historic and environmental preservation-conservation issues. |
Celebrating Director Hamilton's 10th anniversary as Director of MCPL.
The Friends of the Library, Montgomery County and members of the Library Board presented Director Hamilton with a commemorative plaque. Happy Anniversary!
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MCPL 2016 Reading Challenge
Make a 2016 reading resolution by planning to participate in MCPL's first Reading Challenge! Participants will aim to read books that fit twelve different categories. The challenge can be adapted for readers of all ages.
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 The Friends of the Library, Montgomery County is excited to kick off Library Lovers Month 2016 with a special event on February 6, 11 AM at the Silver Spring branch. This family-friendly event will feature entertainer the grandsons, Jr. and will include door prizes and activities for children.
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Joint Meeting
 The next Joint Meeting will be Wednesday, January 13, 2016, 7 PM at the Olney branch.
Come out for a review of MCPL Director Parker Hamilton's State of Montgomery County Public Libraries presentation and to coordinate with the Library Board, Library Advisory Committees, and Friends of the Library (FOL), Montgomery County and FOL chapters by sharing input and ideas for a unified advocacy strategy.
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