May 2016
Where the County Reads, Where the County Meets, Where the County Learns
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On your mark, get set... READ and LEARN at MCPL this summer! This summer, along with reading, children will be able to complete learning tracks that have been created for their specific age group: babies, preschool, kids, and teens. Each age group has four tracks: Move, Explore, Create, and Connect. Online badges are earned for each track completed. Sign up to participate beginning June 1.
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Save the Date
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MCPL
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County
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Library Closed
Sunday & Monday, May 29 & 30 in observance of Memorial Day.
May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month. Join us for events including:
Chinese Calligraphy for Seniors
Tai Chi Demonstration and Workshop
Chinese Bilingual Storytime
Observances
Cinco de Mayo, May 5
Military Spouses Day,May 6
National Nurses Day,May 6
Mother's Day, May 8
National Police Week, May 15-21
National Bike to Work Day, May 20
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Poolesville in History Day
May 7, 9:30 AM-4 PM
19701 Fisher Ave, Poolesville
Historical encampments and re-enactments, walking tour, historical lunch.
6th Annual Taste the World in Fenton Village
May 15, 1-5 PM
Silver Spring
Showcases the incredible diversity of restaurants just south of downtown Silver Spring.
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MCPL Moving Forward
The newly refreshed Kensington Park branch reopened to the public on March 28, 2016. On April 2, representatives of Montgomery County and MCPL held a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially welcome the community back to the branch. Take a look inside the refreshed Kensington Park. |
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|  | With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy?
-Oscar Wilde
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From the Collection
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan is the winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Biography. This autobiography and "old-school adventure story" tells the tale of award-winning journalist William Finnegan and his relationship with surfing. Rooted in his childhood in California and Hawaii, surfing has remained an important part of his life through a career that has taken him around the globe
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Meet MCPL
Lennea Bower, Program Specialist, Virtual Services; Susan Moritz, Assistant Manager, Virtual Services; and Regina Holyfield-Jewett, Senior Executive Administrative Aide are the team behind the monthly Check Us Out newsletter (with help from their friends around MCPL!). |
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Did You Know
...that you can read magazines online and for free through Flipster and Zinio? |
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FOL Happenings
On April 9, Friends of the Library, Montgomery County celebrated the Magic of Libraries at our second annual Library After Dark fundraiser. The event provides an opportunity for library supporters to come together to celebrate how our collaborative partnerships help our public library system to remain one of the leading library systems in the country. Regina Holyfield-Jewett was honored as the 2016 Library Professional of the Year. Learn more about the Library Professional of the Year award and the 2016 winner. |
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