. . . that February is Library Lovers Month? MCPL has free books, e-books, audiobooks, streaming and downloadable music, DVDs, language learning tools, e-magazines, online classes, homework help, events, and more. There are so many reasons to love your library! When you stop by our branches, fill out a postcard from Friends of the Library, Montgomery County, and tell us why you love your library. There's something for everyone at MCPL!
How do I love thee, MCPL? Let me count the ways. I'm hoping Elizabeth Barrett Browning doesn't mind that I've slightly modified a line from her poetry! I thought her words were the perfect introduction to talk about one of my favorite celebrations, Library Lovers Month.
I have been an enthusiastic public library user and reader since I was a baby. My mother would bring me to the library, and we would pick out many picture books to take home and read together. I even remember that I got my first library card at 5 years old. When I was growing up, you had to be able to print your name to get a library card. Now anyone can have their very own library card at any age. It is still the most important card (and only memorized number!) in my wallet. And while there are still so many adventures that I find in print books, there is so much more for you at MCPL!
Here's a list of 20 free library resources and services to help you celebrate being a proud library cardholder and user.
- Explore science themes with your kids by checking out a STEM Go! Kit.
- Check Consumer Reports from home.
- Learn to play a musical instrument, sing, or make art through ArtistWorks.
- Learn a language online.
- Find a musical score online.
- Stream one of 250 performances of the world's leading plays.
- Use a collaboration space at a branch for individual study or group work.
- Prepare for the SAT, LSAT, NCLEX and more.
- Search your family history with HeritageQuest Online.
- Take an online technology, business, or creative class with Gale Courses, LearningExpress, or Lynda.com.
- Download e-books.
- Start your own business.
- Download music from Freegal.
- Renew your materials online.
- Download audiobooks.
- Read an e-magazine from home.
- Discover your next favorite book.
- Attend an engaging and exciting event at our branches.
- Find articles, encyclopedias, and biographical information for your school project.
- Get ahead in your job or learn skills for a new career.
We love and appreciate you, our customers, as well as our Friends of the Library, Montgomery County (FOLMC), our Friends of the Library branch chapters, and the Montgomery County Library Board. When you stop by our branches this month, be sure to fill out a postcard and tell us why you love your library. These postcards get shared with our local representatives.
The Library Lovers Month kickoff event is Bubbling Potions and Explosions by the Science Guys of Baltimore. It is on Saturday, February 3, 11 AM at the Aspen Hill branch. You can also celebrate Library Lovers Month with stacks for the stacks. You can dine in at The Original Pancake House on Thursday, February 22, 7 AM - 3 PM at two locations in Bethesda and Rockville. They will generously donate 15% of sales to FOLMC.
So let's celebrate this February and all year long. Remember, there's something for everyone at MCPL! Labels: Did You Know, February 2018
