Maryland Humanities created One Maryland One Book (OMOB) to bring together diverse communities across the state through the shared experience of reading the same book, and "Purple Hibiscus" is this year's wandering book. The author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has created this exquisite novel about [...]
P.D. Brown holds reception for Department of Disabilities tour By CHARLIE WRIGHT cwright@somdnews.com Download this article in PDF format P.D. Brown Memorial Library hosted a reception for the traveling disAbility History Tour on Tuesday in conjunction with the Maryland Department of Disabilities. The tour celebrates [...]
Representatives discuss basic services, protections By CHARLIE WRIGHT cwright@somdnews.com Download article in PDF format Representatives from the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights (MCCR) visited the Waldorf West Library on Wednesday to give a presentation on the department and share their mission with the community. An [...]
By JESSI STICKEL Special to the Maryland Independent Download the article in PDF format Children and parents from across Charles County celebrated Harry Potter’s birthday last week by spending a day at Hogwarts, at the Charles County Public Library Potomac branch. As children entered the [...]
Group aims to increase minority participation By SARA NEWMAN snewman@somdnews.com Download article in PDF format A group of a dozen high school students met at the Waldorf West library last week to discuss their future careers in business, medicine and law, among others. The group [...]
Summer reading program motivates families to keep minds active over summer break By JESSI STICKEL Special to the Maryland Independent Download article in PDF form Whether it’s on the couch, in the library or by the pool, Charles County Public Library is challenging children and [...]
Click to download as a PDF La Plata, MD (July 26, 2017)- In celebration of the 27th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Maryland Department of Disabilities will host a traveling disAbility History Tour during July and August of 2017. Maryland’s disAbility History [...]
Click to download as a PDF La Plata, February 21, 2017 – As the library plans for innovative and meaningful communitycentered services input is sought from county residents and supporters. The library invites residents as a part of the implementation of the strategic plan to [...]
Click to download as a PDF La Plata, January 27, 2017 – The Charles County Public Library (CCPL) is proud to announce that we now have workstations that provide assistive technology to users protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). CCPL is a part [...]
Click to download as a PDF La Plata, January 25, 2017 – “As a long time educator I understand the importance of serving as the Ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees for the Charles County Public Library,” stated Amanda M. Stewart, Vice President, Charles [...]
