By Jamie Anfenson-Comeau janfenson-comeau@somdnews.com Feb 20, 2019 Download this article in PDF format The music of African American history – from the spirituals sung by enslaved peoples to jazz, rock, rap and R&B of the 20th century – helped shape and define this nation. “Music [...]
Mobile Library Spreads Services Around the County By MARK BELTON County Administrator and JANET SALAZAR Library Executive Director Feb 15, 2019 Download this article in PDF format Books open the imagination and bring life to fictional and non-fictional stories. The Charles County Public Library helps [...]
By DARWIN WEIGEL dweigel@somdnews.com Feb 1, 2019 Download this article in PDF format The Charles County Public Library system revived its Adopt-a-Book program last fall to help residents get involved with the library’s book collection — and to have patrons share their favorite books [...]
By PAUL LAGASSE plagasse@somdnews.com Jan 28, 2019 Download this article in PDF format A team of volunteers from LifeStyles of Maryland helped save a life last Wednesday evening while they were out conducting a head count of the county’s homeless residents. The volunteers were [...]
By JOHNATHON CLINKSCALES jclinkscales@somdnews.com Oct 5, 2018 Download this article in PDF format Beyond the Classroom Inc., in partnership with the Charles County Public Library system, hosted a forum on Saturday at Waldorf West Library to discuss bullying prevention, child safety tips and school [...]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR by Board of Trustees, Charles County Public Library Sep 21, 2018 Download this article in PDF format Charles County Public Library would like to urge residents of the community to reach out to their congressional representative about net neutrality being [...]
By CHARLIE WRIGHT cwright@somdnews.com April 27, 2018 Download this article in PDF format The eloquent musings of Paul Lawrence Dunbar and Maya Angelou echoed through P.D. Brown Memorial Branch library on Tuesday as the Writers of Color Book Club gathered to celebrate National Poetry Month. [...]
By PAUL LAGASSE plagasse@somdnews.com March 30, 2018 Download this article in PDF format The Charles County Board of Commissioners assured county public library executive director Janet Salazar on Tuesday that the new La Plata Library will be larger than the existing facility following a study [...]
By CHARLIE WRIGHT cwright@somdnews.com March 16, 2018 Download this article in PDF format Representatives from the Alzheimer’s Association National Capital Area Chapter visited Waldorf West library on Tuesday to deliver their Know the 10 Signs presentation, a program designed to educate families and assist in [...]
By CHARLIE WRIGHT cwright@somdnews.com March 14, 2018 Download this article in PDF format A grant-funded pilot initiative that began this month is providing internet access to citizens in Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s counties through hotspot devices. The dozen library branches in the tri-county area [...]
