Library Director Urges Larger Facility for La Plata

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 [...]

2018-09-14T13:14:15-04:00April 4th, 2018|News|

Alzheimer’s group educates on warning signs at Waldorf West

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 [...]

2018-09-14T13:14:58-04:00March 16th, 2018|News|

Mobile hotspot project at libraries offers portable Wi-Fi to residents

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 [...]

2018-09-14T13:15:39-04:00March 14th, 2018|News|

U. Md. Extension teaches smart food shopping at library

By CHARLIE WRIGHT cwright@somdnews.com February 23, 2018 Download this article in PDF format The P.D. Brown Branch library welcomed a representative from University of Maryland Extension on Tuesday for a seminar on healthy meal planning and food budgeting, complete with interactive games and displays. Patricia [...]

2018-09-14T13:16:14-04:00February 23rd, 2018|News|

Library Launches New Space for Community Business to SOAR

By SARA NEWMAN snewman@somdnews.com February 14, 2018 Download this article in PDF format Charles County Public Library wants to see their community soar in their small business ventures. A new space opened at the Waldorf West branch last week in an effort to expand the [...]

2018-09-14T13:16:45-04:00February 14th, 2018|News|

Community meets at Waldorf library to discuss decreasing violence

By JESSI STICKEL jstickel@somdnews.com January 19, 2018 Download this article in PDF format Many Charles County residents met Saturday for the first discussion on how communities can reduce violence at the Charles County Public Library, P.D. Brown Memorial branch. The Southern Maryland Regional Library Association [...]

2018-09-14T13:18:10-04:00January 19th, 2018|News|

New library series to encourage conversation of controversial topics

By SARA NEWMAN snewman@somdnews.com January 12, 2018 Download this article in PDF format In an effort to encourage public discourse, understanding and sharing various points of view, the Southern Maryland Regional Library Association is hosting community discussions throughout the region this month surrounding the question, [...]

2018-09-14T13:18:46-04:00January 12th, 2018|News|
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