From the Harford County Public Library: Author and breast cancer survivor Geralyn Lucas shared her inspirational story with an engaged audience at the Aberdeen Library on Thursday, October 22nd. Her appearance was part of Paint the Town Pink and the Library’s county-wide support of Breast Cancer Awareness. Ms. Lucas, a former journalist and television producer, […]
Harford County Public Library Foundation’s “Itchin’ for a Churchville Kitchen” Live Auction Package to Debut at Library Gala
From the Harford County Public Library Foundation: The Harford County Public Library’s 11th Annual Gala, House of Books: An Evening in the Stacks, convenes Saturday, November 7, 2015, at the Abingdon branch of the Harford County Public Library. Foundation President and Library First Lady will welcome guests to an elegant “Oval Office” celebration and discover […]
Harford County Public Library Trustees Search for Candidate for Board Membership
From the Harford County Public Library: The Harford County Public Library Board of Trustees is searching for a candidate to be considered for appointment to the Board. An application form and additional information may be obtained from any Harford County Public Library branch, the HCPL website [www.HCPLonline.org], or by calling 410-838-3749. Completed applications together with […]
Youth’s Benefit Elementary, Fallston Middle, Patterson Mill High Lauded for Summer Reading Efforts
From the Harford County Public Library: Harford County Public Library presented trophies to Youth’s Benefit Elementary, Fallston Middle, and Patterson Mill High schools for their achievement of having the highest percentage of Summer Reading Program completers. Media Specialists Krissy Hemmerich and Holly Tompkins from Youth’s Benefit Elementary School along with Principal Thomas M. Smith were […]
Innovative Computer Coding Workship for Girls Offered at Abingdon Library
From the Harford County Public Library: Craft the Code!, an innovative computer coding workshop for middle school girls focusing on fashion and design, is being offered in October by Harford County Public Library and Harford County Office of Information and Communication Technology. The workshop, for girls in grades 6-8, takes place at the Abingdon Library […]
Spots Filling for Writer’s Conference with Literary Agents at Bel Air Library
From the Harford County Public Library: Registration is brisk for the Just Write Writer’s Conference to be held on September 27th at the Bel Air Library. Several workshops are full and the deadline for manuscript review is September 13th. In its 3rd year, the Just Write Writer’s Conference offers a relaxed atmosphere, with the chance […]
Harford County Public Library Receives ‘Innovator of the Year Award’ for 3rd Consecutive Year
From the Harford County Public Library: The Daily Record has named Harford County Public Library an Innovator of the Year for establishing The Innovation Lab at the Abingdon Library. It is the third year in a row that Harford County Public Library has received an Innovator of the Year Award. A listing of all winners […]
Greene: “You’ll Never Guess What I Found – They Have Fifty Shades of Grey! I Thought They Banned That”
Dear Editor My wife came home from the Harford County Public Library (HCPL) after looking for something to read and told me, “You’ll never guess what I found – they have Fifty Shades of Grey! I thought they banned that.” And off I went to Google… Sure enough, there it was, on HCPL website in […]