The following letter was sent to the Harford County Public Library by Anne Baker of Bel Air. A copy was provided to The Dagger for publication: Harford County Public Library System 1221-A Brass Mill Road Belcamp, MD 21017 June 2, 2012 Dear Ms. Hastler, Harford County Public Library Administrators, Material Selectors, and Board of Trustees, […]
Dr. Rebecca Boehling: “A Family’s Journey through the Holocaust Era,” Coming to Bel Air as Part of Journey Stories Smithsonian Exhibition
From the Harford County Public Library: On Wednesday, May 23 at 6 p.m. at the McFaul Activity Center, 525 W. MacPhail Road in Bel Air, Dr. Rebecca Boehling, Founding Director of UMBC’s Dresher Center for the Humanities, will discuss the inspiration for her book Life and Loss in the Shadow of the Holocaust – the […]
D.E. Johnson Captures Jarrettsville Library Audience with Tales of Turn-of-the-Century Detroit
From the Harford County Public Library: D.E Johnson, author ofThe Detroit Electric Scheme and Motor City Breakdown, presented to a captive audience the stories of some of Detroit’s notorious characters at the height of the electric motorcar industry. Mr. Johnson spoke at the Jarrettsville Library and he is part of the Journey Stories Meet the […]
Gearheads and Arts Community Race to Jarrettsville Library for “Cars: A Harford County Love Affair”
From the Harford County Public Library: The Harford County Public Library hosted a multitude of events at the Jarrettsville Library for car enthusiasts last week in honor of the opening of its first Journey Stories Partner Exhibition, Cars: a Harford County Love Affair. Gearheads, joined by the Harford County arts community, started the week’s festivities […]
Car Art Show Exhibition Opens as Part of Journey Stories at Jarrettsville Library
From the Harford County Public Library: Journey Stories officially kicked off on April 11th with the opening reception for Cars: A Harford County Love Affair, the first of six exhibitions that will accompany the Smithsonian’s Journey Stories Exhibition coming this May 19 to the Abingdon Branch of the Harford County Public Library. The Cars juried […]
Emotionally Disturbed Man Arrested on Harford Community College Campus After Making Threats
A Harford Community College student who police described as emotionally disturbed was arrested on the school’s campus Monday after he allegedly made threats against himself and others. Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Harford Community College at appoximately 10:40 a.m. to investigate reports of a “homicidal/suicidal” making “dangerous threats” near the school’s library, according […]
The Big Roads Author Earl Swift Brings the Ultimate Road Trip to Jarrettsville Library
From the Harford County Public Library: Meet Earl Swift, author of The Big Roads: The Untold Story of the Engineers, Visionaries, and Trailblazers Who Created the American Superhighways, at the Jarrettsville Library on April 13th. Presented by the Harford County Public Library Foundation, A Night Out @ the Library is part of a three day […]
State Poet Laureate Stanley Plumly Visits Abingdon Library
From the Harford County Public Library: Stanley Plumly, author of nine books and the Poet Laureate of Maryland, spoke to a captive audience at the Abingdon Library on March 29. Mr. Plumly discussed the life of poet John Keats and his personal involvement in the 2009 film “Bright Star” which was based on Keats’ life. […]
