“Nothing is good or bad but thinking makes it so.” These words spoken by Hamlet in the Shakespeare play of the same name, are applicable hundreds of years later and brought to life in the novel, Cutting For Stone. This narrative begins with the extreme reactions of three main characters to the birth of twin […]
Harford County Public Library Kicks Off Summer Reading Program, One World Many Stories, with Science Fair and More
From the Harford County Public Library: Harford County Public Library (HCPL) kicked off its Summer Reading Program, One World Many Stories, on Monday, June 13th to a fanfare of events and excitement. Festivities began with a Preschooler Fun Day at the Whiteford Branch. Creative Ways preschool attended the morning’s activities along with numerous families. Guests […]
Harford County Public Library Summer Reading Program Kicks Off with Events in Whiteford and Abingdon
From the Harford County Public Library: The Harford County Public Library’s summer reading program “One World Many Stories” kicks off Monday with a pair of events. Each year the Summer Reading Program kicks off with a flurry of activity as hundreds of young readers rush to register. Last year more than 18,000 children and teens […]
Harford County Public Library Contributes to Increase in School Readiness
From the Harford County Public Library: (Belcamp, Maryland – May 26, 2011) According to the results of the Maryland Model for School Readiness assessment released earlier this year by the Maryland Department of Education, eighty-one percent of Maryland Kindergarteners are ready for school; up from 49 percent recorded when the test began ten years ago. […]
LEAP – Learn Explore And Play Science and Engineering Programming at the Harford County Public Library
From the Harford County Public Library: Harford County Public Library recognizes the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in an increasingly technological world. Studies show many elementary age children express a high interest in science but interest drops rapidly by middle school. LEAP bridges that gap, targeting upper elementary and middle school age […]
“Get Steamed Over a Good Book” Winter Reading Program Kicks Off in Harford County Public Library
From the Harford County Public Library: The Harford County Public Library Winter Reading Program saw over 900 teens and adults sign up on the first day of the program which began January 3. Participants who signed up received a commemorative pen displaying this year’s theme, Get Steamed Over a Good Book, which features a fun […]
Campaign Kick-Off for Early Literacy Interactive Space at Bel Air Library
From the Harford County Public Library: Harford County Public Library Foundation announced the campaign kick-off for the Bel Air Children’s Area Early Literacy Interactive Space. The campaign is a joint effort between the Bel Air Friends of the Library and the Harford County Public Library Foundation. A check was presented to the Library from the […]
Improve Your Reading, Writing, Math or Language Skills at Harford Community College
From Harford Community College: Adult Basic Education / GED Preparation Harford Community College offers free Adult Basic Education (ABE) classes for adults interested in improving their basic reading, writing or math skills. Tuition-based GED classes are also available for adults seeking to obtain their GED. In order to join these classes, it is necessary to […]