From the Harford County Public Library: A record 19,096 children and teens participated in Harford County Public Library’s Summer Reading Challenge. Collectively they read 116,937 books. Three schools–Bel Air High School, Fallston Middle School, and Youth’s Benefit Elementary School–received recognition as the high school, middle school and elementary school with the most participants. The schools […]
Harford County Public Library Extends Hours at 10 Branches
From the Harford County Public Library: New hours at Harford County Public Library start July 1. All libraries will open at 10 a.m. Monday through Saturday, with the exception of the Darlington Library. Currently, library hours vary from day to day and from branch to branch. The new hours were approved at the library’s board […]
Harford County Public Library Kicks Off ‘Build a Better World’ Summer Reading Challenge
From the Harford County Public Library: Harford County Public Library’s Summer Reading Challenge for children kicks off June 19 with the theme, “Build a Better World.” The program runs through September 2 and is geared for children of all ages to encourage continued learning that inspires a lifetime love of reading. In 2016, more than […]
Ed Norris, Kevin Cowherd Book Event Attracts 200 to Abingdon Library
From the Harford County Public Library: Former Baltimore Police Commissioner and Maryland State Police Superintendent Ed Norris and author Kevin Cowherd drew a crowd of 200 to the Abingdon Library the evening of May 15 for a “pop-up discussion and book signing” of their new book, “Way Down in the Hole.” Norris and Cowherd spoke […]
Exploring the United States’ Involvement in World War I; Author Mitchell Yockelson at Bel Air Library
From the Harford County Public Library: Mitchell Yockelson, the author of the award-winning “Forty-Seven Days: How Pershing’s Warriors Came of Age to Defeat the German Army in World War I,” will speak about his book at a “Meet the Author” event on Thursday, May 11, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Bel Air Library, […]
Love is in the Air: Whiteford Library Hosts Romance Author Panel Feb. 9
From the Harford County Public Library: Celebrate the romance of Valentine season with three best-selling romance authors on Thursday, February 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the Whiteford Library, 2407 Whiteford Road in Whiteford. The author-speakers are: • Rebecca York, who writes contemporary romantic suspense with a paranormal twist • Catherine Asaro, who focuses on science […]
A Good Book is Music to My Ears: Harford County Public Library Offers Annual Winter Reading Program
From the Harford County Public Library: Let a good book be music to your ears by signing up for Harford County Public Library’s 2017 Winter Reading Program. The program, with a theme of “A Good Book is Music to My Ears,” runs through March 4. The Winter Reading Program is geared toward teens and adults. […]
On Your Mark, Get Set…Read! Harford County Public Library Challenges Children to Read this Summer
From the Harford County Public Library: Babies, children and teens waited in anticipation on Monday, June 20th, to sign up for Harford County Public Library’s Summer Reading Challenge, On Your Mark, Get Set…READ! More than 4,500 readers signed up by the first day of the Challenge at all 11 branches! Close to 1,000 children took […]
