All FCPL locations will be closed today, Monday, January 15, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Friendly reminder: All FCPL locations will be closed on Monday, January 15, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Looking for a job or need some tips to freshen up your resume? Join us at the Emmitsburg Library on Tuesday, Jan. 23, from 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. to learn resume, job-seeking, and interview tips and tricks from a professional career coach. #MDlibraries

Studying for the SAT? We can help! LearningExpress Library has free online practice tests.

Meet Dr. James Lee of Frederick County Pediatrics on Monday, Jan. 22, at 10:35 a.m. at the Urbana Regional Library. Dr. Lee will discuss common infant and toddler sleep issues and answer your questions. #MDlibraries

What’s the first book you finished reading in 2018?

Join us next week on Friday, Jan. 19, for the first of two grant seeker's workshops this winter with Michelle Nusum-Smith, lead consultant of The Word Woman, LLC. Our next grant seeker's workshop, How to Develop Programs that Get Funded, will take place Feb. 23. Visit fcpl.org/gsrc for more information.

After nearly 20 years, our director, Darrell Batson, is set to retire. We are grateful for his leadership and wish him all the best in his next chapter!

If you had to be trapped in a children's book for a month, which one would you choose?

"What do you think will happen next?" - Engaging children with questions and fun guessing games encourages them to be observant and curious about the activity. This helps them focus their attention and build their knowledge of the world around them! #literacytiptuesday #earlyliteracy

Learn about the poets of World War I and see how their words affected, and continue to affect, popular attitudes towards warfare at the C. Burr Artz Public Library in downtown Frederick on Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 7 p.m. This program is part of World War I and America, a two-year national initiative of The Library of America presented in partnership with The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, the National World War I Museum and Memorial, and other organizations, with generous support from The National Endowment for the Humanities.