Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Blane Halliday and Luis Labra will serve as area managers for the Bowie Branch and South Bowie Branch Libraries.
Seen any new faces at the local library lately? Both of the Prince George’s County Libraries in Bowie have recently welcomed new area managers into the fold. Blane Halliday, who’s been working for public libraries for more than 15 years, will be managing the Bowie Branch Library. Halliday has wide range of public library experience, having working in large urban systems small town libraries and suburban library systems, according to a statement released by the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System (PGCMLS). Halliday has worked as a branch manger before, and also has experience as a reference librarian. His interests include, “ non-print media, intellectual freedom, equal access for all library patrons and collection development…
Monday, November 12, 2012
After more than three years of construction, the $14 million dollar facility opened to the public in October.
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- Jenni Pompi
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Monday, November 12, 2012
Book lovers in south Bowie have much to celebrate this fall with the opening of the South Bowie Branch Library, a two-story, state-of-the-art library facility and the city’s first new library in 43 years. South Bowie residents have been advocating for a library for more than a decade. The Bowie Library, located on Annapolis Road, was built in 1969 and can be an intimidating distance to travel for those who live in neighborhoods like Pointer Ridge and Collington Manor. Councilwoman Ingrid Turner (D-District 4), a native Bowie resident and one of the driving forces behind the new library’s construction, knows how hard it can be for a child to make it to make it to the library when the facility is several miles away. “As a young girl, I …
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Construction on the $14.1 million dollar facility began more than a year ago.
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- Jenni Pompi
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
A glimmer in the eye of Bowie residents since 1999, the South Bowie Library is hosting its grand opening celebration on Oct. 25 at 2 p.m. As Patch previously reported, the new facility, located at 15301 Hall Rd., will include and adult reading room, faux gas fire places, a snack room and vending machines, a computer lab, group study room and multiple workspaces and outlets for residents and their laptop computers. According to the Prince George's County Memorial Library System website: As of 10/9/12: The main lobby stairs are complete. The front tower window has been installed. The majority of the books have been shelved. The information and checkout desks have been installed. The 45,000-square-foot, two-floor library sits on a 17-acre …
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Patrons can now check out digital copies of books for up to three weeks with a PGCMLS account.
As we move into an increasingly paperless society, the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System is keeping pace, now offering patrons books on Kindle devices, to support the library’s “Virtual Branch” website. The announcement was made last week with the Prince George’s system being the first in the state offering Kindle titles. The introduction of Kindle books is part of the OverDrive WIN Initiative, a series of improvements planned to support the library system’s virtual branch. The county currently has more than 6,800 titles and is working with OverDrive to build the collection. “We have a very strong relationship with OverDrive and have appreciated their continued support in helping us build our digital collection,” said Valerie …
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12:01 pm on Sunday, December 9, 2012
My sons play group meets there on Mondays for story time. Afterwards we lay back in the armchair and read picture books of his choice. more ›