Join the community celebration on Saturday, June 20, at the Urbana Regional Library’s seventh annual Urbana Music Festival and Bistro. This event has grown and changed since its successful start in 2009 and returns on June 20 from 2-6 p.m.…
By Melissa Minsker Summer in Urbana’s Regional Library is always exciting, but this summer promises to be especially entertaining. In addition to its new summer reading program – Summer of Wonder – Frederick County Public Libraries is also gearing up…
By Robyn Monaco Holy Summer Reading, Batman! Yes, the weather has just started to show signs of spring but your local librarians are already busy plotting a super summer for the entire family to enjoy. Summer Reading 2015 officially kicks…
The Friends of the Urbana Regional Library (FURL) just unveiled its newest fundraiser for the Library — a Cosmic Coin Orbiter. The Orbiter serves two worthy purposes: It gives kids a fun way to learn about the solar system and…
By Melissa Minsker The holiday season has arrived at the Urbana Regional Library. It’s always a frantic time, but why not gather the family and kick off your celebrations by joining your neighbors for some festive fun? Come on out…
Frederick County Public Libraries recently began a partnership that will benefit our patrons and the library, and it allows us to offer a debit card that benefits Urbana’s Regional Library. Local residents can sign up for a Frederick County Public…
By Sandra S. Cartagena For seven years, the Maryland Humanities Council has sponsored One Maryland, One Book, a program designed to bring readers together in the shared experience of reading the same title. This year’s book, “The Distance Between Us”…
Reduce, reuse and recycle is a popular slogan these days, encouraging us to find ways to conserve resources, repurpose things we already own and share with each other rather than always buying new to meet neighborhood or family needs. The…
By Robyn Monaco Is there a parent among us who hasn’t downloaded an “educational” app for our baby or toddler? I did for a flight from Baltimore to Rapid City, S.D., with a four-hour layover in between. It seemed like…
Frederick County Public Libraries’ Summer Reading Program is in full swing, with more than 6,600 kids and teens signed up so far for a summer of reading fun. With our Science-y theme of Fizz, Boom, Read! this year, we have…
