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By Jennifer Broadwater | June 11, 2013
Since it was founded in 1946, the Harford County Public Library System has grown to include 11 branches, with an annual circulation of more than 4.5 million items serving more than 176,000 registered borrowers. In addition to books, the library system is a repository for recordings, cassettes, magazines, newspapers, CDs, DVDs, puzzles and even puppets. It provides public access to computer catalogs with printers, microfilm reader-printers, programs for children and adults, information services, reading development materials, an online community information directory, Internet access, health information, tax assistance and volunteer opportunities.
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June 10, 2013
Harford County Public Library and the Harford County Department of Community Services were presented with a Special Preservation Award by the Harford County Historic Preservation Commission for their partnership in bringing Journey Stories to Harford County. The award was given during a May 10 ceremony at the Liriodendron Mansion in Bel Air. Journey Stories was a Smithsonian Exhibition that ran May 19 through July 6, 2012 at the Abingdon library and also featured additional exhibitions and several notable authors and speakers appearing around the county.
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By Pamela Wood, The Baltimore Sun | June 3, 2013
Hampton "Skip" Auld does not mince words when he talks about the struggles of Anne Arundel County's library system the past few years. "We were devastated," the library director says. "We were on the ropes. " Years of government cuts during an economic downturn took its toll on the libraries. There was less money to buy new books, audio books and DVDs. Magazine subscriptions were canceled. Sunday hours were cut. Employees had no raises. During those years, Auld spearheaded a cheery but relentless campaign on the library's behalf.
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By Pamela Wood, The Baltimore Sun | May 30, 2013
Anne Arundel County is moving forward with plans to build a new library in Annapolis — preferably on a grassy field next to the district courthouse on Rowe Boulevard. The state-owned property is the top choice for a new regional library, said Hampton "Skip" Auld, the director of the county's library system. Auld envisions a 65,000-square-foot library — as big as a grocery store, he said — with new computers and plenty of books. It might have an art gallery and host high-profile speakers; and perhaps work with the nearby Maryland State Archives or the Annapolis Visitors Center on special projects, he said.
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By Chris Kaltenbach, The Baltimore Sun | May 25, 2013
A suspicious package left under a bench outside the Towson public library that led to the building's evacuation Saturday morning turned out to be harmless, county police reported. The bag contained clothes that had been left as a donation to the homeless, police spokesman Cpl. John Wachter said. Police received a report at 11:11 a.m. of a package that had been left behind by two men, Wachter said. The county's hazardous devices team was called to the scene. The library and a nearby Subway sandwich shop were evacuated, he said, and York Road was closed to traffic between Chesapeake Avenue and Towsontown Boulevard.
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AEGIS STAFF REPORT | May 24, 2013
Elaine Dodd, member of the Joppatowne Garden Club, looks through her garden for specimens to enter in the Joppatowne Garden Club and the Joppa library's Small-Standard Flower Show, "Joppa Past and Present. " The show will be held at the Joppa library, 655 Towne Center Drive, Joppatowne on Saturday, June 1 from noon to 4 p.m. There will be exhibits of plants members and others have grown in their yards and floral designs created to carry out the show's theme. For more information call Ellie Pfoutz, 410-679-4813.