Library Anne Presents: Life’s a Beach and Sunny Skies
By Anne Gerlach, Adult Services Librarian, Montgomery County Public Libraries, White Oak Library
Can you really have summer without a trip to the beach? Frankly,...
5 Independent Bookstores to Explore in Montgomery County
April 23 is World Book Day, and Independent Bookstore Day is the last Saturday in April. So there’s no better time to explore your...
From Freaking Out to Laugh Out Loud: Library-Anne’s Picks for April (and May)
By Anne Gerlach, Adult Services Librarian, Montgomery County Public Libraries, White Oak Library
Rejuvenate is the word for spring. Flowers arise from once snow-covered ground...
Library-Anne Presents: Season’s Readings
By Anne Gerlach, Adult Services Librarian, Montgomery County Public Libraries, White Oak Library
Are the holidays happy or hectic? Is the weather frightful or festive?...
4 Fabulous Fall Finds from Library-Anne
By Anne Gerlach, Adult Services Librarian, Montgomery County Public Libraries, White Oak Library
Keep your summer beach trips, spring flower power and winter wonderlands—hands down,...
4 Atypical Books to Read This Summer
By Anne Gerlach
The annual back-to-school report: “What did you do on your summer vacation?”
Typical answers include the ocean, a hotel stay, festive dining or...
Library-Anne Presents: Travel – Something Ventured, Anything Possible Gained!
By Anne Gerlach, Adult Services Librarian, Montgomery County Public Libraries, White Oak Library
Whether it is the warmer temperatures and sunnier skies or the start...
Reading in a Winter Wonderland
To some, winter’s not a season but a “celebration.” Some even call it “The most wonderful time of the year.” To be fair, those...
On the Backs of Labor
By Alan Hecht
Around the world, people of many nations celebrate May 1 as International Workers Day. Although not widely observed in the United States,...
A Beginner’s Guide to Afrofuturism
By Kathleen Uy
The popularity of the movie “Black Panther,” Janelle Monáe’s “Dirty Computer” album, and now the new Hulu series “Kindred” (based on...