Westminster Branch, CCPL

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Currently, our block of Main Street is closed to eastbound traffic. Westbound traffic is able to get through and access our parking lot and outside bookdrop. We hope the emergency utility work is completed quickly.

Please note that our block of Main Street will be closed from approximately 6:45 until 9 PM on Tuesday, October 24 for the American Legion's Annual Halloween Safety Parade. During this time, vehicles will not be able to enter or exit our parking lot and there will not be access to our outside book drop.

Join us on Saturday, October 21 for some creepy crafts and (slightly) spooky stories for kids ages 4 - 11. Stay downtown for more Spooky Saturday events! Please note that Main Street will be closed from noonish until after 6 PM and there will be no access to our parking lot or outside bookdrop.

All CCPL locations will be closed for Staff training on Monday, October 9. We will reopen for regular hours on Tuesday, October 10.

Congratulations to the Westminster Fire Department on their 200th Anniversary!! They will have their annual parade today starting at 10 AM. Please be aware that the library's block on Main Street will be closed to traffic from approximately 9:45 AM until 11 AM. Our parking lot and book drop will not be accessible during that time.

Congratulations to the Westminster Fire Department on their 200th Anniversary!! They will have their annual parade on Saturday, October 7 at 10 AM. Please be aware that the library's block on Main Street will be closed to traffic from approximately 9:45 AM until 11 AM. Our parking lot and book drop will not be accessible during that time.

Westminster's annual Fallfest parade is happening this evening. Please be aware that Main Street will be closed to traffic from approximately 6:40 PM until 8:45 PM. During this time, our outside book drop will be closed and there will be no access in or out of our parking lot. Municipal parking is still accessible.

Westminster's annual Fallfest parade is happening on Thursday, September 21. Please be aware that Main Street will be closed to traffic from approximately 6:40 PM until 8:45 PM. During this time, our outside book drop will be closed and there will be no access in or out of our parking lot. Municipal parking is still accessible.

All CCPL Locations are closed today in observance of the Labor Day holiday. We will reopen tomorrow, Tuesday September 5th, with regular hours.

Remember folks, All CCPL locations will be closed tomorrow, Monday September 4th, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday, September 5th, with regular hours.

Next Wednesday, September 6th, at 6:30PM join CCPL and A Likely Story Bookstore in celebrating the book launch of Angie Kim's newest novel, Happiness Falls, the recently announced Good Morning America Book Club pick for September (https://tinyurl.com/mrxbvds9) .

Angie will be in conversation with Joyce Muller from the Carroll County Public Library Board of Trustees at Exploration Commons at 50 East. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Reserve your here 👉https://ccpl.librarymarket.com/event/angie-kim

Angie Kim moved to the suburbs of Baltimore as a pr***en from Seoul, South Korea. After studying philosophy at Stanford University, Angie attended Harvard Law School, where she was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. Her new book, Happiness Falls, tells the story of a family’s desperate search for their missing father, and how it leads them to question everything they thought they knew about him and one another.

'Happiness Falls' by Angie Kim is our 'GMA' Book Club pick for September "Happiness Falls," an emotional and riveting mystery by award-winning author Angie Kim, is our "GMA" Book Club pick for September.

🌞📚🌊 Help us make our Summer Reading program even better by taking our survey! The survey is open until September 1.
Take the survey here 👉 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CCPLsummerreading2023

The Celebrating America Summer Adventure is coming to a close! Registered kids have until September 15th to earn all their Badges. Badges are earned by completing eligible tasks like, reading books, watching videos, and completing specific tasks. Once you earn all 8 Badges, you have completed the program and are automatically entered into a raffle to win prizes. Complete your tasks on CCPL’s Beanstack page at the link below.

👉https://carr.beanstack.org/reader365

We're thrilled to host another McDaniel College Westminster Welcome on Saturday, August 26. We'll see more than 500 incoming freshman walk through Westminster to the library. Please be aware that our block of Main Street will be briefly closed to traffic from approximately 9:45 until 11 AM on Saturday.

Join CCPL and A Likely Story Bookstore, Wednesday, September 27, 7:00pm, at Winters Mill High School for An Evening with James Patterson and Mike Lupica! The authors will be discussing their new book, 12 MONTHS TO LIVE, which will be moderated by noted critic Bethanne Patrick. Tickets for this event are $32 and all attendees will receive a signed copy of the book. Learn more and purchase tickets below.

👉https://ccpl.librarymarket.com/event/evening-james-patterson-and-mike-lupica

James Patterson has more than 114 New York Times bestselling novels and has collaborated on novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton and has won an Edgar Award, nine Emmy Awards, and the National Humanities Medal. Mike Lupica has been inducted into the National Sports Media Hall of Fame. He is an award-winning columnist for the New York Daily News and has written 17 New York Times bestsellers.

🌞📚 Don’t forget to pick up your prizes! Receive a book when you earn 300 points; continue to 1000 points and get a second book. Visit your local library branch to choose your prize! A special thank you to Penguin Random House for their generous donation.

Register for Summer Reading 👉 https://carr.beanstack.org/reader365

Presented by CCPL, A Likely Story Bookstore, and Historical Society of Carroll County, join us at Exploration Commons at 50 East Wednesday, September 20th, 6:30PM to hear Pulitzer Prize–winning author Scott Shane discuss his new book Flee North, which tells the story of the extraordinary abolitionist, liberator, and writer Thomas Smallwood. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Reserve your seat at the link below

👉https://ccpl.librarymarket.com/event/scott-shane

Scott Shane was a reporter for 15 years at The New York Times, where he was twice a member of teams that won Pulitzer Prizes, and before that for 21 years at The Baltimore Sun.

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Join us Wednesday, September 6th, 6:30PM at Exploration Commons at 50 East and help CCPL and A Likely Story Bookstore celebrate the book launch of Happiness Falls with Angie Kim! Books will be available for purchase and signing. Angie will be in conversation with Joyce Muller from the Carroll County Public Library Board of Trustees. Reserve your seats at the link below.

👉https://ccpl.librarymarket.com/event/angie-kim

Angie Kim moved as a pr***en from Seoul, South Korea, to the suburbs of Baltimore. She studied philosophy at Stanford University and attended Harvard Law School, where she was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. Her latest book, Happiness Falls, tells the story of a missing father and how his family’s desperate search leads them to question everything they know about him and one another.

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