Library distributes 200 brand-new eReaders to its 15 locations. - press release (Word document)

List of eReader devices, pre-loaded with the listed titles, available for borrowing - press release (Word document)

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The Anne Arundel County Council has struck the final Fiscal Year 2012 budget.
For information about how the library fared and a statement from Library Administrator Skip Auld, click here.

Summer Events at the Library - press release (Word document)

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pictured in photo: Students at Crofton Meadows Elementary School, winner of last year’s Chesapeake Cup, help the Library gear up for the 2011 Summer Reading Club.
Bottom Row (left to right): Caroline Sears, Jacob Smith and Julia Woods.
Middle Row: Ethan Donaldson, Joey Ort and Tomoka Ogawa.
Top Row: Sneaks, Dhavani Patel, David Walker, Eric Erdley and Juliette Ale.

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Anne Arundel County Public Library in the news:

The Capital: Budget-concerns-worry-book-lovers
Bay Weekly: The Magician
Odenton Patch: Residents pack library to speak out on budget cuts

Town Hall Meetings Planned to Discuss Library Budget- press release (Word document)

Read Across Maryland

Sneaks the Cat, from the Anne Arundel County Public Library, joined Annapolis Middle school eighth grader Lily Lucas, Principal Monique Jackson, eighth grader Arriel Surgeon and Anne Arundel County Public Library Administrator Skip Auld at a March 1 reception at the school to kick off Governor Martin O'Malley's Read Across Maryland initiative. The Governor has challenged all Marylanders to read 30 minutes for 30 days during the month of March. For more information, go to readacrossmaryland.org.

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Library offers help for job seekers- press release (Word document)

Anne Arundel County Public Library Announces New Administrator - press release (Word document)

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Anne Arundel County Public Library announces operating schedule through end of FY 2011 - press release (Word document)

The Anne Arundel County Public Library (AACPL) recently announced its operating schedule through July 1, 2011, including Sunday hours, holidays and furlough closings as approved by its Board of Trustees.

Library to Present Chesapeake Cup to Crofton Meadows Elementary The Naval Academy Primary School wins in the Private School category- press release (Word document)

Anne Arundel County Public Library offers new online resource for homework help and career assistance - press release (Word document)

Anne Arundel County Public Library and the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County provide new resources.

  The Anne Arundel County Public Library (AACPL) recently became a participant in the Foundation Center’s Cooperating Collection network. This partnership will provide a valuable collection of resources for nonprofit organizations in Anne Arundel County that are looking for funding sources.

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