Frederick County has a very decent library system. Over the last year or so, when my daughter was taking guitar lessons at Boe's Strings in the city, I would spend the entire 30 minutes (woo-hoo) exploring the C. Burr Artz branch. The children's room is huge and filled with books for all levels, computers and extra space for the kids to do their thing. The lower level also holds plenty of books on tape/cd. Lots of various music cd's (Stevie Ray Vaughn!) and dvd's. Upstairs there's a great selection of periodicals alongside comfy chairs to read. Many computer stations are scattered throughout the upstairs along with work tables and meeting rooms and there's a "Maryland Room". There are books upstairs too: A great teen section. A Large Print book section. Fiction and Non-Fiction, naturally. Parking is free for library patrons in the garage adjacent to the building. But what I love best about the library is that everything is FREE (just return your books on time!)!
Since I had a planned weekly visit to the library, I really started taking advantage of all their services. If I saw a book review on tv or the paper and wanted to read it, I'd get it from the library instead of purchasing it. I'd check the catalog for any cd's I'd like to burn before making a purchase. You can view the entire catalog from the comfort of your home, as well as reserve books on the library website http://www.fcpl.org/. If the Frederick library system doesn't carry a certain book, you can go to "Marina" and get a copy from another library system in Maryland. The librarians will help you with this service, but I've done it many times on my home pc.
I'm sure this is not an eye-opening revelation, however I am often surprised when my friends and neighbors do not even think to check the library before going out to purchase a book.
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