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July 17, 2008 Summer Reading Program Attracts Children of All Ages
June 17, 2008 Library Hits 4 Million in Circulation
June 9, 2008 Harford County Public Library Foundation Helps Fund Expansion of Whiteford Branch
May 16, 2008

Celebree Supports Library and Early Literacy

May 9, 2008
Library Receives Generous Donation from Friends Group for Expansion of Whiteford Branch
April 25, 2008 Aberdeen Rotary Supports Summer Reading
April 11, 2008 National Library Week
March 19 , 2008 Popular Children’s Author @ the Library
March 17 , 2008 A Night Out @ the Library
February 27, 2008
Celtic Storyteller at the Library
February 26, 2008 Game Designer to Speak at Library
February 22, 2008 Donation in Honor of Black History Month
February 08, 2008 Library Trustees Search for Candidates for Board Membership
February 07, 2008 Winter Reading at the Library
January 11, 2008
Aberdeen Branch Temporary Closure for Customer Service Upgrades
January 2, 2008 Library Appoints New Associate Director

2007
December 20, 2007 Meet Children’s Author Amy MacDonald
December 20, 2007 Harford County Public Library Knits to Help Others
December 11, 2007 Library LEAPS into Science
November 8, 2007 The Fanciful World of Fairies Comes to HCPL
November 5, 2007 Library Celebrates Children’s Book Week with Native American Folktales
October 3, 2007 Top Schools Awarded Reader’s Trophies
October 12, 2007 HCPL Recognized for Community Contributions
October 8, 2007 Book Your Journey to the Library Gala
October 2, 2007 Author to Share Tales of Civil War Ghosts and Trivia
September 25, 2007 The Ethics of Food Discussed at HCPL
September 21, 2007 Bel Air Branch Closure
September 12, 2007 Meet Co-Authors Harry R. Hughes and John W. Frece
September 6, 2007

Remembering Elvis at the Library

September 6, 2007

Make a Difference in the Life of a Child

September 5, 2007

Library Appoints New Associate Director

August 30, 2007

Library Foundation Announces New Board Member

August 29, 2007 Meet Local Authors Edmund and Lucie Snodgrass
July 27, 2007 Kiss and Tell: Pig Out of Reading
July 27, 2007 Still Time to Take a Reading Road Trip
July 23, 2007 Famous Pig Encourages Kids to “Pig Out” on Reading
July 18, 2007 Library Ready for Potter Fans
June 19, 2007 Kids Take a Reading Road Trip
June 18, 2007 Founding Family Honored During Library Anniversary
June 15, 2007
Book Signing by Local Authors Jack Shagena and Henry Peden
June 1, 2007 Freestate Academy Youth Take on Library Reading Challenge
May 11, 2007 Harford County Public Library Goes Wireless
April 19, 2007 Book Signing by Local Author Bill Bates
April 19, 2007
Bank of America Banks on Summer Reading
April 18, 2007
A Night Out @ the Library
March 12, 2007 Come Together @ Your Library, National Library Week, April 15-21
March 12, 2007 A Night Out @ the Library
March 08, 2007 HCPL Honors Local Author
February 27, 2007
Edgewood Branch Temporary Closing
February 27, 2007
Silver Reader Rolls On
January 18, 2007 Meet the Author Dr. George Roth
January 18, 2007 HCPL Foundation Supports Edgewood Renovation Project
January 16, 2007 Winter Reading at the Library

2006
December 6, 2006
Library Sparkles as Gala Celebrates 60 Years
November 14, 2006 Bel Air Branch Temporarily Closing for Installing New Systems
November 13, 2006 Simple Gifts Concert at Harford County Public Library
November 3, 2006 Jarrettsville Branch Temporary Closing
October25, 2006 Memories of a Concentration Camp Liberator
October 19, 2006 Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs Education Seminar
October 19, 2006 Harford County Public Library Celebrates 60 Years of Service
October 11, 2006 25th Anniversary Highlighted by $2500 Donation
September 15, 2006 Frida Kahlo Program
September 12, 2006 Harford Sparkles at Library Gala
September 13, 2006 Library Volunteers Impact Children’s Lives Training Sessions to be held in September and October
September 11, 2006 Volunteer to Impact a Child’s Life
August 18, 2006 Summer Reading Program Nears End
August 17, 2006 Library Foundation Announces New Board Members
July 17, 2006 Libraries Leadership Institute
July 17, 2006 Local Author Launches New Book About Havre de Grace
May 24, 2006 Kids Have a Clue in Harford
May 24, 2006 Jarrettsville Grand Opening Celebration
April 28, 2006 Hundreds Get Sneak Peak
April 21, 2006 Rolling for Five Years
April 6, 2006 Board Meeting Date and Location Change
April 5 , 2006 Meet Author Alan Sitomer
March 30, 2006 Joppa Branch Celebrates 25th Anniversary
March 17, 2006 International Origami Display at the Library
February 28, 2006 Library Services for Seniors Go Mobile
February 3, 2006 Library Trustees Search For Candidates For Board Membership
January26, 2006
Library Friends Donate $10,000
January26, 2006 Meet Local Author and Quilter Gyleen Fitzgerald
January10, 2006 Making Tracks to Your Library
January 5, 2006 Meet Suspense Novelist Michele Martinez

2005
December 29, 2005 Teens Ring in the New Year @ the Library
December 2, 2005 HCPL Adopts Katrina Library
November 16, 2005 Meet Author Leo Bretholz
November 14, 2005 Support for Jarrettsville Branch
November 2, 2005
Library Celebrates Children’s Book Week Pam the Kindersinger
October 28, 2005 Top Schools Awarded Reader’s Trophies
October 11, 2005 Fallston Branch of HCPL to Reopen after Interior Renovation
October 6, 2005 Special Screening of U.S. Forest Service Film in Harford County
September 30, 2005 Library New Harford County Hot Spot
September 20, 2005 Lions Clubs Donate $5000 to Jarrettsville Branch of HCPL
September15 , 2005 Make a Difference in the Life of a Child
September 9 , 2005 Meet Pride of the Sea Author Tom Waldron
August 29, 2005 Meet Liberty Meadows Syndicated Cartoonist, Frank Cho
August 26, 2005 Library Foundation Announces New Board Members
August 25 , 2005 Fallston Branch of HCPL Temporarily Closes for Renovation
August 17 , 2005 Fallston Kids Run to Read
August 17 , 2005 Teens Monopolize the Library
July 29, 2005 Lighting Renovation Project Nears Completion
July 19, 2005
Renovation Bring New Light to the Aberdeen Library Branch
July 6, 2005 Animals Down Under @ the Library
July 5 , 2005 join the major leagues
July 5 , 2005 Kids Line Up To Get Wild About Reading
June 27, 2005 Renovation Bring New Light to Joppa and Aberdeen Library Branches
June 24, 2005 Bel Air Friends Support Summer Reading
June 17, 2005 Library Hits 3Million
June 17, 2005 Kids Get Wild in Harford!
May 18, 2005 Café Begins New Chapter
April 20, 2005 HAR-CO Banks Summer Reading
April 18, 2005 A New Chapter Begins in Jarretsville
April 11, 2005 Your HCPL library Card is Now a Statewide Library Card
Mar 11, 2005 Computer Volunteer @ the Library
Feb24, 2005 Exploring Ireland and Irish Heritage
Feb10, 2005 Harford County Public Library to Receive Grant from Target Store
Feburuary 2 Libraries to Open at One O'clock on Feb. 10
January 10 Harford County Public Library and Public Schools Collaborate to Increase Student Achievement

2004
December 27 Library Trustees Search For Candidates to For Board Membership
December 15 Library Foundation Presents Funds to the Abingdon Branch
December 3 Library Appoints New Marketing Manager
December 3 Library Appoints New Development Specialist
November 14 Library Celebrates Children's Book Week with Nada Brahma
October 25 Alzheimer’s Awareness at the Library
October 19 Library Breaks Ground
October 04 Trophy Winners 04
September 27 Aberdeen Wal-Mart Makes Donation to Harford County Public Library
September 3 Make a Difference in the Life of a Child
August 26 Meet Acclaimed Author Buzz Williams
August 23 Havre de Grace Branch will re-open August 23rd.
July 23 Meet new teen author Dana Davidson
July 22 Darlington Branch of HCPL Re-Grand Opening
July 15 Havre de Grace Branch to close July 19th - August 19th
July 1 Abingdon Branch to Close July 6th
June 8 Readers Rule! at Harford County Public Library
May 26 Abingdon Grand Opening
May 17

New Abingdon Branch Opens

April 23 New Gallery for Teens
April 23 National Library Week, April 18-24
April 22 Volunteer Celebration
April 15 Donated Books, Food for the Mind (Acme donates Scholastic books to Fallston Branch)
March 15 Bel Air Friends' Used Book Sale
Feb 19 Library Trustees Search For Candidates For Board Membership

Feb 10

Foundation Announces New Board Members
Feb 10 Library Board of Trustees to Hold Public Hearing
January 30 Emmorton Elementary Students Read to Earn Books for New Library
January 20 New Library is Coming to Darlington
January 23 Celebrate Black History Month @ Your Library
January 8 New Foundation Board Member Announced
January 8 Winter Reading Program

2003
December 3, 2003 New Manager Appointed to Havre de Grace Branch
October 27, 2003 Meet National Award Winning Children's Author Wendie Old
September 1, 2003 Abingdon Family Fun Day