Barnes & Noble Bookfair - Support Harford County Public Library

Shop at Barnes & Noble and support your library at the same time! Our bookfair will be held on Thursday, December 3, but you can print and use the voucher at the bottom of this post at any Barnes and Noble from December 3 - 9 to have a percentage of your sale be donated to the library.

Click on the image below to see the full-sized schedule with more details. Click the image below the schedule for the printable voucher PDF file.

Standing Room Only to Hear Author of “Jarrettsville”

Cornelia Nixon, author of the new release Jarrettsville, drew a crowd of over a 100 to the Jarrettsville branch of Harford County Public Library on November 2. Ms. Nixon read from her new release, a true story, which accounts a love affair and a murder in a small Maryland town that is rebuilding after the Civil War. Written from more than a dozen different perspectives, Cornelia Nixon’s masterful tale centers on a pair of star-crossed lovers: Martha Jane Cairnes and Nicholas McComas.

Faces of the Library: Annual Report 2009

The 2009 Annual Report is available for viewing on the library website. You can view the report in an online, interactive format, or you can download it as a PDF.

Gala Tickets Almost Sold Out!

Hurry to get your Gala tickets, as the annual event put on by the Harford County Public Library Foundation is almost sold out!

Jarrettsville: a novel

“Based on a true story from the author’s family history, Jarrettsville begins in 1869, just after Martha Jane Cairnes has shot and killed her fiancé…”

‘The story is set in Northern Maryland, six miles below the Mason-Dixon line, where brothers literally fought on opposing sides, and former slave-owners live next door to abolitionists and freed men.’

Meet Cornelia Nixon, author of Jarrettsville at the Jarrettsville Branch on Monday, November 2 at 6:00 pm for an exciting discussion and book signing.

For more information and to register for the program, call the Jarrettsville Branch at 410-692-7887!

Gala Tickets Going Fast!

Just a quick reminder to pick up your Gala tickets soon, before the annual event sells out!
More information (including online purchase option)

Maryland Insurance Administration Outreach

The Maryland Insurance Administration will sponsor an outreach table at Abingdon Branch on Monday, October 19 from 10:00 am – 6:30 pm and at Bel Air Branch on Monday, October 26 from 10:00 am – 6:30 pm. A representative from MIA will be available to answer your questions and provide publications on topics ranging from personal automobile insurance to long term care insurance purchasing strategies.

The MIA is a state agency that regulates the insurance industry in Maryland. They do not sell insurance or recommend any insurer or agent. They are sponsoring these outreach tables at local libraries and government office buildings throughout the state. These two branch locations will be the only available outreach opportunities in Harford County.

Hats Off to the Races!

Visit the library's booth at the Graw Days Festival in Havre de Grace this Saturday from 10-2 and make a hat!

For more information about the festival, visit the Havre de Grace Main Street website.