City offices and facilities, including the Community Center and Library, will be opening at 10:30am Tomorrow, Monday, February 23. The Takoma Park Recreation Center will open at 2:30pm. Yard Waste Collection will occur as scheduled. All programs beginning after 10:30am will proceed as scheduled.
Our condolences to everyone missing our colleague. Fobazi Ettarh changed the way many of us view libraries for the better.
Her legacy lives on wherever library workers question vocational awe in favor of finding ways to engage more fairly and sustainably with our work. She will be deeply missed.
Hi, Readers -- we are closed again tomorrow and miss you already!
Stay safe and warm, fellow Readers! We are closed again on Monday, January 26.
This includes the Library. Stay safe and warm, fellow readers!
We will update with any news about Monday as soon as we know the plan.
Photos of cats are interspersed with text that reads, "Takoma Park Maryland Library: This SAT 1/24 12-3pm. Meet adoptable cats, check out cat books & have a cup of tea!"
If you're looking for Saturday plans that involve books and cats, you're going to want to check out the library this coming weekend for Kitty Book Nook!
More information in our Events Calendar: takomapark.libcal.com/event/15649894
An image of the cover of Mike Tidwell's book The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue sits to the left of text reading, "Local author event, Mike Tidwell, with the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, January 7, 2026, 7pm, Takoma Park Maryland Library"
Mark your calendars to join the Library and
@chesapeakeclimate.bsky.social
on January 7, 2026 for a screening of the film adaption of Mike Tidwell’s book The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue, by filmmakers Richard Hall and Simone Fari. A discussion and book signing with the author will follow.
We meet tomorrow! :D
Graphic shows the December 2025 Short Story (Not a Book) Club selection, which is "Cuisine des Mémoires" by the amazing N. K. Jemisin.
The Short Story (Not a Book) Club December selection is:
**"Cuisine des Mémoires," by N. K. Jemisin**
Thursday, December 18, at 630pm in the Program Room.
... maybe bring a snack. There's going to be a lot of food talk.
More details on our event page here: takomapark.libcal.com/event/15278417
It's been a heavy year, and while 2025 still has a few weeks left, we're feeling reflective.
We're so thankful for our patrons, Friends (yay, Friends! ftpml.org), a new building, good books, and did we mention our patrons??
We really love y'all, Takoma Park ❤️
The Library will be closed tomorrow, November 11, for the Veterans Day holiday.
Regular hours will resume on Wednesday, November 12 -- see you then!
Image captures a closeup view of a wooden table surface that includes natural grain patterns and colored resin details
Did you know that all of the tables in our main reading room were made by a local artist out of trees from the original building site?
Shoutout to Treincarnation for crafting pieces that are truly stunning at all hours, and especially when sunlight comes through the clerestory windows.
The Friends of the Takoma Park Maryland Library book sale will open shortly for Friends members (you can join on the spot for early access!) and at 10am for the general public.
Come get some books this lovely morning! Proceeds directly support library programs we all know and love ❤️
The Library will be streaming the National Cathedral's live feed of Dr. Jane Goodall's funeral if anyone would like to gather to recognize her legacy in a community space. November 12, 11am in the Program Room.
Question: Now that NaNoWriMo is gone (RIP 😭), are people still planning on doing National Novel Writing Month this November?
And, more importantly, who would be interested in a midnight write-in at the library on November 30 to get that final wordcount??
Origami birds surround the words "Short Story (Not a Book) Club, Third Thursdays, 630pm, Takoma Park Maryland Library, 101 Philadelphia Avenue. Selection for September 2025: 'The Paper Menagerie,' by Ken Liu. https://takomapark.info/ or library@takomaparkmd.gov for more info"
We are still closed, but the move is happening, and every day is a day closer to reopening!
If you have ever thought about joining a book club but haven't had the time to read a whole book, consider joining us for the Short Story (Not a Book) Club starting in September — third Thursdays at 630pm.
Today is our last day open on New Hampshire Ave 😭 At 8pm tonight, we will close for about a month to pack, relocate, and reopen in our beautiful new building at 101 Philadelphia Ave.
Come stock up on books, and we will see you again on the other side 📚❤️📚
Looking for an afternoon activity this Sunday, 20 July, that blends history, art, and science?
We are thrilled to be hosting a visiting photography conservation scholar who will lead a hands-on workshop on Reviving Traditional Photography!
More info here: takomapark.libcal.com/event/14919728
A photo of the library's new books in Spanish for adults / Un fotografía de los libros nuevos en nuestro biblioteca
A display of books for Arab American Heritage Month
#WorldBookDay is 365 days/year in our library, but we hope that the rest of the world is picking up a book today to celebrate, too 📚
Come visit us to browse and check out something that looks interesting ... maybe un libro nuevo en español, or a title for Arab American Heritage Month?
We love our local independent bookstores!
Pro tip: You don't have to choose between libraries and bookstores. This is a «¿Por qué no los dos?» situation (why not both?).
Today is #NationalLibraryWorkersDay 📚
We stand in solidarity with Library Workers impacted by IMLS cuts, state & local legislation intended to suppress freedom of speech, & movements to ban or restrict access to works of literature & scholarship.
Your work is meaningful. Thank you for doing it.
If you don't have a library card (also: come get a library card!) there are some great resources online with no paywalls so you can geek out on American #filibuster history.
Case in point: Project Gutenberg's full text of "By-Ways of War: The Story of the Filibusters" by James Jeffrey Roche
Curious about the history of the filibuster as @booker.senate.gov begins hour 15 on the Senate floor? We've got some great resources in our new online catalog to check out as you watch a filibuster happen in real time!
takoma.aspendiscovery.org/Union/Search...
A quote by Rainer Maria Rilke in Letters to a Young Poet reading, "We must accept our reality as vastly as we possibly can; everything, even the unprecedented, must be possible within it. This is in the end the only kind of courage that is required of us: the courage to face the strangest, most unusual, most inexplicable experiences that can meet us."
This year is the 150th anniversary of the poet Rainer Maria Rilke's birth. He wrote so many beautiful things, but these words feel timely more than 120 years later:
Heads Up #TKPK, The City of Takoma Park is now on Bluesky!
Stay informed and connected—follow the @takomaparkmd.gov, @police.takomaparkmd.gov, and @tkpkmdlibrary.bsky.social accounts for updates, news, and community resources.
Sundays in the Library are busy days!
This Sunday, December 8, we will have our regular Sunday chess fun from noon until whenever.
The Fixit Clinic will be happening from 12:30 to 2:30.
The Mock Caldecott will be held from 3 to 4.
Hope to see you all there!
I just noticed that your owl is different - it's Jill Pole flying to (or from?) the Parliament of Owls! (btw - this is Anne, your college friend Jake's mom - I haven't made my personal Blue Sky account yet)
The Takoma Park Maryland Library will be CLOSED from Thursday, November 27th through Sunday, December 1st for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Our book return bin is always open, and will be checked during the holiday.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
