10 Day/20K Challenge

FORMER COUNCILWOMAN CATHY BEVINS ANNOUNCES $20,000 CHALLENGE GRANT TO FOUNDATION FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY Foundation for Baltimore County Public Library is pleased to announce a generous $20,000 challenge grant from former Baltimore County Councilwoman Cathy Bevins. This exciting “10 Day/20K Challenge” aims to close out The BIG Give, the Foundation’s annual celebration of giving,…

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Foundation Welcomes New Board Members

Foundation for Baltimore County Public Library is proud to announce the addition of three distinguished professionals to its Board of Directors: Shafiyq Hinton, Danielle Marshall, and Mindy O’Malley. Each new member brings a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to community enrichment and development. Shafiyq Hinton A lifelong resident of Baltimore County, Shafiyq Hinton…

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Toast Tickets on Sale

Tickets are now on sale for A Toast Among Ghosts on Saturday, October 14, 7 p.m.-10 p.m. Enjoy live music from local bands Edgar Allan & the Poe Boys and Porch Setters Union, food from Bully Boss Burgers, Flash Crabcake Company, Just Like Home Indian Cuisine and The Reister’s Daughter, beer from RavenBeer, wine, local…

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Foundation Announces Scholarship Winner

Erin Ramos is the very first recipient of the Charles Robinson Endowed Master of Library Science (MLS) Memorial Scholarship, a renewable scholarship endowed by Foundation for Baltimore County Public Library and administered by Central Scholarship. Ramos, a single mother living in Aberdeen, has worked in the circulation department at the Towson Branch of Baltimore County…

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Sponsor Summer Reading

Sponsorships are now available for Summer Reading Challenge 2023! The theme this year is All Together Now. The theme encourages youth and families to enjoy fun and engaging programs and activities about kindness, friendship, unity, cultural awareness and being an active member of their community. Children of all ages can join the challenge and earn…

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Tickets on sale now!

Tickets for A Toast Among Ghosts are on sale now. Get yours before they’re gone. General admission tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door (if tickets are still available – tickets have sold out in advance the last several years). VIP tickets are $50 and include a swag bag with a commemorative…

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A Toast Among Ghosts Is Back

Save the date for one of our most popular events, A Toast Among Ghosts, this October 15, 7 p.m., at the historic Reisterstown Branch. Enjoy live music from local bands, food, beer, wine, local authors and vendors, famed Edgar Allan Poe impersonator David Keltz (found, appropriately enough, in the graveyard), portrayals of historic Reisterstown residents,…

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Be a Part of Something BIG

This May, Foundation for Baltimore County Public Library needs you to be a part of something BIG. One BIG day to EXPLORE how we can make a difference, to LEARN something new, to CREATE fresh opportunities and to CONNECT the community.    The Big Give, the Foundation’s official day of giving, is coming! Join us…

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Holiday Live on Giving Tuesday

The Foundation is hosting our first ever Holiday Live with Julie and Josh, livestreaming via Facebook on Giving Tuesday, November 30 at 1 p.m. We’ll have a Book Buzz with buzzworthy new titles that make great gifts, a gift guide featuring some of our newest designs fresh from our Be All In Shop, interviews and…

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Support Social Worker in the Library

Part of the library’s mission is to be a connector to a myriad of services and resources to ensure quality of life and serve as a social safety net. Like many large urban and suburban public library systems who have recently added a Social Worker in the Library program, we have recognized a great need…

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