Elevate Our Library: A Library Fundraiser

WHEN: Friday, May 30 | 6:00-8:00

Tickets – $15 OR 2 for $25

Join us for an evening of delicious hors d’oeuvres, beverages, and a chance to explore all that McCord has to offer! Enjoy learning about library resources, interactive activities, and learn about the programs that make our library a vital community resource.

We’re raising funds to replace our outdated elevator system, which is costly to repair due to unavailable replacement parts. All proceeds will go towards the construction of updating our elevator, set to begin in September, ensuring accessibility for all.

Come for the fun, stay for the cause, and help us elevate our library for generations to come!

Ticket Sales will take place April 10-May 26

CLOSED dates

Saturday, May 24: Close at 2:00

Monday, May 26: Closed

Programs

Skincare of the Ancient World

Saturday, May 3 | 10:00-12:00

Co-Cost: $10

Discover the timeless beauty secrets of the ancients! Join us for an interactive session on ancient skincare rituals, where you’ll learn how people from the past protected their skin from the elements. Create your own antioxidant yogurt face mask and Cleopatra-inspired milk bath to take home and pamper yourself the way royalty did!

Open to Ages 17+

May Take and Make

Available at the Main Desk.

May’s activity:

“Star Wars” Foldables

T(w)een “Crafternoon”

General Foldables

Saturday, May 3 @ 1:00

Thursday, May 15 @ 4:00

Graphic Novel Club

When: Tuesday, May 13

Time: 4:00-4:30

Where: Lower Level

Join our Graphic Novel Club for tweens, where we dive into awesome graphic novels and share our thoughts with friends. Enjoy snacks and fun discussions about latest reads.

LEGO Club

Monday, May 5

Ages 6-12

Join us every first Monday @ 4:00

Starting June 9th, LEGO club will be every Monday at 1pm

Seed Library

In honor of Earth Day on April 22, we are passing out seeds for your garden.

Stop by the Main Desk and select a packet of seeds to help start your summer garden! One packet of seeds is available per person per visit.

Available while supplies last or through May 22.

Read Across America

Join our Read Across America Challenge and explore books set in all 50 states! This self-paced challenge is open to adults (18+) and teens (12-17). Register at the Main Desk to get your progress tracker and a suggested reading list. Each book you read counts as an entry for the grand prize—a $50 gift card for one winner in each age group! You can enter up to 50 times, and the list is just a guide—you’re welcome to choose your own titles. Read all year and return your progress tracker in December. Start reading today and you might be our next lucky winner!

Other Events

Primary Election Day

McCord is a polling place in North East, located downstairs in the Lower Level. Polling hours will be from 7:00am-8:00pm. The library business hours are from 9:30-7:00. 9edit)

We would like to thank everyone who donated books and volunteered to sort, set up, sell, and clean up for our Friends of McCord Book Sale.

Winners!

Patron Pick of 2024

Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova’s son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it’s too late. 

National Poetry Month Winner

Congratulations to our 20+ poetry winner:

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