Libraries might be a thing of the past. However, students at Frederick Community College can still vividly recall their time there and can name some of the best libraries in Frederick County.
These libraries serve as learning centers, giving locals of all ages access to many resources, information, and activities. The Frederick County libraries encourage literacy, lifelong learning, and academic growth throughout the county by offering an extensive variety of books, digital resources, movies, and special events, according to the Frederick County Public Library website.
A wide variety of resources, including e-books, DVDs, CDs, and magazines, are available at the C. Burr Artz Public Library, at 110 E. Patrick St. in Downtown Frederick, to satisfy the variety of needs of the community. However, its true offering is a series of events aimed at introducing young children to the outstanding world of books.
“When I was little, there was a ‘Harry Potter’ event where the Yule Ball was held in the fourth book; kids were dancing, and it was fun and creative on how the event was created from the minds of ‘Harry Potter’ lovers.” said Valerie Leembruggen, who is 18 and in her first year at FCC and from Whittier, Maryland.
Hello Holidays: Harry Yule Ball is a winter celebration for all ages that takes place at the Frederick Library and is filled with “Harry Potter”-themed activities and games. Attendees are also encouraged to dress in their wizard robes. They’re not having one this year, but they held the event on December 29, 2023.
Keira Emshoff, 18, from Frederick and in her third year at FCC, also recommends the C. Burr Public Library. Not only do they offer events, but the library also offers a science section where you can come for peace and quiet to study for tests, quizzes, and essays. But she mentioned her time at the Middletown Branch Library, at 31 E Green St. in Middletown.
The Middletown Branch Library has a variety of resources, even though it is smaller than the Burr library. Together with a wide range of books on many subjects and genres, the library offers its members digital resources like online databases, e-books, and audiobooks.
“Frederick is a decent town for kids to check out books, but Middletown, which I do recommend, is a great town for children to check out books, especially using BookFlix.” Emshoff said.
BookFlix is an online literacy tool that matches over 135 Weston Woods animated stories with a Scholastic best-selling e-book about the same subject.
She recommended kids and also people of all ages to check out BookFlix. Children in PreK–3 can improve their reading skills and love of learning with the help of the online literacy program BookFlix. It also offers educational games and videos along with BookFlix, which matches animated storybooks with fiction and nonfiction ebooks. BookFlix allows present students to see the earlier days of reading while serving as a fundamental memory for former students of where they started to read, according to the Scholastic website.
If you wanna check BookFlix out, here’s the link: https://login.fcpl.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://digital.scholastic.com/site/launch/bkflix/?ucn=600019838 and enter your library card number to log in into BookFlix.
