Sign Up for Summer Reading Challenge - Open House!

at the Maggie Nightingale Library

Sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge and get a free book (ages 0-18) or free canvas bag (ages 19+).

Welcome to the 2026 Summer Reading Challenge! Visit the Maggie Nightingale Library and sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge and get a free book (ages 0-18) or free canvas bag (ages 19+). Montgomery County Public Library is challenging everyone to keep reading and learning all summer long. Please join us. 

And be sure to attend the library's Summer Reading Challenge Kick Off at the Damascus Community Recreation Center (25520 Oak Dr, Damascus, MD 20872) on Saturday, June 13th from 11am-2pm! Crafts, storytime, a dino dance party and more await you!

This program has been generously sponsored by Friends of the Library, Montgomery County, Inc.

Looking for something to do until this program? Sign up for MCPL's Summer Reading Challenge! Preregistration begins May 15. Log activities from June 13 – August 21, 2026.

Attend more events at the library or use your library card to access e-books, resources and more! Don't have a card right now? No worries!  Find out how to Get a Library Card.

Questions about this program? Contact the Maggie Nightingale Library at 240-773-9550.  

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

Accommodation Requests

To request an accommodation, contact the library branch where you want the accommodation. If they are unable to help, or if you need an accommodation for an online resource or event, complete our Accommodation Request Form online or call Library Administration at 240-777-0002.

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