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The Prince George’s County Memorial Library System has strengthened its role as a national leader among public libraries with its efforts to serve the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recognized with a 2020 Innovation Award from Urban Libraries Council and two new community engagement grants from Maryland Humanities and Zoobean, respectively, the library’s potential for having a positive impact in the community is expanding significantly. The library’s work since March 2020 has focused on essential services and advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism thro...

Public confronts Los Altos council member on claims of threats during meeting Written by Eric He Los Altos City Councilwoman Lynette Lee Eng faced direct criticism during this week’s council meeting from several public speakers who believed she falsely claimed to have been threatened by a member of Justice Vanguard, a local racial justice organization, in a council meeting last month. Lee Eng The public comment session on nonagendized items at the Tuesday's (Dec. 15) meeting turned into a 30-minute back-and-forth, as others later called in to defend L...

Displayed is a screen capture from the website for the Prince George’s County [Md.] Memorial Library System, taken Dec. 11, 2020. The library system announced it is closing down its curbside pickup operations from Dec. 21 through Jan. 12, 2021 ... more > By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times - Friday, December 11, 2020 Prince George’s County libraries are shutting down their curbside services for a month because of the local surge in coronavirus cases. The service will be suspended Dec. 21 t...