Silver Spring Library

Silver Spring Library
Country United States
Type Public library
Established 1931
Location 900 Wayne Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Branch of Montgomery County Public Libraries
Access and use
Population served 76,716
Other information
Budget $4 Million US
Director Fran Ware
Website http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library/branches/silverspring.html

Silver Spring Library is part of the Montgomery County Public Libraries (DCPL) System. It opened to public in 1931 and is currently located at 900 Wayne Avenue in Silver Spring, Maryland.

History

Silver Spring Library began service in 1931 at East Silver Spring Elementary School. In 1934, the library moved to Jesup Blair Community House, where it operated for 23 years until the inauguration of its location on Colesville Road in 1957.

Colesville road location

The library opened a building of its own at 8901 Colesville Road in 1957, on land donated by the Hecht Company. At this location, the library occupied a building dedicated exclusively for the library's use for the first time.

Ellsworth Urban Park was created in an area covering 3.6 acres beside the library in 1979. The park has two playground areas where parents can take their children to play, and a tennis court.

In 1990 the sculpture "Lion and the Mouse", by Marcia Billig, was installed in the grass of the library.[1][2]

A celebration of 58 years of service was held on Sunday, March 15, 2015, the last day of service at the Colesville Road location. An arts center was planned for the building by Montgomery County Council.[3]

Current library

The current library location at 900 Wayne Avenue in Silver Spring was inaugurated on June 20, 2015.[3] This facility was built at a cost $64 million, including the acquisition of 1.46 acres of land, preparation of the site, design, construction, furniture, equipment and funds to enhance the collection.[4] A $23 million contract was originally planned for construction of the new library, but the project was reduced by $3 million to provide funds for the new Filmore building. The completed structure stands seven stories tall. It has a coffee shop and a Metro platform for the future Purple Line.

Collection

The library has a collection of 90,000 books, magazines, downloadable music, ebooks and a World Language Collection in Amharic, Chinese, French, Spanish and Vietnamese.

Facilities also include:

Accessibility

The library follows Accessibility regulations:

Other Services

Library cards

Library cards are free for Montgomery County and D.C. area residents and students and are valid for 1 year. Money can be added to library cards to be used for printing of documents.

Study rooms

The library has 14 study rooms with space for up to 8 people. Study rooms can be reserved online every week, and can be used once a day for up to 2 hours every day.[6]

Printers and Scanners

Silver Spring Library has two multi-function printers that can be used with a library card. Scanning of documents is free and can be stored via USB flash drives. Documents can be printed from any computer in the library and have a cost of 15 cents for black and white pages and $1 for full-color pages.

Hotspot

The library also has a free Hotspot (Wi-Fi) with up to 10 MiB/s of internet speed for visitor that use their personal laptops, tablets or smartphones.

Courtesy Charging Station

Two courtesy charging Station with 8 lockers and connectors where visitors can charge cellphones and tablets.

See also

References

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