Wicomico Public Library

05/13/2026

In our first installment of this week's The Mary Minute, our beloved Mary Frances invites you to the official ribbon cutting for the Lewis R. Riley Library, which will take place one week from today (May 20) starting at 10:30. In addition to the ribbon cutting itself, there will also be a reception with delicious food and drink.

Be sure to stop on by for this momentous occassion!

05/13/2026

Today we're highlighting some more of the great times that were had at this year's Maryland Library Association. Wicomico Public Library was well-represented, as you can see here. Our director Seth and our assistant director Stephanie were both present, both Tisha and Laura both gave important presentations. They sure did us proud!

We here at Wicomico Public Library take great pride in what we do, and we also work hard to stay abreast of the important trends in library science. The fact that this year's conference took place at a gorgeous location like the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge was just a bonus.

05/13/2026

There's always something cool going on at our Riley Library, and today we're highlighting the Board Game Club, which happens on the third Tuesday of every month. The next meet-up will be next Tuesday, May 19.

We hope to see you there!

05/12/2026

If you've ever wondered what our library staff are doing when they're not at one of our branches, then wonder no more! Last week staff from all of our branches--Sarbanes, Centre, Riley, and Mobile--attended this year's Maryland Library Association Conference, which was held just up the road in Cambridge. This was an excellent professional development opportunity for our staff, as well as a chance for them to show off all of the great things we do at Wicomico Public Library.

Today we're highlighting the presentation from two of our staff, Rubab and Julia, who presented Black History Lives Here: Telling Our Stories. They both knocked it out of the park, highlighting one of the great programs hosted here at Wicomico Public Library.

Let's hear it for Julia and Rubab!

05/12/2026

Here's your neat library fact of the day. The first storytime was held at the Hartford (Conn) Young Men's Institute, which would later become the Hartford Public Library. It was brought into being by Caroline Hewins.

Wicomico Public Library is proud to continue this legacy of storytimes, and we have several of our own for children of all ages. We hope you'll check some of them out!

05/12/2026

If you haven't yet, be sure to mark your calendars for this Saturday's K-pop Mic Drop, which is sure to be one of the events of the season. Stop by the Centre Mall this Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm for a day full of music, fun, and food.

We hope to see you there!

05/11/2026

A few weeks ago we here at Wicomico Public Library hosted local author Dan O'Hare for a conversation with our social media assistant TJ about Dan's novel, Water Dressed in Brown. We'll be sharing excerpts from this stimulating and wide-ranging conversation throughout the week, but for now we wanted to let you know the video in its entirety is now on our YouTube channel. If you have a chance do check it out, as it offers a fascinating opportunity to hear two local writers talking about craft, Delmarva, and the power of place in writing.

Check out this fascinating conversation between local authors Dan O'Hare and TJ West, who discuss O'Hare's novel Water Dressed in Brown, place, and all thing...

05/11/2026

Please be sure to mark your calendars for this month's Preschool Playgroups. This month's meetings will be on 5/14 and 5/28, in the Children's Programming Room at the Sarbanes Library. Read on for more information and for a link to register!

For ages 3–5 and their caregivers, this playgroup encourages creativity, imagination, and early socialization through free play and social interaction.

To register for the event, please click here: https://www.wicomicolibrary.org/event/preschool-playgroup-22965.

05/11/2026

It's a dreary day here on Delmarva, but that just means it's a perfect day with that book you just checked out from Wicomico Public Library. 😏

05/11/2026

Check out all of the great events our Mobile Library has on the docket this week. We hope to see you there!

05/10/2026

In addition to all of the great events for kids and adults we have on the docket this week, we also have many great teen programs, including our teen book club, table top gaming, and our K-Pop Mic Drop. Be sure to stop by one of our great events this week!