Special Areas and Services
Materials FCPL does not own may be borrowed for free from other library systems via Marina, which searches the catalogs of all the public libraries in Maryland. Requests placed through Marina will go directly to the owning library, and the item shipped to Frederick County.
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Serving Frederick County citizens for over 45 years, the Bookmobile is the traveling branch of Frederick County Public Libraries. It goes to where the people are, taking library services to communities and senior citizen facilities that are underserved by branch libraries. The Bookmobile schedule repeats on a 2-week basis and includes stops…
The Early Start Bookmobile serves Frederick County children and youth who might not have the opportunity to visit the library regularly. We work with organizations to bring literacy resources to children who are considered at-risk and who are served by government-sponsored programs or non-profit educational agencies with little or no access to…
The Maryland Room, located in the C. Burr Artz Public Library, is a noncirculating, local history research collection of primary and secondary sources. Materials actively collected document Maryland's economic, social, political, cultural, and religious history, the genealogy of Maryland's peoples, and the Civil War. Special emphasis is placed…
The Maryland Room holds a growing collection of over 11,000 volumes on Frederick County and Maryland, with strengths in history and genealogy of Western Maryland, Maryland’s natural history, and Maryland community cookbooks.
Family HistoriesWe are actively seeking family histories relevant to the Frederick area. To identify histories of…
The Maryland Room Manager will consult with individuals who wish to make a donation of their family, personal, or institutional papers to the Maryland Room, or any other archival institution. Staff cannot provide monetary appraisals of material; however, advice can be given on the appropriate way to care for organizational or personal treasures…
The most effective way to locate recent and twentieth century Frederick County obituaries is through the Linton Obituary Collection, containing over 250 card catalog drawers of clippings, arranged by surname. Jacob Holdcraft, author of Names in Stone, began the collection, which extends back to 1932. Holdcraft clipped from the News-Post, as…
Please note that the availability and processing levels of these collections will vary. Also, many collections will not be available at night and on Sundays. Please contact the Maryland Room for futher information 301-600-1368.
The Maryland Room is chilly! Our paper artifacts require temperature and humidity control. The temperature is maintained at 70 degrees, which can seem cool. Please dress accordingly; a sweater or light jacket will do. Also, the Maryland Room is a pencil only environment. Pens are not permitted when you are working with Maryland Room materials.…
Research queries are accepted, at no charge except for photocopies at $.20 per copy (for more information see Photocopying and Microfilm Printing Services). Your request should be in letter format, clearly stating your need, and providing any related information to assist us in the search. It is extremely helpful if you let us know what sources…
The Maryland Room is largely staffed by a dedicated group of knowledgeable volunteers, under the direction of the Maryland Room Staff. Volunteers provide direct, personal assistance to patrons with Maryland Room research questions, and they assist with maintenance of the collection. Our volunteers receive ongoing training, and participate in…
The Maryland Room is happy to help all people utilize our materials and to offer research advice on genealogy and local history topics. We give priority to Maryland residents and on-site visitors, therefore, we have a limited amount of time we can spend on assisting with out of state queries.
Provided by the C. Burr Artz Public Library Maryland Room
Library patrons using Maryland Room materials from a distance may request photocopies from books and microfilm copying. Photocopies are $.20 (cents) per page. Microfilm copies are $.25 (cents) per page. For requests that require more than a first class stamp, an additional postage…