Most everyone knows that Calvert Library Prince Frederick and Fairview Branch have meeting rooms where library events, workshops and classes take place. Not everyone knows that those rooms are available for community groups and nonprofits to reserve for free when the library is not using them. When the new location for Southern Branch opens, they too will have a meeting room available to the public. Calvert Library Board of Trustees also recently made a change to the meeting room use policy that expanded the use to include business meetings, trainings, informational sessions and client meetings. Businesses do need to pay for their use of the rooms and will find that the fees are very reasonable. The charges vary by location and can be found on the library website at calvert.lib.md.us/meetingrooms.html. While the rooms are very popular on weekday evenings, they are frequently available during the work day. According to Patricia Hofmann, Library Director, “The library’s busy-ness on weekday evenings may frustrate some community groups but overall, it is an indicator of the health of our community. The fact that we have many active community groups and a lot of demand for library programming shows how involved the citizens of Calvert [...]
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