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Calvert Library

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Calvert Library

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Calvert Library is Calvert County’s system of four public library locations and a Mobile Services unit that includes a Bookmobile and SUV. Our mission is to serve as a gateway to information, imagination and inspiration. We empower individuals by facilitating lifelong-learning and by strengthening our community by providing opportunities for connection to one another and the world.

Calvert Library Prince Frederick:           850 Costley Way, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Calvert Library Fairview Branch:            8120 Southern Maryland Blvd, Owings, MD  20736
Calvert Library Twin Beaches Branch: 4100 5th Street, North Beach, MD 20714
Calvert Library  Southern Branch:         13920 HG Trueman Rd, Solomons, MD  20688

Calvert Library provides the following about Black, Indigenous, and Other People of Color communities and individuals:

  • Fiction and non-fiction materials (books, movies, magazines, digital resources, and other materials)
  • Events and workshops that feature local history and resources
  • Initiated projects to collect local history for our Black community
  • Research and genealogy resources

To see an overview of the history of libraries in Calvert County, visit https://calvertlibrary.info/calvert-library-history/ 

Calvert Library partners with many organizations to build community, promote lifelong-learning and improve access to information.

Planning Your Visit

Questions for Calvert Library?

Call 410-535-0291

Mon-Thu:  9am – 8pm
Friday:       12pm – 5pm
Saturday:  9am – 5pm

Calvert Library website

County: Calvert County
Themes: African American People and Culture, Indigenous People and Culture, Maritime Culture and History
Timeframes: 10,000 – 1606 Before settlers and colonization, 1607 – 1763 Colonization, 1763 – 1783 The Revolutionary Era, 1783 – 1800 Founding a New Nation, 1800 – 1828 The Early Nationalist Period, 1828 – 1860 Antebellum America, 1860 – 1877 The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1877 – 1896 The Gilded Age, 1896 – 1916 The Progressive Era, 1917 – 1929 WWI and the Roaring Twenties, 1929 – 1940 The Great Depression, 1940 – 1952 World War II and the Early Cold War, 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s, 1980’s, 1990’s, 2000 – 2024 21st Century America
Audience: College, General Public, High School, Middle School, Teacher

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Type of Entry: Place To Experience
County: Calvert County
Themes: African American People and Culture, Indigenous People and Culture, Maritime Culture and History
Timeframes: 10,000 – 1606 Before settlers and colonization, 1607 – 1763 Colonization, 1763 – 1783 The Revolutionary Era, 1783 – 1800 Founding a New Nation, 1800 – 1828 The Early Nationalist Period, 1828 – 1860 Antebellum America, 1860 – 1877 The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1877 – 1896 The Gilded Age, 1896 – 1916 The Progressive Era, 1917 – 1929 WWI and the Roaring Twenties, 1929 – 1940 The Great Depression, 1940 – 1952 World War II and the Early Cold War, 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s, 1980’s, 1990’s, 2000 – 2024 21st Century America
Audience: College, General Public, High School, Middle School, Teacher

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Southern Maryland
Equity in History Coalition

The Southern Maryland Equity in History Coalition is a transformative collaboration of local organizations and educational institutions, committed to elevating the history of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color in our region.

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This project has been financed in part with State funds from the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, an instrumentality of the State of Maryland. However, project contents or opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority.
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