Sollers Point Library

I stopped by this beautiful library and community center recently.  This gorgeous building housed a full service library, a small museum and a community center with a gymnasium, cafeteria, and several classrooms.  This building had a little bit of everything!  When I drove up and got out of the car, the one overpowering thing that I noticed was the overwhelming smell of water in the air.  Sollers Point is located within a couple of blocks of the Bay.  The shipyards were within sight of the parking lot.  One thing I didn't know about the community is that this area is also known as Turner Station.  Those familiar with the story of Henrietta Lacks will recognize the name of her home. The little museum in the Community Center had a display dedicated to Henrietta Lacks and the medical advances that have been made with the tissue samples that were taken from her before her death.  You know that this beautiful little library is a great asset to the community!

The entrance from the Community Center into the library.

The view from the back corner of the library across.  The entrance is to the left in this picture.

From the same spot as above - the back corner - looking left.  The entrance is behind that wall that is straight ahead.

A better look at the children's area.  Love the big windows and all of the natural light!

Just behind those trees are the shipyards.

I love that there's a baseball diamond and rec fields just outside the library.

The view of the desk from the hallway in the community center.

This last picture is not from the library.  It's from the museum.  It chronicles the journey of the HeLa Cells, and the major medical discoveries that have been made from Henrietta's cells.  There's so much more to see in this little museum.  If you're headed over to the East Side of Baltimore to see the library, make certain that you go when the museum is open so that you can also check out everything that they have to offer.

Hereford Library

Daughter and I are trying to hit up as many of the libraries in Central Maryland as is humanly possible this spring.  I'm going to have to give up the quest at the end of May... but I think I'm going to have enough pictures of libraries to see us well through the summer!

We spent a fun day roaming through the northern part of Baltimore County earlier this month.  We stopped in at the Hereford Library, a beautiful, newly renovated library located in a two story building.

As you enter the door, the quiet study room is on the right.

Looking straight back from the entrance, through the children's section.

DVD's are on the left side of the stairs.

Art from the Maker Space under the stairs.

Group study area!

The view from the back of children's to the front of the library.   Very pretty, isn't it?

Don't you love the little pumpkin headed up the stairs?

Quiet study nook upstairs.

Isn't this a gorgeous Maker Space?  I'd love to get in there and create!

I'm a big fan of the laptop bar!  Nice study tables, and there's lots of seating in the teen section.

View from the back corner of the upstairs to the front.

The second floor has the public use computers and a balcony that runs around the building.