General info about your
county library system


The Allegany County Library System operates six branches-Washington Street in Cumberland, Frostburg, South Cumberland, LaVale, George’s Creek, and Westernport.

It also has a bookmobile that serves schools, daycares, and outlying areas. Our 24/7 On-Line library, with reference databases and Free Tutors, is accessible at the website given below. We offer public technology training as well as a circulating collection of books, magazines, large print materials, DVDs, gaming software, music and books on CD, and downloadable e-Books.

Each branch subscribes to numerous newspapers and provides computers for accessing the Internet. For more information call 301-777-1200, visit us at
www.alleganycountylibrary.info <http://www.alleganycountylibrary.info/> or contact us on Facebook or Twitter.
Mount Savage added
to Bookmobile schedule

Stop at Post Office for 30 minutes each Thursday

For The Potomac Highlands Dispatch
CUMBERLAND, May 4 -- The Bookmobile, Allegany County’s library on wheels, will begin a new weekly schedule starting this May, with an added stop at the Mount Savage Post Office each Thursday from 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

All Bookmobile stops are open for the general public except for the Green Ridge Camp stop.  With your library card it is possible to check out a wide variety of free library materials from this branch’s updated collection of new books, audios, movies and music.

Tuesday
9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. at Lighthouse Christian Preschool
10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at Willow Creek Adult Daycare
11 a.m. to 12 noon at Friends Aware
1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Bel Air Elementary School
2:15 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Hannah Plaza (Food Lion Cresaptown)

Wednesday
10 a.m. to 10:30 A.M. at Belle Grove;
10:45 a.m. to 12 noon at Green Ridge Camp;
1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Flintstone Elementary School; and
2:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. at the Flintstone Post Office

Thursday
9 p.m. - 10:30 a.m. at Humpty Dumpty
11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. at Smiling Faces Daycare
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. at St. Luke’s Learning Center
1 p.m. - 2 p.m. at Lighthouse Christian Academy
2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. at the Mount Savage Post Office

Friday
9:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. at Gateway Townhouses, in South Cumberland (above McDonalds)
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. at Frostburg Heights Apartments
11:35 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. at Mountain Ridge High School, Frostburg.

Would you like the Bookmobile to visit your school, agency, or organization for a special visit or event? Call 240-727-0745 to set up a visit for a Monday or Saturday.
The Potomac Highlands Dispatch
Phone: 301-264-3147
Email: [email protected]
P.O. Box 651
Mount Savage, MD 21545
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