7400 Arlington Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814 | Directions | Parking | Map
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301-657-0840 (TTY)
Directions
to the Bethesda Library
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Bus
Ride On Bus # 36
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Metro (Red Line)
From the Bethesda stop, bear left at the top of the escalator. Walk through
bus terminal. Two blocks to the Bethesda Library straight ahead.
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North (Gaithersburg / Rockville)
Go south on Interstate 270. Take the 495 Spur towards Bethesda and Silver Spring. Take the Route 355 exit. Go south on 355 past NIH and veer right on to Woodmont. Go to St. Elmo and turn right. Cross Old Georgetown Road on to Arlington Road. Go two blocks to the Bethesda Library on the right.
North (Wheaton)
Go west on the Beltway, 495, to the Connecticut Ave. exit. Take Connecticut south to Jones Bridge Road. Turn right, follow to Route 355, and turn left. Go south on 355 two blocks to Woodmont. Veer right on to Woodmont. Go to St. Elmo and turn right. Cross Old Georgetown Road on to Arlington Road. Go two blocks to the Bethesda Library on the right.
North (Montgomery Mall)
Go east on Democracy Blvd to Old Georgetown Road. Turn right on Old Georgetown Road and go past the Beltway, Cedar Lane, the firehouse, NIH, and Suburban Hospital to the four-way intersection where Wilson Lane, St. Elmo and Arlington Road converge with Old Georgetown Road. Turn right on Arlington Road. Go two blocks to the Bethesda Library on the right.
South (Little Falls)
Go west on Massachusetts Ave. to Little Falls Parkway. Turn left on to the Parkway, cross River Road and continue north to Arlington Road. Turn right and follow Arlington five blocks to the Bethesda Library on the left, just past the Caroline Freedland Park.
South (District of Columbia)
Go north on Wisconsin Ave, Route 355, to the intersection with Bradley Blvd. (Note the firehouse on the left.) Turn left on Bradley. Continue to Arlington Road. Turn right on Arlington Road and go four blocks to the Bethesda Library on the left, just past the Caroline Freedland Park.
East (Silver Spring / Chevy Chase)
Go West on East-West Highway. Cross Wisconsin Avenue and East-West Highway becomes Old Georgetown Road. Turn left on to Edgemoor Lane. Cross Arlington Road and turn left into the Bethesda Library parking lot.
West (Potomac)
Go south on River Road to the Little Falls Parkway. Turn left on to the Parkway, and continue north to Arlington Road. Turn right and follow Arlington five blocks to the Bethesda Library on the left, just past the Caroline Freedland Park.
West (Virginia)
Take Interstate 495 across the American Legion Bridge to the River Road exit. Turn right on River Road and go south on River to the Little Falls Parkway. Turn left on to the Parkway, and continue north to Arlington Road. Turn right and follow Arlington five blocks to the Bethesda Library on the left, just past the Caroline Freedland.
Parking
Parking at Bethesda Library costs 75 cents per hour between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. weekdays, with a maximum of 3 hours' parking permitted. Weekend and holiday parking is free. Overnight parking is not permitted. Parking can be paid by cell phone, following instructions on the meters. To pay cash, please bring coins for the meters; the library cannot make change.
About the Library: Located in the old Bethesda Bank Building at Wisconsin Avenue and Edgemoor Lane, the first Bethesda public library, the Newcomb-Bethesda Library was established in 1931. The library opened with 600 books and supported itself by bake sales, raffles, and benefits. As the Great Depression deepened, efforts to gain public funding were defeated, and the library could not meet expenses. The Newcomb-Bethesda Library closed in 1936.
A public library reopened in Bethesda in 1940 in the basement of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. The present day Montgomery County Public Library system was later established, and Bethesda Library joined the county system in 1952. The Bethesda Library moved into its current location at 7400 Arlington Road in 1976. It was closed for renovation in 2001 and reopened in 2003.
Facilities: 1 Meeting Room, Quiet Study Room, 24 hour bookdrop
Computers: 22 Computers, Wi-Fi, copier/printer. About MCPL's public computers.
Nearby Branches: Chevy Chase, Davis, Little Falls
Branch Manager: Kay Bowman |
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