MCPL libraries offers three options for the community - quiet study rooms, collaboration spaces, and meeting rooms. Each library is different, so check below to discover what is available at each library. Individuals and groups are limited to 1 booking per day up to a total of two hours.
All branches, except Chevy Chase, Kensington Park, Noyes, Maggie Nightingale, and Twinbrook, have quiet study rooms.
There are collaboration rooms, sometimes called group study or tutor rooms, at the following branches. Make an online reservation:
All branches, except Noyes Library for Young Children, have meeting rooms available for reservation through Montgomery County's Community Use of Public Facilities (CUPF) office. Room capacity, hours, and facilities differ by branch. Pianos are available in the meeting rooms at the Chevy Chase, Connie Morella (Bethesda), Gaithersburg, Kensington Park, Marilyn J. Praisner, Rockville Memorial, and Twinbrook branches.
For information about reserving a room, see the CUPF website or call MC311 (311 or 240-777-0311).
Commercial, enterprise or for-profit organizations may not use libraries to conduct their regular or ongoing business affairs.
If asked by library staff, you should have a paper or electronic copy of the permit to verify use of the space.
The user group is responsible for set-up before an event and clean-up following an event. Set-up and clean-up time MUST be factored into the total booking time. Groups will not be allowed in early and all members must vacate the library meeting room by the time noted on the user permit.
Only light refreshments/snacks and/or beverages (no heated meals) are allowed in the library meeting rooms. No alcoholic beverages of any kind are permitted on County property. The County does not furnish coffee urns, dishes or other equipment. All rooms are to be left in the condition and arrangement in which they are found. Groups are responsible for cleaning up after their meeting, emptying trash and returning furniture to how it was originally found.
All meetings must be free and open to the public. No monies are to be exchanged in the library meeting space.
Pianos are available at Connie Morella, Chevy Chase, Gaithersburg, Kensington Park, Marilyn J. Praisner, Potomac, Rockville and Twinbrook branches. A $25 fee, via check made payable to Friends of the Library, Montgomery County, is required on your permitted date and contributes toward the cost of ANNUAL piano tuning. The Library Department does not guarantee that the piano will be tuned prior to each recital.
All libraries provide WiFi access to the public. Users agree to comply with Montgomery County Public Library’s Computer, Internet, and Wireless Use Policies.
Libraries do not provide laptops, audio visual, public address systems, etc. but most meeting rooms have a projection screen available for use. Groups may not store equipment in libraries between meetings. Cables and other peripherals must also be supplied by the customer.
If you wish to find out about weather related closings, please:
Come alone or make a play date with a friend. MCPL’s discovery rooms have everything you need to have fun and encourage learning through play. The Discovery Rooms are designed for children from newborns to 8 years old and for their adult caregivers.
There are Discovery Rooms at the following branches. Make an online reservation:
Please review MCPL's Discovery Room policies.
Read the policies for using group study or tutor rooms. The rooms are not soundproof. Please be courteous to other branch customers when using rooms.
