News & Announcements

25th Annual Book Sale - Ocean Pines Library, July 25, 26, & 28

Ocean Pines Book Sale meeting room

Book lovers from Ocean Pines, Berlin, Ocean City, and beyond will once again flock to the Ocean Pines Library this July for one of the region’s most anticipated summer traditions: the 25th Annual Book Sale hosted by the Friends of the Ocean Pines Library. With over 20,000 books to choose from and most starting at $1.00, the event promises something for every reader—and every dollar spent supports the local Ocean Pines library and the library’s community programs. Contributions are also welcome!

LIMITED PARKING AT OCEAN PINES BRANCH

Ocean Pines Library main entrance

Update July 10 - The parking project has been rescheduled. We will share updated information as soon as dates are finalized. Thank you!

Recent rainfall resulted in our paving project being delayed until the week of July 6 to 11. Please be aware that finding parking spaces may be more challenging for high-attendance events. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

July 2025 Job Journal from the Lower Shore American Job Center

Looking for work or career training? Check out the July Job Journal from the Lower Shore American Job Center to find job listings, adult education opportunities, and career tips.

Updates to the Library’s Online Resource offerings

As of July 1, we have a few updates to share about the online resources that you can access with your library card:

BookPage - Find Your Next Great Read!

June 2025 cover of BookPage publication

Just in time for summer reading, Worcester County Library is now offering copies of BookPage at each library branch as well as a digital copy. BookPage is a great way to find out about new titles across all genres. The monthly publication includes author interviews and timely, seasonal books. Take a look to find your next read!

Changes to Hoopla and CreativeBug

Hoopla

In order to ensure that Hoopla remains available to you, the collective daily cap introduced in April will remain in place going forward. This means that each day once the collective daily cap is reached, no more checkouts are available for anyone until the count resets at midnight.

Starting June 1, the individual monthly cap of items that each library user can borrow via Hoopla will decrease from 8 to 6.

Seed Libraries

Worcester County Library is excited to announce new Seed Libraries available at the Berlin, Pocomoke, and Snow Hill branches. This service is part of the Cooking up Health: A Nourishing Neighbors Program, a robust diabetes prevention program developed by the Worcester County Health Department. A huge thank you to CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield for funding the Cooking up Health Project for our community.

The Seed Library is a fun – and free – way to try planting your very own garden.

Here’s how:

Service changes to Hoopla, effective April 1

The Worcester County Library will implement a daily spending cap for Hoopla services starting April 1, 2025, due to the increased cost of Hoopla Digital funded by the Eastern Shore Regional Library, Inc.
 

What this means for you

  • Once the library's daily budget for Hoopla checkouts is reached, no further checkouts will be allowed until the following day. 

2024 Tax Information & Resources

It's that time of year again!  You can find information for both Maryland and Federal Income Taxes HERE. Please note, we are unable to advise you about forms to use or give you tax advice, but we want to help direct you to the right information!

NEW! Romanian Library Corner

Photo of World Languages Section Ocean City Library Branch

The Romanian Library Corner has been established with funding and support from Romanians of Washington, DC and in partnership with the Worcester County Library. The books will be housed at the Ocean City and Berlin Branches but accessible for checkout not only in Worcester County but across the entire Eastern Shore of Maryland. Featuring over 160 titles, the collection primarily includes books in Romanian, along with several bilingual editions designed for young children.

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