News & Announcements

We’re Looking for New Board Members!

We're Looking for New Board Members

The Worcester County Library Board of Trustees has an open seat representing the Pocomoke area, and we will have an opening representing the Ocean City area beginning January 2026.  We’re seeking passionate, community-minded individuals to join us for a 5-year term.

September 2025 Job Journal from the Lower Shore American Job Center

Looking for work or career training? Check out the September 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.

Now Open - Temporary Pocomoke Library

The temporary Pocomoke Library is now open at the old Fire Station on Fifth Street. The door and parking lot are on the far side of the building. Thank you for your patience as we have made our move to our temporary location, and we look forward to seeing you soon!

Update 2/18 - Regular hours of operation have resumed; 9 am - 6 pm - Monday thru Thursday, 9 am - 5 pm - Fridays, and 9 am - 1 pm on Saturdays.

Address:
401 5th Street, Unit 100
Pocomoke City, MD 21851

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