History

Perryville Branch Library closed for renovation.

Installation of Music & Play Garden at the Perryville Branch Library.

Friends Foundation receives first legacy bequest as new organization.

Grand Opening for the new North East Branch Library and reveal of campaign donor wall. Formal Partnership with Community Connecting Us (Port Deposit Library closed).

Boards of the Friends of the Library and the Cecil County Public Library Foundation, Inc. decide to combine into the Friends Foundation of the Cecil County Public Library, Inc.

Morgan Miller appointed Library Director. New Bookmobile purchased to expand outreach library services throughout the county.

The Friends of the Library host the first Crab Crawl in downtown North East.

Cecil County Library Trust changed its name to the Cecil County Public Library Foundation, Inc.

New 15,100 square foot branch opened in Perryville.

New 5,700 square foot branch opened in Chesapeake City.

New Bookmobile purchased to provide outreach library services throughout the county.

Port Deposit Library relocated to 13 S. Main Street.

Denise Davis appointed Library Director.

First Meeting of the Cecil County Library Trust with Founder, Doug Hill.

Library began offering internet access in all branch libraries.

New 7,300 square foot branch opened in Rising Sun.

Library began providing free dial up internet service to Cecil County residents via Sailor.

New 2,800 square foot branch opened in North East. New 2,160 square foot branch opened in Cecilton.

This Way to Books began mobile service to daycare homes.

Library automated the checkout process for all branch libraries.

New 25,000 square foot Library headquarters opened at 301 Newark Avenue, Elkton.

Port Deposit joined CCPL. Mrs. Linda Brammer appointed Library Director.

Mr. Gary Vaughan appointed Library Director.

Perryville joined CCPL.

“Gulliver” replaced Bertha and begins providing mobile service to the county. Miss Grace Slocum appointed Library Administrator.

Cecilton joined CCPL.

135 E. Main Street was purchased as the library building. Seven additions were made to the building during the years 1955-1973 to accommodate growth in services and collections.

“Big Bertha” began providing bookmobile library service throughout Cecil County.

Mrs. Dorothy Jefferson was appointed Library Administrator. North East joined CCPL.

Friends of the Library were organized and established fund raising campaign to purchase 135 E. Main Street to house the library.

Rising Sun joined CCPL. First library “bus” provided mobile services. Miss Ruth Miller, professional librarian, appointed by the Library Board to head the organization of the Cecil County Public Library (“CCPL”).

Miss Olive Reynolds lead committee to get Cecil County to back a tax supported library. Cecil County allocated funds as required by Maryland Public Library Law of 1945. Library becomes entitled to State Aid.

Cecil County Public Library organized under the leadership and support of Mr. Francis DuPont Thomson.

Elkton Public Library organized by the Women’s Club of Elkton as a subscription library.