What's Inside the Time Capsule?
About the library:
- Copies of first, current and other historically significant Happenings Newsletters
- Library Basics informational page
- Letter to future AACPL leadership from Library CEO Skip Auld and Will Shorter, AACPL Board of Trustees Chair
- Scrapbook featuring photos from every branch and department
Representing our customers:
- Copy of Odenton's teen writing publication
- 2021 Library Cards (adult and child)
- T-shirt from 2021 Summer Reading
- List of Capsule Keepers
Items celebrating the 100th anniversary
- 100th Anniversary Pin
- Cheers to 100 local brewery fundraising partnership items (beer can, coaster and "I love my library" pint glass)
- Set of 16 commemorative bookmarks representing all our libraries
Highlights from the the collection
- Wifi Hotspot
- List of top checkouts of 2021
- Copy of the Capital Gazette from the day the capsule was closed (December 7, 2021)
Items representing the Library Foundation:
- Foundation funded Items (face mask, hand sanitizer, AACPL Reads mug, , etc.)
- List of Anna E. Greenberg Society members
- List of 2021 Foundation campaigns and accomplishments
Library Stories
2021 marks the 100th Anniversary for Anne Arundel County Public Library. In celebration, we are sharing library stories from customers that have enjoyed our services over the years. Enjoy this story from library customer Daniela.
2021 marks the 100th Anniversary for Anne Arundel County Public Library. In celebration, we are sharing library stories from customers that have enjoyed our services over the years. Enjoy this library story from Library Foundation Member Jane Campbell-Chambliss.
2021 marks the 100th Anniversary for Anne Arundel County Public Library. In celebration, we are sharing library stories from customers that have enjoyed our services over the years. Enjoy this story from Library Cardholder Jacquelyn Langford-Winchester.