Location Details
Address:
1681 Riedel Road, Crofton, MD 21114
Phone:
(410) 222-7915
Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 10 am - 8 pm
Friday - Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday: 1 pm - 5 pm (Sept - May)
Directions
From Rts. 3 and 424, turn onto Rt. 424 (Davidsonville Rd.). Make a left at the third light onto Riedel Road. The library is on the right past the Crofton Convalescent Center.
Technology
- Computers for public use with internet access and Microsoft Office
- Indoor and outdoor Wi-Fi
- Printing and wireless printing
- Copying, scanning and faxing
- This location offers a public EV charging station.
- Check out live weather updates via our garden weather station.
Please call or email for more information about technology at this location.
What's Happening at Crofton Community Library
Join our weekly Storytimes
Babies in Bloom Tuesdays at 10am
Toddler Storytime Wednesdays at 10am AND 11am
Preschool Storytime Thursdays at 10am AND 11am
*11am Storytimes are a repeat of the 10am program*
FarmUnity, Our Community Garden
Dedicated volunteers help us plant, water and harvest our community-built garden. All fruit and vegetables harvested are available for free in our lobby or donated to local food pantries or non-profits.
If you would like to volunteer, please email farmunity@farm-unity.org.
Check out live weather updates via our garden weather station.
Crofton Farmers Market begins Winter Schedule
Starting Saturday, November 9, 2024, the Crofton Farmers Market begins its Winter schedule, every other Saturday in Crofton Library's Parking Lot from 8 am–12 pm with a variety of local vendors. Food Trucks are available 8 am–2 pm.
Little Free Pantry
In partnership with Caring Cupboard, we have a Little Free Pantry! The mission of the Caring Cupboard program is to try to ensure that no citizen, and especially children, in Anne Arundel County suffers from food insecurity or hygiene issues of any kind and for any reason through providing food and basic necessities. We are proud to host a Caring Cupboard and we welcome community members to take what they need and donate what they can. Our Little Free Pantry is located in the second median across from the library entry.
Enslaved People of Crofton Monument
This monument honors and recognizes the Enslaved People who toiled on local plantations and built our county from 1634 - 1864. It was created for an Eagle Scout project and sits to the left of the Crofton Library doors near the flag poles.
Whites Hall, known as the birthplace of Johns Hopkins, was built around the 1780s. Whites Hall stretched over 500 acres, with most of the farmland being used to grow tobacco employing slave labor. Whites Hall was a private home until about 12 years ago.
The Linthicum Walks property dates back to 1672. In its time as a farm, it stretched over 200 acres of land, which fell in and out of the Linthicum family over the years. Today it stands as a historic monument just off of Davidsonville Road.
Middle Plantation was constructed around the 1790s, with the 600 acre property being originally patented to Mareen Duvall in the 1660s. The house stayed in the Duvall family, with a historical marker being added in 1959.
For more information on the history of Enslaved Peoples:
Maryland State Archives--African American Resources
Maryland State Archives--Legacy of Slavery in Maryland
Maryland State Archives--Researching African American Families
Art Exchange Box
Art Exchange Boxes provide a wonderful opportunity for community engagement and creativity. These boxes allow community members to “take art and leave art,” or art supplies, fostering creativity in an interactive and accessible community space.
Chesapeake Arts Center constructed several Art Exchange Boxes to be placed at locations in West and North Anne Arundel County throughout the summer and fall of 2024.
Upcoming Events
Do you think you have what it takes to survive The Hunger Games? Celebrate the release of a new book in The Hunger Games series!
AARP Income Tax Assistance for Senior and Low-and-Middle Income Residents
Free tax help. Trained volunteers from AARP will be available to answer questions and assist with tax forms. By appointment only.
We welcome houseplant enthusiasts of all experience levels to join us for an evening full of planty fun! There will be a brief informational session, followed by show-and-tell and plenty of time for questions and discussion.
Babies in Bloom
Babies from birth to 18 months (with caring adult) enjoy songs, action rhymes and playtime while building early literacy skills. A great way to get to know other families in your community!
Toddler Time
Children ages 18 to 36 months (with caring adult) enjoy a variety of developmentally-appropriate stories, songs, rhymes and movement activities while building early literacy skills.
Toddler Time
Children ages 18 to 36 months (with caring adult) enjoy a variety of developmentally-appropriate stories, songs, rhymes and movement activities while building early literacy skills.
Outdoor Wi-Fi Available at This Library
The library now offers outdoor Wi-Fi. Customers may access the internet even when the library is closed.