Baltimore County, MD smARTS, 12 Oct 2016

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From YouTube: Get smARTer! BCPL History Dive: smARTs October 2016

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The Baltimore County Public Library offers several helpful resources to dive into history, including databases and digital history rooms. If you need help utilizing library resources, you can request a myLibrarian appointment or chat through the Maryland Ask Us Now service.

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The baltimore county public library is a great place to dive into local history.

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Whether you're researching a person,, a place, or a thing,.

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We're ready to connect you with the free resources that you need.

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We maintain local history rooms at three branches:.

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Arbutus, catonsville, and reisterstown..

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Those collections include historical atlases,, local yearbooks,, family, histories, and historic photographs. Too.

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Check our website, bcpl.info,.

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For history, room hours and to plan your visit.

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You can also explore highlights from these rooms online at digital maryland,, a statewide digitization program.

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Their website brings together historic, photographs,, documents, and artifacts from around the state.

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Visit digitalmaryland.org to check out digital collections from bcpl.

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And collections from other libraries and museums in maryland.

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Working on your family, tree? bcpl provides free access to databases that are very useful for genealogical research.

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Log on to the heritage quest database from your home.

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Or the ancestry database in one of our branches, to dig into the past, with census, records, passenger lists, and other primary sources.

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We also provide free access to the proquest historical newspapers, database,.

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With coverage dating back to the 19th century., you can search issues of the baltimore sun,, the afro-american,, the wall street journal,, the washington post, and the new york times. visit, our towson branch for even more historical maryland newspapers.

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In our microfilm collection., if you're not sure how to search the databases, or you just need some help getting started using library, resources,.

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We've got you covered with our my librarian service.

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It's a one-on-one hour-long instructional session with the librarian --.

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And it's completely free. simply visit bcpl.info/mylibrarian.

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To request an appointment. and if you're, having trouble tracking down a particular resource,.

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We're happy to point you in the right direction.

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we'll provide referrals to other resources in the state,, such as the maryland state archives and the state library resource center at the enoch pratt free library in downtown baltimore.

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You don't even have to leave home to ask us a question.

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just go to our website where you can chat online with librarians around the state. Through the maryland. Ask us now: service.

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we partner with a 24/7 international reference, service.

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So, even when our buildings are closed,, you can get assistance from librarians around the world.

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Our branches are also a great place to connect with people in your community.

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Who are also interested in history.

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check out the events calendar on our website for programs sponsored by the library? And our friends group.-.

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Programs we offer include lectures, walking, tours,.

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And even history-themed book clubs., we hope to see you soon at bcpl,, the place to explore, learn,, create, and connect.