Howard County Library System
 
 
Grand Opening of the Charles E. Miller Branch & Historical Center

Howard County Library Board of Trustees and CEO Valerie J. Gross cordially invite you to the Grand Opening of the Howard County Library Charles E. Miller Branch & Historical Center.

Date:  Saturday, December 17, 2011
Place: Howard County Library Charles E. Miller Branch & Historical Center
          9421 Frederick Road
          Ellicott City, Maryland

Schedule
9:30 am
Music by Mount Hebron High School musicians

9:45 am
Welcome
Valerie J. Gross, Howard County Library President & CEO
Stacie A. Hunt, Howard County Library Board of Trustees Chair

Presentation of Colors by Boy Scout Troop 757

Remarks
County Executive Ken Ulman
Congressman Elijah E. Cummings
State Senator James N. Robey
State Delegate Guy Guzzone
District 1 County Council Member Courtney Watson

10 am
Ribbon Cutting

10 am - 6 pm
Ongoing tours & activities
 
10:30 am Film: Miller Branch - 1962 to present
Repeated on the half hour through 4:30 pm
11 am Building tour led by Grimm + Parker Architects
Repeated at 12 and 1 pm
11 - 11:30 am All Together Now class for preschool children
Repeated at 1 and 3 pm
11 am - 1 pm Living History re-enactors, provided by the
Howard County Historical Society
10 am to 6 pm Scavenger hunts (First and second floor desks;
complete and return for a prize)
  Wii games for teens
  Images of Howard County preview
  Enchanted Garden
  Friends of Howard County Library
2 pm Building tour led by Howard County Library staff
Repeated at 3, 4, and 5 pm


 
The building is funded by Howard County Government. Additional funding provided by the Maryland State Department of Education, DLDS.