Capital Grant Program for Public Library Systems in Maryland

Maryland State Library​ Agency (MSLA) oversees a State Capital Grant program that provides over $7 million annually for renovating, expanding, and constructing public library facilities. Since the program was implemented in 2008, capital grants have been awarded to all of the state's 24 library systems to improve one or more of their buildings. The $93.8 million authorized by the General Assembly has generated an estimated $37​5 million in local matching funds, approximately four times​ the state's investment in public libraries. 

While most of the grant awards have funded basic renovations, an astounding number of 18 unique public libraries have also opened, from the Eastern Shore to Western Maryland, even with lovely views of the Chesapeake Bay. These new public libraries include Anne Arundel (Annapolis), Baltimore (Sollers Point), Cecil (Perry Hall and Northeast), Charles (Waldorf West), Frederick (Brunswick, Myersville and Walkersville), Harford (Havre de Grace), Howard (Miller), Montgomery (Silver Spring Wheaton), St. Mary's (Leonardtown), Somerset (Cri​sfield), Washington (Boonsboro &Hancock), Worcester (Berlin & Ocean City) Counties. Three more state-of-the-art facilities opened recently in Anne Arundel (Riviera Beach), Calvert (Twin Beaches), and Frederick (Middletown) counties with support from the state.​​​​