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SMRLA,
Inc.
P.O. Box 459
Charlotte Hall, MD 20622
301-934-9442
- 301-884-0436 - 301-843-3634
Email
us at smrla@somd.lib.md.us
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Hours:
M-F 8:30-4:30
What
is SMRLA, Inc.?
The
Southern Maryland Regional Library Association, Inc., SMRLA, is
a regional resource center located in Southern Maryland.
SMRLA,
Inc., provides services for Calvert,
Charles, and St.
Mary's Counties.
SMRLA,
Inc., is part of a statewide information network that includes libraries
and many other information agencies such as schools and local and
state governments. Three other regional libraries are located in
Western Maryland, the
Eastern Shore, and
Baltimore's Enoch Pratt
Free Library.
SMRLA
began in 1959 as a regional library with print collections and traditional
library services. Today, SMRLA, Inc., is focused on helping Southern
Maryland take advantage of the rapidly changing world of information
services.
SMRLA's
Mission:
SMRLA,
Inc. works to ensure that "the citizens of Calvert, Charles, and
St. Mary's Counties will have equal access to information through
the efficient, economic, and effective sharing of resources among
public libraries and all types of information agencies."
A
Checklist of Services:
Information
Access - Electronic
databases, Internet,
local library catalogs,
Sailor, state
library catalogs, and regional
databases.
Information
Delivery - Daily delivery between the region's libraries and
the State Library Resource Center in Baltimore.
Training
- Technology how-to's, staff development, database searching, and
management training.
Cataloging
& Processing - Preparing area library materials for loan and
the electronic catalog.
Interlibrary
Loan -Providing the area with delivery of materials borrowed
anywhere in the state and the country.
Special
Collections - State government documents, specialized periodicals,
community information, and electronic databases.
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