Welcome to the Library
It is our pleasure to welcome you to our website, a place we have carefully designed for you to be informed, inspired, and better connected to your library system and community. Millions of ideas, skills, and experiences await your discovery - online and in our branches.
At the Library, we are committed to helping every member of our community achieve their vision of success. We are also committed to building a strong county of readers, thinkers, dreamers, and doers. Whether you are new to Cecil County or have lived here all your life, the Library belongs to you. In return, we hope that you will find your place of belonging at the Library.
The Mission of the Cecil County Public Library
Champion Reading. Build Knowledge. Inspire Curiosity. Connect Community.
Core Values
We listen and act. People come first; we engage all community members and valued staff through meaningful experiences, partnerships, and impact.
We create equitable opportunities by connecting people with diverse resources and environments within and beyond our walls.
We nurture a love of reading throughout life. We create access to multiple literacies that inspire confidence and ability.
We are the trusted guide for learning and information, protecting intellectual freedom and personal privacy while upholding the highest standards of our profession.
We cultivate pathways that encourage discovery and imagination, leading people of all ages toward their unique learning destinations.
We are creative problem solvers, passionate about uplifting our community and transforming lives.
Contact Us
Our Locations pages have the phone numbers, addresses, hours, and contact information for all of our libraries. You can also submit questions using our Contact Us form.
Rachel Wright
Interim Director
rwright@cecilcountylibrary.org
(410) 996-1055 x1138
Adele Cruise
Operations Director
acruise@cecilcountylibrary.org
(410) 996-1055 x1104
For media and Foundation questions
Frazier Walker
Communications and Development Manager
fwalker@cecilcountylibrary.org
(410) 996-1055 x1129
For employment questions
Amber Schooley
Human Resources Manager
aschooley@cecilcountylibrary.org
(410) 996-1055 x1132
For all other questions
Frazier Walker
Communications and Development Manager
fwalker@cecilcountylibrary.org
(410) 996-1055 x1129
Awards and Honors
2021: Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) County Innovation Award
2021: Daily Record Leading Women Award
2021: The Delaware Contractors Association (DCA) Construction Excellence Award
2021: The Associated Builders and Contractors of Delaware Excellence in Construction Building Award
2020: Citizens for MD Libraries Team of the Year Award to CCPL’s Young Adult Librarians
2020: Morgan Miller, CCPL Director, becomes President of MD Library Association
2019: MD Library Association’s President’s Award for Customer Service to CCPL’s Bookmobile Driver, Arne Anderson
2017: Cecil County Chamber of Commerce IMPACT Cecil County Award to CCPL’s Small Business Librarians
2016: Education Visionary Leadership Award from the Cecil County Branch of the NAACP
2015: National Medal Award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services