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Who We Are/What We Do

The Southern Maryland Regional Library Association, Inc. is a regional resource center for the public libraries in Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s counties, providing library services for the staff and customers of public libraries throughout Southern Maryland.

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Staff Resources

The regional library provides technology and training resources to staff via an extranet.  The training calendar can be accessed directly by clicking here. Library staff can access their email via the web by clicking here.

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Featured Services

The training resource formerly known as Lynda.com is now LinkedIn Learning. Library patrons have free access to LinkedIn Learning, which features thousands of courses for personal and professional growth. Go to LinkedIn Learning to get started.

Southern Maryland Regional Library Association

301-884-0436

Hours of Operation: Mon – Fri, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

The Southern Maryland Regional Library Association is funded by the state of Maryland to supplement the services provided by the Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s County library systems. Through this partnership, we can more efficiently, economically and effectively share resources among the area’s public libraries.

The regional library provides downloadable materials and online access to the following electronic information: major newspapers, research and information resources, automobile repair guides, antiques reference catalogues, health care information, tutoring and much more through the COSMOS Website.

The regional library also provides tools and resources for our partner library systems, including: email; technical support; training; acquisition and processing of materials; marketing and advocacy.

The regional library is a pioneer in providing state-of-the-art technology, including a digitization lab, online materials, downloadable books and much more.

Southern Maryland Regional Library Association Inc. provides access to many types of library materials through its online library COSMOS, such as:

  • Books
  • Audio Books
  • Educational DVDs
  • Music CDs
  • Entertainment DVDs
  • Books on CD
  • Magazines

 

What’s New

SMRLA Seeks Proposals for Classification, Compensation, & Organizational Capacity Study

September 27th, 2022|Comments Off on SMRLA Seeks Proposals for Classification, Compensation, & Organizational Capacity Study

The Southern Maryland Regional Library Association, Inc. (SMRLA) is requesting proposals for a classification, compensation, and organizational capacity study. The purpose is to evaluate current and future needs of the organization through an analysis of [...]

SMRLA Seeks Proposals for Delivery Study

September 27th, 2022|Comments Off on SMRLA Seeks Proposals for Delivery Study

The Southern Maryland Regional Library Association, Inc. (SMRLA) is requesting proposals for a consultant or organization who will study the current regional library delivery system. The study will determine and recommend possible changes in workflow [...]

Current Requests for Proposals

July 1st, 2022|Comments Off on Current Requests for Proposals

SMRLA's RFP Committee will hold a Proposals Opened session on Monday, November 14th to confirm receipt of any proposal received for either open RPF.  All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC -5). Monday, November [...]

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