The recently-opened Silver Spring Library , at 900 Wayne Avenue, earned honors as the “Best New Reason to Read.” The accompanying description began by saying that “this striking new library may become the heart – and brain – of Silver Spring’s downtown.”
And, Davis Library, at 6400 Democracy Blvd. in Bethesda, is home to the KID Museum, named the “Best New Creative Zone for Kids.” The write up noted that “the new center challenges kids to build something out of anything: paper, metal, textiles, Legos, battery-powered circuits, computer code or words.”