Celebrating books, reading, libraries, Maryland writers, and our state’s literary heritage.
The Maryland Center for the Book (MCFB), an affiliate of the national Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, develops and supports literary programs and outreach activities that engage citizens across Maryland in literature and reading. As a program of Maryland Humanities, MCFB highlights our region’s literary heritage and calls attention to the importance of books, reading, literacy and libraries.
One of 52 state affiliates of the Library of Congress Center for the Book, MCFB is a program of Maryland Humanities. Visit our satellite locations:
Get involved with Maryland Center for the Book
Maryland Humanities serves as the Library of Congress’ Center for the Book (CFB) affiliate with a mission to celebrate the state’s literary heritage. Engage with us in multiple ways:
Find a good book to read and discuss with others. Join the conversation around One Maryland One Book.
Celebrate books with thousands of other book lovers. Join MCFB at state and national book festivals.
Watch or attend unique literary events, from book festivals to special presentations.
Download our Literature Programs Info Sheet (PDF) to learn more or share with other fans of literature.
For active or retired service members, our Veteran’s Book Groups engage dialogues of war experience through literature. Join one of our sessions across five counties.
Mark your calendars for the National Book Festival on September 6, 2025! We’ll be at the Maryland booth celebrating our two “Great Reads” titles!
Connect with our community on Facebook.
Come see us at other events! We love sharing about our programs at festivals, conferences, or other community events. Please let us know if we can support your event by spreading the love of literature. Invites welcome!
Symposium Webcast
Have you seen the Library of Congress (LOC) and American Library Association’s “Books & Stories to Strengthen Families” symposium? Maryland Center for the Book was a supporting sponsor! Catch up by watching the full webcast.
One Maryland One Book
Our 2025 One Maryland One Book selection is Kin: Rooted in Hope by Carole Boston Weatherford, with art by Jeffery Boston Weatherford.
Under the annual theme of What We Collect / What We Tell, this collection of poems, each matched with an illustration, gives voice to the Weatherford’s family tree stretching all the way back to the founding of Maryland.
Maryland Humanities will collaborate with partners across the state to distribute over FREE copies of the book and produce public programs or events that expand and extend the book’s themes & topics for audiences across Maryland’s communities.