Illumination Station 2025 Schedule

October 7, 2025
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Illuminations Stations are information tables that provide an opportunity to shine a light on ways for people to lower their utility bills, apply for energy assistance, and receive items to help them keep money in their pockets! Visit the library to get more information about energy programs and more!

You also can bring your old incandescent and compact fluorescent bulbs to swap them for new energy efficient LED light bulbs. You can bring us as many lightbulbs as you want but there is a limit to 3 LEDs per person. Please note we only provide standard 60 W equivalent LED bulbs that are 2700K meaning they are warm lightbulbs. If you would like to swap out more bulbs, we encourage you to schedule a Quick Home Energy Checkup with your utility company.

This program is in collaboration with Montgomery County Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Montgomery County Public Libraries and Pepco.

Check out where we are planning to visit this year – keep in mind that we may have to reschedule or cancel due to weather or illness. 

 

💡 If you find yourself on this page and the dates are not up to date, please check out COMMUNITY CALENDAR and look for the light bulb emoji 💡

UPCOMING EVENTS

Fall Session: October – December 2025

Date Time Location
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library (Silver Spring), 900 Wayne Avenue,  Silver Spring, MD 20910
Thursday, October 2, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Gaithersburg Library, 18330 Montgomery Village Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20879
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Germantown Library, 19840 Century Boulevard, Germantown, MD 20874
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Long Branch Library,  8800 Garland Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20901
Thursday, October 9, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Marilyn J. Praisner Library (Burtonsville), 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD 20866
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Twinbrook Library, 202 Meadow Hall Drive, Rockville, MD 20851
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Wheaton Library, 11701 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20902
Thursday, October 16, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM White Oak Library, 11701 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20904
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 12:30 AM – 4:30 PM Maggie Nightingale Library (Poolesville), 19633 Fisher Avenue, Poolesville, MD 20837
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Quince Orchard Library, 15831 Quince Orchard Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Thursday, October 23, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Long Branch Library, 8800 Garland Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20901
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Marilyn J. Praisner Library (Burtonsville), 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD 20866
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Quince Orchard Library, 15831 Quince Orchard Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Thursday, October 30, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Rockville Memorial Library, 21 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library (Silver Spring), 900 Wayne Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Gaithersburg Library, 18330 Montgomery Village Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20879
Thursday, November 6, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Germantown Library, 19840 Century Boulevard, Germantown, MD 20874
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Long Branch Library,  8800 Garland Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20901
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Marilyn J. Praisner Library (Burtonsville), 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD 20866
Thursday, November 13, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Twinbrook Library, 202 Meadow Hall Drive, Rockville, MD 20851
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Wheaton Library, 11701 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20902
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM White Oak Library, 11701 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20904
Thursday, November 20, 2025 12:30 AM – 4:30 PM Maggie Nightingale Library (Poolesville), 19633 Fisher Avenue, Poolesville, MD 20837
Tuesday, November 25, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Quince Orchard Library, 15831 Quince Orchard Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Wednesday, November 26, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Long Branch Library, 8800 Garland Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20901
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Marilyn J. Praisner Library (Burtonsville), 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD 20866
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Quince Orchard Library, 15831 Quince Orchard Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Thursday, December 4, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Rockville Memorial Library, 21 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library (Silver Spring), 900 Wayne Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Gaithersburg Library, 18330 Montgomery Village Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20879
Thursday, December 11, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Germantown Library, 19840 Century Boulevard, Germantown, MD 20874
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Long Branch Library, 8800 Garland Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20901
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Marilyn J. Praisner Library (Burtonsville), 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD 20866
Thursday, December 18, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Twinbrook Library, 202 Meadow Hall Drive, Rockville, MD 20851
Tuesday, December 23, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Wheaton Library, 11701 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20902
Tuesday, December 30, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM White Oak Library, 11701 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20904

COMPLETED EVENTS

Summer Session: May – September 2025 

Date Time Location
Thursday, May 1, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library, 900 Wayne Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Gaithersburg Library, 18330 Montgomery Village Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20879
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Germantown Library, 19840 Century Boulevard, Germantown, MD 20874
Thursday, May 8, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Long Branch Library, 8800 Garland Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20901
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Marilyn J. Praisner Library (Burtonsville), 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD 20866
Thursday, May 15, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Twinbrook Library, 202 Meadow Hall Drive, Rockville, MD 20851
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM White Oak Library, 11701 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20904
Thursday, May 22, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Wheaton Library, 11701 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20902
Tuesday, May 27, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Poolesville Library, 19633 Fisher Avenue, Poolesville, MD 20837
Thursday, May 29, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Quince Orchard Library, 15831 Quince Orchard Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Tuesday, June 3, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Rockville Memorial Library, 21 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850
Thursday, June 5, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library, 900 Wayne Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Gaithersburg Library, 18330 Montgomery Village Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20879
Thursday, June 12, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Germantown Library, 19840 Century Boulevard, Germantown, MD 20874
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Long Branch Library, 8800 Garland Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20901
Wednesday,  June 18, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Marilyn J. Praisner Library (Burtonsville), 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD 20866
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Twinbrook Library, 202 Meadow Hall Drive, Rockville, MD 20851
Thursday, June 26, 2025 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM White Oak Library, 11701 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20904
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Wheaton Library, 11701 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20902
Wednesday, July 2, 2025 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM Poolesville Library, 19633 Fisher Avenue, Poolesville, MD 20837
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Quince Orchard Library, 15831 Quince Orchard Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Thursday, July 10, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Rockville Memorial Library, 21 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850
Tuesday, July 15, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library, 900 Wayne Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Thursday, July 17, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Gaithersburg Library, 18330 Montgomery Village Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20879
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Germantown Library, 19840 Century Boulevard, Germantown, MD 20874
Thursday, July 24, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Long Branch Library, 8800 Garland Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20901
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Marilyn J. Praisner Library (Burtonsville), 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD 20866
Thursday, July 31, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Twinbrook Library, 202 Meadow Hall Drive, Rockville, MD 20851
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM White Oak Library, 11701 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20904
Thursday, August 7, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Wheaton Library, 11701 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20902
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM Poolesville Library, 19633 Fisher Avenue, Poolesville, MD 20837
Thursday, August 14, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Quince Orchard Library, 15831 Quince Orchard Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Rockville Memorial Library, 21 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850
Thursday, August 21, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library, 900 Wayne Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Gaithersburg Library, 18330 Montgomery Village Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20879
Thursday, August 28, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Germantown Library, 19840 Century Boulevard, Germantown, MD 20874
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Long Branch Library, 8800 Garland Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20901
Thursday, September 4, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Marilyn J. Praisner Library (Burtonsville), 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD 20866
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Twinbrook Library, 202 Meadow Hall Drive, Rockville, MD 20851
Thursday, September 11, 2025 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM White Oak Library, 11701 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20904
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Wheaton Library, 11701 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20902
Thursday, September 18, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Poolesville Library, 19633 Fisher Avenue, Poolesville, MD 20837
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Quince Orchard Library, 15831 Quince Orchard Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Thursday, September 25, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Rockville Memorial Library, 21 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library, 900 Wayne Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Winter Session: January – March 2025 

Date Day of Week Time Organization Location
January 2, 2025 Thursday 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM MCPL Connie Morella Library
7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
January 7, 2025 Tuesday 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM MCPL Kensington Park Library
4201 Knowles Avenue, Kensington, MD 20895
January 9, 2025 Thursday 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM MCPL Davis Library
6400 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20817
January 14, 2025 Tuesday 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM MCPL Gaithersburg Library
18330 Montgomery Village Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20879
January 16, 2025 Thursday 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM MCPL Olney Library
3500 Olney-Laytonsville Road, Olney, MD 20832
January 21, 2025 Tuesday 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM MCPL Rockville Memorial Library
21 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850
January 22, 2025 Wednesday 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM MCPL Potomac Library
10101 Glenolden Drive, Potomac, MD 20854
January 23, 2025 Thursday 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM MCPL Wheaton Library
11701 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20902
January 28, 2025 Tuesday 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM MCPL Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library
900 Wayne Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
January 30, 2025 Thursday 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM MCPL White Oak Library
11701 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20904
February 4, 2025 Tuesday 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM MCPL Germantown Library
19840 Century Boulevard, Germantown, MD 20874
February 6, 2025 Thursday 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM MCPL Little Falls Library
5501 Massachusetts Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20816
February 11, 2025 Tuesday 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM MCPL Long Branch Library
8800 Garland Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20901
February 13, 2025 Thursday 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM MCPL Marilyn J. Praisner Library
14910 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD 20866
February 18, 2025 Tuesday 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM MCPL Quince Orchard Library
15831 Quince Orchard Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
February 20, 2025 Thursday 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM MCPL Connie Morella Library
7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
February 25, 2025 Tuesday 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM MCPL Kensington Park Library
4201 Knowles Avenue, Kensington, MD 20895
February 27, 2025 Thursday 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM MCPL Davis Library
6400 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20817
March 4, 2025 Tuesday 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM MCPL Gaithersburg Library
18330 Montgomery Village Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20879
March 6, 2025 Thursday 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM MCPL Olney Library
3500 Olney-Laytonsville Road, Olney, MD 20832
March 11, 2025 Tuesday 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM MCPL Rockville Memorial Library
21 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850
March 13, 2025 Thursday 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM MCPL Wheaton Library
11701 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20902
March 18, 2025 Tuesday 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM MCPL Potomac Library
10101 Glenolden Drive, Potomac, MD 20854
March 20, 2025 Thursday 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM MCPL Chevy Chase Library
8005 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
March 25, 2025 Tuesday 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM MCPL Germantown Library
19840 Century Boulevard, Germantown, MD 20874
March 27, 2025 Thursday 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM MCPL Maggie Nightingale Library
19633 Fisher Avenue, Poolesville, MD 20837

🌎 APRIL 2025: EARTH MONTH EVENTS 🌎

  • Part of the Climate Converstations: Monday, April 21, 2025 from 2:30 – 5:30 PM: Marilyn Praisner Library, 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD 20866
  • Part of the Climate Converstations: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 from 2:30 – 5:30 PM: Germantown Library, 19840 Century Boulevard, Germantown, MD 20874
  • Part of the Climate Converstations: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 from 2:30 – 5:30 PM:  Aspen Hill Library, 4407 Aspen Hill Road, Rockville, MD 20853
  • Part of the Climate Converstations: Thursday, April 24, 2025 from 2:30 – 5:30 PM: Olney Library, 3500 Olney-Laytonsville Road, Olney, MD 20832
  • Part of the Climate Converstations: Friday, April 25, 2025 from 2:30 – 5:30 PM: Quince Orchard Library, 15831 Quince Orchard Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878