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Holiday Closing - Thanksgiving

Frederick County Public Libraries will close at 5pm on Wednesday, November 27 and will remain closed on Thursday November 28, and Friday November 29, 2024 in observance of Thanksgiving.

Lafayette's Farewell Tour Lecture Series: Focus on Civil Rights for Women and Native Americans, and Religious Freedom

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Lafayette’s Farewell Tour saw the famous French 67 year old and last surviving major general of the American Revolution triumphantly return to the country he loved. From August 15, 1824 to September 9, 1825, Lafayette covered over 6000 miles by carriage, stagecoach, canal barge, and steamboat, traveling to all 24 existing states, as well as visiting Frederick.  Join Dr. Patricia L. Maclay of the American Friends of Lafayette to develop a broader appreciation of Lafayette, a much more multifaceted man than is presented in school history classes.