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Get to the Library by Bus

Maryland Transit Administration Transportation to Libraries

Even if you do not have a car, getting to the library is easy when you team up with the Maryland Transit Administration, known as MTA.

Select a Baltimore County Public Library branch below to get bus routes to that library

Administrative Offices
Arbutus
Catonsville
Cockeysville
Essex
Hereford
Lansdowne
Loch Raven
North Point
Parkville-Carney
Perry Hall
Pikesville
Randallstown
Reisterstown
Rosedale
Towson
White Marsh
Woodlawn
Maryland Transit Administration Numbers to Call

Arbutus Library
1581 Sulphur Spring Road, Suite 105
Baltimore, Maryland 21227
410-887-1451

Route 35 University of Maryland Baltimore County to White Marsh stops at East Drive and Sulphur Spring Road. Exit the bus at the intersection of East Drive and Sulphur Spring Road. Walk up Sulphur Spring Road approximately three blocks to the Arbutus Business Park. The library is located in the business park. Route 35 has limited service hours.

The bus does not operate on weekends and holidays.

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Catonsville Library
1100 Frederick Road
Catonsville, Maryland 21228
410-887-0951

Route 10 U.S. Route 40 and Rolling Road to Dundalk stops directly in front of the library.

Route 77 Old Court Metro Subway Station to Patapsco Light Rail Stop crosses over Frederick Road at Ingleside and Bloomsbury Avenues. Walk west up Frederick Road several blocks to get the library. The library is on the right.

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Cockeysville Library
9833 Greenside Drive
Cockeysville, Maryland 21030
410-887-7750

Take Route 8 University of Maryland Transit Center to the Lutherville Light Rail Stop and then transfer to Route 9 Lutherville Light Rail Stop to Hunt Valley. Exit the bus at the York Road and Gibbons Boulevard stop, walk down Gibbons Boulevard to Greenside Drive. Turn left on Greenside Drive and walk north one block. The library is on the right side of Greenside Drive across from Padonia International Elementary School.

The following connecting routes have transfer points to Route 8 University of Maryland Transit Center to the Lutherville Light Rail Stop:

Route 3 Cromwell Bridge Road Park and Ride to Sheppard Pratt Hospital to Inner Harbor and Route 55 Fox Ridge to Franklin Square Hospital to Towson University.

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Essex Library
1110 Eastern Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21221
410-887-0295

Route 23 U.S. Route 40 and Rolling Road to Fox Ridge and Route 4 Turners Station to Essex Campus of the Community College of Baltimore County stops on Eastern Boulevard at Marlyn Avenue. Walk northeast on Marlyn to the entrance of the Middlesex Shopping Center where the library is located.

Route 55 Fox Ridge to Franklin Square Hospital to Towson University stops at Stemmers Run and Eastern Boulevard. Walk west on Eastern Boulevard approximately a half mile to the Middlesex Shopping Center. The library is at the far end of the shopping center.

The following connecting bus routes have transfer points to the Route 23:

Route10 U.S. Route 40 and Rolling Road to Dundalk and Route 20 Security Square Mall to Dundalk.

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Hereford Library
16940 York Road
Monkton, Maryland 21111
410-887-1919

Currently, there is no bus routes that run directly to the library.

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Lansdowne Library
500 Third Avenue
Lansdowne, Maryland 21227
410-887-5602

Route 11 South from Riverview to Downtown stops at Hollins Ferry Road and Freeway.

Route 77 Old Court Metro Subway Station to Patapsco Light Rail Station stops at Hollins Ferry Road and Fifth Avenue.

From these stops walk to Third Avenue and walk past the park to the library which is on the right.

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Loch Raven Library
1046 Taylor Avenue
Towson, Maryland 21286
410-887-4444

Route 19 Carney to Downtown and Route 55 Fox Ridge to Franklin Square Hospital to Towson University stops at Loch Raven Boulevard and Taylor Avenue. Walk east on Taylor Avenue for about a quarter of a mile. The library is on the left in the wooded area next to the Pleasant Plains Shopping Center.

Route 3 Cromwell Bridge Road Park and Ride to Sheppard Pratt Hospital to Inner Harbor stops at Goucher Boulevard and Taylor Avenue. Walk east on Taylor Avenue for about a half mile. The library is on the left side in the wooded area next to the Pleasant Plains Shopping Center.

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North Point Library
1716 Merritt Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21222
410-887-7255

Route 4 Turners Station to Essex Campus of the Community College of Baltimore County stops at the intersection of Holabird Avenue and Merritt Boulevard. The library is located in the Merritt Park Shopping Center at the corner of Holabird Avenue and Merritt Boulevard.

Connecting routes include Route 10 U.S. Route 40 and Rolling Road to Dundalk and Route 20 Security Square Mall to Dundalk.

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Parkville-Carney Library
9509 Harford Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21234
410-887-5353

Route 19 Carney to Downtown stops at Fifth Avenue. Walk one block north to the library, which is located at Sixth Avenue and Harford Road, near the Joppa Road cut-off.

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Perry Hall Library
9440 Belair Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21236
410-887-5195

Route 15 East to Perry Hall to White Marsh to Overlea to Downtown to Security Square Mall runs in front of the library on Belair Road on Monday through Friday during rush hours only.

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Pikesville Library
1301 Reisterstown Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21208
410-887-1234

Route M-2 Old Court Metro Subway Station to Mondawmin Metro Subway Station stops at Reisterstown Road and Sudbrook Lane, which is approximately half a block from the library.

Route M-9 Reisterstown Plaza Metro Subway Station to Glyndon also stops on Reisterstown Road across from the library.

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Randallstown Library
8604 Liberty Road
Randallstown, Maryland 21133
410-887-0770

Route M-8 Milford Mill Metro Subway Station to Randallstown stops at the corner of Liberty Road and Old Court Road directly in front of the library.

Route 77 Old Court Metro Subway Station to University of Maryland Baltimore County to Patapsco Light Rail Stop also stops at the corner of Liberty Road and Old Court Road.

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Reisterstown Library
21 Cockeys Mill Road
Reisterstown, Maryland 21136
410-887-1165

Route M-9 Reisterstown Plaza Metro Subway Station to Glyndon stops in front of Franklin Middle School at the corner of Reisterstown and Cockeys Mill Roads. Walk one block west on Cockeys Mill Road. The library is on the left.

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Rosedale Library
6105 Kenwood Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21237
410-887-0512

Route 55 Fox Ridge to Franklin Square Hospital to Towson University stops directly in front of the library which is located on the right hand side of Kenwood Avenue Shopping Center. The bus stop is at the main entrance to the shopping center. The library is located to the extreme right hand side of the parking lot.

A number of bus routes provide connecting transfer points to Route 55:

Route 15 East to Perry Hall to White Marsh to Overlea - Downtown to Security Square Mall, Route 24 Whispering Woods to Franklin Square Hospital to Essex Community Hospital, Route 35 University of Maryland Baltimore County to White Marsh.

Route 44 Security Square Mall to Rosedale Industrial Park connects with Route 35 University of Maryland Baltimore County to White Marsh.

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Towson Library and Administrative Offices
320 York Road
Towson, Maryland 21204
410-887-6166

The Towson Library is located on the corner of York Road and Chesapeake Avenue. The Baltimore County Public Library Administrative Offices is on the second floor level of the Towson Library building.

Route 8 University of Maryland Transit Center to Lutherville Light Rail stops on York Road at Chesapeake Avenue.

Both the Route 55 Fox Ridge to Franklin Square Hospital to Towson University and Route 3 Cromwell Bridge Road Park and Ride to Sheppard Pratt Hospital to Inner Harbor stop at the corner of York Road and Joppa Road, three blocks north of the library.

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White Marsh Library
8133 Sandpiper Circle
Baltimore, Maryland 21236
410-887-5097

Route 15 East to Perry Hall to White Marsh to Overlea to Downtown to Security Square Mall, Route 35 University of Maryland Baltimore County to White Marsh and Route 120 Downtown Baltimore to White Marsh run past the library. Route 120 runs during rush hours only. The bus stop is a little past the library on Sandpiper Circle.

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Woodlawn Library
1811 Woodlawn Drive
Baltimore, Maryland 21207
410-887-1336

Route 44 Security Square Mall to Rosedale Industrial Park stops directly in front of the library.

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Maryland Transit Administration Numbers to call:

In the event of inclement weather and possible seasonal changes in schedules, please be sure to call the Maryland Transit Administration, or visit the Maryland Transit Administration Home Page for additional information.

For Bus, Metro Subway, Light Rail and MARC Train Service information call 410-539-5000

For callers outside local area, dial 1-866-RIDE-MTA (743-3682)

TTY for hearing or speech impaired assistance dial 410-539-3497

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