Harford County Libraries To Distribute Free COVID-19 Test Kits

HARFORD COUNTY, MD — All branches of the Harford County Public Library will distribute COVID-19 test kits on Thursday, Dec. 30, health officials announced Tuesday.

One kit will be distributed for each adult while supplies last. Each kit contains two tests, which the instructions say are to be taken days apart.

Kits will be Abbott BinaxNow At Home COVID-19 tests, organizers say.

The Harford County Health Department is coordinating the distribution in partnership with the Maryland Department of Health and the Harford County Public Library.

People should "not come into the library to pick up a test kit if they are quarantining," officials say.

Distribution will begin at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 30.

"We know people are lining up for these outside when the giveaways occur," health officials said. "Please remember to stay socially distant from one another!"

Here are the library branches around Harford County:

• Aberdeen, 21 Franklin Street, Aberdeen, MD 21001
• Abingdon, 2510 Tollgate Road; Abingdon, MD 21009
• Bel Air, 100 E. Pennsylvania Ave., Bel Air, MD 21014
• Darlington, 1134 Main Street, Darlington, MD 21034
• Edgewood, 629 Edgewood Road, Edgewood, MD 21040
• Fallston, 1461 Fallston Road, Fallston, MD 21047
• Havre de Grace, 120 N. Union Ave., Havre de Grace, MD 21078
• Jarrettsville, 3722 Norrisville Road, Jarrettsville, Md 21084
• Joppa, 655 Towne Center Dr., Joppa, MD 21085
• Norrisville, 5310 Norrisville Road, White Hall, MD 21161
• Whiteford, 2407 Whiteford RoadWhiteford, MD 21160

Harford County libraries also distributed free test kits in November.