 During the era of legally-required racial segregation of schools, black students from Beltsville attended Lakeland High School in College Park in the period 1928-1950; Fairmont Heights High School, then near Fairmount Heights, replaced Lakeland High and served black students only from 1950 to 1964; around 1964 legally-required racial segregation of schools ended.Prince George's County Memorial Library System operates the Beltsville Branch.Experimental post-hardcore band Thrice recorded the album "The Illusion of Safety" here and dedicated a song to the town, named "The Beltsville Crucible".