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Holiday Closing - Veteran's Day

Frederick County Public Libraries will be closed November 10 and November 11, 2024 in observance of Veteran's Day.

Musical Storytime (Ages 0+)

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth - 5
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Anthony M. Natelli Community Room
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Music, movement, and stories for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

Preschool Storytime (Ages 3-5)

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth - 5
Middletown Branch Library
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Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Room: Inside Library (MD)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Songs, stories, and fun for preschoolers and their grownups. Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

Baby Storytime (Ages 0-24 months)

10:15am - 10:45am
Birth - 5
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Thurmont Imagination Zone
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Songs, stories, and play for babies and their grownups. Designed for ages 0-24 months with a caregiver.

Musical Storytime (Ages 0+)

10:15am - 10:45am
Birth - 5
C. Burr Artz Public Library
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Community Room (CBA)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Music, movement, and stories for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

Ghostly Story and Craft (Ages 3-10)

10:15am - 2:00pm
Elementary, Birth - 5
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Age Group: Elementary, Birth - 5
Program Type: Make & Create
Event Details:

Read a ghostly story and make a paper ghost to take home.

Pumpkin People Scavenger Hunt (Ages 3-10)

10:15am - 5:00pm
Elementary, Birth - 5
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Age Group: Elementary, Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Find the 12 FALL-o-ween costumes that Pumpkin is trying on in the children's room.

Musical Storytime (Ages 0+)

10:30am - 11:00am
Birth - 5
Brunswick Branch Library
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Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Community Room (BR)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Music, movement, and stories for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

Family Tunes and Tales: Music Makers Jr. (Ages 3-5)

10:30am - 11:30am
Birth - 5
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Anthony M. Natelli Community Room
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Engage your child's natural love of music and instruments with activities that introduce early music concepts.

Toddler Storytime (Age 2)

11:00am - 11:30am
Birth - 5
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Thurmont Imagination Zone
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Songs, stories, and fun for toddlers and their grownups. Designed for 2 year olds with a caregiver.

Baby Storytime (Ages 0-24 months)

11:15am - 11:45am
Birth - 5
C. Burr Artz Public Library
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Community Room (CBA)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Songs, stories, and play for babies and their grownups. Designed for ages 0-24 months with a caregiver.

Playgroup (Ages 0-5)

11:30am - 12:00pm
Birth - 5
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Community Room (TRL)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Play and meet friends at the library!

Nature Sprouts (Ages 3-6): Off site at Heritage Farm Park

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Birth - 5
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Join us for a special Nature Sprouts at Heritage Farm Park! We will meet at Pavilion 1 and take a nature walk to look at all the beautiful fall leaves. Make your own leaf rubbings to take home.

Nature Sprouts (Ages 3-6): Off site at Heritage Farm Park

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Birth - 5
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Join us for a special Nature Sprouts at Heritage Farm Park! We will meet at Pavilion 1 and take a nature walk to look at all the beautiful fall leaves. Make your own leaf rubbings to take home.

Musical Storytime (Ages 0+)

1:30pm - 2:00pm
Birth - 5
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Thurmont Imagination Zone
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Music, movement, and stories for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

Movie Makers (Grades K-5)

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Elementary
Brunswick Branch Library
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Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Community Room (BR)
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Make a stop-motion movie.

Teen Gaming Club (Grades 6-12)

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teen
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Darrell L Batson Community Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Play video games, board games, and table top games while hanging out with your friends.

MakersMess (Ages 3-11)

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Elementary
Middletown Branch Library
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Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Room: Inside Library (MD)
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Solve a weekly art problem and create a mess or a mess-terpiece. Make sure to bring creative problem solving skills.

Don't Try This At Home (Grades K-5)

5:00pm - 5:30pm
Elementary
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Darrell L Batson Community Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Get messy with fun projects that you could never do at home. Glitter, playdough, paint and more.

Drama Club (Grades 6-12)

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Community Room (TRL)
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Are you interested in theater and building your confidence? Bring your talents to a community drama club.

R.E.A.D.® with Wags for Hope (Grades K-5)

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Elementary
Emmitsburg Branch Library
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Library Branch: Emmitsburg Branch Library
Room: Inside Library (EM)
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Children read to Reading Education Assistance Dogs.

Couch to 5K Training with Cunningham Falls State Park

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Teen, Elementary, Adult
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen, Elementary, Adult
Program Type: Wellness
Event Details:

From beginner to 5K finisher in just eight weeks! Meet at the library for a training run on the Trolley Trail led by a Cunningham Falls Ranger.

One Maryland One Book: Sisters in Crime Author Panel

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adult
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Darrell L Batson Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Books & Authors
Event Details:

Authors of the Chesapeake Chapter of Sisters in Crime will discuss why they write mysteries and how the framework of crime fiction conveys the concept of justice.

Teen Thursdays (Grades 6-12)

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Teen
Brunswick Branch Library
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Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Community Room (BR)
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Hang out with friends, have a snack and join in an activity: 9/13: Jungle Escape Room, 9/20: Teen BINGO, 9/27: Trivia Night, 10/11: Book Crafts, 10/18: Trivia Night, 10/25: Edgar Allen Poe Escape Room, 11/8: Art Night, 11/15: Trivia Night, 11/29:

Friends' Game Night

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Teen
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Anthony M. Natelli Community Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

We invite our Teens and young Adults with special needs to play board games with our Teen advisory board. Games and snacks will be provided.