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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.

Infant Storytime (Ages 0-12 months)

10:00am - 10:15am
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:

Storytime designed to engage your developing newborn. Perfect for babes in arms!

Preschool Storytime (Ages 3-5)

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:

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

The Dancing Bookworm: Music, Movement, and Books with Dance Unlimited (Ages 0+)

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth - 5
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Darrell L Batson Community Room
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Special Storytime
Event Details:

Dance Unlimited leads a special musical storytime. Designed for ages 0+ 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.

Family Storytime (Ages 0+)

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

Songs, stories, and fun for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

Preschool Storytime (Ages 3-5)

10:30am - 11:00am
Birth - 5
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Community Room (TRL)
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.

Preschool STEM Playgroup (Ages 3-5)

10:30am - 11:15am
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: STEM
Event Details:

Explore Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math concepts in the STEM Lab. Children under age 8 must be accompanied by an Adult.

Under the Stars Party (Ages 0-5)

10:30am - 11:30am
Birth - 5
Brunswick Branch Library
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Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Community Room (BR)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Space-themed crafts and activities.

Preschool Playground (Ages 3-5)

11:00am - 11:30am
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:

After storytime, enjoy active play, visiting with friends, and making new ones!

Preschool Storytime (Ages 3-5)

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

Creative Crafting

11:30am - 12:30pm
Adult
Middletown Branch Library
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Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Make & Create

Preschool Storytime (Ages 3-5)

1:00pm - 1:30pm
Birth - 5
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Darrell L Batson Community Room
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.

Teen STEM Club (Grades 6-12)

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Teen
Middletown Branch Library
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Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Room: Inside Library (MD)
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: STEM, Homeschool
Event Details:

Complete STEM activities at the library: (3/20) Make a Leprechaun trap (4/17) Build using recycled materials (5/15) Paper Circuits with LEDs.

On-site at Urbana Senior Center: Maryland Cooking: Historic Cookbooks of the Old Line State

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Adult
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: On-site at Urbana Senior Center: Maryland Cooking: Historic Cookbooks of the Old Line State
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Learn about the origins of Smith Island Cake, crab soup, and more. Presented by Julie Saylor, Maryland State Library Resource Center. Meet at the Urbana Senior Center, first floor of the Urbana Regional Library.

Preschool Fun (Ages 2-5)

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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:

Afternoon arts and crafts, games and play for preschoolers!

Family Storytime (Ages 0+)

2:30pm - 3:00pm
Birth - 5
Emmitsburg Branch Library
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Library Branch: Emmitsburg Branch Library
Room: Community Room (EM)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Songs, stories, and fun for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

Planetary STEM (Ages 4-10)

4:00pm - 4:45pm
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:

Learn about planets and other objects in space.

Elementary STEM Lab (Grades K-5)

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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:

Explore Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math concepts in the STEM Lab. Children under age 8 must be accompanied by an Adult.

Escape Room (Grades K-5)

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Elementary
Edward F. Fry Memorial Library at Point of Rocks
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Library Branch: Edward F. Fry Memorial Library at Point of Rocks
Room: Large Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Work as a team to escape the room!

PJ Storytime (Ages 0-10)

6:30pm - 7:00pm
Elementary, Birth - 5
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Darrell L Batson Community Room
Age Group: Elementary, Birth - 5
Program Type: Special Storytime
Event Details:

Wear your pajamas and slippers to the library for a fun bedtime storytime. Songs and stories to get ready for sleep.

Urbana Friends' Bookclub

6:45pm - 8:00pm
Adult
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Books & Authors

Author Event: Secrets of the C&O Canal by Jim Rada

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adult
C. Burr Artz Public Library
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Community Room (CBA)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Maryland Room, History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Join author, historian, and journalist Jim Rada for Little-Known Stories & Hidden History Along the Potomac River.