Announcements

Holiday Closing - Thanksgiving

Frederick County Public Libraries will close at 5pm on Wednesday, November 27 and will remain closed on Thursday November 28, and Friday November 29, 2024 in observance of Thanksgiving.

Little Ninja Storytime with Kicks Karate Urbana

10:15am - 10:45am
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:

Kicks Karate Urbana joins us for songs, stories, and fun for all the little ninjas in your life. Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

Toddler Storytime

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

Toddler Storytime

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

Musical Storytime

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:

Music, movement, stories and more!  

Musical Storytime

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:

Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and more! For ages 0-5 with a caregiver.

Preschool Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
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.

Summer Kickoff

10:30am - 12:00pm
Birth - 5, Elementary, Teen, All Ages
Myersville Community Library
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Library Branch: Myersville Community Library
Room: Community Room (MY)
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary, Teen, All Ages
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Summer Kickoff

Preschool Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am
Birth - 5
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Fireplace
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Special Storytime

Summer Lunch

11:00am - 1:00pm
Birth - 5, Elementary, Teen
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Darrell L Batson Community Room
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary, Teen
Program Type: Wellness
Event Details:

While summer is here, enjoy a free lunch! Lunches available for carry-out or curbside pick-up for youth ages 0-18.
 Funds provided by Glade Valley Community Services and the Town of Walkersville.

Toddler Storytime

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

Toddler Storytime

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

Summer Lunch Program

12:15pm - 1:00pm
Elementary, Teen
Brunswick Branch Library
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Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Community Room (BR)
Age Group: Elementary, Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Outreach
Event Details:

The City of Frederick will visit us serve lunches for children and teens (under 18) each afternoon this summer from 12:15-1:00 pm. Lunch will be served June 5-August 18 (lunches will not be served on June 19 & July 4).

Reservation

Reservation for Study Room 1 (TRL)

12:15pm - 1:30pm
Thurmont Regional Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Study Room 1 (TRL)

Tween Movie Time

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Elementary, Teen
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Community Room (TRL)
Age Group: Elementary, Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Join us for a tween movie afternoon! 

We'll be watching "Pokémon: Detective Pikachu"

Bring your favorite blanket or camp chair and get comfy as we watch a movie on the big screen.  Designed for students in grades 4-7.

Tinker Time

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Elementary
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Anthony M. Natelli Community Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Tinker Time is a space for children to create, invent, tinker, build and discover using a variety of STEM toys and materials. Join us for some hands-on fun that will keep young minds active during summer break.

School's Out! Summer Challenge Kick-Off

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Birth - 5, Elementary, Teen, All Ages
C. Burr Artz Public Library
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Community Room (CBA)
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary, Teen, All Ages
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Celebrate the sunshine with an afternoon of summer fun at the C. Burr Artz Library!

TEEN THRIVE: Basketball Spelling Bee!

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen
Myersville Community Library
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Library Branch: Myersville Community Library
Room: Community Room (MY)
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Wellness
Event Details:

Join us for our first basketball spelling bee event. Be sure to wear comfortable clothes and appropriate kicks. For grades 6 - 12. 

Exploration Station

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Elementary
Emmitsburg Branch Library
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Library Branch: Emmitsburg Branch Library
Room: Community Room (EM)
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Make & Create, STEM
Event Details:

Children can learn and explore using STEAM-based activities. Caregivers are encouraged to connect with children and participate in the activities! Designed for elementary students in grades K-5.

Jewelry Making

6:00pm - 7:00pm
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:

Come make your own jewelry! We will supply all the materials; you bring the creativity!

For teens going into, 6-12 grade!

Read to a Therapy Dog with Wags for Hope

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Birth - 5, Elementary
Emmitsburg Branch Library
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Library Branch: Emmitsburg Branch Library
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Come share a story with a specially trained therapy dog form WAGS for Hope.

Totally Teen Time: Perler Pixel Art

6:00pm - 7:00pm
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:

Learn about video game sprites while creating your own Perler Bead pixel art.

Paws 2 Read with Go Team Therapy Dogs

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Elementary, All Ages
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Fireplace
Age Group: Elementary, All Ages
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Improve your reading confidence and make a new friend when you read aloud to a Go Team Therapy Dog.

Cancelled

Off-site at the Starlight Family Film Festival: DC League of Super-Pets (PG)

7:00pm - 10:00pm
Birth - 5, Elementary, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Get your popcorn ready, because Starlight is back! 

Movies start at 8:30 p.m., but the fun really begins with pre-show activities at 7 p.m.