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.

Senior Fitness: Improve your Balance

10:00am - 11:00am
Adult
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Fireplace
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Wellness
Event Details:

More than 1 in 4 older adults fall each year. Join us for information and learn some exercises to help improve your balance and prevent falls. Presented by Country Meadows.

Baby 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

Baby Storytime

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

Outdoor Baby Shark Storytime @ the Urbana Library Plaza

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:

Celebrate Shark Week with a fin-tastic storytime for the entire family! We'll have a visit from Baby Shark, read, sing, dance, and celebrate all creatures that swim under the sea! For ages 0-5 with a caregiver.

Shake, Rattle and Read

10:30am - 11:00am
Birth - 5
Middletown Branch Library
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Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Room: Inside Library (MD)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Enjoy a lively Storytime filled with music, movement. 

Offsite: Nature Storytime and Hike at Catoctin Mountain Park

10:30am - 11:30am
Birth - 5
Around the Community
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Around the Community
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Special Storytime
Event Details:

Spend a morning in nature. Enjoy a nature-themed storytime followed by an easy, ranger-guided hike. Come dressed for the weather. Meet at gravel parking lot across from park visitor center - 14707 Park Central Road, Thurmont, MD.

Frederick County 275th: Story Explorers at Utica District Park

11:00am - 11:30am
Birth - 5
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Outside Library (WA)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Special Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for a special preschool storytime located at Utica District Park 10200-B Old Frederick Rd, Frederick, MD 21701. We will meet near Shelter 1.

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.

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).

Board Game Bonanza!

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:

Join us for free play of all of our board games at the library! We will have experts in several games to help you learn if you want to play a game you never have before. Have a favorite that you want to share with others?

Dinosaur Princess Tea Party (ages 3-8)

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Birth - 5, Elementary
Middletown Branch Library
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Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Room: Inside Library (MD)
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, Special Storytime
Event Details:

Bring your little dinosaur and/or tea party hostess down for this one-of-a-kind tea party. We hope to answer a couple questions such as, "How Do Dinosaurs Show Good Manners" and how to be a gracious host with a little help from "Tea Rex".

Mandala Rock Painting

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen
C. Burr Artz Public Library
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Terrace
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Make & Create
Event Details:

Zen out and create a calming masterpiece on a rock!

Disclaimer(s)

Sign Language Interpreter

If an american sign language (asl) interpreter is needed for an event, we ask that you contact us one week in advance to ensure that we can process this request. If you need to cancel this request, we ask that you give us one weeks' notice.

Tween Time: Dog Man Party

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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
Event Details:

Enjoy some Dog Man and Cat Kid (and Captain Underpants) themed activities. Cartooning, trivia, and more! Designed for students in 3rd through 7th grades.

Offsite: Movie on the Green @ Brunswick Crossing-- Moana

8:00pm - 11:00pm
Elementary, All Ages
Brunswick Branch Library
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Brunswick Crossing
Age Group: Elementary, All Ages
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Join us on the lawn behind the Community Center at Brunswick Crossing for a free showing of the Disney-hit Moana on an enormous 28ft screen!  Pre-movie activities will start at 8:00pm, with the movie beginning at dusk (around 8: