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.

Outreach at Women's Distance Festival

6:00am - 11:00am
Adult
Around the Community
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Around the Community
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Outreach

Community Farmer's Market

9:00am - 1:00pm
Adult, All Ages
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Outside Library (WA)
Age Group: Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Enjoy a variety of goods from local vendors at our Farmer's Market every Saturday from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Freedom BANG Fitness Class

10:00am - 11:00am
Adult
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Darrell L Batson Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Wellness
Event Details:

Freedom Bang is a pre-choreographed fusion of boxing, HIIT, hip hop, world dance, optional weighted gloves and just a touch of attitude.  Offering a wide range of intensity options to help you customize your workout.

The Whalemobile (Ages 5 and Older)

10:00am - 12:00pm
Elementary
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Fireplace
Age Group: Elementary
Event Details:

Calling whale enthusiast 5 years and older! Join us for a visit with a life-sized inflatable whale to learn all about how these creatures are similar to humans and have a chance to touch baleen, teeth, and bones, all from inside a whale.

Beat The Heat

10:00am - 2:45pm
Emmitsburg Branch Library
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Library Branch: Emmitsburg Branch Library
Room: Community Room (EM)

Beat The Heat

10:00am - 4:45pm
All Ages
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Community Room (TRL)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Beat the Heat and visit the library!  Drop-in between 10am -12pm and explore board games and fun for the whole family! Stay for an afternoon movie showing of "Super Mario Bros." (PG) at 1pm.  All ages invited!  

Beat The Heat

10:00am - 4:45pm
All Ages
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Thurmont Imagination Zone
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, STEM
Event Details:

Beat the Heat and visit the library.  Stop in at the Imagination Zone and let your imagination soar while exploring self-led STEAM activities.  

Family 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

Shake, Rattle and Read

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

Zumba Saturdays at the Library

10:15am - 11:00am
Adult
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Programming Room (UR)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Wellness
Event Details:

Ready to exercise! Ready to dance! Ready to shake off the pounds!  Zumba at the Library on Saturday mornings is the perfect solution!  

Stuffie Stortyime and Sleepover

10:15am - 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: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Do you ever wonder what your stuffed animals do while you're asleep?

Seed Saving

10:30am - 11:30am
Adult
Middletown Branch Library
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Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Learn how to harvest and save your seeds for next year's garden. Master Gardener, Megan Rice will teach us how to save and then share our seeds using the seed library.

Baby Storytime

11:00am - 11:00am
Birth - 5
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: Small Room
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.

Stitch Crew

11:00am - 2:00pm
Brunswick Branch Library
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Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Inside Library (BR)

Frederick County 275th: Frederick County Landmarks Foundation Plaque Your House Workshop With the Maryland Room

1:00pm - 3:00pm
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
Program Type: History & Genealogy, Maryland Room
Event Details:

The Frederick County Landmarks Foundation is bringing back a popular free series of how-to seminars on how to obtain a plaque for a historic home.  At each event, staff from the Frederick County Public Library’s Maryland Room, which specializ

Build and Play Day

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Birth - 5, Elementary
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
Program Type: Make & Create
Event Details:

Come build big with LEGO, Keva Planks, and more!

STEM Summer Enrichment

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

Complete various science and engineering activities to solve a puzzle.  STEM activities suitable for grades 4th through 8th.  Presented in partnership with the Frederick County Branch of The NAACP and Ten Plus, Inc.