Announcements

FCPL Winter Holiday Hours

Frederick County Public Libraries will be closed December 24 and December 25 for Christmas.

Library Visit at Sophie and Madigan's Playground

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth - 5, Elementary, All Ages
Around the Community
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Around the Community
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary, All Ages
Program Type: Outreach
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Join us at Sophie and Madigan's Playground for a visit filled with rhymes, songs, lots of movement, and fun!

Ramps and Other Native Edibles of Maryland

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adult
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Fireplace
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
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DRAFT:

Master Gardener Tiger Waddell will discuss the Ramp vegetable along with other lesser-known edible plants found in Maryland.

R.E.A.D.® with Wags for Hope

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Elementary
C. Burr Artz Public Library
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Programming Room (CBA)
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
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Children practice reading skills to the patient and adorable Reading Education Assistance Dogs. For Children Grades K-5. 

Earth Day Plant & Seed Swap

1:30pm - 4:00pm
Adult, All Ages
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Glassy Point
Age Group: Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
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Bring your seeds, bulbs and plants to swap.  Leave what you don't need while you get new specimens for your garden! You don't have to bring something to take something. A Master Gardener will be here to answer your questions.

"Secrets of the Asylum: Norwich State Hospital and My Family" by Julianne Mangin (A geneology author talk and book signing.)

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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: Books & Authors, History & Genealogy, Maryland Room
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Retired librarian Julianne Mangin was a reluctant genealogist -- at first. But after acquiring her ailing mother's genealogy files, something drew her into the family history.

Sunday Speaker: Susan Higginbotham

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adult
Brunswick Branch Library
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Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Community Room (BR)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Books & Authors, Education & Enjoyment
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Join local author Susan Higginbotham as she talks about her newly released book, The Queen of the Platform: A Novel of Women’s Rights Activist Ernestine Rose.