Summer Reading Challenge Kick-Off Party (families)

10:00am - 12:00pm
Middletown Branch Library
Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Room: Community Room (MID)
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Let's celebrate the beginning of Summer and Summer Reading at the Middletown Library! Come join us for activities, crafts, games and more! 

Outdoor Musical Storytime: Under the Sea!

10:15am - 10:45am
Urbana Regional Library
Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Anthony M. Natelli Community Room
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Special Storytime
Event Details:

Come beat the heat and dive under the sea with us in this special storytime event featuring ocean stories, rhymes, and songs! Geared for ages 0-5 with a caregiver.

In the case of inclement weather, storytime will be held indoors.

Preschool Storytime

10:15am - 10:45am
C. Burr Artz Public Library
Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Community Room (CBA)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime

Preschool Storytime

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

Musical Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Myersville Community Library
Library Branch: Myersville Community Library
Room: Community Room (MY)
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.

Toddler Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Brunswick Branch Library
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! Designed for toddlers and their caregivers.

Baby Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
Thurmont Regional Library
Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Community Room (TRL)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Songs, stories, and play for babies and their grownups. Designed for ages 0-24 months with a caregiver.   Afterwards, we offer a "stay and play" for all to enjoy.

Instrument Petting Zoo

10:45am - 11:15am
Urbana Regional Library
Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Anthony M. Natelli Community Room
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Inspired by Musical Storytime? Play with a variety of instruments from around the world and make some music of your own! Geared for ages 0-5 with a caregiver.

Toddler Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am
Walkersville Branch Library
Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Yard - Walkersville
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Bring your wiggles for songs, stories, and fun for toddlers and their grownups. In the event of inclement weather, storytime will be held inside.

Fun Under the Sun with Mermaid Eureka

11:00am - 12:00pm
Edward F. Fry Memorial Library at Point of Rocks
Library Branch: Edward F. Fry Memorial Library at Point of Rocks
Room: Small Room
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary, All Ages
Program Type: Special Storytime
Event Details:

Splash into summer with Mermaid Eureka!

Toddler Skills

11:30am - 12:00pm
Walkersville Branch Library
Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Yard - Walkersville
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Introducing toddlers and their caregivers to a variety of preschool-readiness skills including fine motor development, social emotional skills, and early literacy activities. 

Summer Lunch Program

12:15pm - 1:00pm
Brunswick Branch Library
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 10 -August 16 (lunches will not be served on June 19 & July 4).

Teen Safety Series- Stop The Bleed

2:00pm - 4:00pm
C. Burr Artz Public Library
Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Programming Room (CBA)
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Join the Frederick Department of Fire and Rescue Services for a Teen-specific presentation of their "Stop The Bleed" program.

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.

Teen Studio: Crochet 101

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Urbana Regional Library
Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create
Event Details:

Get started with crocheting, a life-long hobby - with the talented ladies of the Woodlands!

Summer Explorers: Friendship Bracelets

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Brunswick Branch Library
Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Community Room (BR)
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create
Event Details:

Make a friendship bracelet to take home, and help us make a GIANT friendship bracelet to decorate the library!

Designed for children in grades K-5.

RPG Game Night

4:30pm - 6:30pm
Emmitsburg Branch Library
Library Branch: Emmitsburg Branch Library
Room: Community Room (EM)
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Grades 6-12. Get in on the action and become the character. Create and participate in a live action role-playing game.

Valley Needle Crafters

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Middletown Branch Library
Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Room: Family Play Area
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Make & Create
Event Details:

This is a group for those who would like to gather for a social time of crafting together. Bring your own projects to work on and meet other local crafters. Knitting, crochet, all fiber crafts welcome!