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.

Preschool 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
Event Details:

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

Musical Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Birth - 5
Myersville Community Library
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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.

Preschool 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:

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

Toddler Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Birth - 5
Middletown Branch Library
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Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Room: Community Room (MID)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and more! Designed for toddlers and their caregivers. Ages 18 - 36 mos.

Toddler Storytime (ages 2-3)

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! This program is for children ages 2-3 and their caregivers.

Play and Learn! with Emergency Preparedness

10:45am - 11:30am
Birth - 5
C. Burr Artz Public Library
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Programming Room (CBA)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Event Details:

Enjoy a variety of activities to help develop the skills needed for school. Frederick County's Emergency Preparedness team will join us for activities about community helpers. Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

Musical Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am
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

Musical Storytime

Music, movement, and stories for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

Toddler Play to Learn (ages 18-36 mos.)

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

Join us for play based learning, games and activities! Designed for toddlers and their caregivers.

Toddler Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am
Birth - 5
Walkersville Branch Library
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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.

Get Ready for Kindergarten

11:15am - 11:45am
Birth - 5
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Community Room (TRL)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Event Details:

Have fun exploring literacy, STEM, and art through play-based activities that integrate essential school skills.  Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver. 

Toddler Skills

11:30am - 12:00pm
Birth - 5
Walkersville Branch Library
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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. 

Cancelled

Sewing Studio

1:00pm - 3:30pm
Adult
Middletown Branch Library
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Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Make & Create
Event Details:

Bring your own sewing machine and learn how to use it! We will learn how to use our machines, machine maintenance, and complete small projects.

Open Chess Play

3:00pm - 4:00pm
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, Homeschool
Event Details:

Drop in to play chess for an hour! Experience preferred! 

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 Tuesday: Codebreaker Challenge

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teen
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: The Loft
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Put your puzzle-solving skills to the test! Crack ciphers and decode secret messages to uncover hidden clues. Discover the thrill of becoming a master codebreaker in this exciting, brain-teasing adventure!

STEAM Lab: Rainbow Corn

4:30pm - 5:00pm
Elementary
C. Burr Artz Public Library
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Programming Room (CBA)
Age Group: Elementary
Event Details:

Join us for a variety of science, technology, engineering, arts and math activities for elementary-aged children.

Elementary Explorers: Meet a Police Dog (ages 5-10)

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

Meet Kyro the police dog, a K9 officer with the Brunswick Police Department, and learn all about his job.

This program is for children in kindergarten through 5th grades (ages 5-10).

Family Fun Night: Fairy Houses (families ages 5 and up)

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Birth - 5, Elementary
Middletown Branch Library
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Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Room: Community Room (MID)
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool
Event Details:

Join us for an enchanting family adventure in fairy house building! Create whimsical homes together, sparking creativity and magical moments that will last a lifetime.

Friends of the Myersville Library Meeting

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Around the Community
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Around the Community
Program Type: Friends of the Library Meeting

Friends of the Myersville Library Meeting

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adult
Myersville Community Library
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Library Branch: Myersville Community Library
Room: Community Room (MY)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Friends of the Library Meeting
Reservation

Friends of the Library Emmitsburg Branch Meeting

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Emmitsburg Branch Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Emmitsburg Branch Library
Room: Community Room (EM)
Purpose of Meeting

Become a Friend of the Library! Learn about upcoming events and how you can help.

Valley Needle Crafters

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Elementary, Teen, Adult
Middletown Branch Library
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Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Room: Inside Library (MD)
Age Group: Elementary, Teen, Adult
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create
Event Details:

This is a group for those who would like to gather for a social time of crafting together. Instruction will be provided to new learners. Bring your own projects to work on and meet other local crafters.