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This event is in the "Teen" group.

Tween Evening: Video Game Trivia Night

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 6:00pm - 6:45pm
Thurmont Imagination Zone at Thurmont Regional Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment
Age Group:
Elementary, Teen
Event Details:

Test your video game knowledge! There will be trivia. There will be snacks. There will be prizes. Join as an individual or bring some friends and play as a team.  This prog...

Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Thurmont Imagination Zone
Age Group: Elementary, Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Test your video game knowledge! There will be trivia. There will be snacks. There will be prizes. Join as an individual or bring some friends and play as a team. 

This program is geared toward students in grades 4-7. 

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Special Note Regarding Children's Programs

Any food/beverage offered may contain ingredients which may cause allergic reaction, i.e., wheat, nuts, soy, etc. Parents/guardians, please be advised that it is solely your responsibility to ensure the welfare of the children in your care and your option to allow/disallow the products offered. Registration for this event acknowledges that you have read and understand this caution.
This event is in the "Birth - 5" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Read to a Therapy Dog with Wags for Hope

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Emmitsburg Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment
Age Group:
Birth - 5, Elementary
Event Details:

Come share a story with a specially trained therapy dog form WAGS for Hope.

Library Branch: Emmitsburg Branch Library
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Come share a story with a specially trained therapy dog form WAGS for Hope.

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Totally Teen Time: Bandanas

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room (BR) at Brunswick Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create
Age Group:
Teen
Event Details:

Use fabric markers, paint, and more to create your own one-of-a-kind bandana! This program is recommended for teens in grades 6 through 12.

Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Community Room (BR)
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create
Event Details:

Use fabric markers, paint, and more to create your own one-of-a-kind bandana!

This program is recommended for teens in grades 6 through 12.

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Paws 2 Read with Go Team Therapy Dogs

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Fireplace at Walkersville Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Join Go Team Therapy Dogs to improve your reading confidence and make a new friend when you read aloud to a therapy dog.

Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Fireplace
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Join Go Team Therapy Dogs to improve your reading confidence and make a new friend when you read aloud to a therapy dog.

This event is in the "Birth - 5" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Strong Families: Mind + Body Kids Yoga Launch

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room (CBA) at C. Burr Artz Public Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Wellness
Age Group:
Birth - 5, Elementary, All Ages
Event Details:

Join us to launch the Mind+Body Kids Yoga Series! Learn how yoga helps children manage emotions, discover ways in which Frederick County supports youth development, and receive a f...

Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Community Room (CBA)
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary, All Ages
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Wellness
Event Details:

Join us to launch the Mind+Body Kids Yoga Series! Learn how yoga helps children manage emotions, discover ways in which Frederick County supports youth development, and receive a free kids’ yoga mat (while supplies last)

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Book Bike at Frederick Coffee Co

Friday, May 10, 2024 at 9:30am - 11:30am
Around the Community
Program Type:
Outreach
Age Group:
All Ages
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Around the Community
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Outreach
This event is in the "Adult" group.

FCPS Recruitment Event

Friday, May 10, 2024 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Community Room (BR) at Brunswick Branch Library
Program Type:
Business & Job Skills
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Stop in to learn about FCPS employment opportunities during this job fair style program and information session.

Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Community Room (BR)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Business & Job Skills
Event Details:

Stop in to learn about FCPS employment opportunities during this job fair style program and information session.

This event is in the "Birth - 5" group.

Baby Storytime

Friday, May 10, 2024 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Community Room (CBA) at C. Burr Artz Public Library
Program Type:
Recurring Storytime
Age Group:
Birth - 5
Event Details:

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

Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Community Room (CBA)
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.

This event is in the "Birth - 5" group.

Outdoor Punk Rock Storytime!

Friday, May 10, 2024 at 10:15am - 10:45am
World Market at Urbana Regional Library
Program Type:
Special Storytime
Age Group:
Birth - 5
Event Details:

Calling all cats and kittens! Lace up your kicks and put on your jackets. It's time to rock out! Rock and roll themed music, movement, and stories for the whole families. Designed ...

Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: World Market
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Special Storytime
Event Details:

Calling all cats and kittens! Lace up your kicks and put on your jackets. It's time to rock out! Rock and roll themed music, movement, and stories for the whole families. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

This event is in the "Birth - 5" group.

Family Storytime

Friday, May 10, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Community Room (MID) at Middletown Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Recurring Storytime
Age Group:
Birth - 5
Event Details:

Songs, stories and fun for the whole family. Designed for ages 0-5, with a caregiver.

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

Songs, stories and fun for the whole family. Designed for ages 0-5, with a caregiver.

This event is in the "Birth - 5" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Fri-Yay! Touch-a-Tractor

Friday, May 10, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Yard - Walkersville at Walkersville Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment
Age Group:
Birth - 5, Elementary
Event Details:

It's tractor time! Join us and our friends from Ceresville New Holland for this special Touch-a-Tractor event and get a close up look at one of these magnificent machines! In th...

Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Yard - Walkersville
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

It's tractor time! Join us and our friends from Ceresville New Holland for this special Touch-a-Tractor event and get a close up look at one of these magnificent machines!

This event is in the "Birth - 5" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Homeschool Series: 4H AGsploration Mini Lessons Presented by Maryland Extension | Milk in Motion

Friday, May 10, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
STEM Lab at C. Burr Artz Public Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, STEM
Age Group:
Birth - 5, Elementary, All Ages
Event Details:

The University of Maryland Extension Program will be presenting a mini series on agriculture! AGsploration lessons are a statewide curriculum designed to increase middle ...

Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: STEM Lab
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary, All Ages
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, STEM
Event Details:

The University of Maryland Extension Program will be presenting a mini series on agriculture! AGsploration lessons are a statewide curriculum designed to increase middle school student agriculture literacy and STEM (science, technol

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Connect: Drones

Friday, May 10, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
The Loft at Walkersville Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment
Age Group:
Teen
Event Details:

Fly high with our new indoor drones! Take the controls and navigate through indoor spaces with ease and excitement.

Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: The Loft
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Fly high with our new indoor drones! Take the controls and navigate through indoor spaces with ease and excitement.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Freedom BANG Fitness Class

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Darrell L Batson Community Room at Walkersville Branch Library
Program Type:
Wellness
Age Group:
Adult
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 op...

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.

This event is in the "Birth - 5" group.

Family Storytime

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Community Room (CBA) at C. Burr Artz Public Library
Program Type:
Recurring Storytime
Age Group:
Birth - 5
Event Details:

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

Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Community Room (CBA)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Elementary" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Introduction to Chess

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Community Room (MY) at Myersville Community Library
Age Group:
Elementary, All Ages
Event Details:

Learn about the classic game of chess with a representative of the Frederick Chess Club. This program will explore its pieces, their moves, and the chess culture of our area, ...

Library Branch: Myersville Community Library
Room: Community Room (MY)
Age Group: Elementary, All Ages
Event Details:

Learn about the classic game of chess with a representative of the Frederick Chess Club. This program will explore its pieces, their moves, and the chess culture of our area, before allowing participants a chance to play the game with other a

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Seed Library: Container Gardening

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A at Middletown Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

This program, presented by Master Gardener Pat Strawder, focuses on growing vegetables, small fruits, and flowers in a variety of containers. Container gardening allows you to “gar...

Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

This program, presented by Master Gardener Pat Strawder, focuses on growing vegetables, small fruits, and flowers in a variety of containers. Container gardening allows you to “garden” even if you don’t have space for a regular in ground garden.

This event is in the "Birth - 5" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Family Storytime

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Inside Library (TRL) at Thurmont Regional Library
Program Type:
Recurring Storytime
Age Group:
Birth - 5, Elementary, All Ages
Event Details:

Stories, movement, music, and fun for the entire family.  Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver. 

Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Inside Library (TRL)
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary, All Ages
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Stories, movement, music, and fun for the entire family.  Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver. 

This event is in the "Birth - 5" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

My Grown-Up and Me

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Community Room (EM) at Emmitsburg Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create
Age Group:
Birth - 5, Elementary
Event Details:

It's that time of the year where we celebrate the moms and the ladies in our lives! Come by the library with your little ones to create a craft and long-lasting memories together. ...

Library Branch: Emmitsburg Branch Library
Room: Community Room (EM)
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create
Event Details:

It's that time of the year where we celebrate the moms and the ladies in our lives! Come by the library with your little ones to create a craft and long-lasting memories together. For ages 12 and under.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Adult Crafternoon: Knitting for Beginners

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 11:00am - 2:00pm
STEM Lab at C. Burr Artz Public Library
Program Type:
Make & Create
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Come learn how to knit with help from local crafters! You can also bring your own project to work on and enjoy spending time with like minded people in the community.

Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: STEM Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Make & Create
Event Details:

Come learn how to knit with help from local crafters! You can also bring your own project to work on and enjoy spending time with like minded people in the community.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Make and Take a Bouquet

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Community Room (BR) at Brunswick Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Come join Master Gardener Tiger Waddell at the Brunswick Library as she teaches the art of flower arranging! Bring your mom, grandmother or anyone in your life that deserves a litt...

Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Community Room (BR)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Come join Master Gardener Tiger Waddell at the Brunswick Library as she teaches the art of flower arranging! Bring your mom, grandmother or anyone in your life that deserves a little flowery fun and make a bouquet to take home.

Lions Club Day of Service

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Room (MID) at Middletown Branch Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Lion's Club Day invites the community to participate in their annual Day of Service.

Middletown Branch Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Room: Community Room (MID)
Purpose of Meeting

Lion's Club Day invites the community to participate in their annual Day of Service.

Tip Me Frederick Open Board Meeting

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 1:45pm - 4:30pm
Small Meeting Room at Thurmont Regional Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Board meeting open to the public

Thurmont Regional Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Board meeting open to the public

This event is in the "Elementary" group.

R.E.A.D.® with Wags for Hope

Sunday, May 12, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Programming Room (UR) at Urbana Regional Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment
Age Group:
Elementary
Event Details:

Children practice reading skills to the patient and adorable Reading Education Assistance Dogs. For Children Grades K-5. 

Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Programming Room (UR)
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Children practice reading skills to the patient and adorable Reading Education Assistance Dogs. For Children Grades K-5.