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Tween - Earth Day Celebration (Ages 9-13)

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 3:45pm - 4:30pm
Community Room (EM) at Emmitsburg Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, Tween
Age Group:
Elementary, Teen

Let's Celebrate Earth Day! This eco-friendly program invites tweens (ages 9-13) to create unique, sustainable art using recycled and natural materials.

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

Let's Celebrate Earth Day! This eco-friendly program invites tweens (ages 9-13) to create unique, sustainable art using recycled and natural materials.

This event is in the "Elementary" group
This event is in the "Teen" group

Tween-Tastic: Pet Rocks (Ages 8-13)

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Darrell L Batson Community Room at Walkersville Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Tween
Age Group:
Elementary, Teen

Transform ordinary rocks into fun and unique pet companions! Decorate them with paint and embellishments to create colorful, one-of-a-kind characters.

This program is intended for tweens between the ages of 8 and 13.

Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Darrell L Batson Community Room
Age Group: Elementary, Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Tween
Event Details:

Transform ordinary rocks into fun and unique pet companions! Decorate them with paint and embellishments to create colorful, one-of-a-kind characters.

This program is intended for tweens between the ages of 8 and 13.

This event is in the "Elementary" group
This event is in the "Teen" group

Tween Scene: Insect Mimicry (ages 8-13)

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room B at Middletown Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, Make & Create, STEM, Tween
Age Group:
Elementary, Teen

Are you a bug lover? Or just curious about insects and nature? Come get up close and personal with exciting insect specimens and a few arthropods!

Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Elementary, Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, Make & Create, STEM, Tween
Event Details:

Are you a bug lover? Or just curious about insects and nature? Come get up close and personal with exciting insect specimens and a few arthropods!

This event is in the "Teen" group

Dungeons & Dragons (Ages 10-18)

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Community Room (MID) at Middletown Branch Library
Program Type:
Tween
Age Group:
Teen

Join us for Dungeons & Dragons! Play through an exciting campaign DMed by one of our library teens. To sign up for DM slot, contact the librarian. Beginners arrive 15 minutes early for character creation.

Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Room: Community Room (MID)
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Tween
Event Details:

Join us for Dungeons & Dragons! Play through an exciting campaign DMed by one of our library teens. To sign up for DM slot, contact the librarian. Beginners arrive 15 minutes early for character creation.

This event is in the "Teen" group

Library Tween Hangout (Ages 9-13)

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Community Room (TRL) at Thurmont Regional Library
Program Type:
Tween
Age Group:
Teen

Tweens are invited to a library party just for them! Join us for games, creative activities, and time to hang out with friends in a relaxed, welcoming space. Ages 9-13.

Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Community Room (TRL)
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Tween
Event Details:

Tweens are invited to a library party just for them! Join us for games, creative activities, and time to hang out with friends in a relaxed, welcoming space. Ages 9-13.

This event is in the "Teen" group

Teen Library Council (TLC) ages 11-18

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Small Conference Room at Urbana Regional Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, Tween, Wellness
Age Group:
Teen

Tweens and teens, grades 6 through 12, meet to collaborate with each other and teen librarians on upcoming library events and to plan teen-led projects.  Teen Library Council (TLC) is an opportunity for teens to make an impact within the libr

Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, Tween, Wellness
Event Details:

Tweens and teens, grades 6 through 12, meet to collaborate with each other and teen librarians on upcoming library events and to plan teen-led projects.  Teen Library Council (TLC) is an opportunity for teens to make an impact within the libr

This event is in the "Elementary" group
This event is in the "Teen" group

Take a Closer Look: Behind the Bouquet with Abloom Flowers

Friday, April 24, 2026 at 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Darrell L Batson Community Room at Walkersville Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, Tween
Age Group:
Elementary, Teen

Join us for a hands‑on introduction to the world of flowers! Elementary and Teen participants will learn the basics of caring for fresh flowers, including how to keep them healthy, hydrated, and long‑lasting.

Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Darrell L Batson Community Room
Age Group: Elementary, Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, Tween
Event Details:

Join us for a hands‑on introduction to the world of flowers! Elementary and Teen participants will learn the basics of caring for fresh flowers, including how to keep them healthy, hydrated, and long‑lasting.

This event is in the "Elementary" group
This event is in the "Teen" group

Tween-Tastic: National Denim Day Craft (Ages 8-13)

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Darrell L Batson Community Room at Walkersville Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Tween
Age Group:
Elementary, Teen

Join us for a National Denim Day craft as we design jean‑inspired creations.

Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Darrell L Batson Community Room
Age Group: Elementary, Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Tween
Event Details:

Join us for a National Denim Day craft as we design jean‑inspired creations.

This event is in the "Teen" group

Tween Gaming Hour: Switch Edition (ages 9-13)

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Community Room (TRL) at Thurmont Regional Library
Program Type:
Tween
Age Group:
Teen

Play our Nintendo Switch or bring your own and play with friends! Open to all skill levels for ages 9-13.

Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Community Room (TRL)
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Tween
Event Details:

Play our Nintendo Switch or bring your own and play with friends! Open to all skill levels for ages 9-13.

This event is in the "Teen" group

Teen Flower Crowns (ages 11-18)

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Small Conference Room at Urbana Regional Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, Tween, Wellness
Age Group:
Teen

Welcome spring at the library! Join us for the afternoon and create your own unique flower crowns! For ages 11-18. All activities while supplies last. 

Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, Tween, Wellness
Event Details:

Welcome spring at the library! Join us for the afternoon and create your own unique flower crowns! For ages 11-18. All activities while supplies last. 

This event is in the "Elementary" group
This event is in the "Teen" group

Tween Hangout (Ages 8-12)

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room A at Middletown Branch Library
Program Type:
Computers & Technology, Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, Tween
Age Group:
Elementary, Teen

Looking for a fun way to spend your afternoon? Whether you're into crafting, gaming, or both, this is the perfect opportunity to relax, hang out, and make new friends in a creative and friendly environment!

Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Elementary, Teen
Program Type: Computers & Technology, Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, Tween
Event Details:

Looking for a fun way to spend your afternoon? Whether you're into crafting, gaming, or both, this is the perfect opportunity to relax, hang out, and make new friends in a creative and friendly environment!

This event is in the "Teen" group

Anime Afternoon (Ages 10-17)

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Community Room (TRL) at Thurmont Regional Library
Program Type:
Tween
Age Group:
Teen

Anime Afternoon is a place to chat with other enthusiasts about your favorite anime and manga! Chat about what you're currently reading and watching.

Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Community Room (TRL)
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Tween
Event Details:

Anime Afternoon is a place to chat with other enthusiasts about your favorite anime and manga! Chat about what you're currently reading and watching.

This event is in the "Elementary" group
This event is in the "Teen" group

Tween Scene: Minecraft Monday (Ages 10-13)

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 6:00pm - 6:45pm
Darrell L Batson Community Room at Walkersville Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Tween
Age Group:
Elementary, Teen

Mine, build, and explore with like-minded tweens in our library Minecraft server!

Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Darrell L Batson Community Room
Age Group: Elementary, Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Tween
Event Details:

Mine, build, and explore with like-minded tweens in our library Minecraft server!

This event is in the "Elementary" group
This event is in the "Teen" group

Teen Gel Air Freshener (Ages 9-18)

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Community Room (EM) at Emmitsburg Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, Tween
Age Group:
Elementary, Teen

Bring spring into your space by making your own homemade gel air freshener. Using gelatin and essential oils, we will guide you through the process, from choosing scents and colors to adding decorations to make it your own.

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

Bring spring into your space by making your own homemade gel air freshener. Using gelatin and essential oils, we will guide you through the process, from choosing scents and colors to adding decorations to make it your own.

This event is in the "Teen" group

Teen Time: Koinobori (Carp) Kites (Ages 11-18)

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
STEM Lab at C. Burr Artz Public Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Tween
Age Group:
Teen

Come create a Japanese Koinobori (carp) kite and learning about Japanese culture! While supplies last. Ages 11-18.

Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: STEM Lab
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Tween
Event Details:

Come create a Japanese Koinobori (carp) kite and learning about Japanese culture! While supplies last. Ages 11-18.

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.
This event is in the "Elementary" group
This event is in the "Teen" group

Tween-Tastic: Stick Figures (Ages 8-13)

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Darrell L Batson Community Room at Walkersville Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Tween
Age Group:
Elementary, Teen

Create nature-inspired art by using collected sticks and natural materials to design and decorate unique stick figures that celebrate creativity and the outdoors.

Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Darrell L Batson Community Room
Age Group: Elementary, Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Tween
Event Details:

Create nature-inspired art by using collected sticks and natural materials to design and decorate unique stick figures that celebrate creativity and the outdoors.

This event is in the "Elementary" group
This event is in the "Teen" group

Tween: Buttons

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
C. Burr Artz Public Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, Tween
Age Group:
Elementary, Teen

Join us for a series of DIY projects. Materials will be provided, just bring your creative energy and some inspiration.

Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Age Group: Elementary, Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, Tween
Event Details:

Join us for a series of DIY projects. Materials will be provided, just bring your creative energy and some inspiration.

This event is in the "Elementary" group

YMCA STEM Quest @Emmitsburg Library

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Community Room (EM) at Emmitsburg Branch Library
Program Type:
STEM, Tween
Age Group:
Elementary

YMCA is coming to your neighborhood!

Library Branch: Emmitsburg Branch Library
Room: Community Room (EM)
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: STEM, Tween
Event Details:

YMCA is coming to your neighborhood!

This event is in the "Teen" group

Teen and Tween Open Chess Play (Ages 9-18)

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Community Room (TRL) at Thurmont Regional Library
Program Type:
Tween
Age Group:
Teen

Spend the first Thursday of the month with a game of chess! Open to all levels of chess players, bring your own chess set or use one of ours. Bring your friends and meet other chess enthusiasts. Ages 9-18. 

Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Community Room (TRL)
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Tween
Event Details:

Spend the first Thursday of the month with a game of chess! Open to all levels of chess players, bring your own chess set or use one of ours. Bring your friends and meet other chess enthusiasts. Ages 9-18. 

This event is in the "Elementary" group
This event is in the "Teen" group

Tween Time: Summer Bucket List (3rd through 8th grades)

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Inside Library (BR) at Brunswick Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Tween
Age Group:
Elementary, Teen

What are you hoping to do this summer? Dream big and join us to get creative and make some summer bucket list punch cards!

This program is for our Tween patrons in 3rd through 8th grades.

Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Inside Library (BR)
Age Group: Elementary, Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Tween
Event Details:

What are you hoping to do this summer? Dream big and join us to get creative and make some summer bucket list punch cards!

This program is for our Tween patrons in 3rd through 8th grades.

This event is in the "Teen" group

Teen Library Council (TLC) ages 11-18

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Small Conference Room at Urbana Regional Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, Tween, Wellness
Age Group:
Teen

Tweens and teens, grades 6 through 12, meet to collaborate with each other and teen librarians on upcoming library events and to plan teen-led projects.  This month will feature a therapy dog, provided by the

Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, Tween, Wellness
Event Details:

Tweens and teens, grades 6 through 12, meet to collaborate with each other and teen librarians on upcoming library events and to plan teen-led projects.  This month will feature a therapy dog, provided by the

This event is in the "Teen" group

Wicked for Good: Movie and Craft (Ages 10-18)

Monday, May 11, 2026 at 3:30pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room A at Middletown Branch Library
Program Type:
Make & Create, Tween
Age Group:
Teen

Enjoy the conclusion to this wicked good story. Feel free to sing along. Wicked themed crafts and popcorn will be provided. 

Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Make & Create, Tween
Event Details:

Enjoy the conclusion to this wicked good story. Feel free to sing along. Wicked themed crafts and popcorn will be provided. 

This event is in the "Teen" group

Teen Intro to Story Building & Participation in Dungeons and Dragons(Ages13-17)

Monday, May 11, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Community Room (TRL) at Thurmont Regional Library
Program Type:
Tween
Age Group:
Teen

Join a local Dm and learn how about story building and how to participate in Dungeons and Dragons!

Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Community Room (TRL)
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Tween
Event Details:

Join a local Dm and learn how about story building and how to participate in Dungeons and Dragons!

This event is in the "Teen" group

Club Crochet (Ages 9-18)

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Conference Room at Urbana Regional Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, Tween, Wellness
Age Group:
Teen

Get crocheting with the skilled ladies of the Woodlands and this month, with a therapy dog provided by the Wags for Hope volunteers. Whether you are a practiced hand or it's your fir

Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, Tween, Wellness
Event Details:

Get crocheting with the skilled ladies of the Woodlands and this month, with a therapy dog provided by the Wags for Hope volunteers. Whether you are a practiced hand or it's your fir

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.