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This event is in the "Birth - 5" group

Little Adventurers

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Community Room (EM) at Emmitsburg Branch Library
Program Type:
Make & Create, STEM
Age Group:
Birth - 5

Children learn and explore through hands on activities using science, technology, engineering, art, and math concepts at the library. Caregivers are encouraged to connect with children and participate in the activities!

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

Children learn and explore through hands on activities using science, technology, engineering, art, and math concepts at the library. Caregivers are encouraged to connect with children and participate in the activities!

This event is in the "Elementary" group

STEAM Lab: Marbled Paper

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Programming Room (CBA) at C. Burr Artz Public Library
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
Elementary

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

Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Programming Room (CBA)
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Birth - 5" group

Tiny STEAM

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:15am - 11:45am
Community Room (MY) at Myersville Community Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, STEM
Age Group:
Birth - 5

Explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math concepts. Designed for ages 2-5 with a caregiver.

Library Branch: Myersville Community Library
Room: Community Room (MY)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, STEM
Event Details:

Explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math concepts. Designed for ages 2-5 with a caregiver.

This event is in the "Birth - 5" group

School Skills

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 11:15am - 11:45am
Community Room (MY) at Myersville Community Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, STEM
Age Group:
Birth - 5

Young learners can practice skills they will need for school - listening, asking, writing, cutting, tracing, and more. Designed for ages 2-5 with a caregiver.

Library Branch: Myersville Community Library
Room: Community Room (MY)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, STEM
Event Details:

Young learners can practice skills they will need for school - listening, asking, writing, cutting, tracing, and more. Designed for ages 2-5 with a caregiver.

This event is in the "Elementary" group

Elementary Explorers: Welcome Winter

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Community Room (TRL) at Thurmont Regional Library
Program Type:
Homeschool, STEM
Age Group:
Elementary

Dive into a world of snowy fun! Explore hands-on activities, cool science, creative crafts, and winter wonders in a playful, discovery-filled adventure for elementary kids.

Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Community Room (TRL)
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Homeschool, STEM
Event Details:

Dive into a world of snowy fun! Explore hands-on activities, cool science, creative crafts, and winter wonders in a playful, discovery-filled adventure for elementary kids.

This event is in the "Elementary" group

Discovery Depot (Grades K-5)

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Community Room (MY) at Myersville Community Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, Make & Create, STEM
Age Group:
Elementary

Discover and explore the world around you through science, math, technology, history, art, and literature. For kids in grades K-5. 

Library Branch: Myersville Community Library
Room: Community Room (MY)
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Books & Authors, Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, Make & Create, STEM
Event Details:

Discover and explore the world around you through science, math, technology, history, art, and literature. For kids in grades K-5. 

This event is in the "Birth - 5" group

Fri-Yay: Pretend with Puppets

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Darrell L Batson Community Room at Walkersville Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, STEM
Age Group:
Birth - 5

Turn up your imagination and join us for a day of fun as children get the opportunity to play with puppets, no strings attached! Will your puppet be a chef grilling up some fun and feasts for all?

Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Darrell L Batson Community Room
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, STEM
Event Details:

Turn up your imagination and join us for a day of fun as children get the opportunity to play with puppets, no strings attached! Will your puppet be a chef grilling up some fun and feasts for all?

This event is in the "Elementary" group
This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Break My Game Tabletop Game Play Testing

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Room (CBA) at C. Burr Artz Public Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, STEM
Age Group:
Elementary, Teen, Adult, All Ages

Play testing in-progress tabletop game designs with the designers to give feedback and have fun.

Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Community Room (CBA)
Age Group: Elementary, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, STEM
Event Details:

Play testing in-progress tabletop game designs with the designers to give feedback and have fun.

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 "Birth - 5" group

Little Adventurers

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Community Room (EM) at Emmitsburg Branch Library
Program Type:
Make & Create, STEM
Age Group:
Birth - 5

Children learn and explore through hands on activities using science, technology, engineering, art, and math concepts at the library. Caregivers are encouraged to connect with children and participate in the activities!

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

Children learn and explore through hands on activities using science, technology, engineering, art, and math concepts at the library. Caregivers are encouraged to connect with children and participate in the activities!

This event is in the "Birth - 5" group

PreK Stem: Gingerbread Fun! (ages 3-6)

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Community Room (MID) at Middletown Branch Library
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
Birth - 5

Explore simple science concepts and hands-on learning inspired by gingerbread houses.  We'll read a fun book followed by related activities.  Dress for mess - for ages 3-6 with a caregiver. 

Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Room: Community Room (MID)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Explore simple science concepts and hands-on learning inspired by gingerbread houses.  We'll read a fun book followed by related activities.  Dress for mess - for ages 3-6 with a caregiver. 

This event is in the "Elementary" group

STEAM Lab: Zentangles

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Programming Room (CBA) at C. Burr Artz Public Library
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
Elementary

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

Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Programming Room (CBA)
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

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

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

Children's Museum at the Library (ages 2-5)

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room (MID) at Middletown Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, STEM
Age Group:
Birth - 5, Elementary

It's like a children's museum, but at the library!  Join us for an hour of fun engaging activities designed for experiential learning.  You never know what you might discover!  Ages 2-5 with a caregiver.

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

It's like a children's museum, but at the library!  Join us for an hour of fun engaging activities designed for experiential learning.  You never know what you might discover!  Ages 2-5 with a caregiver.

This event is in the "Birth - 5" group

Tiny STEAM

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 11:15am - 11:45am
Community Room (MY) at Myersville Community Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, STEM
Age Group:
Birth - 5

Explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math concepts. Designed for ages 2-5 with a caregiver.

Library Branch: Myersville Community Library
Room: Community Room (MY)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, STEM
Event Details:

Explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math concepts. Designed for ages 2-5 with a caregiver.

This event is in the "Birth - 5" group

School Skills

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 11:15am - 11:45am
Community Room (MY) at Myersville Community Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, STEM
Age Group:
Birth - 5

Young learners can practice skills they will need for school - listening, asking, writing, cutting, tracing, and more. Designed for ages 2-5 with a caregiver.

Library Branch: Myersville Community Library
Room: Community Room (MY)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, STEM
Event Details:

Young learners can practice skills they will need for school - listening, asking, writing, cutting, tracing, and more. Designed for ages 2-5 with a caregiver.

This event is in the "Elementary" group

Elementary Explorers: Holidays Around the World

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Community Room (TRL) at Thurmont Regional Library
Program Type:
Homeschool, STEM
Age Group:
Elementary

Everyone knows "The Big Three"- Christmas, Hannukah, and Kwanzaa, but did know that around the world we celebrate them all differently and there are plenty more outside of these three!

Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Community Room (TRL)
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Homeschool, STEM
Event Details:

Everyone knows "The Big Three"- Christmas, Hannukah, and Kwanzaa, but did know that around the world we celebrate them all differently and there are plenty more outside of these three!

This event is in the "Elementary" group

Discovery Depot (Grades K-5)

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Community Room (MY) at Myersville Community Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, Make & Create, STEM
Age Group:
Elementary

Discover and explore the world around you through science, math, technology, history, art, and literature. For kids in grades K-5. 

Library Branch: Myersville Community Library
Room: Community Room (MY)
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Books & Authors, Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, Make & Create, STEM
Event Details:

Discover and explore the world around you through science, math, technology, history, art, and literature. For kids in grades K-5. 

This event is in the "Birth - 5" group

Fri-Yay: Winter Challenge Spectacular

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Darrell L Batson Community Room at Walkersville Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, STEM
Age Group:
Birth - 5

Stuck inside and feeling bored? Looking for some winter-tainment? Join us for some frost-astic, winter-themed challenges that put your skills to the test!

Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Darrell L Batson Community Room
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, STEM
Event Details:

Stuck inside and feeling bored? Looking for some winter-tainment? Join us for some frost-astic, winter-themed challenges that put your skills to the test!

This event is in the "Birth - 5" group

Little Adventurers

Monday, December 22, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Community Room (EM) at Emmitsburg Branch Library
Program Type:
Make & Create, STEM
Age Group:
Birth - 5

Children learn and explore through hands on activities using science, technology, engineering, art, and math concepts at the library. Caregivers are encouraged to connect with children and participate in the activities!

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

Children learn and explore through hands on activities using science, technology, engineering, art, and math concepts at the library. Caregivers are encouraged to connect with children and participate in the activities!

This event is in the "Elementary" group

Minecraft Kids (Grades K-5)

Monday, December 22, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Anthony M. Natelli Community Room at Urbana Regional Library
Program Type:
Computers & Technology, STEM
Age Group:
Elementary

Let's build our own winter wonderland in Minecraft: Creative Mode! This program is for elementary age children who are ready to have fun crafting a snowy world together on the library's server.

Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Anthony M. Natelli Community Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Computers & Technology, STEM
Event Details:

Let's build our own winter wonderland in Minecraft: Creative Mode! This program is for elementary age children who are ready to have fun crafting a snowy world together on the library's server.

This event is in the "Teen" group

Minecraft Teens (ages 11-18)

Monday, December 22, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Anthony M. Natelli Community Room at Urbana Regional Library
Program Type:
Computers & Technology, STEM, Tween
Age Group:
Teen

Let's build our own winter wonderland in Minecraft: Creative Mode! This program is for tweens and teens who are ready to have fun crafting a snowy world together on the library's server.

Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Anthony M. Natelli Community Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Computers & Technology, STEM, Tween
Event Details:

Let's build our own winter wonderland in Minecraft: Creative Mode! This program is for tweens and teens who are ready to have fun crafting a snowy world together on the library's server.

This event is in the "Teen" group

Make Your Own Minigolf (Ages 9-13)

Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Anthony M. Natelli Community Room at Urbana Regional Library
Program Type:
Make & Create, STEM, Tween
Age Group:
Teen

Get creative with an engineering challenge! Work together in teams to design and build a minigolf course. At the end of the program test out all the minigolf holes and compete for the best score! For tweens in grades 4-8.

Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Anthony M. Natelli Community Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Make & Create, STEM, Tween
Event Details:

Get creative with an engineering challenge! Work together in teams to design and build a minigolf course. At the end of the program test out all the minigolf holes and compete for the best score! For tweens in grades 4-8.

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.

Christmas Holiday - Libraries Closed

All Day 12/24 - 12/25
Around the Community, Brunswick Branch Library, C. Burr Artz Public Library, Community Bookmobile, Early Start Bookmobile, Edward F. Fry Memorial Library at Point of Rocks, Emmitsburg Branch Library, Middletown Branch Library, Myersville Community Library, Thurmont Regional Library, Urbana Regional Library, Walkersville Branch Library
Closing
Branches:
Around the Community, Brunswick Branch Library, C. Burr Artz Public Library, Community Bookmobile, Early Start Bookmobile, Edward F. Fry Memorial Library at Point of Rocks, Emmitsburg Branch Library, Middletown Branch Library, Myersville Community Library, Thurmont Regional Library, Urbana Regional Library, Walkersville Branch Library
This event is in the "Birth - 5" group

Little Adventurers

Monday, December 29, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Community Room (EM) at Emmitsburg Branch Library
Program Type:
Make & Create, STEM
Age Group:
Birth - 5

Children learn and explore through hands on activities using science, technology, engineering, art, and math concepts at the library. Caregivers are encouraged to connect with children and participate in the activities!

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

Children learn and explore through hands on activities using science, technology, engineering, art, and math concepts at the library. Caregivers are encouraged to connect with children and participate in the activities!

This event is in the "Elementary" group

Minecraft Kids (Grades K-5)

Monday, December 29, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Anthony M. Natelli Community Room at Urbana Regional Library
Program Type:
Computers & Technology, STEM
Age Group:
Elementary

Let's build our own winter wonderland in Minecraft: Creative Mode! This program is for elementary age children who are ready to have fun crafting a snowy world together on the library's server.

Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Anthony M. Natelli Community Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Computers & Technology, STEM
Event Details:

Let's build our own winter wonderland in Minecraft: Creative Mode! This program is for elementary age children who are ready to have fun crafting a snowy world together on the library's server.