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This event is in the "Adult" group.

Pedestrian Safety with MDOT: A Program for Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:15am - 11:15am
Fireplace at Walkersville Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment
Age Group:
Adult
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Michael Davies from Maryland Dept. of Transportation (MDOT) discusses pedestrian safety and road rules from the pedestrian's perspective.

This program developed for adults with developmental disabilities and their caregivers.

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

Michael Davies from Maryland Dept. of Transportation (MDOT) discusses pedestrian safety and road rules from the pedestrian's perspective.

This program developed for adults with developmental disabilities and their caregivers.

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

Let's Get Ready for Kindergarten (ages 3-5)

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Community Room (MID) at Middletown Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Recurring Storytime
Age Group:
Birth - 5
:

Variety of preschool aged activities to support early literacy and school readiness skills. Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

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

Variety of preschool aged activities to support early literacy and school readiness skills. Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

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

School & STEM Skills for Preschoolers (ages 3-5)

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 11:15am - 11:45am
Community Room (BR) at Brunswick Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment
Age Group:
Birth - 5
:

Enjoy a variety of activities to help develop the skills needed for school. This program is for children ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Community Room (BR)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Enjoy a variety of activities to help develop the skills needed for school. This program is for children ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

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

Tiny STEAM

Wednesday, April 23, 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 "Elementary" group.

Seasonal Science!

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Anthony M. Natelli Community Room at Urbana Regional Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment
Age Group:
Elementary
:

Let's harness the wind!  Come and learn about wind currents and how they can be used a source of alternative energy. Create your own wind turbine and test it against our own winds. Geared for elementary-age children.

Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Anthony M. Natelli Community Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Let's harness the wind!  Come and learn about wind currents and how they can be used a source of alternative energy. Create your own wind turbine and test it against our own winds. Geared for elementary-age children.

This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Discovery Depot: City Nature Challenge (Grades K-5)

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Community Room (MY) at Myersville Community Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, Make & Create, STEM
Age Group:
Elementary
:

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

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

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

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

Tween-tastic: Design Your Own Stickers (Ages 8-13)

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Darrell L Batson Community Room at Walkersville Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, Tween
Age Group:
Elementary, Teen
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Whether you’re into drawing, lettering, or just love being creative, this program lets you bring your ideas to life and make stickers to take home and share with friends.

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

Whether you’re into drawing, lettering, or just love being creative, this program lets you bring your ideas to life and make stickers to take home and share with friends.

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

Tween Scene: Minecraft (ages 8-13)

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room A at Middletown Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, STEM
Age Group:
Elementary, Teen
:

This special Minecraft afternoon is just for tweens ages 8-13. Bring your friends and come see what you can create together in a creative world or battle the mobs and elements in survival, the choice is yours. Your adventure awaits!

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

This special Minecraft afternoon is just for tweens ages 8-13. Bring your friends and come see what you can create together in a creative world or battle the mobs and elements in survival, the choice is yours. Your adventure awaits!

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

Baby Storytime

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room (MID) at Middletown Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Recurring Storytime
Age Group:
Birth - 5
:

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

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

Little Builders

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Anthony M. Natelli Community Room at Urbana Regional Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment
Age Group:
Birth - 5
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Join us for a morning of building! Use the library's blocks and building toys to build with your little one while working on fine motor skills! For ages 0-5 with a caregiver.

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

Join us for a morning of building! Use the library's blocks and building toys to build with your little one while working on fine motor skills! For ages 0-5 with a caregiver.

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

School Skills

Thursday, April 24, 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 "Birth - 5" group.

School Skills for Preschoolers

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Darrell L Batson Community Room at Walkersville Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment
Age Group:
Birth - 5
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Preschoolers and their caregivers will practice school-readiness skills with cutting, tracing, play, and other literacy activities.

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

Preschoolers and their caregivers will practice school-readiness skills with cutting, tracing, play, and other literacy activities.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Senior Information Seminar in partnership with SOAR

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Community Room (BR) at Brunswick Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Wellness
Age Group:
Adult
:

Please join us to hear from members of the Senior Service Provider Community.

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

Please join us to hear from members of the Senior Service Provider Community.

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.

Game On! Boardgames and Videogames for Teens/Tweens

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
STEM Lab at C. Burr Artz Public Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment
Age Group:
Elementary, Teen
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Come and hang out, play videogames and boardgames, and enjoy some snacks! 

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

Come and hang out, play videogames and boardgames, and enjoy some snacks! 

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 "Teen" group.

Teen Library Council (Ages 11-18)

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Community Room (TRL) at Thurmont Regional Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment
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: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Community Room (TRL)
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
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 "Teen" group.

Sewing 101 Make-and-Take (Ages 10-18)

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room (MY) at Myersville Community Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, Tween
Age Group:
Teen
:

Learn the basics of using a sewing machine: threading the machine, straight stitching, back stitching, and more. Make and take home a small project.

For grades 5-12 / ages 10-18

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

Learn the basics of using a sewing machine: threading the machine, straight stitching, back stitching, and more. Make and take home a small project.

For grades 5-12 / ages 10-18

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Time: Minecraft Escape Room (ages 11-18)

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room (BR) at Brunswick Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, STEM
Age Group:
Teen
:

Can you solve all the puzzles and beat this Minecraft-themed escape room before your time is up?

This program is for teens in 6th through 12th grades (ages 11-18).

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

Can you solve all the puzzles and beat this Minecraft-themed escape room before your time is up?

This program is for teens in 6th through 12th grades (ages 11-18).

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

Starlight Storytime (ages birth - 5)

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Community Room (MID) at Middletown Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Recurring Storytime
Age Group:
Birth - 5
:

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

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

Special Storytime: City Nature Challenge (ages 0-5)

Friday, April 25, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room (MID) at Middletown Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Recurring Storytime
Age Group:
Birth - 5
:

Join FCPL for a City Nature Challenge storytime! We'll read books about nature, sing songs, and learn more about plants and animals found in our community.

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

Join FCPL for a City Nature Challenge storytime! We'll read books about nature, sing songs, and learn more about plants and animals found in our community.

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

FriYay: Fun on the Farm

Friday, April 25, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Darrell L Batson Community Room at Walkersville Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment
Age Group:
Birth - 5
:

Hay there, round 'em up and join us for these udderly amazing farm-themed activities! I herd you'll have an a-maize-ing time, no, legen-dairy time at this program! So hurry over, after all you just goat to love the farm life! 

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

Hay there, round 'em up and join us for these udderly amazing farm-themed activities! I herd you'll have an a-maize-ing time, no, legen-dairy time at this program! So hurry over, after all you just goat to love the farm life! 

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

Mahjong with AACF

Friday, April 25, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Room (CBA) at C. Burr Artz Public Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment
Age Group:
Adult, All Ages
:

Recurring mahjong and game event hosted by the Asian American Center of Frederick.

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

Recurring mahjong and game event hosted by the Asian American Center of Frederick.

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

Special Storytime with the MSO: My Violin is Not Broken (all ages)

Friday, April 25, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Community Room (MID) at Middletown Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, Special Storytime
Age Group:
Birth - 5, Elementary, All Ages
:

Join us in partnership with the Maryland Symphony Orchestra for a special musical reading of My Violin Is NOT Broken? A story of passion, perseverance, and grit, written by Evelyn Grundy. All ages welcome.

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

Join us in partnership with the Maryland Symphony Orchestra for a special musical reading of My Violin Is NOT Broken? A story of passion, perseverance, and grit, written by Evelyn Grundy. All ages welcome.

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

Children’s Festival

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 10:00am - 3:00pm
Around the Community
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Outreach
Age Group:
Birth - 5
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In conjunction with the National Month of the Young Child, the children and families of Frederick County are invited to experience the 35th Annual Children’s Festival in Baker Park, located at the corner of Bentz and Second Street in Downtown Fred

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Around the Community
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Outreach
Event Details:

In conjunction with the National Month of the Young Child, the children and families of Frederick County are invited to experience the 35th Annual Children’s Festival in Baker Park, located at the corner of Bentz and Second Street in Downtown Fred

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

Read to a Dog (ages 0-10)

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Inside Library (BR) at Brunswick Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment
Age Group:
Birth - 5, Elementary
:

Practice reading to a furry friend with Wags for Hope. This program is designed for children ages 0-10.

Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Inside Library (BR)
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Practice reading to a furry friend with Wags for Hope. This program is designed for children ages 0-10.