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.

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This event is in the "Elementary" group.

LEGO® Free Play

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room B at Middletown Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, Make & Create, STEM
Age Group:
Elementary
Event Details:

Bring a friend, meet a friend and enjoy an afternoon of LEGO® free play building! (FCPS closed)

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

Bring a friend, meet a friend and enjoy an afternoon of LEGO® free play building! (FCPS closed)

This event is in the "Elementary" group.

LEGO® Movie Build-Along: Moana!

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Anthony M. Natelli Community Room at Urbana Regional Library
Program Type:
Homeschool
Age Group:
Elementary
Event Details:

How far will you go building with LEGO®? Enjoy an afternoon of creative play and LEGO® building fun while watching the movie Moana (PG) in anticipation of Moana 2!

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

How far will you go building with LEGO®? Enjoy an afternoon of creative play and LEGO® building fun while watching the movie Moana (PG) in anticipation of Moana 2!

Thanksgiving Eve - Libraries Close at 5 pm

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 5:00pm - 9:00pm
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

Thanksgiving - Libraries Closed

All Day 11/28 - 11/29
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 "Elementary" group.

Artist Adventures: Picasso

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room (MID) at Middletown Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, Make & Create
Age Group:
Elementary
Event Details:

Join us for a fun and creative exploration of Pablo Picasso's cubism.  Discover how Picasso's unique style can inspire you to reimagine classic snowmen as colorful, geometric ...

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

Join us for a fun and creative exploration of Pablo Picasso's cubism.  Discover how Picasso's unique style can inspire you to reimagine classic snowmen as colorful, geometric masterpieces.  Ages 6-10.

This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Elementary Explorers: Design a Food Truck (ages 5-10)

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Inside Library (BR) at Brunswick Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool
Age Group:
Elementary
Event Details:

Feeling creative? Join us to read Duck, Duck, Taco Truck and create your own food truck design and menu. Hear from a real food truck owner! This program is for child...

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

Feeling creative? Join us to read Duck, Duck, Taco Truck and create your own food truck design and menu. Hear from a real food truck owner! 

This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Follow the Yellow Brick Road: Wicked STEAM

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Anthony M. Natelli Community Room at Urbana Regional Library
Program Type:
Homeschool
Age Group:
Elementary
Event Details:

Tornados, Bubbles, Flying Monkeys, and Hot Air Balloons! Let's have fun making and playing with the different ways people travel in the Land of OZ. Geared for elementary age childr...

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

Tornados, Bubbles, Flying Monkeys, and Hot Air Balloons! Let's have fun making and playing with the different ways people travel in the Land of OZ. Geared for elementary age children.

This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Dog Man Party (Grades K-5)

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Community Room (MY) at Myersville Community Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, Make & Create
Age Group:
Elementary
Event Details:

Come celebrate the release of Dav Pilkey's new Dog Man book Big Jim Begins! We will have Dog Man themed crafts, games and more! This program is aimed at Dog Man lovers grades K-5.&...

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

Come celebrate the release of Dav Pilkey's new Dog Man book Big Jim Begins! We will have Dog Man themed crafts, games and more! This program is aimed at Dog Man lovers grades K-5. 

This event is in the "Elementary" group.

R.E.A.D.® with Wags for Hope (ages 5-10)

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room B at Middletown Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool
Age Group:
Elementary
Event Details:

Practice reading skills to patient and adorable Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.). For Children Grades K-5. 

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

Practice reading skills to patient and adorable Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.). For Children Grades K-5. 

This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Elementary Explorers: Build a Bridge (ages 5-10)

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Community Room (BR) at Brunswick Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, STEM
Age Group:
Elementary
Event Details:

Enjoy a reading of Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty and then design a bridge using recycled materials. This program is for children in kindergarten through 5th grades (ages 5-1...

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

Enjoy a reading of Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty and then design a bridge using recycled materials. This program is for children in kindergarten through 5th grades (ages 5-10).

This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Do You Want to Draw a Snowman?

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Anthony M. Natelli Community Room at Urbana Regional Library
Program Type:
Homeschool
Age Group:
Elementary
Event Details:

Want to learn how to make your drawings POP? Learn about perspective while drawing a snowman. We'll create the illusion of 3D space on a flat surface while drawing some snowy ...

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

Want to learn how to make your drawings POP? Learn about perspective while drawing a snowman. We'll create the illusion of 3D space on a flat surface while drawing some snowy friends! For elementary age children.

This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Discovery Depot (Grades K-5)

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Community Room (MY) at Myersville Community Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, Make & Create, STEM
Age Group:
Elementary
Event Details:

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 "Teen" group.

Teen Time: Beeswax Candles (ages 11-18)

Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room (BR) at Brunswick Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, Make & Create, Wellness
Age Group:
Teen
Event Details:

Use sheets of beeswax to make your own candle!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, Make & Create, Wellness
Event Details:

Use sheets of beeswax to make your own candle!

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

This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Minecraft Monday (ages 6-10)

Monday, December 16, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room B at Middletown Branch Library
Program Type:
Computers & Technology, Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, STEM
Age Group:
Elementary
Event Details:

Join us for an hour of Minecraft creation. This program is for elementary age children who are ready to have fun crafting a world together. Never played, no problem, staff will be ...

Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Computers & Technology, Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, STEM
Event Details:

Join us for an hour of Minecraft creation. This program is for elementary age children who are ready to have fun crafting a world together. Never played, no problem, staff will be on hand to help with the basics.

This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Elementary Explorers: Games & Puzzles (ages 5-10)

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Community Room (BR) at Brunswick Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool
Age Group:
Elementary
Event Details:

Explore a variety of games and puzzles at the library. This program is for children in kindergarten through 5th grades (ages 5-10).

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

Explore a variety of games and puzzles at the library. This program is for children in kindergarten through 5th grades (ages 5-10).

This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Catch the Gingerbread Man with Sphero!

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Anthony M. Natelli Community Room at Urbana Regional Library
Program Type:
Homeschool
Age Group:
Elementary
Event Details:

Help the Gingerbread Man escape our Fairy Tale obstacle course using Sphero BOLT. Geared for elementary age children.

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

Help the Gingerbread Man escape our Fairy Tale obstacle course using Sphero BOLT. Geared for elementary age children.

This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Discovery Depot (Grades K-5)

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Community Room (MY) at Myersville Community Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, Make & Create, STEM
Age Group:
Elementary
Event Details:

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 Scene: Polymer Clay Pens and Shrinky Dink (ages 8-13)

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room A at Middletown Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, Make & Create
Age Group:
Elementary, Teen
Event Details:

Come join us after school to make your own polymer clay pen and for some shrinky dink crafting! Create your own design, pop it in the oven for a moment to set or shrink it and then...

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

Come join us after school to make your own polymer clay pen and for some shrinky dink crafting! Create your own design, pop it in the oven for a moment to set or shrink it and then reap the rewards of your excellent effort!

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Time: Design a Cookie Cutter! (ages 11-18)

Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room (BR) at Brunswick Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, Make & Create, STEM
Age Group:
Teen
Event Details:

Use a simple 3D modeling program to design your own custom cookie cutter to be 3D printed! Cookies not included.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, Make & Create, STEM
Event Details:

Use a simple 3D modeling program to design your own custom cookie cutter to be 3D printed! Cookies not included.

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

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 "Elementary" group.

Family STEAM: Animals in Winter

Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room (MID) at Middletown Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, STEM
Age Group:
Elementary
Event Details:

Join us for an opportunity to explore, learn and discover together!  We will provide the materials, bring your imagination and we can discover together.  For families 5 a...

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

Join us for an opportunity to explore, learn and discover together!  We will provide the materials, bring your imagination and we can discover together.  For families 5 and up.

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Time: Sonic Party for Teens! (ages 11-18)

Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room (BR) at Brunswick Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, Make & Create
Age Group:
Teen
Event Details:

Come celebrate the new movie with some fun Sonic the Hedgehog-themed activities at the library!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, Make & Create
Event Details:

Come celebrate the new movie with some fun Sonic the Hedgehog-themed activities at the library!

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

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

Dog Man "Crafternoon"

Monday, December 30, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Community Room (MID) at Middletown Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, Make & Create
Age Group:
Elementary, All Ages
Event Details:

While school is out, come to the library to celebrate everyone's favorite canine (or part canine) crime-fighter, Dog Man! We'll have crafts and activities! Program is geared to sch...

Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Room: Community Room (MID)
Age Group: Elementary, All Ages
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool, Make & Create
Event Details:

While school is out, come to the library to celebrate everyone's favorite canine (or part canine) crime-fighter, Dog Man! We'll have crafts and activities! Program is geared to school age children, ages 5 and up. (FCPS Closed)

This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Elementary Explorers: New Year's Eve Techno-Glow Dance Party (ages 5-10)*Please Note Time Change for Today's Program*

Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Room (BR) at Brunswick Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool
Age Group:
Elementary
Event Details:

*Please note time change for today's program due to the library closing at 5 today*Ring in the new year with a fun dance party at the library and an early countdown to 2025! T...

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

*Please note time change for today's program due to the library closing at 5 today*

Ring in the new year with a fun dance party at the library and an early countdown to 2025!