Upcoming Events

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

Next Steps is a drop-in reengagement and support program for youth and young adults ages 14–24 who may be feeling stuck, disconnected, or uncertain about their next steps in education, career, or life plann

Join us as Middletown's Teen Leadership Council meets. 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.

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

Stop by the Emmitsburg Library for some STEM-tastic fun. STEM related stations will be set up for hands on fun and experimentation. Age group: Elementary.

Painting with coffee? Drawing with rice? It sounds weird, but it works! We'll make paper look antique with coffee, then use rice to help create a map of an imaginary country.

Join us to make your own fabric collage and use it to decorate your room.

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

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

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

Join us as we celebrate Spring with stories, songs and crafts! Afterwards we will have an egg hunt throughout the library. It is sure to be an "egg-cellent " time! Designed for ages 0-5, with a caregiver.

Enjoy a variety of activities to help develop the skills needed for school. Designed for ages 0-5 with a caregiver.

Whether you're looking to find your inner peas, or turnip the fun, it's thyme to come to the Walkersville Branch Library! At this fruitful program you'll find fresh fun for the picking! After all, nothing beets gardening! 

Come learn about butterflies and other pollinators from the Catoctin Creek Nature Center. We invite all adults with developmental disabilities and their caregivers to join us for this fun, sensory event.

Have fun exploring literacy, science, mathematics, and art through play-based activities that integrate essential school skills.  Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver. 

Take a closer look and join the fun at the circus! Experience an exhilarating performance by Theatricks, and afterwards, dive into the world of circus arts by learning some entertaining and safe skills.

Join us for a 4*Town music experience!

Bring your favorite blanket and get comfy as we watch a movie on the big screen. 

We will be watching Turning Red and creating a fun themed craft. 

Join Middletown Library for Beauty and the Beast Storytime and Dance Experience, presented by Leading Edge Academy of Dance.

Calling all young writer's ages 12-17! We're inviting Teens to practice the craft of writing, share their work, and enjoy the wonderful world of writing. Stop by for activities and discussion with other teen writers.

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

We welcome adults who want to practice their English to a conversation class hosted by the Literacy Council of Frederick County.

School's out and Stuffie Camp is just beginning! Bring your stuffed animal to the Emmitsburg Library anytime 10am-5pm on Monday, April 6th to register for Camp. Then say good-bye as your stuffie stays behind for two days of fun adventures.

Join us for a presentation or caregiver-led discussion and playgroup for tips and tricks to help navigate raising little ones.