Upcoming Events

Get into the holiday spirit and design your own gingerbread house—no baking required! You’ll build and decorate a cardboard house using paint markers and plenty of creativity.

Come in, create a character, and join a one-shot of a tabletop role playing game! Different games to be featured.

Get creative and explore the world of art through hands-on projects and imaginative fun! Each session features a new artistic adventure designed for young artists to express themselves, try new techniques, and make something awesome.

Join Thurmont area resident and retired U.S. Ambassador Shaun Donnelly in a group conversation on International Affairs!

Discover the latest high-tech safety features in your current vehicle — or learn what to look for when shopping for your next one. Explore how systems like blind spot warning and forward collision alerts help keep you safer on the road.

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

Join us for a short walk around town.  We will stop at the Antique Mall for a short presentation.  During our walk, we will share what we are reading and watching.

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.

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.

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

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

New to anime and manga? A long time fan? Join us to discuss your favorite series, learn a little about Japan, and celebrate the joy of anime and manga! 

Come practice your reading skills with patient and adorable Reading Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.) from WAGS for Hope! For children grade K-5.

Come decorate the Teen Zone windows with fun winter art using chalk markers!

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

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

Music without lyrics can sometimes strike a deeper chord. In this workshop, we're going to listen to two pieces of music and develop two different characters based on the emotions, moods, and rhythms the two songs conjure.

Join Go Team Therapy Dogs to improve your reading confidence and make a new friend when you read aloud to a therapy dog.

Songs, stories and fun for the whole family. 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.

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?

Once a year, Frederick County’s historic sites and museums provide visitors with a reminder of our area's remarkable past.

It's Jane Austen's 250th birthday this month!

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