Week Calendar

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Enjoy the summer sun with these fun outdoor activities. Visit FCPL's Twitter account to view this program. View past recordings of this and other virtual programs on FCPL's Recent Virtual Programs page.

Learn how to make a quick and easy wind chime using a cookie cutter. Visit FCPL's Facebook page to attend this program. View past recordings of this and other virtual programs on FCPL's Recent Virtual Programs page.

Explore your creativity through fun, easy, and sometimes messy art projects. Visit FCPL's Facebook page to attend this program. View past recordings of this and other virtual programs on FCPL's Recent Virtual Programs page.

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

Songs, stories, and fun for toddlers and their grownups. Designed for 2 year olds with a caregiver.

Join us weekdays at 10 a.m. for our daily virtual storytime for children ages 0-5 at Facebook.com/FredCoLibrary/. Enjoy, stories, fingerplays, rhymes, and more. Watch past storytimes on our Youtube Storytime Channel.

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

Songs, stories, and fun for toddlers and their grownups. Designed for 2 year olds with a caregiver.

Music, movement, and stories for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

Songs, stories, and fun for preschoolers and their grownups. Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

Songs, stories, and fun for toddlers and their grownups. Designed for 2 year olds with a caregiver.

We're taking sensory play to a whole new level. Come play and leave your mess at the library!

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

Songs, stories, and fun for toddlers and their grownups. Designed for 2 year olds with a caregiver.

Songs, stories, and fun for toddlers and their grownups. Designed for 2 year olds with a caregiver.

Join us weekdays at 10 a.m. for our daily virtual storytime for children ages 0-5 at Facebook.com/FredCoLibrary/. Enjoy, stories, fingerplays, rhymes, and more. Watch past storytimes on our Youtube Storytime Channel.

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

Music, movement, and stories for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

Songs, stories, and fun for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

Music, movement, and stories for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

Caregivers and children work together to practice and improve social skills.

Hear a story, ask questions, and take pictures with Frederick Keys mascot Keyote and a Keys player.

STEM projects geared toward smaller hands and imaginations.

Storytime to engage your developing newborn. Ideal for babes in arms.

Music, movement, and stories for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

Songs, stories, and fun for preschoolers and their grownups. Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

Join us weekdays at 10 a.m. for our daily virtual storytime for children ages 0-5 at Facebook.com/FredCoLibrary/. Enjoy, stories, fingerplays, rhymes, and more. Watch past storytimes on our Youtube Storytime Channel.

Join us weekdays at 10 a.m. for our daily virtual storytime for children ages 0-5 at Facebook.com/FredCoLibrary/. Enjoy, stories, fingerplays, rhymes, and more. Watch past storytimes on our Youtube Storytime Channel.

Music, movement, and stories for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

Caregivers and children work together to develop and strengthen school readiness skills.

Songs, stories, and fun for preschoolers and their grownups. Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

Songs, stories, and fun for toddlers and their grownups. Designed for 2 year olds with a caregiver.

Songs, stories, and fun for toddlers and their grownups. Designed for 2 year olds with a caregiver.

Music, movement, and stories for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

Songs, stories, and fun for preschoolers and their grownups. Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

Songs, stories, and fun for preschoolers and their grownups. Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

Join us weekdays at 10 a.m. for our daily virtual storytime for children ages 0-5 at Facebook.com/FredCoLibrary/. Enjoy, stories, fingerplays, rhymes, and more. Watch past storytimes on our Youtube Storytime Channel.

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

Music, movement, and stories for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

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

Music, movement, and stories for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

Caregivers and children work together to develop school readiness skills with a music-themed format.

A fun story or two paired with a S.T.E.A.M based project.

With a caregiver, children can practice school-readiness skills such as cutting, tracing, play, and other literacy activities.

Explore different stories through activities and art.

Music, movement, and stories for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

Songs, stories, and fun for toddlers and their grownups. Designed for 2 year olds with a caregiver.

Join us weekdays at 10 a.m. for our daily virtual storytime for children ages 0-5 at Facebook.com/FredCoLibrary/. Enjoy, stories, fingerplays, rhymes, and more. Watch past storytimes on our Youtube Storytime Channel.

Hear a story, ask questions, and take pictures with Frederick Keys mascot Keyote and a Keys player.

Songs, stories, and fun for toddlers and their grownups. Designed for 2 year olds with a caregiver.

Storytime followed by parachute and ball skills. Bring a blanket and wear your favorite team shirt! Field address is 275 Westview Drive, Thurmont.

Get up and moving with the fun-filled and active program! Enjoy numerous outdoor activities and new ways to play!

Bang is a unique fusion of Boxing, Cardio, HIIT, Hip-Hop, World Dance, and Body Weight Training.

Hear a story, ask questions, and take pictures with Frederick Keys mascot Keyote and a Keys player.

Songs, stories, and fun for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

Children read to Reading Education Assistance Dogs.

Storytime to engage you developing newborn. Ideal for babes in arms.

Learn all about these mysterious prickly creatures. After a short talk and opportunity for questions, those interested can view the hedgehogs up close.

Music, movement, and stories for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

Songs, stories, and fun for preschoolers and their grownups. Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

With a caregiver, children can practice school-readiness skills such as cutting, tracing, play, and other literacy activities.

With a caregiver, children can practice school-readiness skills such as cutting, tracing, play, and other literacy activities.

Storytime to engage your developing newborn. Ideal for babes in arms.

Songs, stories, and fun for preschoolers and their grownups. Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

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

Caregivers and children work together to develop and strengthen school readiness skills.

Grow and harvest your STEM skills when House in the Woods Farm brings the garden to the library.

Songs, stories, and fun for preschoolers and their grownups. Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

With a caregiver, children can practice school-readiness skills such as cutting, tracing, play, and other literacy activities.

STEM projects geared toward smaller hands and imaginations.

STEM projects geared toward smaller hands and imaginations.

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

Little ones explore art materials to experience process art and the product is always unique!

STEM projects geared toward smaller hands and imaginations.

A craft, activity, or playgroup designed for children ages 0 to 5 with a caregiver.

Enjoy songs, rhymes, and stories from around the world.

Ever been confused by nutrition information you've read about online? Learn how to make sense of unregulated claims with Amy Goldsmith, RD, LDN of Kindred Nutrition.

Children read to Reading Education Assistance Dogs.

Songs, stories, and fun for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

Learn some fun and easy ways to help your preschooler get ready for kindergarten.

The Frederick Community Action Agency provides a lunchtime meal for children and youth, preschool through Teen. A library activity included at each lunch.

The Frederick Community Action Agency provides a lunchtime to-go meal outside the Brunswick Branch Library for children and youth, preschool through Teen. 

The Frederick Community Action Agency provides a lunchtime to-go meal outside the Brunswick Branch Library for children and youth, preschool through Teen. 

The Frederick Community Action Agency provides a lunchtime meal for children and youth, preschool through Teen. A library activity included at each lunch.

Use different ingredients from around your kitchen to make new and exciting creations! Go to Facebook.com/FredCoLibrary/ to watch.

The Frederick Community Action Agency provides a lunchtime to-go meal outside the Brunswick Branch Library for children and youth, preschool through Teen. 

The Frederick Community Action Agency provides a lunchtime meal for children and youth, preschool through Teen. A library activity included at each lunch.

The Frederick Community Action Agency provides a lunchtime meal for children and youth, preschool through Teen. A library activity included at each lunch.

The Frederick Community Action Agency provides a lunchtime to-go meal outside the Brunswick Branch Library for children and youth, preschool through Teen. 

Join us for this free yoga class offered by Sol Yoga's Good Cause Division. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a yoga mat. Donations accepted.

The Frederick Community Action Agency provides a lunchtime to-go meal outside the Brunswick Branch Library for children and youth, preschool through Teen. 

The Frederick Community Action Agency provides a lunchtime meal for children and youth, preschool through Teen. A library activity included at each lunch.

Use our equipment to convert your photos and analog home videos to digital formats you can share and enjoy today! Lab volunteers will be available to help. Formats accepted: mini DV tapes, VHS tapes, VHS-C tapes, photos, slides, and negatives.

Children read to Reading Education Assistance Dogs.

Use your own Pokemon cards to make decks and play with others, and bring your Pokemon video games for exciting head-to-head battles!

A memorable introduction to West African culture through native dress, traditional music, storytelling, and dance.

Explore open-ended STEM challenges that encourage creative and imaginative solutions.

Create a new project each week.

Explore fairytales, fables and myths through hands-on activities.

Explore your Middletown! Meet a local hero or venture into the community to discover what it's like to work a day in their shoes.

Explore your universe through making. Projects might be messy. Dress accordingly.

Songs, stories, and fun for preschoolers and their grownups. Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

Mindful art projects, guest storytellers, relaxing games and more.

Learn all about these mysterious prickly creatures. After a short talk and opportunity for questions, those interested can view the hedgehogs up close.

Explore nature through hands-on activities combining indoor and outdoor learning.

Magician Peter Wood shares his collection of impossibilities from across the globe! Junior explorers get to experience fantastic skills and amazing artifacts in this comedy and magic show.

Make some magnificent messy masterpieces.

Get useful angling tips and learn about types of baits, rod and reel selection, casting techniques and fishing safety and regulations.Presenter: Frederick County Parks and Recreation (Phil Kefauver, Recreation Specialist) Visit FCPL's Faceboo

Looking for adventure? Learn outdoor skills through games and activities.

Grownups, it's time to play! Drop in and learn how to use the library's STEM tools, including the 3D printer, Virtual Reality, and robotics!

Design your own brightly colored fantastical sculpture in this Mexican folk art style.

Explore Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math concepts in the STEM Lab. Caregivers, please accompany children under age 8.

Learn about the different mythical creatures found in stories and participate in activities from home. Visit FCPL's Facebook page to attend this program.

Learn the process from fleece to rug, as local farmer Patty Sanville presents a hands-on re-telling of "The Goat in the Rug" by Charles L. Blood about a Navajo weaver and her goat.

With a caregiver, children can practice school-readiness skills such as cutting, tracing, play, and other literacy activities.

A memorable introduction to West African culture through native dress, traditional music, storytelling, and dance.

Explore the world around you through science, math, technology, history, art, and literature.

Enjoy different tales about magic and mythical creatures, then have fun with a craft, activity, or experiment.

Max Brallier is the New York Times best selling author of more than thirty books and games, including the previous books in the Last Kids on Earth series.

Learn all about these mysterious prickly creatures. After a short talk and opportunity for questions, those interested can view the hedgehogs up close.

Explore various artists and art techniques throughout history with local artist, Mark Hatfield, whose collections can be found from Barcelona to Baltimore. Hands-on activities included.

Have you ever heard of worm charming? What about ferret legging? Learn about exciting sports and play fun games from around the world!

Join Fit2Shine Studio at the library for yoga and stories.

Stop in for games, DIY projects, and special events.

Author Eliza Knight discusses her new series, Prince Charlie's Angels, and how to write a successful book/series. Copies for purchase from Curious Iguana. Co-sponsored by The Maryland Room.

Help us paint drive in cars for children to sit in for the Starlight Family Film Festival. Wear old clothes!

Join us for hands-on, fun activities just for Teens!

Elsa the Snow Queen has an extraordinary gift, the power to create ice and snow. Help Elsa escape the enchanted forest and save her kingdom.

Make and sample simple recipes made from seasonal ingredients.

Learn the basics of creating a character and join an adventure to learn strategy and leadership.

Join your Dungeon Master for a night filled with adventure. Thanks to you, the audience, a quest will emerge, drama will unfold, and you will weep with joy and wonder. Come watch it all unfold on stage!

Discover and explore the world around you through science, math, technology, history, art, and literature.

Explore the world of computer science and coding through various games and activities.

Come take a walk through a familiar tale down a yellow brick road, as Bright Star Theatre presents "The Wizard of Oz." Join us through a link that will be shared 30 minutes before the program begins on the library's Facebook page.

Magician Peter Wood shares his collection of impossibilities from across the globe! Junior explorers get to experience fantastic skills and amazing artifacts in this comedy and magic show.

Books and Bites: Join us for a snack and group discussion of your favorite titles.

Hang out with friends and join an activity.

Songs, stories, and fun for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

Carrie Sorenson from the University of Maryland Extension will share how credit history and credit scores work and how to get your (free!) credit report.

Read a book, explore a craft, and explore together as a family. Have you been thinking about getting a pet? This month come and explore the possibilities of pets.

Learn basic photo editing techniques, create photo collages, and design a frame to display your masterpiece.

Join us in your pajamas and slippers for an evening storytime.

How much sugar is actually in your drink? How does that sugar impact your health and how can you do better? Discover the answers to these questions and more from a registered nurse and a representative from Live Well Frederick.

Read aloud to a Go Team therapy dog. Improve your reading confidence and make a new friend.

Explore the various cultures that created Latin America through storytelling, music, and dance.