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Holiday Closing - New Years

Frederick County Public Libraries will close at 5pm on December 31 and will be closed January 1.

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This event is in the "All Ages" group.

FCPL Outreach Table at Brunswick Railroad Days

10:00am - 5:00pm
All Ages
Around the Community
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Around the Community
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

Come see us at Brunswick Railroad Days!  Learn more about your local library, sign up for a library card, and chat with your favorite librarian. See you there!

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

Outdoor Baby Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth - 5
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Yard - Walkersville
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Join us in our backyard with your blanket and energy to explore songs, stories, and fun designed for our youngest audience and their caregivers. Please check back here by 9am for cancellations due to weather.

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

Book Boogie at the Urbana Library Plaza

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth - 5, All Ages
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Age Group: Birth - 5, All Ages
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Join us in the Urbana Library Plaza for music, movement, and stories for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.  Please check back here for cancellations due to weather. 

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

Outdoor Toddler Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth - 5
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Yard - Walkersville
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Bring a blanket and your wiggles for songs, stories, and fun for toddlers and their grownups. Please check back here by 9am for cancellations due to weather.

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

Baby and Me! (on the Deck)

10:30am - 11:00am
Birth - 5
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Deck
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime

Baby Storytime

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

Event Details:

Rhymes, bounces, songs and more to guide caregivers to early literacy skills for baby.  Please bring a blanket to sit on.  Expectant moms-to-be are welcome to join us too!

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

CANCELLED Offsite: Storytime at Kim Weddle Park, Brunswick

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth - 5
Brunswick Branch Library
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Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: CANCELLED Offsite: Storytime at Kim Weddle Park, Brunswick
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes at our outdoor storytime!  Ages 0-5.  Consider bringing a blanket for sitting on the ground.  Please check back here for cancellations due to weather.

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

Family Storytime at Carroll Creek Amphitheater

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth - 5
C. Burr Artz Public Library
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Carroll Creek Linear Park Amphitheater
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Join us at the Carroll Creek Amphitheater for storytime presented in partnership with Downtown Frederick Partnership. Enjoy stories, fingerplays, rhymes, and more.

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

Outside Storytime at the Myersville Library

10:30am - 11:00am
Birth - 5
Myersville Community Library
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Library Branch: Myersville Community Library
Room: Yard - Myersville
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for an outside family storytime. Enjoy stories, fingerplays, rhymes, and more! Ages 0-5. Consider bringing a blanket for sitting on the ground. Please check back here by 10 a.m. for cancellations due to weather.

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

Toddler Storytime on the Deck

10:30am - 11:00am
Birth - 5
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Deck
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Designed with beginning mobility in mind, join us for movement, songs, stories and more that will guide caregivers toward early learning and literacy for toddlers. Bring a blanket to sit on.

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

Outdoor Preschool Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth - 5
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

We've taken storytime outside where preschoolers and their caregivers will learn early literacy skills with fun songs, story telling, movement, and more. Don't forget a blanket for sitting on the ground.

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

Fire Safety/Firefighter Storytime on the Deck

10:30am - 11:00am
Birth - 5
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Deck
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Special Storytime
Event Details:

Update: Join us as we learn about fire safety and what firefighters do! Our special guests from our local fire station had to cancel this morning, but we will have special handouts in storytime! Please bring a blanket to sit on the deck!

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

Outside Storytime at the Myersville Library

10:30am - 11:00am
Birth - 5
Myersville Community Library
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Library Branch: Myersville Community Library
Room: Yard - Myersville
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for an outside family storytime. Enjoy stories, fingerplays, rhymes, and more! Ages 0-5. Consider bringing a blanket for sitting on the ground. Please check back here by 10 a.m. for cancellations due to weather.

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

Book Boogie at the Urbana Library Plaza

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth - 5, All Ages
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Age Group: Birth - 5, All Ages
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Join us in the Urbana Library Plaza for music, movement, and stories for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.  Please check back here for cancellations due to weather. 

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

Family Storytime at the Middletown Memorial Park

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth - 5
Middletown Branch Library
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Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Room: Outside Library (MD)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for a family storytime at the Middletown Memorial Park in partnership with the Town of Middletown. Enjoy stories, fingerplays, rhymes, and more! Ages 0-5. Consider bringing a blanket for sitting on the ground.

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

FCPL Outreach Table at Frederick Farmer's Market

10:00am - 1:00pm
All Ages
Around the Community
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Around the Community
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

In partnership with One Maryland One Book, FCPL will be at the Farmer's Market today.  We will have information about the library and can register new library users.  We'll have an interactive board where people can share the things that

11 am
12 pm
This event is in the "Teen" group.

Free Guitar Lessons

12:45pm - 2:00pm
Teen
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Deck
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Free guitar lessons for four weeks! Lessons provided by instructor Antonio Fato in association with non profit Capital Music Access: a non profit seeking to provide free access to instruments, instructors, and resources.

1 pm
2 pm
3 pm
4 pm
5 pm
6 pm
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Virtual Program: The Life & Writings of Edgar Allan Poe

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adult
C. Burr Artz Public Library
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Genealogy, Virtual Programming
Event Details:

Institute for Learning in Retirement Courses for Older Adults

Online Course LIR168

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

Outdoor Family Storytime

6:00pm - 6:30pm
Birth - 5
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Yard - Walkersville
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Bring a blanket, wear your pajamas, and unwind with us on the lawn for songs, stories, and fun for the whole family.  Please check back here for cancellations due to weather.

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Virtual Teen Library Council (Ages 13-18)

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teen
C. Burr Artz Public Library
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Virtual Programming
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Calling all Frederick County Teens! Join us for our monthly Virtual Teen Library Council (TLC) meeting on Discord. Help us plan the future of our Discord server and enjoy a different guest speaker each month.

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.
7 pm
This event is in the "Adult" group.
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Books & Authors, Education & Enjoyment, Virtual Programming
Event Details:

Join Kari Martindale of the Maryland Writers’ Association as we explore journaling. What memories to you cherish?  A trip to dream destination?  A delightful experience?

This event is in the "Adult" group.

FCPL Board of Trustees

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Adult
C. Burr Artz Public Library
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Community Room (CBA)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Board of Trustees