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10 am
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 - 12:00pm
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.

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.

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: 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.

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.

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.

Preschool 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:

Join us for engaging stories, rousing music, and interactive early literacy learning in this interactive storytime. Designed for ages 3-5, but welcoming for all ages and stages. 

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

Outdoor Costume Storytime the Emmitsburg Library

10:30am - 11:30am
Birth - 5, All Ages
Emmitsburg Branch Library
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Library Branch: Emmitsburg Branch Library
Room: Outside Library (EM)
Age Group: Birth - 5, All Ages
Program Type: Special Storytime
Event Details:

Wear your favorite costume for a special Saturday morning storytime with stories, music, and more! We will meet in front of the library. Consider bringing a blanket for sitting on the ground.

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
This event is in the "Adult" group.

OMOB: A Delightful Book Tasting at Pumpernickel + Rye

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adult
Around the Community
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Around the Community
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Books & Authors, Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Come to Pump & Rye Deli and Market to discover your next delight!  We are ready to help you learn something new and find your next great read from the library!  Gardening!  Flower arranging!

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.

Fright Night on the Deck (Grades 6-12)

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teen
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Deck
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Welcome vampires,witches, and zombies ... welcome all teens in costumes or not! Donuts, cider, candy. Games, music, prizes.

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

Virtual Program: Meet Author Brendan Wenzel

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Birth - 5, Elementary, All Ages
C. Burr Artz Public Library
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary, All Ages
Program Type: Books & Authors, Virtual Programming
Event Details:

Watch online as we welcome New York Times Bestselling author and illustrator, Brendan Wenzel, for the release of his latest picture book, Inside Cat

7 pm
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Offsite: Urbana Ghost Walk

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Teen, Adult
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Join us for a spooky historical walk around Urbana.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Books & Authors, History & Genealogy, Virtual Programming

Attend via Facebook

Visit FCPL's Facebook page to attend this program. 

Event Details:

This virtual program can also be viewed through this Zoom Webinar Link.