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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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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.
Cancelled

** CANCELLED** Book Boogie at the Urbana Library Plaza

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth - 5
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Age Group: Birth - 5
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.  Cancellations due to weather are made at 9 a.m.

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 "Adult" group.

Offsite at FCC: Pirates in the Chesapeake Bay

10:00am - 11:30am
Adult
Around the Community
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Around the Community
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Institute for Learning in Retirement Courses for Older Adults

In-Person Course LIR175

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. We'll be outside on our beautiful covered deck, weather permitting.  Please bring a blanket or towel to sit on.

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

Outdoor Storytime at the Emmitsburg Library

10:30am - 11:00am
Birth - 5
Emmitsburg Branch Library
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Library Branch: Emmitsburg Branch Library
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.

Chalk and Bubbles

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth - 5
Brunswick Branch Library
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Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Outside Library (BR)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Let your creativity shine while you decorate our sidewalk and patio.  Please check back 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.

Book Boogie at the Urbana Library Plaza

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth - 5
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Age Group: Birth - 5
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.  Cancellations due to weather are made at 9 a.m.

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
Room: Yard - Walkersville
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.

Book Boogie at the Urbana Library Plaza

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth - 5
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Age Group: Birth - 5
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.  Cancellations due to weather are made at 9 a.m.

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

Nature Scavenger Hunt at Creamery Park

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth - 5
Walkersville Branch Library
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Creamery Park
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Join us at Creamery Park in Walkersville to hunt for all things nature.

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

Owl Pellet Dissection on the Deck for Teens

11:00am - 12:00pm
Teen
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Deck
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Homeschool, STEM
Event Details:

Gross but cool. Learn about owls' habitat, behavior, and diet. Dissect pellets, examine, and sort their content. Dress for cooler weather, as this event is held outside.

This event is in the "Elementary" group.

In Touch with Nature: Identifying Leaves and Trees

11:30am - 12:15pm
Elementary
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Deck
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool
Event Details:

This 3-week nature series will connect kids with nature on the Library Nature Trail. Meet a park ranger from Cunningham Falls State Park who will instruct how to identify trees by looking at leaves and bark.

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

Toddler Nature Art

11:15am - 11:45am
Birth - 5
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create
Event Details:

Join us outside on Thurmont Regional Library's nature trail to create fun art projects using natural items. Please dress to be outdoors.

12 pm
1 pm
This event is in the "Birth - 5" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Pop-Up Program: Leaf Hunt and STEM Activity

1:00pm - 1:30pm
Birth - 5, Elementary
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, STEM
Event Details:

Pop-Up Program!  Join us at the Urbana Library Plaza for a Leaf Hunt and STEM activity! 

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

Outdoor Storytime Short

2:00pm - 2:15pm
Birth - 5
C. Burr Artz Public Library
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Join us outside the C. Burr Artz Children's Department by department windows. This mini storytime will still offer fingerplays, rhymes, and in addition inspiration for activities for the rest of the day.

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

Outdoor Storytime Short

2:00pm - 2:15pm
Birth - 5
C. Burr Artz Public Library
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Join us outside the C. Burr Artz Children's Department by department windows. This mini storytime will still offer fingerplays, rhymes, and in addition inspiration for activities for the rest of the day.

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

Thurmont Skatepark Grand Opening at East End Park

2:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen, All Ages
Around the Community
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Around the Community
Age Group: Teen, All Ages
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

Stop by the Thurmont Regional Library's outreach table at Grand Opening of the Thurmont Skatepark and register to win a skateboard and other related items.

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Thurmont Skate Park Grand Opening

2:30pm - 5:00pm
All Ages
Thurmont Regional Library
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Town Park
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:

Thurmont Regional Library shows it's support for the Park's grand opening by raffling off an Embark skateboard and protective gear. Enter raffle at the library and park. 

3 pm
4 pm
This event is in the "Teen" group.

Lawn Games (Grades 6-12)

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Yard - Walkersville
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Calling all teens! Join us on the lawn for fun, outdoor lawn games.

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Patio Palooza - Rockets

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Teen
Brunswick Branch Library
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Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Outside Library (BR)
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Middle and high school students - join us on our patio for fun with rockets. We'll be experimenting with multiple types of rockets to see how high and fast we can make them go!

5 pm
6 pm
This event is in the "Elementary" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Trunk-or-Treat

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Elementary, All Ages
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Age Group: Elementary, All Ages
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Join us for Walkersville Branch Library's 4th annual Trunk-or-Treat sponsored by Walkersville's Friends of the Library and community partners. This event will be held rain or shine.

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

Paws 2 Read with Go Team Therapy Dogs

6:30pm - 7:30pm
All Ages
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Yard - Walkersville
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

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

 

7 pm
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