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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.

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.

Messy Art: Fall Leaves

10:00am - 10:45am
Birth - 5
Brunswick Branch Library
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Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Outside Library (BR)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Make & Create
Event Details:

Join us on the patio outside the library for some fall art fun. Dress for mess!  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.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Outdoor Family Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth - 5, Elementary
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Yard - Walkersville
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Due to unforeseen circumstances the alpacas will not be at the library. Instead, join us for stories and songs for everyone.

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

In Touch with Nature: Bears in Maryland

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. This week, meet a wildlife biologist who will share about bears that are found in Maryland. Learn about hibernation, what they eat and more.  

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
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
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 "Adult" group.

Virtual Program: OMOB: Creative Writing with Elayne Bond Hyman

2:00pm - 2:30pm
Teen, Adult
C. Burr Artz Public Library
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Books & Authors, Virtual Programming
Event Details:

Poet and writer, Elayne Bond Hyman, will present a creative writing workshop for adults and teens, using her work in progress as an example. Be prepared to do a writing exercise with your choice of writing materials.

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.