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

Green Valley Elementary School STEM Pop-UP

9:00am - 2:00pm
Elementary
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, STEM
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Green Valley Elementary School STEM Pop-UP

9:00am - 2:00pm
Elementary
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, STEM
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Green Valley Elementary School STEM Pop-UP

9:00am - 2:00pm
Elementary
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, STEM
This event is in the "Birth - 5" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Miss B's Storytime

9:00am - 9:30am
Birth - 5, Elementary
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Special Storytime
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Green Valley Elementary School STEM Pop-UP

9:00am - 2:00pm
Elementary
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, STEM
This event is in the "Birth - 5" group.

Miss B's Active Storytime

9:30am - 10:00am
Birth - 5
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Special Storytime
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Educator for a Day Storytime

9:30am - 10:30am
Elementary
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Special Storytime
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Green Valley Elementary School STEM Pop-UP

9:00am - 2:00pm
Elementary
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, STEM
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.

Active Play

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:

Get moving with some fun activities on the patio.  Please check back for cancellations due to weather.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Memory Lab By Appointment

10:00am - 7:30pm
Adult
Brunswick Branch Library
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Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Inside Library (BR)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Event Details:

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

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.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Stuffed Animal Sleepover

10:00am - 6:30pm
Birth - 5, Elementary
C. Burr Artz Public Library
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

We are happy to invite your stuffed animal for a sleep over at the Library. Please drop off your stuffed animal at the C. Burr Artz children's desk before 6:30 p.m.

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 "Adult" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Deck
Age Group: Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Learn the history of the Thurmont Trolley Trail, experience the serenity of the Library Nature Trail and learn how they play a part in connecting the community.

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

In Touch with Nature: What is a Habitat?

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. Connect the dots between animals and plants that make up the habitat of the Library Nature Trail. 

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
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Memory Lab By Appointment

12:00pm - 7:30pm
Adult
Brunswick Branch Library
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Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Inside Library (BR)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Event Details:

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

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.

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

Virtual Program: Babysitting Certification with 4H Ag Extension

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Teen
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Business & Job Skills, Education & Enjoyment, Virtual Programming
Event Details:

Develop an understanding and practice of babysitting, entrepreneurship, and leadership through this joint program with the University of Maryland 4-H Extension Office.

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.

Virtual Program: Babysitting Certification with 4H Ag Extension

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Teen
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Business & Job Skills, Education & Enjoyment, Virtual Programming
Event Details:

Develop an understanding and practice of babysitting, entrepreneurship, and leadership through this joint program with the University of Maryland 4-H Extension Office.

This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Scavenger Hunt

4:30pm - 5:00pm
Elementary
Brunswick Branch Library
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Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Outside Library (BR)
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Meet on the patio outside the library to enjoy a fun scavenger hunt and earn a prize!  Please check back for cancellations due to weather.

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Virtual Program: Babysitting Certification with 4H Ag Extension

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Teen
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Business & Job Skills, Education & Enjoyment, Virtual Programming
Event Details:

Develop an understanding and practice of babysitting, entrepreneurship, and leadership through this joint program with the University of Maryland 4-H Extension Office.

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Patio Palooza - Painting

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: Make & Create
Event Details:

Middle and high school students - join us on our patio for a painting party! Experiment with different painting styles to create art for your room or to help us decorate our teen space at the branch. Snacks provided.

5 pm
6 pm
This event is in the "Teen" group.

The Snallygaster and Local Legends

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teen
Myersville Community Library
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Myersville Community Library
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Virtual Programming
Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

Join guest speaker Patrick Boyton on Discord as he discusses the Snallygaster and other local Frederick area legends! 

 

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.

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
This event is in the "Teen" group.

Urbana Library Teen Volunteer Orientation

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Teen
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Teen Zone (UR)
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Urbana Library Teen Volunteer Virtual Orientation