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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 "Adult" group.

Offsite at FCC: Vintage Christmas Decorations

9:00am - 11:00am
Adult
Around the Community
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Around the Community
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Institute for Learning in Retirement Courses for Older Adults

In-Person Course LIR162

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

Virtual Program: Chanukah Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth - 5, Elementary
Middletown Branch Library
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Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary
Program Type: Special Storytime, Virtual Programming
Event Details:

Visit FCPL's Facebook page to attend this program. View past recordings of this and other virtual programs on FCPL's Recent Virtual Programs page.

Get ready to celebrate Chanukah with a special storytime!

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

Family Art Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth - 5, All Ages
Brunswick Branch Library
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Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Outside Library (BR)
Age Group: Birth - 5, All Ages
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.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Winter Snow Globes

10:00am - 9:00pm
Birth - 5, Elementary
C. Burr Artz Public Library
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Children's Department (CBA)
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary
Program Type: Make & Create
Event Details:

During your library visit share what you enjoy most about winter by decorating a snow globe to hang on the wall.

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.

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.

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.

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

Winter Art for Little Picassos

11:00am - 11:30am
Birth - 5
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Deck
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Make & Create
Event Details:

Explore winter in a creative way. Dress warmly as this is an outside art exploration for toddlers and preschoolers. 

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

Natural Ornaments on the Deck

11:00am - 11:30am
Birth - 5, Elementary, All Ages
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Deck
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary, All Ages
Event Details:

Create natural ornaments suitable for feeding wildlife during the winter months. Decorate one to place on the Library Loop trail, and one to take home. 

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Vinni the Mini and Mrs. Claus at the Library

11:30am - 12:30pm
All Ages
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Outside Library (WA)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Is that a reindeer or a horse? "Vinni the Mini" miniature horse from Days End Farm Horse Rescue is getting in the holiday spirit with Mrs. Claus and story time. Stop by, say hello, and get a picture with one of Santa's friends.

12 pm
1 pm
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Santa Visits the Library

1:30pm - 2:00pm
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:

Stop by to say hello and take a picture with the jolly man himself, Santa. While you're here, don't forget to leave your letter to Santa with Berry the Elf.

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

Lawn Games (Grades 6-12)

3:30pm - 4:30pm
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 "Birth - 5" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Outdoor Play

3:00pm - 3:30pm
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:

Meet us by the tree outside the children's department for some fun outdoor play, there will be chalk and bubbles. Perfect for all ages of children and families.

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Rocket Patio Palooza

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teen
Brunswick Branch Library
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Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Outside Library (BR)
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, STEM
Event Details:

Food, fun, and music on our patio! Check back for any cancellations due to weather.

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

Virtual Program: Dungeons & Dragons: Let's Play! (Ages 13-18)

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen
C. Burr Artz Public Library
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Virtual Programming
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Set off on a new adventure with an unlikely band of heroes! Perfect for new and experienced players. This game will take place on Discord. Please register for this event to receive an invite link via email!

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

Offsite at More Ice Cream: Storytime with Mrs. Claus

4:00pm - 8:30pm
Birth - 5, Elementary
Around the Community
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Around the Community
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary
Program Type: Special Storytime
Event Details:

Join Mrs. Claus and her elves for a very special storytime at Middletown's Christmas in the Valley. All storytimes take place indoors at More Ice Cream every 30 minutes beginning at 4 p.m. Masks are required. 

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

Virtual Teen Library Council (Ages 13-18)

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teen
Urbana Regional Library
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, 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.

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.