Announcements

Holiday Closing - Thanksgiving

Frederick County Public Libraries will close at 5pm on Wednesday, November 27 and will remain closed on Thursday November 28, and Friday November 29, 2024 in observance of Thanksgiving.

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

Stuffed Animal Sleepover at the Library

All Day 4/25 - 5/3
Birth - 5, Elementary
Emmitsburg Branch Library
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Library Branch: Emmitsburg Branch Library
Room: Inside Library (EM)
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Is your stuffed animal friend in need of a vacation? Send them to the library for a stuffed animal sleepover!

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

Baby Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Birth - 5
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Programming Room (UR)
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.

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

Preschool Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Birth - 5
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Community Room (TRL)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Songs, stories, and fun for preschoolers and their grownups. Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

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

Toddler Storytime

10:15am - 10:45am
Birth - 5
C. Burr Artz Public Library
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Community Room (CBA)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Songs, stories, and fun for toddlers and their grown-ups. Designed for toddlers with a caregiver. 

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

Baby Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Birth - 5
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Community Room (TRL)
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.

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

Book Boogie at the Urbana Library Plaza

10:30am - 11:00am
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.

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

Musical Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Birth - 5
Brunswick Branch Library
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Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Community Room (BR)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and more!

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

Family Storytime

10:15am - 10:45am
Birth - 5
Myersville Community Library
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Library Branch: Myersville Community Library
Room: Community Room (MY)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Enjoy stories, fingerplays, rhymes, and more! Designed for kids ages 0-5 with their caregivers.

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

Toddler Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Birth - 5
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Community Room (TRL)
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.

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

Toddler Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Birth - 5
Brunswick Branch Library
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Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Community Room (BR)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and more!  Designed for toddlers and their caregivers.

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

Preschool Storytime

10:15am - 10:45am
Birth - 5
C. Burr Artz Public Library
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Community Room (CBA)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Songs, stories, and fun for preschoolers and their grownups. Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

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

Musical Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Birth - 5
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Community Room (TRL)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Music, movement, stories and more!  

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

STEM & 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, STEM
Event Details:

We will be reading a story and doing STEM-related activities on the deck or the nature trail!

Dress appropriately for weather!

For children ages 3-5, but all are welcome to attend and enjoy!  

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Employment Consult with Frederick County Workforce Services

10:00am - 1:30pm
Thurmont Regional Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Community Room (TRL)
Purpose of Meeting

Two FCWS Employment and Training Specialists will be available to meet with library constituents to discuss their workforce needs and help guide them with resources.

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

Baby Storytime

10:15am - 10:45am
Birth - 5
C. Burr Artz Public Library
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Community Room (CBA)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Songs, stories, and play for babies and their grownups. Designed for ages 0-12 months with a caregiver.

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

Book Boogie at the Urbana Library Plaza

10:30am - 11:00am
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.

This event is in the "Elementary" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Frederick County Health Department Vaccination Clinic

10:00am - 12:30pm
Elementary, Teen, Adult
Myersville Community Library
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Library Branch: Myersville Community Library
Room: Community Room (MY)
Age Group: Elementary, Teen, Adult
Program Type: Wellness
Event Details:

COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters for ages 5+ Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Children's Festival

10:00am - 3:00pm
All Ages
Around the Community
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Around the Community
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Outreach
This event is in the "Birth - 5" group.

Family Storytime

10:15am - 10:45am
Birth - 5
C. Burr Artz Public Library
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Community Room (CBA)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Enjoy stories, fingerplays, rhymes, and more. Designed for ages 0-5 with caregiver. 

This event is in the "Elementary" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.

Beginner Guitar Lessons

10:30am - 11:15am
Elementary, Teen
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Deck
Age Group: Elementary, Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Free guitar lessons! 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.

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

Yoga at the Library: Preschool

10:30am - 11:15am
Birth - 5
Brunswick Branch Library
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Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Community Room (BR)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Join Cathy Spence from Roots & River Yoga for a fun yoga practice. Preschoolers are invited to bring a stuffed animal and yoga mat or blanket, but no equipment is required.

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

Outdoor Baby Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am
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

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

Family Storytime and Playgroup

11:00am - 11:30am
Birth - 5
Emmitsburg Branch Library
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Library Branch: Emmitsburg Branch Library
Room: Community Room (EM)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for stories, music, fingerplays, rhymes and more. Socialize at our playgroup, immediately following storytime.

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

Outdoor Toddler Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am
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.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Frederick Reads with Author Ruth Ozeki

11:15am - 12:15pm
Adult
Around the Community
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Around the Community
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Books & Authors
Event Details:

Frederick County Public Libraries (FCPL) is pleased to announce that highly acclaimed, bestselling author Ruth Ozeki will be the speaker for the annual Frederick Reads event.

This event is in the "Elementary" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

OffSite: History Hike at Gambrill State Park, High Knob

11:30am - 12:30pm
Elementary, Teen, Adult
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: OffSite: History Hike at Gambrill State Park, High Knob
Age Group: Elementary, Teen, Adult
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Event Details:

The early 1930s was a dark time in American history. The Great Depression was in full swing. Millions of people were unemployed, hungry and struggling to survive.

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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 "Birth - 5" group.

Family Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am
Birth - 5
Myersville Community Library
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Library Branch: Myersville Community Library
Room: Community Room (MY)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Enjoy stories, fingerplays, rhymes, and more! Designed for kids ages 0-5 with their caregivers.

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

Outdoor Preschool Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am
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

11:00am - 11:30am
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, songs, fingerplays, rhymes, and more! Ages 0-5. Consider bringing a blanket for sitting on the ground. Storytime will move inside in the event of bad weather.

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

Family Storytime at the Middletown Memorial Park

11:00am - 11:30am
Birth - 5
Middletown Branch Library
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Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Room: Outside Library (MD)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for a family storytime at the Middletown Memorial Park in partnership with the Town of Middletown. Enjoy stories, fingerplays, rhymes, and more! Ages 0-5.

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

Family Storytime at Carroll Creek Amphitheater

2:00pm - 2:30pm
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 Family storytime presented in partnership with Downtown Frederick Partnership. Enjoy stories, fingerplays, rhymes, and more.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Let's Talk Nutrition!

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adult
Brunswick Branch Library
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Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Community Room (BR)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Wellness
Event Details:

Join Weis Markets Registered Dietitian, Christina Pelletier, MS, RDN, LDN as she discusses healthy habits and nutritional living while preparing a fun no cook recipe.

 

 

 

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

Outdoor Musical Storytime

2:00pm - 2:30pm
Birth - 5
Brunswick Branch Library
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Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Outside Library (BR)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Join us on the patio for stories, songs, and rhymes!  In the event of inclement weather, storytime will take place in the Brunswick Library Community Room.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Understanding and Navigating Senior Care Options

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Join Oasis Senior Advisors & Amada Senior Care to better understand care options for seniors, the differences of assisted living, nursing homes and in-home care, what Medicare & Medicaid covers as well as pa

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

Frederick County Health Department Vaccination Clinic

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Elementary, Teen, Adult
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Darrell L Batson Community Room
Age Group: Elementary, Teen, Adult
Program Type: Wellness
Event Details:

COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters for ages 5+ Wednesdays from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Patio Palooza - Coffee House

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

Coffee House - Hang out and de-stress with some coffee, tea, music, board games, and a chill art session. Snacks, fun, and music outside on our patio! A different activity every week for middle and high school students.

This event is in the "Teen" group.

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

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen
Thurmont Regional Library
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Discord for Teens, 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!

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

Frederick County Health Department Vaccination Clinic

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Teen, Adult
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Community Room (TRL)
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Wellness
Event Details:

COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters for ages 12+ from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Walk-ins welcome, but please pre-register if you are able at: www.frederickcountymd.gov/covidvaccine

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

Frederick County Health Department Vaccination Clinic

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Elementary, Adult, All Ages
Brunswick Branch Library
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Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Community Room (BR)
Age Group: Elementary, Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Wellness
Event Details:

COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters for anyone ages 5 and up. Thursdays from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

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

This Isn't Your Grandmother's Crochet! (South Mountain Crochet Guild)

6:00pm - 8:00pm
All Ages
C. Burr Artz Public Library
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Community Room (CBA)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, History & Genealogy, Maryland Room
Event Details:

Join the crocheters of South Mountain Crochet Guild, who have filled the CBA display cases in March and April for National Craft Month, as they share the history of crochet, how it has evolved throughout the years, and demonstrate how to make a bo

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.

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

Sunset Stories at the Urbana Library Plaza

6:00pm - 6:30pm
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.

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

Frederick Reads with Author Ruth Ozeki

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adult
Around the Community
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Around the Community
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Books & Authors
Event Details:

Frederick County Public Libraries (FCPL) is pleased to announce that highly acclaimed, bestselling author Ruth Ozeki will be the speaker for the annual Frederick Reads event.

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

Read to a Therapy Dog with WAGS for Hope

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Birth - 5, Elementary
Thurmont Regional Library
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Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library
Room: Inside Library (TRL)
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Come share a story with a specially trained therapy dog from WAGS For Hope.