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

Infant Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth - 5
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: The Loft
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Join us inside to explore songs, stories, and fun designed for our youngest audience and their caregivers! This program is intended for children 0-12 months and their families.

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

Baby Storytime

10:15am - 10:45am
Birth - 5
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Anthony M. Natelli Community Room
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.

Musical 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

Musical Storytime

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.

Baby Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
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:

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.

It Takes a Village

10:30am - 11:00am
Birth - 5
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: The Loft
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Join us for a caregiver-led discussion and playgroup for tips and tricks to help navigate raising little ones. 

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: Deck
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Each week we will focus on one or two letters of the alphabet and activites will be centered around that letter; STEM activity, storytime, songs, etc.

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

Baby Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
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:

Songs, stories, and play for babies and their grownups.  Designed for ages 0-24 months with a caregiver.  Afterwards, we offer a baby playgroup for all to enjoy.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Holiday Make and Take with Frederick Threads

10:00am - 11:00am
Adult
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Darrell L Batson Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Make & Create
Event Details:

Come join members of the Frederick Threads of the American Sewing Guild and create a festive holiday item to take home. Youth may also participate if they are accompanied by an adult.

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

Book Boogie at the Urbana Library

10:15am - 10:45am
Birth - 5
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Anthony M. Natelli Community Room
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

Music, movement, stories, and more! Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver. 

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.

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.

Baby Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
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 play for babies and their grownups. Designed for ages 0-24 months with a caregiver.   Afterwards, we offer a "stay and play" for all to enjoy.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Zumba Time!

10:45am - 11:30am
Adult
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Anthony M. Natelli Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Wellness
Event Details:

Bring a water bottle, and Lauren Medevoy with Game of Life Fitness and Nutrition, will bring the party!

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

Shake, Rattle and Read

Movement, music, stories and fun for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.
This event is in the "Birth - 5" group.

Toddler Storytime

10:15am - 10:45am
Birth - 5
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Anthony M. Natelli Community Room
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime

Toddler Storytime

Songs, stories, and fun for toddlers and their grownups. Designed for 2 year olds with a caregiver.
This event is in the "Birth - 5" group.

Inside Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
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.

Preschool 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:

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

10:30am - 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.

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 "Adult" group.

Zumba Saturdays at the Library!

10:15am - 11:00am
Adult
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Programming Room (UR)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Wellness
Event Details:

Ready to exercise! Ready to dance! Ready to shake off the pounds? Come on in for Zumba at the Library on Saturday mornings!

This fun activity is just what you've been looking for!

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

Read with a Dog

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

Read with a dog from Wags for Hope on the fourth Saturday of every month.

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

Baby Storytime

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

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.

Baby Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am
Birth - 5
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: The Loft
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

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:

Enjoy music, stories and more.

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 "Birth - 5" group.

School Skills for Preschoolers

11:00am - 11:30am
Birth - 5
C. Burr Artz Public Library
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Programming Room (CBA)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Enjoy a variety of activities to help develop the skills needed for school. Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

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

Storytime Rocks!

11:00am - 11:30am
Birth - 5
Edward F. Fry Memorial Library at Point of Rocks
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Library Branch: Edward F. Fry Memorial Library at Point of Rocks
Room: Small Room
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Recurring Storytime
Event Details:

We're turning storytime up to 11! Come explore books and stories through music, movement, and plenty of dancing to kid-friendly tunes. Geared for children ages 0-5. Siblings welcome!

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

Toddler Skills

11:30am - 12:00pm
Birth - 5
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Yard - Walkersville
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Introducing toddlers and their caregivers to a variety of preschool-readiness skills including fine motor development, social emotional skills, and early literacy activities.

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

Family Storytime

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

Songs, stories, and fun for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 & up with a caregiver.

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

Adventures in STEAM: How to Catch a Turkey

11:00am - 11:45am
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: STEM
Event Details:

Learn about architecture and structural engineering with our special Thanksgiving STEM adventure.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Sol Yoga

11:00am - 12:00pm
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: Wellness

Sol Yoga Good Cause Class

Join us for this free yoga class offered by Sol Yoga's Good Cause Division. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a yoga mat. Donations accepted.
This event is in the "Birth - 5" group.

School Skills for Preschoolers

11:15am - 11:45am
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:

Enjoy a variety of activities to help develop the skills needed for school. Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

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

Tiny STEAM

11:15am - 11:45am
Birth - 5
Myersville Community Library
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Library Branch: Myersville Community Library
Room: Community Room (MY)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create, STEM
Event Details:

Explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math concepts. 

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

Crafternoon

12:00pm - 3:00pm
Elementary, All Ages
Middletown Branch Library
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Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Room: Inside Library (MD)
Age Group: Elementary, All Ages
Program Type: Make & Create
Event Details:

Enjoy an afternoon of Thanksgiving crafts with the family.

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

Friends of the Library Book Sale

1:00pm - 5:00pm
Adult, All Ages
Brunswick Branch Library
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Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Community Room (BR)
Age Group: Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Friends of the Library Meeting
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

R.E.A.D.® with Wags for Hope

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Elementary
C. Burr Artz Public Library
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Programming Room (CBA)
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Children practice reading skills to the patient and adorable Reading Education Assistance Dogs. For Children Grades K-5. 

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

Stories & STEAM

1:15pm - 2:00pm
Birth - 5
C. Burr Artz Public Library
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Programming Room (CBA)
Age Group: Birth - 5
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Connecting stories with concepts in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math creates a hands-on learning experience for preschoolers at the library. Be prepared to jump in and connect with your child during this program.

2 pm
3 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

3:30pm - 5:30pm
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+. Please pre-register at: www.frederickcountymd.gov/covidvaccine. Masks are not required but are recommended in the library.

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Outdoor Teen STEAM

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, STEM
Event Details:

Join us on the lawn to explore, create, and experiment with STEAM activities!

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Time: Needle-Felted Acorns

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teen
Middletown Branch Library
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Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Make & Create
Event Details:

Teens in grades 6-12 are invited to join us for our weekly Teen programming! Join us to make your own cozy crafted acorns out of felt!

This event is in the "Elementary" group.

LEGO Building Challenge

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Elementary
C. Burr Artz Public Library
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Community Room (CBA)
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, STEM
Event Details:

Are you a "LEGO Master"? Do you like to create new things? Join us for an afternoon of building with LEGO's either using your own ideas or with our challenge cards. Designs will be displayed in the library throughout December.

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

Frederick County Health Department Vaccination Clinic

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

COVID-19 boosters for ages 12+.  Please pre-register at: www.frederickcountymd.gov/covidvaccine

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Stitch and Be Social

4:00pm - 8:00pm
Adult
Brunswick Branch Library
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Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library
Room: Inside Library (BR)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Make & Create
Event Details:

Drop in for creating and conversation with the Stitch Crew. Knitters, crocheters, and needlework enthusiasts of all levels (including beginners) are welcome! 

This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Elementary Explorers

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Elementary
C. Burr Artz Public Library
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Community Room (CBA)
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Make & Create, STEM
Event Details:

Expand your horizons, make friends and more as we explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math with hands-on afterschool activities! Elementary Explorers takes place every Tuesday afternoon at 4pm.

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.

Special Note Regarding Children's Programs

Any food/beverage offered may contain ingredients which may cause allergic reaction, i.e., wheat, nuts, soy, etc. Parents/guardians, please be advised that it is solely your responsibility to ensure the welfare of the children in your care and your option to allow/disallow the products offered. Registration for this event acknowledges that you have read and understand this caution.
5 pm
6 pm
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Sick STEM! Family Science Night

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Elementary
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Anthony M. Natelli Community Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Calling all science enthusiasts! Kids and parents alike will have a chance to dive into our super sick STEM activities!

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Sol Yoga

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adult
Walkersville Branch Library
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Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library
Room: Glassy Point
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Wellness
Event Details:

Join us for this free yoga class offered by Sol Yoga.  Be sure to wear comfortable clothes.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Acoustic Java Jam

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adult
Urbana Regional Library
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Library Branch: Urbana Regional Library
Room: Anthony M. Natelli Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment
Event Details:

Come on in with your acoustic guitar, mandolin, fiddle, violin, ...  Sip some coffee, or tea, and jam with us!