Week Calendar

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.

Songs, stories, and play for babies and their grownups. Designed for ages 0-24 months with a caregiver.

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

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

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.

Inspired by Musical Storytime? Play with a variety of instruments from around the world and make some music of your own! Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

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

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

Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and more! For ages 0-5 with a caregiver.

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

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.

Enjoy a story or two about dance then move along with some music and learn a few tap dance moves!

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

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

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.

Let’s celebrate all the treasures Frederick County has to offer as it turns the big 2-7-5! Enjoy stories, songs, and more during this special anniversary storytime. For ages 0-5 with a caregiver.

Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and more! For ages 0-5 with a caregiver.

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

Preparation of Federal and MD income taxes for Northern Frederick County residents who earned less than about $60,000 in 2022.  By appointment only.  Contact 301-471-5757 after Feb 8, 2023 for more information.

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

Freedom Bang is a pre-choreographed fusion of boxing, HIIT, hip hop, world dance, optional weighted gloves and just a touch of attitude.  Offering a wide range of intensity options to help you customize your workout.

Cardio Drumming for seniors, brings together drumsticks and an exercise ball.  You can stand or sit to do this exercise.  We will provide the equipment, but if you have drumsticks or an exercise ball you are welcome to bring with you to

Hosted by the Friends of Cunningham Falls State Park and Gambrill State Park, the Maple Syrup Festival has been a staple in Frederick County for more than 50 years!  This annual event highlights the history of

This annual event highlights the history of maple syrup in Maryland. The event includes opportunities to see maple syrup demonstrations, delicious breakfast items with locally-made maple syrup, and much, much more.

Use our equipment to convert your photos and analog home videos and audio recordings to digital formats you can share and enjoy today!

Enjoy cuteness overload as we enjoy a special storytime with baby animals from Green Meadows Petting Farm. We will celebrate the arrival of the farm's newest furry friends with stories, songs, and a meet & greet with live animals.

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!

Try this riddle: I can help you clean your shirt, and always fall but I'm never hurt. Look for me to beat the heat, I can run without any feet!

Songs, stories, and play for babies and their grownups. Designed for ages 0-24 months with a caregiver.

Join us to explore songs, stories, and fun designed for our youngest audience and their caregivers.

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

Preschool-aged children can learn about food and the importance of nutrition in hands-on, STEAM-based activities during National Nutrition Month. Caregivers are encouraged to connect with children and participate in the activities!

Enjoy music, stories and more.

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

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!

Bring your wiggles for songs, stories, and fun for toddlers and their grownups. In the event of inclement weather, storytime will be held inside.

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

Explore Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math concepts. Children under age 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

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

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

Preschoolers and their caregivers will learn all about the world of science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics with a variety of hands-on activities.

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

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

Songs, stories, and fun for preschoolers and their grownups. Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver. In the event of inclement weather, storytime will be held inside.

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

Young learners can practice skills they will need for school - listening, asking, writing, cutting, tracing, and more.

Preschoolers and their caregivers will practice school-readiness skills with cutting, tracing, play, and other literacy activities.

Practice amazing karate skills with instructors from Frederick Martial Arts. 

We welcome adults who want to practice their English to a conversation class hosted by the Literacy Council of Frederick.

Explore reading, science, history, and art through crafts, activities, and games!  Designed for elementary-aged learners.

Join Kris from Visiting Home Angels to talk about taking care of ourselves, while taking care of our loved ones. 

Celebrate the natural world through stories and hands-on activities.

Meet a shepherdess who will teach kids about caring for sheep and how farmers turn wool into clothing. 

Take a deep dive into history and explore Ancient Egypt

This week, we will learn about reading and writing hieroglyphics, and the role Egyptian Gods played in daily life. 

Join local Master Gardener Karen Whitehair who says "if you plant the right plants, the pollinators will find you". With just a few key plants you can navigate the confusing world of horticulture and start your own pollinator garden.

The 2023 Frederick County Spelling Bee will be held at the Hodson Auditorium of Hood College. Spellers from across Frederick County will compete to be the Frederick County Spelling Bee Champion.

Join us for a fun exploration of art techniques and materials. Designed for children in 3rd through 7th grade.

Math can be a fun part of kids’ everyday lives! We'll explore mathematical thinking through storytelling and hands-on activities featuring early math concepts. Get ready for some math fun! Geared for Preschool - 2nd graders.

Thinking about raising chickens in your own backyard? Jeff Semler, poultry expert with the University of Maryland Extension, will share tips on establishing and caring for your personal flock. 

Practice reading skills to patient and adorable Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.). For Children Grades K-5. 

Calling all teens! Join us to explore, create, and experiment with STEAM activities!

Grades 6-12, join us for an artistic afternoon making artwork using oil, water, and paint to create unusual, abstract designs!

Use our equipment to convert your photos and analog home videos and audio recordings to digital formats you can share and enjoy today!

Join us in The Loft on Friday afternoons to enjoy tabletop games, video games, and assorted activities in the company of friends.

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.

Make, practice or try new techniques using library materials in Teen Art Studio. This month we'll explore printmaking and create multiple original works of art using ink, foam, brayer tools, and paper!

Test your knowledge of the animal kingdom with a fun, team trivia program!

Discover and explore the world around you through science, math, technology, history, art, and literature. Designed for kids in grades K-5.

Try this riddle: I can help you clean your shirt, and always fall but I'm never hurt. Look for me to beat the heat, I can run without any feet!

Join us for a fun and creative journey exploring the artwork of the masters!

Create your own unique and tasty cereal creation. Enjoy your creation as a snack or for breakfast the next day!

Grades 6-12. Looking for a place to do homework or work on a project with friends? Come to the library! The Teen Services Librarian will be on hand to help you with reference questions and highlight library resources.

Come play on Open Game Night!  Board games, card games, chess and much more. It's a fun night of cooperative play and team building.

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

Space and math collide in this fun and hands-on program! Sharpen your math skills as a family, learn about all things outer space, and blast off to bedtime! 

Tweens and Teens, join us as we paint along with an instructional video to create a flamingo masterpiece!

Join the adventure! Elementary ages and up are welcome to join us at Middletown Library for Dungeons and Dragons! All skill levels welcome!

Join us for an all-ages storytime after a long day of work and play. Unwind with stories, songs, and rhymes for the whole family!

Join us in the Urbana Library for music, movement, and stories for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

Monthly meeting of the Monocacy Archeological Society, the local chapter of the Maryland Archeological Society. The meeting consists of a speaker on  topic of interest to the practice of local archeology and history.  Open to all.

Join us for bedtime themed songs and stories--pajamas are welcome!

Come share a story with a specially trained therapy dog form WAGS for Hope.

Join Go Team Therapy Dogs to improve your reading confidence and make a new friend when you read aloud to a therapy dog.

The Seán Heely Celtic Band brings together many instruments to perform fiery dance tunes and ancient, soaring melodies from Scotland, Ireland, and beyond.