Week Calendar

Enjoy a variety of goods from local vendors at our Farmer's Market every Saturday from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Join us at Sophie and Madigan's Playground for a visit filled with rhymes, songs, lots of movement, and fun!

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.

Ben Friton, Director of the REED Center, will provide a guided tour of Morningside Food Forest, located on the 150 acre property of the REED Center.

Join us as infants and their caregivers explore early literacy and social emotional developmental skills at this self-paced program.

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

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.

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

Inspired by Musical Storytime? Play with a variety of instruments from around the world and make some music of your own!

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

Music, movement, stories, and more outdoors on the Library Plaza! Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver. 

In case of inclement weather, this storytime will be moved indoors.

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.

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.

Join us at the Thurmont Senior Center, where presenter Nico Ambush will introduce adults to mindful poetry.  Compose a personal and meditative poem using words selected from magazines.

Join us at the Carroll Creek Amphitheater for Family storytime presented in partnership with Downtown Frederick Partnership. Enjoy stories, fingerplays, rhymes, and more.

Join us for outside 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.

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

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.

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

Barbara Thompson from African American Resources Cultural and Heritage Society will discuss the history behind the holiday Juneteenth.

Visit the Emmitsburg Branch, Frederick County's first official library. Learn history of the Emmitsburg Branch as well as experiencing a walk down memory lane of the 100 year old building that houses the library.

Need help with your devices, or would you like to discover the basics of browsing the web, setting up an email or writing a resume? We are here to help. Laptops provided.

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

Music, movement, stories and more!  

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

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

Music, movement, stories, and more outdoors on the Library Plaza! Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver. 

In case of inclement weather, this storytime will be moved indoors.

Enjoy a lively Storytime filled with music, movement. 

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.

Join us for a truck-filled storytime with local author Laurie Carmody!

Join us this June for special Saturday storytimes.  Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, and more!

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

Knitting is a creative activity that can bring enjoyment and stress relief to your life. Local artisan, Amy Porter returns with an introductory class in knitting. The basics will be taught, including casting on and simple stitches.

Learn local history and ecology with a certified arborist!

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

Bring your imagination and explore art in this preschool art maker program. Dress for mess! Designed for ages 3-5.

Preschool-aged children learn and explore through hands on activities using science, technology, engineering, art, and math concepts at the library. Caregivers are encouraged to connect with children and participate in the activities!

While summer is here, enjoy a free lunch! Lunches available for carry-out or curbside pick-up for youth ages 0-18.
 Funds provided by Glade Valley Community Services and the Town of Walkersville.

Enjoy music, stories and more.

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.

While summer is here, enjoy a free lunch! Lunches available for carry-out or curbside pick-up for youth ages 0-18.
 Funds provided by Glade Valley Community Services and the Town of Walkersville.

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

This interactive show feels like stepping into a cabinet of curiosities, filled with supernatural paintings, mysterious elixirs, mind-reading devices, and more.

While summer is here, enjoy a free lunch! Lunches available for carry-out or curbside pick-up for youth ages 0-18.
 Funds provided by Glade Valley Community Services and the Town of Walkersville.

Join us outside after storytime for some creative play time. Ages 0-5. Creative Play move inside in the event of bad weather.

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.

While summer is here, enjoy a free lunch! Lunches available for carry-out or curbside pick-up for youth ages 0-18.
 Funds provided by Glade Valley Community Services and the Town of Walkersville.

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.

UPDATE: Due to weather conditions, this program will be held inside at the Walkersville Branch Library. 

While summer is here, enjoy a free lunch! Lunches available for carry-out or curbside pick-up for youth ages 0-18.
 Funds provided by Glade Valley Community Services and the Town of Walkersville.

Join Myersville Library staff for a fun outdoor storytime in the Lark Pavillion at Surreybrooke. Pack a picnic or snack to enjoy after the program. 8610 Baltimore National Pike, Middletown.

Lawyer in the Library provides free one-on-one legal advice from Maryland Legal Aid lawyers. Types of issues include:

The City of Frederick will visit us serve lunches for children and teens (under 18) each afternoon this summer from 12:15-1:00 pm. Lunch will be served June 5-August 18 (lunches will not be served on June 19 & July 4).

This summer, free lunches will be available from Tuesday through Thursday for youths 18 and under.  Lunch may be picked up between 12 and 1pm, while supplies last, and may be carried out or enjoyed on the library's covered deck.  

The City of Frederick will visit us serve lunches for children and teens (under 18) each afternoon this summer from 12:15-1:00 pm. Lunch will be served June 5-August 18 (lunches will not be served on June 19 & July 4).

This summer, free lunches will be available from Tuesday through Thursday for youths 18 and under.  Lunch may be picked up between 12 and 1pm, while supplies last, and may be carried out or enjoyed on the library's covered deck.  

The City of Frederick will visit us serve lunches for children and teens (under 18) each afternoon this summer from 12:15-1:00 pm. Lunch will be served June 5-August 18 (lunches will not be served on June 19 & July 4).

This summer, free lunches will be available from Tuesday through Thursday for youths 18 and under.  Lunch may be picked up between 12 and 1pm, while supplies last, and may be carried out or enjoyed on the library's covered deck.  

The City of Frederick will visit us serve lunches for children and teens (under 18) each afternoon this summer from 12:15-1:00 pm. Lunch will be served June 5-August 18 (lunches will not be served on June 19 & July 4).

The City of Frederick will visit us serve lunches for children and teens (under 18) each afternoon this summer from 12:15-1:00 pm. Lunch will be served June 5-August 18 (lunches will not be served on June 19 & July 4).

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

Join Master Gardener, Tiger Waddell, to learn great tips and tricks to increase your summer vegetable garden yield.

Join professional craft person Denise Wagenaar and learn how to take scraps of fabric and trim, a few stitches and a little glue to transform a simple personal notebook into an embellished mini "Junk Journal"  in just one hour.  All supp

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For more information about this free concert: Music on the Deck | Frederick County Public Libraries (fcpl.org)

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

Join us this summer on our lovely terrace for free family-friendly live music performed by local musicians every 2^nd Sunday at 2 p.m.

New to anime and manga? A long time fan? Join us to discuss your favorite series, learn a little about Japan, and taste snacks from all over the world to find a new favorite!

Join us for an afternoon of Minecraft creation. This program is for elementary age children who are ready to have fun crafting a world together. Never played, no problem, staff will be on hand to help with the basics.

Is your child starting Kindergarten in the fall? Join us for stories, songs, activities and crafts that promote kindergarten readiness skills. This 60-minute program is designed to help kids become comfortable with a routine and prepare

Join our friends from Fountain Rock Nature Center as we learn about insects and meet a few in “person.”  Ages 3-12.

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

Teens going into grades 6-12 are invited to join us for an afternoon of fun, fizzy beverages and large-scale art! Sip on a mocktail and create murals with your fellow teens!

This interactive show feels like stepping into a cabinet of curiosities, filled with supernatural paintings, mysterious elixirs, mind-reading devices, and more.

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

This interactive show feels like stepping into a cabinet of curiosities, filled with supernatural paintings, mysterious elixirs, mind-reading devices, and more.

Join Fit2Shine Studio as we cultivate self-esteem and body awareness with fun exploration of movement and relaxed breathing. Fit2Shine Studio promotes strong minds and bodies while teaching children to release tension and relax.

Maryland Chamber Winds Presents: The Story of "The Bassoon That Was A Bedpost".

Crafters, Creepers, and Master Builders are invited to the Minecraft Club.  Chat with other players, work together to build great things, or just play on the Library’s own server.

Get Inspired! Explore your creativity and building skills! Use a mystery bag of assorted Legos to build something amazing!

Create your own beach with this kinetic sand project!

Help the Maryland Science Center create a unique science show by selecting experiments from our science topic cards. This show features demonstrations including liquid nitrogen, chemical reactions, and combustion. For Grades K-5.

Participate in 2 fun group building challenges - bring your friends or make some new ones! Designed for students in 3rd through 7th grades.

The Interfaith Housing Alliance (IHA) is hosting a free, community-wide Homeownership Fair! This is a great opportunity to explore the possibility of homeownership and get educated about the process in a friendly, no-pressure environment!

Are you looking for ways to be mindful and interact with others in your community? Interested in playing new instruments and expressing your creativity? Come join Noteable Progressions Community Drum Circle!

Please join us for a weekly mindfulness session with the Frederick Meditation Center.

Children can learn and explore using STEAM-based activities. Caregivers are encouraged to connect with children and participate in the activities! Designed for elementary students in grades K-5.

Create a fun craft with the library

Library informational table

Are you a teen with a passion for anime and manga? Join us for an afternoon of fun watching anime, discussing the best shows and books out there, and enjoying fun activities to celebrate your favorite fandom!

Join us for an afternoon of tournament style gaming with the Nintendo Switch!

Join us for fun STEM toys and activities!

Come visit the Jefferson Farmer's Market to visit the library information table and enjoy a children's storytime!

Need help expunging your record from a past conviction? Meet with an attorney from Maryland Legal Aid to discuss your options and begin the process.

Join Myersville Library staff for a fun outdoor storytime at The Bog Shack Snowball Stand. 10909 Wolfsville Road, Myersville

Join us for a pop up library visit at Bruster's Ice Cream! Ice cream, books, library cards, Summer Challenge - there will be something for everyone!

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 the library for a science program highlighting a career in the sciences and explore fun, hands-on science activities. For Grades K-5 and caregivers. 

Prepare your mind and body for bedtime with stretches, music, stories and more. A hands-on activity will accompany this event. 

Illuminate your summer reading! Join us for Maker Monday and design your own light-up bookmark using LED lights.

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!

Explore the radical world of reptiles outdoors on the Library Plaza with Nicole and her exotic pets!

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

Beat the heat and join us for some awesome board games! 

Learn how to use a button maker to make your own button!

Learn various techniques for composting organic materials and how to make compost piles as efficient as possible! The class will also explore how to build a low-cost compost bin for use in your yard or other green spaces. 

Visit the library's table at this free, family-friendly Pride celebration!  This city sponsored event will have food, swimming, music, and more.

This interactive show feels like stepping into a cabinet of curiosities, filled with supernatural paintings, mysterious elixirs, mind-reading devices, and more.

Please join us for our in-depth journey of using Sahaja Yoga Meditation as a way to achieve stress- free living. Feel the freedom of your Self!

Get your popcorn ready, because Starlight is back! 

Movies start at 8:30 p.m., but the fun really begins with pre-show activities at 7 p.m.

Learn about FCPL's amazing resources at our outreach tent!