Week Calendar

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.

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.

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!

Ahoy Landlubbers! All aboard as we set sail for a special story time event on Talk Like A Pirate Day. We'll have you hooked on our tales of the high seas and singing some ocean songs. Come along dressed as your most fearsome swashbuckler.

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.

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.

Frederick County Board of Elections representatives will be at the Thurmont Library on Tuesday 09/19/23 between 10 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.

Monthly library day at the Thurmont Senior Center.

Keep an eye out for our Book Bike at the Fair!  Come over, say hello, and learn about all the cool resources the library has to offer.

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

Songs, stories, and fun for the whole family. This Storytime is followed by a playgroup.  Designed for ages 0 -5, with a caregiver.

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

Enjoy stories, songs, fingerplays, rhymes, and more! Ages 0-5 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.

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

Music, movement, stories and more!  

Enjoy stories, songs, fingerplays, rhymes, and more! Ages 0-5 with a caregiver. 

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

Swing by the STEM tent to have some hands-on science fun and learn about all the cool resources the library has to offer.

It's a-Me, Mario! Join us for a special storytime featuring Nintendo's favorite plumber, Mario! We'll share stories, songs, and rhymes as we level up our storytime. Come celebrate with us in the Mushroom Kingdom!

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.

This latin-inspired dance fitness class is perfect for all ages! Come merengue and salsa, with a little hip-hop tossed in! 

Practice reading with a furry friend from Wags for Hope!

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

Enjoy music, stories and more! Designed for ages 0-5 with a caregiver.

Keep an eye out for our Book Bike at the Fair!  Come over, say hello, and learn about all the cool resources the library has to offer.

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

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!

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.

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

Preschoolers and their caregivers will build school-ready skills while having fun and exploring their social-emotional selves at this weekly kindergarten prep program. In the event of inclement weather, this program will be held inside.

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.

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

The Family Partnership Family Support Center and Maryland Family Network bring this five week Parent and Child Education Series to the Brunswick Library.

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

Shhh...you didn't hear it from us, but come to the library to test your spy skills with a variety of hands-on activities at our spy camp!

Frederick County Public Libraries is turning 60 and we are celebrating with a birthday party for the ages! Join us for family-fun, activities, and sign up for the best birthday card ever - a library card!

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

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

Brad Petersen, Director of Resource & Service Navigation from the Frederick County Division of Aging & Independence will help Medicare beneficiaries, family members, and caregivers understand Medicare benefits, bills and Medicare rights.

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

Drop in for conversation and exploration as we unveil our new Sensory Box for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities! After September 21, the box will be available anytime at the Brunswick Branch Library for in-library use.

Learn about genetic engineering with hands on activities lead by NIH education outreach specialists.

Join J'Nell Ciesielski, Eliza Knight, Sophie Perinot, and Alix Rickloff as they discuss the wonders of writing historical fiction and why it continues to be such a popular genre. Books will be available for purchase from Curious Iguana.

Connect with other kids, create, and be curious together!

Join us for a fun movie on the big screen!

Calling all teens! Join us to explore, create, and innovate with S.T.E.A.M. activities.

Grades 6-12 join us for gaming on the Switch! Play Super Smash Bros, Mario Kart and more!

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

Teen Connect is a time to engage with friends, peer mentors, and teen-oriented community resources.

You’ve been asked this before: are you taking any other medications?  Why is this so important?  Do all OTC drugs count?  How about nutritional supplements or CBD?  Do herbal teas count?   Dr.

All the world's a stage! Explore your imagination and learn how to make flower crowns, clay horns, felt ears, and more! Celebrate your unique style and transform yourself into a character of your choosing!

Learn how to play a game of marbles with the Frederick Knucklers! Join us for an afternoon of fun!

Build a balloon-powered car from recycled materials in this fun activity. Then race them against each other to see who will win! STEAM Lab takes place every Tuesday afternoon at 4pm.

Explore and enjoy sports and games from around the world! 

Are you a creator? Do you have something you're working on, like a story, comic, game, or work of art? Come to the Brunswick Library to meet, collaborate, and connect with other teen creators!

Join us Tuesdays at the library for your chance to learn a new skill, create art, and hang out with your friends!

Come design your very own fairy house for your garden! Designed for students in kindergarten through 5th grades.

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

Ages 8-13, join us for gaming on the Switch! Play Super Smash Bros, Mario Kart and more!

Elementary Explorers is a weekly after-school program that connects children in Grades K-5 to fun, hands-on experiences. Join other curious kids as we explore a different topic each week!

This week: Minecraft and Coding Fun!

Join us for 4 STEM challenges that introduce problem solving skills and get students to think creatively and outside the box.

Learn an ancient form of artistry and create your very own cloth printed masterpiece. 

Come in and enjoy an assortment of games to play with friends!

Grades 6-12. Have you ever tried bubble tea? Join us to learn how to make your own! Bubble tea is a popular drink which originated in Taiwan in the 1980s. It is traditionally made with tea, sugar, milk and “boba,” or tapioca pearls.

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.

Relax and relieve some stress by spending time petting an adorable dog friend! Therapy dogs are provided by Wags for Hope volunteers, whose pets bring comfort and joy to the lives of others.

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

The Frederick Community Fridge invites community members to participate in a presentation and open discussion about the community refrigerator and services offered. All are welcome, and we hope to see you there!

Join local musician Cristina Rivero and bring your acoustic guitar, mandolin, fiddle, violin, ...  to jam with us!  

Join us for an all-ages storytime featuring songs, stories, and rhymes in Spanish and other world languages. 

Join us outdoors on the Urbana Library Plaza for an evening of music, movement, and stories for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

Learn about resources for domestic violence victims with Tia from Pain2Purpose.

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

Join Judy Briley from Frederick Bocce, and learn Bocce basics from what is a "polina" to how to knock out your opponent.  All supplies provided, just join us to have fun playing and learning all about Bocce.

It's library card sign-up month, and there's tons of cool things you can do with your library card! Learn how to use the library catalog, place holds, download free movies and music, and more.

Frederick County Public Libraries is celebrating Library Card Sign Up Month in our community this Fall!

Hidden beneath Raven Rock Mountain, Site R, the Underground Pentagon, remains a mystery even today. Author James Rada, Jr.

Due to the powerful root and rhizome system, which extends deep into the ground, Japanese Knotweed is notoriously difficult to treat or remove without professional help. What can we do?

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!