Week Calendar

Come learn about health-related resources in the county and visit your favorite library staff member at FCPL's outreach table.

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.

Open enrollment is around the corner!  Come get the facts and your questions answered!

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

Interested in Zumba but want something that's lower intensity? Join us for a Zumba Gold class, a lower intensity fun dance workout!

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.

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 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.

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

Join us for a fun art activity. For ages 3-5 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.

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

Calling all young writer's ages 12-17! We're inviting Teens to practice the craft of writing, share their work, and enjoy the wonderful world of writing. Stop by for activities and discussion with other teen writers.

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.

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.

Join Mary Ellen Mitchell of Allow Me Consulting and Housing Frederick for a grant writing how-to series. 

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.

Join us for a celebration of music and motion with the Frederick Children's Chorus! Children will enjoy music, rhythm, dancing and playing musical instruments. For ages 0-5 with a caregiver.

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.

Celebrate Fall with a special visit from our Resident State Troopers.

Stories, movement, music, and fun for the entire family.  Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver. 

Join us on the grounds of the historic Seton Shrine located in Emmitsburg, MD for a living history adventure. Experience what it was like to attend school in the early 1800's through hands-on activities, games and exploration.

Join us on the grounds of the historic Seton Shrine located in Emmitsburg, MD for a living history adventure. Experience what it was like to attend school in the early 1800's.

Donna DiMarco brings deaf, hard of hearing and CODA babies and their families stories, interactive bonding moments and more in this ASL immersive storytime. A playgroup is featured afterward for families to connect. 

For all library cardholders, past and present, an opportunity to chat with librarians from the Point of Rocks Branch, learn about upcoming programs, and see technology in action. 

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

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month each year, Centro Hispano turns Carrol Creek in downtown Frederick into a lively, colorful celebration of Hispanic art, culture and music.  Come visit your favorite library staff member at FCPL's outreach t

Hear ye, hear ye! Come one, come all to the Walkersville Renaissance Faire! Featuring timeless activities, vendors, and fun!

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

Join sewing instructor Denise Wagenaar and learn how to sew a pot holder using a sewing machine. Get the chance to learn sewing machine basics as well as learn how to make a useful gift as we get ready for the holidays.

Explore the world of reptiles with a presentation showcasing our favorite scaly friends! This program is designed for grades K - 5th grade. 

Go on a walking tour of neighboring Mt. Zion Cemetery with local historian Ann Etheridge. Learn about Myersville's colorful history through the stories of local individuals buried on the grounds.

Buying your first home is a milestone, and it can be easy to jump right in and start visiting open houses!

Presented by the Friends of Lefty Kreh

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

Discover and explore outer space, through science, art, math, STEM and literature. 

Join Jennifer Shoemaker in a safe and sacred space to learn about Reiki: what it is, where it comes from and how it can enrich your life. Enjoy a group Reiki experience to feel for yourself the beauty of Reiki. 

Calling all teens! Join us to explore, create, and innovate!

Who doesn't love a good non-Newtonian fluid?! Grades 6-12 are welcome to join us as we defy the law of viscosity and make oobleck!

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.

Meet Sphero Indi, learn the basics of coding and design a city roadway to explore at this interactive adventure.

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

Nature and creativity collide in this leaf art activity. Use your imagination to transform an ordinary leaf into a work of art. STEAM Lab takes place every Tuesday afternoon at 4pm.

Join us as we get creative exploring art, science, history, and more!  Grades K-5.

Nature becomes inspiration, medium and material in this fall-themed sensory art program. Come dressed for messy fun!

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

Join us for rocket crafts, activities, and science experiments. Designed for students in kindergarten through 5th grade.

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

It's time for some SLIME! Ages 8-13 are invited to join us for an ooey, gooey, very messy program and make slime to take home!

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!

Join us as we learn about Vincent Van Gogh and his ethereal Starry Night painting. Then we'll get creative and make our own version!

Want to learn how to research your ancestry? Now's your chance! Meet Mary Mannix, Maryland History and Genealogy Archivist, to learn about how to find out about your ancestors. 

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!

Interested in learning more about how to build, maintain and/or repair your credit? Credit Cafe offers is an in-person group workshop with the opportunity for 1-on-1 advising sessions with a credit counselor. 

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

Meet and greet with Jenn and her Uncommon Critters! This is a show, tell, and touch experience focusing on general facts, unique characteristics, and animal stewardship.

Parents and caregivers of neurodiverse children meet to connect and support one another. 

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.

Learn basic self-defense techniques and strategies from Tri-Star Martial Arts. Simple yet effective blocks, strikes, kicks, and grab escapes will be taught along with ways to use strategy, awareness, and confidence to keep yourself safe. 

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

Please join us and our special guests from Glade Elementary School for a spectacular program to kick off the new school year! We'll start with a read aloud, followed by fun, hands-on activities around the branch!

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 featuring songs, stories, and rhymes in Spanish and other world languages. 

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

At this program, The Flying Barrel will be providing an overview of the hobby of making your own beer.

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

Join mortician Celeste Stanley Gordon from Rollins Life Celebration Center and ask questions about her job!

Create your own garland decoration adorned with pumpkins, bats, ghosts, and other spooky-themed creatures.

Can you really turn wool into felt using a needle?! Learn about the art of needlefelting and create a fun fall pumpkin to take home!

Tweens and teens, grades 6 through 12, meet to collaborate with each other and teen librarians on upcoming library events and to plan teen-led projects.  Teen Library Council (TLC) is an opportunity for teens to make an impact within the libr

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

Join us for a fun evening of Trivia at the new 10Tavern, an american style pub in downtown Thurmont.

10 East Main Street
Thurmont, MD 21788

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!