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.

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!

Tai Chi is a self-paced system of gentle physical exercise and stretching. It is practiced for defense training, health benefits, and meditation! Presented by Inner Court Tai-Ji

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.

Come make some Thanksgiving decorations for your table!

This program is designed for adults with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers.

Monthly library day at the Thurmont Senior Center.

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.

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 at the Thurmont Senior Center this month.

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 playtime! For ages 0-5 with a caregiver.

Come enjoy the beautiful music of the Celtic Harp, violin, & flute.

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 in this spirited storytime as we cheer for books and reading! We'll be joined by members of the Urbana High School Pom team as we share stories, dance, and chant out fun rhymes. Ages 0-5 with a caregiver.

Bring a stuffed animal and join us by the fireplace for a Saturday morning family storytime! Feel free to wear your pajamas!

Afterward, register your stuffed animal for a stuffed animal sleepover at the library!

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.

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.

Join dance instructor Jeanna Riscigno as we explore mindful movement with our bodies! Mindful Movement incorporates yoga, creative movement, breathwork and mindfulness.

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

See a tractor up close and learn how they’re used on a farm!

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

Come learn the ins and outs of brewing with staff from The Flying Barrel! They will discuss the process and share tips and tricks you can use to brew your favorite beverage at home, or in their facility! 

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

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

Join us for a presentation on electric vehicles. We will cover the basics of electric vehicles, charging, road trips, and more. Bring your questions and your curiosity.

Join Christina from Design-A-Scape for a workshop on the creating of a low maintenance landscape using native plants from the Mid-Atlantic region.

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

Transport back in time as we explore the daily life of a civil war soldier! This program is designed for elementary-aged children.

Dr. Lauren Lippiello, Assistant Professor Global Studies, FCC, will present a lecture on her specialty, Egyptology.

Recurring mahjong and game event hosted by the Asian American Center of Frederick.

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

Join us for a lovely afternoon learning about story quilts with Dr. Angela Lanier. Dr. Lanier will focus on what story quilts are and will highlight the diverse roles of story quilts, as well as quilts she has made.

Looking to buy a house but don't understand what you need to do?

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

Bring your little one to this sensory storytime designed for children ages 0-24 months and a caregiver. This special storytime focuses on sensory development and engagement through songs, fingerplays, movement activities, and tactile play.

Join Maryland Legal Aide lawyer Cassie Erler Clements for a 1-hour PowerPoint presentation going over important planning documents such as simple wills, advance directives, and Power of Attorney forms.  There will be sample forms available fo

This is an informal drop-in event for patrons that might need some help with their electronic device with teen volunteers on hand to help guide you through basic settings, accessing apps and more!

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

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.

Join us on Friday afternoons to relax, connect with friends, and meet with community mentors.

The Frederick County Landmarks Foundation is bringing back a popular free series of how-to seminars on how to obtain a plaque for a historic home.  At each event, staff from the Frederick County Public Library’s Maryland Room, which specializ

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

Participants will explore where their food comes from and what life is like for those who are growing that food in other countries around the world.

Calling all artists! Learn about block painting and create your own masterpiece. STEAM Lab takes place every Tuesday afternoon at 4pm.

Embark on a captivating journey into the realm of exquisite penmanship and elegant writing styles designed to ignite the imagination of young wordsmiths and enchant them with the beauty of fancy writing.

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!

Get started with crocheting, a life-long hobby - with the talented ladies of the Woodlands! Learn how to hold the hook & yarn and how to make a starting chain - then build from there! 

Come create your own button flower bouquet to keep or give as a gift. 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.

Geared for kids grades 4-7!! Join us, to test your racing skills with Mario Kart. We will be playing Mario Kart on the Nintendo Switch. 

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 as we learn about outer space. We'll be launching straw rockets and building miniature Mars rovers!

We are pulling out all of our leftover crafting supplies from the year! Dig in, use your imagination, and make a handmade gift for someone special!

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 Sloan School of Music for an interactive evening that engages the whole family in a fun and memorable musical experience!

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

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

Grades 6-12. Join us for an evening of fun trivia and prizes. Disney, marvel, entertainment, sports and many more categories of questions. Play individually or join your friends to compete as a team. 

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.

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

"There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so." Do you struggle with Shakespeare? Explore with us the history and language of the bard and discover the secrets to understanding and enjoying his plays!

Practice your cookie-decorating skills, then eat your work!

Join some of Frederick County's international high school students as they share the cultures and traditions of their countries of origin. Exhibits will be set up around the library.

Families, join us as we celebrate the world of Trolls with fun activities, games, and music!