Week Calendar

Visit your favorite library staff member at the annual Easter Egg Roll!

Come to a special storytime at the Maple Syrup Festival at Cunningham Falls State Park! We'll have songs, stories, and more to celebrate this sweet event!

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.

Join us at the Thurmont Senior Center with Maryland Legal Aid, a nonprofit organization that provides free civil legal services to low/no-income individuals.

Music, movement, and stories for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up 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.

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!

Join Trisha Houston with Sol Yoga as she leads a chair yoga class. 
Wear comfortable clothing!   We provide the chair and have extra mats!

Preparation of Federal and MD income taxes for Northern Frederick County residents who earned less than about $60,000 in 2023.  By appointment only.  Contact 301-471-5757 after Jan 22, 2024 for more information.

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.

Go Team Therapy Dogs will be here to visit! This program designed for adults with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers.

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

A multi-sensory storytime designed to support children with autism or sensory processing challenges. This time is designed to meet your child where they are in, a fun, engaging environment.

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.

Songs, stories, and fun for toddlers and their grownups. Designed for 2 year olds with a caregiver.

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.

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

Bring your best martial arts moves, and enjoy music, movement, and stories for the whole family - Kung Fu Panda style! Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

Join us for a special themed Elephant and Piggie Storytime. Related, stories, songs and a craft.

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.

Local harp-player Jim Dronenburg, accompanied by Julie Merchant on flute, and Wes Merchant on violin, will delight us with their beautiful musical stylings. 

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

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

Practice reading to a furry friend!

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.

Have fun exploring literacy, STEM, and art through play-based activities that integrate essential school skills.  Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver. 

Music, movement, and stories for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up 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!

This special event will feature sample summer camp activities for your child to try out in the library setting! Enjoy a variety of activities to help develop the skills needed for school. Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

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. In the event of inclement weather, this program will be held inside.

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.

Songs, stories, and fun for toddlers and their grownups. Designed for 2 year olds with a caregiver.

Preschoolers and their caregivers will practice school-readiness skills with cutting, tracing, play, and other literacy activities. In the event of inclement weather, this program will be held inside.

How do we get from here to there? Children can use their creativity as they design, build, and explore all types of transportation. In the event of inclement weather, this program will be held inside.

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

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

MD Department of Labor Job Fair @ Frederick 7th Day Adventist Church. 

Join Dr. Lauren Lippiello, Assistant Professor of Global Studies and History at FCC, for a presentation about the findings from the archaeological excavations at the Native American site at Biggs Ford.

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

Learn more about potential risks facing you in retirement and how to prepare for them. Presenters Wm.

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

Enjoy a celebration of all things Minecraft! Minecraft activities will be provided along with in person gaming. Gaming will be limited to accommodate as many participants as possible.

Come join us at the C. Burr Artz Public Library on March 23rd from 1-2 pm for an engaging preschool arts and crafts session where you can make your own Jingle Truck!

Join LGBTQ+ Frederick residents in this panel discussion as they speak about their lived experience in Frederick County and how life has changed for LGBTQ+ people over the decades. This program is in partnership with The Frederick Center.

Songs, stories, and fun for preschoolers and their grownups. This week, we'll be singing and playing along with musical stories. Come ready to explore new sounds, and enjoy making amusical instrument to take home!

Learn to "write with fire" and create your own unique piece of art with a pyrography pen.

Pack your passport and join us on a journey to Japan where we will learn about the language, culture and the gift of cherry blossoms. Geared for Grades K-5.

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.

Light up the afternoon with all kinds of glow-in-the-dark fun!

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.

STEAM Lab takes place every Tuesday afternoon at 4pm.

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!

Make your own balloon powered car!

Designed for children in grades K-5.

Grades 6-12. According to Guiness World Records, the fastest a 1,000 piece puzzle was put together was in 1 hour and 40 minutes. How fast can you put the pieces together? 

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

New or already an anime watcher? Come in to talk about your favorite anime and watch a few episodes!

Teens and tweens will be able to design, paint, and take home a flower pot they created. Supplies limited.

For grades 6 - 12.

Are you curious about different job and career opportunities? Join us as the library welcomes speakers from different backgrounds and fields to talk about their education, day to day, and why they chose the career they did. 

Stop by the FCPL table at Urbana Community Heritage Night and meet your community librarians! We'll be signing up families for library cards and sharing info on our free resources and services available in different languages.

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. www.marylandwriters.org

Use crafting materials, Peeps marshmallows, and glue to make your very own diorama showcasing whatever scene you can imagine! 

What is pixelation? Together we'll learn about and create our own pixel art with stop motion animation. This program is intended for tweens ages 10-13.

Teens: relax and relieve 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.

This is a group for those who would like to gather for a social time of crafting together. Bring your own projects to work on and meet other local crafters. Knitting, crochet, all fiber crafts welcome! 

Do you have a preschooler who's excited for kindergarten next year? Join us for a special storytime all about school with a FCPS teacher!

Do you have a preschooler who's excited for kindergarten next year? Join us for a special storytime all about school.

Pack your passport and join us on a journey to Japan where we will learn about the language, culture and the gift of cherry blossoms. Geared for Grades K-5.

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

Challenge yourself to build the coolest marble contraption you can!

This program is recommended for teens in grades 6 through 12.