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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Join us for a caregiver-led discussion and playgroup for tips and tricks to help navigate raising little ones. 

This week, join Laura Hillman, a Pediatric Occupation Therapist!

Who-who is coming to storytime? The owl, that's who! Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes all about our feathered friend, the owl! Geared for ages 0-5 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. Ages 18 - 36 mos.

Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and more! This program is for children ages 2-3 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.

A morning of fun and stories in the dugout at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium. Meet at 10:30 a.m. at the main gates, Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium, 21 Stadium Drive, Frederick.

Inspired by Musical Storytime? Play with a variety of instruments from around the world and make some music of your own! Geared for ages 0-5 with a caregiver.

Decorate your very own sun visor! This program is designed for adults with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers.

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

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.

Join FCPL, for a Summer Reading Challenge day, exploring the natural wonder of ThorpeWood!

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

Songs, stories, and fun for preschoolers and their grownups. This program is for children ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

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

Learn about body boundaries with Heiress, the service dog from the Child Advocacy Center.

Please join members from the Color on the Creek to learn about the plants in the water and how they help the environment. (Rain date 7/24)

Join us for a morning of building! Use the library's blocks and building toys to build with your little one while working on fine motor skills! For ages 0-5 with a caregiver.

Have a coffee with Funeral Director Jeffrey Titcomb who will answer questions frequently asked about services and other activities related to funerals. Presented by Stauffer Funeral Homes.

This storytime will be held indoors.

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

Music, movement, stories and more!  

Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and more! This program is for children ages 0-5 with a caregiver.

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 or heat.

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

Art is a fantastic way to enhance fine motor skills while encouraging children to express their creativity. Join us for a simple yet fun art experience. 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.

This storytime will be held indoors in the World Market area due to inclement weather.

Songs and fun for the whole family.

Learn about body boundaries with Heiress, the service dog from the Child Advocacy Center.

Join us at the Catoctin Mountain Park Visitor Center for a Storytime followed by an easy-going hike in the woods.

Catoctin Mountain Park, 14707 Park Central Rd., Thurmont, MD 21788

Enjoy a variety of activities to help develop the skills needed for school. Designed 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.

Learn the basics of digital marketing and content creation and explore the topics of copywriting and social media marketing as well. Content suitable for tweens who are rising 5^th graders to 7^th graders. 

Shri Yoga is a calming but challenging style practiced in an informal environment. Classes include various asanas, breathing exercises, chakra vibration, mantras, and relaxation techniques. Attendees are welcome to bring their own mat.

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

Fall is a terrific time in our area to plant a third crop of veggies. Join us for tips and tricks on crop selection, seed starting and getting the most out of our third growing season.

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

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! While supplies last, lunches are available via carry-out or curbside pick-up for youth ages 0-18.


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

Join us for play based learning, games and activities! Designed for toddlers and their caregivers.

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! While supplies last, lunches are available via carry-out or curbside pick-up for youth ages 0-18.


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

Variety of preschool aged activities to support early literacy and school readiness skills. Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

While summer is here, enjoy a free lunch! While supplies last, lunches are available via carry-out or curbside pick-up for youth ages 0-18.


Explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math concepts. 

Mooove and groove with us at this special storytime at Happy Cow Creamery located at 8728 Dollyhyde Rd. Union Bridge, MD 21791 In the event of inclement weather, storytime will be held at Walkersville Branch Library.

While summer is here, enjoy a free lunch! While supplies last, lunches are available via carry-out or curbside pick-up for youth ages 0-18.


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

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

Blast off with hands-on learning and exploration, all revolving around space! In the event of inclement weather, this program will be held inside.

While summer is here, enjoy a free lunch! While supplies last, lunches are available via carry-out or curbside pick-up for youth ages 0-18.


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

Immerse yourself in a soothing and healing sound bath, with Dorianne Aillery Taylor, local certified Yoga Instructor and Sound-Bath Energy Healer.

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

Enjoy a brown bag lunched while supplies last for youth 18 and under.  Youth should be present.  

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 10 -August 16 (lunches will not be served on June 19 & July 4).

Enjoy a brown bag lunched while supplies last for youth 18 and under.  Youth should be present.  

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 10 -August 16 (lunches will not be served on June 19 & July 4).

Enjoy a brown bag lunched while supplies last for youth 18 and under.  Youth should be present.  

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 10 -August 16 (lunches will not be served on June 19 & July 4).

Enjoy a brown bag lunched while supplies last for youth 18 and under.  Youth should be present.  

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 10 -August 16 (lunches will not be served on June 19 & July 4).

Enjoy a brown bag lunched while supplies last for youth 18 and under.  Youth should be present.  

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 10 -August 16 (lunches will not be served on June 19 & July 4).

Love to sing or interested in learning some technique? This program will go over the basics of singing in an informal, yet structured, way. We will focus on practicing singing posture, breathing, and vowel shape.

Join David Reichenbaugh, author and retired Maryland State Police officer for a behind the scenes look at the hunt for the Beltway Snipers, their capture in Myersville, Maryland, and the process by which David wrote and published his book.

Let's get exploring! We'll read a fun book about science and then get some hands-on learning about reactions!

Celebrate Cow Appreciation Day! Learn about the moooo-st amazing facts about cows and all the products they help create. Work on fun crafts and activities too!

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.

Let's explore abstract art and create a piece to take home.

Storytime is moving and grooving at the Walkersville Community Park at 22 Kenneth Drive Walkersville, MD 21793.

Please join us for gentle chair yoga, suitable for all abilities.

Meet a real Ballerina who will lead us in an abridged dance class. Bring your camera for a great photo opportunity afterwards.

Learn about body boundaries with Heiress, the service dog from the Child Advocacy Center.

Stop in and create during this relaxed open craft hour!

Make your own buttons and friendship bracelets while listening to music.

Preschoolers and their caregivers will build school-ready skills while having fun and exploring their social-emotional selves at this weekly kindergarten prep program. Geared for ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

Learn about body boundaries with Heiress, the service dog from the Child Advocacy Center.

Come join us and learn all about solar printing, also called cyanotype printing, from Tiffiny Kaetzel of American Tattoo Studio. This unique type of printing involves laying an object on specially prepared paper and exposing it to sunlight.

Test your Mario Kart skills against your fellow gamers! This tournament is open to teens and tweens...may the best player win!

Create your own LEGO® masterpiece while you watch the movie LEGO® Marvel Super Heroes: Black Panther - Trouble in Wakanda (NR). Geared for grades K-5.

Get started with crocheting, a life-long hobby - with the talented ladies of the Woodlands!

In this thrilling show, young scientists will embark on a STEM adventure! Kids will explode right into a mission that reveals challenges of defying gravity and electrifying obstacles, all while exploring science principles to navigate an escape!

Grades 6-12. Get in on the action and become the character. Create and participate in a live action role-playing game.

Outreach table at the Emmitsburg Farmers Market to promote library services and programs.

Join sustainability experts from the Frederick County Division of Energy and Environment and the nonprofit Solar United Neighbors to explore options for converting to renewable energy, upgrading your home, and lowering your utility bills!

Teen exclusive! Hang out with friends and make your own drawstring pouch for your jewelry, stones or other collectibles. 

Grades 4-7. Learn the beginner basics of knitting and crocheting or bring your own projects to join in the crafting. All skill levels welcome. Materials will be provided.

Enjoy an evening of family fun. Magician Anthony Ware magic show at 6 pm. 

Come explore liquid densities in this elementary school aged STEM program.

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

Come in and upcycle an old record by painting it! Bring your own record or use one of ours*!

* records limited 

It's College Essay Season! C2 Education Urbana is offering a free community service information session discussing why college essays are critical for students and understand what colleges are looking for from their applicants' essays!

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! 

Since its founding in 2011, Warrior Canine Connection has supported the recovery and rehabilitation of 9,000 wounded Veterans around the country and has placed 135 assistance dogs with wounded Veterans and military families.

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!

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.

Magician Anthony Ware brings dazzling magic and zany humor to this high-energy show! Ware is a veteran of the United States Army who discovered his passion for magic while serving his country.

Curious about the origins of Smith Island cake, crab soup, and Maryland fried chicken? Come meet Julie Saylor from the Maryland State Library Resource Center and learn about their collection of Maryland cookbooks dating back to the 1800s.

Come join us for the quarterly Friends of the Middletown Library Meeting.

Come share a story with a specially trained therapy dog form WAGS for Hope.

Make and taste test some yummy smoothies using different fruits and ingredients!

Due to state regulations, participants in this program must be at least 12 years old. Please note that this program may include food allergens.

Songs and fun for the whole family.

Join Go Team Therapy Dogs to improve your reading confidence and make a new friend when you read aloud to a therapy dog.

Join Thurmont area resident and retired U.S. Ambassador Shaun Donnelly in a group conversation on International Affairs.

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 7:00 p.m.

Visit your favorite library staff at our table and tent!

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 6:30 p.m.