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 Cristina Luibil, a Registered Dietitian and Intuitive Eating Counselor!

In the case of inclement weather, storytime will be held indoors.

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. Ages 18 - 36 mos.

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.

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.

Join Deidre Burriss with Chair One Fitness as she leads a chair exercise class.

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.

In the case of inclement weather, storytime will be held indoors.

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 preschoolers and their grownups. Designed for ages 3-5 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.

Is your child interested in learning how to care for a garden? Look no further! We will be exploring, creating, and learning how to care for plants and gardens at the Emmitsburg Library. For ages 5-12.

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! Designed for ages 0-5 with a caregiver.

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.

Ready for a friendly game of bridge?  Prior knowledge of this card game is necessary, but players of all levels are welcome. Come by yourself or bring a bridge partner.

Do you have great gaming skills?

In the case of inclement weather, storytime will be held indoors.

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!  

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.

Practice throwing a frisbee and get an intro into Disc Golf as a sport just in time to attend the 2024 Senior Olympics - being held in Emmitsburg at the park on Saturday, July 20th!

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.

In the case of inclement weather, storytime will be held indoors.

Songs, stories and fun for the whole family. Designed for ages 0-5, with a caregiver.

Enjoy a variety of activities to help develop the skills needed for school. Designed for ages 0-5 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.

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.

Visit your favorite library staff at our table for the first annual Veterans Appreciation Day in Frederick County.

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

ASL storyteller 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. 

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

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!

Come join us for chair yoga and other mindfulness activities with yoga instructor Cathy Spence. No equipment needed! Just wear comfortable clothing and come prepared to stretch and relax.

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.

Splash into summer with Mermaid Eureka! She’s made it ashore just in time to meet you at Emmitsburg Beach Party. Take advantage of the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take a picture with a real mermaid.

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. 

Instructor Ayanna Gallant from the Aya Cultural Arts Studio will be teaching a mini lesson on West African drums.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

Splash into summer with Mermaid Eureka! She’s finally made it ashore just in time to meet you at our Beach Party. Take a advantage of the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take a picture with a real mermaid.

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.


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

Need help expunging your record from a past conviction? Meet with an attorney from Maryland Legal Aid to discuss your options and begin the process.  This is a free service!

Visit your favorite library staff members at our outreach table.  Asbury United Methodist Church is having their annual Community Block Party located on the block of West All Saints Street between Court and Bentz Streets.  We're exc

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

Play testing in-progress tabletop game designs with the designers to give feedback and have fun.

Let’s build community together with Habitat for Humanity. Create colorful canvas tool belts with the family while learning about projects and local impact that Habitat for Humanity offers in Frederick County.

Think nature is boring? Your imagination is your only limitation! Come join us in learning about the environment while using items found in nature to make crafts and complete activities. Geared for Grades K-5.

Get in the Olympic spirit with us! We'll be creating our own flags and learning about flags from around the world. There will be some fun summer prizes for our flag trivia game!

What can you create using our collection of recycled materials? Learn about repurposing and recycling during this creative open ended art and engineering program. All materials will be provided.

Discover how to create a graphic novel! Jump into the basics of storytelling and how to tell your narrative through art and text together. All levels of artists are welcome.

Bring your own sewing machine and learn how to use it! We will learn how to use our machines, machine maintenance, and complete small projects.

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

Hear from a certified physical therapist on the topics of improving balance and reducing fall risk as we age. There will be a Q&A session and equipment demo after the presentation.

Participants will discuss the electromagnetic spectrum, looking closely at visible light and UV-rays. Participants will explore materials that absorb verses reflect UV-rays and how they pertain to staying safe in the sun.

Stop in and create during this relaxed open craft hour!

Kylie Baker, Program Director of Stream Link Education, will discuss planting trees, riparian zones, flood and erosion prevention, as well as demonstrate correct tree cuttings for re-planting.  Since 2015, Stream Link Education has plant

Join Cultura Plenera to learn about the Afro-Puerto Rican musical styles of Bomba and Plena. Bomba is a musical genre that dates back more than 300 years and has heavy African influences.

Do you have great gaming skills?

Relief, fulfillment, and self-understanding become radically more available when we view mindfulness practice through a broader lens of skill development.

Bring the family to enjoy a free Sunday concert on the deck of the library. Even on the hottest of days, the deck is a cool place to be! All performances begin at 2:00 p.m.

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

Make your mark on the brand-new Teen Department! Come decorate a mini art canvas which will decorate the library’s bookshelves.

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

Come in and hang out with friends during this chill hour.

Play with our Sphero robots at this session.

Sensory friendly crafts and activities and snacks will be provided.

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

Bring the family for Minion-themed games and activities! Dress like your favorite Minion, wear yellow, practice your Minion lingo - just come to have fun!

A live animal program with Wolfe's Exotic Encounters offers a thrilling fusion of reptile education and entertainment to help foster a deep appreciation for reptiles while raising awareness about their vital role in the ecosystem.

Join us for engaging hands-on STEAM projects! July is 1990s camp month! Learn how to weave beads and string to create animal shaped keychains!

Geared for grades 3-8, but all tweens and teens are welcome to participate.

Come one, come all! You are cordially invited to Urbana Regional Library's Royal Ball. Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo over to the library and join us in music, dancing, and other royal crafts and games. Geared for All Ages.

Whether you are a seasoned dancer or have never graced the floor, this event is for you! Come learn the history of this style, as well as try your hand (or feet) at recreating some of the most popular moves.

Live animal models + an awesome art project taught by a certified art teacher! Nicole instructs an art project step by step while incorporating tips for creating art inspired by her animal models!

Join us for an afternoon of art and explore a few of the many ways you can create with paint. Wear clothes that can get messy! Geared for Grades K-5.

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.

Spend your summer Tuesday afternoons with us. Learn a new skill, create art, and hang out with your friends! Suitable for teens in grades 6-12 (activities while supplies last). 

Try one of our designs or create your own way to launch a pompom into the air. Designed for children in grades K-5.

Come in, create a magical kitten, and join a one-shot of the TTRPG Magical Kitties!

Join us for an opportunity to explore creativity without expectations.  We will provide the materials, bring your imagination and we can experience art together. Dress for mess and lots of fun!  For families 5 and up.

Do you have great gaming skills?

Join Myersville Library staff for a fun outdoor storytime at The Bog Shack Snowball Stand. 10909 Wolfsville Road, Myersville

Learn to play a new tabletop game with other game fans in the community. Fran Roth, game herald for Envoy Games, will demo and teach the game Patrician: Towers of Influence (ages 8 through adult).

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

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

Cuentame un Cuento is an interactive storytime featuring books and songs in Spanish. For ages 0-5 with a caregiver.

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

Create your own masterpiece on canvas using yarn! 

Come visit our pop-up library at Bruster's for their Customer Appreciation Night!

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

Splash into summer with Mermaid Eureka!

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

Designed with neurodiverse friends in mind, join Nicole from Reptile Smiles for this smaller, quieter, slower-paced program that creates a calmer environment while still providing all the fun of interacting with reptiles!

Discover how to create a graphic novel! Jump into the basics of storytelling and how to tell your narrative through art and text together. All levels of artists are welcome.