Week Calendar

Join us at Sophie and Madigan's Playground for a visit filled with rhymes, songs, lots of movement, and fun!

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 Allison Jandu, a Potty Training Specialist!

It's Miss Janet's birthday! Let's help her celebrate with birthday-themed stories, songs and rhymes. Geared for ages 0-5.

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. 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.

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.

Come play BINGO with us for an hour of fun!  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.

This storytime will be held indoors in the World Market area due to the heat index.

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. This program is for children 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 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.

Please join members from the Color on the Creek to learn about the plants in the water and how they help the environment. We will meet at the Carroll Creek Amphitheater across from the library at 10:45am.

Join us for a Chair Yoga Class with Trisha Houston.  Wear comfortable clothes. We provide the chair and have extra mats!

Not a "senior"?  All adults are welcome to attend.

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.

Music, movement, stories and more!  

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

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

Join us for outside mermaid storytime with special guest Mermaid Eureka, in the pavilion at Harp Park next to the Library. Enjoy stories, songs, fingerplays, rhymes, and more! Storytime may move inside in the event of bad weather.

THE BEST TOOLS FOR INCLUSION! Join us for an Inclusion Showcase, a collaborative Zoom presentation spearheaded by the Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled (LBPD) and Maryland Accessible Telecommunications (MAT).

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.

Let your fan flag fly at the library's FREE fan fest! From comics to games, pop culture to anime, we'll have tons of exciting activities for everyone. Costumes are welcome, but no weapons (real or prop) are allowed.

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

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

Practice reading to a furry friend!

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.

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

Join us for play based learning, games and activities centered around the joy of bubbles at this special play and learn! 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. 

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.


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.

Celebrate this year's summer Olympics by trying out some events for yourself! Don't worry, you won't need to qualify for these games...just grab your friends and head to the 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.


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

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!

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).

Join the Frederick Bocce Club for a lesson and game of bocce. This program is geared toward beginners, but all bocce enthusiasts are welcome! In case of inclement weather, there will be a rain date of July 28, 2024.

Do you have great gaming skills?

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

Come learn about Bollywood dancing, see a demonstration, and learn a few steps too!

B-U-B-B-L-E is how you spell summer fun. Join us for a bubble party! 

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

Become a Junior National Park Ranger with Park Ranger & Education Coordinator Carrie Andresen-Strawn, who will be visiting us from the Catoctin Mountain Park.  Program to be held at Thurmont Regional Library.

Learn how to play or catch up with friends over a familiar game!

Join FCPL's Rover as we Hang with the Huskies in the Hillcrest neighborhood.

Come explore musical games, songs and instruments with the Frederick Children's Chorus.

Stop in and create during this relaxed open craft hour!

Please join us to hear from members of the Senior Service Provider Community.

Swap gently used puzzles and board games with other enthusiasts. Drop offs start at 1:30pm on day of. Please bring your own box or bag to carry items out.

Incidents of financial fraud are on the rise — and are becoming increasingly harder to detect. While no one is immune, there are steps you can take to Outsmart the Scammers.

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!

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.

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

Do you have what it takes to master the paper-making teen challenge activity? Test your skills and find out! 

While supplies last.  Suitable for ages 11-17.

Join us for engaging hands-on STEAM projects! July is 1990s camp month! Learn how to weave gimp to create 3-dimensional geometric designs that can be turned into bracelets or keychains, while supplies last. 

Crafters, Creepers, and Master Builders are invited to create and explore in Minecraft. Chat with other players and work together in creative mode to build great things! Geared for Grades K-5.

Learn about this critical time period when our thinking about the universe and our place in it changed dramatically. We will discuss six individuals who significantly contributed to this change. 

Gear up for an electrifying Pokemon Party at the library - embark on a journey filled with Poke-fun, epic games, crafts, and wild trading adventures to become the ultimate Pokemon Master!

Join us as we welcome Andrew Auseon to Frederick Fandom Fest. Andrew Auseon is the author of several books for children and young adults, and he is the writer of numerous bestselling and award-winning video games.

Join us this month to help give back to your greater community! Receive one hour of SSL credit for your participation. All tweens and teens are welcome! Suitable for grades 6-12. 

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).

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.

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

Test your ult against other teens! Come hang out and join in a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament. Sign up for the bracket or stay and watch! May the best fighter win.

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.

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

De-Stress with the GO team therapy dogs and talk to NAMI about mental health resources!

::NAMI (namimd.org)

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! 

In this grief support group, we offer a compassionate refuge for those navigating the profound terrain of loss.

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!

It's a Bird. It's a Plane . . . It's Superhero Storytime! Join us for stories and songs about our superhero friends. Geared for ages 0-5 with a caregiver.

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

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

Monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Frederick County Landmarks Foundation.

Can you build a structure that lasts through a 30-second earthquake? Come test your LEGO skills with this fun challenge!

This program is recommended for teens age 11 to 18.

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

Test your knowledge of all things Marvel at our Tween Trivia Night. Play as an individual or bring some friends and compete as a team. Snacks will be provided as well as prizes for top players/teams.

Gather a team of up to 6 people for a fun night of trivia at the beautiful Orchid Cellar Meadery. Questions will be inspired by the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. The winning team will receive two free flights of mead.

Join us as we welcome Dylan Roche to Frederick to celebrate the release of his epic fantasy adventure, The Tide and the Stars. Dylan will discuss his novel with Kerry McHugh, answer questions, and sign books.