Week Calendar

Meet experienced hiker and educator Tara Gettig at the lower parking area near the Washington Monument State Park office for a walk-and-talk hike to the top. Wear sturdy shoes and bring your own water and snacks. No entrance fee.

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.

Storytime may be changed or cancelled due to weather.

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.   Afterwards, we offer a "stay and play" for all to enjoy.

Enjoy music, stories and more! Designed for ages 0-5 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 play for babies and their grownups. This program is for children 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!

Storytime may be changed or cancelled due to weather.

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.

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! 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.

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

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

Storytime may be changed or cancelled due to weather.

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 us as we make a Pine Cone Bird Feeder!

This program is for adults with intellectual disabilities and their caretakers.

Enjoy stories, songs, fingerplays, rhymes, and more! Designed for ages 2-5 with a caregiver. 

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.

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.

Get need-to-know, simplified information about lifestyle options open to seniors, as well as care levels available to those who can no longer live with total independence.

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

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 Regional Library this month.

Storytime may be changed or cancelled due to weather.

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.

Enjoy stories, songs, fingerplays, rhymes, and more! Designed for ages 2-5 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.

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

Storytime may be changed or cancelled due to weather.

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

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

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

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.

Experience the joy of coloring for the first time or all over again! Drop in and join us to work on some collaborative coloring projects to celebrate National Coloring Day.

All ages.

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

Come learn about permaculture and forest farming with Ben Friton, Executive Director of the REED Center and Morning View Food Forest.

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 and meet the Go Team therapy dogs and join us for a seasonal craft and other activities! We invite all adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities to join us for this fun, sensory event.

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.

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

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.

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

Explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math concepts. Designed for ages 2-5 with a caregiver.

Join us a for special storytime with our friends from Department of Emergency Preparedness with songs and stories to teach our preschoolers and their grownups how to be prepared for anything. Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

Young learners can practice skills they will need for school - listening, asking, writing, cutting, tracing, and more. Designed for ages 2-5 with a caregiver.

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.

Do you love animals? Then you'll be bouncing like a kangaroo when you hear about the activities at this program! Get moving as we incorporate some of our favorite animals into actions, games, and activities.

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

Pour a cup of coffee and settle in for Tina Workman, HR Manager with Shepherd Staff In Home Care presenting a workshop on Anticipatory Grief that delves into the emotional landscape of grief before loss, offering insights and coping strategie

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

Visit your favorite library staff member at our table on the Green Block and learn about all the earth-friendly ways we can help the environment.

Bring your family and friends for a day of community togetherness with Cultura Plenera for a vibrant and exciting festival celebrating Puerto Rican culture and traditions!

Stop by this outdoor event celebrating Puerto Rican culture and register for a library card and learn about upcoming programs and available library resources!

Feeling overwhelmed by weekly trips to the grocery store? Come hear Samantha Hildebrand from Rocky Glade Farm discuss living simply, homesteading, and health.

Hear Maryland Writers’ Association authors read from their recently-published and forthcoming books, and meet other MWA authors and peruse their books. Authors of all genres will have books to purchase and sign.  

Solve puzzles and overcome obstacles while creating unique structures and designs using only LEGO.

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

Explore artificial intelligence (AI) from a historical perspective. This three-week introductory course will discuss the technologies behind the tremendous advances of AI in recent years.

We've checked the forecast, and there is a 100% chance of fun and learning at the library! Join us for demonstrations and experiments all about weather.

Join The National Alliance on Mental Illness Maryland Chapter to discuss services offered and to learn more about the Prosper App! Then enjoy some delicious pizza!

A song circle is a gathering of folks to make music together, to sing, play, and share songs. Bring your own acoustic instrument. You can also just sing or listen.

Boost baby's brain development through talking, singing and sharing books.

Join us for a special Sunday storytime for Library Card Sign-up Month. We'll celebrate reading with a car-themed storytime so you can "Roll Out with a Library Card!"

Take a trip to Japan and learn about the history and art of making sushi! Then, take part in creating and making your own tasty version out of candy!

Design and color your own shrink plastic creations, then watch as they transform into miniature keepsakes.

Take a drone for a spin and test your piloting and computer programing skills in a series of tricky tests!

Do you knit, crochet, weave, finger knit, make yarn crafts or enjoy a hobby using yarn? Drop in and enjoy time to work on your fiber projects. Share tips and creativity with others. Use our supplies or bring your own.

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

Join us for a variety of science, technology, engineering, arts and math activities for elementary-aged children.

Celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month with a reading of Rain Fish by Lois Ehlert, and then use art supplies and recyclable materials to create your own fish art!

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

Come in, create a magical kitten, and join a one-shot of the table top role playing game Magical Kitties!

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

September is LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH! A library card is the best card in your wallet! It grants you access to books, technology, online resources and so much more!

Come and experience Middletown's role in the Civil War. Learn about how medical care was given to the soldiers and what medical advances that were made. Presenter, Tracey McIntire, will walk us through a glimpse of days gone by.  

New to anime and manga? A long time fan? Join us to discuss your favorite series, learn a little about Japan, and enjoy watching a show or two! 

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.

Visit your favorite library staff at our table for the Sugarloaf Elementary Bluejay 5K!

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

Come join us for a fun filled storytime, learn more about the benefits of early literacy and how FCPL supports reading 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten!

Join the Frederick Department of Fire and Rescue Services for a Teen-specific presentation of their "Stop The Bleed" program.

Teens: relax and relieve stress by spending time petting an adorable dog friend! Therapy dogs are provided by the Wags for Hope volunteers, whose pets bring comfort and joy to the lives of others. Suitable for grades 6-12.

Come explore the world and earn monthly badges with your friends!  This fall our "badges" and explorations include:  pets, camping, and world cultures. 

Come and learn from Dr.

Join representatives from colleges, universities, trade schools, and scholarship organizations to have your questions answered!

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!

Join us for a special ice cream storytime at Sweet Babe's Creamery. Filled with sweet stories and cool songs, this storytime will be a treat for all ages! Geared for ages 0-5 with a caregiver. 

Lafayette’s Farewell Tour saw the French 67 year old last surviving major general of the American Revolution triumphantly return to the country he loved.

Have a bunch of books you're looking to rehome?  And are you itching to find some new ones to take their place?  Join the Silent Book Club and the Frederick County Library at Delizia Cafe to socialize and swap!  For as many books as

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

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

Experiment with different ingredients and mix-ins to make your own one-of-a-kind slime!

This program is for teens in 6th through 12th grade (ages 11 - 18)

This family-friendly celebration will feature a proclamation from County Executive Jessica Fitzwater, food trucks, salsa dancing, and information on Frederick County and City resources. A group photo will take place at 7:30 PM.

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

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!

Join us as we celebrate the release of Rachel Harrison’s new novel, So Thirsty! Rachel will be joined in conversation by fellow author Hailey Piper. A signing will follow their discussion.