Week Calendar

Visit the Library Book Bike at the Frederick City Market! Library staff will be there to check out books, make library cards, and answer any library questions you may have! 

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.

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

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!

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

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.

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.

Theatricks returns with an amazing show full of clowning, juggling and more!

This program is designed for adults with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers.

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! Designed for ages 2-5 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.

Open enrollment is just around the corner!

Come get the facts and your questions answered!

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Join us for a fun storytime and learn all about fire prevention for National Fire Prevention Week.

This program is for children ages 0-10.

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 check out some creepy bugs and spiders! The Catoctin Creek Nature Center will bring some insects and spiders to see and maybe touch. There will also be a bug-themed craft and a coloring activity.

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.

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. 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.

October is Fire Safety Month, celebrate by joining us for this extra special program featuring the amazing team from the Walkersville Volunteer Fire Company!

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

We will brew the coffee - You will learn about the...

Enjoy a story, pet some animals, and explore the pumpkin patch!

"Fall" into science as we explore everything autumn! Join us as we dissect pumpkins, conduct experiments, and investigate the season's signature components. 

This workshop delves into the emotional landscape of grief before loss, offering insights and coping strategies for this challenging experience.

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

Take a closer look at the five different kingdoms of nature with hands-on activities and games.

Join us Sunday, October 6, at 2 pm for a riveting afternoon with author Kay Chronister as she discusses her new novel The Bog Wife with fellow author Sarah Pinsker.

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.

A celebration of Peter's Brown's Wild Robot series, now a major motion picture.

Come on a virtual tour with us of beautiful Asian gardens and learn more about these breath-taking landscapes from Master Gardener, Maritta Grau.

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

 Hang out with other tweens and enjoy some snacks! Play on the Switch or gather a group for tabletop gaming!

Transform old toys into spooky zombie dolls and Frankentoys. Disassemble them piece by piece and reassemble them in a whole new way to create a truly unique, quirky creation. Get ready to tinker, build, and unleash your creativity!

Come join us on Wednesday's afterschool to create your own treasures using recycled materials! In September we will be creating colorful paper bowls using magazine pages! Stop by the reference desk to see an example. For ages 7-12.

Macramé is a form of textile made using knots. Create wall hangings, bracelets & more.

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.

Join us for fun, creative social activities specifically geared toward adults on the spectrum. Learn ways to express yourself through music!

Get started with crocheting, a life-long hobby - with the talented ladies of the Woodlands! Learn how to hold the hook & yarn and how to make a starting chain - then build from there! All materials provided, while supplies last.

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

Explore a variety of mazes!  

This program is for children in kindergarten through 5th grades (ages 5-10).

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! 

Popcorn Provided

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

Join us for an exciting performance by author Kevin Sherry and to kick off our new weekly program series Kid Quest: An Elementary RPG!  

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

Explore the world around you through science, math, technology, history, art, and literature. Designed for kids in 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!

Meet best-selling Amazon.com author, James Rada, Jr., who will host a talk about the Civil War at the C&O Canal.

Mine, build, and explore with like-minded tweens in our library Minecraft server! This program is intended for tweens ages 10-13. 

Join us for this Death Series program where we will be exploring deaths in different cultures, presented by Consetta Ambrose from Hood College. 

Come in and paint a little pumpkin under black light! Supplies limited 

Come Learn some fun and festive Halloween make-up styles for your family! Krystal Coats will lead a session to help busy parents create some new looks for the Halloween season. 

We welcome adults who want to practice their English to a conversation class hosted by the Literacy Council of Frederick County.

Come and explore the world and earn monthly badges with your friends! This fall our badges include pets, camping and world cultures: collect all three! In October, learn some camping skills without the mosquitoes!  

"Preparing the Heart: Understanding Anticipatory Grief" is a workshop that delves into the emotional landscape of grief before loss, offering insights and coping strategies for this challenging experience.

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!

Habitat for Humanity of Frederick County, Maryland is dedicated to safe and affordable housing for all Frederick County residents

Get ready for Halloween! Join us to make your own spooky keychains by weaving together beads and string! While supplies last. For grades 9-12.

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

Teens can have fun with Bluey! Come to the library for an evening of fun, teen-friendly Bluey activities!

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

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!