Week Calendar

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.

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.

Frederick Martial Arts will offer an exciting demonstration! This program is 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.

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.

Celebrate National Family PJ Day and wear your favorite pajamas to this cozy storytime! We'll celebrate with songs, stories, and fun for preschoolers and their grownups. Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

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.

Songs, stories and fun for the whole family. 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.

Drop in to give your unused craft supplies a new home or to stock up!

Bring tools and materials for any type of crafting to the library to exchange with fellow crafters. 

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

Enjoy storytime with your stuffed animal friend! Feel free to wear your pajamas too! This storytime is designed for the entire family to enjoy!

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

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.

Cruise into the library to meet our special friends from the Department of Maryland Highway Safety Office, and a special guest, Cruz the Safety Car!

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

Lawyer in the Library provides free one-on-one legal advice from Maryland Legal Aid lawyers. Types of issues include:

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

Practice your coding skills with hands-on activities and games.

Experience simple movements to unlock stiffness, release stress and gain increased mobility to feel better in your body!!

Aaron Angello (Hood College professor, poet and essayist, actor, director) and Amy Gottfried (Hood College professor, fiction-writer, Creative Writing Program director) will talk about ways to carve writing time out of chaos.  

Katie Stevens, the Director of the Frederick County Office of Agriculture will discuss how her office is dedicated to preserving farmland through conservation easements, supporting agricultural operations with business support and modern technical

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

Come learn about programs that make saving energy -and money- easier! In this engaging workshop, you’ll discover ways to enhance your home’s energy efficiency, from sealing windows and adding insulation to improving HVAC systems.

Join us for a relaxing and fun-filled program where you'll learn how to make your very own Orbeez stress ball! These squishy, colorful creations are perfect for squeezing, squishing, and stress relief.

Explore different ways to spread kindness with crafts and activities. Geared for elementary-aged children.

Join us after school to Celebrate World Kindness Day by creating colorful kindness rocks to share with friends or your community. Ages 7-12.

Express yourself with a mix of art and technology! Learn a new software, tool, or toy, and make something rad!

This month: Write and code your own 'Choose Your Own Adventure game' using the Twine game engine!

It's time for a pop-up library experience.  Visit the Rover, sign up for a library card, check out some materials, and participate in fun seasonal activities.  We can't wait to see you at the park!

Unleash your creativity with 'Painting with Scissors' inspired by Henri Matisse! Join us for a playful exploration as we create vibrant cut-out masterpieces, inspired by the master of modern art.

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.

Celebrate National Young Readers Week with trivia all about beloved children's books! Designed for children in grades K-5.  

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

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

Calling all young adventurers! Have you ever wondered what it would be like to create your own character and go on magical adventures with your friends? Do you enjoy playing games and being creative?

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.

D&D newcomers welcome!

Come out to learn and play Dungeons & Dragons with experienced players. Players will play a one-shot game with premade character sheets.

Want to learn the basics of crochet or brush up on old skills? Kelly Aubrecht, founder of aubrechtandco.com, will guide us through the beginning steps of making a boho coaster. Ideal for adults.

Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey into the world of babysitting? Get ready to become the ultimate go-to babysitter in your neighborhood with the Frederick County 4-H Babysitting 101 course.

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.

Work as a team to solve clues and unlock the mystery of Who Stole the Turkey? Bring your cameras as multiple opportunities will be available for photos once the missing bird has been located!

Description: 

This is a group for those who would like to gather for a social time of crafting together. Instruction will be provided to new learners. Bring your own projects to work on and meet other local crafters.

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 bedtime themed songs and stories--pajamas are welcome!

Visit your favorite library staff at our table for the Multicultural Night!

Enjoy a celebration of all things Minecraft! Minecraft activities will be provided along with in person gaming. Gaming will be limited to accommodate as many participants as possible.

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

Come celebrate all things board games, and even make your own!

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.

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. For grades 6-12

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