Announcements

FCPL Winter Holiday Hours

Frederick County Public Libraries will be closed December 24 and December 25 for Christmas.

Week Calendar

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All Day
This event is in the "All Ages" group
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Books & Authors, History & Genealogy, Maryland Room
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Once a year, Frederick County’s historic sites and museums, including the Maryland Room, provide visitors with a living reminder of this area's remarkable past. During Museums by Candlelight, special programming will delight visitors of all ages.

10 am
This event is in the "Adult" group

Memory Lab by Appointment

10:00am–2:30pm
Adult
Edward F. Fry Memorial Library at Point of Rocks
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Library Branch: Edward F. Fry Memorial Library at Point of Rocks
Room: Small Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Memory Lab

Use our equipment to convert your photos and analog home videos to digital formats you can share and enjoy today! Lab volunteers will be available to help. Formats accepted: mini DV tapes, VHS tapes, VHS-C tapes, photos, slides, and negatives. Bring a flash drive or other device to save your files. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Maryland State Department of Education.

To reserve an appointment, click here or call the Point of Rocks Library at 301-874-4560.

11 am
12 pm
This event is in the "Birth - 5" group
This event is in the "Elementary" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Museums By Candlelight at the Emmitsburg Library

12:00pm–4:45pm
Birth - 5, Elementary, All Ages
Emmitsburg Branch Library
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Library Branch: Emmitsburg Branch Library
Room: Inside Library (EM)
Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary, All Ages
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, History & Genealogy, Make & Create
Event Details:

Be transported back in time to the beginnings of library service in Frederick County in a 100-year-old school, now serving as home to the Emmitsburg Library.

This event is in the "All Ages" group
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Library Branch: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Room: Community Room (CBA)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Join the African American Resources Cultural and Heritage Society for Museums by Candlelight.

1 pm
2 pm
This event is in the "Adult" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group
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Library Branch: Middletown Branch Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adult, All Ages
Program Type: History & Genealogy, Maryland Room
Event Details:

Take advantage of the holiday season to revisit your genealogy research, finally talk to those relatives, get organized, make a plan, and kickstart your family history in 2025.  We will discuss revisiting back methodology and brainstorm some

3 pm
This event is in the "Adult" group

Memory Lab by Appointment

3:00pm–7:30pm
Adult
Edward F. Fry Memorial Library at Point of Rocks
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Edward F. Fry Memorial Library at Point of Rocks
Room: Small Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Memory Lab

Use our equipment to convert your photos and analog home videos to digital formats you can share and enjoy today! Lab volunteers will be available to help. Formats accepted: mini DV tapes, VHS tapes, VHS-C tapes, photos, slides, and negatives. Bring a flash drive or other device to save your files. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Maryland State Department of Education.

To reserve an appointment, click here or call the Point of Rocks Library at 301-874-4560.