Week Calendar

Summer Reading Challenge Presentation for 6th & 8th Grades at WFMS

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 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.

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.

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. Designed for ages 0-24 months with a caregiver.   Afterwards, we offer a "stay and play" for all to enjoy.

Songs, stories, and play for babies and their grownups.  Afterwards, we offer a baby playgroup for all to enjoy.

This program is for children ages 0-24 months with a caregiver.

Inspired by Musical Storytime? Play with a variety of instruments from around the world and make some music of your own!

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 toddlers 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.

Staff from the Thurmont Regional Library will be on hand to provide library cards and check out books. 

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.

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.

Is your child interested in learning how to care for a garden? Look no further! Join us for a fun morning of exploring, creating, and learning how to care for plants and gardens at the Emmitsburg Library. Ages 0-12. 

Come join the 2024's Sass Choice Award for Best Caterer, Box Theory, as we learn about how to create beautiful charcuterie boards.  As Box Theory suggests: Eat Pretty Food!  

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's 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.

Get ready for a "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride"! We'll enjoy music, movement, and stories with our ohana, which means family! Designed for ages 0 and up 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.

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

Enjoy the musical stylings of the celtic harp, flute and violin.

Practice reading to a furry friend with Wags for Hope. This program is designed for children ages 0-10.

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

Engage your baby's senses with activities designed just for them while visiting with other caregivers. For ages 0-24 months, with a caregiver.

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!

Bring your little one to this sensory storytime and playgroup designed for children ages 0-24 months and a caregiver.

Music, movement, and stories for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

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. 

This self-guided program is designed to help little learners (ages 3–5) build early school skills through fun, hands-on activities.

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.

Kitty from Meals on Wheels will be our guest speaker.  After our speaker, we will have games and activities. Games are among the many activities that can keep the human mind entertained and engaged.

Join us for this free yoga class offered by Sol Yoga's Good Cause Division. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a yoga mat. Donations accepted.

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 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! For ages 0-5 with a caregiver.

Songs, stories, and fun for preschoolers and their grownups. 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.

Enjoy a variety of activities to help develop the skills needed for school. Designed for ages 0-5 with a caregiver.

Step right up! While we may not have room for a Ferris wheel, we promise you'll have a wheel-y good time at this program as little ones get to try a variety of carnival games! 

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

Visit FCPL's outreach table at this year's KidsExpo!

Embark on your cycling journey with confidence!

Join us for a book-ish afternoon in the library!

Bring your imagination to explore playdough! Flex your creativity, enjoy sensory experiences, investigate STEM concepts, and more.

Attention High School Juniors and Seniors!

This book club is designed to build on the excitement of emergent readers with different books and related activities to enjoy with their peers.

Interested in creating your own graphic novel? Join us for a presentation from author & illustrator Nilah Magruder! Nilah will be sharing about her creative process for her latest work, Creaky Acres.

Join Jaime Crosthwait from Terrapin Travel to learn about how to plan a trip across Northern France. Some of the regions Jaime will be covering are Paris, Champagne, the Loire Valley, and Normandy. 

Take a journey on the historic road that runs through Middletown, Frederick, and over 25 other Maryland towns. Bob Savitt from the Middletown Valley Historical Society recounts the National Road’s colorful history includes trips by Andrew Jac

Panel of former professional baseball players and baseball author enthusiasts will be here to promote their books and talk about their love of baseball, either by playing it or appreciating it when growing up. 

Preschoolers and their caregivers will build school-ready skills while having fun and exploring their social-emotional selves at this weekly kindergarten prep program. For ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

Join Middletown Branch Librarians each month at the senior center for a topical discussion of favorite, new or trending titles. We will have a selection of items to check out and you'll have an opportunity to sign up for a library card!

Join us monthly for library resource explanations, themed book talks, and general tech help as the library comes to you!

Participate in a variety of experiences related to science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics.  This program is designed for children in grades K - 5 and their caregivers.

Create poppies with only red cupcake liners, markers, and craft sticks! Poppies are symbols of sacrifice and remembrance, and they can be worn or displayed in honor of Memorial Day. Age Groups: Birth-5, Elementary.

Love anime and manga? Come talk with fellow fans about your all time favs and newest obsessions, and then watch a show chosen by club members!

Let's get creative and build rubber band-powered cars using everyday materials! We'll tinker, design, and see how far we can make our cars go with just the power of a rubber band.

April showers bring May flowers! Join us as we learn how plants and flowers grow and make your own wildflower seed pod to plant in your backyard. Geared for elementary ages.

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!

Flute Choir Concert in honor of Memorial Day- Flutists from the Frederick Community College Flute Choir and other community musicians will perform music that honors the sacrifices made by veterans and their families for our country.

Join us for an afternoon of Minecraft creation. This program is for elementary age children who are ready to have fun crafting a world together. Never played, no problem, staff will be on hand to help with the basics.

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

Learn how your body works through fun experiments and activities.

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.

Join other young adventurers doing trivia, making crafts, and playing games, while we prepare our next epic Kid Quest Role Playing Game storyline for the fall.

Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

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!

Join Currens & Associates (www.currensassoc.com) for an insightful one-hour Resume Writing Workshop led by Leadership Coach Chris Currens, DOL, and Career Counselor Lisa Littlefield, Ph.D.

Design your own pressed flower frames, perfect for decorating your space or gifting to a friend. Learn how to arrange dried flowers in an acrylic frame for a stunning botanical display! Ages 13-18, supplies limited.

Want a garden but have limited space? Join Denise Morrow, Master Gardener, to learn how to create a container garden.

Come hang out at this program specifically designed for teens with ASD and other intellectual and developmental disorders. Snacks and sensory friendly games and crafts will be provided.

Cultural Night at GTJMS. 

Join the buzz! In honor of World Bee Day, May 20, make a bee button. Ages 8 - 12.

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! 

Design your own pressed flower frames, perfect for decorating your space or gifting to a friend. Learn how to arrange dried flowers in an acrylic frame for a stunning botanical display! Ages 09-13, supplies limited.

Get ready for an exhilarating adventure as you take the pilot's seat with our indoor drones! Master exciting indoor challenges, then dive into coding to program your drone for even more high-flying fun.

Yoga Instructor, Mary Koster will lead us as we find our zen and balance with special yoga program! Ages 3 and up.

Storytime, pajama style!  Enjoy movement, music, and stories with the whole family.  PJ's optional!  Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

Join us for an all-ages storytime featuring songs, stories, and rhymes in Spanish and other world languages. 

Join our panel as they discuss Advanced Care Directives, DNR forms, and MOLST forms. We'll explain these important
documents in an easy-to-understand way, helping you to respect end-of-life care wishes.

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

Enjoy music, stories, and more! Designed for ages 0-5 with a caregiver.

Local author and poet Archer O'Brien will share selections from his upcoming book of poems, "Glass Half Full."  His free-verse poetry will take the listener and reader on a journey through his deepest emotions, joys, and despairs as he moves

Use air dry clay to sculpt a tiny pot you can plant something in!

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

Planning a Disney vacation and want to make it a truly magical experience?

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

Are you a 9th or 10th grader looking to get ahead on the PSAT/NMSQT?