Week Calendar

Join us as babies and their caregivers explore early literacy and social emotional developmental skills. Designed for ages 0-24 months with a caregiver.

Join us for an hour of crafting and learn the basics from local knitter Terry Cammack. Use our supplies or bring your own! Designed for those who are new to the knit and purl stitches. 

Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and more! Designed for toddlers and their caregivers. Ages 18 - 36 mos.

Join us for a fun hour of Bingo!  This program is designed for adults with developmental disabilities and their caregivers.

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.

You are cordially invited to the Myersville Library's Preschool Prom! Dress to impress or come as you are for a morning of fun. This event is designed for children ages 2-5.

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

Calling all young writer's ages 12-17! We're inviting Teens to practice the craft of writing, share their work, and enjoy the wonderful world of writing. Stop by for activities and discussion with other teen writers.

Practice reading skills to patient and adorable Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.). For Children Grades K-5. 

Let's celebrate World Ocean Day! Join us as we explore the ocean depths and create cute or creepy ocean creatures using recycled materials. Age Groups: Birth-5, Elementary.

This program, presented by Master Gardeners Denise Morrow & Judy Kelley, focuses on types of containers, the how-to of selecting your plants (be they flowers, herbs or vegetables) as well as color combinations and companion plant suggestions.

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 for play based learning, games and activities! Designed for toddlers and their caregivers.

Join us for an hour of crafting and learn the basics from local knitter Terry Cammack. Use our supplies or bring your own! Designed for those who have mastered the knit and purl stitches. 

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

Variety of preschool aged activities to support early literacy and school readiness skills. Designed for ages 3-5 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.

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.

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.

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.

Join Vaughn Zimmerman to learn fascinating facts and fun history surrounding Frederick County's biggest annual Carnival!

Calling all knitters—whether you're a seasoned pro, a curious beginner, or somewhere in between! The Knitting Help Circle is a cozy and collaborative space where Frederick’s fiber enthusiasts come together to stitch, learn, and share.

Join us for this 60-minute yoga practice that will include physical postures, pranayama (breath exercises), and meditation.

This interactive workshop is designed to empower solopreneurs and small business owners in the Frederick Local Area with practical strategies to leverage AI and automation.

Join Author Hannah Kent as she reads from her book, The Letter.

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.

Drop in for a hands-on STEM Lab or STEAM Lab opportunity. This program is designed for children in grades K-5 and their caregiver.

Do you have what it takes to beat the clock, solve the clues, and escape the Upside Down? Join us for this Stranger Things themed Escape Room! Teams will have 30 minutes to complete the puzzles and solve the mystery to escape.

Go bananas in this fun and quirky program where you’ll create “tattoos” on banana skins. Design your own masterpiece and take home a piece of fruity art!

Practice fun yoga poses and mindfulness in this interactive program with Fit2Shine Studio. Geared for kids in grades K-5th.

Frederick County’s community partners will be on site to discuss resources that may be available to you! Free HIV Testing will be available on site!

Community Partners include: 

Curious about a surgical career? Try your hand at a life-size operation surgical game with the experts from Frederick Community College's Surgical Technology program and see if you have what it takes!

Are you excited to start reading and exploring for the Summer Challenge? Visit the library this afternoon to have some fun, sign up for the Summer Challenge, and pick out books to kick off your summer!

This program is for all ages.

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

This 60-minute dynamic gentle yoga class invites you to breathe more deeply, discover new strength and flexibility while honoring your limits, strengthen your concentration/focus, and relax your nervous system.

Register for the Summer Challenge program and celebrate with yard games, crafts and a dairy cow mascot who will be available for selfies and high-fives. This event will be held at Rocky Point Creamery.

Spend the first Thursday of the month with a game of Chess! Open to all levels of chess players, bring your own chess set or use one of ours. Bring your friends and meet other chess enthusiasts. Ages 9-18. 

Looking for a fun way to spend some free time? Whether you're into art, crafting, gaming, or enjoy them all, this is the perfect opportunity to relax, hang out, and make new friends in a creative and friendly environment! And also, snacks!

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 an informal playgroup and presentation where both children and caregivers are welcome.

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

Master Gardener, Maritta Grau, will teach us how to set up a pollinator friendly garden.  Learn how to choose plants that will provide food and habitat for pollinators.

Want to learn how to make an ordinary cruise into an active family adventure? Jaime Crosthwait, Travel Specialist with Terrapin Travel, will teach us how to make the most out of a cruise vacation by going beyond the port.

Board Certified Master Arborist Jenny Willoughby will share common diseases and pests in the garden and urban forest.

Get ready for an energetic music show that inspires fun, laughter and dancing! 

Join us for an evening of stories, songs and games!

This program is for children ages 0-5 with a caregiver.

Join Heartly House for a workshop on healthy relationships. This presentation defines respect in relationships and the opposite, such as belittling, volatility and guilting.

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

Gather a team of up to 6 people for a fun night of trivia at Orchid Cellar Meadery & Winery. Questions will be inspired by Emily Henry's romance books. The winning team will receive two free flights of mead.

Tweens and teens, grades 6 through 12, meet to collaborate with each other and teen librarians on upcoming library events and to plan teen-led projects.  Teen Library Council (TLC) is an opportunity for teens to make an impact within the libr