Week Calendar

Join us at Sophie and Madigan's Playground for a visit filled with rhymes, songs, lots of movement, and fun!

While supplies last, lunches are available for youth ages 0-18 each Tuesday June 17 -August 11.
Lunches are provided by Helping Hands and Caring Hearts, a local nonproft.

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.

It's like a children's museum, but at the library!  Join us for an hour of fun engaging activities designed for experiential learning.  You never know what you might discover!  Ages 3-7 with a caregiver.

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.

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

Enjoy a storytime, craft, or other fun activity with the whole family.

Explore the radical world of reptiles with Nicole and her exotic pets! Not only will participants learn all about what makes a reptile a reptile, they will have the opportunity to pet and interact with lots of animal friends!

Children practice reading skills to the patient and adorable Reading Education Assistance Dogs. For Children Grades K-5. 

While supplies last, lunches are available for youth ages 0-18.
 Funds provided by Glade Valley Community Services and the Town of Walkersville.

The City of Frederick will visit us serve lunches for children and teens (under 18) each afternoon this summer from 12:15-1:00 pm. Lunch will be served June 13 -August 19 (lunches will not be served on June 19 & July 4).

While supplies last, lunches are available for youth ages 0-18.
 Funds provided by Glade Valley Community Services and the Town of Walkersville.

The City of Frederick will visit us serve lunches for children and teens (under 18) each afternoon this summer from 12:15-1:00 pm. Lunch will be served June 13 -August 19 (lunches will not be served on June 19 & July 4).

While supplies last, lunches are available for youth ages 0-18.
 Funds provided by Glade Valley Community Services and the Town of Walkersville.

The City of Frederick will visit us serve lunches for children and teens (under 18) each afternoon this summer from 12:15-1:00 pm. Lunch will be served June 13 -August 19 (lunches will not be served on June 19 & July 4).

While supplies last, lunches are available for youth ages 0-18.
 Funds provided by Glade Valley Community Services and the Town of Walkersville.

The City of Frederick will visit us serve lunches for children and teens (under 18) each afternoon this summer from 12:15-1:00 pm. Lunch will be served June 13 -August 19 (lunches will not be served on June 19 & July 4).

Join us at Hillcrest Park (on the corner of McCain Drive and Hillcrest Drive) to celebrate 60 years of bookmobile service to Frederick County.

Family Retro Gaming (families, grades 4 and up). This is your chance to step back in time and relive the golden era of gaming.

Kick-off the summer like a pirate! Walk the plank, seek some treasure, and enjoy some swashbuckling fun for the whole family. Fun for pirates of all ages!

Level up at the C. Burr Artz Library at our Summer Challenge Kick Off Party! Gamers and non-gamers, young and old, will find a craft, obstacle course, or video game right up their alley!

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

Family Retro Gaming (families, ages 8 and up). This is your chance to step back in time and relive the golden era of gaming.

Get ready for hands-on fun at our Agriculture Olympics for kids. Activities include cow milking, a grain toss, a sensory herb challenge, a compost game, an egg operation, and more.

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

Based on the I Survived series by Lauren Tarshis, explore the sinking of the Titanic through STEAM and history activities! Age Group: Elementary.

Story Stretchers brings stories to life through gentle stretching movements, helping children connect with tales in an interactive, playful way.

Are you ready for a challenge? Think you have what it takes to win it all? Join us at the library and participate in challenges with LEGO building blocks and test your skills against the clock! Geared for grades K-5th.

Enjoy an afternoon of bingo and win prizes!

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

Meet and Greet with a horse from Hearts of the Herd while children are encouraged to engage in our learning stations that incorporate early literacy, math and social emotional learning skills. 

Join us in our library garden for a poetry reading by local author, Andrew Calis.  He will share some concepts about poetry, do a few readings from his book, "Which Seeds Will Grow" and at the end do a Q and A and book signing.

Kickoff Summer with a Mr. Lilo concert for the whole family. Concert will be outside on the Plaza, weather permitting.

This is your chance to step back in time and relive the golden era of gaming. Experience the thrill of playing on original Nintendo systems, from the classic NES to the latest consoles, alongside Xbox and PlayStation favorites. 

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

Join Mr. Chris at the library this summer for “Color Our World” – a movement-filled adventure! This year’s program features 10 exciting PE-style stations, including rolling, underhand and overhand tossing, an obstacle course, and much more!

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

make your own wild robot to watch the movie with!