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

Join music therapist Marsha Hudson for an hour of musical exploration. This program is designed for adults with developmental disabilities and their caregivers.

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.

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

Enjoy the musical stylings of the celtic flute and violin.

Adults who want to practice their English are welcome 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 for play based learning, games and activities! Designed for toddlers and their caregivers.

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. 

Mark Frey, Alzheimer's Association, 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.

Explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math concepts. Designed for ages 2-5 with a caregiver.

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

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!

Come learn some new dance moves at the Brunswick Library! We are thrilled to welcome the Dee Buchanan Studio of Dance to Brunswick to present their Rhythm Works Integrative Dance class.

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

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 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. 

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.

Home Health 101 with Dr.

Summer Veggies - what and how to plant hot weather vegetables. Preparation, planting, & harvesting. Low effort, high yield. Presented by Master Gardener, Tiger Waddell.

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.

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

Oh Crit performs improv comedy fused with Dungeons & Dragons!Join them as they embark on an adventure of twists and turns, bizarre characters, occasional epic failure…

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.

Whether you can boot-scoot your way around the dance floor or if you are just looking to brush up for an upcoming wedding, the library has the moves.

Join us as we host our very own Sip and Paint! Indulge yourself with scrumptious cookies while sipping lemonade mocktails. Our painting will be a fun summer citrus theme, using bold bright colors. No experience necessary.

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.

Join us for a summer series of writing workshops for teens led by author Nikoletta Gjoni. Delve into an aspect of creative writing at each session and take your stories to the next level!

Enjoy an afternoon of bingo and win prizes!

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

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. For teen ages 13-18. 

Join us for this free monthly group series created for mothers with children 23 months and younger. Led by Dr. Maria Drvoshanov, a fellow mom and licensed psychologist, this series offers:

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. 

Spend the evening competing against your friends and other gamers at the library! This will be a bracketed Super Smash Brothers tournament.

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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.

Come out to "touch" a variety of trucks and vehicles! 

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. 

Please join us for a special evening with former lieutenant governor Marlene Johnson to discuss her memoir Rise to the Challenge.

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!

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