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FCPL Winter Holiday Hours

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

Week Calendar

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

Time	Sun (6/22)	Mon (6/23)	Tue (6/24)	Wed (6/25)	Thu (6/26)	Fri (6/27)	Sat (6/28)
10 am		This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Baby Storytime (ages 0-24 months) 10:30am–11:30am Birth - 5 Brunswick Branch Library This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library Room: Community Room (BR) Age Group: Birth - 5 Program Type: Recurring Storytime Event Details: 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.	Middletown Memorial Park Meet and Greet 10:00am–11:00am Around the Community Offsite Event Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Around the Community Program Type: Outreach This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Toddler Storytime (ages 2-3) 10:30am–11:00am Birth - 5 Brunswick Branch Library This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library Room: Community Room (BR) Age Group: Birth - 5 Program Type: Recurring Storytime Event Details: Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and more! This program is for toddlers ages 2-3 and their caregivers.	This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Preschool Storytime (ages 3-5) 10:30am–11:00am Birth - 5 Brunswick Branch Library This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library Room: Community Room (BR) Age Group: Birth - 5 Program Type: Recurring Storytime Event Details: Songs, stories, and fun for preschoolers and their grownups. This program is for children ages 3-5 with a caregiver.	This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Outdoor Storytime at ThorpeWood 10:00am–11:00am Birth - 5 Around the Community Offsite Event This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Around the Community Age Group: Birth - 5 Program Type: Special Storytime Event Details: A very special outdoor storytime as part of our ThorpeWood Community Day! This event is in the "Birth - 5" group This event is in the "Elementary" group This event is in the "Teen" group This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "All Ages" group ThorpeWood Community Day 10:00am–1:00pm Birth - 5, Elementary, Teen, Adult, All Ages Around the Community Offsite Event This event is in the "Birth - 5" group This event is in the "Elementary" group This event is in the "Teen" group This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "All Ages" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Around the Community Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary, Teen, Adult, All Ages Program Type: Education & Enjoyment Event Details: Explore the natural wonder of ThorpeWood! Reconnect with nature while you visit the horses, goats, cows, and chickens, get dirty in the mud kitchen, take a tractor ride, and enjoy a nature scavenger hunt on this beautiful 156-acre farm. This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Musical Storytime (ages 0-5) 10:30am–11:00am Birth - 5 Brunswick Branch Library This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library Room: Community Room (BR) Age Group: Birth - 5 Program Type: Recurring Storytime Event Details: Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and more! This program is for children's ages 0-5 with a caregiver.		This event is in the "Birth - 5" group This event is in the "Elementary" group Read to a Dog (ages 0-10) 10:30am–11:30am Birth - 5, Elementary Brunswick Branch Library This event is in the "Birth - 5" group This event is in the "Elementary" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library Room: Inside Library (BR) Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary Program Type: Education & Enjoyment Event Details: Practice reading to a furry friend with Wags for Hope. This program is designed for children ages 0-10. This event is in the "Adult" group Conversation Class for English Language Learners 10:30am–12:00pm Adult Brunswick Branch Library This event is in the "Adult" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library Room: Community Room (BR) Age Group: Adult Program Type: Education & Enjoyment Event Details: Adults who want to practice their English are welcome to a conversation class hosted by the Literacy Council of Frederick County.
11 am							This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "All Ages" group Outreach at Frederick Pride 2025 11:00am–6:00pm Adult, All Ages Around the Community Offsite Event This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "All Ages" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Around the Community Age Group: Adult, All Ages Program Type: Outreach Event Details: Visit our outreach table at Pride! We'll have a table and tent set up behind the library, near the Creek. Make a paper butterfly, get a library card, and say hello to your favorite library staff! This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "All Ages" group Emmitsburg Heritage Days in the Park 11:00am–9:00pm Adult, All Ages Around the Community Offsite Event This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "All Ages" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Around the Community Age Group: Adult, All Ages Program Type: Outreach Event Details: It's a tradition! Heritage Days is the best of summer in Emmitsburg. See a full line up of events at COMMUNITY HERITAGE DAY 2025 \| emmitsburgevents.
12 pm		This event is in the "Birth - 5" group This event is in the "Elementary" group This event is in the "Teen" group Summer Lunch Program (ages 0-18) 12:15pm–1:00pm Birth - 5, Elementary, Teen Brunswick Branch Library This event is in the "Birth - 5" group This event is in the "Elementary" group This event is in the "Teen" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library Room: Community Room (BR) Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary, Teen Event Details: 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).	This event is in the "Birth - 5" group This event is in the "Elementary" group This event is in the "Teen" group Summer Lunch Program (ages 0-18) 12:15pm–1:00pm Birth - 5, Elementary, Teen Brunswick Branch Library This event is in the "Birth - 5" group This event is in the "Elementary" group This event is in the "Teen" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library Room: Community Room (BR) Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary, Teen Event Details: 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).	This event is in the "Birth - 5" group This event is in the "Elementary" group This event is in the "Teen" group Summer Lunch Program (ages 0-18) 12:15pm–1:00pm Birth - 5, Elementary, Teen Brunswick Branch Library This event is in the "Birth - 5" group This event is in the "Elementary" group This event is in the "Teen" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library Room: Community Room (BR) Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary, Teen Event Details: 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).	This event is in the "Birth - 5" group This event is in the "Elementary" group This event is in the "Teen" group Summer Lunch Program (ages 0-18) 12:15pm–1:00pm Birth - 5, Elementary, Teen Brunswick Branch Library This event is in the "Birth - 5" group This event is in the "Elementary" group This event is in the "Teen" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library Room: Community Room (BR) Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary, Teen Event Details: 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).	This event is in the "Birth - 5" group This event is in the "Elementary" group This event is in the "Teen" group Summer Lunch Program (ages 0-18) 12:15pm–1:00pm Birth - 5, Elementary, Teen Brunswick Branch Library This event is in the "Birth - 5" group This event is in the "Elementary" group This event is in the "Teen" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library Room: Community Room (BR) Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary, Teen Event Details: 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).
1 pm		This event is in the "Elementary" group Exito with Centro Hispano 1:00pm–2:00pm Elementary Around the Community Offsite Event This event is in the "Elementary" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Around the Community Age Group: Elementary Program Type: Education & Enjoyment Event Details: Presented SRC Video 30 kids. Registered 15 for Summer Reading Challenge.
2 pm	This event is in the "Adult" group Author Event: "Potomac Fever" by Charlotte Taylor Fryar 2:00pm–3:00pm Adult Brunswick Branch Library This event is in the "Adult" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library Room: Community Room (BR) Age Group: Adult Program Type: Books & Authors Event Details: Join us for an afternoon with author Charlotte Taylor Fryar as she discusses her debut book Potomac Fever, which explores the winding history of this well-known river.	This event is in the "Birth - 5" group This event is in the "Elementary" group Offsite@Cunningham Falls State Park Manor Area: So you want to be a....Park Ranger? 2:00pm–3:00pm Birth - 5, Elementary Around the Community Offsite Event This event is in the "Birth - 5" group This event is in the "Elementary" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Around the Community Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Special Storytime Event Details: Connect with nature! Enjoy a nature-themed storytime at the playground, followed by an easy hike with Ranger Zach who will share all about the job as a park ranger. Come prepared to ask lots of questions about being a park ranger! Disclaimer(s) Sign Language Interpreter If an american sign language (asl) interpreter is needed for an event, we ask that you contact us one week in advance to ensure that we can process this request. If you need to cancel this request, we ask that you give us one weeks' notice.
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4 pm			This event is in the "Elementary" group Summer Explorers: Chris Vaughn (ages 5-10) 4:30pm–5:30pm Elementary Brunswick Branch Library This event is in the "Elementary" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library Room: Community Room (BR) Age Group: Elementary Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool Event Details: 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!
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6 pm				This event is in the "Adult" group From Twilight into Sunshine: LGBTQ+ History in Maryland 6:30pm–7:30pm Adult Brunswick Branch Library This event is in the "Adult" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library Room: Community Room (BR) Age Group: Adult Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, History & Genealogy Event Details: Join Benjamin Egerman from the Maryland State Library Resource Center to learn more about the history of the LGBTQ+ movement in Maryland.	This event is in the "Teen" group Teen Time: OH Crit Presents DND (ages 11-18) 6:00pm–7:00pm Teen Brunswick Branch Library This event is in the "Teen" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Brunswick Branch Library Room: Community Room (BR) Age Group: Teen Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, Homeschool Event Details: 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…