Week Calendar

Songs, stories, and play for babies and their grownups. Designed for ages 0-24 months with a caregiver.

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

Join us as babies and their caregivers explore early literacy and social emotional developmental skills. 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.

Join us for a special AARCH Reads story time.

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!

Join us for some fiber art fun and learn from local knitter Terry Cammack. Use our supplies or bring your own!

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.

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.

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.

Join us at the Carroll Creek Amphitheater for Family storytime presented in partnership with Downtown Frederick Partnership. Enjoy stories, fingerplays, rhymes, and more.

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.

Celebrate America with songs, stories, and fun for preschoolers and their grownups. Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

Songs, stories, and fun for toddlers and their grownups. Designed for 2 year olds with a caregiver.

Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and more! This program is for children's ages 0-5 with a caregiver.

Wear your red, white, and blue and come ready to wiggle, giggle, and soar with us and a special patriotic guest just in time for Independence Day! Music, movement, stories and more! 

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.

Join us every Thursday this summer for a Tween/Teen Leadership Camp and earn Community Service hours each week. Today's theme is Public Speaking.  Anyone can have a good idea, but leaders know how to inspire people to listen to their ideas!

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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).

Learn about lavender with Frederick County Master Gardener Tiger Waddell. Explore the varied uses and benefits of this fragrant flowering shrub.

Join Jaime Crosthwait from Terrapin Travel to learn more about the national parks of Utah! She will be sharing information on Bryce Canyon, Zion National Park, and a few others. 

Run away and join the circus without leaving home! Join former Ringling Brothers performer and professional knucklehead Gregory May as he builds his own wacky circus show.

Terrific for adults of all fitness levels and abilities. Tai Chi Ch'uan has been practiced for fitness and heath for hundreds of years.

Storytime is moving and grooving at Walkersville Community Park at 22 Kenneth Drive Walkersville, MD 21793. 

Join us to watch the 2023 film "The Haunted Mansion". Rated PG13. For Teens 13-18. Snacks will be provided. 

Join us Sunday, June 29 from 2:00-3:00 pm for an afternoon with the lovely Barbara Pronin as she talks about her latest novel Winter’s End, a story that explores the lives of

Come join Weis Dietitian Christina Fritz as she demonstrates how to make three, no-bake recipes for your 4th of July picnic: Caprese Bites, Strawberry Lemonade Mocktails, and Peach and Raspberry Parfaits. Samples will be provided.

As you can tell by the title, this is not your usual book club!  Each month on a Sunday afternoon, experts from Frederick Health Hospice will explore issues surrounding death AND life through a variety of books and other media. And no, y

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.

Love to sing or want to develop your vocal skills? Join us for a fun and engaging program designed to introduce the fundamentals of singing in a relaxed yet structured setting.

Come learn what citizen science is and how you can be a scientist in your very own backyard! We'll teach you about the iNaturalist app and learn how to identify nature using it. 

Participate in an action-packed set of activities that enhance summer reading at the library.

We sing age appropriate folk songs, explore new languages, dance and learn rhythm patterns in a fun, upbeat atmosphere. We use scarves and small instruments and encourage parent participation!

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

Learn about the woman behind the legend of the American Flag! Participate in a variety of experiences related to science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics.

Ever wanted to see what goes on behind the scenes of your local art center? Then come with us as we travel down Carroll Creek to visit our Summer Challenge Partner, The Delaplaine Arts Center!

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.

New to anime and manga? A long time fan? Join us to discuss your favorite series, learn a little about Japan, and celebrate the joy of anime and manga! 

Celebrate Pride Month by making fun and colorful crafts that represent who you are. From phone charms to earrings and bracelets, we’ll have all the supplies you need to create something as fun and unique as you are!

Unleash your creativity through fun, hands-on art activities! Kids will explore colorful materials and make their own unique masterpieces inspired by a surprise theme. Let your imagination run wild! Geared for elementary ages.

Join us for a fun afternoon of larger-than life games including: a dunk tank, checkers, Connect 4, ring toss, Jenga, bowling, and more! 

Choose an animal and build a diorama of a habitat to meet its needs.

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

Light up your creativity with a Teen Paper Lantern Workshop! Design and decorate your own unique lantern using paper, markers, and embellishments. Ages 13-18, supplies limited.

Feeling gnome-ward bound? Learn to make your own gnome in this gnome-mazing workshop! No sewing skills needed. Bring yourself and your gnomies! (Ages 11-18)

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? Let's get creative with poetry! Hang out, make some poetry, and make new friends in a creative and friendly environment! And also, snacks!

Join us for a special ice cream storytime at Sweet Babe's Creamery. Filled with sweet stories, cool songs, and a special visit from a surprise guest, this storytime will be a treat for all ages! Geared for ages 0-5 with a caregiver. 

Join us in the library garden.  Learn how to properly care for vegetables and flowers.  This hands-on activity will take place next door to the library along Cedar Avenue.  Be sure to wear old shoes!

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. 

Run away and join the circus without leaving home! Join former Ringling Brothers performer and professional knucklehead Gregory May as he builds his own wacky circus show.

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

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

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

Did you know that “going green” can help your budget AND the planet?

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

Come and decorate the Teen Zone windows with fun art!

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

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