Announcements

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 (8/17)	Mon (8/18)	Tue (8/19)	Wed (8/20)	Thu (8/21)	Fri (8/22)	Sat (8/23)
9 am	This event is in the "All Ages" group Frederick City Market Book Bike 9:00am–11:45am All Ages Around the Community Offsite Event 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: All Ages Program Type: Outreach Event Details: Visit the Library Book Bike at the Frederick City Market! Library staff will be there to check out books, make library cards, and answer any library questions you may have!
10 am	This event is in the "Birth - 5" group This event is in the "Elementary" group This event is in the "All Ages" group Library Visit at Sophie and Madigan's Playground 10:00am–10:30am Birth - 5, Elementary, 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 "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, All Ages Program Type: Outreach Event Details: Join us at Sophie and Madigan's Playground for a visit filled with rhymes, songs, lots of movement, and fun!	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.	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 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 "Elementary" group This event is in the "All Ages" group Touch a Truck with C. Burr Artz Library and the Frederick Keys 11:00am–2:00pm Elementary, All Ages Around the Community Offsite Event This event is in the "Elementary" 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: Elementary, All Ages Program Type: Education & Enjoyment Event Details: Join us at the Frederick Keys Stadium, to "touch" a variety of different trucks and vehicles. Learn about these vehicles and feel free to snap some photos! Disclaimer(s) Program Cancellation FCPL’s programs and events are rarely changed/cancelled. Extreme weather warnings and a temperature index over 90 degrees Fahrenheit will automatically trigger a program/event cancellation (or relocation, if available) to protect our team and community members. Please monitor this website and our social media channels for updates.
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 "All Ages" group Library Fun at Emmitsburg Family and Farm Fest 12:00pm–4:00pm All Ages Around the Community Offsite Event 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: All Ages
1 pm				This event is in the "Birth - 5" group This event is in the "Elementary" group This event is in the "All Ages" group Storytime at the Park 1:00pm–1:30pm Birth - 5, Elementary, 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 "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, All Ages Program Type: Special Storytime Event Details: Storytime is moving and grooving at Walkersville Community Park at 22 Kenneth Drive Walkersville, MD 21793.
2 pm	This event is in the "Adult" group The Fall Veggie Garden 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: Education & Enjoyment Event Details: Fall Veggies - what and how to plant cooler weather vegetables. Prep, planting, harvesting. Low effort, high yield. Presented by Master Gardener, Tiger Waddell.			This event is in the "Adult" group Book Talk at Middletown 50+ Community Center 2:00pm–2:30pm Adult Around the Community Offsite Event This event is in the "Adult" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Around the Community Age Group: Adult Program Type: Books & Authors, Outreach Event Details: Join Middletown Branch Librarians each month at the senior center for a topical discussion of favorite, new or trending titles. We will have a selection of items to check out and you'll have an opportunity to sign up for a library card!
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4 pm			This event is in the "Elementary" group Summer Explorers: Build a Robot (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: Use recycled materials and craft supplies to build a robot! This program is for children in kindergarten through 5th grades (ages 5-10).
5 pm						This event is in the "Adult" group Library Pop-Up at Thurmont Main Street Art & Wine Stroll 5:00pm–8:00pm Adult Around the Community Offsite Event This event is in the "Adult" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Around the Community Age Group: Adult Program Type: Outreach Event Details: Drop by the library tent at the Thurmont Art and Wine Stroll. We'll be inside the Walking Together Integrative Mental Health Center. Pick up a library card, make a tie-dye bookmark or check out all of our upcoming Fall events.
6 pm				This event is in the "Adult" group Maryland Mayhem: Scoundrels, Spies, and Sinners in the Free State 6:00pm–7:00pm 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, History & Genealogy Event Details: Maybe you’ve heard of some of Maryland’s most notorious crimes, such as the conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln or the murder of Sister Cathy, subject of the popular Netflix series, The Keepers.	This event is in the "Teen" group Teen Time: Kitchen Chemistry (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: Come experiment and see what you can concoct using ordinary kitchen supplies and ingredients! This program is for teens in 6th through 12th grades (ages 11-18). This event is in the "Elementary" group This event is in the "Teen" group Tween Time: Slime Lab (Ages 8-13) 6:00pm–7:00pm Elementary, Teen Brunswick Branch Library 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: Inside Library (BR) Age Group: Elementary, Teen Program Type: Education & Enjoyment Event Details: Join us to explore slime making both with and without a recipe! This program is for tweens in 3rd through 8th grades (ages 8-13.)