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 10:00am–10:30am Birth - 5 Walkersville Branch Library This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library Room: Darrell L Batson Community Room Age Group: Birth - 5 Program Type: Recurring Storytime Event Details: Songs, stories, and play for babies and their grownups. Designed for ages 0-24 months with a caregiver. This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Baby Steps Skill Building 10:30am–11:00am Birth - 5 Walkersville Branch Library This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library Room: Darrell L Batson Community Room Age Group: Birth - 5 Program Type: Education & Enjoyment Event Details: Join us as babies and their caregivers explore early literacy and social emotional developmental skills. Designed for ages 0-24 months with a caregiver.					This event is in the "Adult" group Freedom BANG Class 10:00am–11:00am Adult Walkersville Branch Library This event is in the "Adult" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library Room: Darrell L Batson Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Wellness Event Details: 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.
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.		This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Toddler Storytime 11:00am–11:30am Birth - 5 Walkersville Branch Library This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library Room: Yard - Walkersville Age Group: Birth - 5 Program Type: Recurring Storytime Event Details: Bring your wiggles for songs, stories, and fun for toddlers and their grownups. This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Toddler Skills 11:30am–12:00pm Birth - 5 Walkersville Branch Library This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library Room: Yard - Walkersville Age Group: Birth - 5 Program Type: Education & Enjoyment Event Details: Introducing toddlers and their caregivers to a variety of preschool-readiness skills including fine motor development, social emotional skills, and early literacy activities.		This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Preschool Storytime 11:00am–11:30am Birth - 5 Walkersville Branch Library This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library Room: Yard - Walkersville Age Group: Birth - 5 Program Type: Recurring Storytime Event Details: Songs, stories, and fun for preschoolers and their grownups. Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver. This event is in the "Birth - 5" group School Skills for Preschoolers 11:30am–12:00pm Birth - 5 Walkersville Branch Library This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library Room: Yard - Walkersville Age Group: Birth - 5 Program Type: Education & Enjoyment Event Details: Preschoolers and their caregivers will practice school-readiness skills with cutting, tracing, play, and other literacy activities.	This event is in the "Elementary" group Discovery Days with Park Ranger Joe 11:00am–11:45am Elementary Walkersville Branch Library This event is in the "Elementary" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library Room: Yard - Walkersville Age Group: Elementary Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, STEM Event Details: Get ready for a wild adventure! Join a real park ranger at the library for an exciting nature program just for kids. With Park Ranger Joe, we'll learn about animals, plants, and the great outdoors.
12 pm							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 "Adult" group The Great Frederick Fair: 163 years of Egg-citing history! 1:30pm–2:30pm Adult Walkersville Branch Library This event is in the "Adult" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library Room: Darrell L Batson Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Education & Enjoyment, History & Genealogy Event Details: Join Dr. John George, a Champion of the Great Frederick Fair to learn all about this local historic event. John was the Chairman of the 150th Anniversary Committee for the Fair in 2012.			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 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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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 ESL High Beginner's Conversation Classes 6:30pm–7:45pm Adult Walkersville Branch Library This event is in the "Adult" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Walkersville Branch Library Room: Darrell L Batson Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Education & Enjoyment Event Details: We welcome adults who want to practice their English to a conversation class hosted by the Literacy Council of Frederick County.		This event is in the "Birth - 5" group This event is in the "Elementary" group Bilingual Storytime 6:00pm–6:30pm Birth - 5, Elementary Walkersville 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: Walkersville Branch Library Room: Darrell L Batson Community Room Age Group: Birth - 5, Elementary Program Type: Recurring Storytime Event Details: Join us for an all-ages storytime featuring songs, stories, and rhymes in Spanish and other world languages.