Week Calendar

Join us at Sophie and Madigan's Playground for a visit filled with rhymes, songs, lots of movement, and fun!

Join us inside to explore songs, stories, and fun designed for our youngest audience and their caregivers! This program is intended for children 0-12 months and their families.

It's the first day of Fall! Celebrate the beauty of autumn's changing colors with seasonal songs, rhymes, and stories. 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.

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

Join us for a caregiver-led discussion and playgroup for tips and tricks to help navigate raising little ones. 

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!

Let's celebrate the beginning of Fall with a good book! We'll enjoy some music, movement, and stories for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up 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! For ages 0-5 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.

Enjoy a variety of activities to help develop the skills needed for school. Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

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.

Chair One fitness is back with more fun chair exercises!

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. 

Chair Fitness through Country Meadows  is back for more fun exercises from a chair!  This program is for any aged adult that would enjoy chair exercises.

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.

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.

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

Story Stretchers brings stories to life through gentle stretching movements, helping children connect with tales in an interactive, playful way.

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.

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

Practice reading with a furry friend! This program is for children ages 0-10 with a caregiver.

Engage your baby's senses with activities designed just for them while visiting with other caregivers. 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.

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!

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. 

Have fun exploring literacy, science, mathematics, and art through play-based activities that integrate essential school skills.  Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver. 

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.

Enjoy a variety of activities to help develop the skills needed for school. This program is for children ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

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.

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

Get up close and personal with a real firetruck! Join us for a special visit from our local fire department, where kids can explore a firetruck, meet real firefighters, and learn about fire safety.

Join us as we welcome the Go Team Therapy Dogs back to the Brunswick Library! We invite all adults with developmental disabilities and their caregivers to join us for this fun, sensory event.

Looking to learn about your community, careers, and ways you can make a difference? Want to eat pizza while doing this?

Bring your gently used Halloween costumes and accessories to trade out for something new-to-you! All age groups: baby through adult sizes. 

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

Visit our exhibitors and learn about the amazing resources available to seniors in Frederick County including:

Spiritual experiences are not well understood or discussed. Experiencers often fear being misunderstood or judged. In recent years, several organizations have been set up to study and understand these and other spiritual phenomena.

Apples, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, corn and more, it's harvest time!   Explore simple science concepts and hands-on learning inspired by the season.  We'll read a fun book followed by related activities.

This program is developed for adults with developmental disabilities and their caregivers. Nothing says fall more than visiting a pumpkin patch!

This program is developed for adults with developmental disabilities and their caregivers. Nothing says fall more than visiting a pumpkin patch!

Recurring mahjong and game event hosted by the Asian American Center of Frederick.

Calling all knitters—whether you're a seasoned pro, a curious beginner, or somewhere in between! The Knitting Help Circle is a cozy and collaborative space where Frederick’s fiber enthusiasts come together to stitch, learn, and share.

Local author Nancy Spannaus will discuss her latest book, From Subject to Citizen: What Americans Need to Know About Their Revolution. Signed copies will be available for purchase.

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.

Join us for an afternoon of owlsome fun as we explore the fascinating world of owls through art, science and engineering.

Get ready to roar! Join us for an action-packed showdown between two fierce predators, lions and tigers! We’ll explore cool animal facts, play games, and create our own battle cards to decide: who would really win?

Learn about body boundaries with Heiress, the service dog from the Child Advocacy Center.

Learn about body boundaries with Heiress, the service dog from the Frederick Child Advocacy Center.

Bring in working condition household items you no longer want (such as clothing and books) and trade them for things that you do want or need! Free thrifting and helping the environment all in one place!

Join us as we celebrate some popular favorites, like Dork Diaries, Bad Guys, Elephant and Piggie, Diary of a Wimpy Kid and many more with crafts, games and lots of fun! 

Blast off into a celebration of International Astronomy Day! Learn about stars, planets, galaxies, and more through art, STEM, and brain teasers! Age Groups: Elementary.

In honor of Deaf Awareness Month, create ASL art images using a hand painted thermal art technique. 

Outreach & Library Card-Signup at Hood College, Beneficial-Hodson Library. Library staff will be on-site with branded giveaways, library cards, and information about library resources. 

Add some sparkle and personality to your favorite read! Bring your own book to bling or choose from a selection provided at the program. Whether you go bold or subtle, you’ll leave with a uniquely decorated cover that’s all your own.

Join us as we learn about artist Nick Cave and craft your own wearable item based on the artist's whimsical sculptures. Geared for elementary ages.

Connect with friends while you use your creativity to DIY something special. All art supplies will be provided. Age Group: 9-13

Join us for Dungeons & Dragons! Play through an exciting campaign DMed by one of our library teens. To sign up for DM slot, contact the librarian. Beginners arrive 15 minutes early for character creation.

Please join us to learn about and experience sound bath healing. Presented by a certified Sound Healing Practitioner, participants will listen and relax to the sounds of 7 crystal singing bowls.

It's time for a pop-up library experience.  Visit the Rover, sign up for a library card, check out some materials, and participate in fun seasonal activities.  We can't wait to see you at the park!

Join instructors from the Literacy Council for a series of High Beginner/Low Intermediate ESL classes. 

Join us for a friendly competition of Super Smash Brothers with our Switch gaming system.  No experience necessary! For grades 4-8. 

Join us for a variety of science, technology, engineering, arts and math activities for elementary-aged children.

Enjoy the book Twenty-One Elephants and Still Standing by April Jones Prince, then build a bridge strong enough for elephants!

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

Create colorful yarn mandalas using sticks and vibrant yarn! This relaxing craft is a fun way to explore patterns and colors while making something unique to hang up or give as a gift.

Join instructors from the Literacy Council for a series of High Beginner/Low Intermediate ESL classes. 

Angry Birds Life Size: This game is an oldie, but a goodie. Have fun crafting your own Pig and then get ready to take aim and launch some Angry Birds to see how many pigs you can take out! Ages 8-13.

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

Make beaded bag buddies, plastic gimp bracelets, and bring your own things to bedazzle! 

We welcome adults who want to practice their English to a conversation class hosted by the Literacy Council of Frederick County.

Minutes count! Someone who is severely bleeding from an injury such as a car crash, a gunshot, or an accidental wound can bleed to death in as little as 5 minutes.

Stop by the Library table and sign up for your library card. Check out our upcoming Fall events and get to know your local librarians.

Join us for this free yoga class offered by Sol Yoga.  Be sure to wear comfortable clothes.

Let's turn pinecones into decorative art.  We will cut and paint pinecones to create a beautiful pinecone wall hanging.

Storytime, pajama style!  Enjoy movement, music, and stories with the whole family.  PJ's optional!  Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.

Local writers Laura Rennie and Jillian Stacia will guide you through thought-provoking prompts that invite you to try different forms of writing, including poetry and micro memoirs.

Join us for an all-ages storytime after a long day of work and play. Unwind with stories, songs, and rhymes for the whole family!

Get creative and explore the world of art through hands-on projects and imaginative fun! Each session features a new artistic adventure designed for young artists to express themselves, try new techniques, and make something awesome. This week .

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

Enjoy hands on experiences with Science, Technology, Engineering, and/or Math (STEM) activities. Bring your enthusiasm, your family and friends. All ages welcome. 

Come make a "hope box" craft and chat about mental health with a representative from the Frederick County Mental Health Association!

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. 

Welcome autumn at the library! Join us for the afternoon and create your own unique flower crowns! For ages 11-18. All activities while supplies last. 

We welcome adults who want to practice their English to a conversation class hosted by the Literacy Council of Frederick County.

Join instructors from the Literacy Council for a series of Low Beginner ESL classes.