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 (10/12)	Mon (10/13)	Tue (10/14)	Wed (10/15)	Thu (10/16)	Fri (10/17)	Sat (10/18)
All Day		Closing Libraries Closed - Staff Development Day All Day All Branches Branches: Around the Community, Brunswick Branch Library, C. Burr Artz Public Library, Community Bookmobile, Early Start Bookmobile, Edward F. Fry Memorial Library at Point of Rocks, Emmitsburg Branch Library, Middletown Branch Library, Myersville Community Library, Thurmont Regional Library, Urbana Regional Library, Walkersville Branch Library
8 am	This event is in the "Adult" group Library Outreach at Out of the Darkness Walk 8:00am–10:00am 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						This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "All Ages" group Fall Bird Walk at Othello Regional Park 8:30am–9:30am 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: Education & Enjoyment Event Details: Join us for a fall bird walk at Othello Regional Park. Dress for the weather and bring binoculars if you wish to see the birds up close! This event will take place at Othello Regional Park located at 1901A Jefferson Pike, Knoxville, MD 21758.
9 am	This event is in the "Adult" group Frederick City Market Book Bike 9:00am–11:45am 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: 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 Preschool Storytime 10:30am–11:00am Birth - 5 Thurmont Regional Library This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library Room: Community Room (TRL) Age Group: Birth - 5 Program Type: Recurring Storytime Preschool Storytime Songs, stories, and fun for preschoolers and their grownups. Designed for ages 3-5 with a caregiver.	This event is in the "Adult" group Pop-Up at the Thurmont Senior Center 10:00am–12:00pm 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: Books & Authors Event Details: Staff from the Thurmont Regional Library will be on hand to provide library cards and check out books. This event takes place at the Thurmont Senior Center, 806 East Main Street, Thurmont. This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Toddler Storytime 10:30am–11:00am Birth - 5 Thurmont Regional Library This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library Room: Community Room (TRL) Age Group: Birth - 5 Program Type: Recurring Storytime Toddler Storytime Songs, stories, and fun for toddlers and their grownups. Designed for 2 year olds with a caregiver.	This event is in the "Adult" group Drop-In Digital Learning at the Thurmont Senior Center 10:00am–12:00pm 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: Computers & Technology Event Details: Need help with your laptop, smartphone or tablet? This one-on-one help is completely free with no appointment needed. This program takes place at the Thurmont Senior Center, 806 E Main Street, Thurmont. This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Musical Storytime 10:30am–11:00am Birth - 5 Thurmont Regional Library This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library Room: Community Room (TRL) Age Group: Birth - 5 Program Type: Recurring Storytime Musical Storytime Music, movement, and stories for the whole family. Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver.	This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Storytime Stretchers 10:30am–11:00am Birth - 5 Thurmont Regional Library This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library Room: Community Room (TRL) Age Group: Birth - 5 Program Type: Recurring Storytime Event Details: Story Stretchers brings stories to life through gentle stretching movements, helping children connect with tales in an interactive, playful way.	This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Family Storytime: Skele-fun! 10:30am–11:00am Birth - 5 Thurmont Regional Library This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library Room: Community Room (TRL) Age Group: Birth - 5 Program Type: Recurring Storytime Event Details: Come rattle, clatter, and giggle with us! We’ll read silly skeleton stories, sing songs, and shake our funny bones in this not-so-spooky storytime. Stories, movement, music and fun for the entire family.
11 am			This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Get Ready for Kindergarten 11:15am–11:45am Birth - 5 Thurmont Regional Library This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library Room: Thurmont Imagination Zone Age Group: Birth - 5 Program Type: Education & Enjoyment Event Details: 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.		This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Preschool Storytime at Libertytown Volunteer Firehouse 11:00am–11:30am 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: Wee-ooh, wee-ooh! Join us for a special fire safety-themed preschool storytime at the Libertytown Volunteer Firehouse located at 12027 South Street Libertytown, MD 21762.		This event is in the "Birth - 5" group This event is in the "All Ages" group Sweetest Storytime at Federated Charities 11:30am–12:00pm Birth - 5, All Ages Around the Community Offsite Event This event is in the "Birth - 5" 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, All Ages Program Type: Outreach, Special Storytime Event Details: Join us with the book bike outside in the beautiful courtyard of the Federated Charities building as we celebrate National Sweetest Day with songs and stories about kindness, friendship, and love!
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2 pm					This event is in the "Elementary" group Elementary Explorers: Who is R.L. Stine? 2:00pm–2:45pm Elementary Thurmont Regional Library This event is in the "Elementary" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library Room: Community Room (TRL) Age Group: Elementary Program Type: Homeschool, STEM Event Details: Step into the world of R.L. Stine, the author of Goosebumps! Discover how he became the “Master of Kids’ Horror” while exploring some of his most famous stories.	This event is in the "Elementary" group This event is in the "All Ages" group Schools Out: Monster Mash! 2:00pm–3:00pm Elementary, All Ages Thurmont Regional Library 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: Thurmont Regional Library Room: Community Room (TRL) Age Group: Elementary, All Ages Event Details: Calling all little goblins, ghouls, and creatures of the daylight, it's time to stomp, shimmy, and shriek at the library’s Monster Mash Bash!
3 pm						This event is in the "Teen" group Teen and Tween Open Chess (Ages 9-18) 3:30pm–4:30pm Teen Thurmont Regional Library This event is in the "Teen" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library Room: Small Meeting Room Age Group: Teen Program Type: Tween Event Details: School is out, come to the library and enjoy 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.
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5 pm					This event is in the "Adult" group ESL High Beginner's Conversation Classes 5:30pm–6:30pm Adult Thurmont Regional Library This event is in the "Adult" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library Room: Thurmont Imagination Zone 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 "Teen" group Ghostly Masterpieces (Ages 9-13) 5:30pm–6:30pm Teen Thurmont Regional Library This event is in the "Teen" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library Room: Small Meeting Room Age Group: Teen Program Type: Tween Event Details: Get into the spooky spirit! Join us to paint your very own ghostly masterpiece—cute, creepy, or somewhere in between. Add your own touches to provided art, just bring your creativity. Your ghost art is yours to take home and haunt your walls!
6 pm			This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Night Owls 6:30pm–7:00pm Birth - 5 Thurmont Regional Library This event is in the "Birth - 5" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library Room: Community Room (TRL) Age Group: Birth - 5 Program Type: Recurring Storytime Event Details: Storytime, pajama style! Enjoy movement, music, and stories with the whole family. PJ's optional! Designed for ages 0 and up with a caregiver. Friends of the Thurmont Regional Library Meeting 6:30pm–8:00pm Thurmont Regional Library Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Thurmont Regional Library Room: Small Meeting Room Program Type: Friends of the Library Meeting	This event is in the "Elementary" group This event is in the "All Ages" group LEGO® Watch & Build: Goosebumps "A Night in Terror Tower" 6:00pm–7:00pm Elementary, All Ages Thurmont Regional Library 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: Thurmont Regional Library Room: Community Room (TRL) Age Group: Elementary, All Ages Event Details: Get ready for a spooky, brick-tastic adventure!