Week Calendar

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

Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and more! Designed for toddlers and their caregivers. Ages 18 - 36 mos.

Understand the history and structure of the Chinese language.

Learn basic greetings and self-introduction.

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

Our county has a wonderful collection of beautiful bridges.

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

A sensory experience, exploring texture and color. Designed for ages 2-5, with a caregiver.

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

Calling all young writer's ages 12-17! We're inviting Teens to practice the craft of writing, share their work, and enjoy the wonderful world of writing. Stop by for activities and discussion with other teen writers.

Join us in our rotunda space for live music with local harpists, Calypso Harp Duo. 

Celebrate the holiday season at the library! Browse vendors at the holiday market, create a craft, enjoy a scavenger hunt, meet St. Nick (at 11:00AM), and have storytime with Mrs. Claus (at 12:00PM)!

Enjoy a guinea pig-themed storytime then meet guinea pigs from Jenn's Uncommon Critters! This program is designed for children ages 0-10 with a caregiver.

Practice reading skills to patient and adorable Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.). For Children Grades K-5. 

Engage your baby's senses with activities designed just for them while visiting with other caregivers. For ages 0-24 months, with a caregiver.

Join us for play based learning, games and activities! Designed for toddlers and their caregivers.

Calling all aspiring music makers! Learn about music theory and history through rhythmic and melodic exercises, games, and activities! Age Group: Elementary.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

One is the loneliest number, so grab a buddy and head to the Walkersville Branch Library to try your hand at a variety of team-based challenges and activities!

Come get some exercise while having fun dancing to holiday music! Ally Caho from the Dee Buchanan Studio of Dance will be here to lead us in an integrative dance class for every ability level.

As part of the Christmas in Thurmont celebration, musical duo Patty & Brent will delight guests with the sounds of the holiday.

Make a library card!  Check out books!   Grab limited edition library swag!

As part of the Christmas in Thurmont celebration, join the choirs from the Thurmont Area Feeder Schools for a Community Sing-A-Long of your favorite holiday songs. 

Come join us for Young Homesteaders, a three-part hands-on series where youth ages 6–13 will learn the basics of sustainable living live gardening, animal care, and more.

Margaret Ann Radford leads a gentle yoga session that helps improve mobility in a soft and gentle, yet supportive and beneficial way. 

Want to improve your everyday cleaning and self-care routines?

Join us for a free SAT digital practice test — a full 2 hour and 15-minute experience that simulates the real exam.

Come listen to the beautiful music of local Celtic Harp trio featuring Jim Dronnenberg and Wes and Julie Merchant.

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.

Take a trip down memory lane and explore the library’s retrospective collection of Sears catalogs.

Join the Mount St. Mary’s University for a concert and sing-along of your favorite Christmas carols led by MSMU Flute Professor Dr. Jessica Banks.

Looking for a fun way to spend your afternoon? Whether you're into crafting, gaming, or both, this is the perfect opportunity to relax, hang out, and make new friends in a creative and friendly environment!

Turn old books into winter decorations with just your imagination and a pair of scissors! It's the perfect way to get crafty, celebrate the season, and give books a second chance!

Bundle up and join us for an icy adventure! Learn fascinating facts about Arctic animals through fun trivia, then create a cool animal-themed craft to take home. Perfect for young explorers who love to learn and create! For elementary ages.

Join us as Middletown's Teen Leadership Council meets. Tweens and teens, grades 6 through 12, meet to collaborate with each other and teen librarians on upcoming library events and to plan teen-led projects.

Join us for a fun time of sharing books and a craft! Designed to engage our Kindergarten through Second Grade patrons with a love of reading.

This program is for children in kindergarten through 2nd grades (ages 5-8).

Join us prior to the Emmitsburg Tree Lighting for Winter Bingo, a fun craft and a special visit from Mrs. Claus. (All Ages)

New to Anime and Manga? Longtime fan? Either way join us to celebrate it while talking all things art, story, cosplay, and culture! This month’s featured craft is Manga and Anime Zines! Materials provided, while supplies last.

Enjoy a read aloud before creating your own map! Explore other map-related activities too!

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

Join us for a series of DIY projects. Materials will be provided, just bring your creative energy and some inspiration.

Turn old books into winter decorations with just your imagination and a pair of scissors! It's the perfect way to get crafty, celebrate the season, and give books a second chance!

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

Hang out and de-stress with Therapy Dogs from WAGS For Hope. Stress-relief activities will be provided. Ages 13-18. 

Have fun, make cards, listen to music, hang out. Come with friends or meet new ones. Cards will be donated to community-based health care and senior centers. Service hours are available.

Take a trip through the Candy Kingdom and play the classic game on a life-sized board! 

Mine, build, and explore with like-minded tweens in our library Minecraft server! This program is intended for tweens ages 10-13. 

Teens: relax and relieve stress by spending time petting an adorable dog friend! For grades 6-12.

Do you like to paint? We will have salt dough ornaments available to paint with acrylic paints, personalize with markers, add glitter or sequins and then seal with a clear acrylic spray or mod podge.

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.

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

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

Discover how Christmas music has evolved through the centuries — from sacred hymns and timeless carols to classic crooner hits and modern favorites. Join us for this festive journey through history as Dr.

Do you want to become an author? Do you love coming up with your own characters and stories? Are you an artist who wants to learn more about making comics?

This special holiday storytime will include narrated scenes performed by dancers from Leading Edge Academy of Dance in costume, featuring Clara’s dream sequence, the elegant Arabian Dance, and the playful Candy Cane Dance.

Tweens and teens, grades 6 through 12, meet to collaborate with each other and teen librarians on upcoming library events and to plan teen-led projects.  Teen Library Council (TLC) is an opportunity for teens to make an impact within the libr

Gather a team of up to 6 people for a fun night of trivia at Orchid Cellar Meadery & Winery. Questions will be inspired by the winter season and related books. The winning team will receive two free flights of mead.

Location: Orchid Cellar Meadery and Winery

8546 Pete Wiles Rd.

Middletown, MD 21769