Family Storytime

10:00am–10:30am
Kids, Birth - 8
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Location: Mount Airy Branch
Room: Mount Airy Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( Birth - 8 )

Program Type: , Storytime

We’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. 

Celebrate the Day of the Dead

10:00am–11:00am
Kids, 5 - 10
Closed
Registration Required
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Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 5 - 10 )

Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Description:

Learn about the Day of the Dead, a holiday celebrated throughout Mexico, and make a craft perfect for your own Day of the Dead or Halloween festivities.

Disclaimer(s)

All attendees need to register.

Introduction to Dance

10:00am–11:00am
Kids, 2 - 5
Closed
Registration Required
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Location: Westminster Branch
Room: Westminster Large Meeting Room (Staff Use Only)
Age Group:
Kids ( 2 - 5 )

Program Type: Music Theater and Dance, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Description:

Members of the Merritt Dance Academy National Honor Society for Dance Arts will be conducting an instructional program for children that brings literacy, dance and art together!

Disclaimer(s)

Only kids need to register. 

Read and Play

10:00am–11:00am
Kids, Birth - 24 Months
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Location: North Carroll Branch
Room: North Carroll Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( Birth - 24 Months )

Program Type: , Storytime

Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities that allow children to practice skills and socialize.

Taneytown Senior Center Book Club

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
Offsite Event
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Location: Offsite
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: Book Clubs

Tootie's Garden Puppet Show

10:30am–11:30am
Everyone, All Ages
Closed
Registration Required
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Location: Taneytown Branch
Room: Taneytown Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Everyone ( All Ages )

Program Type:
Registration Required
Description:

There's no school, so load up the kids and head for the library for a special Halloween puppet show by the Grannies of Carroll Vista. If you enjoy the story of the Little Red Hen, then you will love this special show.

Disclaimer(s)

All attendees need to register.

Family Storytime

11:00am–11:30am
Kids, Birth - 8
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Location: Mount Airy Branch
Room: Mount Airy Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( Birth - 8 )

Program Type: , Storytime

We’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. 

Art-venture: Stamping

11:00am–12:00pm
Kids, 3 - 6
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Location: Finksburg Branch
Room: Finksburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 3 - 6 )

Program Type: DIY Arts and Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Description:

Adventure through the world of art and explore different ways for little artists to express their creativity!

Introduction to Dance

11:00am–12:00pm
Kids, 5 - 8
Closed
Registration Required
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Location: Westminster Branch
Room: Westminster Large Meeting Room (Staff Use Only)
Age Group:
Kids ( 5 - 8 )

Program Type: Music Theater and Dance, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Description:

Members of the Merritt Dance Academy National Honor Society for Dance Arts will be conducting an instructional program for children that brings literacy, dance and art together!

Disclaimer(s)

Only kids need to register. 

Kid Safe Day at the Library

11:00am–12:00pm
Kids, 5 - 12
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Location: North Carroll Branch
Room: North Carroll Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 5 - 12 )

Program Type: Health and Wellness
Description:

See a real police car and hear tips on how to stay safe as we explore our community. Garfield’s Cyber Safety Adventures will be available for online safety training as well.

Disclaimer(s)

This is one of many Maryland STEM Festival events being held around the state. Learn more about the MD STEM Festival here.

Meet Pepper

1:00pm–1:30pm
Everyone, All Ages
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Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Everyone ( All Ages )

Program Type: STEM/STEAM, Technology and Maker
Description:

Meet Pepper, CCPL’s social humanoid robot! During this drop-in time, interact with Pepper to learn about robots and how their underlying technology works.

Disclaimer(s)

This is one of many Maryland STEM Festival events being held around the state. Learn more about the MD STEM Festival here.

Exploring CoSpaces

2:00pm–3:00pm
Teens, 11 - 17
Closed
Registration Required
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Location: North Carroll Branch
Room: North Carroll Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Teens
( 11 - 17 )

Program Type: Fun and Games, STEM/STEAM, Technology and Maker
Registration Required
Description:

We will be using the CoSpaces website to build 3D creations, animate them with code, and explore them in virtual or augmented reality.

Disclaimer(s)

This is one of many Maryland STEM Festival events being held around the state. Learn more about the MD STEM Festival here.

Kid Safe Day at the Library

2:00pm–3:00pm
Kids, 5 - 12
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Location: Westminster Branch
Room: Westminster Large Meeting Room (Staff Use Only)
Age Group:
Kids ( 5 - 12 )

Description:

Meet McGruff the Crime Dog, see a real police car and hear tips on how to stay safe as we explore our community. Garfield’s Cyber Safety Adventures will be available for online safety training as well.

Disclaimer(s)

This is one of many Maryland STEM Festival events being held around the state. Learn more about the MD STEM Festival here.

Memory Writing

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
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Location: Mount Airy Branch
Room: Mount Airy Small Meeting Room
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: DIY Arts and Crafts
Description:

Join us as we recall fond memories and free-write, creating a journal for others (and ourselves) to enjoy!  Each month holds a different topic.

Robo Dojo: Code with Pepper

2:00pm–4:00pm
Teens, 11 - Adults, Adults
Closed
Registration Required
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Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Teens
( 11 - Adults )
Adults

Program Type: STEM/STEAM, Technology and Maker
Registration Required
Description:

Meet Pepper, CCPL's humanoid robot! Program Pepper to strike up a conversation, dance, or tell a story using the simple drag and drop language interface, Choregraphe. No previous coding experience is required.

Disclaimer(s)

This is one of many Maryland STEM Festival events being held around the state. Learn more about the MD STEM Festival here.

LEGO® Creations

2:30pm–3:30pm
Kids, 5 - Adults
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Location: Mount Airy Branch
Room: Mount Airy Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 5 - Adults )

Program Type: Fun and Games, STEM/STEAM

Want to build a castle? Or a spaceship? Or something totally new and different? Join us for a LEGO® program where you can build whatever you would like! We supply the blocks and you supply the creativity! Bring a grown-up and build together!

Trunk or Treat: Car Decorating

5:15pm–7:00pm
Adults
Closed
Registration Required
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Location: Taneytown Branch
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: Fun and Games
Registration Required
Description:

Is Halloween your favorite time of the year? Do you enjoy decorating and dressing up as much as your trick-or-treaters? Join us for our annual Trunk or Treat with games and activities.

Disclaimer(s)

All attendees need to register.

Trunk or Treat: Trick-or-Treating

5:30pm–7:00pm
Kids, Birth - 17
Closed
Registration Required
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Location: Taneytown Branch
Age Group:
Kids ( Birth - 17 )

Registration Required
Description:

Is Halloween your favorite time of the year? Join us for our Annual Trunk or Treat. Register your trick-or-treaters and come to the Taneytown Branch for games and activities, followed by trick-or-treating.

Disclaimer(s)

All attendees need to register.

Refreshments will be served.

Ghost Walk of Westminster

6:30pm–8:00pm
10 - Adults, Teens, Adults
Closed
Registration Required
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Location: Westminster Branch
Room: Westminster Large Meeting Room (Staff Use Only)
Age Group:
( 10 - Adults )
Teens
Adults

Program Type: History and Genealogy
Registration Required
Description:

Join us for a ghost presentation and stroll through Westminster to visit our local ghosts and legends. The walk is approximately 1.5 miles. In the event of rain, a virtual ghost walk will take place in the library.  

Disclaimer(s)

Celebrating America fosters a greater sense and understanding of America's history and Carroll County's important role in that history by joining forces with private and public institutions around the county. For more information about the initiative, visit Carroll County's Celebrating America website.