Read and Play

9:45am - 10:30am
Kids, Birth - 24 Months
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Location: Finksburg Branch
Room: Finksburg 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.

Read and Play

10:00am - 10:30am
Kids, Birth - 24 Months
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Location: Mount Airy Branch
Room: Mount Airy 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.

Twos and Threes Together

10:00am - 10:45am
Kids, 2 - 3
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Location: Taneytown Branch
Room: Taneytown Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 2 - 3 )

Program Type: Storytime
Description:

This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

Storytime will have a Halloween theme this week. Costumes are welcome but not required.

Disclaimer(s)

Siblings are welcome to attend this program.

Move and Learn

10:00am - 11:00am
Kids, 2 - 8
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Location: North Carroll Branch
Room: North Carroll Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 2 - 8 )

Program Type: Storytime
Description:

A theme-based storytime featuring an age-appropriate story, songs, and learning activities, with a concentration on creative movement.

Read and Play

10:00am - 11:00am
Kids, Birth - 24 Months
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Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg 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.

Read and Play

10:00am - 11:00am
Kids, Birth - 24 Months
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Location: Westminster Branch
Room: Westminster Large Meeting Room (Staff Use Only)
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.

Toddler Time Playgroup

10:30am - 11:00am
Kids, Birth - 5
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Location: Mount Airy Branch
Room: Mount Airy Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( Birth - 5 )

Program Type: Fun and Games
Description:

Join us for Toddler Time! A relaxed and fun environment where little ones and their grown-ups can come to meet and play. Toys will be provided by the library to encourage motor and social skills. 

 

Disclaimer(s)

Siblings are welcome to attend this program.

Family Storytime

11:00am - 12:00pm
Kids, Birth - 8
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Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg 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. 

Twos and Threes Together

11:00am - 12:00pm
Kids, 2 - 3
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Location: Finksburg Branch
Room: Finksburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 2 - 3 )

Program Type: Storytime

This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

Simple Meals on a Budget

11:00am - 12:30pm
Teens, 15 - Adults, Adults
Required
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Location: Exploration Commons
Room: Exploration Commons Kitchen
Age Group:
Teens ( 15 - Adults )
Adults

Program Type: Cooking
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Description:

In this hands-on class, we will explore budget-friendly meals utilizing fresh produce and pantry staples. We will cook a delicious pan-fried fish dish and explore how we can transform a simple slow cooker recipe into multiple meals.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration verifies your acceptance of Exploration Commons' program cancellation and kitchen safety procedures.

The Exploration Commons kitchen is not an allergen-free facility.

Preschool STEAM

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Kids, 3 - 6
Required
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Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 3 - 6 )

Program Type: STEM/STEAM, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Description:

Join us as we explore a STEAM topic with a story and hands-on project.

Disclaimer(s)

Only kids need to register. 

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

Diverse Voices Book Club: What's Mine and Yours

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Teens, 16 - Adults, Adults
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Location: Westminster Branch
Room: Westminster Small Meeting Room
Age Group:
Teens ( 16 - Adults )
Adults

Program Type: Book Clubs
Description:

Join us for a monthly book discussion focusing on a diverse author's work. Each month we will select a young adult or adult title written by an author from a diverse background so we can learn from others' perspectives.

Disclaimer(s)

One Maryland One Book, Maryland Humanities, and Institute of Museum and Library Services logos

 

One Maryland One Book is a program of Maryland Humanities.

This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Maryland State Library Agency.

Diverse Voices Book Club: What's Mine and Yours

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Teens, 16 - Adults, Adults
Required
Virtual Event
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Location: Online
Age Group:
Teens ( 16 - Adults )
Adults

Program Type: Book Clubs
Required
Seats Remaining: 21
Description:

Join us for a monthly book discussion focusing on a diverse author's work. Each month we will select a young adult or adult title written by an author from a diverse background so we can learn from others' perspectives.

Disclaimer(s)

One Maryland One Book, Maryland Humanities, and Institute of Museum and Library Services logos

 

One Maryland One Book is a program of Maryland Humanities.

This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Maryland State Library Agency.

Haunted Paper Houses

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Required
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Location: Mount Airy Branch
Room: Mount Airy Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: DIY Arts and Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Description:

Join us as we make spooky Halloween houses. All supplies will be provided.  

Let's Get Crafty

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Required
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Location: Taneytown Branch
Room: Taneytown Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: DIY Arts and Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Description:

Come craft with us! We will have a fun and EASY craft project to do together each month. No experience or creative skills are needed! Bring a friend and craft together, or come to meet new people who have a shared love of crafting.  

Disclaimer(s)

All attendees need to register.

Pajama Party Storytime

6:30pm - 7:00pm
Kids, Birth - 8
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Location: Finksburg Branch
Room: Finksburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( Birth - 8 )

Program Type: Storytime

Wear your pajamas, bring your favorite stuffed animal, and listen to stories before bed. This storytime introduces stories through books, songs, and activities appropriate for young children.

Battle of the Books: Parent and Coach Information Sharing

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Everyone, All Ages
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Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Everyone ( All Ages )

Description:

Join us for an information session about the Battle of the Books! All parents and caregivers who have children who are interested in participating, as well as coaches, are encouraged to attend.

Fast Instant Pot® Soups and Stews

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
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Location: North Carroll Branch
Room: North Carroll Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: Cooking
Description:

Whether you are cooking for a crowd or only a few, find out what the Instant Pot® can do. Homemade soups and stews made easy with the Instant Pot® will be presented by Jennifer Whitcomb.

To Be Read: Jennifer Coburn

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Required
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Location: Exploration Commons
Room: Exploration Commons Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: Author Talks
Required
Seats Remaining: 96
Description:

Jennifer Coburn's latest book Cradles of the Reich is based on untold historical events that take the reader intimately inside the Lebensborn Society maternity homes that existed in several countries during World War II.

Pajama Party Storytime

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Kids, Birth - 8
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Location: Westminster Branch
Room: Westminster Large Meeting Room (Staff Use Only)
Age Group:
Kids ( Birth - 8 )

Program Type: Storytime

Wear your pajamas, bring your favorite stuffed animal, and listen to stories before bed. This storytime introduces stories through books, songs, and activities appropriate for young children.