Chicken Little Puppet Show

10:00am - 11:00am
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Location: Westminster Branch
Room: Westminster Large Meeting Room (Staff Use Only)
Age Group:
Kids ( 3 - 12 )

Program Type: Puppet Show
Description:

THE SKY IS FALLING! Or, at least, that’s what Chicken Little thinks. It’s Chicken Little’s first trip to the big city to visit Corky the Penguin!

Elephant and Piggie Biggie!

10:00am - 11:00am
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Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Everyone ( All Ages )

Program Type: Fun and Games
Description:

Stop by the library to hang out with some of Mo Willem’s most beloved characters, Gerald, aka Elephant, and Piggie, who is, well... a pig! Photo ops and fun abound when these two favorite friends are around!

Fit Friends

10:00am - 11:00am
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Location: Taneytown Branch
Room: Taneytown Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 2 - 6 )

Program Type: Health and Wellness
Description:

Join the fun with Fit Friends, taught by Miss Courtney, a certified personal trainer specializing in youth fitness. This program features inspiring ideas to get your kids moving! 

Read and Play

10:00am - 11:00am
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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.

Read with a Ballerina

10:00am - 11:00am
Required
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Location: Finksburg Branch
Room: Finksburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 3 - 12 )

Program Type: Music Theater and Dance, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Description:

Join Contempic School of Ballet for Reading with a Ballerina. Children will enjoy storytime and an excerpt performance from the Contempic School of Ballet.

Disclaimer(s)

All attendees need to register.

¡Ayúdame! Spanish Language Practice

10:30am - 11:30am
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Location: Taneytown Branch
Age Group:
Adults

Description:

This is a conversation club created to help each other learn and practice Spanish. All levels welcome; native speakers, too. No pressure, no judgment. ¡Aprender juntos es divertido!

Fall Bike Ride on Rails-to-Trails

11:00am - 11:30am
Offsite Event
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Location: Offsite
Age Group:
Everyone ( All Ages )

Program Type: Health and Wellness
Description:

Grab your trike, bike, walking bike, or scooter, and meet us at the Main Street entrance of Mount Airy's Rails-to-Trails. We'll ride to Watkins Park and check out the autumn scenery. Wagons are welcome, and you can always walk, too!

Pumpkin Science

11:00am - 12:00pm
Required
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Location: Taneytown Branch
Room: Taneytown Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 6 - 11 )

Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Description:

No school today, so join the hands-on STEM fun as we explore science with pumpkins. Build a boat to float your pumpkin, then turn it into a volcano! Presented by the Office of Scientific Operations at the National Cancer Institute.

Disclaimer(s)

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

Sensory Sensitive Storytime

11:30am - 12:30pm
Required
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Location: Finksburg Branch
Room: Finksburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Everyone ( All Ages )

Required
Seats Remaining: 12

This inclusive program welcomes children of all abilities and their caregivers to a supportive, judgment-free storytime.

Disclaimer(s)

Only kids need to register. 

D&D One-Shot: A Most Potent Brew

12:30pm - 4:30pm
Required
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Location: Mount Airy Branch
Room: Mount Airy Small Meeting Room
Age Group:
( 11 - 17 )
Teens

Program Type: Fun and Games
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Description:

Welcome adventurers! Join us for a fun-filled, self-contained one-shot adventure! This dungeon-crawling one-shot is friendly to both new and returning players.

Disclaimer(s)

All attendees need to register.

Breast Cancer Awareness Keychains: A Paint Carroll Pink Service Event

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Required
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Location: Finksburg Branch
Room: Finksburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Teens ( 12 - 18 )

Program Type: DIY Arts and Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Description:

Participate in the Paint Carroll Pink service initiative! Create resin keychains to be distributed to patients undergoing cancer treatment at Carroll Hospital. Decorating items will be available to participants.

Disclaimer(s)

All attendees need to register.

Cancelled

Cosplay Series: Spooky Hats

1:00pm - 3:30pm
Required
Payment
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Location: Exploration Commons
Room: Exploration Commons Classroom
Age Group:
Teens ( 16 - Adults )
Adults

Program Type: Adobe Software, Laser and CNC Machines, Sewing, DIY Arts and Crafts, Technology and Maker
Description:

Create your own spooky holiday hat with laser-cut EVA foam for structure and cover in festive fabric and trim. Great for cosplay, costumes, and more! 

Disclaimer(s)

All attendees need to register.

Spooky Nerf Target Range

1:30pm - 2:30pm
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Location: North Carroll Branch
Room: North Carroll Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 8 - 17 )
Teens

Program Type: Fun and Games
Description:

Come by to make a target and try out our Nerf weapons on various spooky-themed targets!

Chicken Little Puppet Show

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

Program Type: Puppet Show
Description:

THE SKY IS FALLING! Or, at least, that’s what Chicken Little thinks. It’s Chicken Little’s first trip to the big city to visit Corky the Penguin!

Robot Pumpkin Smash

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Location: Taneytown Branch
Room: Taneytown Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 5 - Adults )
Teens
Adults

Program Type: Fun and Games, STEM/STEAM
Description:

Join the Robo-Lions, a team of students, as they fire up their robots for Robot Pumpkin Smash! Find out how long it takes a robot to crack open a pumpkin.

Disclaimer(s)

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

Serenity Journaling

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Location: Mount Airy Branch
Room: Mount Airy Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Adults

Description:

It's important to take time for yourself during these hectic, and often, uncertain times. Serenity journaling is an opportunity to take a few minutes to slow down, think, and write.

Teen Craft: Ghost Gardens

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
( 11 - 17 )
Teens

Program Type: DIY Arts and Crafts
Description:

Join us, if you dare, to build a spooky miniature haunted garden! All supplies will be provided. 

Ghost Walk of Westminster

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Required
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Location: Westminster Branch
Room: Westminster Large Meeting Room (Staff Use Only)
Age Group:
Kids ( 10 - Adults )
Teens
Adults

Program Type: Fun and Games, History and Genealogy
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
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. Registrants will be contacted with updates in the event of bad weather.

Disclaimer(s)

All attendees need to register.

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.