Read and Play

9:30am - 10:30am
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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.

Family Storytime

9:45am - 10:45am
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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. 

Read and Play

9:45am - 10:45am
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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.

Meetup Mondays

10:00am - 12:00pm
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Location: North Carroll Branch
Room: North Carroll Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Everyone ( All Ages )

Description:
Get together at the library for a fun social time for you and your children. We'll provide the space, toys, and activities, you provide the fun. Play is an important part of developing early literacy skills. You and your children can learn and make n...

Independent Exploration

10:00am - 8:00pm
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Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg Mid-Size Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 3 - Adults )
Teens
Adults

Program Type: STEM/STEAM, Technology and Maker
Description:
Drop in for self-directed use of our makerspace resources during our unstaffed open lab hours. Check https://library.carr.org/programs/explorationpoint.asp for a full list of the equipment and software available. For staff assistance with a project o...

Ready, Set, School!

10:30am - 11:30am
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Location: Westminster Branch
Room: Westminster Large Meeting Room (Staff Use Only)
Age Group:
Kids ( 3 - 6 )

Program Type: , Storytime

An independent storytime that prepares children for school. Fun, hands-on activities will teach listening, pre-reading, math, movement, music, and art skills.

Alphabet Train: Letters X, Y, and Z

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

Program Type:
Description:
Climb aboard each week to explore a different letter of the alphabet through books, songs, and activities. All adult caregivers are welcome. ...

Family Storytime

11:00am - 12:00pm
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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. 

Shake, Rattle, and Read

11:00am - 12:00pm
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Location: Mount Airy Branch
Room: Mount Airy Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 2 - 5 )

Program Type:
Description:
Explore dancing, singing, and shaking your sillies out at this movement-based program. Older siblings welcome. ...

Painting Deception

1:00pm - 2:15pm
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Location: Westminster Branch
Room: Westminster Large Meeting Room (Staff Use Only)
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: Author Talks
Description:
Remember the Baltimore of yesteryear as local author Brian Hebbel takes us to Baltimore’s neighborhoods, where you’ll visit Haussner’s Restaurant as it was in 1952. Baltimore’s painted screen doors and gritty east Baltimore neighborhoods come to life...

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.

Preschool STEM

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

Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Description:
Join us as we explore a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) topic with a story and hands-on project. ...

Disclaimer(s)

Only kids need to register. 

STEAM Club

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Location: Mount Airy Branch
Room: Mount Airy Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 8 - 12 )

Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Description:
Come invent, make, and learn at our monthly STEAM Club! We'll learn about STEAM concepts through exploration and experimentation with technology, games, challenges, and more. ...

1-on-1 laser 1 hours

6:00pm - 8:00pm
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Location: Eldersburg Branch
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: Technology and Maker

Preschool STEM

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Required
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Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 3 - 6 )

Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Description:
Join us as we explore a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) topic with a story and hands-on project. ...

Disclaimer(s)

Only kids need to register. 

An Evening with Jennifer McMahon

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Required
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Location: Mount Airy Branch
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: Author Talks
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Description:
Jennifer McMahon is the author of nine novels, including the New York Times best-sellers Promise Not to Tell and The Winter People. Her latest novel, The Invited, returns to the the woods of Vermont to tell the story of a hus...

Disclaimer(s)

All attendees need to register.

North Carroll Book Discussion Group: The Nightingale

6:30pm - 8:30pm
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Location: North Carroll Branch
Room: North Carroll Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: Book Clubs
Description:

Do you enjoy reading and talking about books? Then our book discussion group is for you! We will feature a different book at each meeting. Come join us for a sharing of good books and ideas.

 This month's selection is The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. ...

Open Mah Jongg

6:30pm - 8:30pm
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Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg Small Meeting Room
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: Fun and Games
Description:
Join us for a friendly game of American Mah Jongg. We welcome experienced players, as well as those newer to the game, for casual, non-competitive play. Please bring a current National Mah Jongg League card. If you don’t have a card, one will be prov...

Veterans Book Club: Gone for Soldiers by Jeff Shaara

6:30pm - 8:30pm
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Location: Finksburg Branch
Room: Finksburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: Book Clubs
Description:
In partnership with the Carroll County Veterans Advisory Council, we invite veterans, current military and reservists, and family members to join us for an evening of discussion, fellowship, and camaraderie. ...

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.

Refreshments will be served.