Read and Play

9:45am - 10:30am
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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
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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.

Family Storytime

10:00am - 10:45am
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Location: Taneytown Branch
Room: Taneytown 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. 

Family Storytime

10:00am - 11:00am
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Location: Westminster Branch
Room: Westminster Large Meeting Room (Staff Use Only)
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. 

Outdoor Fun at the Library: Medieval Madness with Castles and Dragons

10:00am - 11:00am
Required
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Location: North Carroll Branch
Room: North Carroll Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 5 - 12 )

Program Type: DIY Arts and Crafts, Fun and Games, STEM/STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Description:

Castles, catapults, dragons, and more!

Disclaimer(s)

Only kids need to register. 

Read and Play

10:00am - 11:00am
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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.

Toddler Time Playgroup

10:45am - 11:15am
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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.

Storytime Express

11:00am - 11:15am
Virtual Event
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Location: Online
Age Group:
Kids ( Birth - 5 )

Program Type: Storytime
Description:

Come along with Corky and the Outreach Crew as they learn, sing, and play together!

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. 

Outdoor Fun at the Library: Medieval Madness with Castles and Dragons

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

Program Type: DIY Arts and Crafts, Fun and Games, STEM/STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Description:

Castles, catapults, dragons, and more!

Disclaimer(s)

Only kids need to register. 

Twos and Threes Together

11:00am - 12:00pm
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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.

Summer Lunch at the Library (Taneytown Branch)

12:00pm - 1:00pm
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Location: Taneytown Branch
Room: Taneytown Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( Birth - 18 )
Teens

Description:

This summer CCPL's Taneytown Branch will be partnering with Carroll County Public Schools and the US Department of Agriculture to provide free summer meals for kids and teens. There is no enrollment and no cost.

Disclaimer(s)

Refreshments will be served.

Reservation

Sam

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Library Branch: Mount Airy Branch
Room: Mount Airy Study Room 2

Kids Intro to Basic Sewing Skills

12:00pm - 2:30pm
Required
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Location: Exploration Commons
Room: Exploration Commons Classroom
Age Group:
Kids ( 10 - 16 )
Teens

Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Description:

Learn the necessary basics to feel comfortable using a sewing machine. This is a beginner-level class; you will leave feeling confident about the next steps to take towards sewing your own projects.

Fresh Fruit Breakfast Bowls

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Required
Payment
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Location: Exploration Commons
Room: Exploration Commons Kitchen
Age Group:
Teens ( 15 - Adults )
Adults

Program Type: Cooking
Required
Payment Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Description:

Celebrate summer's fresh fruit flavors in this hands-on class. We will prepare Fresh Fruit Muesli and Toasted Oats that will become a new seasonal favorite for breakfast.

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.

North Carroll Knitters Group

1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Location: North Carroll Branch
Room: North Carroll Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: DIY Arts and Crafts
Description:

Knitters and crocheters are all welcome to join this semi-monthly gathering to share tips, projects, and patterns.

Crafternoon

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

Program Type: DIY Arts and Crafts
Description:

Drop into the library for some fun with afternoon crafts.

History Alive with Mary Ann Jung Presents: Grace O’Malley, Pirate Queen

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Location: Westminster Branch
Room: Westminster Large Meeting Room (Staff Use Only)
Age Group:
Everyone ( All Ages )

Program Type: History and Genealogy, Music Theater and Dance
Description:

Join the fun as we set sail for adventure with Grace O'Malley, the Sea Queen of Connacht, Pirate Queen of Ireland. This daring leader and trader commanded the west coast of Ireland and an entire fleet of ships in the 1500s.

Sphero Obstacle Courses

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Required
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Location: Mount Airy Branch
Room: Mount Airy Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 5 - 12 )

Program Type: Fun and Games, STEM/STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Description:

We'll create obstacle courses using a variety of building materials and then steer the Sphero robots over, under, around, and through the designs! 

Disclaimer(s)

All attendees need to register.

Cancelled

Let's Get Crafty

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

Program Type: DIY Arts and Crafts
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 - 7:15pm
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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.

Helping Pollinators and an Introduction to Honey Beekeeping

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Required
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Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Teens ( 13 - Adults )
Adults

Program Type: Gardening and Environment
Required
Seats Remaining: 46
Description:

Learn about the plight of our native pollinators and the honey bee. Learn about how we can all help with pollinator habitat and food forage in our own backyards to help preserve our pollinator friends. Pollinator planting will also be discussed.

Disclaimer(s)

All attendees need to register.

Pajama Party Storytime

7:00pm - 8:00pm
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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.

The Zentangle Method of Drawing-based Mindfulness

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Required
Virtual Event
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Location: Online
Age Group:
( 10 - Adults )
Teens
Adults

Program Type: Health and Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 160
Description:

In this online beginner's level class, Kathy Shapiro, CZT (Certified Zentangle Teacher) will lead us through a relaxing drawing activity that all starts with four dots and a line. The outcome will amaze you!

Disclaimer(s)

Zoom login information will be emailed to participants one hour before the program starts.