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Family Fun Night

6:30pm - 7:15pm
North Carroll Branch
Location: North Carroll Branch
Room: North Carroll Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( Birth - 8 )

Program Type: Storytime
Description:

Wear your pajamas and listen to stories before bed. Join us for family fun, featuring stories, music, crafts, play, and time with friends.

Twos and Threes Together

9:45am - 10:30am
Finksburg Branch
Location: Finksburg Branch
Room: Finksburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 2 - 3 )

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 - 11:00am
North Carroll Branch
Location: North Carroll Branch
Room: North Carroll 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
Mount Airy Branch
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. 

Disclaimer(s)

Siblings are welcome to attend this program.

Family Storytime

10:00am - 11:00am
Taneytown Branch
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. 

Read and Play

10:00am - 11:00am
Eldersburg Branch
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.

Twos and Threes Together

10:00am - 11:00am
Westminster Branch
Location: Westminster Branch
Room: Westminster Large Meeting Room (Staff Use Only)
Age Group:
Kids ( 2 - 3 )

Program Type: Storytime

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

Family Storytime

11:00am - 12:00pm
Eldersburg Branch
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. 

Family Storytime

11:00am - 12:00pm
Westminster Branch
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. 

Read and Play

11:00am - 12:00pm
Finksburg Branch
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.

Owl Prowl at Piney Run Park Nature Center

7:30pm - 9:00pm
Offsite
Registration
Offsite Event
Location: Offsite
Age Group:
Kids ( 6 - Adults )
Teens
Adults

Program Type: Live Animals, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Description:

Whooo likes owls? Join us for a nighttime program to learn about these intriguing nocturnal birds. A naturalist will lead us on a quiet walk through the woods, pausing to call for owls and share stories about their behavior and habitat.

Disclaimer(s)

All attendees need to register.

Maryland Science Center: Science Unscripted

9:00am - 1:00pm
Westminster Branch
Location: Westminster Branch
Room: Westminster Large Meeting Room (Staff Use Only)
Age Group:
Kids ( 6 - 12 )

Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Description:

Join us for an adventure in science! The Maryland Science Center will engage the audience in an unscripted science show.

Outdoor Bubbles and Chalk

10:00am - 11:00am
Mount Airy Branch
Location: Mount Airy Branch
Age Group:
Kids ( 2 - 12 )

Program Type: Fun and Games
Description:

Join us for some outdoor activities as we play with bubbles and chalk! We will have fun blowing bubbles of all sizes and decorating our sidewalk with your colorful chalk artwork. 

Read and Play

10:00am - 11:00am
North Carroll Branch
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.

Tinker Tots

10:00am - 11:00am
Eldersburg Branch
Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 2 - 5 )

Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Description:

A little push, a twist, a turn. Keep those little fingers busy and experiment in our library Tinkertown. Fun, playful activities will engage the mind and body as your child builds their fine motor skills and creativity.

Adventure Escape

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Finksburg Branch
Registration
Location: Finksburg Branch
Room: Finksburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 10 - 17 )
Teens

Program Type: Fun and Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Description:

Embark on an imagination-fueled adventure for secret puzzles and hidden treasure in this reverse-escape room event. 

Disclaimer(s)

Only kids need to register. 

Kids Cooking: Stovetop Quesadillas

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Exploration Commons
Registration
Payment
Location: Exploration Commons
Room: Exploration Commons Kitchen
Age Group:
Kids ( 10 - 13 )
Teens

Program Type: Cooking
Registration Required
Payment Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Description:

This hands-on class will introduce kitchen safety and stovetop cooking skills as we prepare a simple quesadilla recipe. This class is appropriate for children with no cooking experience.

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.

Saturday Adventures

10:00am - 11:00am
Eldersburg Branch
Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( Birth - 8 )

Program Type: DIY Arts and Crafts, Fun and Games, Storytime
Description:

Come to the library every Saturday morning for a new adventure! Stories, songs, dancing, crafts, and there will be something new and different each week. The one thing that will always happen? Fun!

Saturday Storytime

11:00am - 12:00pm
Mount Airy Branch
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. 

Disclaimer(s)

Siblings are welcome to attend this program.

A Children's Guide to Ballet

11:30am - 12:30pm
Eldersburg Branch
Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 3 - Adults )
Teens
Adults

Program Type: Music Theater and Dance
Description:

From the origins of ballet, theater, and mime, through the classical era of princesses and tutus, to the contemporary field of ballet that is popular today, these professional dancers demonstrate the many facets of this art form!

Independence Day Holiday

All Day
Some Branches
Closing
Branches:
Eldersburg Branch, Exploration Commons, Finksburg Branch, Mount Airy Branch, North Carroll Branch, Taneytown Branch, Westminster Branch

Read and Play

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

Labor Day

All Day
Some Branches
Closing
Branches:
Eldersburg Branch, Exploration Commons, Finksburg Branch, Mount Airy Branch, North Carroll Branch, Taneytown Branch, Westminster Branch, Mobile Services, CCPL Headquarters, Offsite
Description:

Closed for the Labor Day Holiday

Staff Training

All Day
Some Branches
Closing
Branches:
Eldersburg Branch, Exploration Commons, Finksburg Branch, Mount Airy Branch, North Carroll Branch, Taneytown Branch, Westminster Branch