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North Carroll Writers Group

10:00am - 12:00pm
North Carroll Branch
Location: North Carroll Branch
Room: North Carroll Small Meeting Room
Age Group:
Adults

Description:

Bring your writing, works-in-progress, or works-in-thought. This writing group allows beginners, unpublished, and published writers to network, learn, vent, and feel inspired to move to the next level.

Carroll County Workforce Development Day

10:00am - 4:00pm
Taneytown Branch
Location: Taneytown Branch
Room: Taneytown Study Room
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: Business and Finance
Description:

Join Carroll County Workforce Development for a pop-up event at CCPL's Taneytown Branch! Learn about free career services, opportunities for free training, updating your resume, and getting connected to employers.

Read and Play

11:00am - 11:45am
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.

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. 

Third Thursday: Libraries Are for Everyone

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Finksburg Branch
Registration
Location: Finksburg Branch
Room: Finksburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Teens ( 13 - Adults )
Adults

Program Type: DIY Arts and Crafts, Fun and Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Description:

The library is more than just books. It's a place to come together as a community. We welcome teens and adults with developmental disabilities and their caregivers to join us for games, crafts, music, and more! 

Disclaimer(s)

All attendees need to register.

Focaccia Bread Art

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Exploration Commons
Registration
Payment
Location: Exploration Commons
Room: Exploration Commons Kitchen
Age Group:
Teens ( 16 - Adults )
Adults

Program Type: Cooking
Registration Required
Payment Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Description:

Create your own fanciful bread art using fresh focaccia dough, veggies, and herbs.

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.

Kids Intro to Basic Sewing Skills

5:00pm - 7:30pm
Exploration Commons
Registration
Location: Exploration Commons
Room: Exploration Commons Classroom
Age Group:
Kids ( 10 - 16 )
Teens

Program Type: Sewing
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
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 toward sewing your projects.

Eldersburg Teen Advisory Board

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Eldersburg Branch
Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg Mid-Size Meeting Room
Age Group:
Teens ( 12 - 17 )

Description:

Calling all teens with a love of the library! Help us plan teen programming and influence our teen collections. We want you for our Teen Advisory Board! Need service hours? We've got those too!

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group

6:00pm - 7:45pm
North Carroll Branch
Location: North Carroll Branch
Room: North Carroll Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: Health and Wellness
Description:

Speaking with other people who have multiple sclerosis can be one of the most empowering and helpful things for someone with MS.

The Biggest Ideas in the Universe with Sean Carroll

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

Program Type: Author Talks, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 129
Description:

Presented by A Likely Story Bookstore and Carroll County Public Library.

Itty Bitty Science: May Flowers

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

Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Description:

Have a budding young scientist? Our program will help them blossom! We will explore the science of flowers through stories, activities, and more. 

Preschool Prom

10:00am - 11:00am
Westminster Branch
Location: Westminster Branch
Room: Westminster Large Meeting Room (Staff Use Only)
Age Group:
Kids ( 2 - 5 )

Program Type: Fun and Games
Description:

This memorable experience will be filled with dancing and plenty of special memories! Take a photo with your friends, make a craft, and dance the morning away!

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.

Sensory Sensitive Storytime

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

Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 50

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

Coffee with the Classics: Rear Window

10:00am - 12:00pm
Eldersburg Branch
Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Adults

Description:

Join us for this month's selection, Alfred Hitchcock's suspense thriller, Rear Window, starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly. This movie has a runtime of 1 hour and 52 minutes.

Disclaimer(s)

Refreshments will be served.

Inclusive Cooks: Black Bean Quesadilla

10:00am - 12:00pm
Exploration Commons
Registration
Location: Exploration Commons
Room: Exploration Commons Kitchen
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: Cooking
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Description:

In this hands-on cooking series for people with disabilities and people without, we will prepare a simple Black Bean Quesadilla recipe. 

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.

Spanish Language Practice Circle

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

Description:

This is a friendly, informal group gathering monthly to practice speaking Spanish together. All levels are welcome; the leader will provide materials.

Sunflower Storytime

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Finksburg Branch
Location: Finksburg Branch
Room: Finksburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( Birth - 6 )

Program Type: Gardening and Environment, Storytime
Description:

We will read stories about sunflowers and everyone will get to plant their own sunflower seed to take home.

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- there will be something new and different each week. The one thing that will always happen? Fun!

Kids Baking Class: Hamburger Cupcakes

10:30am - 12:00pm
Exploration Commons
Registration
Payment
Location: Exploration Commons
Room: Exploration Commons Kitchen
Age Group:
Kids ( 8 - 12 )

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

Participants will make "hamburger" cupcakes and learn basic baking skills. 

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 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. 

Super Smash Bros. Tournament for Kids

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

Program Type: Fun and Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Description:

CCPL's Taneytown Branch is having a monthly Super Smash Bros. tournament for kids, so join us to show you're the best Super Smash Bros. player your age in town! No prizes, just glory to the winner!

Super Smash Bros. Tournament for Teens

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Taneytown Branch
Registration
Location: Taneytown Branch
Room: Taneytown Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
( 11 - 17 )
Teens

Program Type: Fun and Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Description:

CCPL's Taneytown Branch is having a monthly Super Smash Bros. tournament for teens, so join us to show you're the best Super Smash Bros. player in town! No prizes, just glory to the winner!