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Presidents' 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 Presidents' Day Holiday

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Carroll 250: Victoria Christopher Murray

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

Program Type: Author Talks, History and Genealogy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Description:

Victoria Christopher Murray is a New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty novels, including The Personal Librarian, a Good Morning America book club pick, and&n

Disclaimer(s)

The library is committed to making programs available to everyone. Persons requiring assistance are encouraged to discuss needs with a librarian. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

To Be Read: Eric Puchner

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

Program Type: Author Talks
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 134
Description:

Eric Puchner is the author of the story collection Music Through the Floor, a finalist for the New York Public Library’s Young Lions Fiction Award; the novel Model Home, which was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award in Fiction;

Disclaimer(s)

The library is committed to making programs available to everyone. Persons requiring assistance are encouraged to discuss needs with a librarian. 

This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Amy Latta: Doodle Fantasy Worlds

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Kids, 10 - Adults, Teens, Adults
Exploration Commons
Location: Exploration Commons
Room: Exploration Commons Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 10 - Adults )
Teens
Adults

Program Type: Author Talks
Description:

Join Author and Arts & Crafts expert Amy Latta as she teaches how we can Doodle Fantasy Worlds.

Tickets are $5.00

Disclaimer(s)

The library is committed to making programs available to everyone. Persons requiring assistance are encouraged to discuss needs with a librarian. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

To Be Read: Megan Barnard

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Mount Airy Branch
Registration
Location: Mount Airy Branch
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: Author Talks
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 87
Description:

Megan Barnard is the author of novels born from an obsession with ancient myths, powerful women, and forgotten voices.

Disclaimer(s)

The library is committed to making programs available to everyone. Persons requiring assistance are encouraged to discuss needs with a librarian. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Carroll 250: An Evening with Chris Bohjalian

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Offsite
Offsite Event
Location: Offsite
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: Author Talks
Description:

Presented by Carroll County Public Library and A Likely Story Bookstore with Park Books

In conversation with Angie Kim

Disclaimer(s)

The library is committed to making programs available to everyone. Persons requiring assistance are encouraged to discuss needs with a librarian. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

To Be Read: Jill Santopolo

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Exploration Commons
Registration
Location: Exploration Commons
Room: Exploration Commons Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: Author Talks
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 138
Description:

Jill Santopolo's New York Times bestseller and Reese's Book Club pick, The Light We Lost, has been a global phenomenon.

Disclaimer(s)

The library is committed to making programs available to everyone. Persons requiring assistance are encouraged to discuss needs with a librarian. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

An Evening with Harlan Coben

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Offsite
Offsite Event
Location: Offsite
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: Author Talks
Description:
 
Purchase tickets at https://HarlanCobenCCPL.eventbrite.com

Tickets $35 plus fees and include admittance to author talk and signed copy of Nobody's Fool.

Disclaimer(s)

The library is committed to making programs available to everyone. Persons requiring assistance are encouraged to discuss needs with a librarian. 

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Carroll 250: National Treasure Hunt

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Everyone, All Ages
Exploration Commons
Registration
Location: Exploration Commons
Room: Exploration Commons Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Everyone ( All Ages )

Program Type: Author Talks, History and Genealogy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 150
Description:

National Treasure Hunt podcast hosts and authors Aubrey Paris and Emily Black will present an interactive, family-friendly lecture connecting the dots between Carroll

Disclaimer(s)

The library is committed to making programs available to everyone. Persons requiring assistance are encouraged to discuss needs with a librarian. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Carroll 250: Dolen Perkins Valdez

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

Program Type: Author Talks, History and Genealogy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 120
Description:

Dolen Perkins-Valdez is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of Balm, Wench, and Take My Hand, which was a Target Book Club pick and earned her an NAACP Image A

Disclaimer(s)

The library is committed to making programs available to everyone. Persons requiring assistance are encouraged to discuss needs with a librarian. 

Easter weekend

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
This event is in the "Adults" group.

To Be Read: Wayne Wharton

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Eldersburg Branch
Registration
Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: Author Talks
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 52
Description:

Wayne Wharton, a writer who now resides in Richmond, Virginia, grew up in the coal mining region of the Appalachian mountain range.

Disclaimer(s)

The library is committed to making programs available to everyone. Persons requiring assistance are encouraged to discuss needs with a librarian. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

To Be Read: Marie Bostwick with Kate Quinn

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

Program Type: Author Talks
Description:
 
Tickets $22, includes author talk and signed copy of The Book Club for Troublesome Women

Disclaimer(s)

The library is committed to making programs available to everyone. Persons requiring assistance are encouraged to discuss needs with a librarian. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

To Be Read: Mary Alice Monroe

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

Program Type: Author Talks
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 143
Description:

Mary Alice Monroe is the New York Times bestselling author of 30 books for adults and children including The Beach House, The Summer Girls, The Summer Guests, and The Summer of Lost and Found.

Disclaimer(s)

The library is committed to making programs available to everyone. Persons requiring assistance are encouraged to discuss needs with a librarian. 

Memorial 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 Memorial Day Holiday

This event is in the "Adults" group.

To Be Read: Martha Hall Kelly

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

Program Type: Author Talks
Description:

Tickets $30, includes author talk and signed copy of The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club

Disclaimer(s)

The library is committed to making programs available to everyone. Persons requiring assistance are encouraged to discuss needs with a librarian. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

To Be Read: Kaira Rouda

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

Program Type: Author Talks
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 146
Description:

An ill-fated road trip resurrects a married couple’s darkest secrets in Jill Is Not Happy, the new thriller from Kaira Rouda, the USA Today bestselling author of Best Day Ever and The Next Wife. Kaira is an awar

Disclaimer(s)

The library is committed to making programs available to everyone. Persons requiring assistance are encouraged to discuss needs with a librarian. 

Juneteenth

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

Independence 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

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, Mobile Services, CCPL Headquarters

Veteran's 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
Description:

Library closed for Veteran's Day

Veteran's 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

Thanksgiving Eve

5:00pm - 8:00pm
Some Branches
Closing
Branches:
Eldersburg Branch, Exploration Commons, Finksburg Branch, Mount Airy Branch, North Carroll Branch, Taneytown Branch, Westminster Branch, CCPL Headquarters