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Holiday Greens

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Westminster Branch
Registration
Location: Westminster Branch
Room: Westminster Large Meeting Room (Staff Use Only)
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: Gardening and Environment
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Description:
Join the Carroll Garden Club to make and take a fresh holiday table arrangement. The Carroll Garden Club will provide containers, oases, greens, and instruction. Participants should bring gloves and pruning shears and may also bring a container of th...

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All attendees need to register.

North Carroll Senior Center Thursday Book Club: Once Upon a Wardrobe

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Offsite
Location: Offsite
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 Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan Henry. ...

3D Printed Presents!

1:30pm - 4:00pm
Exploration Commons
Registration
Payment
Location: Exploration Commons
Room: Exploration Commons Classroom
Age Group:
Teens ( 15 - Adults )
Adults

Program Type: STEM/STEAM, Technology and Maker
Registration Required
Payment Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Description:
'Tis the season of making! And what better way to celebrate than hopping into an introductory 3D printing and design class where you will model your very own 3D printed present box! ...

Create a Personalized Wood Holiday Ornament

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

Program Type: Adobe Software, Laser and CNC Machines, STEM/STEAM, Technology and Maker
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Description:
Create a simple, personalized wood ornament on our Epilog Fusion Pro laser. We'll learn the basics of using Adobe Illustrator to design for the laser, and then you'll watch your ornament being made. Previous laser design experience is helpful but not...

Read to a Dog

6:00pm - 6:30pm
North Carroll Branch
Location: North Carroll Branch
Age Group:
Kids ( 4 - 12 )

Program Type: Live Animals
Description:
Read to a puppy from the Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Program! Reading to a dog can increase a child's self-esteem and confidence levels in reading, especially for struggling readers. ...

Pajama Party Storytime

6:30pm - 7:15pm
Taneytown Branch
Location: Taneytown Branch
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.

Battle of the Books: Parent/Coach Information Sharing

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

Description:
Join us for an information session about the Battle of the Books! All parents and caregivers who have children interested in participating and coaches are encouraged to attend. ...

Polar Express Pajama Party

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Eldersburg Branch
Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 4 - 10 )

Program Type: DIY Arts and Crafts, Fun and Games, Storytime
Description:
All aboard! Join us in your favorite PJs for hot chocolate, crafts, and a reading of The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. ...

Disclaimer(s)

Refreshments will be served.

Letters to Santa

All Day
Eldersburg Branch
Location: Eldersburg Branch
Age Group:
Kids ( Birth - 10 )

Program Type: DIY Arts and Crafts
Description:
Get ready for the holidays by writing your letter to Santa at CCPL's Eldersburg Branch! Be sure to add your address and drop your letter in our special mailbox to get a reply from Santa's Head Elf! ...

December Dance Days: Country and Folk

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

Program Type: DIY Arts and Crafts, Fun and Games
Description:
Just love to dance? At December Dance Day, you can learn a few new (or old) steps, do themed crafts, or groove out while listening to songs in different genres. There are so many ways to move to the music!  ...

Play Baby Play

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

Description:
You’re invited to a morning playgroup just for little ones! Enjoy a warm and inviting space where you and your child can play with our toys, practice gross motor skills on our baby obstacle course, enjoy music, and socialize with others. ...

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.

Kung Fu Panda Party

10:00am - 11:30am
Mount Airy Branch
Location: Mount Airy Branch
Room: Mount Airy Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Everyone ( All Ages )

Program Type: DIY Arts and Crafts, Fun and Games
Description:
Join us for a morning of PANDAmonium as we craft and watch Kung Fu Panda! Out-of-shape panda Po dreams of abandoning noodle-making for kung fu fighting. But he has only a few days to become a martial arts master and fulfill his destiny: defeating evi...

Coffee with the Classics: Christmas in Connecticut

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, the holiday screwball comedy Christmas in Connecticut, starring Barbara Stanwyck. ...

Disclaimer(s)

Refreshments will be served.

Serenity Journaling

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Mount Airy Branch
Location: Mount Airy Branch
Room: Mount Airy Small Meeting Room
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: DIY Arts and Crafts
Description:
It's important to take time for yourself during these hectic, and often, uncertain times. Serenity journaling is an opportunity to take a few minutes to slow down, think, and write. Join Maria as she provides us with some topics, both contempora...

Learn to Solder

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Exploration Commons
Registration
Location: Exploration Commons
Age Group:
Teens ( 16 - Adults )
Adults

Program Type: STEM/STEAM, Technology and Maker
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Description:
Soldering is fun and fundamental to various maker electronic projects and modern technology. From simple light-up LEDs to complex robots, solder is the glue that holds the technological world together. Join us for a hands-on project where you will as...

Letters to Santa

All Day
Eldersburg Branch
Location: Eldersburg Branch
Age Group:
Kids ( Birth - 10 )

Program Type: DIY Arts and Crafts
Description:
Get ready for the holidays by writing your letter to Santa at CCPL's Eldersburg Branch! Be sure to add your address and drop your letter in our special mailbox to get a reply from Santa's Head Elf! ...

Cuentos Bilingües/Bilingual Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Finksburg Branch
Location: Finksburg Branch
Room: Finksburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 2 - 10 )

Program Type: Storytime
Description:
Are you interested in improving your language skills? Join us for Spanish Bilingual Storytime! There will be singing, dancing, activities, stories, and rhymes in Spanish and English. Children of all ages and their caregivers are welcome to join us. ...

Saturday Adventures: Polar Express Pajama Party

10:00am - 11:00am
Eldersburg Branch
Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 4 - 10 )

Program Type: DIY Arts and Crafts, Fun and Games, Storytime
Description:
All aboard! Join us in your favorite PJs for hot chocolate, crafts, and a reading of The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. ...

Disclaimer(s)

Refreshments will be served.

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. 

Holiday Cookie Series: Family Creations

11:00am - 1:00pm
Exploration Commons
Registration
Payment
Location: Exploration Commons
Room: Exploration Commons Kitchen
Age Group:
Kids ( 6 - Adults )
Teens
Adults

Program Type: Cooking
Registration Required
Payment Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Description:
During this family baking class, attendees will make three recipes from our 12-recipe Holiday Cookie Series. Attendees for this program will make Chocolate Chip Snowballs, Candy Cane Cookies, and Stained Glass Cookies. Registration is for families...

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.

All attendees need to register.

Sounds of the Season Concert

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Westminster Branch
Location: Westminster Branch
Room: Westminster Outdoor Stage
Age Group:
Everyone ( All Ages )

Program Type: Music Theater and Dance
Description:
Join us for a seasonal concert in our park featuring student musicians from Westminster Elementary School and East Middle School. Feel free to bring a chair or blanket. Our park is smoke- and alcohol-free. ...

Carroll County Writers Group

12:30pm - 3:15pm
Finksburg Branch
Location: Finksburg Branch
Room: Finksburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Adults

Description:
Please join the Carroll County Chapter of the Maryland Writers Association as we meet to discuss our writing.  ...

Make and Create

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Taneytown Branch
Location: Taneytown Branch
Room: Taneytown Small Meeting Room
Age Group:
( 11 - 18 )
Teens

Program Type: DIY Arts and Crafts
Description:
Make a handmade holiday gift. All materials will be provided. ...