Week Calendar

storytime/book exchange

storytime/book exchange

Learn about sharks through stories, songs, and activities.

Writers of all levels and genres are invited to join our weekly writing group. It is a flexible, drop-in, stay as long as you like, environment.

Blast off for fun with bubbles! Have fun blowing bubbles of all sizes and go home with a bubble maker of your own!

storytime/book exchange

Laugh out loud with award-winning family entertainer Chris Fascione, who brings children's stories to life with his high-spirited performance.

Some plants grow up, some grow down, and some grow all around us. Learn about different plants and how to build a fruitful garden. Learn how a whole community can get involved. Make a mini greenhouse with herbs and veggies to take home.

Traveling storytime requested by Y Preschool, including stories and songs around a theme.

Get together at the library for a fun social time for you and your children. We’ll provide the space, toys, and activities, you provide the fun. Play is an important part of developing early literacy skills.

Drop in for self-directed use of our makerspace resources during our unstaffed open lab hours.

Laugh out loud with award-winning family entertainer Chris Fascione, who brings children's stories to life with his high-spirited performance.

A theme-based storytime featuring an age-appropriate story, songs, and learning activities, with a concentration on creative movement.

Drop in for self-directed use of our makerspace resources during our unstaffed open lab hours.

storytime/book exchange

Laugh out loud with award-winning family entertainer Chris Fascione, who brings children's stories to life with his high-spirited performance.

Join acclaimed storyteller Diane Macklin as she captivates young and old with her dancing hands, lyrical voice and high energy. Celebrate classic tales with a new twist in honor of a centuries old tradition of living and learning through stories.

Drop in for self-directed use of our makerspace resources during our unstaffed open lab hours.

storytime/book exchange

Laugh out loud with award-winning family entertainer Chris Fascione, who brings children's stories to life with his high-spirited performance.

Fifty years have passed since man first walked on the Moon on July 20, 1969. Join Solar System Ambassador Erin Gambrill for a special program on the Apollo missions of the 1960s and '70s.

The Little Red Hen is tired of eating boring old chicken feed for supper. She wants something new, bold, and different! A pizza is the solution, but who will help the Little Red Hen make it?

Drop in for self-directed use of our makerspace resources during our unstaffed open lab hours.

Explore dancing, singing, and shaking your sillies out at this movement-based program. Older siblings welcome.

A theme-based storytime featuring an age-appropriate story, songs, and learning activities, with a concentration on creative movement.

Fifty years have passed since man first walked on the Moon on July 20, 1969. Join Solar System Ambassador Erin Gambrill for a special program on the Apollo missions of the 1960s and '70s.

This summer the Taneytown Branch Library 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.

This summer the Taneytown Branch Library 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.

This summer the Taneytown Branch Library 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.

This summer the Taneytown Branch Library 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.

Tour of library with book drop visit.

This summer the Taneytown Branch Library 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.

Join us for free live music on the Booth Stage in our park. Feel free to bring a lawn chair or blanket. Enjoy your lunch while you are here.

Audiences will enjoy the tight, driving, bluegrass sound with exciting fast instrumentals, and beautiful slow melodies.

Laugh out loud with award-winning family entertainer Chris Fascione, who brings children's stories to life with his high-spirited performance.

Join us in a discovery of inquiry, problem-solving, engagement, and creativity. There will be something different to do every day!

Meet Pepper, CCPL's humanoid robot! Program Pepper to strike up a conversation, dance, or tell a story using the simple drag and drop language interface, Choregraphe. No previous coding experience is required.

Fifty years have passed since man first walked on the Moon on July 20, 1969. Join Solar System Ambassador Erin Gambrill for a special program on the Apollo missions of the 1960s and '70s.

Join us in a discovery of inquiry, problem-solving, engagement, and creativity. There will be something different to do every day!

Come by for some hands-on tech fun for all ages in our Young Adult area of the library. The materials available will change from week to week.

Join the dancing fun with the longest continuously active clogging group in Maryland!

This month's selection is Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery by Scott Kelly.

Join us in a discovery of inquiry, problem-solving, engagement, and creativity. There will be something different to do every day!

Join us in a discovery of inquiry, problem-solving, engagement, and creativity. There will be something different to do every day!

Join us for an afternoon of Star Wars Perler Beads and more!  

Women face unique financial circumstances. A strong financial strategy is vital. The experts from Edward Jones will help ensure your financial strategy fits your lifestyle and needs.

Laugh out loud with award-winning family entertainer Chris Fascione, who brings children's stories to life with his high-spirited performance.

The Little Red Hen is tired of eating boring old chicken feed for supper. She wants something new, bold, and different! A pizza is the solution, but who will help the Little Red Hen make it?

Make a beaded bracelet with all the planets of our solar system. All materials will be provided.

KPET's trained reading dogs provide a relaxed, informal atmosphere for kids to practice reading. Every dog enjoys a good story!

Celebrate the 50^th anniversary of the Moon Landing with First Man, a film depicting Neil Armstrong training to become the first man to walk on the moon. This movie is rated PG13 with a run time of 141 minutes.

Drop in for self-directed use of our makerspace resources during our unstaffed open lab hours.

Capture the cosmos and keep them with you. We'll show you how to turn your boring school supplies into something out of this world.

6/2: Lydia Bandy (piano/harp)

6/9: Elaine Bryant (harp)

6/16: Rob Caswell (dulcimer)

6/23: Matt McMullin (guitar)

6/30:Chris Reynolds (guitar)

7/7: Lydia Bandy (piano/harp)

The first manned mission to land on the Moon was on July 20, 1969. We’ll celebrate the 50th anniversary of this momentous occasion with activities and crafts about the Moon.

Drop in between 2:30 and 4:30 for hands-on tech fun. We have virtual reality, Makey Makey, Cubelets, Ozobots, Spheros, and more!

Capture the cosmos and create a notebook that's out of this world! Learn a simple painting technique that will help you make your school supplies universally awesome! All materials provided.

Come play Minecraft with other players on our special library Minecraft server. 

Join us as astronauts on the International Space Station read stories to and conduct science experiments for the children of Earth as the world rotates below. There will be a craft afterwards.

Come make a tie-dye shirt. Bring your own white shirt and we will provide everything else.

Andrea Rowinski, Carroll County art teacher, author, and illustrator, will debut her children’s picture book Wishes with a storytime reading. A tinsel painting craft based on her book's illustrations will follow.

Capture part of the night sky and view it any time you want! Using basic circuitry, we'll recreate a constellation in LED lights. All materials are provided.

Fifty years have passed since man first walked on the Moon on July 20, 1969. Join Solar System Ambassador Erin Gambrill for a special program on the Apollo missions of the 1960s and '70s.

Fifty years have passed since man first walked on the Moon on July 20, 1969. Join Solar System Ambassador Erin Gambrill for a special program on the Apollo missions of the 1960s and '70s.

Let's play Pokémon! Bring your cards and/or devices to this informal gathering for some unofficial Pokémon play. 

This month is the 50^th anniversary of the first moon landing and we're celebrating by giving you a chance to see what you would look like on the moon!

Come play Minecraft with other players on our special library Minecraft server. 

Join us for a guided recreation, via webcast, of Apollo 11’s journey to see how this mission was executed by crew members and mission control in Houston.

Join us for a guided recreation, via webcast, of Apollo 11’s journey to see how this mission was executed by crew members and mission control in Houston.

Join us for a guided recreation, via webcast, of Apollo 11’s journey to see how this mission was executed by crew members and mission control in Houston.

Drop in for self-directed use of our makerspace resources during our unstaffed open lab hours.

In partnership with the Carroll County Veterans Advisory Council, we invite veterans, current military and reservists, and family members to join us for an evening of discussion, fellowship, and camaraderie.

Join us for a friendly game of American Mah Jongg. We welcome experienced players, as well as those newer to the game, for casual, non-competitive play. Please bring a current National Mah Jongg League card.

The Bereavement Support Group will focus on counseling those who have lost someone close to them. This group is open to all grieving people in the community.

Fifty years have passed since man first walked on the Moon on July 20, 1969. Join Solar System Ambassador Erin Gambrill for a special program on the Apollo missions of the 1960s and '70s.

This month's selection is The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer.

Join the Teen Advisory Board! Share your opinions and ideas about programs and materials you'd like to see at the Finksburg Branch. Earn service hours while helping your library!

This month's selection is The Husband Hunters by Anne de Courcy.

The Little Red Hen is tired of eating boring old chicken feed for supper. She wants something new, bold, and different! A pizza is the solution, but who will help the Little Red Hen make it?

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

Join us as astronauts on the International Space Station read stories to and conduct science experiments for the children of Earth as the world rotates below. There will be a craft afterwards. Imagine no more…it’s Storytime from Space!

Whether you are a master or have never played, join us for Chess Club. You can learn the rules of the game, study classic games from history, stretch your brain with chess puzzles, or just sit down and play with friends. 

Join Caroline Brocato in this friendly crochet group that is open to both beginners and experienced crocheters alike. Those new to crocheting should bring a size J hook and a light colored, worsted weight yarn to the class.