Week Calendar

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.

Stop by for Coffee and Conversations with Andrea Berstler, Executive Director of Carroll County Public Library. Have coffee with Andrea and an open discussion on the library and what our plans are for the future.

Move your body! Join physical education teacher Chris Vaughn and move your body with different physical activity stations. You will be throwing, kicking, and going through an obstacle course. Join us in the fun!

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

Do you have a child that loves the violin, but you’re not sure if they are ready for lessons? Join the Ready, Set, VIOLIN class to find out!

We’ll be doing several painting projects. Bring your creativity, and we’ll supply everything else.

Join us for this energetic and interactive storytime. Explore your favorite children’s books (and find some new ones) through song, dance, and creative movement!    

Join the Mount Airy Knitters for a weekly roundtable of knitting, conversation, and fun. All experience levels are welcome. 

With a little imagination, you can use playdough to create so many things! Join us for some fun playdough play.

Join us for storytime at the Wildwood Park gazebo! We'll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children.

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 This writing group allows beginners, unpublished, and published writers to network, learn, vent, and feel inspired to move to the next level.

Join us for a hands-on family cake decorating class! We'll learn some basic frosting, piping, and cake-decorating techniques.

Luis Garay Percussion World Duo’s high-energy blend of spicy Afro-Latin rhythm introduces audiences to world instruments, including congas, djembes, bongos, balafons, shakers, and more!

Join the fun as we meet a miniature horse from Full Moon Farms. We'll have a brief informative presentation, a Q and A session, and a chance to meet the mini horse.

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

Join us to learn effective ways to avoid the security snares that can compromise our systems. How to safely identify and remove scareware popups without touching them will be covered along with other topics.

Use a cardboard tube to make a colorful yarn bracelet or snake.

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

We’ll be doing several painting projects. Bring your creativity, and we’ll supply everything else.

CCPL's Taneytown Branch will partner with Carroll County Public Schools and the US Department of Agriculture to provide free summer meals for kids and teens. Caring and Sharing Ministries will sponsor adult meals.

CCPL's Taneytown Branch will partner with Carroll County Public Schools and the US Department of Agriculture to provide free summer meals for kids and teens. Caring and Sharing Ministries will sponsor adult meals.

CCPL's Taneytown Branch will partner with Carroll County Public Schools and the US Department of Agriculture to provide free summer meals for kids and teens. Caring and Sharing Ministries will sponsor adult meals.

CCPL's Taneytown Branch will partner with Carroll County Public Schools and the US Department of Agriculture to provide free summer meals for kids and teens. Caring and Sharing Ministries will sponsor adult meals.

CCPL's Taneytown Branch will partner with Carroll County Public Schools and the US Department of Agriculture to provide free summer meals for kids and teens. Caring and Sharing Ministries will sponsor adult meals.

Enjoy the soothing sounds of piano or harp as Lydia Bandy fills the library with beautiful calming music.

Calling all wizards, witches, and muggles! Join us for a magic-filled program as we celebrate Harry Potter's birthday throughout the library!

All our food comes from the earth. Many fruits and vegetables start as seeds that grow in the soil. Meat, eggs, and cheese come from animals fed grain or seeds from the earth. Make a seed-sprouting lettuce terrarium to take home.

Did you know that there is a robotics team in our area? It’s the Francis Scott Key High School Robotics Team! Join them to learn about the exciting world of robotics, watch their robots perform cool tasks, and even get a chance to drive one.

Cardboard and scissors and tape, oh my! What kind of sculpture can you create with cardboard? Create a cool sculpture and have a chance to win a prize.

Luis Alberto Urrea is the author of numerous works of nonfiction, poetry, and fiction, including the national bestsellers The Devil’s Highway (a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize), The Hummingbird’s Daughter, and 

In this hands-on class, learn to prepare Asian-styled dumplings with premade wrappers. We will make Boiled Chicken Dumplings and Pan-Fried Pork Dumplings.

Join professional knucklehead - and former Ringling Brothers circus performer - Gregory May as he builds his wacky circus show.

Create an easy and colorful piece of outdoor art for your garden or yard using an upcycled plastic water bottle and markers. All materials are included. 

Like to make your own jewelry? We'll have a variety of materials for you to make jewelry creations from, including beads, marbles, charms, and much more. Join us to make and take an incredible creation or two. 

Luis Garay Percussion World Duo’s high-energy blend of spicy Afro-Latin rhythm introduces audiences to world instruments, including congas, djembes, bongos, balafons, shakers, and more!

Brighten a senior's day with a creative bookmark! Join us and earn service hours by making customized bookmarks to donate to the South Carroll Senior Center's library.

Teens can earn service learning hours by dropping in to create a library bulletin board display. As a group, we will create and put up the decorations to make the library a place to be all together.

Growing, Cooking, and Preserving with Herbs is an overview of seeing, touching, and smelling herb plants, as well as delving into the growing and preservation of herbs. Aside from the usual culinary herbs we know and use daily,&

Join us for an afternoon of upcycling dominoes into custom pendants you can wear as a necklace or bracelet. You will be able to choose from markers or paint, decorative papers, gems or beads, and so much more!

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.

In this hands-on class, we’ll make and enjoy delicious falafel with a creamy tahini sauce.  

Code with Pepper, CCPL's social humanoid robot! Program Pepper to strike up a conversation using the drag-and-drop interface, Choregraphe. No previous coding experience is required.

Gather around the table and create a traditional southern-style supper. At the end of the class, enjoy the meal you prepared.

Susan Casey is the New York Times bestselling author of the The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean, The Devil’s Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America’s Great W

Whether you prefer board games, card games, or anything in between, we’ve got something everyone will enjoy! Bring your grown-up and be ready to play. 

Join this friendly crochet group open to 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.

Join us for popcorn and a movie! After a lifetime of legendary heists, this group of notorious criminals is finally caught.

Join us for family fun and enjoy stories, music, crafts, play, and being together with friends.

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.