Week Calendar

A special storytime just for preschoolers! Activities will promote pre-reading and school-readiness skills in preparation for kindergarten. Adult caregivers are welcome. Food and natural items may be present.

Infants and young babies who are crawlers/pre-walkers and their caregivers are invited to this laid-back, gentle program to enjoy nursery rhymes and stories together as we start baby's love of reading and begin to build literacy skills, all f

This series of sewing classes introduces new or less experienced sewists to beginner sewing information, resources, and hands-on experience.

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.

This energetic storytime encourages creative movement and dance to help develop gross motor skills, coordination, and spatial awareness while fostering a love of stories.

The Fall History Expo provides an opportunity for attendees to get to know the people in our community who are preserving and telling the stories of Carroll County’s past.

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

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

This energetic storytime encourages creative movement and dance to help develop gross motor skills, coordination, and spatial awareness while fostering a love of stories.

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 This writing group allows beginners, unpublished, and published writers to network, learn, vent, and feel inspired to move to the next level.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

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.

Join the fun as we explore letters and numbers. We’ll offer lots of engaging, hands-on activities to make learning fun!

It's a Monster Mash, and it's a graveyard smash! Come wearing your favorite monster costume and party with us at the library with songs, crafts, and great books!

Investigate colors with a story, simple science experiments, and hands-on activities.

A little push, a twist, a turn. Keep those little fingers busy and experiment in our library Tinkertown. Fun, playful activities will engage the mind and body as your child builds their fine motor skills and creativity.

Join us for a friendly and informal group gathering to practice speaking Spanish together. All levels are welcome. This program is led by a partner from The Literacy Council of Carroll County.

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

Have a costume you or your child has outgrown? Do you need a costume for an upcoming holiday, party, or play area? Join us at our costume swap to find a treasure!

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

Every dog enjoys a good story! Trained "reading dogs" provide a relaxed, informal atmosphere for kids to practice reading. Research shows that reading to animals can boost reading skills in children and help with emotional and social skills.

Join us for a hands-on baking class! We’ll learn how to make delicious soft pretzels and a honey mustard dipping sauce to go with them. 

See what's behind the silver screen in this introductory course to Adobe's high-end video editing software, Premiere Rush!

Join 4-H Environmental Educator Torrey Silliman as we explore the wonderful world of animal adaptations. We'll learn some new vocabulary, discuss unique species from around the world, and finish with a creative teamwork activity!

Join us for an hour of chatting about books! Come and share what you are reading and get ideas from others about what to read next!

Come to the Celebrating America History Expo and stay for this special author presentation by Mark Stille.

If you enjoy reading poetry, chances are you enjoy writing it, too! Join our informal monthly poetry writing group where we'll share a cup of tea, discuss poetry topics, and write poetry. All experience levels are welcome.

Join this fun group of writers and aspiring writers as we share what we are working on and listen to feedback from others. Whether you write novels, short stories, poems, or anything in between, this group is for you!

Learn the basic features of Adobe Illustrator. Participants will have the opportunity to learn and explore the program through hands-on instruction. No experience is required!

Girls Who Code is on a mission to close the gender gap in technology and change the image of what a programmer looks like and does.

CCPL's Mount Airy Branch has partnered with the Town of Mount Airy to bring the library to the Farmer's Market!

Send your stuffed animal to the library for a sleepover! Drop off your stuffed animal friend at CCPL's Eldersburg Branch between 3:30 and 4:30 PM so they can spend a fun night at the library.

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.

In this group cooking class, we will make quick-rise cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting from scratch. One registration is good for up to 4 attendees, with a minimum of 2 per group.

Klatch (noun): a gathering usually characterized by informal conversation.

Join us for a casual, bi-weekly stitching club. All needle-crafters are welcome!

Join us for a drop-in session of diamond painting! No experience is necessary!  

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.

Calling all aspiring teen chefs! Join us in the kitchen to learn to prepare a delicious glazed salmon recipe paired with a savory brown rice veggie blend that is quick and tasty to prepare.

City of Westminster brought a DJ and ice cream vendor to the library stage for Westminster Wednesday, a program designed to bring people to Main Street.

Are you or someone you care about eligible for Medicare? Come and find out how to maximize your Medicare health benefits. There are many decisions to make when you are transitioning to Medicare.

Come out to make a fun craft and then watch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The film is rated PG.

Join us for an evening of crochet and conversation. Bring your crochet supplies and/or whatever crochet project you have already started. All experience levels are welcome.  

Experience the many benefits of yoga and meditation. This class, taught by Rebecca Berg, welcomes students of all levels. Adaptations for using a chair will be shared if participants are uncomfortable getting on the floor.

As we enter the spooky season, let’s be mindful of the types of sugar that may be in the different tricks and treats around us. Join Weis Dietitian Christina Pelletier, MS, RDN, LDN, to learn about artificial sweeteners and added sugar.

Come and join us for all things anime and manga! Share your latest faves, cosplay, and artwork! We'll have anime screenings, anime and manga discussions, crafts, coloring pages, and more!

Connect with your community and join us for our new group! Participants will earn service learning hours while collaborating on projects that will benefit Eldersburg and beyond.

Do you enjoy reading and talking about books while enjoying excellent craft beer? Then our Books and Brews book club is for you! We will feature a different book at each meeting, so join us in sharing good books and ideas.

Join us at CCPL's Eldersburg Branch for all things anime and manga! Watch the first episode of an anime, make anime-themed Perler bead crafts, discuss your favorite series, share your artwork, and more!

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.

Wear your pajamas and listen to stories before bed. Join us for family fun, featuring stories, music, crafts, play, and time with friends.

Join us for tonight's History 101 topic: The Gettysburg Campaign in Carroll County, presented by Kyle Wichtendahl, Archivist and Librarian for the Carroll County Historical Society.

Are you interested in volunteering virtually at the library?

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.

This gentle yoga class allows students of various abilities and physical conditions to develop their yoga practice comfortably.

Join us for tonight's History 101 topic: the life of Reverend Josiah Henson and the social forces that shape how we view history, presented by Diana Klein, the Education Program Manager at the Josiah Henson Museum and Park.