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

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.

During our Halloween Fun storytime, we’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement with a Halloween theme! Come dressed in your costume and finish storytime with trick-or-treating fun around the library.

During our Halloween Fun storytime, we’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement with a Halloween theme! Come dressed in your costume and finish storytime with trick-or-treating fun around the library.

Learn the basics to feel comfortable using a sewing machine. This introductory-level class includes the EC sewing machine certification necessary for many other classes and/or independent sewing machine use in the makerspace.

We will explore the classic Irish soda bread recipes in this hands-on class.

Join us for a hands-on baking class! We’ll make Baked Apple Cider Donuts and learn basic baking skills. Then, we'll enjoy our fresh donuts with a coffee tasting. 

Costumes are welcomed.

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

During our Halloween Fun storytime, we’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement with a Halloween theme! Come dressed in your costume and finish storytime with trick-or-treating fun around the library.

Costumes are welcomed.

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

During our Halloween Fun storytime, we’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement with a Halloween theme! Come dressed in your costume and finish storytime with trick-or-treating fun around the library.

Join us for fun, not-too-scary stories followed by a costume parade.

Costumes are welcomed.

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 This writing group allows beginners, unpublished, and published writers to network, learn, vent, and feel inspired to move to the next level.

During our Halloween Fun storytime, we’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement with a Halloween theme! Come dressed in your costume and finish storytime with trick-or-treating fun around the library.

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!

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.

Come one, come all, to the Kiddie Costume Ball! Come dressed in your favorite costume, listen to music, dance, and play with friends. 

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.

Are you interested in metal detecting? Would you like to learn more about this fascinating hobby?

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!

Join us for an interactive storytime where we're learning through movement. We'll explore books, rhymes, and songs with lots of wiggles and giggles!

It's Halloween time! Dress up in a costume and come hear spooky stories, sing spooky songs, and make a witch's brew!

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

Costumes are welcomed.

Costumes are welcomed.

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 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.

Health on Wheels will offer a range of services, including reproductive health services, HIV and Hepatitis C testing, blood pressure screening, smoking cessation, Naloxone training, peer support services, birth certificates, assistance with vaccin

Haven't been to a wedding or party in a while, but want to hit the dance floor with everyone else? Join us as we host a multi-venue dance instructor who will teach us the latest trends!

Join the fun with your child as we have a spooky musical celebration with instruments, dancing, bean bags, streamers, and more! Costumes for all ages are welcome.

Join 4-H Environmental Educator Torrey Silliman for this fun Halloween-inspired program! We’ll discuss bats and owls, including some of their amazing adaptations and the mythology behind their creepy reputations.

Create chocolate-encased cake pops in our spooky molds and snack on your treats while listening to gothic fiction book talks from Westminster librarians in our teaching kitchen! You'll be able to check out books at the end of class. 

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!

Calling all wizards, witches, and muggles! Bring your wands and join us for a sneak peek of CHS's fall production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

And we're LIVE! If you enjoy watching TV shows from the 1950s through the 1990s, this is THE trivia contest program for you!

Join us as we explore pumpkins through crafts, stories, and fun! 

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!

Calling all teens looking for leadership roles in planning library programs. We want you for our Teen Advisory Board! Need service hours? We've got those too! Participants can join us in person or log in virtually through Zoom by registering.

Want to spice up your Halloween night decor? In this class, we will 3D model our own ghostly figures that can be rigged up to everyday electronics to create a one-of-a-kind spooky nightlight! 

Come learn how to use the Roland GS-24 Vinyl Cutter, which can cut 24-inch wide rolls by however long you want! This machine is like the Cricut Maker but can create larger projects like window decals.

Join us for a monthly book discussion focusing on a diverse author's work. Each month, we will select a young adult or adult title written by an author from a diverse background so we can learn from others' perspectives.

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 teens with a love of the library! Help us plan teen programming and influence our teen collections. We want you for our Teen Advisory Board! Need service hours? We've got those too!

This month's selection is The Sisters Weiss by Naomi Ragen.

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 all levels of students. Adaptations for using a chair will be shared if participants are uncomfortable getting on the floor.

Learn how to safely get up from a fall and basic strengthening exercises for balance and fall prevention. Chris Konior, Licensed Occupational Therapist and Senior Fitness Instructor will also provide handouts.

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

Calling all teens with a love of the library! Earn service hours while making friends, beautifying the library, and planning programs!

Families welcome! W.

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 few sweets to watch Disney's Coco. Despite his family's ban on all music, Miguel dreams of becoming a famous musician.

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 a ghost presentation and stroll through Westminster to visit our local ghosts and legends. The walk is approximately 1.5 miles. Registrants will be contacted with updates in the event of bad weather.

Presented by A Likely Story Bookstore, Carroll Lutheran Village, and Carroll County Public Library. 

Join us for this special event featuring a panel of cozy mystery authors. Books will be available for signing and purchase. 

SOLD OUT! 

Tickets $30 – Admission with Book (unsigned, no meet & greet)