Read and Play

9:30am–10:30am
Kids, Birth - 24 Months
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Location: Westminster Branch
Room: Westminster Large Meeting Room (Staff Use Only)
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.

Family Storytime

9:45am–10:45am
Kids, Birth - 8
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Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg 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. 

Read and Play

9:45am–10:45am
Kids, Birth - 24 Months
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Location: Mount Airy Branch
Room: Mount Airy 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.

Chris Fascione: Juggling Funny Stories

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

Program Type: Fun and Games
Description:

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

Plant Healthy Gardens

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

Program Type: Gardening and Environment
Description:

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.

Y Preschool Storytime: Science

10:00am–11:00am
3 - 6
Offsite Event
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Location: Offsite
Age Group:
( 3 - 6 )

Program Type:
Description:

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

Meetup Mondays

10:00am–12:00pm
Everyone, All Ages
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Location: North Carroll Branch
Room: North Carroll Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Everyone ( All Ages )

Program Type: Fun and Games, STEM/STEAM
Description:

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.

Independent Exploration

10:00am–8:00pm
Kids, 3 - Adults, Teens, Adults
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Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg Mid-Size Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 3 - Adults )
Teens
Adults

Program Type: STEM/STEAM, Technology and Maker
Description:

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

Ready, Set, School!

10:30am–11:30am
Kids, 3 - 6
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Location: Westminster Branch
Room: Westminster Large Meeting Room (Staff Use Only)
Age Group:
Kids ( 3 - 6 )

Program Type: , Storytime

An independent storytime that prepares children for school. Fun, hands-on activities will teach listening, pre-reading, math, movement, music, and art skills.

Family Storytime

11:00am–12:00pm
Kids, Birth - 8
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Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg 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. 

Shake, Rattle, and Read

11:00am–12:00pm
Kids, 2 - 5
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Location: Mount Airy Branch
Room: Mount Airy Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 2 - 5 )

Program Type:
Description:

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

Lunch at the Library

12:00pm–1:00pm
Kids, Birth - 18, Teens
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Location: Taneytown Branch
Room: Taneytown Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( Birth - 18 )
Teens

Description:

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.

Disclaimer(s)

Refreshments will be served.

Chris Fascione: Juggling Funny Stories

1:00pm–2:00pm
Everyone, All Ages
Closed
Registration Required
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Registration is no longer available for this event.
Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Everyone ( All Ages )

Program Type: Music Theater and Dance
Registration Required
Description:

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

Discovery T-I-M-E

1:00pm–3:00pm
Everyone, All Ages
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Location: Taneytown Branch
Age Group:
Everyone ( All Ages )

Program Type: DIY Arts and Crafts, Fun and Games, STEM/STEAM, Technology and Maker
Description:

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

Robo Dojo: Code with Pepper

1:00pm–3:00pm
Teens, 11 - Adults, Adults
Closed
Registration Required
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Registration is no longer available for this event.
Location: Finksburg Branch
Room: Finksburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Teens
( 11 - Adults )
Adults

Program Type: STEM/STEAM, Technology and Maker
Registration Required
Description:

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.

Maker Monday: The Moon

2:00pm–3:00pm
Kids, 4 - 10
Closed
Registration Required
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Registration is no longer available for this event.
Location: Westminster Branch
Room: Westminster Large Meeting Room (Staff Use Only)
Age Group:
Kids ( 4 - 10 )

Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Description:

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.

Tech Explosion

2:30pm–4:30pm
Everyone, All Ages
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Location: North Carroll Branch
Room: North Carroll Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Everyone ( All Ages )

Program Type: STEM/STEAM, Technology and Maker
Description:

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

See Yourself on the Moon!

3:00pm–4:00pm
Teens, 11 - 17
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Location: Taneytown Branch
Room: Taneytown Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Teens
( 11 - 17 )

Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Description:

This month is the 50th 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!

NASA’s 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11’s Moon Landing Webcast Event

4:00pm–5:00pm
Everyone, All Ages
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Location: Finksburg Branch
Room: Finksburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Everyone ( All Ages )

Program Type: History and Genealogy
Description:

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.

NASA’s 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11’s Moon Landing Webcast Event

4:00pm–5:00pm
Everyone, All Ages
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Location: Mount Airy Branch
Room: Mount Airy Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Everyone ( All Ages )

Program Type: History and Genealogy
Description:

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.

NASA’s 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11’s Moon Landing Webcast Event

4:00pm–5:00pm
Everyone, All Ages
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Location: Taneytown Branch
Room: Taneytown Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Everyone ( All Ages )

Program Type: History and Genealogy, STEM/STEAM
Description:

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.

Veterans Book Club: Operation Columba

6:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
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Location: Finksburg Branch
Room: Finksburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: Book Clubs
Description:

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.

Disclaimer(s)

Celebrating America fosters a greater sense and understanding of America's history and Carroll County's important role in that history by joining forces with private and public institutions around the county. For more information about the initiative, visit Carroll County's Celebrating America website.

Refreshments will be served.

Open Mah Jongg

6:30pm–8:30pm
Adults
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Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg Small Meeting Room
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: Fun and Games
Description:

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.