Manchester Valley High School Freshman Seminar

7:15am - 2:15pm
13 - 17, Adults
Offsite Event
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Location: Offsite
Age Group:
( 13 - 17 )
Adults

Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Description:

Presenting library resources and services, homework help, CCPL databases, technology, online offerings and promoted programs of interest to high schoolers to the Freshman Class and staff of Manchester Valley High School

DINOvember

9:00am - 8:45pm
Everyone, All Ages
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Location: North Carroll Branch
Age Group:
Everyone ( All Ages )

Program Type: Fun and Games
Description:

Stop by the Service Desk throughout the month of November for a dinosaur scavenger hunt. You never know where the dinosaurs will be hiding or what kind of trouble they've gotten themselves into!

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.

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.

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: , Music Theater and Dance
Description:

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

Preschool STEM

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Kids, 3 - 6
Required
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Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 3 - 6 )

Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Description:

Join us as we explore a STEM topic with a story and hands-on project.

Disclaimer(s)

Only kids need to register. 

West Middle SCORE practice

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Everyone
Offsite Event
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Location: Offsite
Age Group:
Everyone

Description:

West Middle SCORE practice

Open Exploration

3:00pm - 8:30pm
Kids, 6 - 17, Teens
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Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg Mid-Size Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 6 - 17 )
Teens

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

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

Shiloh SCORE practice

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Everyone
Offsite Event
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Location: Offsite
Age Group:
Everyone

Description:

Shiloh SCORE practice

Veterans Book Club: Beyond the Call

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.

Preschool STEM

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Kids, 3 - 6
Required
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Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 3 - 6 )

Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Description:

Join us as we explore a STEM topic with a story and hands-on project.

Disclaimer(s)

Only kids need to register. 

Teen Advisory Board

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Teens, 12 - 17
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Location: Mount Airy Branch
Room: Mount Airy Small Meeting Room
Age Group:
Teens ( 12 - 17 )

Description:

Need service hours? Join the Teen Advisory Board for a fun-filled meeting to learn how you can become a leader in your library. But it's not all work and no play; we'll provide plenty of snacks and games too!

Disclaimer(s)

Refreshments will be served.

Carroll One Book Discussion to Promote Unity

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Teens, 11 - Adults, Adults
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Location: North Carroll Branch
Room: North Carroll Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Teens
( 11 - Adults )
Adults

Program Type: Book Clubs
Description:

We'll use Toni Morrison's The Origin of Others as a springboard into a conversation around exploring the big ideas of patience, generosity, and harmony and how to put them into action each day.

Disclaimer(s)

Carroll County Public Library serves as a Choose Civility Affiliate of the ever-expanding collective of Choose Civility communities worldwide. Choose Civility, Howard County, MD serves as the Choose Civility Headquarters. Learn more about Choose Civility here. 

Open Mah Jongg

6:30pm - 8:45pm
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.