Read and Play

9:45am–10:30am
Kids, Birth - 24 Months
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Location: Finksburg Branch
Room: Finksburg 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.

Read and Play

10:00am–10:30am
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.

Family Storytime

10:00am–10:45am
Kids, Birth - 8
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Location: Taneytown Branch
Room: Taneytown 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. 

Family Storytime

10:00am–11:00am
Kids, Birth - 8
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Location: Westminster Branch
Room: Westminster Large Meeting Room (Staff Use Only)
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. 

Outdoor Fun at the Library: Medieval Madness with Castles and Dragons

10:00am–11:00am
Kids, 5 - 12
Closed
Registration Required
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Location: North Carroll Branch
Room: North Carroll Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 5 - 12 )

Program Type: DIY Arts and Crafts, Fun and Games, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Description:

Castles, catapults, dragons, and more!

Disclaimer(s)

Only kids need to register. 

Read and Play

10:00am–11:00am
Kids, Birth - 24 Months
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Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg 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.

Toddler Time Playgroup

10:45am–11:15am
Kids, Birth - 5
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Location: Mount Airy Branch
Room: Mount Airy Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( Birth - 5 )

Program Type: Fun and Games
Description:

Join us for Toddler Time! A relaxed and fun environment where little ones and their grown-ups can come to meet and play. Toys will be provided by the library to encourage motor and social skills. 

 

Disclaimer(s)

Siblings are welcome to attend this program.

Storytime Express

11:00am–11:15am
Kids, Birth - 5
Virtual Event
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Location: Online
Age Group:
Kids ( Birth - 5 )

Program Type: Storytime
Description:

Come along with Corky and the Outreach Crew as they learn, sing, and play together!

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. 

Outdoor Fun at the Library: Medieval Madness with Castles and Dragons

11:00am–12:00pm
Kids, 5 - 12
Closed
Registration Required
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Registration is no longer available for this event.
Location: North Carroll Branch
Room: North Carroll Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 5 - 12 )

Program Type: DIY Arts and Crafts, Fun and Games, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Description:

Castles, catapults, dragons, and more!

Disclaimer(s)

Only kids need to register. 

Twos and Threes Together

11:00am–12:00pm
Kids, 2 - 3
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Location: Finksburg Branch
Room: Finksburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 2 - 3 )

Program Type: Storytime

This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

Summer Lunch at the Library (Taneytown Branch)

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 CCPL's Taneytown Branch 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.

Reservation

Sam

12:00pm–2:00pm
Library Branch: Mount Airy Branch
Room: Mount Airy Study Room 2

Kids Intro to Basic Sewing Skills

12:00pm–2:30pm
Kids, 10 - 16, Teens
Closed
Registration Required
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Registration is no longer available for this event.
Location: Exploration Commons
Room: Exploration Commons Classroom
Age Group:
Kids ( 10 - 16 )
Teens

Registration Required
Description:

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 towards sewing your own projects.

Fresh Fruit Breakfast Bowls

1:00pm–3:00pm
Teens, 15 - Adults, Adults
Closed
Registration Required
Payment Required
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Registration is no longer available for this event.
Location: Exploration Commons
Room: Exploration Commons Kitchen
Age Group:
Teens ( 15 - Adults )
Adults

Program Type: Cooking
Registration Required
Payment Required
Description:

Celebrate summer's fresh fruit flavors in this hands-on class. We will prepare Fresh Fruit Muesli and Toasted Oats that will become a new seasonal favorite for breakfast.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration verifies your acceptance of Exploration Commons' program cancellation and kitchen safety procedures.

The Exploration Commons kitchen is not an allergen-free facility.

Closed-toed shoes are required in the teaching kitchen.

North Carroll Knitters Group

1:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
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Location: North Carroll Branch
Room: North Carroll Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: DIY Arts and Crafts
Description:

Knitters and crocheters are all welcome to join this semi-monthly gathering to share tips, projects, and patterns.

Crafternoon

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

Program Type: DIY Arts and Crafts
Description:

Drop into the library for some fun with afternoon crafts.

History Alive with Mary Ann Jung Presents: Grace O’Malley, Pirate Queen

2:00pm–3:00pm
Everyone, All Ages
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Location: Westminster Branch
Room: Westminster Large Meeting Room (Staff Use Only)
Age Group:
Everyone ( All Ages )

Program Type: History and Genealogy, Music Theater and Dance
Description:

Join the fun as we set sail for adventure with Grace O'Malley, the Sea Queen of Connacht, Pirate Queen of Ireland. This daring leader and trader commanded the west coast of Ireland and an entire fleet of ships in the 1500s.

Sphero Obstacle Courses

2:00pm–3:00pm
Kids, 5 - 12
Closed
Registration Required
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Location: Mount Airy Branch
Room: Mount Airy Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 5 - 12 )

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

We'll create obstacle courses using a variety of building materials and then steer the Sphero robots over, under, around, and through the designs! 

Disclaimer(s)

All attendees need to register.

Cancelled

Let's Get Crafty

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Closed
Registration Required
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Registration is no longer available for this event.
Location: Taneytown Branch
Room: Taneytown Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: DIY Arts and Crafts
Registration Required
Description:

Come craft with us! We will have a fun and EASY craft project to do together each month. No experience or creative skills are needed! Bring a friend and craft together, or come to meet new people who have a shared love of crafting.  

Disclaimer(s)

All attendees need to register.

Pajama Party Storytime

6:30pm–7:15pm
Kids, Birth - 8
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Location: Finksburg Branch
Room: Finksburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( Birth - 8 )

Program Type: Storytime

Wear your pajamas, bring your favorite stuffed animal, and listen to stories before bed. This storytime introduces stories through books, songs, and activities appropriate for young children.

Helping Pollinators and an Introduction to Honey Beekeeping

6:30pm–7:30pm
Teens, 13 - Adults, Adults
Closed
Registration Required
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Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Teens ( 13 - Adults )
Adults

Program Type: Gardening and Environment
Registration Required
Description:

Learn about the plight of our native pollinators and the honey bee. Learn about how we can all help with pollinator habitat and food forage in our own backyards to help preserve our pollinator friends. Pollinator planting will also be discussed.

Disclaimer(s)

All attendees need to register.

Pajama Party Storytime

7:00pm–8:00pm
Kids, Birth - 8
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Location: Westminster Branch
Room: Westminster Large Meeting Room (Staff Use Only)
Age Group:
Kids ( Birth - 8 )

Program Type: Storytime

Wear your pajamas, bring your favorite stuffed animal, and listen to stories before bed. This storytime introduces stories through books, songs, and activities appropriate for young children.

The Zentangle Method of Drawing-based Mindfulness

7:00pm–8:00pm
10 - Adults, Teens, Adults
Closed
Registration Required
Virtual Event
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Registration is no longer available for this event.
Location: Online
Age Group:
( 10 - Adults )
Teens
Adults

Program Type: Health and Wellness
Registration Required
Description:

In this online beginner's level class, Kathy Shapiro, CZT (Certified Zentangle Teacher) will lead us through a relaxing drawing activity that all starts with four dots and a line. The outcome will amaze you!

Disclaimer(s)

Zoom login information will be emailed to participants one hour before the program starts.