Coffee and Conversations with Andrea

9:30am–10:30am
Everyone, All Ages
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Location: Taneytown Branch
Age Group:
Everyone ( All Ages )

Description:

Stop by for Coffee and Conversations with Andrea Berstler, Executive Director of Carroll County Public Library. Have coffee with Andrea and an open discussion on the library and what our plans are for the future.

Disclaimer(s)

Refreshments will be served.

Twos and Threes Together

9:45am–10:30am
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.

Wildwood Storytime with CCPL's Mount Airy Branch

10:00am–10:30am
Kids, Birth - 8
Offsite Event
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Location: Offsite
Age Group:
Kids ( Birth - 8 )

Program Type: Storytime
Description:

Join us for storytime at the Wildwood Park gazebo! We'll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. 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: 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. 

Hoops & Bubbles

10:00am–11:00am
Kids, 5 - 18, Teens
Closed
Registration Required
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Location: North Carroll Branch
Room: North Carroll Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 5 - 18 )
Teens

Program Type: Music Theater and Dance
Registration Required
Description:

Join us at the library and take part in some hula hoop fun!   

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.

Twos and Threes Together

10:00am–11:00am
Kids, 2 - 3
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Location: Westminster Branch
Room: Westminster Large Meeting Room (Staff Use Only)
Age Group:
Kids ( 2 - 3 )

Program Type: Storytime

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

North Carroll Writers Group

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults
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Location: North Carroll Branch
Room: North Carroll Small Meeting Room
Age Group:
Adults

Description:

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.

Read and Play

11:00am–11:45am
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.

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. 

Family Storytime

11:00am–12:00pm
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

We’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. 

Summer Lunch at the Library (Taneytown Branch)

12:00pm–1:00pm
Everyone, All Ages
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Location: Taneytown Branch
Room: Taneytown Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Everyone ( All Ages )

Description:

CCPL's Taneytown Branch will partner with Carroll County Public Schools and the US Department of Agriculture to provide free summer meals for kids and teens. Caring and Sharing Ministries will sponsor adult meals.

Disclaimer(s)

Refreshments will be served.

Custom Cookie Stencils with Adobe Illustrator

1:00pm–4:00pm
Teens, 16 - Adults, Adults
Closed
Registration Required
Payment Required
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Location: Exploration Commons
Room: Exploration Commons Classroom
Age Group:
Teens ( 16 - Adults )
Adults

Program Type: Adobe Software, Laser and CNC Machines, Cooking
Registration Required
Payment Required
Description:

Learn to use Adobe Illustrator and our Fusion Pro laser to create a custom cookie stencil in this hybrid makerspace/teaching kitchen class!

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.

Pony Power!

1:30pm–2:30pm
Kids, 7 - 17, Teens
Closed
Registration Required
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Location: Taneytown Branch
Room: Taneytown Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 7 - 17 )
Teens

Program Type: Live Animals
Registration Required
Description:

Head down to the Library Farm to learn all about ponies and horses, then have a visit with a live pony!          

Elementary STEM: Maryland Wildlife

2:00pm–3:00pm
Kids, 6 - 12
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Location: Eldersburg Branch
Room: Eldersburg Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( 6 - 12 )

Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Description:

Join us as we explore the common and not-so-common wildlife found in Maryland! Participants will have the opportunity to feel pelts from some of these critters. Presented by 4-H Extension Educator Torrey Silliman.

 

Basic Knife Skills

5:00pm–7:00pm
Teens, 16 - Adults, Adults
Closed
Registration Required
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Location: Exploration Commons
Room: Exploration Commons Kitchen
Age Group:
Teens ( 16 - Adults )
Adults

Program Type: Cooking
Registration Required
Description:

This hands-on class will cover everything you need to know about caring for your knives and how to use them. You’ll learn how to chop, dice, and mince and get plenty of practice with other professional cuts.

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.

Sewing Skills: Fabric Cutting

5:30pm–7:00pm
Teens, 14 - Adults, Adults
Closed
Registration Required
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Location: Exploration Commons
Room: Exploration Commons Classroom
Age Group:
Teens ( 14 - Adults )
Adults

Program Type: Sewing
Registration Required
Description:

Learn to use rotary cutters for precision cutting safely. Learn how the cutting mat can help you cut with speed and accuracy. This is a beginner-friendly class; no sewing experience is required.

Read to a Dog

6:00pm–6:30pm
Kids, 4 - 12
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Location: North Carroll Branch
Age Group:
Kids ( 4 - 12 )

Program Type: Live Animals
Description:

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.