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–10:45am
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.

Disclaimer(s)

Siblings are welcome to attend this program.

Move and Learn

10:00am–11:00am
Kids, Birth - 8
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Location: North Carroll Branch
Room: North Carroll Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( Birth - 8 )

Program Type: Storytime
Description:

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

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.

Read and Play

10:00am–11:00am
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.

Twos and Threes Together

10:00am–11:00am
Kids, 2 - 3
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Location: Taneytown Branch
Room: Taneytown 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.

Disclaimer(s)

Siblings are welcome to attend this program.

Intro to Basic Sewing Skills

10:00am–12:30pm
Teens, 14 - Adults, Adults
Closed
Registration Required
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Registration is no longer available for this event.
Location: Exploration Commons
Room: Exploration Commons Classroom
Age Group:
Teens ( 14 - Adults )
Adults

Program Type: Sewing
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 toward sewing your projects.

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. 

Move and Learn

11:00am–12:00pm
Kids, Birth - 8
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Location: North Carroll Branch
Room: North Carroll Large Meeting Room
Age Group:
Kids ( Birth - 8 )

Program Type: Storytime
Description:

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

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.

Twos and Threes Together

11:00am–12:00pm
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.

Autumn Squash Soup

11:00am–12:30pm
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:
Adults

Program Type: Cooking, Gardening and Environment, Health and Wellness
Registration Required
Payment Required
Description:

Time to put your fall produce to use! We'll be making roasted Autumn Squash Soup with seasonal squash, and enjoy our creations with a side of thick-sliced warm buttered bread. 

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.

All attendees need to register.

Diverse Voices Book Club: Lavender House

5:00pm–6:30pm
Teens, 16 - Adults, Adults
Closed
Registration Required
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Registration is no longer available for this event.
Location: Westminster Branch
Room: Westminster Small Meeting Room
Age Group:
Teens ( 16 - Adults )
Adults

Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Description:

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.

Basic Knife Skills

5:30pm–7:00pm
Teens, 16 - Adults, Adults
Closed
Registration Required
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Registration is no longer available for this event.
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.

Bring Your Own Book to Bistro 91

5:30pm–7:00pm
Adults
Closed
Registration Required
Offsite Event
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Registration is no longer available for this event.
Location: Offsite
Age Group:
Adults

Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Description:

Are you reluctant to join a book club because of the required reading? Then this low-commitment book club during happy hour is for you! Show up with a book that you have read that relates to this month's theme.

Disclaimer(s)

All attendees need to register.

Be Kind: Community of Kindness Workshop

6:00pm–7:30pm
Teens, 13 - Adults, 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:
Teens ( 13 - Adults )
Adults

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

Participants will be enveloped by a positive atmosphere to create art that inspires kindness. Join Eric and Tina from Action for Kindness to create your own hand-painted BE KIND sign. All supplies will be provided.

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.

Mount Airy 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:

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! 

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.