Week Calendar

Drop in at the Westminster Branch for a free vision screening for your child, offered in partnership with the Deer Park Lions Club.

Writers of all levels and genres are invited to join our weekly writing group. It is a flexible, drop-in, stay as long as you like, environment.

All snacks must be be individually wrapped; no homemade treats allowed.

Storytimes

An opportunity for individualized technology assistance on your own device or a public computer. Bring your questions about navigating the internet, email, and the online services the library offers. Leave with new skills and maybe&

All snacks must be individually packaged; no homemade treats allowed.

Drop-in for self-directed use of our makerspace resources during our unstaffed open lab hours. Check library.carr.org/explorationpoint for a full list of the equipment and software available.

Our regular, theme-based storytime with a twist and a stretch and maybe a yoga pose! There will be an age appropriate story, songs and a learning activity along with the opportunity to get up and get moving!

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

Drop-in for self-directed use of our makerspace resources during our unstaffed open lab hours. Check library.carr.org/explorationpoint for a full list of the equipment and software available.

Drop-in for self-directed use of our makerspace resources during our unstaffed open lab hours. Check library.carr.org/explorationpoint for a full list of the equipment and software available.

Storytimes

What better way to explore science than with a DIY catapult? We’ll have a lot of fun testing out the catapults to see how far we can send candy hearts sailing and to see if they can fly straight toward a target.

A little push, a twist, a turn. Keep those little fingers busy and experimenting in our library Tinkertown. Fun, playful activities will engage the mind and body as your child builds his/her fine motor skills and creativity.

Come by to learn how to control our Spheros. Then try to navigate them through a maze and participate in some races.

Climb aboard each week to explore a different letter of the alphabet through books, songs, and activities. All adult caregivers are welcome.

Celebrate the largest living creature on Earth! In honor of World Whale Day on February 16^th, we will be having a special storytime with stories, songs, and activities.

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

Refreshments will be served. All snacks must be individually packaged; no homemade treats allowed.

Problems with writer's block? Want to write a book, but don't know how to get started? Local author Rev. Dr. K. Helms will take participants through creative writing exercises to improve their process and get them on their way.

Celebrate Valentine's Day with soothing and relaxing music by gifted local artist, Jim Ellis. Enjoy romantic songs from the Beatles to Bieber, as Jim plays on his electric and double bass guitars with looping and recording technology.

Storytimes

Explore traditional fairy tales with a STEAM twist! We'll incorporate science, technology, engineering, art, and/or math activities to extend the fun! 

This class in the Hatha Yoga tradition is suitable for many different levels and abilities. Therapeutic elements of yoga will be included. The class ends with a deep relaxation Yoga Nidra.

A fun afternoon of Minecraft! Whether you're completely new to the game or an expert, this is a chance to play with your peers!

KPet's trained reading dogs provide a relaxed, informal atmosphere for kids to practice reading. Every dog enjoys a good story!

An instructor from Tristar Martial Arts Academy will present a fun-filled, high-energy martial arts class focusing on stranger danger, safety, and anti-bullying.

Learn one simple origami unit you can use to build amazing structures out of nothing but paper.

Come to the library and read a story to a book-loving dog. Research shows that reading to animals can boost reading skills in children as well as help with emotional and social skills.

Chase away the winter blahs and join us for circle dancing. If you can walk, you can dance…no partners necessary in this afternoon of international folk dances.

Local harpist Elaine Bryant will play classical and popular songs that you will recognize. Spend a Sunday afternoon listening to beautiful music at the library!

Join us for a casual musical performance from a local artist.

Drop-in for self-directed use of our makerspace resources during our unstaffed open lab hours. Check library.carr.org/explorationpoint for a full list of the equipment and software available.

Join us for an afternoon playgroup just for preschoolers. Come enjoy a festive space where you and your child can explore and play with our toys, read a board book, enjoy music, and socialize with others.

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

Join us once a month as we recall fond memories and free-write, creating a journal for others (and ourselves) to enjoy!  Each month holds a different topic.

We will open up space where we can laugh, be silly, and release the splendor of our inner child with our children who are already masters of laughing for no reason!

Want to research your ancestors but unsure how to start? Eileen Souza of Old Bones Genealogy can show you how to begin and ways to search.

A weekly after-school program with a snack, craft/game/tech time, and homework assistance. Parachute games! Minute-to-Win-It Challenges! A different activity every week!

Are you or someone you care about eligible for Medicare? Come and find out how to make the most of your Medicare health benefits. This seminar focuses on Medicare Supplement/Medigap and Medicare Advantage plans.

It's an epic after-hours battle between the book and the screen adaptation!

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!

Join the Teen Advisory Board. Share your opinions and ideas about programs and materials you'd like to see at out our branch. Plus earn service hours.

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!

Care for your body and spirit. Skill level from easy to moderate. Walk-ins are welcome at 6:30 after all registrants have been seated.

Join Weis Dietitian Taylor Simpson, MS, RDN, LDN, at this event to learn what foods can help naturally promote healthy cholesterol and blood pressure levels to lower your risk for heart disease. Recipes and samples will be provided.

Girls Who Code is a national non-profit organization dedicated to closing the gender gap in technology.

All snacks must be individually packaged; no homemade treats allowed.

Create heart themed Valentine's Day crafts to share with friends and loved ones. All materials provided.

Please join us to share your ideas, patterns, books, and tips. A great time to visit and work on your latest projects.

Paul Kazyak, a recently retired Maryland DNR scientist and current lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, will detail the current state of Chesapeake Bay, how we got where we are and what we can do to improve things for future generations.

Do you love trivia? If so, join us at Bistro 91 in Finksburg for an evening of showing off your useful and useless knowledge. Prizes will be awarded to the winners. Teams of up to five can sign up by registering online.

Experience the benefits of a deep relaxation session in this inwardly focused yoga class.

Beginners, please bring a light colored, worsted weight yarn, and a size 8 needle to the class. If you know how to knit, please come and bring your project.

This gentle yoga class, taught by Rebecca Berg, is designed to allow students of various abilities and physical conditions to comfortably develop his or her own yoga practice.

Read to a puppy from the Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Program. Research shows that reading to animals can boost reading skills in children as well as help with emotional and social skills.