Week Calendar

Drop by for a free vision screening for preschool-aged children. Testing covers nearsightedness, farsightedness, unequal focusing, and differences in the power of the eyes. Offered in partnership with the Lineboro-Manchester Lions Club.

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

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.

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

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

Outreach SE Storytime - Child Care Home Provider

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!

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!

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.

Drop in and bring your questions about fall and winter gardening to a Carroll County Master Gardener. Pick up tips, handouts and more!

Our regular, theme-based storytime with a twist. There will be age appropriate stories, 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.

Join us for fun, scary stories followed by a costume parade.

Join the fun as we explore letters and numbers. We’ll offer lots of engaging, hands-on activities to make learning fun!

Learn how you can help your child develop early literacy skills through talking, reading, writing, singing, and playing, simple activities you probably do already!

Help your preschool child discover a variety of characteristics of water with fun, hands-on experiments and activities.

Local bluegrass musician Alani Sugar will play the fiddle and mandolin.

Do you enjoy solving crimes, using clues? Or have you ever dreamed about becoming an investigator? Join University of Maryland Extension, Carroll County 4-H as we will use investigative tools and STEM to solve a crime! 

Join us for a 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.

It's almost Halloween! Put on a costume and join us for a spooky storytime with stories, songs, and a witch's brew. 

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 wrapped; no homemade treats allowed. 

Learn how you can help your child develop early literacy skills through talking, reading, writing, singing, and playing, simple activities you probably do already!

Breastfeeding can be challenging and emotional for new moms. Come share, support, socialize and help one another in a non-judgmental environment. Siblings welcome. This support group is led by Susan Weyer, RN, IBCLC.

9/8: Lydia Bandy (piano/harp)

9/15: Elaine Bryant (harp)

9/22: Ghost Sugar at 1 PM (bluegrass band) & Chris Reynolds at 2:30 PM (guitar)

9/29: Kendalyn Korth (harp)

10/6: Chris Reynolds (guitar)

Join author Amy Latta for a workshop where you'll discover the fun and relaxing art of hand lettering. No prior experience necessary.

Play chess and learn from other players. For all ages and skill levels.

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

Put on your best lab coat and head to our monster factory! We'll be reading a story about monsters, singing a song or two, and and making our own paper monsters!

Have you ever wanted to design your own bookmark? Well, now you have a chance! Join us at the Taneytown Branch Library to pick up a free book and design your very own bookmark to go with it.

West Middle SCORE practice

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

Student practice for SCORE Challenge

Student Practice for the 2019 SCORE Challenge

East Middle SCORE practice

Join us in Exploration Point! for some drop-in STEAM themed Halloween activities. Stop in to take some spooky photos on our green screen, make your own Halloween-themed buttons, and try out even more Hallo-STEAM crafts and fun!

Shiloh SCORE practice

Gingerbread isn’t just for the winter! Come create some shockingly sweet and marvelously macabre dwellings for ghosties and goblins. All supplies will be provided, just bring your creativity.

Meet three of the authors of Ribbons of Scarlet: Laura Kamoie, Stephanie Dray, and E. Knight.

This month's selection is Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover.

Taneytown Branch Library is holding a costume party! You can come already dressed up or put your own together on the spot from the costumes we'll provide, and we'll have snacks and crafts for everyone to enjoy.

Join us for a special preview of the new PBS film Country Music by award winning film maker Ken Burns.  In the past, Ken Burns gave viewers an unprecedented look at The Civil War & The Vietnam War.  As he d

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

Please join us for a special live streaming series with NASA Goddard staff to learn about NASA’s journey from the moon to Mars. You’ll have the opportunity to learn, ask questions, and participate in a fun activity.

There's something wicked in the library, and it's made off with all our candy! Can you solve these fiendish puzzles to win it back? 

Join Courtney Coddington, Home Horticulture, Master Gardener, University of Maryland Extension, Carroll County as we explore the inspiration for witches' brew, poison arrows, and other toxins.

This informational meeting about the Battle of the Books is especially helpful for coaches and caregivers who are new to this event, but all are welcome. During this session, you will learn about some of the details of the event and have

NASA is about more than just sending people into space—they study the science of our universe. It provides humankind a unique vantage point with observatories in Earth orbit, on and around other planets, and at the very edge of the solar