Week Calendar

Get together at the library for a fun social time for neurodiverse adults. We’ll provide the space, and you provide the fun. 

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.

Adventure through the world of art and explore different ways for little artists to express their creativity! Please wear old clothes or bring an apron. All supplies will be provided.

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.

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

Join us for this energetic and interactive storytime. Explore your favorite children’s books (and find some new ones) through song, dance, and creative movement!    

Join the Mount Airy Knitters for a weekly roundtable of knitting, conversation, and fun. All experience levels are welcome. 

See a real fire truck up close! Celebrate Fire Prevention Week early with the Manchester Fire Department when they bring a fire truck to the library.

Find new ways to use the last of your excess summer squash with our delicious Chocolate Zucchini Bread recipe.

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 This writing group allows beginners, unpublished, and published writers to network, learn, vent, and feel inspired to move to the next level.

Discover the art of combining laser cutting with sewing projects in this beginner-friendly class.

Are you interested in improving your language skills? Join us for Spanish Bilingual Storytime! There will be singing, dancing, activities, stories, and rhymes in Spanish and English.

Let's have fun learning about dinosaurs and making our own fossils! All supplies will be provided.

You’re invited to a morning playgroup just for little ones! Enjoy a warm and inviting space where you and your child can play with our toys, practice gross motor skills on our baby obstacle course, enjoy music, and socialize with others.

Let's get together to learn sign language! Join us as we learn to communicate using our eyes and hands.

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

In this one-day workshop, participants will learn the basics of Fusion 360 and how to use it to design for laser cutting.

Come to the library every Saturday morning for a new adventure! Stories, songs, dancing, crafts, there will be something new and different each week. The one thing that will always happen? Fun!

Let down your fangs and enjoy a monstrous morning with your friends as you create a vampire gnome to decorate your home for the season.

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

Join us for this energetic and interactive storytime. Explore your favorite children’s books (and find some new ones) through song, dance, and creative movement!    

Knitters and crocheters are welcome to join this group gathering to share tips, projects, and patterns.

Pumpkins aren’t the only things you can carve for Halloween! This month’s Cooking for Wellness introduces a fun way for kids to enjoy more vegetables.

If carving pumpkins isn't your thing, but you'd still like something glowing on your porch this Halloween, come create your own lantern! You can add color and glow to your Halloween porch using a jar, paint, paper, battery tealight, and glue.

Join guest presenter Chavee Sillence as she shares Thai recipes with us.

This class will go over the basics of both the process of 3D printing and an overview of all the different 3D printing machines we have in our makerspace. 

This talk will offer tips on finishing your winter chores, like pruning, and preparing for spring.

Learn how to make apple hand pies with Michele Alessi from Snickerdoodles Bakery. 

If you enjoy reading poetry, chances are you enjoy writing it, too! Please stop by for a monthly, informal poetry journal writing group where we’ll share a cup of tea and write poetry. All experience levels are welcome.

Join the Robo-Lions, a team of students, as they fire up their robots for Robot Pumpkin Smash! Find out how long it takes a robot to crack open a pumpkin.

Are you a middle-schooler looking to discuss books with your peers? Then join us in our new middle school book club! We'll discuss a new book each month, switching between regular and graphic novels. 

Let's get excited about reading! Come along on our journey as we explore amazing stories together!    

Learn some tips and tricks on using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to optimize photos for laser engraving.

Digital design using tools such as Fusion 360 is a fundamental skill that unlocks the full potential of maker technologies such as 3D printing and many others that depend on a digital file to define the shape and size of a real-world obje

Are you or someone you care about eligible for Medicare? Come and find out how to maximize your Medicare health benefits. There are many decisions to make when you are transitioning to Medicare.

This class will prepare five different sheet pan dinners to sample: Rosemary Garlic Pork Chops with Chickpeas, All-Crust Chicken Pot Pie, Gnocchi with Sausage and Peppers, Garlic Lime Salmon Fajitas, and No-Fry Eggplant Parmesan.

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.

In this session, we will review the basic features of Adobe Illustrator and Cricut Maker. Participants will have the opportunity to explore the software and create a custom project on the Cricut.

Join Butch Maisel, founder, and curator of The Center for Military History at the Boys' Latin School of Maryland, for a hands-on lecture about military headgear from the 1600s to the present day.

Make your own beading loom from a shoebox and create a beading project on it.

In partnership with the Carroll County Veterans Advisory Council, we invite veterans, current military and reservists, and family members to join us for an evening of discussion, fellowship, and camaraderie. This month's selection is Ride

Do you enjoy reading and talking about books while also getting a chance to enjoy excellent craft beer? Then our Books and Brews book club is for you!

There is more nutrition in the grocery store beyond the produce department. Join Weis Dietitian Christina Pelletier, MS, RDN, LDN, to discover where more nutrition is hiding while keeping your grocery budget in mind.

Pajama Party Storytime occurs on the first Tuesday of each month.

Are you interested in participating in the Battle of the Books? Would you like some additional information about the titles on this year's elementary book list?

Join this friendly crochet group open to beginners and experienced crocheters alike. Those new to crocheting should bring a size J hook and a light-colored, worsted-weight yarn to the class.

Wear your pajamas and listen to stories before bed. Join us for family fun and enjoy stories, music, crafts, play, and being together with friends.

Are you interested in volunteering virtually at the library?

Join Matt Borders with the Monocacy National Battlefield will be speaking about the importance of Mount Airy's participation in the Civil War. This program is in partnership with the Mount Airy Historical Society.

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.

Are you an expert chess player or interested in learning? Compete and learn new skills at our monthly chess club! New and experienced chess players are welcome.

Join local author Bob O'Connor as he shares the story of Mrs. Slater, a friend of John Surratt, Jr., acquaintance of John Wilkes Booth, and boarder at the Surratt Boarding House.

Tickets $29 - includes a signed copy of BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CHRISTMAS by Mary Kay Andrews