Week Calendar

A special storytime just for preschoolers! Activities will promote pre-reading and school-readiness skills in preparation for kindergarten. Adult caregivers are welcome.

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.

Welcome to the world of audio recording and editing! Whether you are an aspiring podcaster, voice actor, musician, or simply curious about producing audio, this introductory session will give you a solid start on your journey.

What is a Card Kit Box? It's a box full of fun for crafty adults!

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.

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.

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!    

Learn the basic features of Adobe Illustrator. Participants will have the opportunity to learn and explore the program through hands-on instruction. No experience is required!

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

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 This writing group allows beginners, unpublished, and published writers to network, learn, vent, and feel inspired to move to the next level.

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

Just love to dance? At December Dance Day, you can learn a few new (or old) steps, do themed crafts, or groove out while listening to songs in different genres. There are so many ways to move to the music! 

Stretch fresh curds into mozzarella cheese, then create an iconic Italian appetizer - Sfoglia.

Join the festive fun as we decorate a small gingerbread house snack, papercraft a gingerbread person, and create gingerbread-scented playdough to take home. Seasonal music will get us in a holiday mood.

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!

This program is for KIDS ONLY, ages 8 - 15. Attendees will be able to choose one item from a litany of customizable gifts. Staff will help them design their project to customize a holiday gift for a family member or friend.

Enjoy the magic of the season as we prepare for Santa's visit on December 25! Supplies will be provided for you to write a letter to Santa and prepare a treat to put outside for his hard-working reindeer.

Are you looking to make new friends and have valuable social experiences for your little one? Join us for our new weekly playgroup!

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

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. 

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!    

In Person Storytime

Join us for a short holiday concert as local instrumental students show off their musical skills!

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.

Like to crochet?  Wanting to learn but not sure where to start?  Join us for a weekly roundtable of crochet, conversation, and fun. Feel free to bring a snack or lunch. All experience levels are welcome. 

Enjoy the soothing sounds of piano or harp as Lydia Bandy fills the library with beautiful, calming music.

Every dog enjoys a good story! Trained “reading dogs” provide a relaxed, informal atmosphere for kids to practice reading.

Browse for books as we ring in the holiday season with local harpist Lydia Bandy.

Join us for TUBACHRISTMAS, a live music event on our outdoor stage of traditional Christmas tunes performed on euphonium, baritone, and similar instruments. 

Join us and earn service hours by decorating trees made from old books that will be donated to BridgingLife Hospice Care.

What could be cuter than making stuffed snowfolk dressed in a pair of warm fuzzy socks? Join us for a pre-winter crafty good time to find out! No sewing is necessary. All supplies will be provided.

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 us as we make our own paper snowflakes and watch Ice Age! A lost human infant is discovered during an ice age 20,000 years ago, and an unlikely trio of misfits team up to return him to his tribe.

"Calling" all Bingo players! Need a gift for that hard-to-buy-for person? We can help! Have fun and try to win some brand-new books; choose your favorites from our wide selection.

This program is for KIDS ONLY, ages 8 - 15. Attendees will be able to choose one item from a litany of customizable gifts. Staff will help them design their project to customize a holiday gift for a family member or friend.

Calling all teens looking for leadership roles in planning library programs. We want you for our Teen Advisory Board! Need service hours? We’ve got those too! Participants can join us in person or log in virtually through Zoom by registering.

Need to take a breather in between holidays? Join us as we use Scrabble tiles to make simple, festive winter holiday crafts!

Are you a chess champion or want to learn? Show off your best moves against other chess players! Experienced and novice chess players are welcome.

Step up your holiday snacking game with this two-session hybrid makerspace/teaching kitchen class! On day one, we'll use design software and our Fusion Pro laser cutter to make a custom holiday-themed or winter-themed charcuterie board.

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.

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.

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.

The salad takes a starring role in this hands-on cooking class.

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.

Step up your holiday snacking game with this two-session hybrid makerspace/teaching kitchen class! On day one, we'll use design software and our Fusion Pro laser cutter to make a custom holiday-themed or winter-themed charcuterie board.

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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!

This educational program will teach you how to keep yourself, your identity, and your money safe and will cover current scams and strategies for avoiding them.

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.

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! 

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.

Come hear of a selection of a cappella jazz, holiday songs, pop, and folk tunes from the McDaniel College Choir TerrorTones.

Join us for some fun and easy craft projects each month. No experience or creative skills are needed. Bring a friend or meet new people who also enjoy crafting. This month, we will be making holiday greeting cards.

This gentle yoga class allows students of various abilities and physical conditions to develop their yoga practice comfortably.