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.

In Person Storytime

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.

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. 

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 This writing group allows beginners, unpublished, and published writers to network, learn, vent, and feel inspired to move to the next level.

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! 

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.

Join us for a morning of PANDAmonium as we craft and watch Kung Fu Panda! Out-of-shape panda Po dreams of abandoning noodle-making for kung fu fighting.

Join us for this month's selection, the holiday screwball comedy Christmas in Connecticut, starring Barbara Stanwyck.

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.

All aboard! Join us in your favorite PJs for hot chocolate, crafts, and a reading of The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg.

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.

Join the fun with your child as we celebrate the joys of holiday music with instruments and dancing, plus make an instrument to take home!

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!    

During this family baking class, attendees will make three recipes from our 12-recipe Holiday Cookie Series. Attendees for this program will make Chocolate Chip Snowballs, Candy Cane Cookies, and Stained Glass Cookies.

Calling all jingle bellers at the senior center...Corky is coming back for a winter visit! We hope you'll join us for some chilly weather fun, games, and dancing!

Like to crochet? Want 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. 

Join us for a seasonal concert in our park featuring student musicians from Westminster Elementary School and East Middle School. Feel free to bring a chair or blanket. Our park is smoke- and alcohol-free.

Please join the Carroll County Chapter of the Maryland Writers Association as we meet to discuss our writing. 

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.

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

The holidays are often stressful, heightening our thoughts and concerns around food. Learn how to assemble a plate of healthy and tasty treats while discussing ways to manage stressors.

Join the Carroll Garden Club to make and take a fresh holiday table arrangement. The Carroll Garden Club will provide containers, oases, greens, and instruction.

This month's selection is Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan Henry.

'Tis the season of making! And what better way to celebrate than hopping into an introductory 3D printing and design class where you will model your very own 3D printed present box!

Make a handmade holiday gift. All materials will be provided.

Join Santa for some special holiday fun! We'll start with songs and a story; then, we'll have crafts and music throughout the afternoon. Santa said he is in a dancing mood and will dance with the kids!

This beginner-level laser cutter class will walk you through design basics, machine use, and safety procedures.

It's important to take time for yourself during these hectic, and often, uncertain times. Serenity journaling is an opportunity to take a few minutes to slow down, think, and write.

Soldering is fun and fundamental to various maker electronic projects and modern technology. From simple light-up LEDs to complex robots, solder is the glue that holds the technological world together.

This month's selection is The Maid by Nita Prose.

Please join the Carroll County Critique Group as we meet to discuss our writing achievements.

Spend an evening in our teaching kitchen with guest presenter Brooke Hagerty to learn how to make tasty alternatives to alcoholic cocktails!

Have you ever wondered how basic video games are created? In this hands-on class, we'll use Microsoft MakeCode, a block-based coding program, to build a retro video game you can share with friends and family.

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.

Happy 248^th birthday to the epitome of Regency writers, Ms. Jane Austen. We will celebrate all things Jane Austen with 'afternoon' tea, activities, and a viewing of the 1995 movie Sense and Sensibility.  

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

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.

Create a simple, personalized wood ornament on our Epilog Fusion Pro laser. We'll learn the basics of using Adobe Illustrator to design for the laser, and then you'll watch your ornament being made.

This month's selection is Horse by Geraldine Brooks.

Add beauty to your home with a lovely and fragrant holiday arrangement this season. Bring a clear glass container such as a quart canning jar/spaghetti sauce jar and enough fresh cranberries to fill it.

Join us for an evening of painting at the library. Create something beautiful for your home or to give as a gift!

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?

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!

Learn the basics of using Tinkercad to design for 3D printing! We'll walk through basic 3D design using Tinkercad software and create a simple project to be 3D printed. No previous design experience is necessary!

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?

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.

Join us for an information session about the Battle of the Books! All parents and caregivers who have children interested in participating and coaches are encouraged to attend.

All aboard! Join us in your favorite PJs for hot chocolate, crafts, and a reading of The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg.