Week Calendar

Infants and young babies who are crawlers/pre-walkers and their caregivers are invited to this laid-back, gentle program to enjoy nursery rhymes and stories together as we start baby's love of reading and begin to build literacy skills, all f

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.

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.

This energetic storytime encourages creative movement and dance to help develop gross motor skills, coordination, and spatial awareness while fostering a love of stories.

Get further acquainted with the sewing machine and basic tools of the trade. Learn how to work with different-weight fabrics and sew a boxed corner.

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Attention homeschool families! Do you want to make this the best school year ever? Join us for a guided tour of some of our amazing digital resources and learn how the library can help!

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

Learning new technology should be fun, not intimidating! Join us for a basic hands-on session where we'll create a simple slate laser cutter project and watch your project being made on our Fusion Pro laser cutter.

Join Carroll County Workforce Development for a pop-up event at CCPL's Eldersburg Branch! Learn about free career services, opportunities for free training, updating your resume, and getting connected to employers.

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

This energetic storytime encourages creative movement and dance to help develop gross motor skills, coordination, and spatial awareness while fostering a love of stories.

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 This writing group allows beginners, unpublished, and published writers to network, learn, vent, and feel inspired to move to the next level.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 us as we encourage preschoolers to think like scientists while they observe, examine, and explore cool apple science activities and experiments!

Trained reading dogs from My Caring Paws will be here to enjoy a meet-and-greet with new adult friends!

Experience the many benefits of yoga and meditation. This class, taught by Rebecca Berg, welcomes all levels of students. Adaptations for using a chair will be shared if participants are uncomfortable getting on the floor.

An inclusive visit with book-loving therapy dogs for people and children of all abilities. Research shows that reading to animals boosts reading skills and helps with social skills and emotional health for all ages.

Join us for a variety of crafts that will be available at several stations. All supplies will be provided and are available while supplies last.

Arrrgh...you ready to be a pirate? Join us as we celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Read stories, sing sea shanties, and make pirate crafts.

Join the Carroll County Master Gardeners for this hands-on program to learn how to save seeds from your garden. Feel free to bring your disease- and pest-free plant material or materials will be provided.

Join us for a community gathering of electronics and coding enthusiasts! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced hobbyist, this three-hour session is for you.

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

This month's selection is Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano.

Looking to have fun with your kids and make new friends in your community? Join us for playtime as we enjoy the Story Stroll and have fun with bubbles, water, building toys, and an obstacle course at Taneytown Memorial Park.

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.

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

The Mediterranean Diet is one of the most popular eating styles for healthy living and helps combat chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.

The library is more than just books. It's a place to come together as a community. We welcome teens and adults with developmental disabilities and their caregivers to join us for games, crafts, music, and more!

Health on Wheels will offer a range of services, including reproductive health services, HIV and Hepatitis C testing, blood pressure screening, smoking cessation, Naloxone training, peer support services, birth certificates, assistance with vaccin

Join the Carroll County Chapter of the Maryland Writers Association for their monthly meeting at CCPL's Finksburg Branch.

Spoil your pets with homemade pet toys or donate your creations to pets in need.

See what's behind the silver screen in this introduction to Adobe's high-end video editing software, Premiere Pro! We will cover everything from basic editing tips and tricks to some of the cool tucked-away features in the program.

Antiques anyone? Yes, please! Please welcome William Jones, Fine Arts & Music Department Manager from Enoch Pratt, to our branch for his expertise in collecting. Collecting is a popular and fascinating hobby.

This month's selection is The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.

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

Tai chi is an ancient practice with origins in China. It is a mind/body practice incorporating breath and gentle movements to focus the mind. This program will assist the body in recovering from illness and maintaining wellness.

Join us for a session of Dungeons & Dragons played entirely online! Pre-generated characters will be available, and registrants will meet on Zoom the day before to become familiar with any websites used.

Want to practice your building skills? Join us for a LEGO^® program where you tackle a new design each time! We supply the bricks, and you supply the creativity!

Dude, where'd the time go? Join us for some righteous fun and throwback to the best decade: the '90s. Come listen to Ben Sherman play a set of '90s-only tunes at 4 PM and stay for '90s fun and crafts from 5 - 6 PM.  

Join us for a hands-on workshop where we will create vinyl stickers from scratch. We will work together to design, fabricate, and assemble vinyl stickers using Adobe Illustrator and the Roland GS-24 Vinyl Cutter.

Join us for a drop-in session of diamond painting! No experience is necessary!

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.

Do you love painting? Do you love Maryland? Come paint a Maryland-themed canvas at this paint party. Wear clothes that you wouldn't mind getting dirty. Step-by-step guidance will be given for inexperienced new artists.

Gather for a "Taste of Brazil Via Westminster." Learn about and enjoy select desserts from the amazing country of Brazil with Anna Luisa Hoover! Anna is the wife of Garrett Hoover, President of Carroll Hospital.

Whether you are a chess newbie or an expert, you will find a community here in Westminster Branch's Chess Club and walk away having learned something new from our personal instructor.

Doing crafts improves your mood, reduces stress, and it's fun! Explore your inner artist. All supplies will be provided.

Please join us for our monthly Death Café. Enjoy a hot cup of tea or coffee and a cupcake as we discuss death. Our goal is to destigmatize discussions about death and dying.

Join us for a friendly game of American Mah Jongg. We welcome experienced players and newer players for casual, non-competitive play. Please bring a current National Mah Jongg League card. If you don't have a card, one will be provided.

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 The

In this hands-on class, we'll make refried beans and guacamole. Participants will then enjoy their tasty tostadas with all the toppings. 

Are you a teen who loves reading and discussing books? Then our book discussion group is for you! Join us in a safe and fun environment where you can share whatever you've been reading recently!

Join us to watch the latest and greatest anime with other Taneytown teens!

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, featuring stories, music, crafts, play, and time with friends.

The Maryland Wine Festival is celebrating 40 years in Carroll County!

We're in our library era! Join us after hours for a celebration of all things Taylor Swift! Dance to your favorite songs, make friendship bracelets, and more!

What trivia tidbits are rattling around in your head? Grab a few friends and join us for Trivia Night at Bistro 91!