Week Calendar

Looking to make new friends and create meaningful social experiences for your little one? Join our playgroup—a dedicated time and space for fun and connection! While the kids play and explore, the grown-ups can relax and socialize.

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

Learn the basics of quilting techniques, like String, Strip, and Crazy Quilting, in foundation piecing to create unique fabrics to use in your projects. Foundation fabrics will be provided along with scrap pieces. 

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.

Staff from the Carroll County Department of Social Services will be available to share community resources and DSS services; offer application assistance for SNAP, TCA, MA, and more; and assist with child support services. 

Join us for a friendly group gathering to practice speaking English. This program, led by a partner from The Literacy Council of Carroll County, is geared toward adults who are English language learners.  

You’re invited to a morning playgroup just for little ones! Come 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.

Smart and sassy, Little Red Riding Hood has goodies for Grandma. How shall she get them there? Should she take the long road or the shortcut through the woods?

Join the fun as we meet a miniature horse from Full Moon Farms. This outdoor program is a great chance to meet and touch a miniature horse. Bring your family and friends—and your camera—and share this special event.

We will be breaking out the mini remote controlled Sphero robots. We will be doing programming with them as well as running them through races and obstacle courses.

This program is for those completing the final step of our online embroidery machine certification training. You must complete the online training and pass the quiz before registering.

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

CAUTION: Cardboard Construction Zone! We'll build moving vehicles, houses, monsters, masks…whatever we want! We've got the tools, you bring your creativity. 

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.

Nicole Osborne presents an exciting line-up of exotic reptiles in this interactive program, with a chance to hold/touch the reptiles! Learn about reptile care, fun facts, and more! 

Join us for a friendly and informal group gathering to practice speaking Spanish together. This program is for intermediate and advanced-level Spanish speakers. A partner from The Literacy Council of Carroll County will lead this program.

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.

Nicole Osborne presents an exciting line-up of exotic reptiles in this interactive program, with a chance to hold/touch the reptiles! Learn about reptile care, fun facts, and more! 

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

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 us for an insightful series of real estate seminars led by Hanna Perez, an experienced real estate professional.

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

Do you love to do jigsaw puzzles? Form a team of up to four players and join us for a puzzle race competition! All teams will get the same 500-piece puzzle and race to see which team can assemble it first. 

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

Welcome to the world of 3D modeling and design. In this class, we will review the computer-aided design (CAD) software Onshape by diving into the fundamentals and techniques to make a claw assembly.

This program is designed for people of all abilities, along with support staff, in a more sensory-friendly environment.

Celebrate Spider-Man's 1962 debut with comic book giveaways, a Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse movie screening, and more! Embrace your inner wall-crawler and wear your best spider-verse costume! The movie is rated PG.

CCPL's Taneytown Branch will partner with Carroll County Public Schools and the US Department of Agriculture to provide free summer meals for kids and teens. There is no enrollment or cost; meals will be served from 12 PM until 1 PM.

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.

CCPL's Taneytown Branch will partner with Carroll County Public Schools and the US Department of Agriculture to provide free summer meals for kids and teens. There is no enrollment or cost; meals will be served from 12 PM until 1 PM.

CCPL's Taneytown Branch will partner with Carroll County Public Schools and the US Department of Agriculture to provide free summer meals for kids and teens. There is no enrollment or cost; meals will be served from 12 PM until 1 PM.

CCPL's Taneytown Branch will partner with Carroll County Public Schools and the US Department of Agriculture to provide free summer meals for kids and teens. There is no enrollment or cost; meals will be served from 12 PM until 1 PM.

In this class, we will review the basics of what to look out for in 3D models that you would like to have 3D printed.

Join us for our Summer Lunchtime Performance series featuring big band jazz with Sunday Night Big Band!

CCPL's Taneytown Branch will partner with Carroll County Public Schools and the US Department of Agriculture to provide free summer meals for kids and teens. There is no enrollment or cost; meals will be served from 12 PM until 1 PM.

Give blood and save a life. Set up an appointment or drop-in.

If you like the magical world of Harry Potter, then join us to create a Pygmy Puff, a Monster Book of Monsters, and more. Muggles are welcome.

The ServSafe^® Food Handler course, taught by a Certified ServSafe® Instructor, provides basic food safety knowledge.

This month's selection is The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray.

Volunteers from the Carroll County Genealogical Society are available to help with your family history research. Please contact volunteers at info@ccgsmd.org to schedule a time if you require CCGS Staff assistance.

Come join us for a creative and exploratory first introduction to music! This program will incorporate piano playing, boomwhackers and rhythm instruments while teaching children the basics of pitch, patterns, and rhythm.

Join us for an hour of chatting about books! Come and share what you are reading and get ideas from others about what to read next!

Kids, grab some yarn and get ready for hands-on creativity. All materials will be provided.

Makers! We will work on sewing machines to create a workshop apron with pouches and loops designed for makers. Sewing certification required to attend.

Join guest speaker Paul Ruehs, a local history adjunct instructor, as he takes us through the musical genre that we call rock and roll.

Welcome adventurers! Join our table as we embark on a fun-filled campaign! Our game is friendly to both new and returning players. Our characters are currently level 1.

Learn to make fresh pasta from scratch in this hands-on class! You'll mix, knead, roll, and cut dough while practicing making classic shapes like fettuccine.

CCPL's Taneytown Branch is holding a Super Smash Bros. tournament for kids, so join us to show you're the best player your age in town! There will be no prizes, just glory for the winner!

What are we making? Whatever you want, and it's going to be beautiful! And messy! Make sure to wear clothes you don't mind getting messy.

Bring your trivia knowledge and see if you can beat our team of library staff in a teens vs. librarians trivia contest! Find out which team will "Dewey decimate" the competition!

Join us in our Young Adult Area for gaming on our Nintendo Switch. Bring your friends and take turns playing Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros., and more. Games will be provided. 

Join this fun group of writers and aspiring writers as we share what we are working on and listen to feedback from others. Whether you write novels, short stories, poems, or anything in between, this group is for you!

Come learn a fun and easy way to create relief printmaking art! We'll be using Styrofoam (and even a potato or two!) to carve and print our own colorful summer art. You can even make multiple prints of one design!

CCPL's Taneytown Branch is holding a Super Smash Bros. tournament for teens, so join us to show you're the best player in town! There will be no prizes, just glory for the winner!

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.

In this beginner-friendly class, we will utilize our laser engravers to mark a custom design of your own onto a custom leatherette journal!

Gentle Yoga is a slower-paced, calming style of yoga that focuses on relaxation, ease of movement, and mindfulness. Class will include basic postures, gentle stretching and exploration of the breath and body connection.

Join us to make something new and creative. Instructions will be limited so you can experiment with the materials provided.

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.

In this hands-on class, participants will create Pokémon-themed snacks inspired by favorite characters. 
This class is designed for groups of up to four participants and must include:

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.

This hands-on experience will take you deep into the world of coxinha, Brazil’s ultimate street food snack. From making the perfect golden crust to stuffing it with a creamy chicken filling, you'll try every step of the process.

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.

We will make a pork katsu bento box dinner, including fried pork katsu, fluffy white rice, and crisp cucumber sunomono salad. 

This month's selection is Real Americans by Rachel Khong.

Learn about bees from an experienced backyard beekeeper. Topics will include basic beekeeping, bee facts, honey making, and environmental issues affecting bees. The presenter will use a real hive (no bees) to show the inner workings of a

Color your evening with a trip down a musical memory lane through an assortment of decades and styles.

Calling all teens with a love of the library! Earn service hours while making friends, beautifying the library, and planning programs!