Westminster library branch
The Westminster branch of the Carroll County Public Library, 50 E. Main St., Westminster, will offer the following programs this week. Registration is required only where noted. For more information, call 410-386-4488.
Tuesday
Story Pals - Playtime: 10 a.m. For ages 2-3. A theme-based story time featuring interactive and age-appropriate stories, songs, fingerplays, and activities. With an accompanying adult caregiver.
Read and Play: 11 a.m. For ages Birth-24 Months. A story time featuring lap games, tickles, bounces, and rhymes followed by a playgroup for meeting and mingling. With an accompanying adult caregiver.
E-Reader Clinic: 6 p.m. For ages 13-Adults. Register for this event today. Did you get an e-reader as a gift and need help getting started? Maybe you know e-reader basics but have a few questions about the library's e-book collection? Make an appointment with an e-reader specialist. Speak with a librarian about any e-reader questions you may have including initial set-up, using the e-reader, and finding reading materials from the library for your device. Please remember to bring your device and library card.
Evening Story Time - Playtime: 7 p.m. For All Ages. End your day in a special way. This story time, open to all ages, introduces stories through books, songs, and activities. Children 3 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
E-Reader Clinic: 7:30 p.m. For ages 13-Adults. Register for this event today. Did you get an e-reader as a gift and need help getting started? Maybe you know e-reader basics but have a few questions about the library's e-book collection? Make an appointment with an e-reader specialist. Speak with a librarian about any e-reader questions you may have including initial set-up, using the e-reader, and finding reading materials from the library for your device. Please remember to bring your device and library card.
Wednesday
Story Pals - Playtime: 10 a.m. For ages 2-3. A theme-based story time featuring interactive and age-appropriate stories, songs, fingerplays, and activities. With an accompanying adult caregiver.
Read and Play: 11 a.m. For ages Birth-24 Months. A story time featuring lap games, tickles, bounces, and rhymes followed by a playgroup for meeting and mingling. With an accompanying adult caregiver.
Thursday
Story Pals - Playtime: 10 a.m. For ages 2-3. A theme-based story time featuring interactive and age-appropriate stories, songs, fingerplays, and activities. With an accompanying adult caregiver.
Story Pals - Playtime: 11 a.m. For ages 2-3. A theme-based story time featuring interactive and age-appropriate stories, songs, fingerplays, and activities. With an accompanying adult caregiver.
Year-Round Family Story Time - Playtime: 1 p.m. For All Ages. An open invitation. This weekly story time, open to all ages, introduces stories through books, songs, and activities. Children 3 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
Sudoku 101: 7 p.m. For ages 12-Adults. Solving sudoku puzzles is easier than it looks, and all but the hardest puzzles can be solved using just a few techniques as presented by Dr. Kenneth Shook. You don't need any math and you don't need to guess. The only thing you have to know is what digits 1-9 look like. Sudoku is popular because you need to know so little to enjoy it. Attend one or both events to get up to speed on these fun puzzles.
Friday
Growing Up WILD - Deep Blue Sea: 10 a.m. For ages 3-7. Join us as we explore nature and science together. Help your child discover the wonders of the world around us. Children age 3 must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
Monday
Read and Play: 9:30 a.m. For ages Birth-24 Months. A story time featuring lap games, tickles, bounces, and rhymes followed by a playgroup for meeting and mingling. With an accompanying adult caregiver.
On My Own - Wild Animals: 10:30 a.m. For ages 3-6. A theme-based story time for children who are ready for an independent, small group experience. All adult caregivers are welcome.
Teen Advisory Board: 3:30 p.m. For ages 11-17. Need service hours? Want to help shape teen programming and spaces at the library? Join our Teen Advisory Board the first Monday of each month. Snacks begin at 3:30, with the meeting starting at 3:45. Refreshments will be served.
Craft It Yourself. Alcohol Ink: 7 p.m. For ages 11-Adults. Learn how to use special inks and rubbing alcohol to create beautiful tiles that can be used as coasters, trivets, or whatever else you can think up. All materials will be provided.
Finksburg library branch
The Finksburg branch of the Carroll County Public Library, 2265 Old Westminster Pike, Finksburg, will offer the following programs this week. Registration is required only where noted. For more information, call 410-386-4505 or 410-386-4488.
Tuesday
Read and Play: 9:45 a.m. For ages Birth-24 Months. A story time featuring lap games, tickles, bounces, and rhymes followed by a playgroup for meeting and mingling. With an accompanying adult caregiver.
Story Pals - Monkeys: 11 a.m. For ages 2-3. A theme-based story time featuring interactive and age-appropriate stories, songs, fingerplays, and activities. With an accompanying adult caregiver.
On My Own - Monkeys: 1:30 p.m. For ages 3-6. A theme-based story time for children who are ready for an independent, small group experience. All adult caregivers are welcome.
Ask an Expert - Car Repair Questions Part One: 6:30 p.m. For Adults. Register for this event today. Got a question on how to repair your car? Worried about that little clunking sound? Concerned about whether or not a repair is necessary? Ask Shepards Service Center car repair expert Judd Shepard, race car driver and mechanic since 1987.
Wednesday
Year-Round Family Story Time - Monkeys: 11 a.m. For All Ages. An open invitation. This weekly story time, open to all ages, introduces stories through books, songs, and activities. Children 3 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
On My Own - Monkeys: 1:30 p.m. For ages 3-6. A theme-based story time for children who are ready for an independent, small group experience. All adult caregivers are welcome.
Evening Story Time - Monkeys: 7 p.m. For All Ages. End your day in a special way. This story time, open to all ages, introduces stories through books, songs, and activities. Children 3 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
Thursday
Story Pals - Monkeys: 9:45 a.m. For ages 2-3. A theme-based story time featuring interactive and age-appropriate stories, songs, fingerplays, and activities. With an accompanying adult caregiver.
Read and Play: 11 a.m. For ages Birth-24 Months. A story time featuring lap games, tickles, bounces, and rhymes followed by a playgroup for meeting and mingling. With an accompanying adult caregiver.
Saturday
Pig in the Library?: 11 a.m. For All Ages. Register for this event today. Penelope will be back visiting the library. Come learn interesting facts about kunekune pigs who originated in New Zealand. We will read stories, sing songs, and of course meet Penelope. Don't forget your camera. Children 3 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
Paper Flowers for All Occasions - Beauty from Your Hands: 2:30 p.m. For Adults. Register for this event today. Garlands, table arrangements, wedding flowers, and seasonal displays; there are endless ways that paper flowers can brighten and beautify your home or an event at little cost.
Monday
Alphabet Train - Letter D: 11 a.m. For ages 3-6. Climb aboard each week to explore a different letter of the alphabet through books, songs, and activities. All adult caregivers are welcome.
