The following programs will be offered through Carroll County Public Library. Registration is required only where noted. For more information, call 410-386-4488. Visit www.library.carr.org for more program information.
Eldersburg
6400 W. Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg
410-386-4460, 410-795-3520
Thursday
Read and Play: 9:45 a.m. For ages birth-24 months. Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities which allow children to practice skills and socialize.
Independent Exploration: 10 a.m. For ages 3-adults. Drop in for self-directed use of our makerspace resources during Independent Exploration, our unstaffed open lab hours. Check library.carr.org/explorationpoint for a full list of the equipment and software available. For staff assistance with a project or piece of equipment, please speak with a librarian to schedule a 1-on-1 tech appointment.
Twos and Threes Together: Bears: 11 a.m. For ages 2-3. This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.
Gentle Yoga: 7 p.m. For ages 13-adults. This gentle yoga class is designed to allow students of varying abilities and physical conditions to comfortably develop his or her own yoga practice. There are many appealing aspects to yoga, including increased flexibility, relaxation, strength, improved balance, as well as stress relief and pain relief. No experience necessary. Please wear comfortable clothing, bring a mat, and a blanket. All attendees need to register.
Friday
St. Patrick's Day Shenanigans: 10 a.m. For all ages. Join us at the O'Eldersburg Branch for a wee bit o'fun as we celebrate St. Patrick's Day. There will be stories, crafts, and activities. Refreshments will be served.
Saturday
Saturday Storytime: 9:45 a.m. For ages birth-8. We'll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children.
Mommy and Me Laughter Yoga: 2 p.m. For ages 3-12. In this unique class we will open up a space where we can laugh, be silly, and release the splendor of our inner child with our children who are already masters of laughing for no reason. We will tap into this infinite well of happiness, love, and laughter through a brief introduction, warm ups, laughter games, and relaxation. These classes will be kept laid back, appropriate, and engaging for all ages. Older children (like dads) are also warmly welcomed. Prerequisites: Some experience with laughter and a sense of humor preferred, ho-ho-ho. All attendees need to register.
Paint Night FUNdraiser: 6:30-9:30 p.m. For adults. Try your hand at painting and support the library. Join us at an after-hours paint night event to benefit The Gallery at Eldersburg Branch Library. Paint nights are part painting class and part night out. Together, we'll paint a beautiful blue crab, which you can give to your favorite crab lover or hang in any room of your home or office. No experience is necessary. This program is designed for adults, 21 and older. Tickets include all supplies and two drink vouchers. Refreshments will be served. Purchase your tickets at https://library.carr.org/paint.
Sunday
A Serene Path to Everyday Living: 1:30-4:30 p.m. For adults. Register for this event. As spring approaches and the flowers begin to bloom, we invite and encourage you to join us for a wonderful workshop that will teach you techniques of releasing old habits of stress, tension, and anxiety in your life. We honor the opportunity to help you re-embrace life with simple practices for finding inner-peace, self-healing, and deeper contentment. Presenters will include Life Coach Hazel Beach and Meditation & Mindfulness Instructor Stacie Rogers.
Independent Exploration: 2 p.m. For ages 3-adults. Drop in for self-directed use of our makerspace resources during Independent Exploration, our unstaffed open lab hours. Check library.carr.org/explorationpoint for a full list of the equipment and software available. For staff assistance with a project or piece of equipment, please speak with a librarian to schedule a 1-on-1 tech appointment.
Peaceful Melodies: Lydia Bandy: 2 p.m. For all ages. Enjoy the soothing sounds of piano or harp, as our local performers fill the library with beautiful calming music. This program is sponsored in part by a Community Arts Development Grant from the Carroll County Arts Council and the Maryland State Arts Council.
Monday
Family Storytime: On the Road: 9:45 a.m. For ages birth-8. We'll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children.
Independent Exploration: 10 a.m. For ages 3-adults. Drop in for self-directed use of our makerspace resources during Independent Exploration, our unstaffed open lab hours. Check library.carr.org/explorationpoint for a full list of the equipment and software available. For staff assistance with a project or piece of equipment, please speak with a librarian to schedule a 1-on-1 tech appointment.
Family Storytime: On the Road: 11 a.m. For ages birth-8. We'll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children.
Big Ideas for Itty Bitty Hands: 3 p.m. For ages 1-2. Who knew straws in a colander, clothes pins in a bottle, and tearing paper could provide so much fun, strengthen hands, and prepare them for writing? Come join the fun. Only kids need to register.
Mahjong-Game On: 6:30 p.m. For adults. Join us for a friendly game of mahjong. We welcome experienced mah jongg players, as well as those newer to the game 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.
Pajama Storytime: 6:30 p.m. For all ages. There is nothing better than bedtime stories with cookies and juice. Wear your PJs to this cozy storytime. Refreshments will be served.
Tuesday
Read and Play: 9:15 a.m. For ages birth-24 months. Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities which allow children to practice skills and socialize.
Independent Exploration: 10 a.m. For ages 3-adults. Drop in for self-directed use of our makerspace resources during Independent Exploration, our unstaffed open lab hours. Check library.carr.org/explorationpoint for a full list of the equipment and software available. For staff assistance with a project or piece of equipment, please speak with a librarian to schedule a 1-on-1 tech appointment.
Read and Play: 10:15 a.m. For ages birth-24 months. Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities which allow children to practice skills and socialize.
Wednesday
Read and Play: 9:45 a.m. For ages birth-24 months. Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities which allow children to practice skills and socialize.
Twos and Threes Together: On the Road: 11 a.m. For ages 2-3. This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.
3D Printing: Cookie Cutters: 7 p.m. For adults. Create your own unique cookie cutter using online design software on our Exploration Point. computers. We'll 3D print your cookie cutter for you to pick up later. All attendees need to register.
I Need a Vacation: 7 p.m. For adults. Register for this event. Learn more about how easy it is to get a passport and why you should have one. There are many options besides East Coast beaches that are affordable for travel. The Caribbean islands and Mexico require a passport, but are an easy three-hour flight from Baltimore (instead of the drive) at a similar cost. With these vacations you can also have all your meals, drinks, and activities already included. Learn more about the options available for a great vacation.
Knit Wits: 7 p.m. For ages 11-adults. Beginners, please bring a light-colored, worsted yarn and size 8 needles to the class. If you know how to knit, please come and bring your project.
Finksburg
2265 Old Westminster Pike, Finksburg
410-386-4505
Thursday
Twos and Threes Together: Ducks: 9:45 a.m. For ages 2-3. This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.
Read and Play: 11 a.m. For ages birth-24 months. Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities which allow children to practice skills and socialize.
Teen Advisory Board: 6 p.m. For ages 12-17. Need service hours? Join the Teen Advisory Board and share your opinions with library staff about books, movies, music, and programs you'd like to see at the Finksburg Branch. Refreshments will be served.
Septic Care: Important Information for Homeowners: 7 p.m. For adults. George Schooley, certified septic system installer, inspector, and founder of Legacy Septic & Excavation, will share how to maintain your septic system to keep it working properly, helping you protect your home and family. Questions regarding BAT systems, sand mounds, and other new technology will also be addressed. Mr. Schooley will provide a brief presentation on the care of septic systems, followed by an interactive Q&A session.
Friday
Let the Wild Rumpus Start: 11 a.m. For ages 3-8. ROAR your most terrible ROAR at our Wild Rumpus. Come listen to Max himself read Where the Wild Things Are and then enjoy some Maurice Sendak inspired crafts and games.
Saturday
A BBC Afternoon Tea: 2 p.m. For adults. Register for this event. Join us for an afternoon tea with wonderful treats and teas from Gypsy's Tea Room and chat about you favorite BBC shows. Dress for the tea is encouraged, such as hats and gloves, but not necessary. Refreshments will be served.
Sunday
No special programs listed.
Monday
Alphabet Train : Letter K: 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
Veterans Book Discussion Group: "One Bullet Away," by Nathaniel Fick: 7 p.m. For adults. 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. Refreshments will be served. A Celebrating America program.
Tuesday
Read and Play: 9:45 a.m. For ages birth-24 months. Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities which allow children to practice skills and socialize.
Twos and Threes Together: Sweet Treats: 11 a.m. For ages 2-3. This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.
Ready, Set, School: Sweet Treats: 1:30 p.m. For ages 3-6. An independent storytime that prepares children for school. Fun, hands-on activities will teach listening, pre-reading, math, movement, music, and art skills. All adult caregivers are welcome.
Finksburg Book Discussion Group: "Everybody's Got Something," by Robin Roberts and Veronica Chambers: 6:30 p.m. For adults. Join us and add to the fray your own opinions, thoughts and memories as we give this month's book an airing.
Wednesday
Family Storytime: Sweet Treats: 11 a.m. For ages birth-8. We'll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children.
Pajama Party Storytime: Sweet Treats: 6:30 p.m. For ages birth-8. Wear your pajamas, bring your favorite stuffed animal, and listen to stories before bed. This storytime introduces stories through books, songs, and activities appropriate for young children.
Mount Airy
705 Ridge Ave., Mount Airy
410-386-4470, 301-829-5290
Thursday
Twos and Threes Together: Friends: 10 a.m. For ages 2-3. This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.
Librarians Like...: Ms. Robin's Favorites: 2 p.m. For ages birth-6. Just like you, librarians have things they like very much. Do you want to know who their favorite authors are or maybe their favorite animal? Come to a fun story time and find out. We will share stories, crafts, and music while learning about some of our favorites.
Friday
Ready, Set, School: Friends: 10 a.m. For ages 3-6. An independent storytime that prepares children for school. Fun, hands-on activities will teach listening, pre-reading, math, movement, music, and art skills. All adult caregivers are welcome.
Family Storytime: Friends: 11 a.m. For ages birth-8. We'll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children.
Memory Writing: 2 p.m. For adults. Join us the third Friday of each month as we recall fond memories and free-write, creating a journal for others and ourselves to enjoy. Each week holds a different topic.
Saturday
Sensory Storytime: 9:45 a.m. For ages birth-8. This inclusive program welcomes children of all abilities and their caregivers to a supportive, judgment-free storytime.
Saturday Storytime: Friends: 11 a.m. For ages birth-8. We'll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children.
Sunday
No special programs listed.
Monday
Read and Play: 9:45 a.m. For ages birth-24 months. Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities which allow children to practice skills and socialize.
Twos and Threes Together: Shapes: 11 a.m. For ages 2-3. This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement..
North Carroll
2255 Hanover Pike, Greenmount
410-386-4480
Thursday
Family Storytime: Mice: 10 a.m. For ages birth-8. We'll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children.
American Girls: Fun and Games: 6:45 p.m. For ages 7-10. Join us for stories and more. Bring your dolls or dress up. Only kids need to register. Refreshments will be served. A Celebrating America program.
Friday
Read and Play: 10:30 a.m. For ages birth-24 months. Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities which allow children to practice skills and socialize.
Saturday
LEGO Creations: 10 a.m. For all ages. Want to build a castle? Or a spaceship? Or something totally new and different? Join us for a LEGO program where you can build whatever you would like. We supply the blocks and you supply the creativity. Bring your dad or your mom and build together.
Sunday
No special programs listed.
Monday
Preschool TinkerLabs: 10:30 a.m. For ages 3-5. Explore, tinker, and create. We'll read a story and then children and caregivers will investigate and have fun in our weekly Monday Makerspace.
Minecraft: 6:30 p.m. For ages 9-17. Register for this event. Join us for an hour and a half of Minecraft.
Tuesday
Move & Learn: Outer Space: 10 a.m. For ages 2-6. A theme-based storytime featuring an age-appropriate story, songs, and learning activities, with a concentration on creative movement.
Move & Learn: Outer Space: 11 a.m. For ages 2-6. A theme-based storytime featuring an age-appropriate story, songs, and learning activities, with a concentration on creative movement.
North Carroll Knitters Night: 7 p.m. For adults. Knitters and crocheters are all welcome to join this semi-monthly gathering to share tips, projects, and patterns.
Wednesday
Family Storytime: Outer Space: 10 a.m. For ages birth-8. We'll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children.
Pajama Party Storytime: Outer Space: 6:45 p.m. For ages birth-8. Wear your pajamas, bring your favorite stuffed animal, and listen to stories before bed. This storytime introduces stories through books, songs, and activities appropriate for young children.
Taneytown
10 Grand Drive, Taneytown
410-386-4510
Thursday
Family Storytime: Sheep: 9:45 a.m. For ages birth-8. We'll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children
Taneytown Book Discussion Group: "Everyone Brave is Forgiven," by Chris Cleave: 6:30 p.m. For adults. Join us for a lively discussion. New participants are always welcome.
Friday
Itty Bitty Scientists: Weather: 11 a.m. For ages 2-5. Bring your young scientist to the library to have fun exploring and investigating with materials found in your own home. Observe and experiment through play investigations. Bring a smock for our hand-on activities lab. Only kids need to register.
Saturday
Read to a Dog: 10 a.m.-noon. For ages 5-12. Come ready to read to a book-loving dog. Bring a favorite book-or use one of ours-to improve your reading skills by sharing a story with one of our furry friends from Carroll County 4-H Dog Club.
Sunday
No special programs listed.
Monday
No special programs listed.
Tuesday
Twos and Threes Together: Bugs: 9:45 a.m. For ages 2-3. This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays and movement.
Wednesday
Ready, Set, School: Bugs: 9:45 a.m. For ages 3-6. An independent storytime that prepares children for school. Fun, hands-on activities will teach listening, pre-reading, math, movement, music, and art skills. All adult caregivers are welcome.
Read and Play: 11 a.m. For ages birth-24 months. Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities which allow children to practice skills and socialize.
Pajama Party Storytime: Bugs: 6:30 p.m. For ages birth-8. Wear your pajamas, bring your favorite stuffed animal, and listen to stories before bed. This storytime introduces stories through books, songs, and activities appropriate for young children.
Westminster
50 E. Main St., Westminster
410-386-4490
Thursday
Wanna Be a Knitter?: 3:30 p.m. For adults. Register for this event. This is a three session knitting class in which you will learn to cast on, knit, purl, and bind off. In the first class you will learn to cast on and knit, as you begin knitting a washcloth. In the second class you will bring your washcloth back with you and use it to learn to purl. In the third class you will learn to bind off your knitted/purled stitches to complete the washcloth. All supplies provided.
Friday
No special programs listed.
Saturday
Read with a Furry Friend: 1 p.m. For ages birth-17. Come and practice reading to a dog who loves to hear stories. KPETS, trained reading dogs, will be the eager listeners.
Crafts from the Past: 2 p.m. For ages 7-11. Corn husk dolls, toy boats, pinwheels are toys kids might have made and played with in the 1800s. Take a trip into the past as we try out some of the crafts from the Living History Camp at the Carroll County Farm Museum. A Celebrating America program. Only kids need to register.
Sunday
No special events listed.
Monday
Read and Play: 9:30 a.m. For ages birth-24 months. Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities which allow children to practice skills and socialize.
Ready, Set, School: Fish: 10:30 a.m. For ages 3-6. An independent storytime that prepares children for school. Fun, hands-on activities will teach listening, pre-reading, math, movement, music, and art skills. All adult caregivers are welcome.
Tuesday
Let's Move: Fish: 10 a.m. For ages 2-5. Our regular, theme-based storytime with a twist, a stretch, and maybe a yoga pose. There will be an age appropriate story, songs, and a learning activity along with the opportunity to get up and get moving.
Read and Play: 11 a.m. For ages birth-24 months. Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities which allow children to practice skills and socialize.
Pajama Party Storytime: Fish: 7 p.m. For ages birth-8. Wear your pajamas, bring your favorite stuffed animal, and listen to stories before bed. This storytime introduces stories through books, songs, and activities appropriate for young children.
Wednesday
Twos and Threes Together: Fish: 10 a.m. For ages 2-3. This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.
Read and Play: 11 a.m. For ages birth-24 months. Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities which allow children to practice skills and socialize.
Owl Pellets: 4:30 p.m. For ages 8-12. Learn about how and what owls eat, as well as how a pellet is formed in an owl's unique digestive system. Dissect a sterilized pellet and use investigative skills to analyze and identify the contents to figure out what the owl ate. Only kids need to register.
A few of our favorites
St. Patrick's Day Shenanigans
Friday, 10 a.m., Eldersburg branch. For all ages. Join us at the O'Eldersburg Branch for a wee bit o'fun as we celebrate St. Patrick's Day. There will be stories, crafts, and activities. Refreshments will be served..
LEGO CREATIONS
Saturday, 10 a.m., North Carroll branch. For all ages. Want to build a castle? Or a spaceship? Or something totally new and different? Join us for a LEGO program where you can build whatever you would like. We supply the blocks and you supply the creativity. Bring your dad or your mom and build together.
I Need a Vacation
Wednesday, 7 p.m., Eldersburg branch. For adults. Register for this event. Learn more about how easy it is to get a passport and why you should have one. There are many options besides East Coast beaches that are affordable for travel. The Caribbean islands and Mexico require a passport, but are an easy three-hour flight from Baltimore (instead of the drive) at a similar cost. With these vacations you can also have all your meals, drinks, and activities already included. Learn more about the options available for a great vacation.
