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.
Wednesday
Story Pals: Make Believe: 10 a.m. For ages 2 to 3, with an adult caregiver. A theme-based story time featuring interactive and age-appropriate stories, songs, fingerplays and activities.
Read and Play: 11 a.m. For ages birth to 24 months, with an adult caregiver. A story time featuring lap games, tickles, bounces and rhymes followed by a play group for meeting and mingling.
Thursday
Story Pals: Make Believe: 10 a.m. For ages 2 to 3, with an adult caregiver. A theme-based story time featuring interactive and age-appropriate stories, songs, fingerplays and activities.
Story Pals: Make Believe: 11 a.m. For ages 2 to 3, with an adult caregiver. A theme-based story time featuring interactive and age-appropriate stories, songs, fingerplays and activities.
Year-Round Family Story Time: Make Believe: 1 p.m. For all ages. This weekly story time, open to all ages, introduces stories through books, songs and activities. Children 3 and younger must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
The Log Cabin Caner: 7 p.m. For ages 12 to adults. Caner Rick Barrick is fond of antique treasures, especially chairs. Seven years ago, he learned how to revive and save the life of chairs in need of caning by taking a traditional arts class at the Carroll County Farm Museum. Barrick is proud to say he has personally re-caned close to 800 chairs since then. Watch Barrick as he weaves natural materials together to create a surface that is sturdy and surprisingly strong.
The Mitten Puppet Show: 7 p.m. For ages 3 to adults. Did you ever lose your woolly warm mitten in the woods? A mitten makes a perfect sleeping bag for an owl, a mouse, a hedgehog and more. Come enjoy this lively fairy tale to count how many critters can fit into the mitten. Puppet shows are fun and build your child's school readiness skills like empathy, imagination and active listening. Children age 3 must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
Friday
The Mitten Puppet Show: 10 a.m. For ages 3 to adults. Did you ever lose your woolly warm mitten in the woods? A mitten makes a perfect sleeping bag for an owl, a mouse, a hedgehog and more. Come enjoy this lively fairy tale to count how many critters can fit into the mitten. Puppet shows are fun and build your child's school readiness skills like empathy, imagination and active listening. Children age 3 must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
The Mitten Puppet Show: 2 p.m. For ages 3 to adults. Did you ever lose your woolly warm mitten in the woods? A mitten makes a perfect sleeping bag for an owl, a mouse, a hedgehog and more. Come enjoy this lively fairy tale to count how many critters can fit into the mitten. Puppet shows are fun and build your child's school readiness skills like empathy, imagination and active listening. Children age 3 must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
Saturday
Fireside Story Time Series: Popcorn: 11 a.m. For all ages. Join us beside a crackling (faux) fire to enjoy stories, rhymes and crafts featuring some of our favorite things about winter. Children 3 and younger must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
Sunday
No special events listed.
Monday
Closed for holiday.
Tuesday
Story Pals: Art: 10 a.m. For ages 2 to 3, with an adult caregiver. A theme-based story time featuring interactive and age-appropriate stories, songs, fingerplays and activities.
Read and Play: 11 a.m. For ages birth to 24 months, with an adult caregiver. A story time featuring lap games, tickles, bounces and rhymes followed by a play group for meeting and mingling.
Tinkering: 3 p.m. For ages 7 to 13. Register for this event. Come explore tinkering using LED lights, circuits, and whatever else we can get our hands on to create something. Participants will combine engineering, creating and tinkering to not only make something cool, but to learn something new as well. Only kids need to register.
Evening Story Time: Art: 7 p.m. For all ages. This story time, open to all ages, introduces stories through books, songs and activities. Children 3 and younger must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
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.
Wednesday
Year-Round Family Story Time: Fruits & Vegetables: 11 a.m. For all ages. An open invitation. This weekly story time introduces stories through books, songs and activities. Children 3 and younger must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
On My Own: Fruits & Vegetables: 1:30 p.m. For ages 3 to 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: Fruits & Vegetables: 6:30 p.m. For all ages. This story time introduces stories through books, songs and activities. Children 3 and younger must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
Thursday
Story Pals: Fruits & Vegetables: 9:45 a.m. For ages 2 to 3, with an adult caregiver. A theme-based story time featuring interactive and age-appropriate stories, songs, fingerplays and activities.
Read and Play: 11 a.m. For ages birth to 24 months, with an adult caregiver. A story time featuring lap games, tickles, bounces and rhymes followed by a play group for meeting and mingling.
Teen Advisory Board: 6 p.m. For ages 12 to 17. Need service hours? Join the Teen Advisory Board and share your opinions and ideas with library staff about books, movies, music and programs you'd like to see at the Finksburg Branch. Get an application from the Information Desk and find out more.
Yoga with Syeda: 6 p.m. For adults. Register for this event. Set an hour aside for yourself. Join Syeda Kahn for a free, invigorating yoga session in a soothing atmosphere. Register to assure a place. Drop-ins on a first come basis.
Friday
PBS World Premiere & PBS Book Finder Story Time: 10:30 a.m. For ages 2 to adults. Be the first to see the world premiere episode of the PBS show Odd Squad. Then stay for a story time using books found on PBS' Book Finder service. Learn how you can use Book Finder as a great parenting tool. Part of the Quality Digital Media Partnership series with WQED-PBS, LittleeLit.com, and Carroll County Public Library. Children 3 and younger must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
Watershed Science: What is a Watershed?: 2 p.m. For ages 8 to 12. Register for this event. Join us as we learn about water flow, pollution in the Chesapeake Bay, and being water smart in this three week series from the University of Maryland Extension. Come to one or all. Only kids need to register.
Saturday
No special events listed.
Sunday
No special events listed.
Monday
Closed for holiday.
Tuesday
Read and Play: 9:45 a.m. For ages birth to 24 months, with an adult caregiver. A story time featuring lap games, tickles, bounces and rhymes followed by a play group for meeting and mingling.
Story Pals: Toys: 11 a.m. For ages 2 to 3, with an adult caregiver. A theme-based story time featuring interactive and age-appropriate stories, songs, fingerplays and activities.
PBS App-a-Thon & Scavenger Hunt: 1 p.m. For ages 2 to adults. The Finksburg Branch Library is hosting another PBS App-a-Thon to help you locate high quality, age-appropriate apps for sharing. Bring your handheld device & we will supply the free app codes to download educational PBS apps. Then search the Finksburg Branch Library to find hidden PBS friends. Everyone who participates will get this month's PBS Digital Scavenger Hunt card to explore PBSkids.org. Part of the Quality Digital Media Partnership series with WQED-PBS, LittleeLit.com, and Carroll County Public Library. Children 3 and younger must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
On My Own: Toys: 1:30 p.m. For ages 3 to 6. A theme-based story time for children who are ready for an independent, small group experience. All adult caregivers are welcome.
Finksburg Book Discussion Group: "The Light Between Oceans" by M.L. Stedman: 6:30 p.m. For adults. Join the library for a lively discussion of this month's book.
The Mitten Puppet Show: 6:30 p.m. For ages 3 to adults. Register for this event. Did you ever lose your woolly warm mitten in the woods? A mitten makes a perfect sleeping bag for an owl, a mouse a hedgehog, and more. Come enjoy this lively fairy tale to count how many critters can fit into the mitten. Puppet shows are fun and build your child's school readiness skills like empathy, imagination and active listening. Children age 3 must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
