Upcoming Events

Alphabet Train: The Letter B
Eldersburg Branch
Monday, January 27, 2025 - 9:30am - 10:30am
Ages: 3 - 6
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Climb aboard each week to explore a different letter of the alphabet through books, songs, and activities. All adult caregivers are welcome.

Family Storytime
Westminster Branch
Monday, January 27, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 8
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We’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. 

Family Storytime
Mount Airy Branch
Monday, January 27, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 8
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We’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. 

Read and Play
North Carroll Branch
Monday, January 27, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities that allow children to practice skills and socialize.

Winter Reading Celebration
Taneytown Branch
Monday, January 27, 2025 - 10:00am - 6:30pm
Ages: All Ages
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Join us for a day to celebrate CCPL's Winter Reading! Log your books, participate in one of our activities in the branch, and attend one of the fun programs. Stop by anytime between 10 AM and 6:30 PM!

Alphabet Train
Finksburg Branch
Monday, January 27, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 3 - 6
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Climb aboard each week to explore a different letter of the alphabet through books, songs, and activities. All adult caregivers are welcome.

Critter Adventure
Taneytown Branch
Monday, January 27, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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Parrots, chinchillas, and snakes, oh my! Get up close and personal with a wide variety of animals, some with six legs, some with four, some with two, and some with no legs at all! Join us to learn all about these creatures and have the opportunity to pet and hold them.

Let's Move!
Mount Airy Branch
Monday, January 27, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Birth - 8
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Join us for an interactive storytime where we're learning through movement. We'll explore books, rhymes, and songs with lots of wiggles and giggles!

Eldersburg Hooked on Crochet
Eldersburg Branch
Monday, January 27, 2025 - 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Ages: 12 - Adults, Adults
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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.

Intro to Laser Cutting
Exploration Commons
Monday, January 27, 2025 - 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Ages: 12 - Adults
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This beginner-level laser cutter class will walk you through design basics, machine use, and safety procedures. At the instructor's discretion, customers who successfully complete this program will be certified to use the Exploration Commons' Fusion Pro and Fusion Edge laser cutters.

Customers aged 12 to 15 who complete their certification are required to have a certified adult with them to use the laser independently.

STEAM Stations
Taneytown Branch
Monday, January 27, 2025 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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Practice some fun STEAM skills as you visit the STEAM stations around the library.

Teen Crafts: Fantasy Crafts
Eldersburg Branch
Monday, January 27, 2025 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: 11 - 17
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Are you a fan of reading fantasy series or playing Dungeons and Dragons? Drop in any time to make fantasy-themed crafts!

Teen Service Hour Opportunity: Carroll County Master Gardeners Project Prep Day
Finksburg Branch
Monday, January 27, 2025 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: 12 - 18
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Join Carroll County Master Gardeners at CCPL's Finksburg Branch for this service hour program. Registrants will earn up to two service hours for accurately prepping materials for the Carroll County Master Gardeners' upcoming events. Projects include preparing bracelet kits and painting rocks. This is an in-person activity; service hours will be awarded at the end of the event.

Winter Secrets
Finksburg Branch
Monday, January 27, 2025 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: 5 - 11
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Many winter survival traits of plants and animals are not detected by the casual observer. Through interactive learning, young gardeners will explore the various ways they survive and discover the secrets they hold. Each attendee will also create a simple birdfeeder that will help a bird survive winter. 

Winter Wildness Nerf Target Range
North Carroll Branch
Monday, January 27, 2025 - 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Ages: 8 - 13
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Come try out our Nerf weapons at a winter-themed target range.

Coding for Kids with Bee-Bot®!
Mount Airy Branch
Monday, January 27, 2025 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: 3 - 8
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In this fun, hands-on activity, kids will go on a coding adventure with Bee-Bot®, friendly programmable robots designed to introduce younger kids to the basics of coding and sequencing! Rotating through stations, children will have an opportunity to program their Bee-Bot® to navigate various obstacles using simple commands while practicing problem-solving and critical thinking, all while learning early coding concepts in a playful STEM environment.  

Westminster Branch Teen Advisory Board
Westminster Branch
Monday, January 27, 2025 - 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Ages: 12 - 17
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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.

National Chocolate Cake Day
Exploration Commons
Monday, January 27, 2025 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: 13 - 18
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Celebrate National Chocolate Day in our teaching kitchen with a cake decorating class! Teens are invited to register to create a chocolate-filled, frosted, drizzled, and decorated cake. Each registration is for one teen and one cake.  

Monday Makers
Taneytown Branch
Monday, January 27, 2025 - 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Ages: 11 - Adults
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Join us to learn how to make something new and creative.

North Carroll Book Discussion Group: Fellowship Point
North Carroll Branch
Monday, January 27, 2025 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Ages: Adults
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This month's selection is Fellowship Point by Alice Elliot Dark.

Crochet Club
Mount Airy Branch
Monday, January 27, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 12 - Adults
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Join us for an evening of crochet and conversation. Bring your crochet supplies and/or whatever crochet project you have already started. All experience levels are welcome.

Taneytown Teen Advisory Board
Taneytown Branch
Monday, January 27, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 12 - 18
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Calling all teens with a love of the library! Help us plan teen programming and influence our teen collections. We want you for our Teen Advisory Board! Need service hours? We've got those too!

Yoga with Meditation
Eldersburg Branch
Monday, January 27, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 13 - Adults
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Experience the many benefits of yoga and meditation. This class, taught by Rebecca Berg, welcomes students of all levels. Adaptations for using a chair will be shared if participants are uncomfortable getting on the floor. Meditation exercises will be incorporated into the practice. Please wear comfortable clothing; bring a blanket, yoga mat, and a strap (or belt or towel).

Infant Lapsit Storytime
Eldersburg Branch
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 9:30am - 10:30am
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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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 from the comfort of their favorite grownup's lap.

Is your little one starting to walk and is more wiggly and active? Check out our Read and Play programs Tuesdays at 10:30 AM and Thursdays at 9:30 AM! 

Sewing Skills: Fabric Cutting
Exploration Commons
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 9:30am - 12:00pm
Ages: 15 - Adults
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Learn to use traditional and updated techniques and tools for preparing and cutting fabric. You will leave with the confidence to use a rotary cutter and mat as well as traditional cutting tools. This is a beginner-friendly class; no sewing experience is required.

Read and Play
Finksburg Branch
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 9:45am - 10:30am
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities that allow children to practice skills and socialize.

Read and Play
Taneytown Branch
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 10:00am - 10:45am
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities that allow children to practice skills and socialize.

Move and Learn
North Carroll Branch
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 8
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A theme-based storytime featuring an age-appropriate story, songs, and learning activities, with a concentration on creative movement.

Read and Play
Westminster Branch
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities that allow children to practice skills and socialize.

Read and Play
Mount Airy Branch
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities that allow children to practice skills and socialize.

Read and Play
Eldersburg Branch
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 10:30am - 11:30am
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities that allow children to practice skills and socialize.

Move and Learn
North Carroll Branch
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Birth - 8
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A theme-based storytime featuring an age-appropriate story, songs, and learning activities, with a concentration on creative movement.

Twos and Threes Together
Westminster Branch
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 2 - 3
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This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

Twos and Threes Together
Finksburg Branch
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 2 - 3
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This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

Twos and Threes Together
Taneytown Branch
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 2 - 3
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This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

Twos and Threes Together
Mount Airy Branch
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 2 - 3
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This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

Basic Knife Skills
Exploration Commons
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Ages: 16 - Adults
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This hands-on class will cover everything you need to know about caring for your knives and how to use them. You'll learn how to chop, dice, and mince and get plenty of practice with other professional cuts. This is a beginner class.

Diverse Voices Book Club: Maid
Westminster Branch
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Ages: 16 - Adults
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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. Our January selection is Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land. Attendees are welcome to attend in person at CCPL's Westminster Branch or virtually through Zoom.

North Carroll Writers Group
North Carroll Branch
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: Adults
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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. All genres are welcome: novel, short story, essay, poetry, memoirs, spiritual, sci-fi, fiction, and nonfiction. This group is led by Barbara D. Duffey, an experienced writing workshop leader and author of five books.

Let's Get Crafty
Taneytown Branch
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Come craft with us! We will have a fun and EASY craft project each month. No experience or creative skills are needed! Bring a friend and craft together, or meet new people with a shared love of crafting.

Line Dancing with Lori
Eldersburg Branch
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Join us for an evening of fun and fitness in this beginner's line dancing class. 

Pajama Party Storytime
Finksburg Branch
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Ages: Birth - 8
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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.

Carroll 250: The Dark Winter of 1776-1777 presented by John Laycock
Exploration Commons
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: Adults
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It is Christmas 1776, and all is not well for George Washington and his Continental Army. They have suffered a string of defeats and have retreated into New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Fighting through a blizzard and smallpox, Maryland Militia reinforcements start filling the New Jersey countryside. The story of Private Jacob Zoll and his company led by Captain John Ross Key is an under looked part of the Revolutionary War. This talk will share Private Zoll’s struggle as he begins his journey to fight for his liberty.

Mr. Laycock has a love of genealogy and local history. He is a member of the Westminster Sons of the American Revolution and the Historical Society of Carroll County. He lives in Sykesville with his wife and 3 kids. He can often be found watching his beloved Chicago Cubs and still can’t believe that they finally won it all.

This program is part of the Carroll 250 Speaker Series celebrating the United States Semiquincentennial, the 250th anniversary of the 1776 United States Declaration of Independence.

 

Mount Airy Teen Advisory Board
Mount Airy Branch
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 12 - 17
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Calling all teens with a love of the library! Earn service hours while making friends, beautifying the library, and planning programs!

If this is your first time joining us, please print and complete a copy of the volunteer application.

Pajama Party Storytime
Westminster Branch
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Ages: Birth - 8
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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.

Writing Group
Eldersburg Branch
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 9:15am - 1:00pm
Ages: Adults
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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. The primary goal is to dedicate quiet time away from the daily chaos to make consistent progress on your novel or children's book. Bring your current project to work on during this time. At 10 AM, we will brainstorm, critique, and share knowledge about upcoming events and the book publishing industry. You are welcome to share a short piece of writing during this time for critique.

Move & Groove Storytime
Eldersburg Branch
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 9:30am - 10:30am
Ages: Birth - 8
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This energetic storytime encourages creative movement and dance to help develop gross motor skills, coordination, and spatial awareness while fostering a love of stories.

Family Storytime
Finksburg Branch
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 9:45am - 10:30am
Ages: Birth - 8
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We’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. 

Family Storytime
North Carroll Branch
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 8
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We’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. 

Read and Play
Westminster Branch
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities that allow children to practice skills and socialize.

Read and Play
Taneytown Branch
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities that allow children to practice skills and socialize.

Ready, Set, School!
Mount Airy Branch
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: 3 - 6
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An independent storytime that prepares children for school. Fun, hands-on activities will teach listening, pre-reading, math, movement, music, and art skills.

Mount Airy Knitters
Mount Airy Branch
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Join the Mount Airy Knitters for a weekly roundtable of knitting, conversation, and fun. All experience levels are welcome.

Move & Groove Storytime
Eldersburg Branch
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 10:30am - 11:30am
Ages: Birth - 8
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This energetic storytime encourages creative movement and dance to help develop gross motor skills, coordination, and spatial awareness while fostering a love of stories.

Read and Play
Mount Airy Branch
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities that allow children to practice skills and socialize.

Ready, Set, School!
Finksburg Branch
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 3 - 6
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An independent storytime that prepares children for school. Fun, hands-on activities will teach listening, pre-reading, math, movement, music, and art skills.

Twos and Threes Together
Westminster Branch
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 2 - 3
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This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

Soundscaping: Intro to FL Studio and Roland Keyboard
Exploration Commons
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Ages: Adults
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Learn the basics of music creation with an intro to FL Studio and a look into a few of the unique features of our own Roland FP-90X keyboard.

Breakfast for Dinner: Breakfast Burritos
Exploration Commons
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: 16 - Adults
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A delightful twist on dinner! Join us as we make breakfast burritos filled with crispy breakfast potatoes, breakfast sausage, and eggs, all wrapped up in a tortilla. Participants will make their very own breakfast burrito.

Chess at the Library
Finksburg Branch
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: 7 - Adults
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Are you a chess champion or want to learn? Show off your best moves against other chess players! Experienced and novice chess players are welcome.

Eldersburg Hooked on Crochet
Eldersburg Branch
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Ages: 12 - Adults
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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.

Family Fun Night
North Carroll Branch
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Ages: Birth - 8
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Wear your pajamas and listen to stories before bed. Join us for family fun, featuring stories, music, crafts, play, and time with friends.

To Be Read: Charmaine Wilkerson
Exploration Commons
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: Adults
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Charmaine Wilkerson is the New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake, which was named a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick and adapted as a Hulu streaming series by Oprah Winfrey and Kapital Entertainment. Wilkerson's latest, Good Dirt, takes readers from the United States to France and back in time, from the West African shores to the American South. This is a poignant story but also a hopeful one, reminding us that love, friendship and courage can be found at every turn. She is an American writer who has lived in Jamaica and Italy. A graduate of Barnard College and Stanford University, she is a former journalist whose award-winning short fiction has appeared in various magazines and anthologies. 

Charmaine will be in conversation with Nikki Payne. 

Books will be available for purchase and signing. 

Presented by Carroll County Public Library and A Likely Story Bookstore with Park Books. 

Read and Play
Eldersburg Branch
Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 9:30am - 10:30am
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities that allow children to practice skills and socialize.

Twos and Threes Together
Finksburg Branch
Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 9:45am - 10:30am
Ages: 2 - 3
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This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

Family Storytime
North Carroll Branch
Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 8
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We’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. 

Family Storytime
Taneytown Branch
Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 8
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We’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. 

Family Storytime
Mount Airy Branch
Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 8
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We’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. 

Twos and Threes Together
Westminster Branch
Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: 2 - 3
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This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

North Carroll Writers Group
North Carroll Branch
Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Adults
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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. All genres are welcome: novel, short story, essay, poetry, memoirs, spiritual, sci-fi, fiction, and nonfiction. This group is led by Barbara D. Duffey, an experienced writing workshop leader and author of five books.

Family Storytime
Eldersburg Branch
Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 10:30am - 11:30am
Ages: Birth - 8
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We’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. 

Family Storytime
Westminster Branch
Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Birth - 8
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We’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. 

Read and Play
Finksburg Branch
Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities that allow children to practice skills and socialize.

Gnocchi with Browned Butter and Sage
Exploration Commons
Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:30pm
Ages: 15 - Adults
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In this hands-on class, participants will make a batch of tender gnocchi to toss in browned butter and sage. 

Making Customized Chocolate for Valentine's Day
Exploration Commons
Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 16 - Adults
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Customize chocolates for yourself or your valentine in this two-session class! In session one, we'll create our designs in Fusion 360 and learn about the 3D printing process. In session two, we'll utilize our 3D prints and the makerspace's Vaquform machines to create custom molds. Then, we'll head to the teaching kitchen to learn how to mold chocolate and make our custom chocolates.

Access Carroll Presents: Seasonal Affective Disorder, More Than Just the Winter Blues
Mount Airy Branch
Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Please join us for a winter health program at CCPL's Mount Airy Branch. This program will discuss the history and causes of seasonal affective disorder, how to avoid it, and how to treat it. Although this condition was once poorly understood, we now have a good handle on its causes and how to address it. The presentation will include ways to decrease the likelihood of it occurring and the very inexpensive and effective treatment options that are now available. Presented by Joseph O'Leary, MD, from Access Carroll Integrated Health Care.

The Seven Biggest Mistakes People Make in Estate Planning
Eldersburg Branch
Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Everyone knows they should do estate planning, but what does that mean? How do you start? Can you just get something off the Internet? Do you need a Will or a Trust, and what is the difference? What is probate? Are your children going to have to pay taxes?  

Estate planning can be confusing, but we can make it easier and answer your questions. Join us for a presentation by local attorneys D Kathleen Rus and Pete Maheridis on the seven biggest mistakes people make in estate planning.

Arctic Adventure: An Evening Storytime
Taneytown Branch
Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Ages: Birth - 8
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In the chill of winter, let's meet some animals who feel right at home. We'll explore the beauty of the North Pole and its Arctic creatures through stories, songs, and activities. 

Pajama Party Storytime
Mount Airy Branch
Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: Birth - 8
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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.

Penguin Fun!
Taneytown Branch
Friday, January 31, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: 2 - 6
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Join the fun as we celebrate penguins, like our mascot Corky, with stories, songs, activities, and a craft. 

Play Baby Play
Westminster Branch
Friday, January 31, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 3
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You're invited to a morning playgroup just for little ones! 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.

Read and Play
North Carroll Branch
Friday, January 31, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities that allow children to practice skills and socialize.

Yoga with Meditation
Eldersburg Branch
Friday, January 31, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: 13 - Adults
Registration and more information
Experience the many benefits of yoga and meditation. This class, taught by Rebecca Berg, welcomes students of all levels. Adaptations for using a chair will be shared if participants are uncomfortable getting on the floor. Meditation exercises will be incorporated into the practice. Please wear comfortable clothing; bring a blanket, yoga mat, and a strap (or belt or towel).

Brunch with Andrea Berstler
Exploration Commons
Friday, January 31, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:30am
Ages: 16 - Adults
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Join CCPL's Executive Director Andrea Berstler to make homemade sausage gravy and scratch biscuits.

Serenity Journaling
Mount Airy Branch
Friday, January 31, 2025 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: Adults
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It's important to take time for yourself during these hectic and often uncertain times. Serenity journaling is an opportunity to take a few minutes to slow down, think, and write. Join Maria as she provides us with some topics, both contemporary and remembrance, that we can write about and relax. You can also take this time to journal about whatever is on your mind, or in your heart. After we free-write together, sharing is optional but encouraged!

Nintendo Afternoon
Westminster Branch
Friday, January 31, 2025 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ages: 11 - 17
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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. 

Library Lock-In Escape Room: da Vinci's Workshop
Mount Airy Branch
Friday, January 31, 2025 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Ages: 12 - 18
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You have been invited, along with the rest of a generation's greatest minds, to interview with Leonardo da Vinci for the once-in-a-lifetime shot at apprenticeship. But upon arrival at his infamous workshop, you all find that you've been trapped in a game of wits and riddles. Can you crack the codes, decipher the clues, and escape the workshop? Do you have what it takes to be da Vinci's next apprentice?

A parent's permission slip is required.

Saturday Adventures
Eldersburg Branch
Saturday, February 1, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 8
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Come to the library every Saturday morning for a new adventure! Stories, songs, dancing, crafts, and there will be something new and different each week. The one thing that will always happen? Fun!

Saturday Storytime
Mount Airy Branch
Saturday, February 1, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 8
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We’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. 

Read with a Furry Friend
Westminster Branch
Saturday, February 1, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 4 - Adults
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Every dog enjoys a good story! Trained "reading dogs" provide a relaxed, informal atmosphere for kids to practice reading. Research shows that reading to animals can boost reading skills in children and help with emotional and social skills.

Roar Like a Lion: An Afternoon of Community Service
Mount Airy Branch
Saturday, February 1, 2025 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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Beat the winter blues and feel the warmth of service to your community. In partnership with local Lions Clubs, join us for an afternoon of community service. Lions Clubs will supply materials, instructions, and volunteers to lead a variety of projects that benefit our community. Drop in for an hour or the entire time. Student service hours will be available.

Roar Like a Lion: An Afternoon of Community Service
Westminster Branch
Saturday, February 1, 2025 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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Beat the winter blues and feel the warmth of service to your community. In partnership with local Lions Clubs, join us for an afternoon of community service. Lions Clubs will supply materials, instructions, and volunteers to lead a variety of projects that benefit our community. Drop in for an hour or the entire time. Student service hours will be available.

Roar Like a Lion: An Afternoon of Community Service
Eldersburg Branch
Saturday, February 1, 2025 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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Beat the winter blues and feel the warmth of service to your community. In partnership with local Lions Clubs, join us for an afternoon of community service. Lions Clubs will supply materials, instructions, and volunteers to lead a variety of projects that benefit our community. Drop in for an hour or the entire time. Student service hours will be available.

Roar Like a Lion: An Afternoon of Community Service
Finksburg Branch
Saturday, February 1, 2025 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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class="ydp721dea3byiv8906546074">Beat the winter blues and feel the warmth of service to your community. In partnership with local Lions Clubs, join us for an afternoon of community service. Lions Clubs will supply materials, instructions, and volunteers to lead a variety of projects that benefit our community. Drop in for an hour or the entire time. Student service hours will be available.

Roar Like a Lion: An Afternoon of Community Service
Taneytown Branch
Saturday, February 1, 2025 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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Beat the winter blues and feel the warmth of service to your community. In partnership with local Lions Clubs, join us for an afternoon of community service. Lions Clubs will supply materials, instructions, and volunteers to lead a variety of projects that benefit our community. Drop in for an hour or the entire time. Student service hours will be available.

 

Roar Like a Lion: An Afternoon of Community Service
North Carroll Branch
Saturday, February 1, 2025 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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Beat the winter blues and feel the warmth of service to your community. In partnership with local Lions Clubs, join us for an afternoon of community service. Lions Clubs will supply materials, instructions, and volunteers to lead a variety of projects that benefit our community. Drop in for an hour or the entire time. Student service hours will be available.

Vision Screening for Kids
Finksburg Branch
Saturday, February 1, 2025 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Ages: Birth - 12
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Drop by CCPL's Finksburg Branch for a free vision screening. The screening is for children from birth through age 12 and will test for nearsightedness, farsightedness, unequal focusing, and differences in the power of the eyes. In partnership with the Deer Park Lions Club.

What the World Needs Now Concert
Taneytown Branch
Saturday, February 1, 2025 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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Join pianist and vocalist Jay Daniels for What the World Needs Now…, a heartfelt tribute to unity and love. Inspired by the iconic song penned by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, this concert weaves together timeless tunes that remind us of the power of connection, compassion, and togetherness. Featuring beloved classics such as "Lean on Me," "Come Together," "Put a Little Love in Your Heart," and "You've Got a Friend," Jay’s captivating piano arrangements and rich vocals breathe new life into these songs, offering a comforting and inspiring message that resonates deeply in today’s world. 

Intro to Adobe Illustrator
Exploration Commons
Saturday, February 1, 2025 - 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Ages: 12 - Adults
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Learn the basic features of Adobe Illustrator. Participants will have the opportunity to learn and explore the program through hands-on instruction. No experience is required!

Alphabet Train: The Letters C & D
Eldersburg Branch
Monday, February 3, 2025 - 9:30am - 10:30am
Ages: 3 - 6
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Climb aboard each week to explore a different letter of the alphabet through books, songs, and activities. All adult caregivers are welcome.

Family Storytime
Westminster Branch
Monday, February 3, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 8
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We’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. 

Family Storytime
Mount Airy Branch
Monday, February 3, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 8
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We’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. 

Read and Play
North Carroll Branch
Monday, February 3, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities that allow children to practice skills and socialize.

Alphabet Train
Finksburg Branch
Monday, February 3, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 3 - 6
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Climb aboard each week to explore a different letter of the alphabet through books, songs, and activities. All adult caregivers are welcome.

Let's Move!
Mount Airy Branch
Monday, February 3, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Birth - 8
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Join us for an interactive storytime where we're learning through movement. We'll explore books, rhymes, and songs with lots of wiggles and giggles!

North Carroll Knitters Group
North Carroll Branch
Monday, February 3, 2025 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Knitters and crocheters are welcome to join this group gathering to share tips, projects, and patterns.

Cooking for Wellness: Tempeh Teriyaki
Exploration Commons
Monday, February 3, 2025 - 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Ages: 15 - Adults
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It’s time to broaden your protein horizons for Heart Health Month. Research supports embracing plant-based proteins to support a healthy heart, and while tofu isn’t everyone's favorite texture, there are plenty of other whole food sources of plant protein. Tempeh is an excellent choice and the perfect pairing for discussing a heart-healthy diet. This class is provided through The Partnership for a Healthier Carroll County and Carroll Hospital.

Teen Service Hours: Valentine's Day Cards Craft
Westminster Branch
Monday, February 3, 2025 - 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Ages: 12 - 17
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Earn some service hours by making Valentine's Day cards to be distributed to Carroll County community members. Candy and drinks will be available for attendees. Crafting materials will also be provided. 

Adobe Illustrator: Beyond the Basics
Exploration Commons
Monday, February 3, 2025 - 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 12 - Adults
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Join us for a comprehensive two-session Adobe Illustrator program where we further explore the software's capabilities and build on our existing knowledge. Because this class explores more advanced functionality, it is strongly recommended that participants take our Intro to Adobe Illustrator class or complete the following prerequisite videos before the class.

• Get to Know Illustrator
• Create and Edit Shapes
• Transform and Edit Artwork

Taylor Swift Crafts
North Carroll Branch
Monday, February 3, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: 11 - 17
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Join us to make friendship bracelets, a mini disco ball, and more!

Yoga with Meditation
Eldersburg Branch
Monday, February 3, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 13 - Adults
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Experience the many benefits of yoga and meditation. This class, taught by Rebecca Berg, welcomes students of all levels. Adaptations for using a chair will be shared if participants are uncomfortable getting on the floor. Meditation exercises will be incorporated into the practice. Please wear comfortable clothing; bring a blanket, yoga mat, and a strap (or belt or towel).

Infant Lapsit Storytime
Eldersburg Branch
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 9:30am - 10:30am
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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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 from the comfort of their favorite grownup's lap.

Is your little one starting to walk and is more wiggly and active? Check out our Read and Play programs Tuesdays at 10:30 AM and Thursdays at 9:30 AM! 

Read and Play
Finksburg Branch
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 9:45am - 10:30am
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities that allow children to practice skills and socialize.

Read and Play
Taneytown Branch
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 10:00am - 10:45am
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities that allow children to practice skills and socialize.

Move and Learn
North Carroll Branch
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 8
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A theme-based storytime featuring an age-appropriate story, songs, and learning activities, with a concentration on creative movement.

Read and Play
Westminster Branch
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities that allow children to practice skills and socialize.

Read and Play
Mount Airy Branch
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities that allow children to practice skills and socialize.

Read and Play
Eldersburg Branch
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 10:30am - 11:30am
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities that allow children to practice skills and socialize.

Move and Learn
North Carroll Branch
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Birth - 8
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A theme-based storytime featuring an age-appropriate story, songs, and learning activities, with a concentration on creative movement.

Twos and Threes Together
Westminster Branch
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 2 - 3
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This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

Twos and Threes Together
Finksburg Branch
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 2 - 3
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This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

Twos and Threes Together
Taneytown Branch
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 2 - 3
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This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

Twos and Threes Together
Mount Airy Branch
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 2 - 3
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This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

Intro to Laser Cutting
Exploration Commons
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Ages: 12 - Adults
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This beginner-level laser cutter class will walk you through design basics, machine use, and safety procedures. At the instructor's discretion, customers who successfully complete this program will be certified to use the Exploration Commons' Fusion Pro and Fusion Edge laser cutters.

Customers aged 12 to 15 who complete their certification are required to have a certified adult with them to use the laser independently.

Needle Little Klatch?
Westminster Branch
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: 16 - Adults
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Klatch (noun): a gathering usually characterized by informal conversation.

Join us for a casual, bi-weekly stitching club. All needle-crafters are welcome!

 

Intro to Basic Sewing Skills (Skill Level 0)
Exploration Commons
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 14 - Adults
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Learn the basics to feel comfortable using a sewing machine. This introductory-level class includes the EC sewing machine certification necessary for many other classes and/or independent sewing machine use in the makerspace.

If you've never touched a sewing machine or a sewing needle, or if it's been years since you've sewed, and you need a refresher on the basics, then this class is for you.

Prerequisite: None

Materials: A sewing machine and all necessary materials will be provided.

Gnocchi with Browned Butter and Sage
Exploration Commons
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Ages: 15 - Adults
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In this hands-on class, participants will make a batch of tender gnocchi to toss in browned butter and sage. 

Drop-In Diamond Painting
Taneytown Branch
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: Adults
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Join us for a drop-in session of diamond painting! No experience is necessary!

North Carroll Writers Group
North Carroll Branch
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: Adults
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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. All genres are welcome: novel, short story, essay, poetry, memoirs, spiritual, sci-fi, fiction, and nonfiction. This group is led by Barbara D. Duffey, an experienced writing workshop leader and author of five books.

Pajama Party Storytime
Finksburg Branch
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Ages: Birth - 8
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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.

Youth Community Service Group
Eldersburg Branch
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 12 - 18
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Connect with your community and join us for our new group! Participants will earn service learning hours while collaborating on projects that will benefit Eldersburg and beyond. Our first project is to create centerpieces for the dining room tables at Oakland Manor.

Pajama Party Storytime
Westminster Branch
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Ages: Birth - 8
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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.

Writing Group
Eldersburg Branch
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 9:15am - 1:00pm
Ages: Adults
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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. The primary goal is to dedicate quiet time away from the daily chaos to make consistent progress on your novel or children's book. Bring your current project to work on during this time. At 10 AM, we will brainstorm, critique, and share knowledge about upcoming events and the book publishing industry. You are welcome to share a short piece of writing during this time for critique.

Move & Groove Storytime
Eldersburg Branch
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 9:30am - 10:30am
Ages: Birth - 8
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This energetic storytime encourages creative movement and dance to help develop gross motor skills, coordination, and spatial awareness while fostering a love of stories.

Family Storytime
Finksburg Branch
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 9:45am - 10:30am
Ages: Birth - 8
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We’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. 

Family Storytime
North Carroll Branch
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 8
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We’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. 

Read and Play
Westminster Branch
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities that allow children to practice skills and socialize.

Read and Play
Taneytown Branch
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities that allow children to practice skills and socialize.

Ready, Set, School!
Mount Airy Branch
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: 3 - 6
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An independent storytime that prepares children for school. Fun, hands-on activities will teach listening, pre-reading, math, movement, music, and art skills.

Mount Airy Knitters
Mount Airy Branch
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Join the Mount Airy Knitters for a weekly roundtable of knitting, conversation, and fun. All experience levels are welcome.

Move & Groove Storytime
Eldersburg Branch
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 10:30am - 11:30am
Ages: Birth - 8
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This energetic storytime encourages creative movement and dance to help develop gross motor skills, coordination, and spatial awareness while fostering a love of stories.

Read and Play
Mount Airy Branch
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities that allow children to practice skills and socialize.

Ready, Set, School!
Finksburg Branch
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 3 - 6
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An independent storytime that prepares children for school. Fun, hands-on activities will teach listening, pre-reading, math, movement, music, and art skills.

Twos and Threes Together
Westminster Branch
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 2 - 3
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This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

Diamond Painting Bookmark
Eldersburg Branch
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: 16 - Adults
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Time for some sparkly fun! Try your hand at diamond painting by making your own glittery bookmark. Combining mosaic art and paint-by-numbers, diamond painting uses tiny round resin beads on an adhesive base to create a glittering final product. All supplies will be provided. 

LEGO® Builders Club
Eldersburg Branch
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Ages: 6 - 12
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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!

Books and Brews Book Club: Lessons in Chemistry
Offsite
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Do you enjoy reading and talking about books while enjoying excellent craft beer? Then our Books and Brews book club is for you! We will feature a different book at each meeting, so join us in sharing good books and ideas.

This month's selection is Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. It is a historical fiction novel set in the 1960s about a female technician in a chemistry lab who becomes a single mother and cooking TV star.

Design a Battle of the Books Team Shirt
Exploration Commons
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Ages: Adults
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Create a custom design for your Battle of the Books team shirts. Learn to make a simple one-color design in Adobe Illustrator and review the options for applying your design to a shirt. We will review the pros and cons of different materials and processes, learn essential tips to avoid frustration when making the shirts, and briefly discuss how you can add more style to your design. You will leave class with a basic design file that can be cut on a cutting machine at home or later in the makerspace (bring a USB thumb drive to class or be prepared to save your file to the cloud for future access).

This program is for adults only; each team may bring up to two adults to the program, but only one person per team should register.

Eldersburg Hooked on Crochet
Eldersburg Branch
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Ages: 12 - Adults
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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.

Family Fun Night
North Carroll Branch
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Ages: Birth - 8
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Wear your pajamas and listen to stories before bed. Join us for family fun, featuring stories, music, crafts, play, and time with friends.

Virtual Teen Advisory Board: Service Learning Opportunity
Online
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 12 - 17
Registration and more information
Are you interested in volunteering virtually at the library? Join us for Teen Advisory Board (TAB), a monthly meeting where teens help plan programs, complete service-oriented projects, and advise the library on teen-related topics.

Read and Play
Eldersburg Branch
Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 9:30am - 10:30am
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities that allow children to practice skills and socialize.

Preschool Vision Screening
Finksburg Branch
Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 9:30am - 11:30am
Ages: 2 - 5
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Drop by CCPL's Finksburg Branch for a free vision screening. The screening for preschool-aged children will test for nearsightedness, farsightedness, unequal focusing, and differences in the power of the eyes. In partnership with the Deer Park Lions Club.

Twos and Threes Together
Finksburg Branch
Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 9:45am - 10:30am
Ages: 2 - 3
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This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

Family Storytime
Taneytown Branch
Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 8
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We’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. 

Family Storytime
Mount Airy Branch
Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 8
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We’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. 

Family Storytime
North Carroll Branch
Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 8
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We’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. 

Twos and Threes Together
Westminster Branch
Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: 2 - 3
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This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

Design a Battle of the Books Team Shirt
Exploration Commons
Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Adults
Registration and more information
Create a custom design for your Battle of the Books team shirts. Learn to make a simple one-color design in Adobe Illustrator and review the options for applying your design to a shirt. We will review the pros and cons of different materials and processes, learn essential tips to avoid frustration when making the shirts, and briefly discuss how you can add more style to your design. You will leave class with a basic design file that can be cut on a cutting machine at home or later in the makerspace (bring a USB thumb drive to class or be prepared to save your file to the cloud for future access).

This program is for adults only; each team may bring up to two adults to the program, but only one person per team should register.

North Carroll Writers Group
North Carroll Branch
Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Adults
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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. All genres are welcome: novel, short story, essay, poetry, memoirs, spiritual, sci-fi, fiction, and nonfiction. This group is led by Barbara D. Duffey, an experienced writing workshop leader and author of five books.

Carroll County Workforce Development Day
Taneytown Branch
Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 10:00am - 2:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Explore invaluable career resources at Carroll County Workforce Development's pop-up event. Discover free training opportunities, learn how to connect with employers, and receive personalized support to revamp your resume.

Family Storytime
Eldersburg Branch
Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 10:30am - 11:30am
Ages: Birth - 8
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We’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. 

Family Storytime
Westminster Branch
Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Birth - 8
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We’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. 

Read and Play
Finksburg Branch
Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities that allow children to practice skills and socialize.

Crafty Activities for Seniors
Mount Airy Branch
Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Are you a retiree or an older adult who enjoys making crafts? If so, join us for a monthly group session where we'll get creative with various fun and easy materials! Meet other craft lovers and exchange ideas along the way. All supplies will be provided. 

Valentine's Messy Masterpieces
Taneytown Branch
Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ages: 2 - 6
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Paint and scissors and glue, oh my! It's time to create your very own masterpieces to share with someone you love for Valentine's Day. Please dress to get messy.

Making Customized Chocolate for Valentine's Day
Exploration Commons
Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 16 - Adults
Registration and more information
Customize chocolates for yourself or your valentine in this two-session class! In session one, we'll create our designs in Fusion 360 and learn about the 3D printing process. In session two, we'll utilize our 3D prints and the makerspace's Vaquform machines to create custom molds. Then, we'll head to the teaching kitchen to learn how to mold chocolate and make our custom chocolates.

Read to a Dog
North Carroll Branch
Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Ages: 4 - 12
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Read to a puppy from the Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Program! Reading to a dog can increase a child's self-esteem and confidence levels in reading, especially for struggling readers.

Gentle Yoga
Eldersburg Branch
Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 13 - Adults
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This gentle yoga class allows students of various abilities and physical conditions to develop their yoga practice comfortably. Yoga has many appealing aspects, including increased flexibility, relaxation, strength, improved balance, stress, and pain relief. No experience is necessary. Please wear comfortable clothing; bring a mat and a blanket.

Pajama Party Storytime
Mount Airy Branch
Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: Birth - 8
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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.

The Zentangle Method of Drawing-based Mindfulness
Online
Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Ages: 10 - Adults
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In this online class, Jill Suffel, CZT (Certified Zentangle Teacher), will lead us through a relaxing drawing activity that starts with four dots and a line. The outcome will amaze you! Please have the following supplies handy: white paper, a black pen, a pencil, and something with which to smudge. Registration closes at 4:30 PM on the day of the program. You will receive the Zoom link via email by 5:30 PM on the day of the program. 

Cabin Fever Book Sale
Eldersburg Branch
Friday, February 7, 2025 - 12:00am - 12:00am
Ages: All Ages
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Shop a large selection of materials at reduced prices.

English Language Practice Circle
Taneytown Branch
Friday, February 7, 2025 - 9:00am - 10:00am
Ages: Adults
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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.  

Cuentos Bilingües/Bilingual Storytime
Finksburg Branch
Friday, February 7, 2025 - 10:00am - 10:30am
Ages: 2 - 10
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Are you interested in improving your language skills? Join us for Spanish Bilingual Storytime! There will be singing, dancing, activities, stories, and rhymes in Spanish and English.

¿Está interesado en mejorar sus habilidades del lenguaje? ¡Ven a la biblioteca para el programa de cuentos bilingües en español e inglés! Habrá cantos, bailes, actividades, cuentos y rimas en español e inglés.

Club Friendship
Mount Airy Branch
Friday, February 7, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: 13 - Adults
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We welcome teens and adults with developmental disabilities or who are neurodivergent, along with their caregivers, to join us for an hour of movement, games, and fun!

Great Backyard Bird Count
Westminster Branch
Friday, February 7, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: All Ages
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Each February, for four days, the world comes together for the love of birds. Over these four days (February 14 to 17), people are invited to spend time in their favorite places watching and counting as many birds as they can find and reporting them. These observations help scientists better understand global bird populations before one of their annual migrations. We'll prepare for this annual event by creating bird feeders, learning how different birds eat, and identifying common backyard birds.

Preschool Tales: The Mitten
Taneytown Branch
Friday, February 7, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: 2 - 6
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Explore traditional tales with a STEAM twist! We'll incorporate science, technology, engineering, art, and/or math activities to extend the fun! Our story will be The Mitten, featuring hands-on fun with color and how animals use camouflage.

Read and Play
North Carroll Branch
Friday, February 7, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by playgroup activities that allow children to practice skills and socialize.

Yoga with Meditation
Eldersburg Branch
Friday, February 7, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: 13 - Adults
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Experience the many benefits of yoga and meditation. This class, taught by Rebecca Berg, welcomes students of all levels. Adaptations for using a chair will be shared if participants are uncomfortable getting on the floor. Meditation exercises will be incorporated into the practice. Please wear comfortable clothing; bring a blanket, yoga mat, and a strap (or belt or towel).

Spanish Language Practice Circle
Taneytown Branch
Friday, February 7, 2025 - 10:30am - 11:30am
Ages: Adults
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Join us for a friendly and informal group gathering to practice speaking Spanish together. All levels are welcome. This program is led by a partner from The Literacy Council of Carroll County.

Book Chat
Taneytown Branch
Friday, February 7, 2025 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ages: Adults
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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!

Independent Project Design: Video Editing Workshop
Exploration Commons
Friday, February 7, 2025 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ages: 16 - Adults
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Do you have a video project you wish to edit together but are unsure where to start? This is the class for you! Unlike our other classes, which just cover the introduction to video editing software, this class is specifically oriented to giving you one-on-one assistance. 

During this orientation session, we'll review your current situation and the results you're looking to achieve. You will work on this project on your own time and have access to up to two one-on-one sessions to review progress, discuss challenges, and get support for moving forward. 

Participants are responsible for bringing their video footage to be looked over. 

Writer's Circle
Taneytown Branch
Friday, February 7, 2025 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ages: Adults
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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!

Escape Room for Adult: da Vinci's Workshop
Mount Airy Branch
Friday, February 7, 2025 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Ages: Adults
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You have been invited, along with the rest of a generation's greatest minds, to interview with Leonardo da Vinci for the once-in-a-lifetime shot at apprenticeship. But upon arrival at his infamous workshop, you all find that you've been trapped in a game of wits and riddles. Can you crack the codes, decipher the clues, and escape the workshop? Do you have what it takes to be da Vinci's next apprentice?

Cabin Fever Book Sale
Eldersburg Branch
Saturday, February 8, 2025 - 12:00am - 12:00am
Ages: All Ages
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Shop a large selection of materials at reduced prices.

Saturday Adventures
Eldersburg Branch
Saturday, February 8, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 8
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Come to the library every Saturday morning for a new adventure! Stories, songs, dancing, crafts, and there will be something new and different each week. The one thing that will always happen? Fun!

Saturday Storytime
Mount Airy Branch
Saturday, February 8, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 8
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We’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. 

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service
Eldersburg Branch
Saturday, February 8, 2025 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS) is a non-profit statewide legal service provider that assists in meeting the need for free civil legal services for Marylanders facing financial hardships. Meet an MVLS representative who removes barriers to justice through free civil legal service, community engagement, and advocacy for equitable laws. MVLS will answer questions on-site at CCPL’s Eldersburg Branch.

Peaceful Melodies with Lydia Bandy
Eldersburg Branch
Saturday, February 8, 2025 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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Enjoy the soothing sounds of piano or harp as Lydia Bandy fills the library with beautiful, calming music.

Winter Paint Party
Westminster Branch
Saturday, February 8, 2025 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Ages: 13 - Adults
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Come out of the cold and join us for a winter paint party!

The paint we use can stain clothing, so please wear old clothes to this event. Materials will be provided, and no prior experience is necessary.

Honoring Black History Month: African American Read-In
Mount Airy Branch
Saturday, February 8, 2025 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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How can we honor the contributions of African Americans? Join CCPL's Mount Airy Branch as we celebrate Black History Month with an African American Read-In. Stop by for the afternoon and enjoy our time together as we explore a broad range of genres centering on the voices of Black authors. Activities and light refreshments will be provided. All ages are welcome!

Carroll County Writers Group
Finksburg Branch
Saturday, February 8, 2025 - 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Ages: Adults
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Please join the Carroll County Chapter of the Maryland Writers Association as we meet to discuss our writing efforts.

Pavlovas
Exploration Commons
Saturday, February 8, 2025 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Named after the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, this dessert requires patience but results in a treat with a meringue base, Chantilly cream layer, and berries on top. Attendees will spend the first hour in our kitchen and then get an hour break while they're baking between 2 and 3 PM (estimated) to leave the facility if they choose. Then, we'll return to the kitchen to finish our pavlovas.

Book Bouquets
Taneytown Branch
Saturday, February 8, 2025 - 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Ages: 11 - Adults
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Beat the winter blues by learning to craft bouquets with books.

Free Spirit Book Club: Horse
Eldersburg Branch
Saturday, February 8, 2025 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: Adults
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This month's selection is Horse by Geraldine Brooks.

LEGO® Builders Club
Mount Airy Branch
Saturday, February 8, 2025 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: 6 - 11
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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 provide the creativity!

Nintendo Afternoon
Westminster Branch
Saturday, February 8, 2025 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ages: 11 - 17
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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. 

Carroll County Critique Group
Finksburg Branch
Saturday, February 8, 2025 - 3:45pm - 4:45pm
Ages: Adults
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Please join the Carroll County Critique Group as we meet to discuss our writing achievements and efforts.