Finksburg branch

Read and Play

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

This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

Pajama Party Storytime

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.

Family Storytime

We’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children.

Ready, Set, School!

This special storytime for preschoolers promotes pre-reading and school readiness skills. Get ready for kindergarten through books, songs, activities, and lots of fun! 

Picnic Concert Series: Edgar Allan and the Poe Boys

Enjoy the last days of summer and come to the library to hear Edgar Allan and the Poe Boys, a Baltimore-area bluegrass band, live in concert. Weather permitting, we will be in our garden. Please bring chairs and/or blankets and a picnic if you like. In the event of rain, we will have the concert in our Large Meeting Room.

Twos and Threes Together

This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

Read and Play

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.

Crochet for a Cause: Beanie Making Class

Sensory Sensitive PAWS to Read

An inclusive visit with book-loving therapy animals for people and children of all abilities. Research shows that reading to animals boosts reading skills and helps with social skills and emotional health for all ages. Registration is preferred, but walk-ins are welcome.

Open Mah Jongg

Join us for a friendly game of American Mah Jongg. We welcome experienced players and newer players 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.

Volunteer Opportunity at the Finksburg Branch Garden

Are you in need of service hours? Do you like working outside and don't mind getting your hands dirty? If so, this may be the perfect volunteer opportunity for you! We are looking for students ages 14 - 17 to assist our local Master Gardeners with the maintenance of the Finksburg Branch Garden. Please dress appropriately, wear sunscreen, and bring water. Garden clean-up days are weather-dependent. 

Carroll County Writers Group

Please join us for the monthly meeting of the Carroll County Chapter of the Maryland Writers Association. MWA chapter meetings are open to the public.

Carroll County Critique Group

Join our critique group and take your writing to the next level! This is a welcoming space where writers come together to share their work, receive thoughtful, constructive feedback, and grow through the power of revision and rewriting. 

Vegetable Gardening and Tasting

This fun, hands-on program presented by the Maryland Food Bank will encourage healthy eating through learning about vegetables and how they’re grown. Participants will have the option to taste-test healthy foods and plant seeds to take home (note: a signed participation waiver is required due to allergy concerns).

Veterans Book Club: The Black Sheep

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. This month's selection is The Black Sheep: The Definitive Account of Marine Fighting Squadron 214 in World War II by Bruce Gamble.