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Read and Play: Special Program: The Thrilling Tale of Peter Rabbit (Registration Required)
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Tuesday June 18, 2013
9:45 AM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages Birth - 24 Months
A storytime featuring lap games, tickles, bounces, and rhymes followed by a playgroup for meeting and mingling. With an accompanying adult caregiver.

The Thrilling Tale of Peter Rabbit
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Tuesday June 18, 2013
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For ages 3 - Adults
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Can you name Peter Rabbit’s sisters? Come meet Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter in this rollicking puppet show that brings The Tale of Peter Rabbit to life like never before! You’ll really dig Peter Rabbit in his thrilling escapade through Mr. McGregor's vegetable garden. Parents, enjoy retelling the story with your children using the parent activity handout! Children age 3 must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. All attendees need to register.

Story Pals: Special Program: The Thrilling Tale of Peter Rabbit (Registration Required)
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Tuesday June 18, 2013
11:00 AM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages 2 - 3
A theme-based storytime featuring interactive and age-appropriate stories, songs, fingerplays, and activities. With an accompanying adult caregiver.

The Thrilling Tale of Peter Rabbit
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Tuesday June 18, 2013
11:00 AM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages 3 - Adults
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Can you name Peter Rabbit’s sisters? Come meet Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter in this rollicking puppet show that brings The Tale of Peter Rabbit to life like never before! You’ll really dig Peter Rabbit in his thrilling escapade through Mr. McGregor's vegetable garden. Parents, enjoy retelling the story with your children using the parent activity handout! Children age 3 must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. All attendees need to register.

On My Own: Party Time
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Tuesday June 18, 2013
1:30 PM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages 3 - 6
A theme-based storytime for children who are ready for an independent, small group experience. All adult caregivers are welcome.

Finksburg Book Discussion Group: The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf
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Tuesday June 18, 2013
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For Adults
Please join us for a lively discussion of this month's book.

ABC Mystery
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Wednesday June 19, 2013
10:00 AM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages 2 - 10
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The Maryland Zoomobile is making a stop at the Finksburg Branch. Alligator starts with an A. Newt starts with a N. What letter does Elephant start with? Learn about animals while practicing the ABC’s in this fun, interactive program. Children 3 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. Only kids need to register.

ABC Mystery
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Wednesday June 19, 2013
10:45 AM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages 2 - 10
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The Maryland Zoomobile is making a stop at the Finksburg Branch. Alligator starts with an A. Newt starts with a N. What letter does Elephant start with? Learn about animals while practicing the ABC’s in this fun, interactive program. Children 3 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. Only kids need to register.

Year-Round Family Storytime: Party Time
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Wednesday June 19, 2013
11:00 AM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For All Ages
An open invitation! This weekly storytime, open to all ages, introduces stories through books, songs, and activities. Children 3 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.

ABC Mystery
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Wednesday June 19, 2013
11:30 AM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages 2 - 10
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The Maryland Zoomobile is making a stop at the Finksburg Branch. Alligator starts with an A. Newt starts with a N. What letter does Elephant start with? Learn about animals while practicing the ABC’s in this fun, interactive program. Children 3 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. Only kids need to register.

On My Own: Party Time
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Wednesday June 19, 2013
1:30 PM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages 3 - 6
A theme-based storytime for children who are ready for an independent, small group experience. All adult caregivers are welcome.

Evening Storytime: Party Time
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Wednesday June 19, 2013
7:00 PM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For All Ages
End your day in a special way! This storytime, open to all ages, introduces stories through books, songs, and activities. Children 3 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.

Story Pals: Party Time
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Thursday June 20, 2013
9:45 AM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages 2 - 3
A theme-based storytime featuring interactive and age-appropriate stories, songs, fingerplays, and activities. With an accompanying adult caregiver.

Read and Play
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Thursday June 20, 2013
11:00 AM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages Birth - 24 Months
A storytime featuring lap games, tickles, bounces, and rhymes followed by a playgroup for meeting and mingling. With an accompanying adult caregiver.

Beneath the Surface Origami
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Thursday June 20, 2013
6:30 PM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages 11 - Adults
Join us as we create beautiful creatures found beneath the surface. No prior skills necessary. Supplies will be provided.

The Magic of Roger Lindsay
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Friday June 21, 2013
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For ages 4 - Adults
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Summer Reading ambassador Roger Lindsay transports kids 4 to 104 to a realm of magical happenings, illusions, and laughter! Join Prop, the Magic Bunny, as he and Mr. Lindsay amaze and amuse in this show loaded with audience participation. You never know what surprises await you! All attendees need to register. This program is sponsored in part by a Community Arts Development Grant from the Carroll County Arts Council and the Maryland State Arts Council. The Americans with Disabilities Act applies to the Carroll County Government and its programs, services, activities, and facilities. Anyone requiring an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication or who has a complaint should contact Gina Valentine, The Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator, 410.386.3800, 1.888.302.8978, MD Relay 7-1-1/1.800.735.2258 or email gvalentine@ccg.carr.org as soon as possible but no later than 72 hours before the scheduled event.

The Magic of Roger Lindsay
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Friday June 21, 2013
11:00 AM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages 4 - Adults
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Summer Reading ambassador Roger Lindsay transports kids 4 to 104 to a realm of magical happenings, illusions, and laughter! Join Prop, the Magic Bunny, as he and Mr. Lindsay amaze and amuse in this show loaded with audience participation. You never know what surprises await you! All attendees need to register. This program is sponsored in part by a Community Arts Development Grant from the Carroll County Arts Council and the Maryland State Arts Council. The Americans with Disabilities Act applies to the Carroll County Government and its programs, services, activities, and facilities. Anyone requiring an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication or who has a complaint should contact Gina Valentine, The Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator, 410.386.3800, 1.888.302.8978, MD Relay 7-1-1/1.800.735.2258 or email gvalentine@ccg.carr.org as soon as possible but no later than 72 hours before the scheduled event.

Shiver Me Timbers! A Pirate Storytime!
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Friday June 21, 2013
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For ages 4 - 10
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Ahoy Mateys! Join us at the Finksburg Branch for a special pirate storytime! Thar be books, pirate fun, and a craft. Wear ye pirate costume if ye like! Be there or walk the plank!

Minecraft Mania
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Saturday June 22, 2013
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For ages 11 - 17
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Join us for a Minecraft themed adventure at the library. Play the pocket version of the game, sample some inspired food, and craft away! Refreshments will be served.

Summer Sidewalk Spectacular!
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Monday June 24, 2013
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For All Ages
Add your own creative touch to the Finksburg Branch! Join us Mondays this summer to give our walkways some fun flair. Program is weather permitting. Guidelines and chalk available at the Information Desk. Children 3 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.

Milkshake in Concert
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Monday June 24, 2013
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For All Ages
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Performing live at the library will be a duo from the Grammy-nominated, Baltimore based children's rock band, Milkshake! Parents and children alike love their music. Come join us for a rocking good time! Children 3 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.

LEGO® Creations
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Monday June 24, 2013
2:00 PM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages 5 - Adults
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!

Read and Play
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Tuesday June 25, 2013
9:45 AM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages Birth - 24 Months
A storytime featuring lap games, tickles, bounces, and rhymes followed by a playgroup for meeting and mingling. With an accompanying adult caregiver.

Story Pals: Flying Things
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Tuesday June 25, 2013
11:00 AM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages 2 - 3
A theme-based storytime featuring interactive and age-appropriate stories, songs, fingerplays, and activities. With an accompanying adult caregiver.

Tristar Martial Arts Demonstration: Stranger Danger and Bully Protection
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Tuesday June 25, 2013
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For ages 4 - Adults
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Join Tristar Martial Arts for a demonstration at the Finksburg Branch. Kids will be introduced to techniques that will provide them the confidence to protect themselves from stranger danger and the courage to stand up against bullies and negative peer pressure. All attendees need to register.

On My Own: Flying Things
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Tuesday June 25, 2013
1:30 PM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages 3 - 6
A theme-based storytime for children who are ready for an independent, small group experience. All adult caregivers are welcome.

Seussical Adventures
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Wednesday June 26, 2013
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For ages 4 - Adults
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Discover reading and the arts through an interactive theater performance using some of Dr. Seuss' most famous characters: Cat in the Hat, Horton, the Grinch, and more! This fun performance is presented by The Arts Coming Together In Carroll County (TACTICC). All attendees need to register.

Year-Round Family Storytime: Flying Things
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Wednesday June 26, 2013
11:00 AM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For All Ages
An open invitation! This weekly storytime, open to all ages, introduces stories through books, songs, and activities. Children 3 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.

On My Own: Flying Things
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Wednesday June 26, 2013
1:30 PM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages 3 - 6
A theme-based storytime for children who are ready for an independent, small group experience. All adult caregivers are welcome.

Water Balloon Wednesdays: Challenge: Accuracy
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Wednesday June 26, 2013
3:00 PM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages 7 - 17
Water Balloon Wednesdays return to Finksburg with more epic free-for-all challenges than ever before. Come for a splash of fun in your summer vacation! Program is weather permitting. Children 3 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.

Evening Storytime: Flying Things
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Wednesday June 26, 2013
7:00 PM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For All Ages
End your day in a special way! This storytime, open to all ages, introduces stories through books, songs, and activities. Children 3 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.

Story Pals: Flying Things
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Thursday June 27, 2013
9:45 AM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages 2 - 3
A theme-based storytime featuring interactive and age-appropriate stories, songs, fingerplays, and activities. With an accompanying adult caregiver.

Read and Play
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Thursday June 27, 2013
11:00 AM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages Birth - 24 Months
A storytime featuring lap games, tickles, bounces, and rhymes followed by a playgroup for meeting and mingling. With an accompanying adult caregiver.

Germs, Germs, Germs Storytime
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Thursday June 27, 2013
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For ages 3 - 10
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Germs are everywhere. Find out some information about these dirty little germs and how you can protect yourself from the germs all around us. Children age 3 must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. Only kids need to register.

Mr. Jon's Summertime Kid's Concert
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Friday June 28, 2013
1:00 PM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages 2 - Adults
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Come on out to see Mr. Jon in concert! Silliness and songs for everyone! Mr. Jon and his guitar will get your hands clapping and your feet dancing in this show that's fun for the whole family! Children 3 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. All attendees need to register. This program is made possible with funds from the
Maryland Humanities Council. This program is sponsored in part by a Community Arts Development
Grant from the Carroll County Arts Council and the Maryland State Arts Council. The Americans
with Disabilities Act applies to the Carroll County Government and its programs, services,
activities, and facilities. Anyone requiring an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication
or who has a complaint should contact Gina Valentine, The Americans with Disabilities Act
Coordinator, 410.386.3800, 1.888.302.8978, MD Relay 7-1-1/1.800.735.2258 or email
gvalentine@ccg.carr.org as soon as possible but no later than 72 hours before the scheduled event.

Author Lois Szymanski
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Saturday June 29, 2013
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For ages 7 - Adults
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Author Lois Szymanski has written numerous books about the Chincoteague Ponies. Join her as she shares some stories about the ponies and how they survive today. Her talk will include information about the ponies who are the focus of her new Chincoteague Pony Trading cards, the foals that inspired her picture book, Wild Colt, and the amazing survival of the stallion who is the topic of her new chapter book, The True Story of Miracle Man. After the talk, visitors will be able to meet a real Chincoteague Pony and ask questions of the pony's owner. All attendees need to register.

Musactifun
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Monday July 1, 2013
11:00 AM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages 2 - 7
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Musactifun is designed to get kids and parents moving, singing, laughing, and having tons of fun together! Join Monte Leister for a free demonstration. Children 3 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.

LEGO® Creations
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Monday July 1, 2013
2:00 PM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages 5 - Adults
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!

Read and Play
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Tuesday July 2, 2013
9:45 AM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages Birth - 24 Months
A storytime featuring lap games, tickles, bounces, and rhymes followed by a playgroup for meeting and mingling. With an accompanying adult caregiver.

Story Pals: Zoo
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Tuesday July 2, 2013
11:00 AM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages 2 - 3
A theme-based storytime featuring interactive and age-appropriate stories, songs, fingerplays, and activities. With an accompanying adult caregiver.

On My Own: Zoo
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Tuesday July 2, 2013
1:30 PM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages 3 - 6
A theme-based storytime for children who are ready for an independent, small group experience. All adult caregivers are welcome.

Year-Round Family Storytime: Zoo
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Wednesday July 3, 2013
11:00 AM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For All Ages
An open invitation! This weekly storytime, open to all ages, introduces stories through books, songs, and activities. Children 3 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.

On My Own: Zoo
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Wednesday July 3, 2013
1:30 PM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages 3 - 6
A theme-based storytime for children who are ready for an independent, small group experience. All adult caregivers are welcome.

Evening Storytime: Zoo
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Wednesday July 3, 2013
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For All Ages
End your day in a special way! This storytime, open to all ages, introduces stories through books, songs, and activities. Children 3 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.

Songs, Stories, & Seniors
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Friday July 5, 2013
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For ages 3 - Adults
Stop by for a fun program filled with bell ringing, stories, and a craft with the Senior Inclusion Program. The Senior Inclusion Program is a group of senior citizens with developmental disabilities who participate in a retirement program at Westminster Senior Center. Come and join us for some great fun! Children age 3 must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.

Summer Sidewalk Spectacular!
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Monday July 8, 2013
10:00 AM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For All Ages
Add your own creative touch to the Finksburg Branch! Join us Mondays this summer to give our walkways some fun flair. Program is weather permitting. Guidelines and chalk available at the Information Desk. Children 3 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.

Fossils - What is That?
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Monday July 8, 2013
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For All Ages
Come see creatures that lived before the dinosaurs. Learn what they were, how they lived, and what they left behind. Children 3 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.

Getting Dressed Storytime
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Monday July 8, 2013
1:00 PM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages 3 - 7
Registration for this event begins 6/24/2013.
Getting dressed can be the hardest part of the day. Join us for a special storytime about getting dressed. Bring a doll or stuffed animal along with some clothes to dress them and you may learn some simple tricks to help you get ready just a little quicker in the morning. Children age 3 must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. Only kids need to register.

Digital Photo Books
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Monday July 8, 2013
7:00 PM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages 13 - Adults
Registration for this event begins 6/24/2013.
Learn to create your own digital books, from selecting your theme to adding your photos and telling your story. You can create a book of your vacation memories, sports endeavors, a gift for that special someone, or whatever you choose. Bring a laptop to learn on the spot or take your new scrapbooking skills home with you.

Read and Play
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Tuesday July 9, 2013
9:45 AM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages Birth - 24 Months
A storytime featuring lap games, tickles, bounces, and rhymes followed by a playgroup for meeting and mingling. With an accompanying adult caregiver.

Story Pals: Horses
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Tuesday July 9, 2013
11:00 AM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages 2 - 3
A theme-based storytime featuring interactive and age-appropriate stories, songs, fingerplays, and activities. With an accompanying adult caregiver.

Quick Quilt, How America Was Built
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Tuesday July 9, 2013
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For ages 8 - 17
Registration for this event begins 6/25/2013.
Create your own block of America! Design and paint a fabric block that will be used to make a quilt celebrating our country. The
completed quilt will be displayed in the Finksburg Branch and later donated to Project Linus. All supplies will be provided. A Celebrating America program.

On My Own: Horses
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Tuesday July 9, 2013
1:30 PM - Add to Outlook calendar  |  Add to Google calendar
For ages 3 - 6
A theme-based storytime for children who are ready for an independent, small group experience. All adult caregivers are welcome.