Carroll County Public Library

Dungeons and Dragons Spring Adventure

Welcome, adventurers! Join our table as we embark on a fun-filled, spring-themed campaign! Our game is friendly to both new and returning players. We will have a number of pre-made character sheets for you to make your own!

Dungeons & Dragons is a trademark of Wizards of the Coast LLC in the United States and other countries. © 2015 Wizards. All Rights Reserved.

Writer's Circle

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!

Battle of the Books Baubles

Celebrate Battle of the Books season by making a mini book-filled ornament inspired by a viral TikTok craft! All attendees will be provided with a clear ornament and supplies to make mini versions of this year's (and past years') Battle of the Books titles to put in a snow globe-style ornament! 

April is Poetry Month at Mount Airy!

Did you know April is Poetry Month? Celebrate the month at Mount Airy with puzzles, journal prompts, blackout poetry, and magnetic word boards in our magazine reading area. Sit back and read at your leisure. Drop in anytime we're open and get your creativity flowing. Find out how exciting poetry can be! 

Can You Find Gnome-E-O?

Our friend Gnome-E-O has arrived just in time for baseball season for the month of April at CCPL's North Carroll Branch. Stop by the library often to see if you can find Gnome-E-O's hiding spot! Tell us where you found him, get a sticker, and fill out a ticket for a chance for a prize pack from the Baltimore Orioles!

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. 

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. 

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. 

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.

Learn to Solder

Soldering is fun and fundamental to a wide assortment of maker electronic projects and modern technology. From simple light-up LEDs to complex robots, solder is the glue that holds the technological world together. Join us for a hands-on project where you will assemble and solder your very own simple circuit.

Play and Explore

Come play with us! Help your child practice fine motor, gross motor, and social/emotional skills through the art of play! A large variety of engaging toys and materials will be available.

Let's Move!

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!

Alphabet Train

Climb aboard each week to explore a different letter of the alphabet through books, songs, and activities. All adult caregivers are welcome.

Alphabet Train

Climb aboard each week to explore a different letter of the alphabet through books, songs, and activities. All adult caregivers are welcome.

Vegetable Gardening and Tasting

This fun, hands-on program presented by 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). This workshop is designed for children in grades 2 - 5. 

North Carroll Knitters Group

Knitters and crocheters are welcome to join this group gathering to share tips, projects, and patterns.

Sphero Mania

We will be breaking out the mini remote-controlled Sphero robots. We will be doing programming with them as well as running them through races and obstacle courses.

Cooking for Wellness: Greek Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner

Enjoy an easy, one-pan dinner featuring spring vegetables and Mediterranean flavors. This recipe will be accompanied by a presentation on the Mediterranean diet by a registered dietitian. This class is provided through our partnership with Carroll Hospital.

Art Discovery

Each month we will learn about a different artist. Participants will create their own unique art piece based on the techniques and style of the artist.  

Lemon Chicken with Angel Hair Pasta

Join us for a hands-on cooking class! We will learn how to make this classic dish of lightly egg-battered chicken breasts with a savory butter, lemon, and white wine sauce. It's sure to impress!

Yoga with Meditation

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).

April is Poetry Month at Mount Airy!

Did you know April is Poetry Month? Celebrate the month at Mount Airy with puzzles, journal prompts, blackout poetry, and magnetic word boards in our magazine reading area. Sit back and read at your leisure. Drop in anytime we're open and get your creativity flowing. Find out how exciting poetry can be! 

Can You Find Gnome-E-O?

Our friend Gnome-E-O has arrived just in time for baseball season for the month of April at CCPL's North Carroll Branch. Stop by the library often to see if you can find Gnome-E-O's hiding spot! Tell us where you found him, get a sticker, and fill out a ticket for a chance for a prize pack from the Baltimore Orioles!

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.

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.

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.

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.

Mayhem Magical Circus with Gregory May

Join former Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus performer Gregory May as he builds his own wacky circus show. Multiple audience volunteers will join him as he juggles, walks on a rolling globe, spins plates and cowboy ropes, and messes up magic tricks with tons of fun and lots of laughs! A wild, wacky circus ride for the whole family!

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.

Intro to Basic Sewing Skills (Skill Level 0)

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.

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. 

Twos and Threes Together

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

Twos and Threes Together

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

Twos and Threes Together

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

Twos and Threes Together

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

The Chemistry of Trees and Forests

Join a chemist from the American Chemical Society for a hands-on program on the chemistry of trees and forests.

Drop-In Diamond Painting

Join us for a drop-in session of diamond painting! No experience is necessary!

Teens Bake: Apple Cider Donuts

Join us on a day off from school for a hands-on kitchen class! We’ll make Baked Apple Cider Donuts and learn basic baking skills. 

Super Mario Celebration

Spend an afternoon celebrating the world of Mario! We'll watch The Super Mario Bros. Movie (rated PG), play games on the library's controllers, and create some crafts.

Line Dancing with Lori

Join us for an evening of fun and fitness in this beginner's line dancing class. We suggest bringing water and wearing comfortable shoes and clothing for the class. 

Needle Little Klatch?

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 Laser Cutting

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.

North Carroll Writers Group

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.

Diamond Painting for Teens

We'll have a new diamond painting project each month, and no experience is necessary!  

Tai Chi for Relaxation

Tai Chi for Relaxation is terrific for adults of all fitness levels and abilities! Tai Chi Ch'uan has been practiced for fitness and health for hundreds of years. The slow, graceful movements and fluid natural postures can help improve balance, coordination, posture, breathing, and concentration. Your program is being taught by a local professional instructor. Wear comfortable, loose clothing.  

Program dates are the 1^st Tuesday of the month: March 3, April 7, and May 5. Registration is required.

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.

Relax and Unwind with Reverse Coloring

Take time out for yourself as we relax and experiment with reverse coloring templates and ink pens. Let vibrant watercolor backgrounds guide your imagination as you draw, doodle, and create without rules. Let go of perfection and embrace creativity for relaxation! 

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.

April is Poetry Month at Mount Airy!

Did you know April is Poetry Month? Celebrate the month at Mount Airy with puzzles, journal prompts, blackout poetry, and magnetic word boards in our magazine reading area. Sit back and read at your leisure. Drop in anytime we're open and get your creativity flowing. Find out how exciting poetry can be! 

Can You Find Gnome-E-O?

Our friend Gnome-E-O has arrived just in time for baseball season for the month of April at CCPL's North Carroll Branch. Stop by the library often to see if you can find Gnome-E-O's hiding spot! Tell us where you found him, get a sticker, and fill out a ticket for a chance for a prize pack from the Baltimore Orioles!

Writing Group

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

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

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!

An independent storytime that prepares children for school. Fun, hands-on activities will teach listening, pre-reading, math, movement, music, and art skills.

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. 

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.

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.

Carroll County Workforce Development Day

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.

Mount Airy Knitters

Join the Mount Airy Knitters for a weekly roundtable of knitting, conversation, and fun. All experience levels are welcome.

Move & Groove Storytime

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

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.

North Carroll Senior Center Wednesday Book Club: The Lost Apothecary

This month's selection is The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner.

Preschool Move and Learn

Join us for an interactive storytime where we develop school readiness skills using movement, music, and more, while fostering a love of learning! This fun program includes art projects and hands-on learning stations.

Ready, Set, School!

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

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

Engraving Handwriting: Laser Engraved Recipe Cards

Create a kitchen keepsake by turning a handwritten recipe into an engraved wooden recipe card! We'll learn some of the basics of Adobe Illustrator and utilize scanning to bring our handwritten recipes into a digital, engravable format. Participants should bring two handwritten recipes on index cards (maximum of one double-sided card per recipe) and will make two engraved recipe cards during this class. Exploration Commons Laser Certification is encouraged but not required prior to attending this class. This class does not result in independent laser cutter use certification.

English Conversation Group

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. All levels welcome.

Creating Jewelry with Makerspace Technology

Learn about the types of jewelry you can make with our makerspace technology. We will review the available equipment, selecting appropriate materials, and setting up design files for success. Using Adobe Illustrator and the Epilog Fusion Pro Laser, participants will make either a pair of earrings or a necklace to take home. This is an introductory-level program; no previous experience with design software or laser cutting (or certification) is required.

ASL Practice Club

Join us for our ASL (American Sign Language) Practice Club! We will have conversational games and prompts to help keep your skills up. All fluency levels are welcome!

Taneytown Teen Anime Club

Join us each month for an anime-themed craft and a chance to watch the latest and greatest anime with other Taneytown teens!

Eldersburg Hooked on Crochet

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

Wear your pajamas and listen to stories before bed. Join us for family fun, featuring stories, music, crafts, play, and time with friends.

Birds and Birding

Learn how to enjoy birds, identify birds, and help birds with members of Bird City Westminster and the Carroll County Bird Club. Registration is encouraged, but drop-ins are welcome.

April is Poetry Month at Mount Airy!

Did you know April is Poetry Month? Celebrate the month at Mount Airy with puzzles, journal prompts, blackout poetry, and magnetic word boards in our magazine reading area. Sit back and read at your leisure. Drop in anytime we're open and get your creativity flowing. Find out how exciting poetry can be! 

Can You Find Gnome-E-O?

Our friend Gnome-E-O has arrived just in time for baseball season for the month of April at CCPL's North Carroll Branch. Stop by the library often to see if you can find Gnome-E-O's hiding spot! Tell us where you found him, get a sticker, and fill out a ticket for a chance for a prize pack from the Baltimore Orioles!

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.

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. 

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. 

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. 

Twos and Threes Together

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

North Carroll Writers Group

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

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

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

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.

Club Friendship: Libraries Are for Everyone

The library is more than just books. It's a place to come together as a community. We welcome teens and adults of all abilities, along with support staff, to join us for games, crafts, music, and more in a sensory-friendly environment!

North Carroll Senior Center Thursday Book Club: Honor

This month's selection is Honor by Thrity Umrigar.

CCGS Research Thursday

Volunteers from the Carroll County Genealogical Society are available to help with your family history research. Please contact volunteers at info@ccgsmd.org to schedule a time if you require CCGS staff assistance.

Open Mah Jongg

Join us for a friendly game of casual, non-competitive American Mah Jongg. This program is for experienced and newer players with some play experience. An instructor will be present. Please bring a current National Mah Jongg League card. If you don’t have a card, one will be provided. 

Medicare 101 Workshop with Ray Der

Join us for an educational workshop on the basics of Medicare. Learn about the four parts of Medicare, when to enroll, and how to choose the best strategy for you. The workshop will also discuss options for covering gaps in Medicare and strategies to help lower overall costs.

Note: If the presenter is audited, registrant information will be shared with the federal agency, CMS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

POSTPONED: Library for the Blind and Print Disabled Cooking Program

PROGRAM BEING RESCHDULED: Join us for a live, in-person, hands-on cooking class with local restaurant owner Jasmin Sarabia! Co-owner of Restaurant La Jarochita, Jasmin and her family focus on traditional Mexican cuisine, sharing Mexican traditions, and community engagement. Sarabia is a graduate of Carroll Community College, a human resources generalist, and a chef, and is passionate about community. 

The restaurant's other co-owners, Antonio and Epifania, have dedicated more than 20+ years to serving the community in Carroll County through various projects and businesses.

Register for this program through the Library for the Blind and Print Disabled. 

The program can accommodate 15 people, and LBPD patrons will receive priority. No guests are permitted at this time. Transportation to and from the event will not be provided. A waitlist will be available once 15 people have registered. 

This program is being held in conjunction with Carroll County Public Library's Exploration Commons at 50 East Main Street, Westminster, Maryland, 21157.

Check back or contact either location for additional information.

Medicare 101 Workshop with Ray Der

Join us for an educational workshop on the basics of Medicare. Learn about the four parts of Medicare, when to enroll, and how to choose the best strategy for you. The workshop will also discuss options for covering gaps in Medicare and strategies to help lower overall costs.

Note: If the presenter is audited, registrant information will be shared with the federal agency, CMS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Westminster Branch Chess Club

Whether you are a chess newbie or an expert, you will find a community here in Westminster Branch's Chess Club and walk away having learned something new from our personal instructor. All pawns, bishops, knights, rooks, queens, and kings are welcome! Our club sessions consist of 30 minutes of instruction and one hour of open play. Boards and pieces will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own set(s) from home.

Fun with LEGO® Sumo-Bots

Drop by to see how robots compete in a sumo-style match. Experience hands-on what it takes to program and revise a robot. This workshop will be guided by the coach and members of the Pie3 robotics team, Gear Freaks.  

Papercraft Studio

Interested in meeting other scrapbookers, card makers, and papercraft people? Attend our monthly session on second Thursdays to work on and finish projects, share ideas and layouts, share or exchange supplies, and have fun! Bring your own supplies and projects. We can't wait to see what you're working on! 

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.

Big Feelings, Little Bodies: Helping Kids with ADHD Manage Emotions

Parenting a child with ADHD often means navigating big emotions, quick reactions, and overwhelming moments. In this parent information session, we’ll explore why emotional regulation can be especially challenging for kids with ADHD and what they need from the adults supporting them. Parents will walk away with practical strategies to help their child manage big feelings, build regulation skills, and create calmer moments at home.

Crochet Circle

April is Poetry Month at Mount Airy!

Did you know April is Poetry Month? Celebrate the month at Mount Airy with puzzles, journal prompts, blackout poetry, and magnetic word boards in our magazine reading area. Sit back and read at your leisure. Drop in anytime we're open and get your creativity flowing. Find out how exciting poetry can be! 

Can You Find Gnome-E-O?

Our friend Gnome-E-O has arrived just in time for baseball season for the month of April at CCPL's North Carroll Branch. Stop by the library often to see if you can find Gnome-E-O's hiding spot! Tell us where you found him, get a sticker, and fill out a ticket for a chance for a prize pack from the Baltimore Orioles!

Q&A with the Small Business Administration

Meet with a representative from the Small Business Administration (SBA) for a 30-minute, one-on-one appointment to learn about resources available for small businesses. Whether you want to start a business or are interested in learning to improve the business you have, the SBA can assist you. 

Schedule an appointment at https://tinyurl.com/ccpl-sba-eldersburg or email Denise.Hayes@sba.gov. Walk-ins are welcomed as time allows.

Fun on the Farm

Join the farm animal fun as we explore lots of different experiences we find at a farm!  We'll share stories, songs, activities, and a craft. 

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.

Yoga with Meditation

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).

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.

Healthy & Fast Weeknight Dinner

Discover an easy, high-protein meal, Fish en Papillote, that uses a simple cooking technique that keeps fish tender and flavorful. In this hands-on class, you'll create a light dinner that feels restaurant-worthy but fits into any busy weeknight. 

Chair Yoga at the Library

Focus on simple stretches, mindful breathing, and relaxation techniques through chair yoga at the library! This class is a great way to improve your flexibility, balance, and overall well-being in a welcoming environment. No prior yoga experience or supplies are needed—just bring your curiosity and a smile! 

Club Friendship: Libraries Are for Everyone - KARAOKE HOUR!

Come karaoke with us!

Little Adventures: How Does Your Garden Grow?

Join us for a hands-on storytime where preschoolers explore STEM concepts with a special focus on nature. Each session features a themed story and guided activities. Children and their caregivers will engage with natural and craft materials as they play, create, and discover.

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.

Polymer Animal Charms

New to polymer clay? This beginner project is the perfect introduction! Create art charms with just a few simple steps. Finish at home with a quick bake in the oven to create a wearable creation. Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult.