Carroll County Public Library

Drop-In Diamond Painting

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

Transitioning to Medicare Part 2

Are you or someone you care about eligible for Medicare? Come and find out how to maximize your Medicare health benefits. This seminar focuses on Medicare Supplement/Medigap and Medicare Advantage plans. Learn about the different Medigap plans and your period of guaranteed issue rights under original Medicare. These secondary/supplemental plans can cover some or all of Medicare's out-of-pocket costs. We will also discuss a different way to obtain all services covered by Medicare and more: Medicare Advantage Plans.

Cook Together: Rainbow Tacos

In this family-friendly class, you'll make a flavorful turkey and black bean taco filling and prepare a variety of colorful toppings while learning how eating the rainbow can support a healthy diet.

This class is designed for groups of up to four participants and must include:

• At least one child aged 6–18
• At least one adult
• You may fill the remaining two spots in the group with two additional participants, aged 6 or older, or leave them unfilled. 

North Carroll Writers Group

Bring your writing, works-in-progress, or works-in-thought. This writing group allows beginners, unpublished writers, and published writers to network, learn, vent, and feel inspired to move to the next level.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

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.

Mediums, Magicians, and the Ouija Board: A Spiritualist History of Baltimore

Join us for a journey into Baltimore's spiritualist past with Julie Saylor of the Enoch Pratt Free Library. Julie will explore the roles of mediums, magicians, and the Ouija board in early 20^th-century Baltimore. 

A Carroll 250 program.

Mount Airy Area CCPS Literacy Night

Join us for a fun evening of reading, exploring, and learning with your local librarians and your school reading specialists. Reading specialists will share tips and resources for caregivers supporting their young readers. This event is in partnership with Mount Airy Elementary, Parr's Ridge Elementary, and Winfield Elementary.

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.

TRIVIA NIGHT at Bistro 91 in Finksburg

What trivia tidbits are rattling around in your head? Grab a few friends and join us for Trivia Night at Bistro 91! All prizes are provided by Bistro 91.

If your team needs to cancel or change your team size on the day of the program, please call Bistro 91 at 410.861.8841. 

Registration required. Only one person per team needs to register. Please keep the team size to 8 or less.

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.

Sewing Skills: Interfacing Basics

Learn how to use interfacing to improve the structure and finish of your sewing projects. This beginner-level class will introduce common types of interfacing and explain when and how to use them in both garment and project construction. Students will work with different types of interfacing and leave with samples. The class will also review sewing terminology and construction concepts. Resource handouts will be provided.

Class Prerequisites: Exploration Commons' Sewing Machine Certification

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

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.

Baking Basics: Classic Pumpkin Roll

This hands-on bake-along class teaches you how to make a classic pumpkin roll with cream cheese filling. Participants will take home their delicious dessert to eat or freeze for Thanksgiving. CCPL's Westminster Branch staff member, Tina Mawhinney, and the Exploration Commons Teaching Kitchen staff will be teaching.  If you have previously taken this class at EC50, please do not register so that someone else may have the opportunity to attend. Registration for all sessions  of this class will open on 10/22.

North Carroll Writers Group

Bring your writing, works-in-progress, or works-in-thought. This writing group allows beginners, unpublished writers, 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: Finding Margaret Fuller

This month's selection is Finding Margaret Fuller by Allison Pataki.

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.

Intro to Adobe Illustrator

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.

Introduction to Online Shopping

Online shopping lets you buy products on the internet from your computer and have them shipped to your home or anywhere! Online stores often have larger inventories and lower prices, so you can quickly find the best deal. This lecture will provide a general introduction to shopping online using the popular website Amazon.com. You’ll learn how to search for products, make comparisons, and add items to an online shopping cart.

This program is presented in partnership with the Carroll Technology and Innovation Council.

Papercraft Studio

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

Intro to MakeraCAM

In this class we will go over utilizing MakeraCAM, the base design software that we teach for using our Carvera CNC! So if you are interested in becoming more familiar with the user interface and available tools, this is the class for you! 

CNC certification is not required for taking this course. 

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.

Crazy for Crafting

Join us for some fun and easy craft projects each month. No experience or creative skills are needed. Bring a friend or meet new people who also enjoy crafting. We will be making beautiful holiday greeting cards this month!

Eldersburg Teen Advisory Board

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!

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.

Rawr! It's a DINOvember Storytime!

Happy DINOvember! Join us for a reading of What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night by Refe and Susan Tuma. We'll have fun crafts and activities for your littlest paleontologist.

Battle of the Books: Parent and Coach Information Sharing

Join us for an information session about the Battle of the Books! All parents and caregivers who have children who are interested in participating, as well as coaches, are encouraged to attend.

Crochet for a Cause: Beanie Making Class

North Carroll Area CCPS Literacy Night

Join us for a fun evening of reading, exploring, and learning with your local librarians and your school reading specialists. Reading specialists will share tips and resources for caregivers supporting their young readers. This event is in partnership with Ebb Valley Elementary, Hampstead Elementary, Manchester Elementary, and Spring Garden Elementary.

The Zentangle Method of Drawing-based Mindfulness

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 6:00 PM on the day of the program. 

Book Bingo at Liquidity Aleworks: Presented by CCPL's Mount Airy Branch and The Last Word

Like regular bingo, but better! Check out the best brewery around, Liquidity Aleworks, for an evening full of fun! Win brand-new book bundles, literary totes, and more provided by The Last Word Bookstore and CCPL's Mount Airy Branch. Playing is FREE! Supplies provided. One card allowed per person. Bring your CCPL library card to be eligible for additional prizes! Round up your friends and get ready to get LIT-erary! Space is limited. Registration is required for all participants. Limited entry at the door without registration only as available. 

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.

Nurturing Touch: Infant Massage Class

Join us for a supportive, hands-on group for caregivers and their babies. Led by a certified infant massage instructor, this class guides caregivers through gentle massage strokes with their baby that can promote sleep, ease discomfort from colic and teething, and strengthen caregiver-infant bonds. Caregivers will learn these techniques in a calm, nurturing environment and leave with skills to support their baby’s comfort and development. Registration is encouraged, but drop-ins are welcome!

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.

The Mitten Puppet Show

Oh no! Corky has lost his mitten! Can you help us look for it? Along the way, we’ll meet some curious woodland animals who each have their own ideas about what to do with the cozy mitten. Will Corky get his mitten back before the snow day is over? Join us for this charming winter puppet show to find out!

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).

Kickin’ Up Some Stories

Join us for a kickin’ good time at Choe’s Hap Ki Do Academy of Taneytown! We’ll share a few stories and songs, then kick on down to the mat, where the kids will have a free mini class to learn some basic martial arts moves with Choe’s Master Stephanie Sullivan. 

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.

Spanish Language Practice Circle

Join us for a friendly and informal group gathering to practice speaking Spanish together. This program is for intermediate and advanced-level Spanish speakers. A partner from The Literacy Council of Carroll County will lead this program.

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! 

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.

Little Adventures: Sleepy Bear Science

Join us for a hands-on storytime where preschoolers explore STEAM 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.

4th Axis for Carvera CNC

This is a certification class on using the 4^th axis attachment for the Carvera CNC. We will cover designing projects for the 4^th axis and how to operate the machine with this attachment installed. 

The Carvera CNC certification is required before taking this course. If you have not taken the Carvera CNC certification course prior to registering for this class, your registration will be canceled. Customers aged 12 to 15 who have completed their certification are required to have a certified adult with them to use the Carvera CNC independently.

Saturday Adventures

Come to the library every Saturday morning for a new adventure! Stories, songs, dancing—there will be something new and different each week. The one thing that will always happen? Fun!

Saturday 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. 

Bake Together Kids: Pumpkin Patch Marshmallow Fondant Cookie Decorating

Add some sweetness to your fall afternoon! In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to make soft, delicious marshmallow fondant from scratch and use it to decorate pumpkin-shaped prebaked sugar cookies. Learn how to add pretty details with molded fondant flowers. 

No piping required! Perfect for all skill levels—come ready to learn, create, and leave with beautiful (and tasty!) treats. 

This class is for one child age 8 - 12, accompanied by one adult. Please list the name of the adult and the name and age of the child in the custom question box.

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.

Open Paint-In with Sykesville Painting Club

Bring an art project and your own supplies. Work in our shared space with other artists.

Free Spirit Book Club: Go as a River

This month's selection is Go as a River by Shelley Read.

Hunger Games Celebration

Share your love of the Hunger Games franchise and prepare for the new movie with crafts and activities.

D&D Club: Miniatures Painting

Welcome, adventurers! Join Westminster Branch's D&D Club for the painting of miniature figurines. Painting supplies and at least one figurine will be provided to each registered attendee. Attendees are welcome to bring a figure from home to work on, as long as the figure is appropriate (please ask if unsure). 

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

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. 

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.

Alphabet Train

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

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.

Move & Groove Storytime

This energetic storytime features books, rhymes, and songs with lots of wiggles and giggles! We’ll learn through movement and foster a love of stories. 

Alphabet Train

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

Intro to Laser Cutting

• Take an Intro to Adobe Illustrator class (in person at Exploration Commons or on LinkedIn Learning — use Library ID: carroll).
   
• Take a laser project class at Exploration Commons (one that does not require participants to be laser certified).
   
• Work through the online portion of the Exploration Commons hybrid laser certification module. (No need to take the quiz; we will do that at the end of class.)

Hooks & Needles

Bring your crochet, knitting, embroidery, or any other portable project to the library to work alongside other crafters. Get out of the house and enjoy some company while you stitch a few more rows. Drop in anytime; no instruction will be provided.

LEGO® Builders Club

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!

Intermediate Laser Cutting: Photoshop for Laser Engraving

In this class we will focus on editing photos in Adobe Photoshop to get the best results with our Fusion Pro and Fusion Edge laser engravers. 

Laser certification is required prior to attending this program.

Make Fidgets and More

Fidget toys can be used to improve your focus, relieve stress and anxiety, and give you a way to channel your nervous energy. They are also just fun to make and use. Join us to make a resin fidget spinner, a worry stone, a floating bead bracelet, and more, if time allows.

Make Your Own Coptic Bound Journal

Join us to learn how to make your own journal using coptic binding, one of the oldest methods of bookbinding still regularly used today, almost 2 millennia old! We'll provide all the supplies; you'll leave with a journal to take home and the knowledge of how to make more.

Carroll 250: They Will Not Be Forgotten

Armand Kinslow's genealogical research into his family history revealed eight generations of relatives who served in the major wars of their eras. Join him as he discusses his book They Will Not Be Forgotten, which presents a fascinating collection of inspirational wartime stories from the perspective of veterans, from our nation's independence through Vietnam.

Armand Kinslow joined the USMC as an infantry officer. He later served as an intelligence officer during the Cold War, the Gulf War, and the Global War on Terror, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. Between his military and government service,  Kinslow spent four decades working in intelligence gathering and analysis. He is an avid history buff, particularly of America’s military campaigns.

This program is in partnership with the Carroll County Genealogical Society. 

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

Introduction to Modern Square Dancing

Come and give Modern Western Square Dance a spin! Square dancing is a staple of American life. It is currently the official folk dance in 31 US states. It encourages social interaction among neighbors and fitness. Modern square dancing emphasizes high energy, varied music (country, pop, rock), and a welcoming atmosphere for beginners. Come dance in a square and make a circle of friends!

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 Ask a Master Gardener

Bring your questions about gardening to the Carroll County Master Gardeners and pick up tips, handouts, and more.

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.

Mount Airy Senior Center Book Club: The Secret War of Julia Child

This month's selection is The Secret War of Julia Child by Diana R. Chambers. 

Move & Groove Storytime

This energetic storytime features books, rhymes, and songs with lots of wiggles and giggles! We’ll learn through movement and foster 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.

Making for Seniors: Engrave a Simple Cork Project

Learning new technology should be fun, not intimidating! Join us for a basic hands-on session where we'll use Adobe Illustrator to create a simple design to be engraved on cork. Then watch your project being made on our Fusion Pro laser cutter. Previous basic computer experience is required. No previous experience with laser cutting or design software is needed. This class does not result in independent laser use certification.

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.

Potomac Community Services

A client engagement specialist will visit the branch to share available services for both adults and children. Adult Services offers mental health case management focused on advocacy, education, connecting individuals to community resources, and supporting treatment to improve quality of life. The Children’s Program provides coordinated mental health support for ages 6–18, helping families set goals, access benefits and resources, improve stability, and promote healthy development.

Homeschooler Hangout: Full STEAM Ahead

Learn how to use circuits to light up LEDs with Paper Circuit Kits for homeschoolers! 

North Carroll Needle and Fiber Arts

Bring your knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or other fiber arts projects to this group gathering to share tips, patterns, and inspiration. All skill levels are welcome.

Drop-In Diamond Painting

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

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.