Eldersburg Branch

Family Storytime
Monday, December 8, 2025 - 9:30am - 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. 

Play and Explore
Monday, December 8, 2025 - 10:30am - 11:30am
Ages: Birth - 5
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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.

Eldersburg Hooked on Crochet
Monday, December 8, 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.

Fiber Art for Kids
Monday, December 8, 2025 - 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Ages: 6 - 11
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Learn about different fiber art techniques. Make your own fiber art piece to take home. Each month will have a new technique and project.

Yoga with Meditation
Monday, December 8, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 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).

Read and Play
Tuesday, December 9, 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.

Family Storytime
Tuesday, December 9, 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. 

Little Learners
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Ages: 3 - 6
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A special storytime just for preschoolers! Activities will promote pre-reading and school readiness skills in preparation for kindergarten. Adult caregivers are welcome. Food and natural items may be present.

Knit and Chat
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Ages: 8 - Adults, Adults
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Join us for this monthly meet-up with other knitters of all ages to relax, knit, get ideas for projects, receive help on current projects, gain new skills, and learn to knit if you don't know how. There will also be an optional show-and-tell and a yarn exchange each month.

Gentle Yoga
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 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 and bring a mat and a blanket.

Writing Group
Wednesday, December 10, 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
Wednesday, December 10, 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.

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

Oreo Cookie Mix and Mingle
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ages: 14 - Adults, Adults
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You're invited to an Oreo showdown! Join us for a lighthearted mix and mingle as we put our taste buds to the test. We'll sample a surprise lineup of Oreo flavors in a blind taste test—guess the flavor, rate your favorites, and debate the classics vs. the wildcards. Come for the cookies, stay for the company! 

Eldersburg Branch Anime Club
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 11 - 17
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Join us at CCPL's Eldersburg Branch for all things anime and manga! Watch the first episode of an anime, make anime-themed crafts, discuss your favorite series, share your artwork, and more!

Eldersburg Hooked on Crochet
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:45pm
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.

Read and Play
Thursday, December 11, 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.

Family Storytime
Thursday, December 11, 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. 

Eldersburg Teen Advisory Board
Thursday, December 11, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 12 - 17
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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!

Papercraft Studio
Thursday, December 11, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Ages: Adults
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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! 

Carroll 250: Patriots of Carroll County - Normand Bruce
Thursday, December 11, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 12 - Adults, Adults
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Join us as local historian John Laycock discusses the story of Normand Bruce, his enduring legacy in Carroll County, and the foundation of Bruceville, where Myrtle Hill, the home he built in the 1760s, still stands. Bruce was a Scottish immigrant, businessman, prominent landowner, soldier, politician, husband, and father. He answered the call during the American Revolution and served as an officer in the Maryland militia.

Mr. Laycock is a member of the Westminster Chapter of Sons of the American Revolution and a board member of the Historical Society of Carroll County.

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.

Q&A with the Small Business Administration
Friday, December 12, 2025 - 9:30am - 1:30pm
Ages: Adults
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class="custom1">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-eldersburg-sba or email Denise.Hayes@sba.gov. Walk-ins are welcomed as time allows.

Play Baby Play
Friday, December 12, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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You’re invited to a morning playgroup just for little ones! Come 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.

Saturday Adventures
Saturday, December 13, 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—there will be something new and different each week. The one thing that will always happen? Fun!

Peaceful Melodies with Lydia Bandy
Saturday, December 13, 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.

Tea and Tarot
Saturday, December 13, 2025 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Explore the properties and benefits of herbs, sip custom-blended teas, and learn about tarot as a tool of self-actualization during this workshop. You will leave feeling refreshed and empowered to accomplish your goals. Presented by Mike Barberesi and Chaplain Lee.

Mike Barberesi is a Teishu and certified tea sommelier who creates magical spaces where people connect to the Earth, their Higher Self, and their intentions through tea. Mike holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy and a master of arts in teaching and facilitates tea ceremonies and workshops through his company Intentional Tea Time. Learn more on Facebook; search "Intentional Tea Time." Chaplain Lee is the founder of The Esoteric Chaplain, LLC in Westminster, Maryland, and is a retired college director and educator with over 25 years of classroom and administrative leadership experience. Chaplain Lee specializes in drawing from various cultures, traditions, and ceremonies to inform her counseling services.

*This program is designed for entertainment purposes only.*

Free Spirit Book Club: The Berry Pickers
Saturday, December 13, 2025 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: Adults
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This month's selection is The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters.

Family Storytime
Monday, December 15, 2025 - 9:30am - 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. 

Play and Explore
Monday, December 15, 2025 - 10:30am - 11:30am
Ages: Birth - 5
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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.

Curious Kids
Monday, December 15, 2025 - 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Ages: 5 - 8
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Calling all curious kids! Join us each session to share a story, art project, and hands-on STEM activity. Children and adults can have fun and get messy together! Food and natural items may be present.

Open Mah Jongg
Monday, December 15, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Ages: Adults
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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.

Yoga Nidra
Monday, December 15, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: Adults
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Yoga Nidra is the state of dynamic sleep. It is a powerful technique where you relax consciously, inducing complete physical, mental, and emotional relaxation. We will go through a five-stage process that begins with a body scan to engage one’s physicality. It incorporates meditation on the breath, the balancing of emotional states, visualization, and self-healing. For your comfort, besides your mat, you may want to bring a blanket, pillow, and eye mask. For those not comfortable on the floor, this can be done in a chair as well.

Read and Play
Tuesday, December 16, 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.

Family Storytime
Tuesday, December 16, 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. 

Little Learners
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 - 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Ages: 3 - 6
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A special storytime just for preschoolers! Activities will promote pre-reading and school readiness skills in preparation for kindergarten. Adult caregivers are welcome. Food and natural items may be present.

Line Dancing with Lori
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Ages: Adults
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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. 

Youth Community Service Group
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 12 - 18
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Connect with your community and earn service learning hours while collaborating on projects that will benefit Eldersburg and beyond. Our current project is to create centerpieces for the dining room tables at Oakland Manor.

Writing Group
Wednesday, December 17, 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
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 - 9:30am - 10:30am
Ages: Birth - 8
More information
This energetic storytime encourages creative movement and dance to help develop gross motor skills, coordination, and spatial awareness while fostering a love of stories.

Move & Groove Storytime
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 - 10:30am - 11:30am
Ages: Birth - 8
More information
This energetic storytime encourages creative movement and dance to help develop gross motor skills, coordination, and spatial awareness while fostering a love of stories.

Eldersburg Hooked on Crochet
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Ages: 12 - Adults, Adults
More information
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.

Starlight Storytime
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Ages: 2 - 5
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Wear your pajamas, bring your favorite stuffed animal, and enjoy a cozy evening of stories and songs. Perfect for families with young children. 

Read and Play
Thursday, December 18, 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.

Family Storytime
Thursday, December 18, 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. 

Hallmark Holiday Bingo
Thursday, December 18, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: Adults
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Do you love The Hallmark Channel's holiday movies? Or just love to make fun of them? Either way, you will have a great time at our Hallmark holiday-themed bingo night. Take a break from pre-holiday stress and join us for an evening of fun and prizes!

Coffee with the Classics: The Thin Man
Friday, December 19, 2025 - 10:00am - 2:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Join us for our holiday selection, the Nick and Nora classic, The Thin Man, starring William Powell and Myrna Loy. 

Saturday Adventures
Saturday, December 20, 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—there will be something new and different each week. The one thing that will always happen? Fun!