Finksburg Branch

PAWS to Read
Saturday, December 21, 2024 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: 4 - Adults, Adults
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Come to the library to visit with or read to book-loving therapy dogs. Research shows that reading to animals boosts reading skills in children and helps with social skills and emotional health for all ages. Adults and seniors can also come to de-stress and relax with a fuzzy friend. Walk-ins are welcome!

Holiday Sing-Along
Monday, December 23, 2024 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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It's getting close to the holidays! Join us for a holiday sing-along, where we'll read stories, sing, and dance!

Reading with a Ballerina: The Nutcracker
Thursday, December 26, 2024 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: 3 - 12
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Join Contempic School of Ballet for Reading with a Ballerina hosted by the beloved Sugar Plum Fairy from the holiday ballet classic The Nutcracker. Children will enjoy storytime and an excerpt performance from Contempic School of Ballet’s Nutcracker Tea Party. 

Cozy Craft Time at the Winter Café
Friday, December 27, 2024 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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Bring a snack and enjoy craft time at our Winter Café! Choose from a flurry of available crafts and enjoy fun thematic music. Craft availability per craft will be on a first come, first served basis. Because snacks are allowed, allergens may be present. The library itself will not serve food at this event.

Tranquility Tarot
Saturday, December 28, 2024 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ages: 14 - Adults, Adults
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Take a moment to dream and draw, doodle, or otherwise do art while making your own tarot card. Meditate on the mysteries of the Major Arcana and let the stress slip away. 

Dungeons & Dragons Winter Adventure
Saturday, December 28, 2024 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ages: 11 - 18
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Calling brave heroes for a quest in Dungeons & Dragons! Whether this is your first adventure or your twentieth, join us for an afternoon of fantastic deeds!

While staying overnight at an inn, you wake up the next morning to find that the town has been completely covered in snow...and inhabitants are frozen like ice sculptures! It will be up to our heroes to get to the bottom of the mysterious frost and save the village!

A choice of playable 6^th-level characters, dice, pencils, and other necessary supplies will be provided.  

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Indoor Snowball Fight
Monday, December 30, 2024 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ages: 6 - 12
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Whether the weather outside is frightful or delightful, join us for an indoor "snowball" fight; no snow required!

Twos and Threes Together
Thursday, January 2, 2025 - 9:45am - 10:30am
Ages: 2 - 3
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This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

Read and Play
Thursday, January 2, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
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.

Cuentos Bilingües/Bilingual Storytime
Friday, January 3, 2025 - 10:00am - 10:30am
Ages: 2 - 10
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Are you interested in improving your language skills? Join us for Spanish Bilingual Storytime! There will be singing, dancing, activities, stories, and rhymes in Spanish and English.

¿Está interesado en mejorar sus habilidades del lenguaje? ¡Ven a la biblioteca para el programa de cuentos bilingües en español e inglés! Habrá cantos, bailes, actividades, cuentos y rimas en español e inglés.