All CCPL locations will be closed for an all-day staff training on Monday, October 13. We will reopen for regular hours on Tuesday, October 14.
The North Carroll Branch will be closed for renovations Monday, October 13 through Saturday, November 8, 2025. The bookdrop will remain open during the closure.
Carroll County Public Library
Infinite Possibilities
Mount Airy Branch
705 Ridge Avenue
Mount Airy, MD 21771
Kari Kelly, Branch Manager
Branch Hours
Monday - Thursday: 9 AM - 8 PM
Friday - Saturday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Please note that the 301.829.5290 phone number is no longer in service.
Directions
Upcoming Programs and Events
Check Currents or the Calendar of Events site for more events.
History 101: The Daughters of Charity
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: All Ages
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Join us and the Historical Society of Mount Airy for speaker James Rada, a well-known local author. He will be presenting The Daughters of Charity, Their Work as Civil War Nurses, with a Focus on Frederick County.
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: All Ages
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Join us and the Historical Society of Mount Airy for speaker James Rada, a well-known local author. He will be presenting The Daughters of Charity, Their Work as Civil War Nurses, with a Focus on Frederick County.
Family Storytime
Thursday, October 9, 2025 - 10:00am - 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.
Thursday, October 9, 2025 - 10:00am - 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.
Pajama Party Storytime
Thursday, October 9, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Ages: Birth - 8
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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.
Thursday, October 9, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Ages: Birth - 8
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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.
History 101: The Legacy of Civil War Medicine
Thursday, October 9, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: All Ages
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Join us and the Historical Society of Mount Airy for speaker Betsy Estilow, retired Hood College professor and member of the Board of Directors of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick. She will discuss the legacy of Civil War medicine and explore how innovations developed during this devastating conflict impact our health care today.
Thursday, October 9, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: All Ages
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Join us and the Historical Society of Mount Airy for speaker Betsy Estilow, retired Hood College professor and member of the Board of Directors of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick. She will discuss the legacy of Civil War medicine and explore how innovations developed during this devastating conflict impact our health care today.
Bike Garden at the Library
Friday, October 10, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: 2 - 5
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Learn about bike safety and road safety from our friends at Patapsco Bikes! Bring your bike or trike (and your helmet!) and practice safety skills outside at the library.
Friday, October 10, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: 2 - 5
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Learn about bike safety and road safety from our friends at Patapsco Bikes! Bring your bike or trike (and your helmet!) and practice safety skills outside at the library.
Find out more about Patapsco Bicycles here: https://www.patapscobike.com/
Saturday Storytime
Saturday, October 11, 2025 - 10:00am - 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.
Saturday, October 11, 2025 - 10:00am - 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.
Read and Play
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 10:00am - 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.
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 10:00am - 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.
Twos and Threes Together
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 11:00am - 11:30am
Ages: 2 - 3
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This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 11:00am - 11:30am
Ages: 2 - 3
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This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.
Creative Writing for Teens with Jenni Howell
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: 12 - 18
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Join Jenni Howell, local author of Boys with Sharp Teeth, for a fun workshop on how to put your own creative ideas into writing. Will you be our next local author?
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: 12 - 18
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Join Jenni Howell, local author of Boys with Sharp Teeth, for a fun workshop on how to put your own creative ideas into writing. Will you be our next local author?
Ready, Set, School!
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 10:00am - 10:30am
Ages: 3 - 6
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An independent storytime that prepares children for school. Fun, hands-on activities will teach listening, pre-reading, math, movement, music, and art skills.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 10:00am - 10:30am
Ages: 3 - 6
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An independent storytime that prepares children for school. Fun, hands-on activities will teach listening, pre-reading, math, movement, music, and art skills.
Ask a Master Gardener
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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Have questions about keeping your garden green? Bring your questions to a Carroll County Master Gardener and pick up tips, handouts, and more. The Ask a Master Gardener table will be set up in the Mount Airy Branch lobby.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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Have questions about keeping your garden green? Bring your questions to a Carroll County Master Gardener and pick up tips, handouts, and more. The Ask a Master Gardener table will be set up in the Mount Airy Branch lobby.
Mount Airy Knitters
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Join the Mount Airy Knitters for a weekly roundtable of knitting, conversation, and fun. All experience levels are welcome.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Join the Mount Airy Knitters for a weekly roundtable of knitting, conversation, and fun. All experience levels are welcome.
Read and Play
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 11:00am - 11:30am
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.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 11:00am - 11:30am
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.
Mount Airy Book Discussion Group: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ages: Adults
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This month's selection is On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ages: Adults
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This month's selection is On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong.
ASL Practice Club
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: 5 - Adults, Adults
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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!
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: 5 - Adults, Adults
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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!
Family Storytime
Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 10:00am - 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.
Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 10:00am - 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.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament
Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: 12 - 17
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Who is the ultimate Smash Bros. player? Join us for an afternoon Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament to find out. Play against your friends on the branch's Nintendo Switch for the right to call yourself the tournament champion!
Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: 12 - 17
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Who is the ultimate Smash Bros. player? Join us for an afternoon Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament to find out. Play against your friends on the branch's Nintendo Switch for the right to call yourself the tournament champion!
Virtual Ghost Tour of Mount Airy
Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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Join us for a tour through Mount Airy's haunted past and hear ghostly tales from beyond the grave without the walking! Explore Mount Airy’s violent past of murders on Main Street, shoot-outs at the station, deadly railroad riots, mysterious fires, and ghostly apparitions in town. All are welcome! This program is an accessible option to Historical Society of Mount Airy walking tours.
Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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Join us for a tour through Mount Airy's haunted past and hear ghostly tales from beyond the grave without the walking! Explore Mount Airy’s violent past of murders on Main Street, shoot-outs at the station, deadly railroad riots, mysterious fires, and ghostly apparitions in town. All are welcome! This program is an accessible option to Historical Society of Mount Airy walking tours.
Pajama Party Storytime
Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Ages: Birth - 8
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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.
Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Ages: Birth - 8
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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.
DIY Halloween Makeup
Friday, October 17, 2025 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: 6 - 11
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Make your costume unique with makeup you've created yourself. We'll use Kool-Aid for lip gloss and tinted hand cream for face paint.
Friday, October 17, 2025 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: 6 - 11
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Make your costume unique with makeup you've created yourself. We'll use Kool-Aid for lip gloss and tinted hand cream for face paint.
In case of allergies, please check the attached PDF for a full list of ingredients.
Robot Pumpkin Smash
Saturday, October 18, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: 4 - Adults, Adults
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Join the Robo-Lions, a team of students, as they fire up their robots for Robot Pumpkin Smash! Find out how long it takes a robot to crack open a pumpkin. This program is a collaboration between PIE3 (Partnership in Inspiration for Engineering Education and Entrepreneurship), Robo-Lions, and Carroll County Public Library.
Saturday, October 18, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: 4 - Adults, Adults
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Join the Robo-Lions, a team of students, as they fire up their robots for Robot Pumpkin Smash! Find out how long it takes a robot to crack open a pumpkin. This program is a collaboration between PIE3 (Partnership in Inspiration for Engineering Education and Entrepreneurship), Robo-Lions, and Carroll County Public Library.
Easy Crafting Afternoon: Pom Pom Wreaths
Saturday, October 18, 2025 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ages: 16 - Adults, Adults
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Join us for a fun afternoon of crafting! We will be making pom poms out of craft yarn and then turning them into a colorful fall wreath! Supplies are limited and available on a first come, first served basis.
Saturday, October 18, 2025 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ages: 16 - Adults, Adults
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Join us for a fun afternoon of crafting! We will be making pom poms out of craft yarn and then turning them into a colorful fall wreath! Supplies are limited and available on a first come, first served basis.
Read with a Furry Friend
Saturday, October 18, 2025 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: 3 - Adults, Adults
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Every dog enjoys a good story! Trained reading dogs from My Caring Paws will provide a relaxed, informal atmosphere for kids to practice reading.
Saturday, October 18, 2025 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: 3 - Adults, Adults
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Every dog enjoys a good story! Trained reading dogs from My Caring Paws will provide a relaxed, informal atmosphere for kids to practice reading.
Family Storytime
Monday, October 20, 2025 - 10:00am - 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.
Monday, October 20, 2025 - 10:00am - 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.
Let's Move!
Monday, October 20, 2025 - 11:00am - 11:30am
Ages: Birth - 8
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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!
Monday, October 20, 2025 - 11:00am - 11:30am
Ages: Birth - 8
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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!
LEGO® Builders Club
Monday, October 20, 2025 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Ages: 5 - Adults, Adults
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Want to practice your building skills? Join us for a LEGO® program where you tackle a new design each time! Bring a grown-up and build together. We supply the bricks, and you supply the creativity.
Monday, October 20, 2025 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Ages: 5 - Adults, Adults
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Want to practice your building skills? Join us for a LEGO® program where you tackle a new design each time! Bring a grown-up and build together. We supply the bricks, and you supply the creativity.
Death Café: Conversations About Death
Monday, October 20, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Our society shuns talking about death and dying, even though we will all eventually die. Join us as we openly discuss and explore our mortality. Our goal is to destigmatize discussions about death and dying. All opinions and thoughts are welcomed and encouraged.
Monday, October 20, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Our society shuns talking about death and dying, even though we will all eventually die. Join us as we openly discuss and explore our mortality. Our goal is to destigmatize discussions about death and dying. All opinions and thoughts are welcomed and encouraged.
Please note that this is a discussion group, not a grief support or counseling session.
Read and Play
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 - 10:00am - 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.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 - 10:00am - 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.
Carroll County Health Department's Health on Wheels Mobile Services
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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Health on Wheels will offer a range of services, including reproductive health services, HIV and Hepatitis C testing, blood pressure screening, smoking cessation, Naloxone training, peer support services, birth certificates, assistance with vaccines, WIC services by appointment, and health education. Not all services will be available at all locations.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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Health on Wheels will offer a range of services, including reproductive health services, HIV and Hepatitis C testing, blood pressure screening, smoking cessation, Naloxone training, peer support services, birth certificates, assistance with vaccines, WIC services by appointment, and health education. Not all services will be available at all locations.
Twos and Threes Together
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 - 11:00am - 11:30am
Ages: 2 - 3
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This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 - 11:00am - 11:30am
Ages: 2 - 3
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This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.
Homeschooler Lunch and Learn: Author Study with Kwame Alexander and Erin Entrada Kelly
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 - 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Ages: 6 - 12
Registration and more information
class="Paragraph SCXW91379083 BCX0" lang="EN-US">Join us for this exciting new quarterly author series for homeschoolers! Created by professional educators with the non-profit One Word at a Time, Inc., this class will consist of lunch and a virtual livestream with Kwame Alexander. The program includes a book talk with popular children's book authors, a brief writing lesson, and a live Q&A session. October's special guest author is two-time Newbery Medal winner Erin Entrada Kelly. This series is recommended for children in first through seventh grades. Registrants must be present in the branch to access the presentation.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 - 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Ages: 6 - 12
Registration and more information
class="Paragraph SCXW91379083 BCX0" lang="EN-US">Join us for this exciting new quarterly author series for homeschoolers! Created by professional educators with the non-profit One Word at a Time, Inc., this class will consist of lunch and a virtual livestream with Kwame Alexander. The program includes a book talk with popular children's book authors, a brief writing lesson, and a live Q&A session. October's special guest author is two-time Newbery Medal winner Erin Entrada Kelly. This series is recommended for children in first through seventh grades. Registrants must be present in the branch to access the presentation.
Each child must be registered. Please bring a bagged lunch from home. Caregivers must attend with children who are 8 years old and under. Caregivers of older children are welcome to stay for the presentation as well. Educational materials will be emailed out to registrants before and after the program takes place.
Battle of the Books: Parent and Coach Information Sharing
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: All Ages
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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.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: All Ages
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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.
Ready, Set, School!
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 - 10:00am - 10:30am
Ages: 3 - 6
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An independent storytime that prepares children for school. Fun, hands-on activities will teach listening, pre-reading, math, movement, music, and art skills.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 - 10:00am - 10:30am
Ages: 3 - 6
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An independent storytime that prepares children for school. Fun, hands-on activities will teach listening, pre-reading, math, movement, music, and art skills.
Mount Airy Knitters
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Join the Mount Airy Knitters for a weekly roundtable of knitting, conversation, and fun. All experience levels are welcome.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Join the Mount Airy Knitters for a weekly roundtable of knitting, conversation, and fun. All experience levels are welcome.
Read and Play
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 - 11:00am - 11:30am
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.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 - 11:00am - 11:30am
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.
Meeting Rooms
Meeting rooms are available for public use Monday through Saturday, excluding library-observed holidays.
We have the following meeting rooms available for public use:
Large Meeting Room - Capacity: 70
Small Meeting Room - Capacity: 15
3 Study Rooms - Capacity: 4 per room
Services
- 24/7 book drop access
- Children's learning games
- Copy machine
- EV charging
- Free Wi-Fi access
- Notary Services
- Pay County tax bills
- Play and Learn Centers
- Print from anywhere (Global Print)
- Public fax
- Public Internet computers
- Scan documents to email
- Wireless printing
Branch History
In 1965, the Carroll County Commissioners gave the town of Mt. Airy permission to open a community library, with the provision that the town raise $3,000 to refurbish and furnish a room above the town office. Four months later, after donations and fund-raising events such as a benefit shoot at the Rod and Gun Club, a dance for teens, and a book sale, the library opened. In 1974 the Mt. Airy Community Branch moved to the former American Grocery Building, and in 1993 a new full-service Mount Airy Branch opened on Ridge Avenue.
Renovations to the Mt. Airy Branch were completed in 2014 and included repavement of the driveway, reworking of the sidewalks to improve grade and accessibility, roofing replacement, renovation of the interior to improve lighting throughout, a new customer service desk, improved seating areas for customers, and the addition of several collabortive workspaces.