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Carroll County Public Library
Infinite Possibilities

Mount Airy Branch

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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.

 Phone 1    410.386.4470

Fax    410.386.4477

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Upcoming Programs and Events

Check Currents or the Calendar of Events site for more events.

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Family Storytime
Thursday, September 18, 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. 

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Pajama Party Storytime
Thursday, September 18, 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.

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Stuffed Animal Sleepover
Friday, September 19, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 5
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Bring your favorite stuffed animal to our special storytime. We'll read stories about our beloved stuffed friends, do a craft, and say goodnight to our friends while they embark on a sleepover just for them at the library!

Come back the following week to pick up your stuffed animal and see what shenanigans they got up to at their super special library sleepover!

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Senior Social Hour: Oreo Taste Test
Friday, September 19, 2025 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Join us for our first ever Senior Social Hour! Bring your conversation and your taste buds as we conduct blind taste tests and rank our favorite flavors of—you guessed it—Oreos!

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Stuffed Animal Sleepover: Backstage
Friday, September 19, 2025 - 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Ages: 12 - 18
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Earn service hours by working behind the scenes to bring a Stuffed Animal Sleepover to life for the library's younger patrons.

A parent permission slip is required.  

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The Dot Storytime: Celebrating International Dot Day
Saturday, September 20, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: 5 - 11
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class="Paragraph SCXW249883094 BCX0" lang="EN-US">Join us for a celebration of creativity, courage, and collaboration inspired by Peter H. Reynolds' book, The Dot. Together we will explore the power of imagination and self-expression while discovering that even a simple dot can be the beginning of something wonderful. Artwork created will be used in a community art display.  

International Dot Day is a global event that encourages everyone to “Make your mark…then make it matter.” 

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Read with a Furry Friend
Saturday, September 20, 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. 

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Family Storytime
Monday, September 22, 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. 

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Let's Move!
Monday, September 22, 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!

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LEGO® Builders Club
Monday, September 22, 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.

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Read and Play
Tuesday, September 23, 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.

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Twos and Threes Together
Tuesday, September 23, 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.

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Ready, Set, School!
Wednesday, September 24, 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.

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Mount Airy Knitters
Wednesday, September 24, 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.

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Read and Play
Wednesday, September 24, 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.

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Family Storytime
Thursday, September 25, 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. 

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Mount Airy Senior Book Discussion Group: Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space
Thursday, September 25, 2025 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ages: Adults
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This month's selection is Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space by Lynn Sherr.

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Pajama Party Storytime
Thursday, September 25, 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.

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Saturday Storytime
Saturday, September 27, 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. 

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Dungeons and Dragons Club
Saturday, September 27, 2025 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Ages: 11 - 18
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Welcome, adventurers! Join our table as we embark on a fun-filled campaign! Our game is friendly to both new and returning players. Our characters are currently level 1. 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

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Family Storytime
Monday, September 29, 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. 

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Let's Move!
Monday, September 29, 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!

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Read and Play
Tuesday, September 30, 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.

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Twos and Threes Together
Tuesday, September 30, 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.

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Mount Airy Teen Advisory Board
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 12 - 17
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Calling all teens with a love of the library! Earn service hours while making friends, beautifying the library, and planning programs!

If this is your first time joining us, please print and complete a copy of the volunteer application.

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Ready, Set, School!
Wednesday, October 1, 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.

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Mount Airy Knitters
Wednesday, October 1, 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.

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Read and Play
Wednesday, October 1, 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.

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Carroll Hospital Presents: Prenatal Nutrition
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: 16 - Adults, Adults
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Good nutrition while pregnant isn’t quite as simple as “eating for two,” but it doesn’t need to be overly complicated either! If you’re interested in learning about eating to meet all the nutrition needs for you and your developing baby, then join Registered Dietitian Dana Mealing to discuss the evolving dietary considerations throughout pregnancy. 

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

Book by Room

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.