Taneytown branch

Overhead drone photo of the Taneytown branch

10 Grand Drive
Taneytown, MD 21787

Jillian Dittrich, Branch Manager

Branch hours
Monday - Thursday: 9 AM - 8 PM
Friday - Saturday: 9 AM - 5 PM

Directions

Upcoming programs and events

Check Currents publication (PDF) or the Calendar of Events site for more events.

Read and Play

Read and Play

Taneytown Branch
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
Class information

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.

Preschool Move and Learn

Preschool Move and Learn

Taneytown Branch
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 3 - 6
Class information

Join us for an interactive storytime where we develop school readiness skills using movement, music, and more, while fostering a love of learning! This fun program includes art projects and hands-on learning stations.

Family Storytime

Family Storytime

Taneytown Branch
Thursday, April 30, 2026 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 8
Class information

We’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Come talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. 

Terrific Tadpoles: An Evening Storytime

Terrific Tadpoles: An Evening Storytime

Taneytown Branch
Thursday, April 30, 2026 - 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Ages: Birth - 8
Class registration and more information

Hop along with us as we explore the amazing life cycle of frogs. Your polliwogs will enjoy stories, songs, and activities.

ABCs & 123s: Music

ABCs & 123s: Music

Taneytown Branch
Friday, May 1, 2026 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: 2 - 6
Class registration and more information

Join the fun as we explore letters and numbers. We’ll offer lots of engaging, hands-on activities to make learning fun!

Spanish Language Practice Circle

Spanish Language Practice Circle

Taneytown Branch
Friday, May 1, 2026 - 11:00am - 1:00pm
Ages: Adults
Class information

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.

Book Chat

Book Chat

Taneytown Branch
Friday, May 1, 2026 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ages: Adults
Class information

Join us for an hour of chatting about books! Come and share what you are reading and get ideas from others about what to read next!

Writer's Circle

Writer's Circle

Taneytown Branch
Friday, May 1, 2026 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ages: Adults
Class information

Join this fun group of writers and aspiring writers as we share what we are working on and listen to feedback from others. Whether you write novels, short stories, poems, or anything in between, this group is for you!

Taneytown Craft Swap

Taneytown Craft Swap

Taneytown Branch
Saturday, May 2, 2026 - 12:00am - 12:00am
Ages: All Ages
Class information

Did spring cleaning leave you with a lot of extra crafts lying around? Clear out the old supplies you never got around to by donating them to the library, then pick up something new at our spring craft swap!

Gently used or like-new craft supplies can be dropped off at CCPL's Taneytown Branch from April 24 through May 1. Anyone looking to try something new can stop by anytime on May 2 to browse and find something fun to do next! Arts and crafts of any type are welcome.

Tea Party Fun

Tea Party Fun

Taneytown Branch
Monday, May 4, 2026 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: 2 - 6
Class registration and more information

Join the fun at our pretend tea party. We will share stories, songs, activities, and crafts. Our featured book will be Clovis Keeps His Cool by Katelyn Aronson, a wonderful story about kindness and controlling our tempers! We'll have plenty of activities, and there will be cookies!

Read and Play

Read and Play

Taneytown Branch
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 - 10:00am - 10:45am
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
Class information

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

Twos and Threes Together

Taneytown Branch
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 - 11:00am - 11:45am
Ages: 2 - 3
Class information

This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

Drop-In Diamond Painting

Drop-In Diamond Painting

Taneytown Branch
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 - 1:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: Adults
Class information

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

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: 50
Small Meeting Room - Capacity: 8
1 Study Room - Capacity: 4 people

Book by Room

Services

Branch history

The Taneytown Community Library opened as a branch of the Carroll County Public Library on January 9, 1969 in a storefront building on Baltimore Street. Ground was broken for a full-service branch on April 18, 1988. The Taneytown Branch at 10 Grand Drive opened to the public in February, 1989.

The 2008 renovation to the branch included a 5,000 square foot expansion and interior improvements.