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 the Calendar of Events site for more events.
Family Storytime
Taneytown BranchThursday, November 12, 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.
Open Mah Jongg
Taneytown BranchThursday, November 12, 2026 - 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: Adults
Class information
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.
Rawr! It's a DINOvember Storytime!
Taneytown BranchThursday, November 12, 2026 - 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Ages: 3 - 8
Class registration and more information
Happy DINOvember! Join us for a reading of What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night by Refe and Susan Tuma. We'll have fun crafts and activities for your littlest paleontologist.
Spanish Language Practice Circle
Taneytown BranchFriday, November 13, 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.
Open Mah Jongg
Taneytown BranchFriday, November 13, 2026 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: Adults
Class information
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.
Hunger Games Celebration
Taneytown BranchSaturday, November 14, 2026 - 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Ages: 11 - 17
Class registration and more information
Share your love of the Hunger Games franchise and prepare for the new movie with crafts and activities.
Family Storytime
Taneytown BranchMonday, November 16, 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.
Make Your Own Coptic Bound Journal
Taneytown BranchMonday, November 16, 2026 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 16 - Adults, Adults
Class registration and more information
Join us to learn how to make your own journal using coptic binding, one of the oldest methods of bookbinding still regularly used today, almost 2 millennia old! We'll provide all the supplies; you'll leave with a journal to take home and the knowledge of how to make more.
Read and Play
Taneytown BranchTuesday, November 17, 2026 - 10:00am - 10:45am
Ages: Birth - 2
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
Taneytown BranchTuesday, November 17, 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
Taneytown BranchTuesday, November 17, 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
Services
24/7 book drop access
EV charging
Free Wi-Fi access
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.