Upcoming Events

Saturday Adventures
Eldersburg Branch
Saturday, February 22, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 8
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Come to the library every Saturday morning for a new adventure! Stories, songs, dancing--there will be something new and different each week. The one thing that will always happen? Fun!

Saturday Storytime
Mount Airy Branch
Saturday, February 22, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
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. 

Wreath Making
Westminster Branch
Saturday, February 22, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: 16 - Adults, Adults
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Come on out to make your own wreath. All supplies will be provided.

The Carroll County Cloggers
North Carroll Branch
Saturday, February 22, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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Warm up and brighten your winter Saturday with some lively dance and music presented by The Carroll County Cloggers. See if you can find some familiar North Carroll Branch staff faces in the group. The sparkling outfits, toe-tapping songs, and rousing dance routines will make you smile. Don't miss this dazzling show!

Decorative Strawberry Jelly Roll
Exploration Commons
Saturday, February 22, 2025 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: 15 - Adults
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Bake a delicious sweet for your sweethearts. This strawberry roll cake is decorated with your choice of hearts or strawberries, baked, and then rolled with strawberry jam and cream cheese filling.

Sykesville Painting Club: Watercolor Workshop
Eldersburg Branch
Saturday, February 22, 2025 - 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Ages: Adults
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In this workshop, Stacy Levy will share her approach to painting animals with two colors: ultramarine blue and burnt sienna. While the focus will be on capturing the characteristics of fur as well as the animal’s personality, these techniques can be applied to any subject. Stacy will share tips on mixing neutral colors to create rich undertones and subtle warms and cools and also demonstrate the versatility of masking fluid as a way to capture intricate details of feathers and fur. 

The library is partnering with the Sykesville Painting Club to offer this workshop. 

You must register and pay ($45) for this class at this link: https://shorturl.at/E1wKs.

Please take note of the materials you will need to bring. 

Crafty Caturday
Finksburg Branch
Saturday, February 22, 2025 - 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Ages: All Ages
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Crafters and cat lovers alike delight! It will be a purr-fect afternoon of things to make and do with feline friends. 

Black History Month Celebration
Eldersburg Branch
Saturday, February 22, 2025 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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class="xxmsonormal">Dr. Mama Deborah, the Afropella Griot, is a storyteller with singing-centered presentations. Afropella is a play on a capella and, in this presentation, IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE MUSIC: From Spirituals to Freedom Songs, she answers where do you find the true history of Blacks (African-Americans) in this country and what is the greatest singing movement in the history of this country. These questions are answered through stories and songs as well as in questions to and answers from the audience.

Read with a Furry Friend
Eldersburg Branch
Saturday, February 22, 2025 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: 4 - 17
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Come to the library and read a story to a book-loving dog from My Caring Paws. Research shows that reading to animals can boost children's reading skills and help with emotional and social skills. Struggling readers are encouraged to participate.

Drive-in Movie at the Library: Clifford the Big Red Dog
Mount Airy Branch
Saturday, February 22, 2025 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ages: 4 - 11
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Children will customize cardboard box cars and drive them to the "drive-in" theater to see a kid-friendly feature film. Boxes and decorating supplies will be provided. We will be watching Clifford the Big Red Dog.

Alphabet Train: The Letter F
Eldersburg Branch
Monday, February 24, 2025 - 9:30am - 10:30am
Ages: 3 - 6
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Climb aboard each week to explore a different letter of the alphabet through books, songs, and activities. All adult caregivers are welcome.

ABCs of Opera
Mount Airy Branch
Monday, February 24, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: 3 - 8
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class="Paragraph SCXW55531934 BCX8" lang="EN-US">Explore telling stories through music with the Maryland Opera! We’ll start with the "ABCs," "Itsy Bitsy Spider," and show how traditional operas expand our imagination.

Family Storytime
Westminster Branch
Monday, February 24, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
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. 

Family Storytime
Mount Airy Branch
Monday, February 24, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
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
North Carroll Branch
Monday, February 24, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
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.

Spices of the World: Black Pepper
Exploration Commons
Monday, February 24, 2025 - 10:30am - 11:30am
Ages: 12 - Adults
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This is the second class in our Spices & Herbs series and will focus on black pepper's sourcing, flavors, and varieties. We will taste various forms of black pepper and evaluate them using flavor descriptors. Samples and recipes for sweet and savory dishes will be provided.

Alphabet Train
Finksburg Branch
Monday, February 24, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 3 - 6
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Climb aboard each week to explore a different letter of the alphabet through books, songs, and activities. All adult caregivers are welcome.

Let's Move!
Mount Airy Branch
Monday, February 24, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
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!

Eldersburg Hooked on Crochet
Eldersburg Branch
Monday, February 24, 2025 - 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Ages: 12 - Adults
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Join this friendly crochet group open to beginners and experienced crocheters alike. Those new to crocheting should bring a size J hook and a light-colored, worsted-weight yarn to the class.

Westminster Branch Teen Advisory Board
Westminster Branch
Monday, February 24, 2025 - 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Ages: 12 - 17
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Calling all teens looking for leadership roles in planning library programs. We want you for our Teen Advisory Board! Need service hours? We've got those too! Participants can join us in person or log in virtually through Zoom by registering.

Teen Service Hour Earning Opportunity: Craft Prep
Finksburg Branch
Monday, February 24, 2025 - 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 14 - 18
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Are you crafty with an eye for details? Then this service-learning opportunity is for you! Help prep crafts for an upcoming craft program. Teens can earn up to three service hours for accurately prepping materials. Projects include paper die cutting, folding, scoring, and assembling kits. This is an in-person activity; service hours will be awarded at the end of the event.

Monday Makers
Taneytown Branch
Monday, February 24, 2025 - 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Ages: 11 - Adults
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Join us to learn how to make something new and creative.

Let's Start a Podcast!
Exploration Commons
Monday, February 24, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 15 - Adults
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Do you want to get into podcasting but don't know where to start? This is the class for you! We will cover the basics of the different recording software we offer and introduce the equipment we provide in the Audio/Video Lab. 

North Carroll Book Discussion Group: The House in the Orchard
North Carroll Branch
Monday, February 24, 2025 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Ages: Adults
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This month's selection is The House in the Orchard by Elizabeth Brooks.

Crochet Club
Mount Airy Branch
Monday, February 24, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 12 - Adults
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Join us for an evening of crochet and conversation. Bring your crochet supplies and/or whatever crochet project you have already started. All experience levels are welcome.

Taneytown Teen Advisory Board
Taneytown Branch
Monday, February 24, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 12 - 18
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Calling all teens with a love of the library! Help us plan teen programming and influence our teen collections. We want you for our Teen Advisory Board! Need service hours? We've got those too!

To Be Read: Eric Puchner
Exploration Commons
Monday, February 24, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: Adults
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Eric Puchner is the author of the story collection Music Through the Floor, a finalist for the New York Public Library’s Young Lions Fiction Award; the novel Model Home, which was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award in Fiction; and a second short story collection, Last Day on Earth. His short stories and personal essays have appeared in GQ, Granta, Tin House, Best American Short Stories, and more. His latest work, Dream State, is a thrillingly ambitious ode to the power of friendship, the weird weather of marriage, and the beauty of impermanence.  He has received an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is an associate professor in the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University and lives in Baltimore with his wife, the novelist Katharine Noel, and their two children.

Books will be available for purchase and signing. 

Presented by Carroll County Public Library and A Likely Story Bookstore with Park Books. 

Yoga with Meditation
Eldersburg Branch
Monday, February 24, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 13 - Adults
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Experience the many benefits of yoga and meditation. This class, taught by Rebecca Berg, welcomes students of all levels. Adaptations for using a chair will be shared if participants are uncomfortable getting on the floor. Meditation exercises will be incorporated into the practice. Please wear comfortable clothing; bring a blanket, yoga mat, and a strap (or belt or towel).

Infant Lapsit Storytime
Eldersburg Branch
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 9:30am - 10:30am
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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Infants and young babies who are crawlers/pre-walkers and their caregivers are invited to this laid-back, gentle program to enjoy nursery rhymes and stories together as we start baby's love of reading and begin to build literacy skills, all from the comfort of their favorite grownup's lap.

Is your little one starting to walk and is more wiggly and active? Check out our Read and Play programs Tuesdays at 10:30 AM and Thursdays at 9:30 AM! 

Read and Play
Finksburg Branch
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 9:45am - 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.

Read and Play
Taneytown Branch
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 10:00am - 10:45am
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.

Move and Learn
North Carroll Branch
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 8
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A theme-based storytime featuring an age-appropriate story, songs, and learning activities, with a concentration on creative movement.

Read and Play
Westminster Branch
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
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.

Read and Play
Mount Airy Branch
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
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 Workforce Development
Eldersburg Branch
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 10:00am - 2:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Explore invaluable career resources at Carroll County Workforce Development's pop-up event. Discover free training opportunities, learn how to connect with employers, and receive personalized support to revamp your resume.

Read and Play
Eldersburg Branch
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 10:30am - 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.

Move and Learn
North Carroll Branch
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Birth - 8
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A theme-based storytime featuring an age-appropriate story, songs, and learning activities, with a concentration on creative movement.

Twos and Threes Together
Westminster Branch
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 2 - 3
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This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

Twos and Threes Together
Finksburg Branch
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 2 - 3
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This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

Twos and Threes Together
Taneytown Branch
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 2 - 3
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This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

Twos and Threes Together
Mount Airy Branch
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 2 - 3
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This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

Carroll County Health Department's Health on Wheels Mobile Services
Mount Airy Branch
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
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. 

The schedule for locations and service information will be posted when available at https://health.maryland.gov/carroll/Pages/HOW.aspx

Robot Coding with Pepper
Exploration Commons
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Ages: 12 - Adults
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Code with Pepper, CCPL's social humanoid robot! Program Pepper to strike up a conversation using the drag-and-drop interface, Choregraphe. No previous coding experience is required. Pepper was funded by a Library Services and Technology Act Grant from the Maryland State Library and Institute of Museum and Library Services. 

Diverse Voices Book Club: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
Westminster Branch
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Ages: 16 - Adults
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Join us for a monthly book discussion focusing on a diverse author's work. Each month, we will select a young adult or adult title written by an author from a diverse background so we can learn from others' perspectives. Our February selection is The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. Attendees are welcome to attend in person at CCPL's Westminster Branch or virtually through Zoom.

Cricut: Create a Multi-Colored Project with Vinyl
Exploration Commons
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 12 - Adults
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In this class, participants will learn how to use Cricut Design Space and a Cricut machine to create and assemble a multi-colored vinyl sticker. All materials will be supplied, and no previous Cricut experience is required.

The project for this program will involve creating a name or word sticker with multiple colors.

North Carroll Writers Group
North Carroll Branch
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: Adults
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Bring your writing, works-in-progress, or works-in-thought. This writing group allows beginners, unpublished, and published writers to network, learn, vent, and feel inspired to move to the next level. All genres are welcome: novel, short story, essay, poetry, memoirs, spiritual, sci-fi, fiction, and nonfiction. This group is led by Barbara D. Duffey, an experienced writing workshop leader and author of five books.

Let's Get Crafty
Taneytown Branch
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Come craft with us! We will have a fun and EASY craft project each month. No experience or creative skills are needed! Bring a friend and craft together, or meet new people with a shared love of crafting.

Line Dancing with Lori
Eldersburg Branch
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Join us for an evening of fun and fitness in this beginner's line dancing class. 

Westminster Death Cafe
Exploration Commons
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm
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 in small groups. All opinions and thoughts are welcomed and encouraged.
*Please note, this is not grief or bereavement support.

Pajama Party Storytime
Finksburg Branch
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:15pm
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.

Mount Airy Teen Advisory Board
Mount Airy Branch
Tuesday, February 25, 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.

Pajama Party Storytime
Westminster Branch
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 7:00pm - 8:00pm
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.

Writing Group
Eldersburg Branch
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 9:15am - 1:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Writers of all levels and genres are invited to join our weekly writing group. It is a flexible, drop-in, stay-as-long-as-you-like environment. The primary goal is to dedicate quiet time away from the daily chaos to make consistent progress on your novel or children's book. Bring your current project to work on during this time. At 10 AM, we will brainstorm, critique, and share knowledge about upcoming events and the book publishing industry. You are welcome to share a short piece of writing during this time for critique.

Move & Groove Storytime
Eldersburg Branch
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 9:30am - 10:30am
Ages: Birth - 8
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This energetic storytime encourages creative movement and dance to help develop gross motor skills, coordination, and spatial awareness while fostering a love of stories.

Family Storytime
Finksburg Branch
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 9:45am - 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. 

Family Storytime
North Carroll Branch
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
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
Westminster Branch
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
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.

Read and Play
Taneytown Branch
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
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.

Ready, Set, School!
Mount Airy Branch
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
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
Mount Airy Branch
Wednesday, February 26, 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.

Move & Groove Storytime
Eldersburg Branch
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 10:30am - 11:30am
Ages: Birth - 8
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This energetic storytime encourages creative movement and dance to help develop gross motor skills, coordination, and spatial awareness while fostering a love of stories.

Read and Play
Mount Airy Branch
Wednesday, February 26, 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.

Ready, Set, School!
Finksburg Branch
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
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.

Twos and Threes Together
Westminster Branch
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 2 - 3
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This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

VITA Tax Preparation (North Carroll Branch)
North Carroll Branch
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is an IRS Program that offers free tax preparation services to low and moderate-income households. Human Services Programs of Carroll County will be offering a VITA Tax Preparation Day at CCPL's North Carroll Branch.

Please call 410-386-4480, ext. 5525, to see if you qualify and register for an available time slot.

Unwind Your Mind: Adult Coloring Book Group
Mount Airy Branch
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Do you feel like you're going in a dozen directions? Or maybe you're not focusing due to hectic schedules. Sometimes, we need to stop everything and concentrate on the simpler things. Join us for a monthly social gathering as we color and listen to relaxing music. Feel free to bring your own coloring book, use our sheets and pencils, or bring your electronic device with your favorite pre-loaded coloring book apps. Let's de-stress together!

Laser Cutting Refresher
Exploration Commons
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Ages: 12 - Adults
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If it's been a while since you passed your Exploration Commons laser certification and you could use a refresher on the process, this class is for you! Get a reintroduction to the basics of using our Epilog Fusion Pro and Edge lasers.  

This class is for customers who have already been certified for Exploration Commons independent laser use. This class does not result in independent laser cutter use certification.

Previous Laser Certification is required.

Westminster Book Club: A Spark of Light
Westminster Branch
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: Adults
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This month's selection is A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult. Books will be available for pickup at CCPL's Westminster Branch.

Chess at the Library
Finksburg Branch
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: 7 - Adults
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Are you a chess champion or want to learn? Show off your best moves against other chess players! Experienced and novice chess players are welcome.

The Perfect Patty Melt
Exploration Commons
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Participants will make traditional patty melts and uncover the secrets to crafting the perfect patty melt, where juicy beef patties meet golden, grilled bread and a traditional Russian dressing.

ASL Practice Club
Mount Airy Branch
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: 5 - 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!

Open Chess
Eldersburg Branch
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Ages: All Ages
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Are you a chess expert or learning to play? Drop in to show your skills with other chess players! Chess players of all levels are welcome.

Eldersburg Hooked on Crochet
Eldersburg Branch
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Ages: 12 - Adults
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Join this friendly crochet group open to beginners and experienced crocheters alike. Those new to crocheting should bring a size J hook and a light-colored, worsted-weight yarn to the class.

Family Fun Night
North Carroll Branch
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Ages: Birth - 8
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Wear your pajamas and listen to stories before bed. Join us for family fun, featuring stories, music, crafts, play, and time with friends.

African American Read-In
Offsite
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Ages: All Ages
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The National African American Read-In is the nation’s first and oldest event dedicated to diversity in literature. It was established in 1990 by the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English to make literacy a significant part of Black History Month. This initiative has reached more than 6 million participants around the world. The event is free and open to the public. Francis Scott Key band members will perform jazz standards in the gallery before the event starts.  

Presented by Carroll County Public Schools, Carroll County Public Library, and the Carroll County Arts Council. Proudly supported by Collision Course, Carroll County Education Association, Carroll Citizens for Racial Equity, Carroll County Branch of NAACP, Penguin Random House, and St. Paul's UCC. 

*The snow date for this event is March 3.

Read and Play
Eldersburg Branch
Thursday, February 27, 2025 - 9:30am - 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.

Beginner Sewing Level 2: Intro to Garment Construction
Exploration Commons
Thursday, February 27, 2025 - 9:30am - 12:30pm
Ages: 16 - Adults
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This series of sewing classes introduces new or less experienced sewists to beginner sewing information, resources, and hands-on experience.

Beginner Sewing Level 2: Intro to Garment Construction introduces the following information and skills:

• Fabric types, terminology, and preparation for sewing
• Interfacing types, uses, and application
• Reading, customizing, and cutting from a commercial pattern
• Constructing and finishing a simple garment

This is a series class; you need to register for the first class and attend all three.

• Class 1: Choosing, Purchasing, and Preparing Fabrics for Garment Sewing
• Class 2: Measuring the Body, Preparing the Pattern and Fabric, and Cutting the Fabric
• Class 3: Sewing Your Slim Cut Lounge Pants

Series Prerequisites and Required Skills:

• Exploration Commons' sewing machine certification
• Can thread a sewing machine and wind a bobbin
• Can sew items together with different seam allowances
• Understand the purpose of back-stitching
• Have previously sewn items equivalent to the projects in the Beginner Sewing Level 1 classes: small fabric container, lined canvas tote with webbing handles, lined pouch with zipper

Required Materials:

• A sewing machine, some materials, and a commercial sewing pattern will be provided
• Students will supply the appropriate fabric, elastic, and thread for their garment
• Appropriate amount of prewashed and dried fabric for your size*
• Appropriate width and amount of elastic for your size*
• Matching thread*

*Do not purchase fabric, elastic, or thread before the first class.

Twos and Threes Together
Finksburg Branch
Thursday, February 27, 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.

Family Storytime
Taneytown Branch
Thursday, February 27, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
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. 

Family Storytime
Mount Airy Branch
Thursday, February 27, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
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. 

Family Storytime
North Carroll Branch
Thursday, February 27, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
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. 

Twos and Threes Together
Westminster Branch
Thursday, February 27, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: 2 - 3
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This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

North Carroll Writers Group
North Carroll Branch
Thursday, February 27, 2025 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Bring your writing, works-in-progress, or works-in-thought. This writing group allows beginners, unpublished, and published writers to network, learn, vent, and feel inspired to move to the next level. All genres are welcome: novel, short story, essay, poetry, memoirs, spiritual, sci-fi, fiction, and nonfiction. This group is led by Barbara D. Duffey, an experienced writing workshop leader and author of five books.

Family Storytime
Eldersburg Branch
Thursday, February 27, 2025 - 10:30am - 11:30am
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. 

Family Storytime
Westminster Branch
Thursday, February 27, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
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
Finksburg Branch
Thursday, February 27, 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.

Mount Airy Senior Book Discussion Group: The Maid
Mount Airy Branch
Thursday, February 27, 2025 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ages: Adults
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This month's selection is The Maid by Nita Prose.

Taste as You Go: The Art of Seasoning
Exploration Commons
Thursday, February 27, 2025 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Ages: 15 - Adults
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Explore the basics of balanced seasoning. Learn how salt and acid work together to transform flavors and how tasting as you go ensures perfectly seasoned dishes.

Transitioning to Medicare Part 2
Eldersburg Branch
Thursday, February 27, 2025 - 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Ages: Adults
Registration and more information
Are you or someone you care about eligible for Medicare? Come and find out how to maximize your Medicare health benefits. This seminar focuses on Medicare Supplement/Medigap and Medicare Advantage plans. Learn about the different Medigap plans and your period of guaranteed issue rights under original Medicare. These secondary/supplemental plans can cover some or all of Medicare's out-of-pocket costs. We will also discuss a different way to obtain all services covered by Medicare and more: Medicare Advantage Plans.

Westminster Branch Chess Club
Westminster Branch
Thursday, February 27, 2025 - 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Ages: 11 - Adults
Registration and more information
Whether you are a chess newbie or an expert, you will find a community here in Westminster Branch's Chess Club and walk away having learned something new from our personal instructor. All pawns, bishops, knights, rooks, queens, and kings are welcome! Our club sessions consist of 30 minutes of instruction and one hour of open play. Boards and pieces will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own set(s) from home.

Design an Augmented Reality Scavenger Hunt Game with CoSpaces Edu
Exploration Commons
Thursday, February 27, 2025 - 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 12 - Adults
Registration and more information
Augmented reality allows us to combine digital elements with real-world objects. Join us to learn how to create and code a simple augmented reality scavenger hunt. Using CoSpaces Edu, we will walk through a facilitated project build you can share with family and friends. 

Gentle Yoga
Eldersburg Branch
Thursday, February 27, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 13 - Adults
Registration and more information
This gentle yoga class allows students of various abilities and physical conditions to develop their yoga practice comfortably. Yoga has many appealing aspects, including increased flexibility, relaxation, strength, improved balance, stress, and pain relief. No experience is necessary. Please wear comfortable clothing; bring a mat and a blanket.

Pajama Party Storytime
Mount Airy Branch
Thursday, February 27, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
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.

English Language Practice Circle
Taneytown Branch
Friday, February 28, 2025 - 9:00am - 10:00am
Ages: Adults
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Join us for a friendly group gathering to practice speaking English. This program, led by a partner from The Literacy Council of Carroll County, is geared toward adults who are English language learners.  

Stock Up for Spring Book Sale
Finksburg Branch
Friday, February 28, 2025 - 9:00am - 4:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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$5 Bag Sale! Get ready for spring with some great reads! Stock up on books, videos, music, and more at our $5 (plus sales tax) sale. Special-priced items are not included in our bag sale. Note: standard-sized plastic grocery bags are $5, larger tote bags will cost $8.

Goat Fun!
Taneytown Branch
Friday, February 28, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: 2 - 6
Registration and more information
Join the fun as we celebrate goats (and kids) with stories, songs, activities, and a craft. 

Play Baby Play
Westminster Branch
Friday, February 28, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 3
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You're invited to a morning playgroup just for little ones! Enjoy a warm and inviting space where you and your child can play with our toys, practice gross motor skills on our baby obstacle course, enjoy music, and socialize with others.

Read and Play
North Carroll Branch
Friday, February 28, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
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.

Stuffed Animal Sleepover
Mount Airy Branch
Friday, February 28, 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!

Coffee with the Classics: In the Heat of the Night
Eldersburg Branch
Friday, February 28, 2025 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Adults
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In honor of Black History Month, February's selection is In the Heat of the Night. This Best Picture Oscar winner stars Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger. This movie is rated PG-13 and contains sensitive language. 

Introduction to Adobe Illustrator
Exploration Commons
Friday, February 28, 2025 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: 16 - Adults
Registration and more information
Learn the basic features of Adobe Illustrator. Participants will have the opportunity to learn and explore the program through hands-on instruction. No experience is required!

Nintendo Afternoon
Westminster Branch
Friday, February 28, 2025 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ages: 11 - 17
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Join us in our Young Adult Area for gaming on our Nintendo Switch. Bring your friends and take turns playing Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros., and more. Games will be provided. 

Stuffed Animal Sleepover: Backstage
Mount Airy Branch
Friday, February 28, 2025 - 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Ages: 12 - 18
Registration and more information
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.

Winter History Expo 2025
Offsite
Saturday, March 1, 2025 - 9:00am - 1:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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Food, fun, and local history! Get to know the people in our community who are preserving and communicating the stories of our county’s past. Attend programs and visit exhibitors, including museums, historical societies, and historic sites. See the History Day projects from Carroll County students. This event is free and open to the public. Learn more about the competition and Local Awards offered by Celebrating America partner organizations.

Stock Up for Spring Book Sale
Finksburg Branch
Saturday, March 1, 2025 - 9:00am - 4:00pm
Ages: All Ages
More information
$5 Bag Sale! Get ready for spring with some great reads! Stock up on books, videos, music, and more at our $5 (plus sales tax) sale. Special-priced items are not included in our bag sale. Note: standard-sized plastic grocery bags are $5, larger tote bags will cost $8.

Saturday Storytime
Mount Airy Branch
Saturday, March 1, 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 Adventures
Eldersburg Branch
Saturday, March 1, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 8
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Come to the library every Saturday morning for a new adventure! Stories, songs, dancing--there will be something new and different each week. The one thing that will always happen? Fun!

Pigs in the Library?
Finksburg Branch
Saturday, March 1, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: All Ages
Registration and more information
It's National Pig Day! Eddie the pig is visiting the library with his human, Mr. Dave. We will do a short storytime and then learn facts about living with a pet pig. Bring your cameras!

Read with a Furry Friend
Westminster Branch
Saturday, March 1, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 4 - Adults
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Every dog enjoys a good story! Trained "reading dogs" provide a relaxed, informal atmosphere for kids to practice reading. Research shows that reading to animals can boost reading skills in children and help with emotional and social skills.

Puzzle Swap
Taneytown Branch
Saturday, March 1, 2025 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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Completed all the puzzles you have at home this winter? Then come to the library's puzzle swap! Bring a puzzle of good quality with no missing pieces to the Taneytown Branch of CCPL anytime between February 24 and February 28 to get a swap ticket. Then, stop by during the program to exchange each swap ticket you have for a new puzzle!

Amy Latta: Doodle Fantasy Worlds
Exploration Commons
Saturday, March 1, 2025 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ages: 10 - Adults
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Join author and arts & crafts expert Amy Latta as she teaches how we can doodle fantasy worlds.

Tickets are $5.00

Your ticket includes a $5.00 voucher to use towards the purchase of the book DOODLE FANATSY WORLDS. *limit one voucher per book. Purchase tickets at https://parkbooksmd.com/events/1715020250301.

Amy Latta is an arts & crafts expert and the author of ten books including Doodle Everything! and Hand Lettering for Relaxation. She has created designs for national brands such as Starbucks and Gap stores. She resides in Hampstead, Maryland. Learn more at AmyLattaCreations.com

Books will be available for purchase.  *One $5.00 voucher per book.

Presented by Park Books on Main and Carroll County Public Library. 

Century Drama Club Presents: Mamma Mia! Sing-along
Eldersburg Branch
Saturday, March 1, 2025 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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Bring your inner Dancing Queen and join us for a Mamma Mia! sing-along featuring songs from ABBA. Century High School's Drama Club will be a Super Trouper, leading us through some songs from their spring musical and teaching some dance moves!

Dinner's on Me: Pan-Seared Pork Chops
Exploration Commons
Saturday, March 1, 2025 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ages: 13 - 18
Registration and more information
Hey, teens, let's meet in the kitchen to prepare a new recipe that will impress your family and friends. Improve your independent cooking skills with hands-on experience in the kitchen. We will prepare pan-seared pork chops with a simple pan sauce, mashed potatoes, and roasted broccoli. 

Tai Chi for Wellness and Rehabilitation
Eldersburg Branch
Saturday, March 1, 2025 - 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Ages: 13 - Adults
Registration and more information
Tai chi is an ancient practice with origins in China. It is a mind/body practice incorporating breath and gentle movements to focus the mind. This program will assist the body in recovering from illness and maintaining wellness. The instructor is certified through the Tai Chi for Health Institute. All levels are welcome.

Alphabet Train: The Letters G & H
Eldersburg Branch
Monday, March 3, 2025 - 9:30am - 10:30am
Ages: 3 - 6
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Climb aboard each week to explore a different letter of the alphabet through books, songs, and activities. All adult caregivers are welcome.

Family Storytime: Read Across America Day
Mount Airy Branch
Monday, March 3, 2025 - 10:00am - 10:30am
Ages: Birth - 8
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Celebrate Read Across America Day with a special guest reader from the Mount Airy Police Department! 

Read and Play
North Carroll Branch
Monday, March 3, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
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.

Let's Move!: Read Across America Day
Mount Airy Branch
Monday, March 3, 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!

Celebrate Read Across America Day with a special guest reader from the Mount Airy Police Department! 

Alphabet Train
Finksburg Branch
Monday, March 3, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 3 - 6
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Climb aboard each week to explore a different letter of the alphabet through books, songs, and activities. All adult caregivers are welcome.

VITA Tax Preparation (Taneytown Branch)
Taneytown Branch
Monday, March 3, 2025 - 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is an IRS Program that offers free tax preparation services to low and moderate-income households. Human Services Programs of Carroll County will be offering a VITA Tax Preparation Day at CCPL's Taneytown Branch.

Please call 410-386-4510, ext. 2328, to see if you qualify and register for an available time slot.

Read Across America
Finksburg Branch
Monday, March 3, 2025 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ages: 3 - 8
Registration and more information
It's Read Across America Day, and local law enforcement will be visiting our community helper storytime.

North Carroll Knitters Group
North Carroll Branch
Monday, March 3, 2025 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Knitters and crocheters are welcome to join this group gathering to share tips, projects, and patterns.

Cooking for Wellness: Low Carb-onara
Exploration Commons
Monday, March 3, 2025 - 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Ages: 15 - Adults
Registration and more information
A moderate carbohydrate diet is key to maintaining healthy blood sugar levels. But you don’t have to give up your carby favorites altogether. This carbonara recipe will show you how to moderate carb intake while still enjoying flavor and feeling full. This class is provided through The Partnership for a Healthier Carroll County and Carroll Hospital.

Pork Katsu Bento Box Dinner
Exploration Commons
Monday, March 3, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: 16 - Adults
Registration and more information
We will make a pork katsu bento box dinner, including fried pork katsu, fluffy white rice, and crisp cucumber sunomono salad. 

Yoga with Meditation
Eldersburg Branch
Monday, March 3, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 13 - Adults
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Experience the many benefits of yoga and meditation. This class, taught by Rebecca Berg, welcomes students of all levels. Adaptations for using a chair will be shared if participants are uncomfortable getting on the floor. Meditation exercises will be incorporated into the practice. Please wear comfortable clothing; bring a blanket, yoga mat, and a strap (or belt or towel).

Infant Lapsit Storytime
Eldersburg Branch
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 9:30am - 10:30am
Ages: Birth - 24 Months
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Infants and young babies who are crawlers/pre-walkers and their caregivers are invited to this laid-back, gentle program to enjoy nursery rhymes and stories together as we start baby's love of reading and begin to build literacy skills, all from the comfort of their favorite grownup's lap.

Is your little one starting to walk and is more wiggly and active? Check out our Read and Play programs Tuesdays at 10:30 AM and Thursdays at 9:30 AM! 

Read and Play
Finksburg Branch
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 9:45am - 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.

Read and Play
Mount Airy Branch
Tuesday, March 4, 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.

Read and Play
Taneytown Branch
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 10:00am - 10:45am
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.

Move and Learn
North Carroll Branch
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: Birth - 8
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A theme-based storytime featuring an age-appropriate story, songs, and learning activities, with a concentration on creative movement.

Read and Play
Eldersburg Branch
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 10:30am - 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.

Twos and Threes Together
Mount Airy Branch
Tuesday, March 4, 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.

Move and Learn
North Carroll Branch
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Birth - 8
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A theme-based storytime featuring an age-appropriate story, songs, and learning activities, with a concentration on creative movement.

Twos and Threes Together
Taneytown Branch
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 2 - 3
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This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

Twos and Threes Together
Finksburg Branch
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 2 - 3
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This lively, fast-paced storytime for young children includes books, songs, fingerplays, and movement.

Intro to Laser Cutting
Exploration Commons
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Ages: 12 - Adults
Registration and more information
This beginner-level laser cutter class will walk you through design basics, machine use, and safety procedures. At the instructor's discretion, customers who successfully complete this program will be certified to use the Exploration Commons' Fusion Pro and Fusion Edge laser cutters.

Customers aged 12 to 15 who complete their certification are required to have a certified adult with them to use the laser independently.

Needle Little Klatch?
Westminster Branch
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: 16 - Adults
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Klatch (noun): a gathering usually characterized by informal conversation.

Join us for a casual, bi-weekly stitching club. All needle-crafters are welcome!

Intro to Basic Sewing Skills (Skill Level 0)
Exploration Commons
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 16 - Adults
Registration and more information
Learn the basics to feel comfortable using a sewing machine. This introductory-level class includes the EC sewing machine certification necessary for many other classes and/or independent sewing machine use in the makerspace.

If you've never touched a sewing machine or a sewing needle, or if it's been years since you've sewed, and you need a refresher on the basics, then this class is for you.

Prerequisite: None

Materials: A sewing machine and all necessary materials will be provided.

Dinner for Friends
Exploration Commons
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Ages: 15 - Adults
Registration and more information
Learn how to make a simple, delicious vegetarian meal for your friends! We’ll make an appetizer, a dinner salad, and dessert. This class is ideal for beginning cooks!

Drop-In Diamond Painting
Taneytown Branch
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: Adults
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Join us for a drop-in session of diamond painting! No experience is necessary!

North Carroll Writers Group
North Carroll Branch
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: Adults
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Bring your writing, works-in-progress, or works-in-thought. This writing group allows beginners, unpublished, and published writers to network, learn, vent, and feel inspired to move to the next level. All genres are welcome: novel, short story, essay, poetry, memoirs, spiritual, sci-fi, fiction, and nonfiction. This group is led by Barbara D. Duffey, an experienced writing workshop leader and author of five books.

Healthy (and Inexpensive) Homemade Spring-Cleaning Solutions
North Carroll Branch
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: Adults
Registration and more information
Learn how to start getting rid of toxins in your home. Small steps can make a big difference! Participants will make a non-toxic laundry detergent and all-purpose cleaner with ingredients most of us already have in our homes.

Pajama Party Storytime
Finksburg Branch
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:15pm
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.

Any Book Club
Mount Airy Branch
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 12 - Adults
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Do you love reading and discussing books? Then our book discussion group is for you! Join us in a safe and fun environment where you can share whatever you've been reading recently!

Youth Community Service Group
Eldersburg Branch
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 12 - 18
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Connect with your community and join us for our new group! Participants will earn service learning hours while collaborating on projects that will benefit Eldersburg and beyond. Our first project is to create centerpieces for the dining room tables at Oakland Manor.

Jack and the Beanstalk Puppet Show
Westminster Branch
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Ages: 3 - 12
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Jack, a poor country boy, traded the family cow for a handful of magic beans, much to his mom's dismay. He wanted to prove they were magic, so he planted a bean outside. That very night, the bean grew into a massive, towering beanstalk reaching up into the clouds. Jack is very excited about the beanstalk, but what should he do? Should he wait and see if it grows beans, or should he climb it and find out what's up in the clouds? Join us for the puppet show and help Jack decide what to do!

Writing Group
Eldersburg Branch
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 - 9:15am - 1:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Writers of all levels and genres are invited to join our weekly writing group. It is a flexible, drop-in, stay-as-long-as-you-like environment. The primary goal is to dedicate quiet time away from the daily chaos to make consistent progress on your novel or children's book. Bring your current project to work on during this time. At 10 AM, we will brainstorm, critique, and share knowledge about upcoming events and the book publishing industry. You are welcome to share a short piece of writing during this time for critique.

Move & Groove Storytime
Eldersburg Branch
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 - 9:30am - 10:30am
Ages: Birth - 8
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This energetic storytime encourages creative movement and dance to help develop gross motor skills, coordination, and spatial awareness while fostering a love of stories.

Family Storytime
Finksburg Branch
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 - 9:45am - 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. 

Ready, Set, School!
Mount Airy Branch
Wednesday, March 5, 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.

Family Storytime
North Carroll Branch
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
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
Taneytown Branch
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
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 Knitters
Mount Airy Branch
Wednesday, March 5, 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.

Sewing Skills Practice: Fabric Playing Card Holder
Exploration Commons
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 15 - Adults
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Create a card holder for those fun family card games! A folding card holder is great for small hands, hands that find small things challenging to hold, or anyone who loves card games. This project is great for practicing sewing skills. Participants must be Exploration Commons sewing machine certified prior to taking this class.

Move & Groove Storytime
Eldersburg Branch
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 - 10:30am - 11:30am
Ages: Birth - 8
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This energetic storytime encourages creative movement and dance to help develop gross motor skills, coordination, and spatial awareness while fostering a love of stories.

Read and Play
Mount Airy Branch
Wednesday, March 5, 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.

Ready, Set, School!
Finksburg Branch
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
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.

Fun and Games
North Carroll Branch
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 - 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Ages: 8 - 17
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Join us to play a variety of board games, card games, party games, and group games in a relaxed atmosphere geared toward homeschoolers.

LEGO® Builders Club
Eldersburg Branch
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 - 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Ages: 6 - 12
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Want to practice your building skills? Join us for a LEGO^® program where you tackle a new design each time! We supply the bricks, and you supply the creativity!

Introduction to Arduino
Exploration Commons
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: 12 - Adults
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Microcontrollers are everywhere and are often the unseen heroes of our modern world. From coffee makers to elevators, and even the television remote control, microcontrollers can be programmed to fulfill a variety of simple tasks. The Arduino platform makes working with microcontrollers easy, fun, and offers a way to get started in electronics. Join us for a workshop where we'll explore various beginner Arduino projects using components from the Arduino education kits available for use in the makerspace.

Books and Brews Book Club: The Silent Patient
Offsite
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Do you enjoy reading and talking about books while enjoying excellent craft beer? Then our Books and Brews book club is for you! We will feature a different book at each meeting, so join us in sharing good books and ideas.

This month's selection is The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, a psychological thriller about a criminal psychotherapist who is determined to discover why a woman with a seemingly perfect life shot her husband and then never spoke another word.

Growing Herbs for Your Medicine Cabinet
Finksburg Branch
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Join clinical herbalist and herb farmer Amy Boldt in a class designed to get you started on growing medicinal plants this spring. You'll learn about herbs that grow well in our area and why you should include them in your medicine cabinet at home. Whether you're a Master Gardener or just dipping your toe into herbalism, this class is sure to provide a new look at garden preparation with your health in mind.  

Eldersburg Hooked on Crochet
Eldersburg Branch
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 - 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Ages: 12 - Adults
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Join this friendly crochet group open to beginners and experienced crocheters alike. Those new to crocheting should bring a size J hook and a light-colored, worsted-weight yarn to the class.

Family Fun Night
North Carroll Branch
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Ages: Birth - 8
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Wear your pajamas and listen to stories before bed. Join us for family fun, featuring stories, music, crafts, play, and time with friends.

Virtual Teen Advisory Board: Service Learning Opportunity
Online
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 12 - 17
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Are you interested in volunteering virtually at the library? Join us for Teen Advisory Board (TAB), a monthly meeting where teens help plan programs, complete service-oriented projects, and advise the library on teen-related topics.

Read and Play
Eldersburg Branch
Thursday, March 6, 2025 - 9:30am - 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.

Beginner Sewing Level 2: Intro to Garment Construction
Exploration Commons
Thursday, March 6, 2025 - 9:30am - 12:30pm
Ages: 16 - Adults
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This series of sewing classes introduces new or less experienced sewists to beginner sewing information, resources, and hands-on experience.

Beginner Sewing Level 2: Intro to Garment Construction introduces the following information and skills:

• Fabric types, terminology, and preparation for sewing
• Interfacing types, uses, and application
• Reading, customizing, and cutting from a commercial pattern
• Constructing and finishing a simple garment

This is a series class; you need to register for the first class and attend all three.

• Class 1: Choosing, Purchasing, and Preparing Fabrics for Garment Sewing
• Class 2: Measuring the Body, Preparing the Pattern and Fabric, and Cutting the Fabric
• Class 3: Sewing Your Slim Cut Lounge Pants

Series Prerequisites and Required Skills:

• Exploration Commons' sewing machine certification
• Can thread a sewing machine and wind a bobbin
• Can sew items together with different seam allowances
• Understand the purpose of back-stitching
• Have previously sewn items equivalent to the projects in the Beginner Sewing Level 1 classes: small fabric container, lined canvas tote with webbing handles, lined pouch with zipper

Required Materials:

• A sewing machine, some materials, and a commercial sewing pattern will be provided
• Students will supply the appropriate fabric, elastic, and thread for their garment
• Appropriate amount of prewashed and dried fabric for your size*
• Appropriate width and amount of elastic for your size*
• Matching thread*

*Do not purchase fabric, elastic, or thread before the first class.

Twos and Threes Together
Finksburg Branch
Thursday, March 6, 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.

Family Storytime
Mount Airy Branch
Thursday, March 6, 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. 

Family Storytime
North Carroll Branch
Thursday, March 6, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
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. 

Family Storytime
Taneytown Branch
Thursday, March 6, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
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. 

North Carroll Writers Group
North Carroll Branch
Thursday, March 6, 2025 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Bring your writing, works-in-progress, or works-in-thought. This writing group allows beginners, unpublished, and published writers to network, learn, vent, and feel inspired to move to the next level. All genres are welcome: novel, short story, essay, poetry, memoirs, spiritual, sci-fi, fiction, and nonfiction. This group is led by Barbara D. Duffey, an experienced writing workshop leader and author of five books.

Carroll County Workforce Development Day
Taneytown Branch
Thursday, March 6, 2025 - 10:00am - 2:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Explore invaluable career resources at Carroll County Workforce Development's pop-up event. Discover free training opportunities, learn how to connect with employers, and receive personalized support to revamp your resume.

Family Storytime
Eldersburg Branch
Thursday, March 6, 2025 - 10:30am - 11:30am
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
Finksburg Branch
Thursday, March 6, 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.

Crafty Activities for Seniors
Mount Airy Branch
Thursday, March 6, 2025 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ages: Adults
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Are you a retiree or an older adult who enjoys making crafts? If so, then please join us for a monthly group session where you'll create something different to take home or share. You'll also meet other craft lovers and exchange ideas along the way! Available while supplies last.

Mastering Marinades: Two Day Class
Exploration Commons
Thursday, March 6, 2025 - 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Ages: 16 - Adults
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Discover how a simple marinade can enhance the flavor of your meals. Day one will focus on marinade basics - the ingredients and processes for various proteins and vegetables. On day two, we'll showcase the marinated foods using a variety of recipes and cooking methods.

Intro to 3D Printing and Design with Tinkercad
Exploration Commons
Thursday, March 6, 2025 - 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages: 12 - Adults
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Learn the basics of using Tinkercad to design for 3D printing! We'll walk through basic 3D design using Tinkercad software and create a simple project to be 3D printed. No previous design experience is necessary!

Read to a Dog
North Carroll Branch
Thursday, March 6, 2025 - 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Ages: 4 - 12
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Read to a puppy from the Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Program! Reading to a dog can increase a child's self-esteem and confidence levels in reading, especially for struggling readers.

Pajama Party Storytime
Mount Airy Branch
Thursday, March 6, 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.

The Zentangle Method of Drawing-based Mindfulness
Online
Thursday, March 6, 2025 - 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Ages: 10 - Adults
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In this online class, Jill Suffel, CZT (Certified Zentangle Teacher), will lead us through a relaxing drawing activity that starts with four dots and a line. The outcome will amaze you! Please have the following supplies handy: white paper, a black pen, a pencil, and something with which to smudge. Registration closes at 4:30 PM on the day of the program. You will receive the Zoom link via email by 5:30 PM on the day of the program. 

English Language Practice Group
Taneytown Branch
Friday, March 7, 2025 - 9:00am - 10:00am
Ages: Adults
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Join us for a friendly group gathering to practice speaking English. This program, led by a partner from The Literacy Council of Carroll County, is geared toward adults who are English language learners.  

Cuentos Bilingües/Bilingual Storytime
Finksburg Branch
Friday, March 7, 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.

ABCs & 123s: 1 Fish, 2 Fish
Taneytown Branch
Friday, March 7, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Ages: 2 - 6
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Join the fun as we explore letters and numbers with some inspiration from Dr. Seuss. We’ll offer lots of engaging, hands-on activities to make learning fun!

Read and Play
North Carroll Branch
Friday, March 7, 2025 - 10:00am - 11:00am
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.

Spanish Language Practice Circle
Taneytown Branch
Friday, March 7, 2025 - 10:30am - 11:30am
Ages: Adults
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Join us for a friendly and informal group gathering to practice speaking Spanish together. All levels are welcome. This program is led by a partner from The Literacy Council of Carroll County.

Book Chat
Taneytown Branch
Friday, March 7, 2025 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ages: Adults
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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!

Carroll County Health Department's Health on Wheels Mobile Services
Taneytown Branch
Friday, March 7, 2025 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
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. 

The schedule for locations and service information will be posted when available at https://health.maryland.gov/carroll/Pages/HOW.aspx

Boogie Down for Mardi Gras
Mount Airy Branch
Friday, March 7, 2025 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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Join our local multi-venue dance instructor as she teaches us the dances (and their backstories) of Mardi Gras!

Mastering Marinades: Two Day Class
Exploration Commons
Friday, March 7, 2025 - 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Ages: 16 - Adults
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Discover how a simple marinade can enhance the flavor of your meals. Day one will focus on marinade basics - the ingredients and processes for various proteins and vegetables. On day two, we'll showcase the marinated foods using a variety of recipes and cooking methods.

Writer's Circle
Taneytown Branch
Friday, March 7, 2025 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ages: Adults
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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!

Family Forts After Hours
Mount Airy Branch
Friday, March 7, 2025 - 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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Fun for the whole family! Bring your imagination, blankets (and maybe a flashlight) for a magical night of fort building after we close for the day! Create forts among the bookshelves, then settle in for stories, games, and fun in your creation. Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult.