Event List

Read books, sing songs, make friends, and have fun at the library!  For ages 18-36 months.  Pre-registration with the Youth Services Department is required.  Online registration is not enabled. Current session runs January-March.

Read books, sing songs, make friends, and have fun at the library!  For ages 18-36 months.  Pre-registration with the Youth Services Department is required.  Online registration is not enabled. Current session runs January-March.

Stories, felt stories, finger plays, and music. Join us and let's plan and learn together at Toddler Time.  All ages are welcome!

Join us after storytime to wiggle, play, and socialize in our storytime area. Organized activities will be provided from time to time. 

Join our Homeschool Hangout for parents and children!

January:

Adults: Talks with Tea. Relax and socialize with a cup of tea. 

Want to know the "tooth" about dental hygiene? Come learn all about keeping your mouth healthy with friends from Hagerstown Smiles Dental Care. This class is for home schoolers in grades 1 through 8. Registration required. 

Participants will engage in different activities to enhance their senses and experience interaction through sensory play. 

For ages birth to 5 and persons of different abilities. 

Share books, rhymes, and music with your baby at the library.  Open to children 6-18 months. Pre-registration with the Youth Services Department is required.  Online registration is not enabled. Current session runs January-March.

Lindsey from the Washington County Health Department visits before storytime to discuss children's nutrition. Including what makes up the foods in the different food groups. This event precedes Storytime .  

Babies ages 6 - 18 months and their caregiver will enjoy books, fingerplays, songs, and rhymes under the guidance of a librarian.  Please join us!

Share books, rhymes, and music with your baby at the library.  Open to children 6-18 months. Pre-registration with the Youth Services Department is required.  Online registration is not enabled. Current session runs January-March.

Stories, music, and educational activities! Preschool Story Time takes place every Wednesday.  All ages are welcome. In the summer we will take storytime outside on Wednesdays! 

Join us after storytime to wiggle, play, and socialize in our storytime area. Organized activities will be provided from time to time. 

Come to the Hancock Library for a lively morning of stories, music, dancing, movement and FUN! 

Discussion and activities related to the book Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden by Karina Yan Glaser. 

The Red Sand Project is an interactive art initiative designed to raise awareness about human trafficking, exploitation, and the vulnerabilities that often go unnoticed in our communities.

Come join us for a fun Storytime with rhymes, songs, and a craft.

Join us for some hands-on fun as we try some Lego Challenges and discover what we can make.

NEW! A weekly hangout and advisory board for 9 through 12 year olds. We will eat snacks, play games, make crafts, and talk about what fun things we should do at the library. No registration necessary. Be there or be square!

Join us for a craft time just for tweens. Too old for story time, not ready for our teen programs, this event is just for you! (Age 8-12 years)   Registration is preferred.  All supplies will be provided. 

Want to brush up on your language skills, but need speaking practice? Look no further! This informal group for speakers of both English and Spanish is the perfect opportunity to learn in a fun, no-pressure environment. Come chat with us!

Toddlers aged 18 - 36 months and their caregivers will enjoy books, songs, flannel stories and rhymes with a librarian.

Join Miss Susan for stories, activities and a craft.