Upcoming Events

Name: Container Gardening with the Master Gardeners (BNS)
Start: 2024-05-11T10:30:00-04:00
End: 2024-05-11T11:30:00-04:00
Location: None

Featured Events

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Container Gardening with the Master Gardeners (BNS)

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Offsite Boonsboro at Boonsboro Free Library

Program Type:

Gardening & Environment

Age Group:

Teens & YA (13-18), Adults

Event Details:

Learn the Best Way to utilize containers to create a vegetable garden no matter how much space you have. With hands-on techniques shown by the Master Gardeners working out front in...

Library Branch: Boonsboro Free Library

Room: Offsite Boonsboro

Age Group: Teens & YA (13-18), Adults

Program Type: Gardening & Environment

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Seats Remaining: 9

Event Details:

Learn the Best Way to utilize containers to create a vegetable garden no matter how much space you have.

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Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. Please inform us of special needs two weeks prior to the program.

Views of Presenters

Some Library programs are presented by independent business people. Washington County Free Library does not endorse their services or theories, nor shall the library be liable for any action taken as a result of information from these programs.

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Playdough Play Date (HAN)

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:30pm

Community Room - HAN at Hancock Veterans Memorial Library

Program Type:

DIY, Arts & Crafts, Storytimes & Puppet shows

Age Group:

Young Children (0-6)

Event Details:

Time for some fun with clay! This is a special Sensory Story Time where participants will have fun playing with playdough, dancing with musical instruments, and hearing stories!

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Library Branch: Hancock Veterans Memorial Library

Room: Community Room - HAN

Age Group: Young Children (0-6)

Program Type: DIY, Arts & Crafts, Storytimes & Puppet shows

Event Details:

Time for some fun with clay! This is a special Sensory Story Time where participants will have fun playing with playdough, dancing with musical instruments, and hearing stories!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photographs/Videography

Programs, events and classes may be photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes. Your participation in programs signifies your permission for us to use any photos that we take of you. Please speak to a librarian at the event if you would prefer your photo not be taken.

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Making Your Golden Years Count (WIL)

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Community Room - WIL at Williamsport Memorial Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Join us for a free program talking about your Golden Years, presented by Commonwealth Senior Living Retirement is a journey, not a destination. When you envisioned your golden y...

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Library Branch: Williamsport Memorial Library

Room: Community Room - WIL

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Event Details:

Join us for a free program talking about your Golden Years, presented by Commonwealth Senior Living

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Chromebook Distribution at Fort Ritchie Community Center

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 3:00pm - 7:00pm

Off Site

Program Type:

Science, Technology & Maker

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

WCFL joins United Way of Frederick County to offer a Chromebook Distribution event at the Fort Ritchie Community Center to close the digital divide in our communities. This even...

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Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Science, Technology & Maker

Event Details:

WCFL joins United Way of Frederick County to offer a Chromebook Distribution event at the Fort Ritchie Community Center to close the digital divide in our communities.

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The Boy Who gave Abraham Lincoln a Drink of Water at Antietam Battlefield (SHA)

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Library Branch: Sharpsburg Library

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Cultural Heritage & Genealogy

Event Details:

Historian and author Tim Snyder and his sister Barb Twigg will talk about the research on their young cousin who interacted with Lincoln in October 1862.

Story Time (SHA)

3:30pm - 6:45pm

Library Branch: Sharpsburg Library

Age Group: Young Children (0-6)

Program Type: Storytimes & Puppet shows

Event Details:

Stories, activities and a craft with Ms. Susan

Story Time (SHA)

3:30pm - 6:45pm

Library Branch: Sharpsburg Library

Age Group: Young Children (0-6)

Program Type: Storytimes & Puppet shows

Event Details:

Stories, activities and a craft with Ms. Susan

Memorial Day closing 2024

All Day

Closing

Branches:

Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch, Boonsboro Free Library, Clear Spring Branch, Hancock Veterans Memorial Library, Keedysville Library, Sharpsburg Library, Smithsburg Library, Williamsport Memorial Library, Bookmobile, Off Site, Virtual Event - Systemwide

Description:

All branches of the Washington County Free Library are closed on Monday, May 27, 2024 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. We will reopen at our normal hours on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.

Community Story Time (SHA)

3:30pm - 6:45pm

Library Branch: Sharpsburg Library

Age Group: Young Children (0-6)

Program Type: Storytimes & Puppet shows

Event Details:

Join us at Sunny Meadows Garden Center on 7437 Sharpsburg Pike for a quick tour and a few stories!

Lego Club (SHA)

10:00am - 11:00am

Library Branch: Sharpsburg Library

Age Group: Kids & Tweens (6-12)

Program Type: Science, Technology & Maker

Event Details:

Build the Lego challenge or make your own creation.

Book Share (SHA)

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Library Branch: Sharpsburg Library

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Books & Authors

Event Details:

What are you reading? Come share with the group and find some new titles. In June sign up for the Summer Reading Club for adults.

Homeschool STEM (SHA)

1:30pm - 2:30pm

Library Branch: Sharpsburg Library

Age Group: Kids & Tweens (6-12)

Program Type: Science, Technology & Maker

Event Details:

Learn physics with Lego's. Also pick up an Adventure Bingo card. Complete it and return by the end of the summer for a prize!

Taiwan Adventure: Boba Tea (SHA)

1:30pm - 6:30pm

Library Branch: Sharpsburg Library

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Cultural Heritage & Genealogy

Event Details:

We will have everything available for you to make and try different favors of Boba tea.

Story Time (SHA)

3:30pm - 6:45pm

Library Branch: Sharpsburg Library

Age Group: Young Children (0-6)

Program Type: Storytimes & Puppet shows

Event Details:

Stories, activities and a craft with Ms. Susan

Story Time Summer Reading Kick Off (SHA)

3:30pm - 6:45pm

Library Branch: Sharpsburg Library

Age Group: Young Children (0-6)

Program Type: Storytimes & Puppet shows

Event Details:

Adventure in Nature Summer Reading Club Kickoff!

Juneteenth closing 2024

All Day

Closing

Branches:

Description:

All branches of the Washington County Free Library are closed on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. We will reopen at our normal hours on Thursday, June 20, 2024.

Story Time (SHA)

3:30pm - 6:45pm

Library Branch: Sharpsburg Library

Age Group: Young Children (0-6)

Program Type: Storytimes & Puppet shows

Event Details:

Stories, activities and a craft with Ms. Susan

Story Time (SHA)

3:30pm - 6:45pm

Library Branch: Sharpsburg Library

Age Group: Young Children (0-6)

Program Type: Storytimes & Puppet shows

Event Details:

Stories, activities and a craft with Ms. Susan

Book Share (SHA)

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Library Branch: Sharpsburg Library

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Books & Authors

Event Details:

What are you reading? Come share with the group and find some new titles. In June sign up for the Summer Reading Club for adults.

Independence Day closing 2024

All Day

Closing

Branches:

Description:

All branches of the Washington County Free Library are closed on Thursday, July 4, 2024 in observance of the Independence Day holiday. We will reopen at our normal hours on Friday, July 5, 2024.

Lego Club (SHA)

10:00am - 11:00am

Library Branch: Sharpsburg Library

Age Group: Kids & Tweens (6-12)

Program Type: Science, Technology & Maker

Event Details:

Build the Lego challenge or make your own creation.

Science in the Library (SHA)

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Library Branch: Sharpsburg Library

Age Group: Kids & Tweens (6-12)

Program Type: Science, Technology & Maker

Event Details:

Road Tripping USA : Habitats & Extreme Weather from Coast to Coast

Science in the Library (SHA)

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Library Branch: Sharpsburg Library

Age Group: Kids & Tweens (6-12)

Program Type: Science, Technology & Maker

Event Details:

Road Tripping USA : Habitats & Extreme Weather from Coast to Coast

The Science Guys (SHA)

3:30pm - 4:30pm

Library Branch: Sharpsburg Library

Age Group: Kids & Tweens (6-12), Teens & YA (13-18)

Program Type: Science, Technology & Maker

Event Details:

STEAM Adventure with the Science Guys!

Authentic Community Theater (SHA)

3:30pm - 4:15pm

Library Branch: Sharpsburg Library

Age Group: Young Children (0-6), Kids & Tweens (6-12)

Program Type: Storytimes & Puppet shows, Summer Reading Club

Event Details:

Will be performed at the Sharpsburg Park on High Street

Puppet Show (SHA)

3:30pm - 4:30pm

Library Branch: Sharpsburg Library

Age Group: Young Children (0-6), Kids & Tweens (6-12)

Program Type: Summer Reading Club

Event Details:

Join us for a puppet show based on the Summer Reading Club theme Adventure Begins at your Library. Participate in reader's theater.

Lego Club (SHA)

10:00am - 11:00am

Library Branch: Sharpsburg Library

Age Group: Kids & Tweens (6-12)

Program Type: Science, Technology & Maker

Event Details:

Build the Lego challenge or make your own creation.

Book Share (SHA)

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Library Branch: Sharpsburg Library

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Books & Authors

Event Details:

What are you reading? Come share with the group and find some new titles. In June sign up for the Summer Reading Club for adults.

Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch

Boonsboro Free Library

Clear Spring Branch

Hancock Veterans Memorial Library

Keedysville Library

Sharpsburg Library

Smithsburg Library

Williamsport Memorial Library

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