Week Calendar

Win prizes, eat snacks, and take home the glory at Game Night: Tournament! 1v1 style tournament with the game of your choice: Nintendo, Roblox, Fortnite, and more.  

Children, families, and staff are welcome!

Children, families, and staff are welcome!

Children, families, and staff are welcome!

Children, families, and staff are welcome!

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!

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.

Join us for our first Halloween Costume Swap. Costumes and accessories for all ages, all sizes. Gently used and in good or great condition are accepted. Drop off Sept 22- Oct 10th during branch hours. 

Children, families, and staff are welcome!

Join us for our first Halloween Costume Swap. Costumes and accessories for all ages, all sizes. Gently used and in good or great condition are accepted. Drop off Sept 22- Oct 10th during branch hours. 

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.

Join us for our first Halloween Costume Swap. Costumes and accessories for all ages, all sizes. Gently used and in good or great condition are accepted. Drop off Sept 22- Oct 10th during branch hours. 

Children, families, and staff are welcome!

Children, families, and staff are welcome!

A Storytime for Adults of All Abilities! Join us as we read books, sing along to music, dance, play games, make crafts, and more! Registration requested. We are celebrating Salsa!

Join us for our first Halloween Costume Swap. Costumes and accessories for all ages, all sizes. Gently used and in good or great condition are accepted. Drop off Sept 22- Oct 10th during branch hours. 

Bring your project and join this group.

Join us for our first Halloween Costume Swap. Costumes and accessories for all ages, all sizes. Gently used and in good or great condition are accepted. Drop off Sept 22- Oct 10th during branch hours. 

(NOTE: This event is rescheduled from September 20. Please remember to REGISTER if you plan to attend.) So you have a Cricut (Joy, Joy Xtra, Explore, Maker, Venture.) Now you want to know what you can do with it.

Join this fun and informal group of fellow writers to share writing, feedback, and ideas.  

Join us for our first Halloween Costume Swap. Costumes and accessories for all ages, all sizes. Gently used and in good or great condition are accepted. Drop off Sept 22- Oct 10th during branch hours. 

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.

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. 

Gather with other Toddlers to learn Numbers, Shapes, and Colors at Story Time.

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.

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! 

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

Appalachian Save a Life Day is September 25th. The Washington County Health Department will provide demonstrations and education on (Narcan). Narcan is used to help if someone is having problems due to an overdose.

Children, families, and staff are welcome!

Calling all ages - join Miss Laura on Fridays at 11:00 AM for story time.  Books, fingerplays, flannel stories, songs and more.  No registration required.

Join us for our Pre-School Storytime for children ages 3-5.  

Had a baby in the last 18 months? Would you like to meet other parents and enjoy a few books and baby bounce rhymes/songs? This storytime is meant for wee ones, birth-18 months. Older siblings are always welcome too.

Hagerstown Homesteaders presents Preserving Apples 4 Ways with Jakki Williams. Please join us as we preserve apples to make Applesauce, Apple Butter, Apple Pie Filling, and Apple Jelly.

Join Miss Alyssa for a fun Themed Family Storytime with stories and songs.

Join us in the children's room for books, songs, flannelgraph stories and more.  This story time is for all ages.  No registration required.

Everyone is welcome!

Due to scheduling conflicts, this event has been rescheduled to Saturday, September 27.

Hey home schoolers: Get an exclusive sneak peek at what goes on behind the scenes at the Flying Boxcars baseball stadium. This class will meet at Fletcher Branch library at 1:30, and walk to the stadium as a group for a 2:00 tour.

We will have activities and discuss "Babe: The Sheep Pig" by Dick King-Smith.   

Everyone is welcome!

Join us for a fall Homeschool Meet Up. Discuss ideas for homeschool events at the library, socialize with other homeschool families, and find out what we have to offer your homeschooler (s) this year. 

Everyone is welcome!

Appalachian Save a Life Day is a day to bring awareness and resources to Appalachian communities coping with opioid addiction.

Everyone is welcome!

Attention Legomaniacs! Join other LEGO lovers in some bricktastic building fun! A different challenge each month! 

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

Meet at the Sharpsburg Library, and we will walk and explore the new Sharpsburg Park on the corner of Main and Church Street. 

Each month, students in grades K-5 will participate in a different STEM activity.

January: Create a marble maze with LEGO's

February: Build a simple machine with Rig-A-Ma-Jig's

Back to School Bingo Trivia 

Thursday, September 25^th @ 4:30 

Join Dungeon Master Robert, one of our teen volunteers, for Dungeons and Dragons for Teens! Space is limited, so make sure you sign up!  

Join us for the monthly book club discussion.  The club currently meets in the library Community Room.  The book for September will be KIN: Rooted in Hope by Carole Boston Weatherford and Jeffery Boston Weatherford.

Chess Club for Teens! Drop-ins welcome. No registration required.

Think you know it all?  Put your knowledge to the test at Teen Trivia Night at the Smithsburg library! Grab your friends, compete for prizes, and prove who really rules the trivia scene--snacks included!  Please sign up online.

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. 

Come to a short orientation to familiarize yourself with the expectations, potential jobs, and benefits of our VolunTeen program.  Then you will be all set to earn SSL hours!

The library is hosting game night.  Board games are available.  Ages 12 and up please. Registering will give us an idea of how many people to prep for.  Bring your favorite board game.

Join us for a Boonsboro Historical Society Speaker

Who doesn't wanna catch them all? Pokemon that is. Join us for a Pokemon Trivia for older Teens & young adults. No registration is needed. 

Test your skills and knowledge. 

Join us for our Family Story Night for children of all ages.