Week Calendar

Students and staff are welcome!

Staff, children, and families are welcome!

Children and staff are welcome!

Children, families, and staff are welcome!

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. 

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 Campfire Stories with hot cocoa and a s'mores sheet pan!

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. 

On the 3rd Friday of every month, the Hancock Library will sponsor a program at the Hancock Senior Center. Each month will feature a different activity and healthy snacks. Please contact the Library or the Senior Center for more information.

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. 

So you have a Cricut (Joy, Joy Xtra, Explore, Maker, Venture.) Now you want to know what you can do with it. Join other crafters in the adventure that is creating with all things Cricut!

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. 

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

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! 

Tiny Tots Daycare: children, families, and staff are welcome!

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

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

Everyone is welcome!

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

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.

Join us for 30 minutes of stories, songs, activities and a craft.

Spend some quality time with your baby or toddler, and meet other adults with very young ones.  During this shorter story time for our youngest patrons, we will have fun with stories, fingerplay and music.

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

Join us for Kids Discover/Little Explorers STEM and create your own Pumpkin Patch Sensory Bottle. We'll be exploring with orbeez (water beads) also. This event takes place on Saturday October 18th from 11am-12pm.

Please join the Hagerstown Homesteaders as we partner with the Washington County Health Department Public Health Emergency Division to bring you a seminar on Public Emergency Preparedness

We will be etching glass using stencils and then accenting it with paint. 

Join us in the Community Room as Kathy Shaw Graham, 1983 Smithsburg High School graduate, shares her Spooky Yoga book with the children.  Copies of the book will be available for purchase. 

Residents and staff are welcome!

Decorate, cut or fold old book pages.  Draw or paint using any medium.  Pick up your book pages anytime after October 1(while supplies last) and return them decorated by October 16.  There will be age categories and prizes awarded.

Residents and staff are welcome!

Decorate, cut or fold old book pages.  Draw or paint using any medium.  Pick up your book pages anytime after October 1(while supplies last) and return them decorated by October 16.  There will be age categories and prizes awarded.

Decorate, cut or fold old book pages.  Draw or paint using any medium.  Pick up your book pages anytime after October 1(while supplies last) and return them decorated by October 16.  There will be age categories and prizes awarded.

Everyone is welcome!

Want to talk films? Reel Talk is our film discussion program - each month, we meet to talk about a different movie, discussing the process behind making it and its different themes. 

The author and illustrator of the popular series Max the Duck will share some stories and illustrations. She will also sign pre-purchased books and give a sneak preview of upcoming books!  

Everyone is welcome!

Children ages 4 and older, come build with LEGO. A new LEGO building idea every month. Materials must stay at the library. No registration necessary.

Please join us on Sunday, October 12 at 3 PM when we welcome back Angela Easterling and Brandon Turner for our kick-off Voices of our Past program series.   

 Join us for storytime in the atrium at Washington County Museum of Fine Arts.  We’ll share books, songs and activities based on the museum’s current exhibition, In Nature’s Studio.

Everyone is welcome!

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

Stories, activities, and a craft with Miss Susan!

Fun and educational STEAM projects for kids aged 9 to 12. Registration requested but not required. 

After visiting the bookmobile, join us on the tow path for an interactive walking Storytime. This program is family friendly, geared towards preschool through early elementary aged children.

Come join a team and work together to solve puzzles, find clues, and complete your tasks before time runs out! Players must use teamwork, logic, and problem-solving skills to advance through the missions and achieve their goal. For ages 10+

Find clues, solve puzzles, and face down timed challenges with your team to escape the room before the clock runs out!

Join us to learn about scientists that changed the world, their lives, and achievements.  Each session will include hands-on activities.  This month we will learn about Isaac Newton.  Please register online.

Celebrate something with Swaneet! We’ll celebrate obscure holidays and author birthdays with snacks, games, and crafts.  

This welcoming space is dedicated to fostering friendships, sharing experiences, and celebrating diversity. Members can engage in fun activities, discussions, and creative projects that promote self-expression and support.

Join this lively and fun book discussion. Each month participants will discuss a book chosen by members of the group.

Join us for a special session of Doggy Depression featuring Pixel the Poodle or one of his furry friends! Drop in during the hour to enjoy some quality time petting or playing with a therapy dog.

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!

Ditch the financial stress and finally feel in control.

Join us on the first and third Thursday for WRITERS WORKSHOP! You can bring your poetry, prose, songs, anything! 

TEEN program: For ages 13-18 

Discussion of this year's One Maryland, One Book selection Kin: Rooted in Hope  by Carole Boston Weatherford

with art by Jeffrey Boston Weatherford

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 Movie Night for Grown-ups showing a different movie for adults every 2nd Tuesday on the month at 6:00PM

The retreat from Gettysburg was marked by one of the most horrific battles of the Civil War.

Are you unable to attend the morning storytime, then this evening storytime is a great alternative. Join us for books, music,  and educational activities. 

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