Week Calendar

Children, families, and staff are welcome!

Students and staff are welcome!

Children, families, and staff are welcome!

Children, families, and staff are welcome!

Students 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. Current session runs January-March.

Children, families, and staff are welcome!

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.

Bring your project and join this group.

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. 

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. 

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! 

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

Join us for our Pre-School Storytime for children ages 3-5.  Today's storytime will be all about snow!

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.

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.

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 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!

Trade your puzzles for new ones.   We have a huge selection to choose from. While you are here, try our Puzzle Day Escape Room!  Solve the five clues and get the code to unlock the Puzzle Day surprise in honor of National Puzzle Day.

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

Each month pick up:

• Your sample of the spice of the month (while supplies last)
• Information about the spice
• Recipe including the spice

January: Adobo

February: Lavender

March: Turmeric 

Join us for a restorative yoga practice. This class is designed for all levels, making it perfect for beginners as well.

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. 

Everyone is welcome!

Everyone is welcome!

Learn the process of making a comic book with a special artist guest! Then work as a team to make a comic book to print, share, and take home. Please make sure to arrive on time as each second counts to create our comic! Ages 6+

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.

Join Miss Susan for stories, activities and a craft. 

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

Teens are invited to come join us for two hours of DnD with Dungeon Master Robert, one of teen volunteers!

Want to invest in your local community, but don't know where to begin? The Literacy Council of Washington County can help! Come for a "taste" test of tutoring in our community room.

Join us for the monthly book club discussion.  The club currently meets in the library Community Room.  This month the club will be reading James by Percival Everett.  Contact the library to reserve your copy.

Join us for a casual chat about fountain pens, their use, and upkeep. Optional: bring your favorite pens to share. We will have examples for you to try. Ages 13+

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. 

Chess or Checkers with hot chocolate! Bring a friend!

Teens, unlock the five clues to get the code and unlock the Puzzle Day Surprise.  January 29 is National Puzzle Day.  Register online or call to register.

Join us for BINGO! Family-friendly event for all ages. Space is limited. 

10 games, lots of fun. Registration opens December 1st. Register today! 

We are starting a new Role Playing Game Guild. Join our adventures as we get started. All skill levels welcomed. 

For GRADES 6-12.

Drop in during the hour to hang out with Bleu and Cheddar, the lion rabbits! They are certified therapy rabbits that you can hold or pet to relax and de-stress.

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 Meeting.

Speaker/Program to be announced

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