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SRC Adventure Back in Time: 18th Century Games

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Community Room - WIL at Williamsport Memorial Library
Program Type:
Cultural Heritage & Genealogy, Fun & Games, Summer Reading Club
Age Group:
Young Children (0-6), Kids & Tweens (6-12)
Event Details:

Join us for an adventure in history, to see how children used to play during the 18th Century. They didn’t have video games, or computers, think, hoop and stick, tic tac toe, and B...

Required
Library Branch: Williamsport Memorial Library
Room: Community Room - WIL
Age Group: Young Children (0-6), Kids & Tweens (6-12)
Program Type: Cultural Heritage & Genealogy, Fun & Games, Summer Reading Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Event Details:

Join us for an adventure in history, to see how children used to play during the 18th Century. They didn’t have video games, or computers, think, hoop and stick, tic tac toe, and Bilbo catchers.

Disclaimer(s)

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.
Authentic Community Theater Performance Poster

Summer Reading Club: Authentic Community Theater (HAG)

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:15pm
Combined Community Room 308/309 at Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Program Type:
Summer Reading Club
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Authentic Community Theatre is a local non-profit theatre company that has been partnered with Washington County Free Library and the Nora Roberts Foundation since 2007 to offer fr...

Library Branch: Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Room: Combined Community Room 308/309
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Summer Reading Club
Event Details:

Authentic Community Theatre is a local non-profit theatre company that has been partnered with Washington County Free Library and the Nora Roberts Foundation since 2007 to offer free storytelling performances.

Disclaimer(s)

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.

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.

Bookmobile Stop @ Williamsport Rec Dept Camp

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 11:15am - 11:45am
Bookmobile
Program Type:
Bookmobile Stop
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Bookmobile Stop. All are welcome!

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
Event Details:

Bookmobile Stop. All are welcome!

Bookmobile Stop @ Girls Inc

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Bookmobile
Program Type:
Bookmobile Stop
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Bookmobile Stop. All are welcome!

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
Event Details:

Bookmobile Stop. All are welcome!

Theatre logo

Authentic Community Theater (SHA)

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Sharpsburg Library
Program Type:
Storytimes & Puppet shows, Summer Reading Club
Age Group:
Young Children (0-6), Kids & Tweens (6-12)
Event Details:

Will be performed at the Sharpsburg Park on High Street   Authentic Community Theatre is a local non-profit theatre company that has partnered with the Washington Coun...

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  

Game night. Switch, card games, & table games.

Teen Game Night

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
YA Meeting Room 212 at Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Program Type:
Fun & Games
Age Group:
Teens & YA (13-18)
Event Details:

Come join us for Game Night, Thursdays from 5 - 7 PM! Come meet Ms.Yesenia and play games with your friends, from Switch to card games and foosball, you get to choose!

Library Branch: Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Room: YA Meeting Room 212
Age Group: Teens & YA (13-18)
Program Type: Fun & Games
Event Details:

Come join us for Game Night, Thursdays from 5 - 7 PM! Come meet Ms.Yesenia and play games with your friends, from Switch to card games and foosball, you get to choose!

Disclaimer(s)

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.

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

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.

Adult Craft Night: Bottle Cap Flower Decorations (BNS)

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Community Room - BNS at Boonsboro Free Library
Program Type:
DIY, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens & YA (13-18), Adults
Event Details:

Make cute flower decorations using paint and recycled bottle caps. Supplies are Limited. Register in Advance.  

Required
Library Branch: Boonsboro Free Library
Room: Community Room - BNS
Age Group: Teens & YA (13-18), Adults
Program Type: DIY, Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Make cute flower decorations using paint and recycled bottle caps.

Supplies are Limited. Register in Advance.

 

Disclaimer(s)

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.
A typewriter with flowers on a pastel teal background. Text reads "Write Here, Write Now."

Write Here, Write Now

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Conference Room - 334 at Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Career & Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Do you like to write? Do you wish you had a dedicated time to devote to the craft? Come join us for an hour or two of writing and discussion! We are a place for local writers to co...

Cancelled
Required
Library Branch: Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Room: Conference Room - 334
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors, Career & Lifelong Learning
Event Details:

Do you like to write? Do you wish you had a dedicated time to devote to the craft? Come join us for an hour or two of writing and discussion!

Toddler girl sitting in the library with open picture book on lap

Family Story Night (HAG)

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Storytime Room - 227 at Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Program Type:
Storytimes & Puppet shows
Age Group:
Young Children (0-6), Kids & Tweens (6-12)
Event Details:

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

Library Branch: Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Room: Storytime Room - 227
Age Group: Young Children (0-6), Kids & Tweens (6-12)
Program Type: Storytimes & Puppet shows
Event Details:

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

 

 

Disclaimer(s)

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.

Bookmobile Stop@ Maugansville Rec Dept Camp

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Bookmobile
Program Type:
Bookmobile Stop
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Bookmobile Stop. All are welcome!

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
Event Details:

Bookmobile Stop. All are welcome!

Bookmobile Stop@ Fort Ritchie Summer Camp

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Bookmobile
Program Type:
Bookmobile Stop
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Bookmobile Stop. All are welcome!

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
Event Details:

Bookmobile Stop. All are welcome!

Knitting, Crocheting, and Craft Group (SMI)

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 10:30am - 1:30pm
Quiet Room - SMI at Smithsburg Library
Program Type:
DIY, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Teens & YA (13-18)
Event Details:

Bring your project and join this group.

Library Branch: Smithsburg Library
Room: Quiet Room - SMI
Age Group: Adults, Teens & YA (13-18)
Program Type: DIY, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Bring your project and join this group.

Toddler girl sitting in the library with open picture book on lap

Pre-School Storytime (HAG)

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Storytime Room - 227 at Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Program Type:
Storytimes & Puppet shows
Age Group:
Young Children (0-6)
Event Details:

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

Library Branch: Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Room: Storytime Room - 227
Age Group: Young Children (0-6)
Program Type: Storytimes & Puppet shows
Event Details:

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

 

Disclaimer(s)

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.
Mother and young baby looking at book together

Infant Lapsit Storytime (BNS)

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Community Room - BNS at Boonsboro Free Library
Program Type:
Storytimes & Puppet shows
Age Group:
Young Children (0-6)
Infant Story Time/Lap Sit:

Interactive reading setting for children ages birth to 18 months.

Event Details:

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. Ol...

Required
Library Branch: Boonsboro Free Library
Room: Community Room - BNS
Age Group: Young Children (0-6)
Program Type: Storytimes & Puppet shows
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:
Interactive reading setting for children ages birth to 18 months.

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.

Disclaimer(s)

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.
Authentic Community Theatre

Authentic Community Theatre (SMI)

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Community Room - SMI at Smithsburg Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading Club
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Authentic Community Theatre is a local non-profit theatre company that has been partnered with the Washington County Free Libraries and Nora Roberts Foundation since 2007 to bring ...

Required
Library Branch: Smithsburg Library
Room: Community Room - SMI
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Summer Reading Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Event Details:

Authentic Community Theatre is a local non-profit theatre company that has been partnered with the Washington County Free Libraries and Nora Roberts Foundation since 2007 to bring free storytelling performances to the Washington County area. 

Disclaimer(s)

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.

Bookmobile Stop: McCleary Hill Meal Machine

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 12:30pm - 1:00pm
Bookmobile
Program Type:
Bookmobile Stop
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Bookmobile Stop. All are welcome!

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
Event Details:

Bookmobile Stop. All are welcome!

HH Lead Graphic

Hagerstown Homesteaders

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Combined Community Room 308/309 at Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Program Type:
DIY, Arts & Crafts, Gardening & Environment
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Welcome to the Hagerstown Homesteaders, a monthly Gardening Club.  This club will teach you how to lay out garden plots, start indoor seedlings, transplant and direct sow...

Required
Library Branch: Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Room: Combined Community Room 308/309
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: DIY, Arts & Crafts, Gardening & Environment
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Welcome to the Hagerstown Homesteaders, a monthly Gardening Club.  This club will teach you how to lay out garden plots, start indoor seedlings, transplant and direct sow seeds, garden maintenance, soil amendment, organi

VolunTeen Orientation -- Every Other Friday 5-5:30 PM

VolunTeen Orientation

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
YA Meeting Room 212 at Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Program Type:
Career & Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Teens & YA (13-18)
Event Details:

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! ...

Required
Library Branch: Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Room: YA Meeting Room 212
Age Group: Teens & YA (13-18)
Program Type: Career & Lifelong Learning
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

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!

Several children smiling while holding books and sitting in the floor in the children's section of the library

Family Story Time - (BNS)

Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Community Room - BNS at Boonsboro Free Library
Program Type:
Storytimes & Puppet shows
Age Group:
Young Children (0-6), Kids & Tweens (6-12)
Event Details:

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

Library Branch: Boonsboro Free Library
Room: Community Room - BNS
Age Group: Young Children (0-6), Kids & Tweens (6-12)
Program Type: Storytimes & Puppet shows
Event Details:

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

Disclaimer(s)

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.
Homestead Graphic

Hagerstown Homesteaders

Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Combined Community Room 308/309 at Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Program Type:
DIY, Arts & Crafts, Gardening & Environment
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Welcome to the Hagerstown Homesteaders, a monthly Gardening Club.  This club will teach you how to lay out garden plots, start indoor seedlings, transplant and direct sow...

Required
Library Branch: Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Room: Combined Community Room 308/309
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: DIY, Arts & Crafts, Gardening & Environment
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Welcome to the Hagerstown Homesteaders, a monthly Gardening Club.  This club will teach you how to lay out garden plots, start indoor seedlings, transplant and direct sow seeds, garden maintenance, soil amendment, organi

Rag Rug Craft

Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Community Room - CLE at Clear Spring Branch
Program Type:
DIY, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens & YA (13-18), Adults
Event Details:

Make Rag rugs out of one flat sheet.  You may bring a clean flat sheet (not fitted) if you desire a certain pattern or one will be provided.

Required
Library Branch: Clear Spring Branch
Room: Community Room - CLE
Age Group: Teens & YA (13-18), Adults
Program Type: DIY, Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Make Rag rugs out of one flat sheet.  You may bring a clean flat sheet (not fitted) if you desire a certain pattern or one will be provided.

Saturday Story Time (SMI)

Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Children's Room SMI at Smithsburg Library
Program Type:
Storytimes & Puppet shows
Age Group:
Young Children (0-6)
Event Details:

Join us in the children's room for books, song, flannelgraph stories and more.  This story time is for all ages.

Library Branch: Smithsburg Library
Room: Children's Room SMI
Age Group: Young Children (0-6)
Program Type: Storytimes & Puppet shows
Event Details:

Join us in the children's room for books, song, flannelgraph stories and more.  This story time is for all ages.

Disclaimer(s)

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.
Pen writing "Writing Workshop" with flowers and a butterfly

Teen Writers Workshop

Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Career & Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Teens & YA (13-18)
Event Details:

Come bring your writing to life through new prompts, styles, and genres! We will peer-edit, share ideas, and create!

Library Branch: Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Age Group: Teens & YA (13-18)
Program Type: Books & Authors, Career & Lifelong Learning
Event Details:

Come bring your writing to life through new prompts, styles, and genres! We will peer-edit, share ideas, and create!

Pen writing "Writing Workshop" with flowers and a butterfly

Teen Writers Workshop

Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Career & Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Teens & YA (13-18)
Event Details:

Come bring your writing to life through new prompts, styles, and genres! We will peer-edit, share ideas, and create!

Library Branch: Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Age Group: Teens & YA (13-18)
Program Type: Books & Authors, Career & Lifelong Learning
Event Details:

Come bring your writing to life through new prompts, styles, and genres! We will peer-edit, share ideas, and create!