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TriState Astronomers at the Library (SMI)

8:00pm - 10:00pm
Library Branch: Smithsburg Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Science, Technology & Maker
Event Details:
Stop by the library at 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM to view the night sky with the help of the TriState Astronomers.  View galaxies, nebulae, clusters, and asterisms in the night sky.  This event will be cancelled for cloudy or inclement weather.&nbs...

Free Comic Book Day (SHA)

9:15am - 1:00pm
Library Branch: Sharpsburg Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Books & Authors
Event Details:
Stop by the library and pick up your free comic book!  All ages.   ...

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.   ...

Reading Day

10:00am - 2:00pm
Library Branch: Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Age Group: Young Children (0-6), Kids & Tweens (6-12)
Program Type: Books & Authors, Movies, Music & Culture, Science, Technology & Maker, Fun & Games
Event Details:
Come to the library for a special day celebrating books and reading!  10:00 AM- 2:00 PM: Book Giveaway 11:00 AM: Kids Discover: Flowers (registration required) 1:00 PM: Read with a Pet: Gimli the Cat 2:00 PM: Family Movie Matinee: Th...

Kids Discover: Flowerpot Designs

11:00am - 12:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Room: Storytime Room - 227
Age Group: Kids & Tweens (6-12)
Program Type: Gardening & Environment, Science, Technology & Maker
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:
Join us for Kids Discover STEM gardening activities. We'll be decorating our own flowerpots and planting flowers for take home fun. Join us Saturday May 4th from 11am-12pm. Storytime and instruction begin promptly at 11am, but the room is open to com...

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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.

May the 4th Be With You! - (BNS)

11:00am - 12:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Boonsboro Free Library
Room: Community Room - BNS
Age Group: Young Children (0-6), Kids & Tweens (6-12)
Program Type: DIY, Arts & Crafts, Fun & Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:
From a galaxy far, far away...we would like to invite Star Wars fans for some crafts, activities, as well as Jedi Training.   Costumes encouraged. ...

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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.

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.

Saturday Story Time (SMI)

11:30am - 12:00pm
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. ...

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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.

Read with a Pet: Gimli

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Library Branch: Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Age Group: Young Children (0-6), Kids & Tweens (6-12)
Program Type: Storytimes & Puppet shows
Event Details:
Meet Gimli, a lovable cat who is waiting to read with you.  Gimli doesn't worry about how well you read, just that you are there with him, share a story, and that you are gentle!  Gimli will visit the Children's Department from 1:00-2:00 on...

Saturday Family Movie Matinee: The Little Mermaid

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Library Branch: Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Room: Conference Room - 334
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Movies, Music & Culture
Event Details:
Come join us on the 1st Saturday of the month for popcorn and "The Little Mermaid" live action at 2 p.m. in the Conference Room 334 located on the 3rd floor of the WCFL Hagerstown Branch!   ...

Chess Club for Teens

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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:
Play chess with other teens! We'll also have the checkerboards out! ...

Toddler Time (HAG)

10:00am - 10:30am
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:
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 May-July. Contact th...

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.

Toddler Time (HAG)

11:00am - 11:30am
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:
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 May-July. Contact th...

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.

Toddler Time (WIL) (Ages 18-36months)

11:00am - 11:30am
Library Branch: Williamsport Memorial Library
Room: Community Room - WIL
Age Group: Young Children (0-6)
Program Type: DIY, Arts & Crafts, Storytimes & Puppet shows, Fun & Games
Event Details:
Sing, dance, and learn together at Toddler Time. A small craft activity will be provided after story time. All ages are welcome! This program will take place in the  Williamsport Memorial Library 104 E. Potomac Street Williamsport,MD  ...

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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.

Fletcher Film Series - "Steel Magnolias" (HAG)

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Library Branch: Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Room: Combined Community Room 308/309
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies, Music & Culture
Event Details:
Washington County Free Library welcomes you to the Fletcher Film Series. Each month, we bring you films based around a central theme. In honor of "Mother's Day", we'll be showing films celebrating moms this month. Note: The film series is int...

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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.

Food Allergies

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

Teen Chef -- DIY Ramen Bowls

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Room: YA Meeting Room 212
Age Group: Teens & YA (13-18)
Program Type: Cultural Heritage & Genealogy, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:
We are making DIY ramen bowls to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!  Learn to make a favorite food even better than you've had before! ...

McCauley Lecture: “The Furious Flight of the Confederate Treasure Train – or – Where Did All the Southern Dough Go?”

6:00pm - 7:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Room: Combined Community Room 308/309
Purpose of Meeting
It's April 2nd, 1865, and Richmond, Virginia – the “Queen City of the Confederacy” – has just fallen to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. As the city is evacuated, the entire Confederate Treasury and the gold from the city’s major banks and wealthy ind...

Toddler Time (BNS)

11:00am - 12:00pm
Library Branch: Boonsboro Free Library
Room: Community Room - BNS
Age Group: Young Children (0-6)
Program Type: Storytimes & Puppet shows
Event Details:
Learning and reading about numbers, shapes and colors with other toddlers ages 18-36 months.
Gather with other Toddles to learn Numbers, Shapes, and Colors at Story Time. ...

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.

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.

Teens Creative Corner: Friendship Bracelets!

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch
Room: YA Meeting Room 212
Age Group: Teens & YA (13-18)
Program Type: DIY, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:
We have a large variety of different types of beads and string to make friendship bracelets.  Each participant can make up to 3.  Register to guarantee a spot!   ...