Library Services
FCPL now has book lockers at the new Middletown Branch Library for convenient pick-up of library holds materials!
When you place a hold, simply choose “Middletown Book Locker” as your pickup location.
Your books or materials will be sent to the Middletown Branch Library’s Book Lockers, and you will get a notification when…
Serving Frederick County citizens for over 45 years, the Bookmobile is the traveling branch of Frederick County Public Libraries. It goes to where the people are, taking library services to communities and senior citizen facilities that are underserved by branch libraries. The Bookmobile schedule repeats on a 2-week basis and includes stops…
All FCPL branches are open for browsing and holds pickup. If you prefer a contactless service we still offer Curbside Pickup of materials on hold at all FCPL branches.
Curbside Printing is now available! Wireless printing is available at Brunswick, C. Burr Artz, Middletown, Myersville, Thurmont, Urbana, and Walkersville. Wireless…
The Early Start Bookmobile serves Frederick County children and youth who might not have the opportunity to visit the library regularly. We work with organizations to bring literacy resources to children who are considered at-risk and who are served by government-sponsored programs or non-profit educational agencies with little or no access to…
Fourteen equipped fishing rods are available for loan at the Thurmont Regional Library.
Library card holders can borrow two rods at a time for one week. Fishing rods will be available for pick-up at Thurmont Regional Library and may not be returned in the book drop, left outside the library, or returned to other FCPL locations.…
Materials FCPL does not own may be borrowed for free from other library systems via Marina, which searches the catalogs of all the public libraries in Maryland. Requests placed through Marina will go directly to the owning library, and the item shipped to Frederick County.
You will need to enter your Library card number and contact…
The Maryland Room, located in the C. Burr Artz Public Library, is a noncirculating, local history research collection of primary and secondary sources. Materials actively collected document Maryland's economic, social, political, cultural, and religious history, the genealogy of Maryland's peoples, and the Civil War. Special emphasis is placed…
Click here for the library’s policy related to meeting room use.
ReservationsReservations are made on a first-come, first-served basis, and can be made up to two months in advance by an adult, eighteen (18) years of age or older. That individual must be an official representative of the entity and be able to sign a contract in the entity’…
Notary Services are available in person at the Brunswick, Thurmont, and Walkersville Branches.
Available at the C. Burr Artz Public Library and the Urbana Regional Library| Información en español
No appointment is necessary. Applicants are seen on a first come, first served basis, and must have properly completed paperwork verified by staff before their name can be added to the wait list. Please plan for wait time.…
Study rooms may be reserved on a first come, first served basis up to 30 days in advance for a maximum of two hours per day. Patrons are limited to 1 reservation per room per day. Each room features a table and chairs and there is access to the WiFi Service.
Patrons who arrive more than 10 minutes late, may find their reservations…
Frederick County Public Libraries offers free public wireless internet access at all library branches. Public wifi is accessible inside and outside of the branches. No login is required for use and users can search “FCPL” on their device. The broadband service reaches up to 150 to 200 feet outside of each branch and provides lightning-fast…
Black and white pages are 20 cents per page and full color pages are 50 cents per page. Photocopying is available in black and white and is also 20 cents per page. Faxes are $1 per page. Scanning is free.