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The magic of our community window art theme "Into the Woods" continues!  First, we made trees. Then miniature woodland creatures and habitats for them. Now, we're adding fairy houses. No special skills necessary. Ideal for ages 8 and up. Teens are eligible to earn service hours! 

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Edward F. Fry Memorial Library with cake and crafts as we create a “Tree of Hearts” memory collage of what the library means to each of us. Enjoy photos and clippings, showcasing our 20-year timeline! This celebratory event is hosted by the Friends of the Edward F. Fry Memorial Library.

Get ready for Halloween and join us on a spooky walk around Urbana. Starting at the steps of the library and walking to Zion Cemetery, hear ghostly tales of local haunts and maybe meet a spirit or two. For all ages, costumes optional! In case of rain: The Small Conference Room is located on the second floor of the library in room 302.

Come build with us! This program is made for builders of all skill levels to get creative, socialize, and problem-solve with LEGO bricks. We provide the bricks; you bring the imagination. Ages 5-12.

Come build with us! This program is made for builders of all skill levels to get creative, socialize, and problem-solve with LEGO bricks. We provide the bricks; you bring the imagination. Ages 5-12.

Get crocheting with the skilled ladies of the Woodlands! Whether you are a practiced hand or it's your first time holding a hook, join us for community and skill-sharing. You can also try our alternative fiber art craft. All materials provided, while supplies last. For grades 4-12.

Get crocheting with the skilled ladies of the Woodlands! Whether you are a practiced hand or it's your first time holding a hook, join us for community and skill-sharing. You can also try knitting or our alternative fiber art craft. All materials provided, while supplies last. For grades 4-12. The Natelli Community room is located on the ground floor of the library in Room 100.

Get crocheting with the skilled ladies of the Woodlands! Whether you are a practiced hand or it's your first time holding a hook, join us for community and skill-sharing. You can also try knitting or our alternative fiber art craft. All materials provided, while supplies last. For grades 4-12. The Natelli Community room is located on the ground floor of the library in Room 100.

Get crocheting with the skilled ladies of the Woodlands! Whether you are a practiced hand or it's your first time holding a hook, join us for community and skill-sharing. You can also try knitting or our alternative fiber art craft. All materials provided, while supplies last. For grades 4-12. The Natelli Community room is located on the ground floor of the library in Room 100.

Get crocheting with the skilled ladies of the Woodlands! Whether you are a practiced hand or it's your first time holding a hook, join us for community and skill-sharing. You can also try knitting or our alternative fiber art craft. All materials provided, while supplies last. For grades 4-12. The Natelli Community room is located on the ground floor of the library in Room 100.

Everyone has a unique voice and style all their own. In this highly collaborative workshop, we're going to explore how our own personal interpretations can influence the direction of a story. Everyone will begin with the same opening line and then keep running with it until they have the start of a story. At some point, we're going to swap our pages with someone nearby and that person will then continue the story in whatever direction they want. We'll swap a minimum of two times. At the end of the session, we'll have a couple of read alouds and explore how language, tone, and development shifted with each new writer. All materials provided, while supplies last. For Grades 6-12. The Small Conference room is located on the 2nd floor of the library in Room 302.

Join us for a special creative writing workshop all about working on your own stories, sharing them with your peers, and gathering feedback! All materials provided, while supplies last. For Grades 6-12. The Small Conference room is located on the 2nd floor of the library in Room 302.

All magic comes with a price. Spells can turn against you. Be careful what you wish for. How do we as writers determine how magic might work in our stories? What does the word 'magic' mean to you? Enjoy the spooky season by creating your own magical system and deciding for yourself what price your characters might have to pay.  The Small Conference Room is located on the second floor of the library in room 302.

Help us create a teen area that feels comfortable and fun. Take part in this unique opportunity to influence what your library space can be.

Bring the family for a rousing game of BINGO. Designed as fun for the whole family. Children under 8 must attend with a caregiver.

Enjoy playing video and board games. Designed as fun for the whole family. Children under 8 must attend with a caregiver.

Enjoy STEAM activities with a spooky theme. Designed as fun for the whole family. Children under 8 must attend with a caregiver.

Looking to explore your creativity while engaging with your peers? Drop into the CBA STEM Lab every Monday afternoon to try a variety of DIY projects. Ages Tween/Teen

Looking to explore your creativity while engaging with your peers? Drop into the CBA STEM Lab every Monday afternoon to try a variety of DIY projects. Ages Tween/Teen

Looking to explore your creativity while engaging with your peers? Drop into the CBA STEM Lab every Monday afternoon to try a variety of DIY projects. Ages Tween/Teen

Looking to explore your creativity while engaging with your peers? Drop into the CBA STEM Lab every Monday afternoon to try a variety of DIY projects. Ages Tween/Teen

Looking to explore your creativity while engaging with your peers? Drop into the CBA STEM Lab every Monday afternoon to try a variety of DIY projects. Ages Tween/Teen

Looking to explore your creativity while engaging with your peers? Drop into the CBA STEM Lab every Monday afternoon to try a variety of DIY projects. Ages Tween/Teen

Looking to explore your creativity while engaging with your peers? Drop into the CBA STEM Lab every Monday afternoon to try a variety of DIY projects. Ages Tween/Teen

Looking to explore your creativity while engaging with your peers? Drop into the CBA STEM Lab every Monday afternoon to try a variety of DIY projects. Ages Tween/Teen

Looking to explore your creativity while engaging with your peers? Drop into the CBA STEM Lab every Monday afternoon to try a variety of DIY projects. Ages Tween/Teen

Looking to explore your creativity while engaging with your peers? Drop into the CBA STEM Lab every Monday afternoon to try a variety of DIY projects. Ages Tween/Teen

Looking to explore your creativity while engaging with your peers? Drop into the CBA STEM Lab every Monday afternoon to try a variety of DIY projects. Ages Tween/Teen

Looking to explore your creativity while engaging with your peers? Drop into the CBA STEM Lab every Monday afternoon to try a variety of DIY projects. Ages Tween/Teen

Looking to explore your creativity while engaging with your peers? Drop into the CBA STEM Lab every Monday afternoon to try a variety of DIY projects. Ages Tween/Teen

Come join us in the library garden.  We have lots of vegetables to harvest and flowers to cut and you will earn Community Service hours for your participation.

This All Hallow’s Eve, Raya Bichefsky, Urbana Regional Library Associate, will guide us on an interpretive, immersive and interactive journey through time and place, recreating human stories behind local legends of the Point of Rocks riverfront. Composite characters summoned from historical data will illuminate how our ancestors processed grief and built resilience on the river frontier. Costumes welcome. Geared for tweens, teens and adults (ages 8+). Parental discretion is advised for younger ages due to themes of life and death.

NEW at Point of Rocks! Teen Library Council (TLC) is an opportunity for teens and tweens, grades 6 through 12, to make an impact within the library and the wider community and earn service hours. Tweens and teens will collaborate with each other and teen librarians on upcoming library events and to plan teen-led projects. Parents welcome at this first monthly introductory meeting, which will provide an overview of how TLC works at FCPL and other library branches.   

Join us for a fun afternoon of larger-than life games! Play Giant Jenga, Giant Checkers, Ring Toss, and more! Ages 11-18. This program will be held in the Small Conference Room, located on the 2nd Floor in Room 302.

The crafts of Mexico are renowned for bright colors and bold designs, especially the nierika, or sacred yarn paintings, made by the Huichol people. In this project, learn how to do Huichol-inspired yarn paintings, then use the technique to make decorative plaques and art pieces. 

Join us for an afternoon of skateboarding, crafts, giveaways, and games! Sign up for a raffle entry to win skate swag. Partnered with Frederick County Parks and Recreation, City Youth Matrix, and Shifturn. Located at the Middletown Skate Spot at 7628 Coblentz Road in Middletown, MD. 

Join us for an afternoon of skateboarding, crafts, giveaways, and games! Sign up for a raffle entry to win skate swag. Partnered with Frederick County Parks and Recreation, City Youth Matrix, and Shifturn. Located at the Middletown Skate Spot at 7628 Coblentz Road in Middletown, MD. 

Learn a little about the cherished Mexican tradition of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), decorate sugar skulls, then enjoy watching the 2017 Disney•Pixar animated movie "Coco". Rated PG. 1h 45m. Families, ages 5 and up. FCPS 3.5 hour early dismissal. 1:00-1:30pm - Decorate sugar skulls 1:30-3:30pm - Movie 

Join our gnome-mazing No-Sew Gnome club! Learn to make your own gnome or build on the skills you learned from the previous workshop. No sewing skills needed. Participants can drop in anytime during the DIY program as convenient. Gnomes take about 45 minutes to make. Ideal for ages 9-18, one gnome per person, while supplies last. Feel free to BYOS (Bring Your Own Socks), for a fun way to recycle favorite single socks that have lost their mates.

Join our gnome-mazing No-Sew Gnome club! Learn to make your own gnome or build on the skills you learned from the previous workshop. No sewing skills needed. Participants can drop in anytime during the DIY program as convenient. Gnomes take about 45 minutes to make. Ideal for ages 9-18, one gnome per person, while supplies last. Feel free to BYOS (Bring Your Own Socks), for a fun way to recycle favorite single socks that have lost their mates.

Join our gnome-mazing No-Sew Gnome club! Learn to make your own gnome or build on the skills you learned from the previous workshop. No sewing skills needed. Participants can drop in anytime during the DIY program as convenient. Gnomes take about 45 minutes to make. Ideal for ages 9-18, one gnome per person, while supplies last. Feel free to BYOS (Bring Your Own Socks), for a fun way to recycle favorite single socks that have lost their mates.

Celebrate Summer Challenge with us at Rocky Point Creamery for a special reading by Chuck Fry and his wife Emily Snyder from the book “Tales of The Dairy Godmother: Chuck’s Ice Cream Wish.” The main character of this book was inspired by Rocky Point Creamery’s true-life local dairy farmer Chuck himself! Chuck will be available for Q&A after the reading, followed by optional farm tours! All ages welcome. Rocky Point Creamery is located at 4323a Tuscarora Rd, Tuscarora, MD 21790.    

Our Summer Reading celebration continues with another special storytime at Rocky Point Creamery. A series of select “farmyard & fairytale” stories will be read by FCPL Edward F. Fry Memorial staff along with special guest reader Emily Snyder of Rocky Point Creamery. Optional farm tours will be available after the readings. All ages welcome. 

Family Retro Gaming (families, ages 8 and up). This is your chance to step back in time and relive the golden era of gaming. Experience the thrill of playing on original Nintendo systems, from the classic NES to the latest consoles, alongside XBox and PlayStation favorites! 

Take the time to create art! Learn about clay modeling and make your own mini figures! Or bring a work in progress or start a new project with all supplies provided by the library. No experience necessary! For teens and tweens in grades 4-12. Activities while supplies last. The Small Conference room is located on the 2nd floor of the library in Room 302.

Take the time to create art! Work together to create a sprawling Doodle Board that reflects your community's creativity and uniqueness! Or bring a work in progress or start a new project with all supplies provided by the library. No experience necessary! For teens and tweens in grades 4-12. Activities while supplies last.  The Small Conference room is located on the 2nd floor of the library in Room 302.

Explore the ways that your values and civics influence each other. Work together as we continue to create a mural that reflects and integrates you and your values with the broad diversity of our community. No experience necessary! For teens and tweens in grades 4-12. Activities while supplies last.  This program supports By the People: Civic Engagement for All, an FCPL initiative to foster civic knowledge and participation in the Frederick County community. The Small Conference room is located on the 2nd floor of the library in Room 302.

Play the classic computer game Oregon Trail and tackle fun pioneer-themed activities! See if you have what it takes to survive the journey to Oregon while learning about life on the frontier.

Get creative this spooky season and participate in our Spooky House Design Contest! In this special Spooky House making session, materials will be provided while supplies last. FCPS Closed Submission Guidelines One Spooky House entry per person or team. House can be any theme as long as it is family friendly (Example: themes can be a favorite scene from a book, movie, television show, musical, time in history, etc.) Entries must be no larger than 16" x 12" x 12". Attach the entry form to the back of your House. Houses will be displayed in the branch until October 31. Please pick-up by COB Sunday, Nov 8th @ 5 pm after which they will be discarded/recycled. Entries must be submitted in person between Oct 12th - 26th at the Middletown Branch. Can't make it? That's okay. You are welcome to create one at home using your own materials and following the above guidelines. To be entered please drop off at the branch between Oct 12th - 26th. Stop by the library to vote on your favorite Spooky House, October 26th-31st. 

Join us every Thursday this summer for a Tween/Teen Leadership Camp and earn Community Service hours each week. In this lab, students use DNA electrophoresis to solve a mock crime by comparing DNA samples from a crime scene with samples from suspects. By loading real DNA into a gel and observing how the glowing fragments separate into distinct banding patterns, students learn how scientists analyze genetic evidence. This hands-on activity introduces the basics of DNA forensics, showing how DNA can be used as reliable evidence to identify or rule out suspects in an investigation. We will create Take and Make Kits for our Service Project.

Tweens and teens, grades 6 through 12, meet to collaborate with each other and teen librarians on upcoming library events and to plan teen-led projects.  Teen Library Council (TLC) is an opportunity for teens to make an impact within the library and the wider community. Attendees will earn one SSL hour. The Small Conference Room is located on the second floor of the library in room 302.

Tweens and teens, grades 6 through 12, meet to collaborate with each other and teen librarians on upcoming library events and to plan teen-led projects.  Teen Library Council (TLC) is an opportunity for teens to make an impact within the library and the wider community. Attendees will earn one SSL hour. More info to come for October TLC

Tweens and teens, grades 6 through 12, meet to collaborate with each other and teen librarians on upcoming library events and to plan teen-led projects.  Teen Library Council (TLC) is an opportunity for teens to make an impact within the library and the wider community. Attendees will earn one SSL hour. The Small Conference Room is located on the second floor of the library in room 302.

Explore your creativity in a free and open space. Imagine it and create it.  Supplies for arts, crafts, and writing provided.

Explore your creativity in a free and open space. Imagine it and create it.  Supplies for arts, crafts, and writing provided.

Find the hidden secret before Cornwallis—and help Washington win the battle! Designed for tweens and teens, this exciting escape room is packed with puzzles, clues, and teamwork as you help George Washington outsmart Cornwallis! 

Spend the last Monday of the month with a game of chess! Open to all levels of chess players, bring your own chess set or use one of ours. Bring your friends and meet other chess enthusiasts. For ages 9-18.

Spend the last Monday of the month with a game of chess! Open to all levels of chess players, bring your own chess set or use one of ours. Bring your friends and meet other chess enthusiasts. For ages 9-18.

Spend the last Monday of the month with a game of chess! Open to all levels of chess players, bring your own chess set or use one of ours. Bring your friends and meet other chess enthusiasts. For ages 9-18.

"In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit."  Cozy up for the season and join us as we make our own hobbit doors using wood, moss, and flowers. Hobbit holes mean comfort, and that's what autumn is all about.  Ages 10-13, while supplies last.  The Small Conference Room is located on the second floor of the library in room 302.

Welcome autumn at the library! Join us for the afternoon and create your own unique flower crowns! For ages 10-13. All activities while supplies last.    The Small Conference Room is located on the second floor of the library in room 302.

Looking for a fun way to spend your afternoon? Whether you're into crafting, gaming, or both, this is the perfect opportunity to relax, hang out, and make new friends in a creative and friendly environment!

Looking for a fun way to spend your afternoon? Whether you're into crafting, gaming, or both, this is the perfect opportunity to relax, hang out, and make new friends in a creative and friendly environment!

Create a fall-tastic pumpkin masterpiece - made entirely from puzzle pieces.  

You don't need a green thumb for these cute little pasta plants. Using different kinds of pasta noodles, green paint, glue and thimbles, you can create cacti and grass plants.

Let's turn pinecones into animals with a touch of paint, some felt, and a bit of glue. This fun, hands-on craft is a great way to learn about nature while creating your very own animal crafts. 

Ahoy me hearties! Ye be welcomed to join our crew and craft yer own parrot or other from beads 'n such. It being National Talk Like A Pirate Day, ye'll meet a pirate first hand and learn our words. Transform yer'self from a scallewag to a sea dog and join our band of pirates, savvy? Join us for National Talk Like A Pirate Day and learn how to weave beads and string to create your own pirate parrot! No experience necessary, while supplies last. Suitable for ages 10-13 The Small Conference Room is located on the second floor of the library in room 302.

Explore creativity and paper quilling techniques to create autumn themed artwork.

Make your own cool pen! Twist, shape, and bake colorful clay to design a custom pen, just in time for the new school year. Join us for this fun, hands-on craft afternoon and turn an ordinary pen into a work of art. While supplies last. Ages 8-13

Get ready for back-to-school by turning a boring metal locker into a personalized hangout! You will design and create custom magnetic decorations to bring style and organization to your school or home space. While supplies last. (ages 8-13)

Mine, build, and explore with like-minded tweens in our library Minecraft server! 

Mine, build, and explore with like-minded tweens in our library Minecraft server! 

Build your own tiny street art masterpiece! Join our mini graffiti wall workshop where we will use vibrant paints to design a custom name tag that's perfect for displaying on any nightstand, dresser, or desk. While supplies last. Ages 8-13

Transform paper tubes into colorful, star-shaped decorations using acrylic paint and simple cutting and folding techniques. 

Explore creativity, mindfulness and self-expression by creating worry dolls using recycled materials, tiny decorations, and your imagination!  

Embrace spooky season and join us to make your own mask! Learn why we wear masks and costumes on Halloween and the history behind this haunting holiday! While supplies last, ages 10-13 The Small Conference Room is located on the second floor of the library in room 302.

Create spooky Halloween themed Salt Dough Ornaments.  We will have salt dough available to paint with acrylic paints, personalize with markers, add glitter or sequins and then seal with a clear acrylic spray or mod podge.  We will have a variety of Halloween shapes: ghosts, pumpkins, bats, spiders, cats, etc. 

Join us in the library garden and earn Community Service Hours. This hands-on activity will take place next door to the library along Cedar Avenue.  Be sure to wear old shoes! If it rains or there is an unsafe heat index, the program will be cancelled.  

Join us for this fun and educational experience that brings a bit of nature indoors! Learn how to build a self-sustaining ecosystem with live plants and decorations. You'll discover the history of terrariums, the best plants to use and how to care for your mini arboretum. Each participant will design and build a beautiful miniature terrarium to take home.

Have you ever noticed the textures on the sidewalk? The walls? A coin, key, or seashell? Join us to learn how to preserve those textures by creating your own stamps. Fill a notebook with these unique patterns pulled from every day items. While supplies last. For ages 10-13 The Small Conference Room is located on the top floor of the library in room 302.

Explore colors, textures and patterns while making a great decoration to hang on a door or wall. Create your initial letter or any letter you please using one color of yarn or mix up the colors.  Either way, it will be a perfect representation of you.  

Get ready for some high-flying fun at the Balloon Olympics! Participants will compete in a series of silly, active balloon-themed challenges designed to test their speed, coordination, teamwork, and creativity.

What can you create out of cardboard? With the cardboard boxes and tools provided, the only limit is your imagination!

Turn an ordinary cereal box into a handy desk organizer. Decorate and customize your organizer to keep school supplies, art materials, or other small items neatly stored.

Get creative with air-dry clay as you sculpt a unique design from start to finish. Shape and personalize a small masterpiece to take home at the end of the program.

Create a magical dragon egg inspired by legendary dragons and fantastical worlds.

Transform a rubber duck into a one-of-a-kind masterpiece with paint, craft supplies, and plenty of imagination.

Explore a variety of new and popular board games, including Plunder, Ticket to Ride, Azul, and more. Gather around the table to learn new games, challenge friends, and enjoy an afternoon of fun. 

Step in front of the green screen and bring your imagination to life with fun digital backgrounds and creative photo effects.

Craft your own glowing haunted house with creative designs and eerie details to add a festive touch to your Halloween season.

Bring a mummy to life! Wrap, shape, and create a flexible figure that can twist, bend, and strike different poses.

Give your school supplies a fresh new look with fun decorations and creative designs.

Get ready to kick off the new school year with a fun-filled Back to School Bash! Enjoy an afternoon of music, games, food and activities such as Shrink Art keychains, Bling a Notebook, Buttons and Bookmarks. It's a great opportunity to hang out with friends and start the school year on a positive note. Don’t miss out on the fun as we celebrate the return to school in style! 

Join us every Thursday this summer for a Tween/Teen Leadership Camp and earn Community Service hours each week. Our theme this week is Stress Management Strategies. We will explore stress management tips and create an individual stress management plan. Our activity, Bling your Book, will allow you to personalize your favorite book cover by adding decorative elements such as rhinestones, gems and other embellishments to the cover.  You will turn a favorite read into a shimmering masterpiece.  Bring your own or we will have books available. Create one for yourself and one to donate.

Join us every Thursday this summer for a Tween/Teen Leadership Camp and earn Community Service hours each week. R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center for Injury Prevention & Policy will present life-saving bleeding control training through STOP THE BLEED.  In this course you’ll learn three quick techniques to help save a life before someone bleeds out.  FREE Personal Stop the Bleed kits will be provided at the end of class for all attendees ($45 value).  We will also create Kindness Rocks for our Community Service project.

Join us for a fun and creative mask making workshop that is inspired by traditions around the globe. This hands-on program will blend cultural enrichment with imaginative characters and personal expression using gems, feathers, sequins, ribbon and markers.

Join us for a series of DIY projects. Materials will be provided, just bring your creative energy and some inspiration.

Join us for a series of DIY projects. Materials will be provided, just bring your creative energy and some inspiration.

Join us for a series of DIY projects. Materials will be provided, just bring your creative energy and some inspiration.

Join us for a series of DIY projects. Materials will be provided, just bring your creative energy and some inspiration. Make your own dumpling squishy complete with steamer basket! 

Join us for a series of DIY projects. Materials will be provided, just bring your creative energy and some inspiration. Create your own spooky masterpiece. Limited amount of materials available on a first come basis. 

Join us for a series of DIY projects. Materials will be provided, just bring your creative energy and some inspiration. Help us decorate the windows in the Children's department for Fall!

Inspired Prompt for the 2026 One Maryland One Book: No Sense in Wishing. In this workshop, we're going to discuss the importance of identity and how that influences what we write. How do we bring our full selves to our stories? What personal story, memory, or achievement has influenced the way we think about ourselves or the world? We will write a creative essay where we center ourselves as the main character. Anyone who wants to participate can share at the end of the session. All materials provided, while supplies last. For Grades 6-12. Workshop part of the One Maryland One Book (OMOB) theme: What We Collect, What We Tell. For more details, visit mdhumanities.org