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🌲 Take a look at what is coming up this week at your library on our calendar of events here 👉 bit.ly/3BtcTZo

🕎Hanukkah begins tonight! Instantly borrow these Hanukkah for kids reads for free with your library card on Hoopla here 👉 bit.ly/2G9xV7Z

🥳Celebrate our first year with us today! Exploration Commons at 50 East is celebrating its first anniversary with a Maker Expo on Saturday, December 17 from 10AM – 1PM. Stop by and check out all the amazing things happening in our newest space.

This #FictionFriday, find the perfect Holiday Romance audiobook on Hoopla with your library card! Find Holiday Romance here 👉 bit.ly/3Va5kAh

🎅 Let us help get your letter to Santa! Stop by during library hours, write a letter, then drop it in our special mailbox. Letters to Santa will be happening at the North Carroll Branch from December 1 - 23.

❄️ Due to inclement weather, all branches of Carroll County Public Library will open at Noon on Thursday, December 15, 2022. We will re-evaluate by 11AM. Stay safe!

Don't miss Santa who will be visiting Taneytown Branch, CCPL on Friday, December 16 from 12PM - 4PM!

Carroll County Public Library is accepting applications for the Board of Trustees to represent the Taneytown area. Applications will be accepted through December 16, 2022. Apply here 👉 bit.ly/3hihzgF

Join us for Reindeer Storytime at Finksburg Branch, CCPL on Monday, December 19 at 11AM. We will have stories, songs, dancing, and learn about where reindeer live. All attendees need to register here 👉 bit.ly/3FN2CMK

🥳Exploration Commons at 50 East is celebrating its first anniversary with a Maker Expo on Saturday, December 17 from 10AM – 1PM.

❄🌲 Have you registered for Winter Reading yet? Carroll County Public Library’s Winter Reading Challenge is for all ages and is more than just reading. Earn 300 points to finish! Register here 👉 bit.ly/3XIHMoT

Be sure to sign up for cooking classes at Exploration Commons at 50 East like the class we had this week with Collision Course! Thank you, Collision Course, for a great class! Find upcoming classes here 👉 bit.ly/3iCDoYk

#TeenTuesday 📚 New fiction titles for teens! Place a hold on our new YA fiction in our catalog here 👉 bit.ly/3gVVZye

Our staff have been hard at work in Santa’s workshop, aka Exploration Commons at 50 East, designing and making this year’s 2022 Holiday ornament! You can purchase a CCPL holiday ornament at any CCPL branch for $5.00 (includes tax).

Check out our Popular Fiction coming soon! Place a hold on our new fiction in our catalog here 👉 bit.ly/3H4iED2

County Public Library’s Winter Reading Challenge is for all ages and is more than just reading. Sign up online, as an individual or as a family, then read, complete activities, and submit written or picture reviews. Register here 👉 bit.ly/3XIHMoT

📚 Why let the kids have all the fun? Join us for a special Battle of the Books After Hours, just for adults. $25 per team. March 14 here 👉 bit.ly/3VDsjog March 21 here 👉 bit.ly/3ARoBPO Presented by A Likely Story Bookstore, 1623 Brewing Company, & CCPL

Everyone has something to give this #GivingTuesday. Looking for a way to give back this holiday season? Here are a few ways you can give back to your library: Become a Friend of CCPL here 👉 bit.ly/3wZG7yd You can give Infinite Possibilities this holiday season!

🪶 This National Native American Heritage Month, check out some of these digital reads for all ages for free using your Carroll County Public Library card 👉 bit.ly/3OsAilL

❤️ We are blessed with so many wonderful small businesses in Carroll County, many of which donate and support Carroll County Public Library and our various programs. Make sure you support the small businesses in your community. #SmallBusinessSaturday