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your public library
Where Co mmunity & Ideas Co nnect instructor and artist, Michele Maze Houses. Gum drops, licorice,
frosting, sprinkles, and much more,
of Seven Dragonflies Studio. Class
features hands-on instruction to are all provided to decorate your
[email protected] • 301-600-7212 • www.fcpl.org
by Erin Dingle, Administrator, Thurmont Regional Library/Emmitsburg Branch Library create a holiday ornament. Two more own graham cracker house. No
classes will be held in the new year: registration; just drop in to have
January 3 (paint a tile coaster) and holiday fun.
It’s been a busy and rewarding area. They also need a secretary February 7 (paint a glass). All classes
year at the Thurmont Regional to keep minutes at their meetings. are Wednesday evenings at 7:00 p.m., Featured Children’s Programs
Library. Throughout the year, Talk to Erin at the library if you’d all supplies provided and registration Fridays in December, at 4:00
we’ve enjoyed having a number of like to assist. is required for each class and limited p.m., will be Lego Hangout (Grades
individuals, community businesses, • Individuals too numerous to to ten students. Register online at 1-5). It will feature a Lego movie
and organizations as partners, and mention volunteered this year fcpl.org or call the library. each week, plus thousands of Lego’s
we want to say thank you! at the library to offer programs, available for creating masterpieces.
Many thanks to Larry Freshman, help at our events, help prepare Featured Teen Programs (Grades W.A.G.S., a unique opportunity
Richard Mathias, Denny Black, Niki materials for story programs, and 6-12) for kids to read books to WAGS
Eyler (Thurmont Grange), Cynthia perform other tasks. Thanks! Thursday, December 7 at 6:00 dogs, will be Saturday, December
Poole (Catoctin Furnace Historical p.m. Create a Nature Ornament: 23 at 11:00 a.m. New Year’s Eve for
Society), and Joyce Anthony • And, finally, to all of our Thurmont’s Green Team will lead us Kids will be Sunday, December 29, at
(Thurmont Lion’s Club). Because of patrons who visit to pick up in making unique ornaments from 11:30 a.m. Ring in 2018 with music,
them, the library’s lobby showcase books, attend Music on the Deck, natural materials. Make one to hang dancing, and games.
featured something interesting every bring their child or grandchild on trees in front of the library and The library is closed December
month. to a storytime, or use one of one to take home. 24, 25, 26.
our many computers: thanks for Stop Motion Animation will be
• Local groups such as supporting our mission to offer
Thurmont’s Green Team, the quality public library services for Monday, December 11 and Tuesday,
Catoctin Forest Alliance, the the north county region. December 12 at 1:00 p.m. Both
Lion’s Club, Catoctin Furnace sessions provide instruction about
Historical Society, Main Street • A special thank you to Dennis techniques to capture physical
Thurmont, Catoctin Mountain and Judy Black of Thurmont for objects, one frame at a time, to create
National Park, Cunningham donating the display case, housing an illusion of movement. Register for
Falls State Park, Thurmont the historic milk bottle, The one session online at fcpl.org or call
Senior Citizens, and many others, Dairies of Catoctin. the library.
worked with us throughout the Thursday, December 21, at
year on a variety of projects. We look forward to 2018, as we 6:00 p.m. will be Gingerbread
continue to build new relationships
• Library staff have also worked in the community. Talk to us about
closely with Frederick County how you or your group can get
Public Schools in the community involved!
this year to host Literacy Nights,
as well as with Mother Seton Featured Adult Programs
School, St. John’s Preschool, and It’s an Ugly Sweater Contest! All
most recently, the Thurmont you have to do is wear your ugliest
Childcare Center. We appreciate holiday sweater to the library, get
our local educators helping your photo taken, and be part of the
students discover their local public contest and win a special prize. Don’t
library. have an ugly sweater? Decorate one
• The Friends of the Library raise at our Holly Jolly event on December
funds to support all the extras at 2! Photos will be taken during
the library, such as Music on the regular business hours, through
Deck and programs for children. December 8. Library visitors will be
Consider being a “Friend.” At voting from December 11-15.
this time, Friends need help Paint on Glass is an adult art
transporting books to our storage series, starting on December 6, with
