Location(s): Kensington Park

Listen to the story Frankenslime by Joy Keller and illustrated by Ashley Belote and then make your own slime! Learn about the science behind slime. Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Montgomery County.

Listen to the story Frankenslime by Joy Keller and illustrated by Ashley Belote and then make your own slime! Learn about the science behind making slime. For ages 6-12. While supplies last. Part of the Maryland STEM Festival.

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

Questions about this program? Contact the branch 240-773-9515.

Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

Making mobiles and putting puzzles together will engage your skills and talents in STEM activities.  Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Montgomery County.

Crank up your STEM skills!  Making mobiles and putting puzzles together will engage your skills and talents in STEM activities.  Geometry, spatial relations, logic, and engineering are all integral to making puzzles and creating mobiles. No experience necessary.

Make it a parent-child event.  Teens especially welcome.*

Looking for more fun things to do at MCPL?  See our calendar of events.

Questions about this program? Contact the branch 240-773-9515.

Take a look at these resources for CreativBug online art and craft classes. Don’t have a card right now?  No worries!  Find out how to Get a Library Card.

Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

Join us for Halloween storytime! This 25-30 minute event is designed to delight children of all ages & is filled with diverse stories & activities that promote & develop language skills & imagination. Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Montgomery County.

Join us for Halloween storytime! This 25-30-minute program is designed to delight children of all ages and are filled with diverse stories and activities that promote and develop language skills and imagination. This program encourages children to develop a lifelong love of reading and learning and introduce them to the culture of reading.​

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

Questions about this program? Contact the branch 240-773-9515.

Looking for something to do until Storytime? Take a look at these resources for kids using your library card. Don’t have a card right now? No worries!  Find out how to Get a Library Card.

TumbleBooks – books that read themselves

Kanopy Kids– videos and animated books

BookFlix – animated stories

Explora Educators, Explora Primary School – education resources

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten – sign up online today, and print out your child’s reading log and your list of Early Literacy Moments

Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.