Events
This calendar showcases events sponsored by Friends of the Library, Montgomery County and its chapters. For a full calendar of events at Montgomery County Public Libraries, please visit MCPL’s calendar.
december, 2018
Chapters:
Aspen Hill
Aspen Hill
All
Aspen Hill
Chevy Chase
Connie Morella
Damascus
Davis
FOLMC
Gaithersburg
Germantown
Kensington Park
Little Falls
Marilyn J. Praisner
Olney
Potomac
Quince Orchard
Rockville
Silver Spring
Twinbrook
White Oak
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Please join us for a bilingual storytime just right for toddlers and preschoolers. Stories in English and Spanish, songs and rhymes, too! These 25-30 minute programs are designed to delight
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Time
(Tuesday) 10:30 am - 11:00 am
Location
Chevy Chase Library
8005 Connecticut Ave, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
18dec(dec 18)2:00 pm(dec 18)2:00 pmCreative PlayChapters:Aspen Hill
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Drop in every Tuesday, Saturday & Sunday from 2-4 pm, for a fun-filled session of block play (Duplos and others) and hands-on learning activities. For children in preschool through kindergarten
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Time
(Tuesday) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location
Aspen Hill Library
4407 Aspen Hill Rd Rockville, MD 20853
18dec(dec 18)7:00 pm(dec 18)7:00 pmClassics in Context Book DiscussionChapters:Connie Morella
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Join Michael Bevel for a lively discussion of The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes. This book discussion is part of the Classics in Context series. Sponsored by the Friends of the
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Time
(Tuesday) 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Location
Connie Morella Library
7400 Arlington Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814
19dec(dec 19)12:00 pm(dec 19)12:00 pmGentle Hatha YogaChapters:Chevy Chase
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Gentle yoga is perfect for seniors, those who are just starting out with yoga, are less mobile or simply want a more relaxed yoga experience. Each class will be taught
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Sponsored by the Friends of the Library, Chevy Chase Chapter.
Time
(Wednesday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Location
Chevy Chase Library
8005 Connecticut Ave, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
20dec(dec 20)10:30 am(dec 20)10:30 amConstruction Crew: DuploChapters:Damascus
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Drop in for a morning open session of imaginative construction with DUPLO (ages 2-5), and EDU-BLOCK (ages NB-2). We supply the blocks, so please leave yours at home-- just bring
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Drop in for a morning open session of imaginative construction with DUPLO (ages 2-5), and EDU-BLOCK (ages NB-2). We supply the blocks, so please leave yours at home– just bring your ideas and start building! Your creations must be left at the library, but may be photographed before deconstruction. All children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Damascus Chapter.
Time
(Thursday) 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Location
Damascus Library
9701 Main St., Damascus, MD, 20872
20dec(dec 20)10:30 am(dec 20)10:30 amPlay Date at the LibraryChapters:Chevy Chase
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Come to the Chevy Chase Library on Thursday mornings from 10:30 -11:30 am to meet new friends and have fun with Duplos, blocks, matching and sorting games and other STEM/STEAM
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Come to the Chevy Chase Library on Thursday mornings from 10:30 -11:30 am to meet new friends and have fun with Duplos, blocks, matching and sorting games and other STEM/STEAM activities. For Preschool age. Free! No registration needed.
Time
(Thursday) 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Location
Chevy Chase Library
8005 Connecticut Ave, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
20dec(dec 20)10:30 am(dec 20)10:30 amHandcrafters' MeetupChapters:Chevy Chase
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Are you interested in learning a new handcraft or just gathering with other hand crafters for sharing ideas, patterns and good company? Then this group is for you! Sarah Stout,
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Time
(Thursday) 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Location
Chevy Chase Library
8005 Connecticut Ave, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
20dec(dec 20)4:00 pm(dec 20)4:00 pmBoard GamesChapters:Connie Morella
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Drop in and play board games at the library! For children ages 5 & up. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library, Connie Morella Chapter.
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Time
(Thursday) 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location
Connie Morella Library
7400 Arlington Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814
21dec(dec 21)10:30 am(dec 21)10:30 amJefferson CafeChapters:Chevy Chase
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Join us for this month's book discussion! This month's articles are The Tyranny of Convenience by Tim Wu; Feb. 16, 2018 and The Ministers of Minimalism by James McWilliams; PSMAG.COM, Nov/Dec 2016. We hope
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Time
(Friday) 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Location
Chevy Chase Library
8005 Connecticut Ave, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
21dec(dec 21)3:30 pm(dec 21)3:30 pmLego PlayChapters:Chevy Chase
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Drop in for an open session of LEGO play on Fridays between 3:30 and 5:00 pm. Elementary age with an adult. We will provide the LEGOs and space, you provide
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Time
(Friday) 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Location
Chevy Chase Library
8005 Connecticut Ave, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
21dec(dec 21)3:30 pm(dec 21)3:30 pmLego PlayChapters:Chevy Chase
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Drop in for an open session of LEGO play on Fridays between 3:30 and 5:00 pm. Elementary age with an adult. We will provide the LEGOs and space, you provide
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Time
(Friday) 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Location
Chevy Chase Library
8005 Connecticut Ave, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
21dec(dec 21)4:30 pm(dec 21)4:30 pmLego CrewChapters:Gaithersburg
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Come showcase your creativity at this free drop-in LEGO® program. Come up with your own amazing creations! We supply the bricks so please leave yours at home. Grades K-5 (with a
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Come showcase your creativity at this free drop-in LEGO® program. Come up with your own amazing creations! We supply the bricks so please leave yours at home.
Grades K-5 (with a caregiver.) MakerSpace and STEM.
Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Gaithersburg Chapter.
Time
(Friday) 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Location
Gaithersburg Library
18330 Montgomery Village Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
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Let's clap, snap our fingers and learn to sing a happy Blues with some seasonal songs together! Bring your jingle bells if you have some. Otherwise, we'll find some fun
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Time
(Saturday) 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location
Twinbrook Library
202 Meadow Hall Drive
22dec(dec 22)12:30 pmLego Weekend PlayChapters:Silver Spring
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Children are invited to drop in to build, create, and play with our DUPLOS (little ones) and LEGOS. We supply the blocks, so please leave yours at home. Your creations
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Time
(Saturday) 12:30 pm
Location
Silver Spring Library
900 Wayne Ave Silver Spring MD 20910
22dec(dec 22)2:00 pm(dec 22)2:00 pmCreative PlayChapters:Aspen Hill
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Drop in every Tuesday, Saturday & Sunday from 2-4 pm, for a fun-filled session of block play (Duplos and others) and hands-on learning activities. For children in preschool through kindergarten
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Time
(Saturday) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location
Aspen Hill Library
4407 Aspen Hill Rd Rockville, MD 20853
23dec(dec 23)1:00 pm(dec 23)1:00 pmLego Weekend PlayChapters:Silver Spring
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Children are invited to drop in to build, create, and play with our DUPLOS (little ones) and LEGOS. We supply the blocks, so please leave yours at home. Your creations
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Time
(Sunday) 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Location
Silver Spring Library
900 Wayne Ave Silver Spring MD 20910
23dec(dec 23)2:00 pm(dec 23)2:00 pmCreative PlayChapters:Aspen Hill
Event Details
For children in preschool through kindergarten and their parent/caregiver. Drop in every Tuesday, Saturday & Sunday from 2-4 pm, for a fun-filled session of block play (duplos and others) and
Event Details
Time
(Sunday) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location
Aspen Hill Library
4407 Aspen Hill Rd Rockville, MD 20853
27dec(dec 27)10:30 am(dec 27)10:30 amPlay Date at the LibraryChapters:Chevy Chase
Event Details
Come to the Chevy Chase Library on Thursday mornings from 10:30 -11:30 am to meet new friends and have fun with Duplos, blocks, matching and sorting games and other STEM/STEAM
Event Details
Come to the Chevy Chase Library on Thursday mornings from 10:30 -11:30 am to meet new friends and have fun with Duplos, blocks, matching and sorting games and other STEM/STEAM activities. For Preschool age. Free! No registration needed.
Time
(Thursday) 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Location
Chevy Chase Library
8005 Connecticut Ave, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
27dec(dec 27)10:30 am(dec 27)10:30 amConstruction Crew: DuploChapters:Damascus
Event Details
Drop in for a morning open session of imaginative construction with DUPLO (ages 2-5), and EDU-BLOCK (ages NB-2). We supply the blocks, so please leave yours at home-- just bring
Event Details
Drop in for a morning open session of imaginative construction with DUPLO (ages 2-5), and EDU-BLOCK (ages NB-2). We supply the blocks, so please leave yours at home– just bring your ideas and start building! Your creations must be left at the library, but may be photographed before deconstruction. All children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Damascus Chapter.
Time
(Thursday) 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Location
Damascus Library
9701 Main St., Damascus, MD, 20872
27dec(dec 27)10:30 am(dec 27)10:30 amHandcrafters' MeetupChapters:Chevy Chase
Event Details
Are you interested in learning a new handcraft or just gathering with other hand crafters for sharing ideas, patterns and good company? Then this group is for you! Sarah Stout,
Event Details
Time
(Thursday) 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Location
Chevy Chase Library
8005 Connecticut Ave, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
27dec(dec 27)2:00 pmFun with Playdough! (STEAM)Chapters:Potomac
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Expand your ability to imagine and create and have fun all at once using playdough! Children will learn how to form a character with playdough. For ages 8 years to
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Registration is required.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library, Potomac Chapter.
Time
(Thursday) 2:00 pm
Location
Potomac Library
10101 Glenolden Dr, Potomac, MD 20854
28dec(dec 28)10:30 am(dec 28)10:30 amBuild and Learn with DUPLOChapters:Connie Morella
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Drop in for a session of imaginative construction with DUPLO (ages 2-5), and EDU-BLOCK (ages NB-2). We supply the blocks, so please leave yours at home. Your creations must be
Event Details
Time
(Friday) 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Location
Connie Morella Library
7400 Arlington Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814
28dec(dec 28)10:30 am(dec 28)10:30 amSuper Hero Comic Book LEGO ChallengeChapters:Damascus
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In anticipation of MoComCon, drop in today and create a Super Hero or Comic Book Character out of LEGO blocks, or build something from your limitless imagination. We supply the
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Time
(Friday) 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Location
Damascus Library
9701 Main St., Damascus, MD, 20872
28dec(dec 28)3:30 pm(dec 28)3:30 pmLego PlayChapters:Chevy Chase
Event Details
Drop in for an open session of LEGO play on Fridays between 3:30 and 5:00 pm. Elementary age with an adult. We will provide the LEGOs and space, you provide
Event Details
Time
(Friday) 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Location
Chevy Chase Library
8005 Connecticut Ave, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
28dec(dec 28)4:30 pm(dec 28)4:30 pmLego CrewChapters:Gaithersburg
Event Details
Come showcase your creativity at this free drop-in LEGO® program. Come up with your own amazing creations! We supply the bricks so please leave yours at home. Grades K-5 (with a
Event Details
Come showcase your creativity at this free drop-in LEGO® program. Come up with your own amazing creations! We supply the bricks so please leave yours at home.
Grades K-5 (with a caregiver.) MakerSpace and STEM.
Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Gaithersburg Chapter.
Time
(Friday) 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Location
Gaithersburg Library
18330 Montgomery Village Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
29dec(dec 29)12:30 pmLego Weekend PlayChapters:Silver Spring
Event Details
Children are invited to drop in to build, create, and play with our DUPLOS (little ones) and LEGOS. We supply the blocks, so please leave yours at home. Your creations
more
Event Details
Time
(Saturday) 12:30 pm
Location
Silver Spring Library
900 Wayne Ave Silver Spring MD 20910
29dec(dec 29)2:00 pm(dec 29)2:00 pmCreative PlayChapters:Aspen Hill
Event Details
Drop in every Tuesday, Saturday & Sunday from 2-4 pm, for a fun-filled session of block play (Duplos and others) and hands-on learning activities. For children in preschool through kindergarten
Event Details
Time
(Saturday) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location
Aspen Hill Library
4407 Aspen Hill Rd Rockville, MD 20853
30dec(dec 30)1:00 pm(dec 30)1:00 pmLego Weekend PlayChapters:Silver Spring
Event Details
Children are invited to drop in to build, create, and play with our DUPLOS (little ones) and LEGOS. We supply the blocks, so please leave yours at home. Your creations
more
Event Details
Time
(Sunday) 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Location
Silver Spring Library
900 Wayne Ave Silver Spring MD 20910
30dec(dec 30)2:00 pm(dec 30)2:00 pmCreative PlayChapters:Aspen Hill
Event Details
For children in preschool through kindergarten and their parent/caregiver. Drop in every Tuesday, Saturday & Sunday from 2-4 pm, for a fun-filled session of block play (duplos and others) and
Event Details
Time
(Sunday) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location
Aspen Hill Library
4407 Aspen Hill Rd Rockville, MD 20853
31dec(dec 31)11:30 am(dec 31)11:30 amHappy Noon Year's Eve!Chapters:Damascus
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Ring in the New Year early with stories, crafts, and a count-down celebration to ring in the "Noon Year"! For ages 3-8; ages 5-under must be accompanied by an adult.
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Time
(Monday) 11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Location
Damascus Library
9701 Main St., Damascus, MD, 20872
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