• C Is for Crime Scene: Forensics at the Library

    Carroll County Public Library, Eldersburg Branch 6400 West Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg, MD

    For ages 6 - 12. Join Dr. Judy Stavely for an interactive reading of C Is for Crime Scene: A Forensics A to Z Book, a fun and educational introduction to science and forensic discovery for young readers. Families can explore hands-on activities such as fingerprinting demonstrations and STEM-themed coloring pages that bring the book's

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  • Carroll 250: Patriots of Carroll County – Normand Bruce

    Carroll County Public Library, Eldersburg Branch 6400 West Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg, MD

    For ages 12 - Adults. Join us as local historian John Laycock discusses the story of Normand Bruce, his enduring legacy in Carroll County and the foundation of Bruceville, where Myrtle Hill, the home he built in the 1760s, still stands. Bruce was a Scottish immigrant, businessman, prominent landowner, soldier, politician, husband, and father. He

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  • Carroll 250 Speaker Event: Stephen G. Evangelista, Civil War Historian & Author

    Carroll County Public Library, Eldersburg Branch 6400 West Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg, MD

    Join author Stephen Evangelista as he explores the topic of his latest book, Forever Silenced: The Story of the Gettysburg Gun which offers an extraordinary and sweeping narrative of one of the Civil War’s most enduring artifacts: the Gettysburg Gun. This cannon is the only known artillery piece to have fought in the Battle of

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  • To Be Read: Sarah McCoy with Kate Quinn

    Carroll County Public Library, Eldersburg Branch 6400 West Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg, MD

    For Adults. Sarah McCoy is the New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author of the novels, Mustique Island, Marilla of Green Gables, The Mapmaker's Children, The Baker's Daughter, a 2012 Goodreads Choice Award Best Historical Fiction nominee, the novella "The Branch of Hazel" in Grand Central, and "The Time it Snowed" in Puerto

  • Back from the Beach Book Sale

    Carroll County Public Library, Eldersburg Branch 6400 West Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg, MD

    For all ages. Shop a large selection of items at special prices.

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  • Circus Science with Gregory May

    Carroll County Public Library, Eldersburg Branch 6400 West Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg, MD

    For all ages. Run away and join the circus without leaving home! Have you ever imagined yourself in the circus? Well, silly scientist Gregory May has lived it! As a former Ringling Brothers performer, Baltimore City science teacher, and Port Discovery Children's Museum educator, he uses amazing tricks to explore the circus world and the

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  • To Be Read: Wayne Wharton

    Carroll County Public Library, Eldersburg Branch 6400 West Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg, MD

    For Adults. Wayne Wharton, a writer who now resides in Richmond, Virginia, grew up in the coal mining region of the Appalachian mountain range. From a tiny four-room shack with no indoor plumbing, he escaped the throes of poverty and went on to graduate from college and become a successful novelist. Wayne will be in

  • Carroll 250 Community Forum

    Carroll County Public Library, Eldersburg Branch 6400 West Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg, MD

    Please join the Carroll 250 Advisory Committee for our next open session at the Carroll County Public Library – Eldersburg Branch (large meeting room). Meet our task force members, hear updates on progress, and offer input on 250 activities and initiatives. This free event is in Eldersburg, but the discussions will be about events in

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  • To Be Read: Finding Ruth by Ilka Knuppel

    Carroll County Public Library, Eldersburg Branch 6400 West Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg, MD

    For Adults. Ruth Rosa Louise Muhlmann was 20 years old when she was killed at Bernburg Euthanasia Center on March 31, 1941, one of over 300,000 people with disabilities murdered by the Nazis. The Nazi cover-up of her death in their secret euthanasia program, Aktion T4, was so effective that it was not until 2018

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