Computer Basics

Come learn about Computer Basics! The course will provide an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of computer usage, internet basics, and email. If you don't have your own device, please let us know in advance so that we can prepare.

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Game Night

Join us every Thursday for Game Night!1st Thursday - Switch Night2nd Thursday - Card Games3rd Thursday - Board Games4th Thursday - Competition Night

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Family Story Night (HAG)

Join us for our Family Story Night for children of all ages.

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Storytime with Hospice of Washington County (HAG)

Join us for a special social emotional storytime at 11:00 AM presented with the Hospice of Washington County Bereavement Department.  For children ages 3 and up and a caregiver.

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Hagerstown Homesteaders

Welcome to the Hagerstown Homesteaders, a monthly Gardening Club.  Our goals are to teach you how to grow food from scratch, harvest and preserve food, and cook it from scratch.  We will also teach you how to lay out garden plots, start indoor seedlings, transplant and ......More

Welcome to the Hagerstown Homesteaders, a monthly Gardening Club.  Our goals are to teach you how to grow food from scratch, harvest and preserve food, and cook it from scratch.  We will also teach you how to lay out garden plots, start indoor seedlings, transplant and direct sow seeds, garden maintenance, soil amendment, organic treatments for pest control, plus so much more.Come join us as we partner with Mother Nature and learn self-sufficiency and resilience.  May's theme will be Summer Planting, Garden Maintenance, and Transplants.  You won't want to miss it!Please register today!

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Hagerstown Homesteaders

Welcome to the Hagerstown Homesteaders, a monthly Gardening Club.  Our goals are to teach you how to grow food from scratch, harvest and preserve food, and cook it from scratch.  We will also teach you how to lay out garden plots, start indoor seedlings, transplant and ......More

Welcome to the Hagerstown Homesteaders, a monthly Gardening Club.  Our goals are to teach you how to grow food from scratch, harvest and preserve food, and cook it from scratch.  We will also teach you how to lay out garden plots, start indoor seedlings, transplant and direct sow seeds, garden maintenance, soil amendment, organic treatments for pest control, plus so much more.Come join us as we partner with Mother Nature and learn self-sufficiency and resilience.  May's theme will be Summer Planting, Garden Maintenance, and Transplants.  You won't want to miss it!Please register today!

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Kids Discover/Little Explorers: Tornado in a Jar

Join us for Kids Discover/Little Explorers STEM as we learn about weather and make our own tornado in a jar. Each child will create their own with colorful ingredients and take them home at the end of the program. Storytime and instruction begin promptly at 11am, but th......More

Join us for Kids Discover/Little Explorers STEM as we learn about weather and make our own tornado in a jar. Each child will create their own with colorful ingredients and take them home at the end of the program. Storytime and instruction begin promptly at 11am, but the room is open to complete activities until 12pm. Registration required. Ages 3-10. Hope to see you there!

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Legos at the Library (HAG)

Legos at the Library is BACK at Fletcher Branch, with a new date and time: The third Saturday of each month, from 2-3 p.m. Stop by and show off your engineering skills!

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Swaneet's Sunday Salon

A lively gathering for teens where they'll laugh and learn. Rotating topics, discussions, and activities. Held every first and third Sunday of the month.  SUNDAY MAY 4 - Snack Ranking Spectacular: Are you a snack expert? We'll be ranking sweet & salty snacks from S to F......More

A lively gathering for teens where they'll laugh and learn. Rotating topics, discussions, and activities. Held every first and third Sunday of the month.  SUNDAY MAY 4 - Snack Ranking Spectacular: Are you a snack expert? We'll be ranking sweet & salty snacks from S to F tier.

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Take N Make: Puffy Paint Sidewalk Paint (HAG)

Love making art? Love sidewalk chalk? Grab this Take N Make kit to learn how to make your own puffy paint sidewalk paint. Register to pick your kit up between January 21 and 25. For ages 6 through 12. Pick up at the branch of your choice.

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Toddler Time (HAG)

Read books, sing songs, make friends, and have fun at the library!  For ages 18-36 months.  Pre-registration with the Youth Services Department is required.  Online registration is not enabled. Current session runs May-July. Contact the Youth Services Department for det......More

Read books, sing songs, make friends, and have fun at the library!  For ages 18-36 months.  Pre-registration with the Youth Services Department is required.  Online registration is not enabled. Current session runs May-July. Contact the Youth Services Department for details. *** Families who are absent for more than 3 consecutive weeks without notice may have their place given to a family on our wait list. In this event, you can add your name to the wait list and resume attending when space permits. Thank you for your understanding!

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Toddler Time (HAG)

Read books, sing songs, make friends, and have fun at the library!  For ages 18-36 months.  Pre-registration with the Youth Services Department is required.  Online registration is not enabled. Current session runs May-July. Contact the Youth Services Department for det......More

Read books, sing songs, make friends, and have fun at the library!  For ages 18-36 months.  Pre-registration with the Youth Services Department is required.  Online registration is not enabled. Current session runs May-July. Contact the Youth Services Department for details. *** Families who are absent for more than 3 consecutive weeks without notice may have their place given to a family on our wait list. In this event, you can add your name to the wait list and resume attending when space permits. Thank you for your understanding!

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Build a Worm Observation Tank

Learn about earthworms and help build an observation tank that will be on display in the Children's Department.  For ages 6-12 at 2:00 PM. Registration is requested but not required.

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Worm Observation Tank Viewing

Stop in and take a peek at our earthworm observation tank until the big Tween STEAM Club Worm Party reveal on May 23rd at 3:30 PM.

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Soundbath Meditation Session with Shores of Avalon Sound Healing

Come experience the holistic benefits of the singing bowls.  Stay for the entire event or drop in any time between 5:00 and 6:00.  The unique tones create vibrations that are said to reduce stress, improve mood, and promote well-being.  We have comfy seats, yoga mats an......More

Come experience the holistic benefits of the singing bowls.  Stay for the entire event or drop in any time between 5:00 and 6:00.  The unique tones create vibrations that are said to reduce stress, improve mood, and promote well-being.  We have comfy seats, yoga mats and coloring materials available.

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Literacy Council of Washington County Intermediate Class

-For ELL adults ready for conversation and intermediate English language learning, join tutor Kate T. from the Literacy Council of Washington County for 9 weeks of language education.These classes are intended for adults learning English as their second language. The in......More

-For ELL adults ready for conversation and intermediate English language learning, join tutor Kate T. from the Literacy Council of Washington County for 9 weeks of language education.These classes are intended for adults learning English as their second language. The intermediate class will work through pronunciation and sentence structure, conversational helps and hang-ups, and increasing verbal and written English skills. In partnership with the library, this nine week class is an opportunity to connect with tutors and other learners in a community setting. To learn more about the council and their work, visit https://www.literacyofwcmd.org Registration for this class is now closed. -

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

McCauley Lecture: Cosmopolitan Man: The Militant Life of Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Throughout his long life, Thomas Wentworth Higginson was a Unitarian minister, author, abolitionist, politician, and soldier. He was active in the Anti-Slavery movement during the 1840s and 1850s, identifying himself with disunion and militant abolitionism. He was also ......More

Throughout his long life, Thomas Wentworth Higginson was a Unitarian minister, author, abolitionist, politician, and soldier. He was active in the Anti-Slavery movement during the 1840s and 1850s, identifying himself with disunion and militant abolitionism. He was also a member of the Secret Six who supported John Brown with money and weapons for Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. During the Civil War, Higginson served as colonel of the 1st South Carolina Volunteers, the first federally authorized all-black regiment. Following the war, he devoted the rest of his life to fighting for the rights of freed people, women, and other disfranchised peoples.Speaker Richard Smith has lectured on and written about antebellum United States history and nineteenth-Century American literature for the last thirty years. He has worked in Concord, Massachusetts, as a public historian since 1999, has written 10 books for Applewood Books, and is a regular contributor to Discover Concord Magazine.(This talk was previously scheduled for May 5.)Can't attend in person? Check out our livestream via YouTube by clicking here!

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Tech Help

Need help with technology? Here is a great opportunity! Meet one-on-one with Shelita Jackson, Tech Extension Educator at the University of Maryland Extension! She can help with emails, websites, and so much more!

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Tech Help

Need help with technology? Here is a great opportunity! Meet one-on-one with Shelita Jackson, Tech Extension Educator at the University of Maryland Extension! She can help with emails, websites, and so much more!

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Tech Help

Need help with technology? Here is a great opportunity! Meet one-on-one with Shelita Jackson, Tech Extension Educator at the University of Maryland Extension! She can help with emails, websites, and so much more!

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Tech Help

Need help with technology? Here is a great opportunity! Meet one-on-one with Shelita Jackson, Tech Extension Educator at the University of Maryland Extension! She can help with emails, websites, and so much more!

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Teen Creative Corner

Come get creative with Ms. Bonnie on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month!

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Parenting with Confidence: A series with the Mama Coach

A 4-day series to begin Parenting with Confidence! Come learn with Kelleen Beck (MSN, CRNP-Family, FNP-BC) with The Mama Coach. You can learn more about her and her practices here: https://kelleen-beck.themamacoach.comMay 20th: Life-Saving Basics: CPR, Choking Relief & ......More

A 4-day series to begin Parenting with Confidence! Come learn with Kelleen Beck (MSN, CRNP-Family, FNP-BC) with The Mama Coach. You can learn more about her and her practices here: https://kelleen-beck.themamacoach.comMay 20th: Life-Saving Basics: CPR, Choking Relief & AED for Infants, Kids & Adults from 5:30-6:30 pmDescription: Would you know what to do in a choking or cardiac emergency? This hands-on workshop equips parents and caregivers with the life-saving skills needed for infants, children, and adults. Learn CPR, choking relief, and how to use an AED so you can act quickly and confidently in any emergency.

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Infant Storytime (HAG)

Share books, rhymes, and music with your baby at the library.  Open to children 6-18 months. Pre-registration with the Youth Services Department is required.  Online registration is not enabled. Current session runs May-July. Contact the Youth Services Department for de......More

Share books, rhymes, and music with your baby at the library.  Open to children 6-18 months. Pre-registration with the Youth Services Department is required.  Online registration is not enabled. Current session runs May-July. Contact the Youth Services Department for details.  *** Families who are absent for more than 3 consecutive weeks without notice may have their place given to a family on our wait list. In this event, you can add your name to the wait list and resume attending when space permits. Thank you for your understanding!

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Infant Storytime (HAG)

Share books, rhymes, and music with your baby at the library.  Open to children 6-18 months. Pre-registration with the Youth Services Department is required.  Online registration is not enabled. Current session runs May-July. Contact the Youth Services Department for de......More

Share books, rhymes, and music with your baby at the library.  Open to children 6-18 months. Pre-registration with the Youth Services Department is required.  Online registration is not enabled. Current session runs May-July. Contact the Youth Services Department for details.  *** Families who are absent for more than 3 consecutive weeks without notice may have their place given to a family on our wait list. In this event, you can add your name to the wait list and resume attending when space permits. Thank you for your understanding!

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Tween Hangout & Advisory Board (HAG)

NEW! A weekly hangout and advisory board for 9 through 12 year olds. We will eat snacks, play games, make crafts, and talk about what fun things we should do at the library. No registration necessary. Be there or be square!

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Storytime for Adults with All Abilities (HAG)

A Storytime for Adults of All Abilities! Join us as we read books, sing along to music, dance, play games, make crafts, and more! Registration requested. This month we are going to learn about bikes in honor of National Bike Month! We will be making Paper Origami Bicycl......More

A Storytime for Adults of All Abilities! Join us as we read books, sing along to music, dance, play games, make crafts, and more! Registration requested. This month we are going to learn about bikes in honor of National Bike Month! We will be making Paper Origami Bicycles and Homemade Stickers!

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Computer Basics

Come learn about Computer Basics! The course will provide an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of computer usage, internet basics, and email. If you don't have your own device, please let us know in advance so that we can prepare.

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Game Night

Join us every Thursday for Game Night!1st Thursday - Switch Night2nd Thursday - Card Games3rd Thursday - Board Games4th Thursday - Competition Night

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Fletcher Writing Group

Calling all writers! Do you like to blog? To journal? Do you have a work in progress? Do you have an idea and not know where to start? Our Fletcher writing groups is open to anyone and everyone interested in writing in a fun and supportive environment. Workshop your wri......More

Calling all writers! Do you like to blog? To journal? Do you have a work in progress? Do you have an idea and not know where to start? Our Fletcher writing groups is open to anyone and everyone interested in writing in a fun and supportive environment. Workshop your writing, complete writing prompts to stretch yourself, share your work or start a new project. We can't wait to meet you!

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Family Story Night (HAG)

Join us for our Family Story Night for children of all ages.

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Pre-School Storytime (HAG)

Join us for our Pre-School Storytime for children ages 3-5.

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Storytime for Adults with All Abilities (HAG)

A Storytime for Adults of All Abilities! Join us as we read books, sing along to music, dance, play games, make crafts, and more! Registration requested. This month we are going to learn about bikes in honor of National Bike Month! We will be making Paper Origami Bicycl......More

A Storytime for Adults of All Abilities! Join us as we read books, sing along to music, dance, play games, make crafts, and more! Registration requested. This month we are going to learn about bikes in honor of National Bike Month! We will be making Paper Origami Bicycles and Homemade Stickers!

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Kids and Tweens: Wild about Worms Party

See what the worms have been up to all week with this "Grand Opening" of their worm observation tank! Celebrate the worms' hard work with delicious "dirt" dessert, make a funky worm craft, and learn all about how worms help our ecosystem thrive. For kids 6 to 12. Regist......More

See what the worms have been up to all week with this "Grand Opening" of their worm observation tank! Celebrate the worms' hard work with delicious "dirt" dessert, make a funky worm craft, and learn all about how worms help our ecosystem thrive. For kids 6 to 12. Registration requested but not required.

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

VolunTeen Orientation

Come to a short orientation to familiarize yourself with the expectations, potential jobs, and benefits of our VolunTeen program.  Then you will be all set to earn SSL hours!

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US

Tweens and Teens Wildflower Party

Go wild for wildflower month! Come play games, make crafts, and learn about why wildflowers are important for our ecosystem! For ages 9 through 18 from 2:00-4:00 PM in the Teen’s Department.  Registration is not required.

100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, US