Library Closure

The Chesapeake City Branch Library will be temporarily closed for updates from Monday, December 1, 2025, through Saturday, January 3, 2026. The Branch will reopen on Monday, January 5, and will be open 6 days per week. For assistance during the closure, please call (410) 996-5600 or email ask@cecilcountylibrary.org.

On My Own

10:00am–10:45am
Birth to Five
North East Branch
Registration Required
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Library Branch: North East Branch
Room: North East Storytime Room
Age Group: Birth to Five
Program Type: StoryTime
Registration Required
Event Details:

CCPL StoryTimes feature stories, rhymes, music, and play!

For children ages 4-5. In On My Own, children attend independently, and caregivers join at the end for an activity. 

Disclaimer(s)

Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Full STEAM Ahead!: Cooking Together

10:30am–11:15am
Birth to Five
Perryville Branch
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Perryville Branch
Room: Perryville Meeting Room
Age Group: Birth to Five
Program Type: Art, Cooking, Science & Technology, Special Event, StoryTime
Registration Required
Event Details:

This week, we will be making Sandwich Kabobs with bread, cheese, and vegetables. If you need a non-dairy or gluten-free substitute, please contact the Children’s Room at the Perryville Library by 5 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 13th.

Disclaimer(s)

Allergy Risk

This program may have items present that could present an allergy risk. Please contact our staff for more information.
 

Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Family StoryTime

10:30am–11:30am
Birth to Five, Family
Elkton Branch
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Elkton Branch
Room: Elkton Meeting Room
Age Group: Birth to Five, Family
Program Type: StoryTime
Registration Required
Event Details:

CCPL StoryTimes feature stories, rhymes, music, and play! For families with children ages birth-5. Stay and play afterwards.

Disclaimer(s)

Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Family StoryTime

10:30am–11:30am
Birth to Five
Rising Sun Branch
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Rising Sun Branch
Room: Rising Sun Meeting Room
Age Group: Birth to Five
Program Type: StoryTime
Registration Required
Event Details:

CCPL StoryTimes feature stories, rhymes, music, and play! For families with children ages birth-5.

To attend multiple sessions, please register for each event. Registration opens 2 weeks prior to the program date.

Disclaimer(s)

Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

History of Schaefer's

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
Chesapeake City Branch
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Chesapeake City Branch
Room: Chesapeake City Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History/Cultural
Registration Required
Event Details:

Walk down memory lane with Chesapeake City local, Larry Ortt to explore Schaefer's Canal House.

Disclaimer(s)

Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Tween Academy: Shakespeare Decoded

1:00pm–2:00pm
Elementary, Middle School
Perryville Branch
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Perryville Branch
Room: Perryville Meeting Room
Age Group: Elementary, Middle School
Program Type: Books & Authors, History/Cultural, Homeschool
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn how to decipher some of Shakespeare's famous texts as well as his lasting legacy on the modern English language. Ages 9-14.   Educational activities for homeschoolers and other children in non-traditional school settings.

Disclaimer(s)

Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Drop-in Tech Help

1:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
North East Branch
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Library Branch: North East Branch
Room: North East Digital Media Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Science & Technology
Event Details:

Drop-In Tech Help is open for any and all basic technology questions.

Disclaimer(s)

Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Stories for Teens

3:30pm–4:30pm
Middle School, High School
Elkton Branch
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Elkton Branch
Room: Elkton Meeting Room
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Event Details:

Remember story times when you were younger? Join us to relax, de-stress, and relive that cozier and simpler time with stories, music, snacks and a craft. Grades 6-12.

Disclaimer(s)

Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Kids Can Cook: Monkey Bread

4:15pm–5:15pm
Elementary
Rising Sun Branch
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Rising Sun Branch
Room: Rising Sun Meeting Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Cooking
Registration Required
Event Details:

Use the tools and techniques of the kitchen to become a junior chef! This time, make monkey bread! Ages 8-11. 

Registration opens two weeks prior to the program date.

A MD STEM Festival event. 

Disclaimer(s)

Allergy Risk

This program may have items present that could present an allergy risk. Please contact our staff for more information.
 

Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

PAWS for Reading

6:30pm–7:30pm
Birth to Five, Elementary
North East Branch
Registration Required
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Library Branch: North East Branch
Room: North East Storytime Room
Age Group: Birth to Five, Elementary
Registration Required
Event Details:

Practice your reading skills by reading one-on-one with a specially-trained therapy dog. Ages 4-11.

Registration opens one month prior to the program.

Disclaimer(s)

Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.