MCPL celebrates our very own Random Acts of Kindness Week from 7/30/23 thru 8/5/23.
Random Acts of Kindness week complements this year’s Summer Reading theme, “All Together Now” and “Kindness, Friendship, and Unity”, as well as the Montgomery County organizations we are partnering with this year — Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center and Friends of Montgomery County Animals, Manna Food Center, and Montgomery Parks Foundation. We hope this will be a fun celebration for all!
Join us at these events to celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Week!
Tuesday, July 11: 6:30-7:30pm
Family Fun Night @ Little Falls – Kindness Service Projects
We’ll be creating some items to donate and learn about other ways for families to help others in our community.
Thursday, July 13: 3-4pm
The Kindness Bug – at Gaithersburg Library
Catch the Kindness Bug! We’ll celebrate kindness with songs and stories, and then make our own clip-on Kindness Bugs that you can take home with you!
7/14-28
Rockville Memorial Library
Help us make cards for local older adults as part of the Random Acts of Kindness Week for Summer Reading Challenge!
Saturday, July 15: 2:30-4pm
Make a Kindness Rock & Teen Advisory Board Meeting at Aspen Hill Library
Join us for a Teen Advisory Board Meeting & Make a Kindness Rock! REGISTER,
Saturday, July 15: 3-4:30pm
Create Friendship Greeting Cards at Davis Library
Celebrate friendship by creating two greeting cards that express your appreciation of friendship. Send the cards as a random act of kindness! REGISTER HERE.
Tuesday, July 18: 12-1pm
Teens Calisthenics, Yoga & Stretching at Davis Library
In a random act of kindness, teens are encouraged to bring a friend, or invited someone who could become a friend, to the Davis Library for one hour of exercise.
Monday, July 24: 10:30-11:30am
Chalk our Walks – Wheaton Library
Decorate our walks with messages of kindness!
Saturday, July 29: 10:30-11:30am
Random Acts of Kindness Week Family Storytime – Featuring a Collaborative Art Project at Aspen Hill Library
These 25-30-minute programs are designed to delight children of all ages and are filled with diverse stories and activities that promote and develop language skills and imagination.
Monday, July 31: 10:30am-12pm
Chalk the Walk! – Join us to celebrate Random Acts of Kindness week! at Connie Morella Library
There will be music, snacks and plenty of chalk to write messages of kindness, encouragement, and good will on the sidewalk at Connie Morella Library.
Monday, July 31: 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Random Acts of Kindness Week Event – Paint Kindness Rocks at Olney Library
Start Random Acts of Kindness Week off right!
Tuesday, August 1:
3-4pm
Make a Heart Bookmark for Random Acts of Kindness Week! at Long Branch Library
Make a heart-shaped, origami bookmark with us.
4-6pm
Make a Kindness Rock – @Twinbrook Library
Stop by any time between 4pm and 6pm to paint a rock with a kind message, using words or pictures.
4:30-5:30pm & 6:30-7:30pm
Kindness Rocks! Paint a Kindness Rock at the Maggie Nightingale Library
Paint a kindness rock with your own creativity, and write an inspiring message. One message, at just the right moment, can change someone’s entire day! REGISTER
Wednesday, August 2: 3-4:30pm
Kindness Rock Painting at Marilyn J. Praisner Library
Celebrate MCPL’s Random Acts of Kindness Week by painting rocks with a positive message or design. Place one of your painted rocks around the library garden to spread kindness, friendship, and unity.REGISTER
Thursday, August 3: 2:30-3:30pm
Kindness-palooza! – A Random Acts of Kindness Week Event at Damascus Library
This celebration of kindness includes stories, craft stations, games, chalk-the-walk, communal window art, scavenger hunt, selfie station, dance party, a Hero Dog training demonstration, and more!
Saturday, August 5:
10:30-11:30am
Kindness Week Craft Program – Make bookmarks! at Chevy Chase Library
Celebrate Kindness Week by making bookmarks to share with the community!
2-3pm
Celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Week! – Rock painting and sidewalk chalk art at Long Branch Library
Create art and meet Cosmo, a service dog.
2:30-3pm
Kids Yoga: Creating Mindful Moments – Preschool Session at Germantown Library
Does your child love to move, dance and explore? Join our Preschool Yoga session for an exciting kindness adventure! REGISTER starting Saturday, July 29 2023 at 2:30pm.
3:30-4pm
Kids Yoga: Creating Mindful Moments – Elementary Session at Germantown Library – Meeting Room
Calling all 6-12 year-olds who love kindness, movement, creativity, stories and games! REGISTER starting Saturday, July 29 2023 at 3:30pm.
Saturday, August 12: 3-4:30pm
Create Friendship Greeting Cards – Summer Reading Challenge at Davis Library
Celebrate friendship by creating two greeting cards that express your appreciation of friendship. Send the cards as a random act of kindness!REGISTER
Tuesday, August 15: 12 -1pm
Teens Calisthenics, Yoga & Stretching – Davis Library
In a random act of kindness, teens are encouraged to bring a friend, or invite someone who could become a friend, to the Davis Library for one hour of exercise.
Enjoy more Summer Reading Challenge! events — all together now!