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May Trivia Challenge: Celebrating Flowers, Mothers, and Fun Facts!

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Ellicott Room at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Community Events, Crafts, Fun & Games!, History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Join us for an exhilarating May Trivia Challenge, where we celebrate the beauty of flowers, the nurturing spirit of mothers, and a plethora of fun facts from various categories! Wh...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Ellicott Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Crafts, Fun & Games!, History & Genealogy
Required
Event Details:

Join us for an exhilarating May Trivia Challenge, where we celebrate the beauty of flowers, the nurturing spirit of mothers, and a plethora of fun facts from various categories!

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Michelle Coles: Game & "Black Was the Ink" Author Event (Online)

Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Online Branch
Program Type:
Author & Literary Events, History & Genealogy, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Click here to register Join us at 1pm for a journey into Reconstruction Era Black History! Delve into this pivotal period with prizes for the Kahoot challenge! 2pm brings an ele...

Library Branch: Online Branch
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Author & Literary Events, History & Genealogy, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Event Details:

Click here to register

Join us at 1pm for a journey into Reconstruction Era Black History! Delve into this pivotal period with prizes for the Kahoot challenge!

History Relived: D-Day, June 6th 1944

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Studio A at Glenwood Branch
Program Type:
History & Genealogy
Event Details:

“SUPREME HEADQUARTERS: ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE;  Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward whi...

Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Studio A
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Event Details:

“SUPREME HEADQUARTERS: ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE;  Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Rainbow and Pronoun Buttons

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Savage Studio (Classroom) at Savage Branch
Program Type:
Community Events, Crafts, Fun & Games!, History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month by creating your own rainbow or pronoun buttons to wear or share, and learn more about the history behind some of the flags! Registration is optiona...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage Studio (Classroom)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Crafts, Fun & Games!, History & Genealogy
Required
Event Details:

Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month by creating your own rainbow or pronoun buttons to wear or share, and learn more about the history behind some of the flags!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Princeton University Art Museum: World Cultures (Online)

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Merriweather Online Classroom at Online Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Culture & Language, History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This class is a part of the Museum@The Library series. World Cultures Discover what art reveals about the life, traditions, and beliefs of earlier cultures through o...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Merriweather Online Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Culture & Language, History & Genealogy
Required
Event Details:

This class is a part of the Museum@The Library series.

World Cultures

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Family Trivia Night

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
DaVinci Room at Savage Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Community Events, Crafts, Fun & Games!, History & Genealogy, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Age Group:
Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Ages: All. Put your thinking caps on and test your wits with entertaining and educational trivia questions for all ages. Team up with your loved ones, challenge your minds, and com...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: DaVinci Room
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Community Events, Crafts, Fun & Games!, History & Genealogy, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Required
Event Details:

Ages: All. Put your thinking caps on and test your wits with entertaining and educational trivia questions for all ages.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Author Works: Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Patapsco Room at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Author & Literary Events, Book Clubs, Community Events, History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

  She took on titans, battled generals, and changed the world as we know it… New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray returns with a captivating and dramati...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Patapsco Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author & Literary Events, Book Clubs, Community Events, History & Genealogy
Required
Event Details:

 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

An AI-Generated Trivia Night Adventure

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Avalon Room at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Community Events, Crafts, Fun & Games!, History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Join us for an evening of mind-bending fun as we dive into the world of artificial intelligence with our AI-Generated Trivia Night! Prepare to be challenged and entertained by a un...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Avalon Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Crafts, Fun & Games!, History & Genealogy
Required
Event Details:

Join us for an evening of mind-bending fun as we dive into the world of artificial intelligence with our AI-Generated Trivia Night! Prepare to be challenged and entertained by a unique array of questions crafted by AI technology.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Songs of Freedom: Journey Along the Underground Railroad

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, History & Genealogy, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Harriet Tubman's story comes alive through traditional code songs, modern melodies, and authentic narration.  Journey along the Underground Railroad with historian Linda Harri...

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, History & Genealogy, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Required
Event Details:

Harriet Tubman's story comes alive through traditional code songs, modern melodies, and authentic narration.  Journey along the Underground Railroad with historian Linda Harris as she chronicles her annual charity walks through the lens of lo

History Relived: Apollo 11

Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Studio A at Glenwood Branch
Program Type:
History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Almost fifty-five years since American Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon after the Apollo 11 spacecraft successfully landed on Earth's only natural satellite....

Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Studio A
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Almost fifty-five years since American Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon after the Apollo 11 spacecraft successfully landed on Earth's only natural satellite.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

National Gallery of Art: American Stories (Online)

Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Merriweather Online Classroom at Online Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Culture & Language, History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This class is a part of the Museum@The Library series. American Stories American art can tell complex stories about evolving national identities in the United States...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Merriweather Online Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Culture & Language, History & Genealogy
Required
Event Details:

This class is a part of the Museum@The Library series.

American Stories

This event is in the "Children" group.

Don't Let History Be a Mystery: Summer Olympics [ages 6-10] TK

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Miller Children's Classroom at Miller Branch
Program Type:
History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 6-10.  45 min.  Ticket required. Learn all about the history of the Summer Olympics. Includes stories, activities, and a craft. Tickets available at the Childr...

Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Ages 6-10.  45 min.  Ticket required.

Learn all about the history of the Summer Olympics. Includes stories, activities, and a craft.

Tickets available at the Children's Desk 15 minutes before class.

 

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Engineering a Moon Landing (ages 9-12)

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Maxine White Warfield Room at Central Branch
Program Type:
History & Genealogy, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Teens
Event Details:

Ages 9-12. Registration required.  Celebrate the 55th anniversary of man walking on the moon by using your STEM skills to guide our egg astronauts in landing safely on the ...

Required
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: History & Genealogy, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Ages 9-12. Registration required. 

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Digital SAT RESULTS and Information ONLINE

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teen Online Classroom at Online Branch
Program Type:
Career, Business & Finance, College & Trade Schools, History & Genealogy, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

ONLINE CLASS | Registration required to receive the Zoom link.  Ages 14-18 & their grownups. Students who took the Practice Digital SAT exam on July 27th & anyone i...

Required
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Teen Online Classroom
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Career, Business & Finance, College & Trade Schools, History & Genealogy, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

ONLINE CLASS | Registration required to receive the Zoom link. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Museum@TheLibrary: Highlights of the Washington National Cathedral (Online)

Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Merriweather Online Classroom at Online Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Author & Literary Events, Community Events, Culture & Language, History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

  The idea of a sacred home for all Americans in the nation’s capital is as old as the country itself. Pierre L’Enfant’s original design for the new capital city include...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Merriweather Online Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Author & Literary Events, Community Events, Culture & Language, History & Genealogy
Required
Event Details:

 

The idea of a sacred home for all Americans in the nation’s capital is as old as the country itself.