Day Calendar

Prepare for Geometry in September, or come to review Geometry concepts! Come with questions for our HiTech instructors! Middle & High School.

Enhance your math savvy to improve your SAT score!  Examine the types of problems that are presented on the SAT and acquire test taking skills that will last a lifetime. Get expert advice from a HiTech instructor.

Get hands-on experience working in Vectr (vectr.com), a web-based computer illustration application!  Gain an understanding of vector illustrations and how they are used in digital media in this HiTech class.

For English language learners. 
Improve your spoken English as we focus on listening and speaking skills with an emphasis on everyday pronunciation, intonation, and stress, as well as unique American rhythms.

For English language learners at the intermediate level. 
Improve your English language skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. 

The brain is a powerful yet mysterious organ that is waiting to tell you its secrets. Come explore how this machine controls your senses, memories, and sleep in this HiTech class!

Learn to code using the computing language Java with one of our HiTech instructors! No experience necessary. Middle & High School. Register once for all four sessions, Monday - Thursday.

Welcome all elementary students 6-12 years old!  Join Miss Chris from the East Columbia Branch as she shares some amazing fiction from mysteries to humor and everything in between!

Do you have a technology issue and need help figuring it out? Trying to get eBooks to work on your phone to no avail? Can't get that Gale Course to work? Ask an HCLS Instructor & Research Specialist about your library related tech woes.

Edit photos and images and create amazing art with free online software in this HiTech class!

Explore chemistry in this HiTech class! Discover chemistry topics that range from the physical and chemical properties of matter, to Thermodynamics and Thermochemistry, and even Acid-Base Chemistry.

Learn a brief history of origami, and then students will learn to fold a classic origami model with help from an HCLS instructor. Supplies needed: square paper and a smile!

Join Miss Chris from the East Columbia Branch for stories, songs and rhymes.
Ages 2-6

This class is offered through the community organization Oakland Mills Online.

For Teens. Play HCLS trivia through Kahoot! Categories and questions designed for ages 13-17. Email HCLS.teentrivia@hclibrary.org to receive a link and instructions.

Participants are introduced to the decision to buy or not buy a home; financial readiness; the importance of the credit report and score; introduction to loan options and lender guidelines, and available resources. Duration: 1 hour

This instructional webinar will encourage participants to think about having conversations about Advance Care Planning.

Ages 11-18; 15 min.

Welcome sci-fi enthusiasts and other intrepid readers!

Meet weekly to discuss recommendations for sci-fi books shows and movies.

Join the Nonfiction Book Club to share your thoughts on a varied array of Nonfiction selections. 

July 15: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass (Overdrive, RBdigital)

Join the Nonfiction Book Club to share your thoughts on a varied array of Nonfiction selections. 

August 19: The Story of My Life by Helen Keller (Overdrive, RBdigital)

This is a class for adult English language learners.  Improve your English language skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.  It is suitable for language learners in low beginning level.  The class meets twice a wee

This is a class for adult English language learners.  Improve your English language skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.  It is suitable for language learners in high beginning level.  This class meets twice a w

This is a class for adult English language learners.  Improve your English language skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.  It is suitable for language learners in low intermediate levels.  This class meets twice a wee

For English language learners.