Day Calendar

Join Miss Chris, Children's Instructor, East Columbia Branch of the Howard County Library System,  for bounces, rhymes, tickles and songs while interacting with your baby.

SUMMER TAILS & TALES

Ages 0-6, 15-20 minutes. 

Join Chris Mancini, Children's Instructor, Howard County Library System, East Columbia Branch, for Preschool Circle Time!

What does it take to create dynamic images? Learn to use layers, layer effects, filters, and other tools needed to create an interesting image in Pixlr, a web-based program. Taught by a HiTech Instructor.

Learn how the creation of art is influenced by science and do experiments in chemistry, fluid dynamics, and color theory to make amazing works of art! Taught by a HiTech instructor.

What makes a function a function? Come join us to review two-variable statistics, as well as linear and exponential functions. From two-way tables to scatter plots, we’ll learn more about how we can organize and interpret large sets of data.

This is a class for English language learners.

This is a class for English language learners.

The health and safety of our customers, employees, and community remains our top priority. All customers and employees are welcome to wear masks in the library.

The health and safety of our customers, employees, and community remains our top priority. All customers and employees are welcome to wear masks in the library.

For children entering Kindergarten this fall, 30-45 minutes, registration required.

Stories and activities to help mark that all important first day. Cosponsored by Friends & Foundation of HCLS.

The health and safety of our customers, employees, and community remains our top priority. All customers and employees are welcome to wear masks in the library.

Play trivia through email! Categories and fun for everyone. Please email HCLS.trivia@hclibrary.org for the trivia details or if you have questions.

The health and safety of our customers, employees, and community remains our top priority. All customers and employees are welcome to wear masks in the library.

The health and safety of our customers, employees, and community remains our top priority. All customers and employees are welcome to wear masks in the library.

Explore chemistry in a fun and colorful environment with this HiTech class!

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.

Have you ever performed a bisection? Maybe you just imagined the owl pellets from elementary school (but that would be a dissection). If you would like to review how to construct bisectors then Geometry – Part B is the course for you!&nb

Join us as we discuss Cheaper By The Dozen, by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr. 

Learn the skills of an audio engineer in music production in the digital realm. Gain hands-on experience with DAWs and microphone setups, and dive into the music editing software of Logic Pro X to produce your own creations.

You may be rad at solving radicals but it’s only rational to join us anyways!

Learn about the elements as you arrange the periodic table; name compounds and balance equations; and discuss orbitals, electron configuration, and VSPER Theory. Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once for all five sessions, Mon-Fri.

University of Maryland Extention presents DASH: Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension – Plus Physical Activities!

Learn how to use the tools and materials in the web-based 3D program SketchUp to design interesting buildings and furniture. Taught by a HiTech instructor.

Lights On, Lights Off, Lights Flashing! Ever wonder happens behind the scenes when you change the settings on LED lights? With just the press of a button, you can change the colors and even cause the lights to flash.

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 children entering Kindergarten this fall, 30-45 minutes, registration required.

Stories and activities to help mark that all important first day. Cosponsored by Friends & Foundation of HCLS.

The Web Development Crash Course is designed to teach teens the fundamental skills of web development in an easy and quick format. The program teachs students skills to empower them to create their own modern websites.

This is a class for adult English language learners.

Read and discuss a wide array of fiction and nonfiction titles.

2nd Tuesdays, 7-8pm

Join for an online discussion of the following title:

Aug 10: The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates