Day Calendar

Walking is a great way to get some activity into your routine.  Lets get up and walk together. Come and walk around East Columbia Library. Please wear comfortable shoes and bring a water bottle.

Ages 2-5 with adult. 30 minutes. Ticket required. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

Tales, tunes, and tons of fun!

LITTLE LEARNERS: STORYTELLING MATH

Ages 3-5 with adult; 30 min. Ticket required.

Make meaningful math connections through stories and activities.

Ticket required.

Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

Ages 0-5 with adult. 30 minutes. Ticket required.

Únase a nosotros para cuentos, canciones y rimas en español. Seguido de un tiempo de juego. Join us for stories, songs and rhymes in Spanish. Followed by a playtime.

Experience a taste of the movie making process, including pre-production and filming with the Canon Rebel T3i 600D. Learn different types of shots and the post-production process. Register once for all four sessions, Mon-Thurs.

Ages 4 and up.  Allow 15 minutes.  Drop in.  Ho. Co. Schools closed.

Pop-in and make a craft with recycled materials!

Ages 2-5 with adult. 30 minutes. Ticket required. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

Tales, tunes, and tons of fun!

Learn the ancient art of Japanese marbling! By floating ink on water, students will create unique designs on paper.

Taught by a HiTech instructor. 

From photos to movie posters, what does it take to create print advertisements for Hollywood movies? Focus on the Adobe Photoshop tools needed to create a movie poster. Learn to use layers, layer effects, and filters.

If you’re looking to improve your computer skills, bring your questions, and visit our computer skills open lab. Increase your technical knowledge by getting hands-on assistance with topics such as:  

Ages 4 and up.  Allow 15 minutes.  Drop in.  Ho. Co. Schools closed.

Pop-in and make a craft with recycled materials!

Ages: 6-10; 60 min.  Ticketed required. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

Play Bingo featuring superheroes and win a book!

All ages. Allow 30 minutes. 

Join us for a fun afternoon playing board games. 

Are you a Supa Buddy? Join other 'Dog Man' book fans for a paws-itively good time. Bingo games and prizes.

READY, SET, POUR!  Using paint, pouring medium, and canvases, learn about how chemistry and fluid dynamics can create amazing works of art. Taught by a HiTech instructor.

Include access to the sound booth and other HiTech equipment to record and mix music or create movies and more.

Ages 12 & up. Registration required.

Learn the essentials of babysitting with a University of Maryland Cooperative Extension instructor. Participants will receive a certificate (must attend all three sessions).

The Howard County Health Department will offer COVID-19 Boosters (Bivalent) for adults 12+ and children 5-11 free of charge with no insurance information required.

How do films shape and connect us? Join our film discussion series. Please watch monthly films prior to their actual discussion dates

Apr 3: Grizzly Man  (available on Kanopy)

Ages 5-7; 30 min.

For emerging readers. Read a book together then stay for fun activities that include crafts, reading comprehension exercises, and games.

Ages 6-10; 45-60 minutes. Ticket required.

Get creative to build your own towers, 3-D shapes, and other fun challenges with Skoolzy giant straws building sets. 

During this 7 week class, participants will use the tools provided to create a Portrait Bust of themselves.  Participants will learn how to sculpt using Plasticine modeling clay, how to create a two part silicon mold, and how to cast the

Ages 11-18 | No registration necessary, but you may register for a reminder email. Space is limited.

Join us for a spring break movie night at the library: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory!   (1hr 40min, rated G)

Ticket required. Free tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

All ages. Allow 30 minutes. 

Do you like to color? Join us for a fun filled evening of coloring. 

Ages 9-12. Registration required.

Calling all LEGO™ bricks fans! Receive your challenges for the day and work individually or in groups to create and engineer designs with LEGO™ blocks.

Join us for a discussion of books that explore humans, and their conditions.

April 3rd we will discuss 2 A.M. in Little America by Ken Kalfus.

Get creative, make friends, and have fun!

Learn Korean in this 12-week class, taught by Saea Oh, who holds a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and is certified in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages).

Read and discuss a wide range of fiction and non-fiction books on different cultures around the world as well as immigrant fiction.

1st Mondays; 7- 8 pm. 

Join for a discussion of the following titles:

Find the answers to gardening questions by talking with a University of Maryland Extension Master Gardener. Drop in; no registration required. 

Ages 5-8; 45 min. Registration required. 

Build book club skills by reading a picture book together, followed by discussion and related activities.

Please join us for a 30-minute live Q&A with Christine Day!