Our classes are full through June, but you can enroll for the Fall semester now. Secure your seat by emailing prolit@hclibrary.org today!

This is an in-person class designed for adult English language learners. Improve your reading level and English language knowledge with evidence-based strategies that build your reading skills.

Ages 2-3 years with adult; 30 min. Free ticket required.

Preschoolers get ready for school by doing things like talking, singing songs and rhymes, doing finger plays, and listening to stories. 

Ages 3-5 w/adult.  30 - 45 minutes, Ticket required

Stories, songs, activities, and a craft to enjoy with your child.

Tickets will be available at the children's desk 15 minutes before class.

Edades 0-5 años con adulto. 30 minutos. Se requiere un tiquete gratis disponible en el escritorio del área infantil.

Únase a nosotros para cuentos, canciones y rimas en español. Seguido de un tiempo de juego.

Veterans: drop in to meet with a Social Worker for the Baltimore Veterans Administration Community Resource and Referral Center (CRRC), ask questions, seek support, and get information on the services provided at the CRRC in Baltimore.

Our free community health screening offers blood pressure checks, body mass index scores (BMI), and stroke and prediabetes risk assessments as well as other resources including:

Ages 2-3 years with adult; 30 min. Free ticket required.

Preschoolers get ready for school by doing things like talking, singing songs and rhymes, doing finger plays, and listening to stories. 

Ages 3-5 w/adult.  30 - 45 minutes, Ticket required

Stories, songs, activities, and a craft to enjoy with your child.

Tickets will be available at the children's desk 15 minutes before class.

After-school hang out time for teens! Come enjoy some snacks, video games, and board games!

Bored after school?

Stop by our Teen Area for board and card game play or video game play in our gaming room.

Ages 11-18.

Drop in.

Afternoon Snacks available to youth 18 and under, sponsored by Good Harvest

Calling all Middle School Students! Want to enhance your public speaking skills? Practice speech and debate in a safe space to prepare for high school level competitions.

Use the design software and equipment in the Audio-Visual Lab for all of your creative projects. Writers, filmmakers, photographers, musicians, and creators of all kinds invited!

Ages newborns-23 months with adult; 20-30 min. Free ticket required.

Newborns and toddlers learn to express feelings, language, and movement through stories, baby games, musical activities, and playtime

Learn effective methods to coordinate international travel, including travel tips and safety measures prior, during and after international travel. Covers trips to the United Arab Emirates and Africa.  

This class an in-person class for intermediate English language learners who wish to improve their English reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. The class meets on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30pm-8:30pm.

DEAR: DOGS EDUCATING AND ASSISTING READERS 

Ages 5-10 with adult; allow 20 min. 

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

The Howard County Library System, in collaboration with the Luminus Network, Inc., is proud to present "Know Your Rights," a series of workshops designed to inform and empower immigrants in our community.

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).

This virtual class is for adult English language learners at the beginning to advanced levels. There will be separate sections for each level. Classes are on Monday and Wednesday from 7pm-9pm.