ACT Practice Test

10:00am - 2:00pm
Teens
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: College & Trade Schools
Required
Event Details:

Ages 13 & up. Take a practice ACT exam with The Princeton Review on Nov 2. Return for your personalized score report results on Nov 26.

All Together Now (all ages with adult) TK

10:15am - 10:45am
Children
Elkridge Branch
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Stories songs and activities for children and adults to enjoy together. All ages; 30 min. Ticket required.

All Together Now (all ages)

10:15am - 10:45am
Children
Central Branch
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Stories songs and activities for children and adults to enjoy together. All ages; 30 min.

All Together Now (all ages)

10:15am - 10:45am
Children
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Stories songs and activities for children and adults to enjoy together. All ages; 30 min.

DIY Wood Flooring Demonstration

10:15am - 11:45am
Adults
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: DIY Design Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: DIY & Makerspace
Required
Event Details:

Learn about the variety of wood flooring such as real hardwood engineered and laminate flooring. Watch participate and learn about the installation techniques. Ages 21+

All Together Now (all ages) TK

10:30am - 11:00am
Children
Glenwood Branch
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Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Stories songs and activities for children and adults to enjoy together. All ages; 30 min. Ticket required.

Play Partners (ages 0-23 months with adult) TK

10:30am - 11:00am
Children
Miller Branch
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Art, Movies & Music
Event Details:

Stories baby games musical activities and play time. Ages infant-23 months with adult; 20-30 min. Ticket required.

Speak(easy) Howard: Advance Care Planning Workshop

10:30am - 11:30am
Adults
East Columbia Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Event Details:

Learn how to electronically register your Advance Directives in the MyDirectives portal through Speak(easy) Howard. This class is designed for those who have some knowledge of advance care planning. Optional: Bring a laptop or tablet.

Craft Society (ages 13-17) RG

11:00am - 12:00pm
Teens
East Columbia Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Walter Dean Myers Homework Room
Age Group: Teens
Required
Event Details:

Make cool crafts and new friends. Beginners and advanced crafters welcome.

All Together Now (all ages with adult) TK

11:15am - 11:45am
Children
Elkridge Branch
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Stories songs and activities for children and adults to enjoy together. All ages; 30 min. Ticket required.

All Together Now (all ages)

11:30am - 12:00pm
Children
Central Branch
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Stories songs and activities for children and adults to enjoy together. All ages; 30 min.

Baby Fall Signing (infant-3 years) TK

11:30am - 12:15pm
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Event Details:

Ages infant-3 years with adult; 30 - 45 min. Ticket required. Learn essential baby sign language and ASL for families through fall themed stories and activities.

DIY Fingerpaint (ages 2-5) RG

12:30pm - 1:15pm
Children
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Age Group: Children
Program Type: DIY & Makerspace, Art, Movies & Music
Required
Event Details:

Work together to create a mural. Develop hand-eye coordination skills while creating fall decor for Elkridge Branch. Sept 7: Fall Foliage Oct 5: Pumpkins Nov 2: Giving Thanks Ages 2-5; 45 min. Register for each class separately.

Dia de Los Muertos (ages 9-12) RG

1:00pm - 1:45pm
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: DIY Design Studio
Program Type: DIY & Makerspace, Community Events
Required
Event Details:

Learn about the Latin American Day of the Dead. Listen to canciones then make a traditional sugar skull. Ages 9-12.

Black Fiction

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Adults
East Columbia Branch
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Book Clubs
Event Details:

Book discussion Saturdays; 1 - 2:30 pm. Sep 7: <i>Whiskey & Ribbons</i> by Leesa Cross-Smith Oct 5: <i>Small Country</i> by Gael Faye Nov 2: <i>The Parking Lot Attendant</i> by Nafkote Tamirat

Savage Ukes (ages 8 & up)

2:00pm - 2:45pm
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music
Event Details:

Bring your ukulele tuner and desire to play! Beginners welcome. Ages 8 & up.

Clip Mobile (Ages 10-14 RG)--canceled

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teens
Central Branch
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Explore movement and friction through several activities and assemble a complex clip-mobile considering and addressing the effects of friction on design constraints.

Pruning -- Beautification for All Seasons

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gardening & Nature
Required
Event Details:

Learn the how when and why of pruning ornamental trees and shrubs through a fun lecture and demonstration. In partnership with the Howard County Master Gardeners.

Book Bingo (ages 14+)

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults, Teens
Elkridge Branch
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:

Feeling lucky? Have fun playing Bingo for teen and adult book prizes. Ages 14+

Dia de Los Muertos (ages 9-12) RG

2:30pm - 3:15pm
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: DIY Design Studio
Program Type: DIY & Makerspace, Community Events
Required
Event Details:

Learn about the Latin American Day of the Dead. Listen to canciones then make a traditional sugar skull. Ages 9-12.

Family STEM Challenge: Alien Invasion (all ages) RG

3:30pm - 4:15pm
Everyone
Glenwood Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM, Art, Movies & Music
Required
Event Details:

Celebrate the 2019 Maryland STEM Festival as you design and build an alien puppet developing problem-solving skills and learning about engineering and art. Families. Allow 30 min.

Maximize Your History Day (NHD) Research: Drop-In Sessions (Ages 11-17)

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens
Miller Branch
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Do you need help with your History Day project? Drop in to speak with an HCLS Research Specialist to get assistance with developing a History Day topic finding appropriate resources or reviewing your finished project.

Teen Advisory Board

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Age Group: Teens
Required
Event Details:

Recommend books music and movies; develop and plan events for teens; and work with HCLS instructors.