Ages 5-11; 15 min.

This class is designed 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.

Please be sure to reference the attached document for song lyrics and HCLS resources!

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

Join us for a live, interactive virtual presentation with The Maryland Zoo!  During this 30-minute presentation, teens and adults will learn about one of the Zoo's Signature Animal Programs (SAPs) - African Elephants.

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.

Ages 11-18, 60 min.

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

Ages 14 and up. 9 min.

Neha, a member of the Teen Advisory Board, shares the first of a 3-video series covering everything stoichiometry. Start with basics and build up to challenging problems. Have fun learning! 

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

This is a virtual orientation for adult English language learners who want to improve their English language skills through Howard County Library System's virtual English classes.  Participants will receive information on eligibility, pl

Have you, your child, or the whole family always wanted to learn Spanish? Well NOW is the perfect time!!!

Get hands-on experience in the ancient art of paper folding from a HiTech instructor! 

This class takes place outdoors. Please dress for the weather. 

For Teens. Play HCLS trivia through Kahoot! Categories and questions designed for ages 13-17. The game starts at 4:30 pm. You will receive the Kahoot! link in an email by 4 pm. Every second Wednesday will be a LIVE! Kahoot on Zoom. 

Read and discuss a wide array of mystery novels.

2nd Wednesdays; 7-8pm.

Join for an online discussion of the following titles:

June 9 - The Trespasses by Tana French

Are you considering homeownership but you have questions about how to prepare for the homebuying process? Are you interested in learning about down payment and closing cost assistance programs that may be available to you?

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 English language learners in high beginning level.  This class meets t

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

This class is designed for English language learners. Practice your speaking skills in a supportive environment. Students read a short story each week and discuss it in class.