Poetry Scavenger Hunt (ages 5-11)

All Day
Central Branch
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Central Other Location
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Culture & Language,
Event Details:

Ages 5-11. 15-20 minutes, drop in.

3 2 Fun (ages 2-3 with adult) TK

10:15am - 10:45am
Elkridge Branch
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music,

3, 2, FUN

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

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

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

All Together Now (All ages) TK

10:15am - 10:45am
East Columbia Branch
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type:

ALL TOGETHER NOW

All ages with adult; 30 min. Ticket required.

Children build skills in singing, talking, listening, reading, and getting along with others through stories, music, rhymes, and activities. 

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

 

Event Details:

Ticket required. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

 

Play Partners (infant-23 months) TK

10:15am - 10:45am
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type:

PLAY PARTNERS

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

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

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

Event Details:

Ticket required.

Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

Photography

10:15am - 11:30am
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage AV Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Learn how the digital single lens reflex camera is engineered to utilize part of the electromagnetic spectrum we call visible light. Obtain hands on experience using a DSLR camera and learn numerous picture-taking techniques.

Science of Art

10:30am - 11:30am
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage Science Studio (Carver Lab)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

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!

Play Partners (infant-23 months) TK

11:00am - 11:30am
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type:

PLAY PARTNERS

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

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

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

Event Details:

Ticket required.

Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

Book Bingo [ages 5-10] TK

11:00am - 12:00pm
Miller Branch
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Ellicott/ Patapsco Rooms
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:

Ages 5-10; 60 min. Ticket required. Ho. Co. schools closed.

Play Bingo featuring book characters, and maybe win a book!

Tickets will be available at the Children's Desk 15 minutes before the class begins.

Upcycled Picture Books Ages 7 - 10 Tickets

11:00am - 12:00pm
Glenwood Branch
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Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Pindell Room
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, DIY & Makerspace
Event Details:

Upcycle children's picture books into creations of your own imagination!

 

Limited space - Tickets available 15 minutes before class

3 2 Fun (ages 2-3 with adult) TK

11:15am - 11:45am
Elkridge Branch
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music,

3, 2, FUN

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

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

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

All Together Now (All ages) TK

11:15am - 11:45am
East Columbia Branch
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type:

ALL TOGETHER NOW

All ages with adult; 30 min. Ticket required.

Children build skills in singing, talking, listening, reading, and getting along with others through stories, music, rhymes, and activities. 

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

 

Event Details:

Ticket required. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

Movie Editing

12:00pm - 1:15pm
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage AV Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Discover the world of post-production! Learn the skills of a film/video editor while acquiring an understanding of the technology involved with the profession. Edit video and audio using iMovie and Logic Pro X. 

Character Design

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Miller Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Tech Lab (MIL)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Character designers work in video games, movies, TV, animation, and even comic books and graphic novels! Design and develop your own characters by using technology to create "model sheets" which consist of costumes, facial expressio

Craft Curious? (Online)

2:00pm - 2:30pm
Online Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, DIY & Makerspace, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Required
Event Details:

Ages 9+ and adults. 15 min.

Preschool Parade LIVE! (online)

2:00pm - 2:30pm
Online Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Childrens Online Classroom
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type:
Required

PRESCHOOL PARADE LIVE!

Ages 2-5.  5-20 min.   Develop school-readiness skills through language & literacy, songs, fingerplays and rhymes.

Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation with a link to join the class/event. This email will also contain the dial-in information if you wish to participate by telephone.

Book Bingo [ages 5-10] TK

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Miller Branch
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Ellicott/ Patapsco Rooms
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:

Ages 5-10; 60 min. Ticket required. Ho. Co. schools closed.

Play Bingo featuring book characters, and maybe win a book!

Tickets will be available at the Children's Desk 15 minutes before the class begins.

Vector Art

2:00pm - 3:15pm
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage AV Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

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.

Let's Talk about Money

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: DIY Design Studio
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Career, Business & Finance, DIY & Makerspace, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Required
Event Details:

Ages 8-10. 60 minutes. Registration required.

Have fun practicing math skills in everyday life with math concept books, stories, games and activities.

Paint a piggy bank to take home.

Fashion Design 101

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Miller Branch
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Tech Lab (MIL)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, College & Trade Schools
Event Details:

Learn to think like a fashion designer! Discover the design process, look through fashion magazines and work on fashion sketches. This class is a sneak peek into our summer Fashion Day Camp.  Taught by a former fashion designer.

The Meetup

3:00pm - 5:00pm
East Columbia Branch
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Walter Dean Myers Homework Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!,
Event Details:

An afterschool hang out for teens to connect, play games and create.

Study room available for those interested in quiet independent study

Babysitting 101 (ages 12 & up) RG

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Central Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: College & Trade Schools
Required
Event Details:

 

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).

HCHD Vaccine Clinic

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Central Branch
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Tapestry Classroom (Project Literacy)
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Get your FREE COVID-19 vaccine or booster!

For adults and children (5-17)

All vaccine types offered.

In partnership with the Howard County Health Department.

STEAM After-school: Animal Trivia Game (8-11 years) RG

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Ages 8-11; 45-60 min. Registration Required.

Powerful! Fast! Predator! Test your expertise by asking the right yes or no questions to buzz in and guess the animal!

Craft Pop-up Shop (ages 4 & up)

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Miller Branch
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Children's Classroom
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, DIY & Makerspace, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:

Ages 4 and up.  Allow 15 minutes.  Drop in.

Pop-in and make a fun craft!

 

Pajama Time (all ages) TK

7:00pm - 7:30pm
Elkridge Branch
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type:

PAJAMA TIME

All ages with adult; 30 min.  Ticket required.

A class before bedtime. Children build skills in singing, talking, listening, reading, and getting along with others through stories, music, rhymes, and activities. Children may wear their pajamas and bring their loveys and blankets.   

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

Craft and Arts Fun (ages 5-11) TK

7:00pm - 7:45pm
East Columbia Branch
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: DIY & Makerspace
Event Details:

We bring the supplies, you bring the fun. Ages 5 - 11. Ticket required. Mask required.

In Other Worlds (Online) - Movie Edition

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Zoom Workshop
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs,
Required
Event Details:

 

Welcome sci-fi enthusiasts and other intrepid readers!

Discuss a wide-array of Science Fiction and Fantasy movies (2nd Wednesdays) and books (4th Wednesdays)

Mystery Book Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Book Group Online Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Required
Event Details:

Read and discuss a wide array of mystery novels. 

2nd Wednesdays, 7-8pm. 

Join for an online discussion of the following titles: 

Intermediate Korean (Online)

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Online Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Culture & Language
Required
Event Details:

Prerequisite: Korean for Beginners. Registration required. Ages 18+.

English Conversation Class (in-person)

7:45pm - 8:45pm
Miller Branch
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Ellicott Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Culture & Language
Event Details:

Is English your second (or third) language? Practice speaking and listening in a small group.

Wednesdays, 7:45 - 8:45 pm