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

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

Fun stories, songs, and activities for preschoolers that spark curiosity and support learning.

Ages 2-5 with adult; 30 min.

Fun stories, songs, and activities for preschoolers that spark curiosity and support learning. 

Tickets required. Tickets issued 15 minutes before the beginning of class.

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

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

Fun stories, songs, and activities for preschoolers that spark curiosity and support learning.

Join us for invigorating word games, puzzles, conversation, and laughter. 
Register with an email address to receive puzzles to do at home, too! 

Questions? Email us: HCLS.BrainFitness@hclibrary.org

The Howard County Public School System is pleased to announce its participation in the 2022 Summer Food Service Program. Summer meals will be provided to all children ages 18 years and under without charge.

JUST FOR ME

Ages 3-6; 30 min.

For children who are ready for an independent class that includes creative expression, listening comprehension, and early reading skills.

Ticket required.

Ages 2-5 with adult; all 30 minutes. Ticket required. Tickets available 15 minutes before class begins.

Create different structures with various types of blocks that stimulate and encourage children to explore and investigate.

Never lose your place in your summer reading books with Sea Creatures Corner Bookmarks. Drop in anytime between 2:00pm and 3:00pm to create fish, sharks, crabs, and more! 

New to using computers?

Collaborate in teams to create a stop motion animation short for the summer reading theme: Oceans of Possibilities. Storyboard, write, design sets, photograph stills, and learn greenscreen and other special effects.

Ages 5-7; 30 min.

Take a dive into our wonderful collection of books! Come read out loud together, discuss the books, learn by asking and answering questions and complete activities related to the books.

Grades 6-8. 45-60 min. 

We eat healthy for our heart, to lose weight, or even prevent diabetes, so what about for our brain?  Learn about the nutrients (and foods) we should be including to keep our brains in top form as we age. 

Explore the different ecosystems in Maryland through art! This summer, each HCLS Branch hosts a different mural featuring one of six different ecosystems found within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

Learn the basics of composting. Composting reduces pressure on our landfills and recycles organic waste material into helpful soil supplements for gardens, container plants, and lawns.

Families; 30 minutes.

Bilingual stories and music just before bedtime. Pajamas, teddy bears, and blankets welcome.

Cuentos bilingües y música antes de ir a dormir. Pijamas, ositos de peluche y cobijas son bienvenidos. 

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

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

Ever consider starting a school club or community non-profit? Then this is the workshop for you! Social Entrepreneurship 101 is a two part incubator workshop for future student changemakers.

Have you ever wondered how meals were prepared 250 years ago ​and what kinds of foods ​were consumed in the past?   

Asian American Literature Book Club meet monthly on the 3rd Monday from 7pm. to 8:30pm. online. 

June 27 (Llibrary is closed on June 20)   Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

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