Harry Potter Puzzling (ages 9 & up)

All Day
Teens
Central Branch
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Teen Area (CEN)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: DIY & Makerspace, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:

Ages 9 & up. Drop in.

Harry Potter Scavenger Hunt & Craft

All Day
Everyone
Central Branch
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Central Other Location
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: DIY & Makerspace, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:

Families, all ages. Allow 15-20 minutes. Drop-in.

STEAM Carnival

9:00am - 1:00pm
Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
East Columbia Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: East Columbia Branch
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Community Events, Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Don’t miss the fun at Howard County Library System’s free STEAM Carnival. Play carnival games like skeeball, catapult, pinball, ring toss, and Ten80 cars.

STM STEAM CARNIVAL

9:00am - 1:00pm
Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Mobile Branch
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Mobile Branch
Room: STEAM Machine
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Community Events, Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM

All Together Now (all ages with adult) TK

10:15am - 10:45am
Children, Everyone
Elkridge Branch
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Hockley Room
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. 
 

 

All Together Now (all ages) TK

10:15am - 10:45am
Children, Everyone
Central Branch
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
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.

 

Cancelled

CANCELLED All Together Now (families) TK

10:15am - 10:45am
Everyone
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: 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 available 15 minutes before class.

All Together Now (all ages) TK

10:30am - 11:00am
Children, Everyone
Glenwood Branch
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Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Pindell Room
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. 
 

 

Toddler Time [ages 6-36 months] TK

10:30am - 11:00am
Children
Miller Branch
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:

Ages 6-36 months. Ticket required.  Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

Play with toys, meet new friends, enjoy music, and develop cognitive, motor and social skills.

Ask a Master Gardener

10:30am - 12:30pm
Adults
Glenwood Branch
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Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Lobby (Glenwood)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gardening & Nature
Event Details:

Ask Maryland Master Gardeners questions and receive useful tips and practical advice.

Ask A Master Gardener (In Person)

10:30am - 12:30pm
Adults
Miller Branch
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Lobby (Miller)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gardening & Nature
Event Details:

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

 

Compost Demonstration (In-Person)

10:30am - 12:30pm
Adults
Miller Branch
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Enchanted Garden
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gardening & Nature
Event Details:

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.

SAT practice test

10:30am - 2:00pm
Teens
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: DaVinci Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: College & Trade Schools
Required
Event Details:

Attention high school students! Come join the C2 Testing Company to take a practice SAT test on August 6 and return on August 13 at noon for your scores (parents/guardians welcome at scoreback session).

Registration required.

Summer Slugger! (Online)

11:00am - 11:15am
Everyone
Online Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Community Events, Crafts, Fun & Games!, Culture & Language, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Ages 5-11; 5 min.

Kindergarten Here We Come! RG

11:00am - 11:45am
Children
Miller Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Avalon Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type:
Required
Event Details:

For children entering Kindergarten this fall, 30-45 minutes, registration required.

Stories and activities to help mark that all important first day. Cosponsored by Friends & Foundation of HCLS.

 

All Together Now (all ages with adult) TK

11:15am - 11:45am
Children, Everyone
Elkridge Branch
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Hockley Room
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. 
 

 

All Together Now (all ages) TK

11:30am - 12:00pm
Children, Everyone
Central Branch
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
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.

 

I'm Going to Be a Big Brother or Sister! (families) RG

11:30am - 12:00pm
Everyone
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Health & Wellness,
Required
Event Details:

Families; 30 min. Registration required.

Prepare for the arrival of a baby in this class for new siblings. Enjoy stories and activities and bring a favorite doll or stuffed animal to practice holding a baby. Resources for parents too.

Black Fiction Book Club (in-person) East Columbia Branch

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults
East Columbia Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: ECO Studio A (Classroom)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Required
Event Details:

Join us for the Black Fiction Book Club

August 06 The Man Who Lived Underground: a novel by Richard Wright

Black Fiction Book Club (online)

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults
Online Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Book Clubs
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Required
Event Details:

Join us for the Black Fiction Book Club

August 06  The Man Who Lived Underground: a novel by Richard Wright

Kindergarten Here We Come! (children entering kindergarten, with parent, RG)

2:00pm - 2:45pm
Children
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Belmont Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type:
Required
Event Details:

For children entering Kindergarten this fall, 30-45 minutes, registration required.

Stories and activities to help mark that all important first day. Cosponsored by Friends & Foundation of HCLS.

 

Teen Action Board (TAB)

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens
Glenwood Branch
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Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Studio B
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Community Events, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:

Ages 11-18. 60 min.

Take action! Help design, plan, and implement projects and events to benefit your community by collaborating with other TAB members and with support of library staff.  Service hours available.

Moving Up To Middle School

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Program Type: College & Trade Schools, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Required
Event Details:

Attention rising middle school students!  Come join other new middle schoolers to share tips and tricks, get advice, practice using a combination lock for your locker, and play a fun bookbag relay

Drop-in Podcast Studio: Create Your Podcast Here

3:30pm - 5:30pm
Teens
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: DaVinci Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Community Events, DIY & Makerspace,
Required
Event Details:

Join Claire and Ronan, two young podcast hosts and producers, and begin your podcast journey today! Students will apply the knowledge gained from the "So You Want to Podcast" classes in this studio session.