This event is in the "Teens" group.

Adventures in Neuroscience

9:00am - 10:30am
East Columbia Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: ECO Studio B (Lab)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

This course will explore the broad field of neuroscience by investigating its history and the important discoveries that have shaped present-day research.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Animation

9:00am - 10:30am
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:

Using the iPad Pro and animation apps, learn how to create your own 2D animations. Taught by a HiTech instructor.

Register once for all five sessions, Mon-Fri.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Animation

9:00am - 10:30am
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Elkridge Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Using the iPad Pro and animation apps, learn how to create your own 2D animations.Taught by a HiTech instructor. 

Register once for all five sessions, Mon-Fri.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Catapult

9:00am - 10:30am
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage Studio (Classroom)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Engineer a Catapult for the HiTech Carnival! Get experience with a life-size catapult, and learn the physics and history behind them. Engineer your own scale model, then compete in various challenges with your team's catapult!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

MathPlosion: Algebra I

9:00am - 10:30am
East Columbia Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Walter Dean Myers Homework Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Everyone on board - it’s your one-stop trip to higher level math! In this course, we’ll review one-variable statistics and linear equations, inequalities, and systems.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Science of Art

9:00am - 10:30am
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: DIY Design Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: 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!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Zoology

9:00am - 10:30am
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage Science Studio (Carver Lab)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

This course will cover an overview of the topics in zoology, including cell biology, taxonomy, major vertebrate groups, physiology, genetics, evolution, and ecology. Activities related to the course material will be completed each day.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

All Together Now (all ages with adult) TK

10:15am - 10:45am
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. 
 

 

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

All Together Now [all ages] TK

10:15am - 10:45am
Miller Branch
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Children's Classroom
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 at the children's desk 15 minutes before class.
 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Picture Book Parade (2-5 years with adult) TK

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

PICTURE BOOK PARADE

Ages 2-5 with adult; 30 min.

Tales, tunes, and tons of fun!

 

Event Details:

Ticket required.

Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Play Partners (infant-23 mos with adult) TK

10:15am - 10:45am
Central Branch
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!,

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. Free tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

All Together Now (all ages) TK

10:30am - 11:00am
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. 
 

 

This event is in the "Teens" group.

3D Design

10:45am - 12:15pm
East Columbia Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Walter Dean Myers Homework Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Learn how to use TinkerCAD, the basics of 3D Modeling and 3D printing. Taught by a HiTech Instructor.

 

Register once for all five sessions, Mon-Fri.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Become a Children's Book Author Using Ai

10:45am - 12:15pm
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage Studio (Classroom)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Description: Students will learn how to use Ai to create a story for a children's book. Students will learn how to use illustration tools for the book. Taught by a HiTech instructor.

Grades 9-12 only.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Carnival Engineering: Water Mister

10:45am - 12:15pm
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: DaVinci Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Using engineering, help us keep our carnival cool this year by building the water mister arch! Taught by a HiTech instructor.

Register once for all five sessions, Mon-Fri.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Eco Printing

10:45am - 12:15pm
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage Science Studio (Carver Lab)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

If you are creative and have a heart for helping the environment, this is the class for you!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Photography: Post Production

10:45am - 12:15pm
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:

Learn about photograph manipulation during the post-production stage that takes place after a picture is taken.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Weird Science

10:45am - 12:15pm
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: DIY Design Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Do you enjoy science class? Do you enjoy hands-on activities? Explore how you can create various kinds of “weird” substances in this class.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Wonders of Chemical Reactions I

10:45am - 12:15pm
East Columbia Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: ECO Studio B (Lab)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Explore chemistry in a fun and colorful environment! Conduct experiments that range from the physical and chemical properties of matter, to Thermodynamics and Thermochemistry, and even Acid-Base Chemistry. Taught by HiTech Instructors.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Story Book Friends (ages 2-5 with adult) TK

11:00am - 11:30am
East Columbia Branch
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B
Age Group: Children
Program Type:
Event Details:

Ages 2-5 with adult; 30 minutes.

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

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

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

All Together Now (all ages with adult) TK

11:15am - 11:45am
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. 
 

 

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

All Together Now [all ages] TK

11:30am - 12:00pm
Miller Branch
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Children's Classroom
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 at the children's desk 15 minutes before class.
 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Play Partners (infant-23 mos with adult) TK

11:30am - 12:00pm
Central Branch
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!,

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 will be available 15 minutes before class.

 

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

HCPSS Summer Meal Program

12:30pm - 2:00pm
East Columbia Branch
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: East Columbia Other Location
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type:
Event Details:

FREE summer meals sponsored and served by HCPSS

Children must be present to receive free meals. 

All summer meals must be consumed onsite

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Carnival Engineering: Paper Rollercoasters

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage Studio (Classroom)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Engineer a roller coaster for the HiTech Carnival! Using paper, tape, and other materials you could find in your home, students will build a scale model of a roller coaster! Taught by a HiTech instructor.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Dive into Physics

1:30pm - 3:00pm
East Columbia Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: ECO Studio B (Lab)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Are you taking Physics this fall?  Review math and physical science skills and get a preview of what is to come in Physics. Graphing calculators recommended.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

InDesign for Beginners

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage AV Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Learn the basic skills in Adobe InDesign, students will learn the how to navigate InDesign's workspace and the tools that allow us to add images and text, create for print and the web, and more. Taught by a HiTech instructor.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Java

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Grist Mill Conference Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Discover the basics of Java, a class-based, object-oriented language used to design applications. Learn data and expressions, using classes and objects, conditionals, and loops. Create programming projects each day based on the topics covered.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Movie Magic: Cosmetics

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage Science Studio (Carver Lab)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Dive into the world of special effects, through the view of a Makeup Artist! Students will learn the history and science behind the film industry’s own movie magic.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Ten80

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: DaVinci Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Compete in the ultimate racing challenge! Working in teams, learn how mechanical systems operate by using a 1:10 scale electric radio-controlled car that can be set up in 4 million ways.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Web Design

1:30pm - 3:00pm
East Columbia Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Walter Dean Myers Homework Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Learn the basic fundamentals of HTML elements and User Interface (UI) design through Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Taught by HiTech a Instructor.  

 

STEM Fun: Code & Go Robot Mouse (ages 6-9) TK

2:00pm - 2:45pm
Elkridge Branch
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Ages 6-9; 45 min. Ticket required.

Explore the science of coding and programming with Colby, the programmable mouse.