Character Design

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

Learn about the process behind designing your own characters and using illustration software.  Create the look of your character, its costumes, and props, and give it a unique personality!

Registration required. Grades 6-12.

Interior Design

10:00am - 11:30am
Savage Branch
Open
Required
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage AV Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Interior Design

Registration required. Grades 6-12.

Taught by a HiTech instructor.

This class is being held Mon - Fri for one week, register once for all sessions.

Movie Magic: Cosmetics

10:00am - 11:30am
Savage Branch
Open
Required
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:

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.

Technology of Fashion

10:00am - 11:30am
Elkridge Branch
Open
Required
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Elkridge Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Learn about the fashion industry from concept to delivery, the role of science, and how to use technology to create selected outfits and original fashion design ideas. Register once for all five sessions.

Taught by a HiTech Instructor.

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

10:15am - 10:45am
Elkridge Branch
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Belmont Room
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.

Craft Pop-up Shop, Jr. [ages 3-5 w/adult]

11:00am - 12:00pm
Miller Branch
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace
Event Details:

Ages 3-5 with adult.  Allow 15 minutes.  Drop in.

Pop-in and make a fun craft!

 

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

11:15am - 11:45am
Elkridge Branch
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Belmont Room
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.

Animation

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

Using the iPad Pro and animation apps such a FlipAClip and Animation Sketch, students will learn how to create their own 2D animations using their own drawings and the principles of squash and stretch. Register for all five sessions.

Photography

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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.

Cancelled

Photography

12:00pm - 1:00pm
East Columbia Branch
Required
Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Walter Dean Myers Homework Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM
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.

Claymation Stop Motion Animation

2:30pm - 4:00pm
Elkridge Branch
Required
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Elkridge Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Collaborate in self-directed teams to create an animation. Sculpt characters, storyboard, design sets, and photograph stills. This course is a part of HiTech Summer 2024.

Movie Editing I

2:30pm - 4:00pm
Savage Branch
Open
Required
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.

Central Summer Celebration: Budding Artists (all ages)

5:00pm - 8:00pm
Central Branch
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Central Park Terrace
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Community Events, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

All ages. Drop-in.

Join us on the patio to paint your own masterpiece using tempera paint! Wear clothes you aren't afraid of getting messy. All paints used are safe, non-toxic, and washable.

Central Summer Celebration: Crafty Bookmark Station (all ages)

5:00pm - 8:00pm
Central Branch
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Teen Area (CEN)
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Community Events, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

All ages. Drop-in.

Create your very own personalized bookmark using upcycled book pages and various other fun art supplies!

Central Summer Celebration: Face Painting (all ages)

5:00pm - 8:00pm
Central Branch
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Central Patio
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Community Events, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

All ages.

Craft Pop-Up Shop [ages 4 & up]

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Miller Branch
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

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

Pop-in and make a craft!