3, 2 Fun! (Ages 2-3 w/ Adult) TK

10:15am–10:45am
Children
Central Branch
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning
Event Details:

3, 2, Fun

Ages 2-3 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.

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

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

Move & Groove Mondays [ages 3-5 w/adult] TK

10:15am–10:45am
Children
Miller Branch
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Early Learning
Event Details:

Ages 3-5 w/adult.  30 minutes, Ticket required

Come move and groove with us as we explore music!

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

 

Play Partners (infant-23 months with adult) TK

10:15am–10:45am
Children
Elkridge Branch
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children

Play Partners

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

Infants 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.

Kindergarten Here We Come! (children entering Kindergarten with adult) RG

10:15am–11:15am
Children
Savage Branch
Closed
Registration Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:

For children entering Kindergarten this fall; 60 minutes. Registration required.

Stories and activities to help mark that all important first day.

Cosponsored by Friends & Foundation of HCLS.

Cuentos en Español y Tiempo de Juego (edades 0-5 con adulto) TK

10:30am–11:00am
Children
Elkridge Branch
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Hockley Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Culture & Language, Early Learning
Event Details:

Edades 0-5 años con adulto. 30 minutos. Se requiere un tiquete gratis disponible en el escritorio del área infantil.

Únase a nosotros para cuentos, canciones y rimas en español. Seguido de un tiempo de juego.

3, 2 Fun! (Ages 2-3 w/ Adult) TK

11:15am–11:45am
Children
Central Branch
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning
Event Details:

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

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

Play Partners (infant-23 months with adult) TK

11:15am–11:45am
Children
Elkridge Branch
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children

Play Partners

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

Infants 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.

Move & Groove Mondays [ages 3-5 w/adult] TK

11:30am–12:00pm
Children
Miller Branch
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Early Learning
Event Details:

Ages 3-5 w/adult.  30 minutes, Ticket required

Come move and groove with us as we explore music!

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

 

Suffrage Pennants with the Cricut

1:00pm–3:00pm
Teens
Glenwood Branch
Closed
Registration Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Studio B
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace, History & Genealogy
Registration Required
Event Details:

On August 18, 1920, Congress ratified the 19th amendment and gave women the right to vote. Celebrate the 105th anniversary and use the Cricut to make felt suffrage pennants. All materials provided. 

Cyber Ninja: Learn to Outsmart Online Threats 

1:30pm–3:00pm
Teens
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Registration Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Belmont Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Interact with a "Ninja Buddy", a conversational AI-agent tasked with simulating cyberattacks in a guided and safe environment.

All Together Now, Summer Reading Adventures (Everyone) TK

2:00pm–2:30pm
Children
Glenwood Branch
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Pindell Room
Age Group: Children

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. 
 

 

Mostly Historical Fiction

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Miller Branch
Closed
Registration Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Ellicott Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

We read and discuss historical fiction from a wide-range of time periods and settings—everything from ancient Greece to 1970s Hollywood so far. We occasionally read other genres as well.  

Board Games & Puzzles (ages 8-10)

5:30pm–6:30pm
Children
Elkridge Branch
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:
Ages 8-10; 60 minutes. Drop-in. Come to a relaxed environment to play board games and work on jigsaw puzzles.

Color, Cut, & Paste (5 & up) TK

6:00pm–7:00pm
Children
Savage Branch
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:

Ages 5 and up; 60 min. Ticket required. 

Practice accuracy and fine motor skills, and create your own art while coloring, cutting, and pasting.

Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

Adult Open A/V Lab and Creativity Space - Animation Station

6:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Savage Branch
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: AV Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Animators and cartoonists, bring yourself to the Savage A/V Lab to work on handmade digital animations in Proceate, Premiere Pro, and Photoshop.

Compost Demonstration (In-Person)

6:00pm–8:00pm
Adults, Everyone
Miller Branch
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Enchanted Garden
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
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.

Music For Wellness

6:30pm–7:00pm
Teens, Adults
Elkridge Branch
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Hockley Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Health & Wellness, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Explore how AI can personalize music for therapeutic purposes and improve emotional well-being.

Pajama Time [all ages] TK

6:30pm–7:00pm
Children, Everyone
Miller Branch
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type: Early Learning

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.

Play Partners (Infant-23 mos w/Adult) TK

6:30pm–7:00pm
Children
Central Branch
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Central Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning
Event Details:

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

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

Moving up to Middle School (students entering 6th grade)

6:30pm–8:00pm
Children, Teens
Central Branch
Closed
Registration Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Community Events, Parents & Educators
Registration Required
Event Details:

 

Students entering 6th grade. Registration required.

Reads of Acceptance (Online)

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Online Branch
Closed
Registration Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Book Clubs
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month's book will be You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

 

Asian American Literature Book Club (Online)

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults
Online Branch
Closed
Registration Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Adult Online Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Community Events, Culture & Language, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join our monthly discussion of Asian American literary titles. 

Ask A Master Gardener

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults
Miller Branch
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
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. 

 

Read. Think. Talk.

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Registration Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Grist Mill Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of books that explore humans, and their conditions.

On August 4th we will discuss The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu.

 


.