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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Central Other Location
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Community Events, DIY & Makerspace, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:
All ages/families. Allow 15-20 minutes. Drop-in. Check out the beautiful handmade quilts decorating the HCLS Central Branch, then go to the Children's Department to get an "I Spy Challenge" sheet and see if you can find the listed objects. Quilts ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Anatomy I

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
Registration Required
Event Details:
Discover the gross anatomy of the human body and learn about three body systems that allow us function. Body systems to be discussed include: Integumentary, Skeletal, and Muscular. Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once for all four sessions...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Carnival Engineering: Skeeball

9:00am - 10:30am
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: DaVinci Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Engineer a Skee Ball Game for the Carnival!  Build this classic carnival game from scratch and compete to get the highest score! Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once for all four sessions, Tue-Fri. Registration required. Grade...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Carnival Engineering: Water Mister

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
Registration Required
Event Details:
Help us keep our carnival cool this year by engineering a water mister arch! Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once for all four sessions, Tue-Fri. Registration required. Grades 6-12. ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Carver Science

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
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us in exploring the life and accomplishments of George Washington Carver, a celebrated botanist, agronomist, chemist, biochemical engineer, and inventor. Re-explore and test his experiments. Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once f...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

HTML

9:00am - 10:30am
East Columbia Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: ECO Studio A (Classroom)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn the basics of coding in HTML by creating a website step-by-step and how adding images, color, and interactive elements can make your website interesting and unique. Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once for all four sessions, Tue-Fri....
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Java

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
Registration 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. Taught...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Music Technology I

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: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn the skills of an audio engineer in music production in the digital realm. Gain hands-on experience with DAWs and microphone setups, and dive into the music editing software of Logic Pro X to produce your own creations. Taught by a HiTech i...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Python

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
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn the basics of programming in Python! Create games, interactive programs, and anything else you want. Absolutely no experience required -- you'll learn how to program a basic game by the end of the course. Taught by a HiTech instructor. ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Wonders of Chemistry I

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
Registration 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 a HiTech instructor. Regis...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Pins and Needle Arts

10:00am - 12:00pm
Central Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: CEN Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Events, DIY & Makerspace
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join other adults who knit, crochet, embroider, and sew, in an open forum for creating, conversing, sharing, and learning. Space is limited, so please register in advance to attend in person. To attend remotely via Zoom, contact pinsneedlearts@hclibr...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Community Athletic Program - HCPD

10:00am - 2:00pm
East Columbia Branch
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Marvin Thomas Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:
The Community Athletic Program, or CAP, consists of a traveling trailer filled with sports gear, games and video game equipment and staffed by school resource officers. The concept is for police to engage with youth in areas where young people congre...
This event is in the "Children" group.

Just For Me (3-6 years) TK

10:15am - 10:45am
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type:
Event Details:
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. Tickets available 15 minutes before class.   ...
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Move and Groove (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: Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:
All ages; 30 min. Come experience the joys of music and movement.  ...
This event is in the "Children" group.

Play Partners [infant-23 months with adult] TK

10:15am - 10:45am
Miller Branch
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type:

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.

Play Partners (infant-23 months with adult) TK

10:30am - 11:00am
East Columbia Branch
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B
Age Group: Children
Program Type:

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.

Play Partners (infant-23 mth) TK

10:30am - 11:00am
Glenwood Branch
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Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Pindell Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type:

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

Summer STEAM: Ocean in a Bottle [ages 6-10] TK

11:00am - 11:45am
Miller Branch
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Patapsco/Avalon Rooms
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:
Ages 6-10; 45 min. Ticket required. Dive into Science, Technology, Art and Math and explore the Oceans of Possibilities within our world. New topics each week. Tickets will be available at the children's desk 15 minutes before class. ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Carnival Engineering: Catapult

11:00am - 12:30pm
East Columbia Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: ECO Studio A (Classroom)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Engineer a Catapult for the 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! Taught by a Hi...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Code Exploration

11:00am - 12:30pm
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Elkridge Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Anybody can program! Learn the fundamentals of programming through coursework and activities. Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once for all four sessions, Tue-Fri. Registration required. Grades 6-12. ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Dissecting Computers

11:00am - 12:30pm
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
Registration Required
Event Details:
Analyze and deconstruct computers to find out what is really behind the pretty screen. Explore the inner workings of a computer. Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once for all four sessions, Tue-Fri. Registration required. Grades 6-1...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Infectious Diseases

11:00am - 12:30pm
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
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn about infectious diseases, how they a spread, and how scientists work to find and stop their spread using medical technology. Discover the jobs that doctors, epidemiologists, microbiologists, and field scientists do each day as you participate ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Neuroscience

11:00am - 12:30pm
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
Registration Required
Event Details:
The brain is a powerful yet mysterious organ that is waiting to tell you its secrets. Come explore how this machine controls your senses, memories, and sleep Taking this class will give you a better understanding of how your own brain works, and...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Periodic Build

11:00am - 12:30pm
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
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn about the elements as you arrange the periodic table; name compounds and balance equations; and discuss orbitals, electron configuration, and VSPER Theory. Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once for all four sessions, Tue-Fri. ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Photoshop: Creating the Solar System

11:00am - 12:30pm
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
Registration Required
Event Details:
From photos to movie posters, what does it take to create print advertisements for Hollywood movies? Focus on the Adobe Photoshop tools needed to create a movie poster. Learn to use layers, layer effects, and filters. Students will use...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Procreate

11:00am - 12:30pm
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
Registration Required
Event Details:
Have you ever looked at a digital illustration and wondered “How did they do that?”  Learn tips, tricks, and the steps to creating your own illustration in the iPad app, Procreate. Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once for al...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Rocketry

11:00am - 12:30pm
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: DaVinci Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn the basics of space flight by working in teams to build and launch a gas-powered rocket. Examine the physics behind rocket design and propulsion, discuss the difficulties with space travel, and learn about the human factor in space exploration....
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Move and Groove (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: Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:
All ages; 30 min. Come experience the joys of music and movement.  ...
This event is in the "Children" group.

Play Partners [infant-23 months with adult] TK

11:30am - 12:00pm
Miller Branch
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type:

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 "Teens" group.

Oceans of Possibilities: Island Strum

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music
Registration Required
Event Details:
We'll learn some simple tunes on the ukulele while we sing, strum and have fun together!  Bring your uke or borrow one of ours.  ...
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Free Summer Meals 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:
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. Parents or guardians do not need to apply t...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Arduino

1:00pm - 2:30pm
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
Registration Required
Event Details:
Dive into the Arduino philosophy of learning through tinkering, problem solving, and rapid prototyping. After brief introductions to simple programming and basic electronics, pursue self-guided projects such as a temperature sensor and alarm, infrare...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Carnival Engineering: Catapult

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: DaVinci Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Engineer a Catapult for the 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!Taught by a HiTech instructor. ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Carnival Engineering: Pinball

1:00pm - 2:30pm
East Columbia Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: ECO Studio A (Classroom)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Engineer Pinball games for the Carnival!  Build a table-top pinball machine to play on! Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once for all four sessions, Tue-Fri. Registration required. Grades 6-12. ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Carver Science

1:00pm - 2:30pm
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
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us in exploring the life and accomplishments of George Washington Carver, a celebrated botanist, agronomist, chemist, biochemical engineer, and inventor. Re-explore and test his experiments. Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once f...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Infectious Disease

1:00pm - 2:30pm
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
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn about infectious diseases, how they a spread, and how scientists work to find and stop their spread using medical technology. Discover the jobs that doctors, epidemiologists, microbiologists, and field scientists do each day as you participate ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

TinkerCad

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Elkridge Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn the basics of creating 3D objects to print in TinkerCad.  Learn to design, edit, and prepare your object for the 3D printer. Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once for all four sessions, Tue-Fri. Registration required. Gra...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Vector Art: Vector Vs. Raster

1:00pm - 2:30pm
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
Registration Required
Event Details:
Get hands-on experience working in Adobe Illustrator,  Gain an understanding of vectorillustrations and how they are used in digital media in this HiTech class. Create your own emoji icon using mathematical equations and geom...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Zoology

1:00pm - 2:30pm
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
Registration 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. Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once for all four sessions, Tue-Fri. R...
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Patapsco/Avalon Rooms
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:
Ages 6-10; 45 min. Ticket required. Dive into Science, Technology, Art and Math and explore the Oceans of Possibilities within our world. New topics each week. Tickets will be available at the children's desk 15 minutes before class. ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

The Meetup

2:00pm - 5:00pm
East Columbia Branch
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Walter Dean Myers Homework Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!,
Event Details:
A  hang out for teens to connect, play games and create.   ...
This event is in the "Children" group.

Book Bingo (ages 5-10) TK

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Elkridge Branch
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Hockley Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:
Ages: 5-10; 60 min.  Ticketed required. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class. Play Bingo featuring superheroes and win a book! ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Creativity Lab: Watercolor Wonders!

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Miller Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Tech Lab (MIL)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, DIY & Makerspace
Registration Required
Event Details:
Do you like art? Are you looking for a new adventure?  Join us as we explore watercolor pencil and paint techniques, then create a piece of art using our template or completely on your own. ARTSHOW: Leave your art, or bring back your complete...

Straw Structure STEM (ages 9-12) RG

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Central Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 9-12. Registration required.  Join a group and use your creativity and STEM skills to design the best structure in only an hour! Create your designs using only straws and connectors!   ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Summer book meetup - high school edition

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:
Meet up with other high school book lovers to discuss and dissect what you are reading over the summer in an outdoor setting.  Please bring a copy of your book(s) to the meetup as well as a summary, a reaction piece, a poem, a song, a piece of a...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

A/V Lab

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage AV Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:
Students will have access to the sound booth and other HiTech equipment to record and mix music or create movies. Taught by a HiTech instructor. Tue-Fri. Drop-in. Grades 6-12. ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Carnival Engineering: Catapult

3:00pm - 4:30pm
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
Registration Required
Event Details:
Engineer a Catapult for the 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! Taught by a Hi...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Carnival Engineering: Ten80

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: DaVinci Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration 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.Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once for all four ses...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Carnival Engineering: Water Mister

3:00pm - 4:30pm
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
Registration Required
Event Details:
Help us keep our carnival cool this year by engineering a water mister arch! Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once for all four sessions, Tue-Fri. Registration required. Grades 6-12. ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Component Design

3:00pm - 4:30pm
East Columbia Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: ECO Studio A (Classroom)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn how to design the playing area of a pinball machine. Using illustration software, students will create the parts and the look of a pinball machine and also learn how to make design illustrations ready for printing on the laser cutter and engrav...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Computer Illustration - Carnival Game Board

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Elkridge Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Students will learn basic Adobe Illustrator tools and design techniques to create carnival game board illustrations. Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once for all four sessions, Tue-Fri. Registration required. Grades 6-12. ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Cosmology

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Carl Sagan Conference Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Do you watch The Big Bang Theory, but want to know more about the Big Bang? Study the origin and development of the universe, learn how to look at the night skyand know where everything is. Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once for all four...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Periodic Build

3:00pm - 4:30pm
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
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn about the elements as you arrange the periodic table; name compounds and balance equations; and discuss orbitals, electron configuration, and VSPER Theory. Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once for all four sessions, Tue-Fri. ...
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Celebrate Frida Kahlo!

3:30pm - 4:30pm
East Columbia Branch
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Community Events, DIY & Makerspace
Event Details:
Please join us and celebrate Frida Kahlo with a story and a craft.  ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

CANCELED SESSION Dungeons and Dragons: Library Fortress Campaign

6:00pm - 8:45pm
Elkridge Branch
Closed
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Elkridge Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!,
Registration Required
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Adventurers Wanted! Treasure, lore, and knowledge await. Join a campaign to unlock the secrets within Candlekeep's ancient tomes. Each manuscript transports readers to a story of danger, magic, and mystery. Please plan to lend your talents to all 7 s...
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Pajama Time (all ages) TK

7:00pm - 7:30pm
Central Branch
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type:

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.

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Ticket required. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.   ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Stress Free STEAM (In Person)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Miller Branch
Closed
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Avalon Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Community Events, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Feeling stressed?  Relieve some of that tension and join us for Stress Free STEAM for Adults. Activities vary each month.  This month we will explore the history and science of the unique woven fabric known as gauze before crafting an oc...