"I Spy Challenge!" Milltown Quilters (all ages, families)

All Day
Central Branch
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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 during branch hours. 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 lis...

Carnival Arcade I

9:00am - 10:30am
Savage Branch
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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:
Engineer the arcade game that will be used for the  Carnival. This arcade will be built and designed by students.   Students will learn the basics of collaborative game design. Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once for all...

Carnival Engineering: Skeeball

9:00am - 10:30am
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: DaVinci Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
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Engineer a life size Skee Ball Game for the carnival!  Build this classic carnival game from scratch and compete against others. Highest score wins!  Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once for all five sessions, Mon-Fri. Regi...

Coding with Digital Art

9:00am - 10:30am
East Columbia Branch
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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 a new fun way to code and create awesome graphics. Designed for beginners with a passion for creativity and ease, learn the technology that it takes all the pro-features away from the eyes to let students focus on the code and see their results...

Drones & Quadrotors

9:00am - 10:30am
East Columbia Branch
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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:
Engineer a drone show for the HiTech Carnival!  No experience necessary.  The HiTech Carnival happens at the East Columbia Branch on Saturday, August 6th. Bring your family and friends to the event to show off what you built during class...

Neuroscience

9:00am - 10:30am
Savage Branch
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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:
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...

Photography 1

9:00am - 10:30am
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage AV Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
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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. Contribute to a database...

Technology of Fashion

9:00am - 10:30am
East Columbia Branch
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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 fashion industry from concept to delivery, the role of science, and how to use technology to create selected outfits and original fashion design ideas. Taught by a HiTech Instructor. Register once for all five sessions, Mon-Fri....

Web Design

9:00am - 10:30am
Elkridge Branch
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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 basic fundamentals of HTML elements and User Interface (UI) design through Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once for all four sessions, Mon-Thurs. Registration requested, walk ins allowed based ...

Zoology

9:00am - 10:30am
Elkridge Branch
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: DIY Design Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
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Explore the world of animal science and all the cool parts of their lives. Discover new and cool things about animals. Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once for all four sessions, Mon-Thurs. Registration requested, walk ins allowed ba...

American English Pronunciation - Adult (Online)

10:00am - 12:00pm
Online Branch
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Culture & Language
Registration Required
Event Details:
This class is designed for English language learners. Improve your spoken English as we focus on listening and speaking skills with an emphasis on everyday pronunciation, intonation, and stress, as well as unique American rhythms. If you're...

English Conversation Class-Adult (In-person)

10:00am - 12:00pm
Central Branch
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Tapestry Classroom (Project Literacy)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Culture & Language
Registration Required
Event Details:
This is a class for adult English language learners.  Practice conversational skills and discuss topics ranging from small talk and common interests to life, work and current events. This is an in-person class that meets in the Tapestry Room in ...

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

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

Exploring on the Patio with "The Basics" (all ages, TK)

10:15am - 10:45am
Central Branch
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type: DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:
All ages; 30 minutes. Ticket required. Tickets available 15 minutes before class. Listen to a story, develop observation skills while exploring nature, and participate in an activity you can also do at home. Outdoor classes may be moved inside ...

Play Partners (infant-23 months) TK

10:15am - 10:45am
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein 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.

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All Together Now (All ages) 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, 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. 
 

 

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

Musical Movers (3-6 with adult) TK

10:30am - 11:00am
Glenwood Branch
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Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Pindell Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:
Prepare to move! All your favorite songs, dances and games packed into one really fun class!  ...

Craft Pop-up Shop, Jr. (ages 3-5 w/adult)

11:00am - 12:00pm
Miller Branch
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, DIY & Makerspace, Crafts, Fun & Games!,
Event Details:
Ages 3-5 with adult.  Allow 15 minutes.  Drop in. Pop-in and make a fun craft!   ...

3D Modeling & Printing

11:00am - 12:30pm
East Columbia Branch
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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 use Blender, an open-source, 3D design program. Create virtual spaces that, when rendered properly, give the illusion of photographic representation. Applications as diverse as architectural design prototypes, video games, animation, and...

Cosmology

11:00am - 12:30pm
Elkridge Branch
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Elkridge Studio
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 sky and know where everything is.  Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once fo...

Java

11:00am - 12:30pm
Savage Branch
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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:
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...

Mathplosion: Algebra

11:00am - 12:30pm
Online Branch
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
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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. Discuss the importance of data displays as well as learn techniques for manipulati...

Movie Editing

11:00am - 12:30pm
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage AV Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
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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. Taught by a HiTech instructor. Re...

Origami Engineering

11:00am - 12:30pm
East Columbia Branch
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Teen Study Room (East Columbia)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Get hands-on experience in the ancient art of paper folding! Students will see how origami can be used to create structures like solar panels, bridges, and packing materials. They will take a close look at tessellating polygons and how, with the art ...

Outdoor Science

11:00am - 12:30pm
Savage Branch
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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:
Science rules both inside and outdoors! Join us for some awesome, messy, and WEIRD fun in the sun. We will perform chemical experiments, explore the properties of water, create our own sustainable energy and more in this 5-day indoor/outdoor class!&n...

Photoshop

11:00am - 12:30pm
Savage Branch
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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:
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. Taught by a HiTech instructor...

Science Meets Art

11:00am - 12:30pm
East Columbia Branch
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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 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! Students will create acrylic-pour paintings, make their own watercolor paints, and use resin and al...

Smooth Science

11:00am - 12:30pm
Elkridge Branch
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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:
Science has never been cooler or smoother. Explore the digestive tract and the science behind actual smoothies. Permission slip will be emailed to registrants and required for participation. Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once for all ...

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

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

Exploring on the Patio with "The Basics" (all ages, TK)

11:30am - 12:00pm
Central Branch
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type: DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:
All ages; 30 minutes. Ticket required. Tickets available 15 minutes before class. Listen to a story, develop observation skills while exploring nature, and create your own craft to take home.  Outdoor classes may be moved inside due to unf...

Free Summer Meals Program

11:30am - 2:00pm
East Columbia Branch
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: East Columbia Other Location
Age Group: Children, Teens
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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...

Carnival Engineering: Pinball

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Savage Branch
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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 Pinball games for the HiTech Carnival and build a table-top pinball machine.  The HiTech Carnival happens at the East Columbia Branch on Saturday, August 6th. Bring your family and friends to the event to show off what you built during ...

Carnival: Science

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Savage Branch
Closed
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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:
Create a stellar Science game or experience for the HiTech Carnival!  No experience necessary.  The HiTech Carnival happens at the East Columbia Branch on Saturday, August 6th. Bring your family and friends to the event to show off what ...

Drawing With Tablets

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Elkridge Branch
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Required
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Grist Mill Conference Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn to draw or sketch on a tablet using the latest technologies just like the professionals.  Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once for all four sessions, Mon-Thurs. Registration requested, walk ins allowed based on space. G...

Electrical Engineering

1:00pm - 2:30pm
East Columbia Branch
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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:
Lights On, Lights Off! Ever wonder what happens behind the scenes when you flip a light switch on the wall or press the ON button of a battery-powered fan in the summer? Why do some toys need AAA batteries to operate while other toys need C batteries...

Graphic Design 101

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage AV Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
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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. Register once for ...

Intro to Robotics

1:00pm - 2:30pm
East Columbia Branch
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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:
Begin to program in a fun and creative way!  Intro to Robotics shows how to program in an artistic and fun way- great for students just learning about programming and interested in making robots move.  Taught by a HiTech Instructor. R...

Radioactive Studies with M. Curie

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Elkridge Branch
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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:
Learn about Nobel Prize winning scientist Marie Curie, her discovery of two chemical elements, and the importance of radiation in medical treatments and pathology. Explore how her scientific findings relate to current day medicine and everyday life b...

Web Design

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Elkridge Branch
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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 basic fundamentals of HTML elements and User Interface (UI) design through Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once for all four sessions, Mon-Thurs. Registration requested, walk ins allowed based ...

Just for Me (ages 3-5) TK

1:30pm - 2:00pm
Elkridge Branch
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!,

JUST FOR ME

Ages 3-5; 30 min.  Ticket required

Preschoolers go to class on their own.  They will learn to follow rules and routines, understand feelings, and talk about stories.  They may also learn about shapes and numbers, use scissors, draw and write, make guesses about what is going to happen, learn about the world, and be creative. 

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

 

3D CAD: Oceans of Possibilities

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Elkridge Branch
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Belmont Room
Age Group: Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join a group of robotics team members from FTC team #20123 Cryptic to learn the fundamentals of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) using the cloud-based software Onshape! By the end of the course, students will be able to completely design and independently...

Code & Go Robot Mouse (ages 6-10, RG)

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Branch
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Central Children's Classroom
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
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Event Details:
Ages 6-10; 60 min. Registration required.  Explore the science of coding and programming with Colby, the programmable mouse. ...

Stop Motion Movie Making (ages 11-15) RG

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Central Branch
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Teen Area (CEN)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:
Ages 11-15. Registration required.  Plan and direct your own movie using Stop Motion! Work in groups to create a stop motion animation. Must attend all days.   ...
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Community Art Project: Environmental Mural Painting (East Columbia)

2:30pm - 5:30pm
East Columbia Branch
Required
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Marvin Thomas Room
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Gardening & Nature, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:
Explore the different ecosystems in Maryland through art! This summer, each HCLS Branch hosts a different mural featuring one of six different ecosystems found within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. The ecosystem for the  East Columbia Branch is M...

Mathplosion: Geometry

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Elkridge Branch
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Grist Mill Conference Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Slide to the left... Slide to the right... Criss-cross!  If you think this course is about dancing, you’re close – it’s Geometry! Join us to review how to make shapes dance around the coordinate plane with transformations! As a bonus, you will a...

Summer book meetup - middle school edition

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:
Meet up with other book worms to share/review/recommend or not recommend what you are reading this summer!  Club with meet 4 Wednesday afternoons in July outside, please bring your book(s) to each meeting if possible - feel free to write about t...

Carnival Engineering: Water Bucket Drop

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Savage Branch
Closed
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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 Water Bucket Drop for the Carnival!  Build a modified version of this classic carnival game from scratch, using mechanical engineering principles to make a splash!  Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once for all ...

Carnival: Ten80

3:00pm - 4:30pm
East Columbia Branch
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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:
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 al...

Drones & Quadrotors

3:00pm - 4:30pm
East Columbia Branch
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Teen Study Room (East Columbia)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Engineer a drone show for the HiTech Carnival!  No experience necessary.  The HiTech Carnival happens at the East Columbia Branch on Saturday, August 6th. Bring your family and friends to the event to show off what you built during class...

Outdoor Science

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:
Science rules both inside and outdoors! Join us for some awesome, messy, and WEIRD fun in the sun. We will perform chemical experiments, discover the properties of water, create our own sustainable energy and more in this HiTech class! Taught by a...

Post-Production Photography

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
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn about photograph manipulation during the post-production stage that takes place after a picture is taken. Gain organizational and artistic skills of a professional photographer while utilizing the technology and the science involved with the pr...

Sports Science

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Savage Branch
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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:
Deflategate and the ideal gas law? Bend it like Beckham? What is a knuckle ball? Learn about the physics behind your favorite sports withhands-on experiments. Taught by a HiTech instructor. Register once for all five sessions, Mon-Fri. Regis...

Take a Peek at the Chesapeake

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Elkridge Branch
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Elkridge Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Feeling crabby? Come explore the amazing scientific concepts that make the Chesapeake Bay unique. Students in this class will study the flora and fauna that lies beneath our own Chesapeake Bay Bridge, as well as the civil engineering behind the bridg...

Weird Science

3:00pm - 4:30pm
East Columbia Branch
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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:
Have you ever wanted to become a mad scientist? Explore in fun and exciting chemistry experiments using basic household chemicals. Engineer an assortment of mind-blowing matter to take home and spook your friends and family.  Taught by a HiTe...

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

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Central Branch
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type:
Registration Required
Event Details:
For children entering Kindergarten this fall, 45-60 minutes, registration required. Stories and activities to help mark that all important first day. Cosponsored by Friends & Foundation of HCLS.     ...

Crazy 8’s: Math Club for 3rd - 5th Grade

5:15pm - 6:00pm
Elkridge Branch
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
3rd - 5th grade. 45 minutes - 1 hour. Registration required. Crazy 8's is a nationwide math club designed to get kids fired up about math. Every week kids get to build stuff, run and jump, make music, make a mess...and make friendships a...

Craft Pop-up Shop (ages 4 & up)

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Miller Branch
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Children's Classroom
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, DIY & Makerspace, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:
Ages 4 and up.  Allow 15 minutes.  Drop in. Pop-in and make a fun craft!   ...

Pajama Time (all ages) TK

6:30pm - 7:00pm
Glenwood Branch
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Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Pindell Room
Age Group: 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.

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

Reading & Speaking for English Language Learners - Adult (In-Person)

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Central Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Tapestry Classroom (Project Literacy)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Culture & Language
Registration Required
Event Details:
This class is designed for English language learners. Practice your speaking skills in a supportive environment. Students read a short story each week and discuss it in class. Plenty of opportunities provided to practice both speaking ...

Express Yourself Creative Writing Workshop (Online)

7:00pm - 7:15pm
Online Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, DIY & Makerspace, Crafts, Fun & Games!,
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 14-18, allow 30-45 min.  Looking to jump start your writing? Or just start writing? Attend one or all of these workshops to help you express yourself creatively using fun and engaging tips, techniques, and prompts. Register for each...

Pajama Time (all ages) TK

7:00pm - 7:30pm
Elkridge Branch
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Age Group: 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.

Author Works: Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman & The Black Agenda: Bold Solutions for a Broken System - In Conversation with Dr. Sheri Parks

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Central Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Equity Resource Center - Exhibit & Event Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author & Literary Events, Community Events, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Registration Required
Event Details:
This event will be In-Person at Central Branch, Howard County Library System.   THE BLACK AGENDA: Bold Solutions For a Broken System features Black voices across economics, education, health, climate, and technology, speaking to the questi...

CAD Workshop Series (Computer Aided Design)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Miller Branch
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Patapsco Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:
Join a group of robotics team members from FTC team #20123 Cryptic to learn the fundamentals of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) using the cloud-based software Onshape! By the end of the course, students will be capable of completely designing and 3D prin...

Express Yourself Creative Writing Workshop

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Glenwood Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Studio B
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, DIY & Makerspace, Crafts, Fun & Games!,
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 14-18, allow 30-45 min.  Looking to jump start your writing? Or just start writing? Attend one or all of these workshops to help you express yourself creatively.  Each session will begin with a 5 minute prompt and then enjoy a fun a...

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

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Central Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type:
Registration Required
Event Details:
For children entering Kindergarten this fall, 45-60 minutes, registration required. Stories and activities to help mark that all important first day. Cosponsored by Friends & Foundation of HCLS.     ...

Romantic Reads (Online)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Terrapin Online Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:
Love to read romance novels? Do you need an escape from reality? Join the new Romantic Reads Book Discussion! Discuss your favorite romance author and book or series with other fellow romance readers. You will "zoom" away with new authors and book...

Sewing Machine Basics

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: DIY Design Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: DIY & Makerspace
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us in the DIY Studio to cover the basics of using a sewing machine. We will discuss and demonstrate set-up and use of the sewing machines that can be borrowed from the library. Participants will have the opportunity to practice their skills! ...

English As A Second Language Levels 1, 2 or 3 - Adult (Online)

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Online Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Culture & Language
Registration Required
Event Details:
This is a class for adult English language learners.  Improve your English language skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.  It is suitable for English language learners in low beginning to low intermediate levels.  The cl...

English Conversation Class (in-person)

7:45pm - 8:45pm
Miller Branch
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Ellicott Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Culture & Language
Event Details:
Is English your second (or third) language? Practice speaking and listening in a small group. Wednesdays, 7:45 - 8:45 pm ...