American English Pronunciation

10:00am - 12:00pm
Online Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Culture & Language
Registration Required
Event Details:
This 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 For Computer Support Specialists - Adult (Online)

10:00am - 12:00pm
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 English language learners. Improve your English language skills, explore the world of computer support specialist and learn about the skills, education and training needed to begin and advance in the IT field.  Special attent...

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

10:15am - 10:45am
Elkridge Branch
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
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.

All Together Now (All ages) TK

10:15am - 10:45am
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. 
 

 

Event Details:
Ticket required. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class. ...

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.

Event Details:
Ticket required. Tickets available 15 minutes before class. ...

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. ...

Play Partners (infant-23 months) TK

11:00am - 11:30am
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.

Event Details:
Ticket required. Tickets available 15 minutes before class. ...

Undesign The Redline Guided Tour

11:00am - 12:00pm
Central Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Equity Resource Center - Exhibit & Event Space
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Community Events, History & Genealogy, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Registration Required
Event Details:
Undesign the Redline is an interactive exhibit that explores the history of structural racism and classism, how these designs compounded each other from redlining maps until today, and how we can come together to undesign these sy...

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

11:15am - 11:45am
Elkridge Branch
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
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.

All Together Now (All ages) TK

11:15am - 11:45am
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. 
 

 

Event Details:
Ticket required. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class. ...

Adult A/V Lab

12:00pm - 1:30pm
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage AV Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:
Drop-in A/V lab for adults, includes access to the recording booth and other HiTech equipment to record and mix music or create movies.  ...

Budgeting 101 (Online)

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Online Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Career, Business & Finance
Registration Required
Event Details:
Participants learn the importance of expense tracking; acknowledging the difference between needs and wants; recognizing the impacts your budget has on your life; the significance of setting financial goals. Presented by CCCSMD.  Pl...

Preschool Parade LIVE! (online)

2:00pm - 2:30pm
Online Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Childrens Online Classroom
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type:
Registration Required

PRESCHOOL PARADE LIVE!

Ages 2-5.  5-20 min.   Develop school-readiness skills through language & literacy, songs, fingerplays and rhymes.

Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation with a link to join the class/event. This email will also contain the dial-in information if you wish to participate by telephone.

Snowflake Extravaganza!

2:00pm - 5:00pm
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Hockley Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, DIY & Makerspace
Registration Required
Event Details:
Welcome the winter season with three different techniques for making paper snowflakes! Ages 16 and up. ...
Cancelled

Digital Design Lab

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Central Branch
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: CEN Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:
Graphic design and digital art guidance provided as you work on your own digital art using a variety of software and equipment. Taught by a HiTech instructor at the Central Branch.  Drop-in. Grades 6-12.        ...

Heavy Medals Book Club (grades 4-6) RG

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Central Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:
Grades 4-6. Registration required.  60 minutes. Read and discuss award-winning chapter books and participate in book-related activities.  Books must be checked out and read before the meeting.  Copies will be held for registered stu...

STEAM After-school: Origami Sumo (8-11 years) RG

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 8-11; 45-60 min. Registration Required. Fold your own paper wrestlers to face-off with others in friendly competition! ...

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

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Required
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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...

Adult A/V Lab

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Savage Branch
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage AV Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:
Drop-in A/V lab for adults, includes access to the recording booth and other HiTech equipment to record and mix music or create movies. ...
Cancelled

Restoring/Modifying Photos

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Central Branch
Required
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: CEN Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, , Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:
Are your photographs fading or damaged? Learn about the Digital Memory Station in the Glenwood Makerspace and what is next after you scan your photos.  Use Photoshop to repair and restore them using an&nbs...

Portraiture in Acrylic Paint

6:00pm - 8:30pm
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: DIY Design Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Community Events
Registration Required
Event Details:
This three-part painting class will teach participants about portraiture and how to work in acrylic paint. Participants will use a printed photo as a reference and learn techniques on enlarging, how to use a grid, composition, lighting, canvas prepar...

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.

Star Wars STEM Force: Jabba Oobleck  [ages 7-10] TK

7:00pm - 7:45pm
Miller Branch
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Patapsco/Avalon Rooms
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:
Star Wars STEM Force Ages 7-10 yrs.  45-60 min.  Ticket required.   May the force be with you as you use science, technology, engineering, and math to solve problems. Jabba Oobleck Tickets will...

In Other Worlds (Online) - Movie Edition

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Zoom Workshop
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs,
Registration Required
Event Details:
  Welcome sci-fi enthusiasts and other intrepid readers! Discuss a wide-array of SciFi movies (2nd Wednesdays) and books (4th Wednesdays) Nov 10th: "A Scanner Darkly" (movie based on Phillip K. Dick book, available on Kanopy) Dec 8th...

Mystery Book Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Book Group Online Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:
Read and discuss a wide array of mystery novels.  2nd Wednesdays, 7-8pm.  Join for an online discussion of the following titles:  January 12th: A Forgotten Murder by Jude Deveraux  February 9th...

Author Works: Lawrence Lanahan & "The Lines Between Us" (In-Person)

7:00pm - 8:30pm
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, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Registration Required
Event Details:
A masterful narrative—with echoes of Evicted and The Color of Law—that brings to life the structures, policies, and beliefs that divide us Join author Lawrence Lanahan at the Central Branch of the Howard County Library System as he discusses...

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, high beginning and low intermediat...

English For Business Writing - 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.  Develop your English vocabulary and writing skills in the business context.  Learn to compose effective emails and reports for the workplace.  If you're new to this p...

Reading & Speaking for English Language Learners - 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 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 ...

English Conversation Class

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 ...