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

All Day
Central Branch
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Exhibit Space 2 (CEN)
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 ...

Hoo Can You Find? (all ages, families)

All Day
Central Branch
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Central Branch
Age Group: Children, Teens, Everyone
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music
Event Details:
All ages. Drop in. Allow 20 minutes. Try your hand in a branch-wide scavenger hunt. Hunt for colored owls in the children's section or challenge yourself to find photos of real owls throughout the Central Branch.   ...

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...

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.   ...

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.  ...

Play Partners (infant-23 months with adult) 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
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. ...

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.   ...

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: Octopus Garden [ages 6-10 w/adult] 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 with adult.  45 minutes.  Ticket and release form required. Dive into Science, Technology, Art and Math and explore the Oceans of Possibilities within our world. New topics each week. Octopus's Garden - Would you like t...

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.  ...

Play Partners (infant-23 months with adult) 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
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. ...

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.   ...

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
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.  ...

Community Art Project: Environmental Mural Painting

12:30pm - 1:30pm
Savage Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Author & Literary Events, Community Events, Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
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. All murals are designed by HCLS Adult Art Curriculum ...

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...

Films with Humans (East Columbia)

1:00pm - 4:00pm
East Columbia Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Events,
Registration Required
Event Details:
Please join us for this new bimonthly series wherein we will watch films about humans, since all great stories involve great characters, and then we'll discuss them with our fellow humans. The movies are available on DVD from the library collectio...

The Other Side of the Book Drop (all ages, TK)

2:00pm - 2:15pm
Central Branch
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Central Other Location
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:
All ages, 15-20 minutes. Ticketed. Tickets available 15 minutes prior to class. Visit the "other side" of the book drop in this behind-the-scenes tour. ...

Summer STEAM: Octopus Garden [ages 6-10 with adult] TK

2:00pm - 2:45pm
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 with adult.  45 minutes.  Ticket and release form required. Dive into Science, Technology, Art and Math and explore the Oceans of Possibilities within our world. New topics each week. Octopus's Garden - Would you like t...

Community Art Project: Environmental Mural Painting

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Central Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: CEN Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Community Events, Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
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. All murals are designed by HCLS Adult Art Curriculum ...

Stop Motion Animation: Oceans of Possibilities

2:00pm - 4:00pm
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:
Collaborate in teams to create a stop motion animation short for the summer reading theme: Oceans of Possibilities. Storyboard, write, design sets, photograph stills, and learn greenscreen and other special effects. Please, plan to attend a...

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.   ...

The Other Side of the Book Drop (all ages, TK)

2:30pm - 2:45pm
Central Branch
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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Central Other Location
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:
All ages, 15-20 minutes. Ticketed. Tickets available 15 minutes prior to class. Visit the "other side" of the book drop in this behind-the-scenes tour. ...

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...

Teen Gameday!

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Miller Branch
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Tech Lab (MIL)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:
Ages 11 and up | Join other teens for Gameday, a drop-in session for students to mingle while playing a card or board game. (No registration needed) --- Play a game anytime in The Center, Miller Library's new Teen space, where board games ...

A Brush with History: An Artist Talk featuring Wiley Purkey

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Miller Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Patapsco/Avalon Rooms
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Community Events
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ellicott City artist Wiley Purkey recounts memories of local history through his artwork. Find out how he became interested in the arts, along with stories about local characters, and inspirations that continue to influence his art to this day. ...

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.

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