This virtual class is designed for adult English language learners who are interested in working as Ophthalmic Technicians.  Participants learn about the work setting, responsibilities, potential earnings, and a pathway to advance in the fiel

This is an in-person class for beginning English language learners.  It focuses on learning vocabulary and developing listening and reading, speaking and writing skills.  It meets in the Tapestry Room in HCLS Centra

Join other adults who knit, crochet, embroider, and sew, in an open forum for creating, conversing, sharing, and learning. This is a hybrid event, so if you would like to attend remotely via Zoom, contact pinsneedlearts@hclibrary.org.

This virtual class is designed for adult English language learners. Practice speaking skills in a supportive environment. Students read one short story each week and discuss it in class.

Join us as we move beyond blame and shame to ask, “How can we take responsibility today for a history of racial inequality we did not create?”     

Common Ground Conversations Journey® is a unique approach en

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Ages 3-6; 30 min.

For children who are ready for an independent class that includes creative expression, listening comprehension, and early reading skills.

Limited Attendance. Ticket required.

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

Preschoolers develop skills for talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing through stories, songs, fingerplays, and rhymes. 

Ticket required. Tickets will be given out 15 minutes prior to class.

Explore how to use the laser cutter/engraver. Create your own Spring jewelry or keychain.

Ages 3-5 years; 30 mins.  RG, Registration required. 

Have you always wanted to learn to sew? Or love to upcycle and want to take it to the next level? In this class you will learn the basics of using a sewing machine. Then we will put your new skills to use with a practice project.

After school supervised safe space for middle and high school students. Socialize with peers, work on homework, or enjoy optional games, crafts, and other activities.

A  hang out for teens to connect, play games and create.

Ages 11-18 | Walk in, no registration needed, space is limited.  

Drop-in to use the equipment in the A/V Studio! Record and mix music or create and edit movies with the help of a HiTech Instructor.
No registration required. Grades 6-12. 

The Muslim Women of Howard County invite you to participate in an engaging event where you can not only discover the significance of the hijab but also try it on yourself. Join us for this unique opportunity to learn about the Muslim traditio

Join us as we move beyond blame and shame to ask, “How can we take responsibility today for a history of racial inequality we did not create?”     

Common Ground Conversations Journey® is a unique approach en

3rd - 5th grade. 45 minutes - 1 hour. Registration required.

3rd - 5th grade. 45-60 min. Registration required.

A class to explore career planning, resume development, internship acquisition, interviewing skills, business etiquette, discussion of agriculture related careers and beyond. Three sessions taught by a University of Maryland Extension Instructor.

Families; allow 30 minutes. Ticket required.

Explore and engage in various STEM activities through self-guided stations.

This is a class for English Language Learners.  Practice conversational skills and discuss topics like small talk, common interests, life, work, and current events in a safe and supportive environment. The is an in-person class that meets in

Ticket required. Free tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

Slow down with us at Mindful Making, a new class where we focus on process over product and discover the meditative benefits of simple acts of creation. 

This month we will center ourselves with some Mandala Dot Painting. 

Because anime & manga aren’t just for kids… join us at the Advanced Anime Association. A safe space to geek out about anime, manga, and all things related with like-minded people who are of a similar advanced age.

This class is designed for adult English language learners. Improve your English language knowledge with evidence-based strategies that build your reading skills.