Strive: Job Readiness Training (Online)

9:00am - 5:00pm
Online Branch
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Career, Business & Finance, College & Trade Schools
Event Details:
WHAT IF YOU COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE IN JUST FOUR WEEKS? STRIVE is more than job training. Move beyond barriers that are holding you back! During these 4 weeks you will receive: ➢ Career path mentoring ➢ Attitudinal and Job Readiness Tra...

English Conversation Class-Adult (Online)

10:00am - 12:00pm
Online Branch
Closed
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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.  Practice conversational skills and discuss topics ranging from small talk and common interests to life, work and current events.    ...

English for Life & Work Advanced Level - Adult (Online)

10:00am - 12:00pm
Online Branch
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Culture & Language
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This is a class for adult English language learners at an advanced level.  Improve your English language skills for work and everyday life.   ...

Baby Games (Online)

11:00am - 11:30am
Online Branch
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type:
Registration Required

BABY GAMES

Ages Infant-2.  5 –15 min.  Songs, bounces, rhymes, and tickles for tykes!

This class has been prerecorded. You will receive the link to the online class with confirmation of your registration.

If you miss this class, past classes are posted on the Howard County Library System YouTube channel Playlists.

Event Details:
If you miss this class, past classes are posted on the Howard County Library System YouTube channel Playlists [use link:  https://www.youtube.com/user/howardcountylibrary/playlists].   ...

Healthy Cents: Container Gardening (Online)

11:00am - 12:00pm
Online Branch
Closed
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Adult Online Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gardening & Nature, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:
Do you love fresh fruits and vegetables but, don't have the space or time to take care of a large garden? Join us to learn the benefits of container gardening. We will discuss the materials you will need as well as how much space and...

The Silk Road with the Walters Art Museum (Online)

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Online Branch
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Merriweather Online Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Community Events, History & Genealogy, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Registration Required
Event Details:
What do you think of when you hear the term “Silk Road?” Cross-cultural trade between Asia, Persia, the Roman Empire and others circulated goods, technology, art, and religion. Explore works from the Walters Art Museum that illuminate the expansive s...

Write Now!

3:00pm - 3:30pm
Online Branch
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type:
Registration Required
Event Details:
Let your imagination fly and start writing now. Every week we will share a writing prompt to inspire you. It can be just a few words, a paragraph, or it can be a story-it's up to you! If you like, you can send us a copy of what you've done to in...

Math Lab

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Online Branch
Closed
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Get help with math in our HiTech Math Lab! Come with questions from your virtual classes - anything from 6th grade math through Calculus is welcome! There are three live HiTech Math Instructors to help. No questions from school? We'll put you to work...

Films that Connect Us (Online)

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Online Branch
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Adult Online Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Events,
Registration Required
Event Details:
How do films shape and connect us? Join our film discussion series. Please watch weekly films prior to their actual discussion dates. May 17: Celebrate Asian/Pacific Islander Month with a lovable band of dysfunctional outsiders in Shoplifters (Jap...

Paragraph Pals: Alvin Ho (Online)

4:30pm - 5:15pm
Online Branch
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Childrens Online Classroom
Program Type: Book Clubs, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Registration Required
Event Details:
For children transitioning from early readers to chapter books. After reading the title, join us for fun activities that include reading comprehension exercises and games. Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things, by Lenore Look...

Gratitude Meditation (Online)

6:30pm - 7:00pm
Online Branch
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Merriweather Online Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:
  Join Amy Rutledge a certified meditation instructor to learn how to cultivate self love, self worth, confidence, compassion, focus, concentration, stress, anxiety relief, and help with navigating difficult emotions and change. Promote conne...

Asian American Literature book club (Online)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Branch
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Terrapin Online Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author & Literary Events, Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:
Read and discuss books by Asian authors or based on the Asian experience.  3rd Mondays; 7 - 8 pm.  Join for an online discussion of the following titles:  April 19:  Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Jong&n...

Reads of Acceptance (Online)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Branch
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Book Group Online Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Community Events, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us as we discuss books pertaining to LGBTQ+ experiences! All are welcome. We'll meet on 3rd Mondays each month from 7-8pm. Titles to be discussed are as follows: [click the links to go to catalog for each title] May 17:...

Intermediate Korean (Online)

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Online Branch
Closed
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Culture & Language
Registration Required
Event Details:
Prerequisite: Korean for Beginners. Registration required. Ages 18+. Continue learning Korean in this 12-week class taught by Saea Oh, who holds a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and is certified in TESOL (Teaching English to Spea...

ESL Level 1 - Adult (Online)

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Online Branch
Closed
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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 language learners in low beginning level.  The class meets twice a week o...

ESL Level 2 - Adult (Online)

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Online Branch
Closed
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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 high beginning level.  This class meets twic...

ESL Level 3 - Adult (Online)

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Online Branch
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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 language learners in low intermediate levels.  This class meets twice a week o...

Pronunciation for English Language Speakers - Adult (Online)

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Online Branch
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Library Branch: Online Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Culture & Language
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This is a class for adult English language learners.  Improve your spoken English with this class. The class will focus on listening and speaking skills with an emphasis on everyday pronunciation, intonation and stress, as well as uniq...