All ages/families. Allow 15-20 minutes. Drop-in.
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.
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.
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.
All ages; 30 min.
Come experience the joys of music and movement.
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.
Ticket required. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.
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.
Ticket required. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.
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.
Tickets required. Tickets issued 15 minutes before the beginning of class.
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.
All ages; 30 min.
Come experience the joys of music and movement.
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.
Ticket required. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.
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.
Ticket required. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A hang out for teens to connect, play games and create.
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.
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 o
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)
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Ellicott City artist Wiley Purkey recounts memories of local history through his artwork.
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.
Ticket required. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.