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Hatchlings: New Baby and Me (Newborn-6 months with adult) RG

Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Belmont Room at Elkridge Branch
Age Group:
Children, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Infants birth-6 months with adult. 45-60 minutes. Registration required, one per household.  Welcome home, baby! Hatchlings: New Baby and Me is an interactive four-week ear...

Required
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Belmont Room
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults
Required
Event Details:

Infants birth-6 months with adult. 45-60 minutes. Registration required, one per household. 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Play Partners [infant-23 months with adult] TK

Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Miller Children's Classroom at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Early Learning
Age Group:
Children
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 acti...

Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning

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.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Cubelets® Engineering Challenge (ages 8-10) TK

Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Seahorse Children's Classroom at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 8-10. 45 minutes. Ticket required. Work in teams to solve engineering challenges with Cubelets®.

Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Ages 8-10. 45 minutes. Ticket required.

Work in teams to solve engineering challenges with Cubelets®.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Craft Works: Resin Bookmarks

Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
CEN Studio at Central Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Let your creativity shine in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Join us every month to learn about different art media and explore new techniques. This month, make your o...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: CEN Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!
Required
Event Details:

Let your creativity shine in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Join us every month to learn about different art media and explore new techniques.

This month, make your own Resin Bookmarks!

 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Bingo Social

Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
DaVinci Room at Savage Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

B-I-N-G-O! Get sociable and win prizes. Compete and converse with other bingo fans.  Games will be held on a rotating Thursday schedule at all branches, so please make note...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: DaVinci Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!
Required
Event Details:

B-I-N-G-O! Get sociable and win prizes. Compete and converse with other bingo fans. 

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Minute to Win It (ages 9-12)

Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Maxine White Warfield Room at Central Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!
Age Group:
Children, Teens
Event Details:

  Ages 10 - 12. Registration required. Join the competition and put your speed to the test! Tackle physical maneuvers, mental challenges and fun tasks using everyday obj...

Required
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!
Required
Event Details:

 

Ages 10 - 12. Registration required.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Lifehacks

Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Hockley Room at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Career, Business & Finance, Gardening & Nature, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Join us to learn simple tips to make your life easier and more economical. This class, which will meet every other month, will offer information based on themes at each meeting.&nb...

Required
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Hockley Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Career, Business & Finance, Gardening & Nature, Health & Wellness
Required
Event Details:

Join us to learn simple tips to make your life easier and more economical. This class, which will meet every other month, will offer information based on themes at each meeting.  

Recording Booth Karaoke

Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Studio B at Glenwood Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, DIY & Makerspace
Event Details:

By using free MIDI songs, you can build in accompaniment tracks into your composition. Learn how to edit the MIDI files and add a vocal track and save your song in the recording bo...

Required
Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Studio B
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, DIY & Makerspace
Required
Event Details:

By using free MIDI songs, you can build in accompaniment tracks into your composition. Learn how to edit the MIDI files and add a vocal track and save your song in the recording booth at the Glenwood branch + Makerspace.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

English Conversation Class-Adult (In-Person)

Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Tapestry Classroom (Project Literacy) at Central Branch
Program Type:
Adult English Classes
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This is an in-person class for adult English Language Learners.  Practice English conversational skills and discuss topics ranging from small talk and common interests to life...

Required
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Tapestry Classroom (Project Literacy)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult English Classes
Required
Event Details:

This is an in-person class for adult English Language Learners.  Practice English conversational skills and discuss topics ranging from small talk and common interests to life, work and current events. Please email prolit@hclibrary.org for mo

This event is in the "Children" group.

Bilingual Stories and Playtime (all ages with adult) TK

Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Seahorse Children's Classroom at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Culture & Language, Early Learning, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

All ages with adult; 30 min.  Ticket required. Únase a nosotros para cuentos, canciones y rimas bilingues. Seguido de un tiempo de juego. Join us for bilingual stories, son...

Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Culture & Language, Early Learning, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Event Details:

All ages with adult; 30 min.  Ticket required.

Únase a nosotros para cuentos, canciones y rimas bilingues. Seguido de un tiempo de juego. Join us for bilingual stories, songs and rhymes. Followed by a playtime.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Pajama Time (all ages) TK

Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Central Children's Classroom at Central Branch
Program Type:
Age Group:
Children, Everyone
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 ...

Event Details:

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

Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Central Children's Classroom
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. Free tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Murder, Mischief, and Mayhem

Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Belmont Room at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a lively discussion of all things murderous, mysterious, and mischievous.  Sometimes it's fiction, sometimes non-fiction, but always interesting!

Required
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Belmont Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Required
Event Details:

Join us for a lively discussion of all things murderous, mysterious, and mischievous.  Sometimes it's fiction, sometimes non-fiction, but always interesting!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Moving Up to Middle School Jeopardy and Mixer

Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Hockley Room at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Career, Business & Finance
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

For students starting sixth grade this fall, efriend other rising sixth graders as you play a team-based game of Middle School Jeopardy. Through a series of activities, t...

Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Hockley Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Career, Business & Finance
Event Details:

For students starting sixth grade this fall, efriend other rising sixth graders as you play a team-based game of Middle School Jeopardy.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

All Together Now (all ages with adult) TK

Friday, August 23, 2024 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Belmont Room at Elkridge Branch
Age Group:
Children, Everyone
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 ac...

Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Belmont Room
Age Group: Children, Everyone

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. 
 

 

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

All Together Now [all ages] TK

Friday, August 23, 2024 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Miller Children's Classroom at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Early Learning
Age Group:
Children, Everyone
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 ac...

Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type: Early Learning

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. 
 

 

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

All Together Now ( All Ages) TK

Friday, August 23, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Pindell Room at Glenwood Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!
Age Group:
Everyone
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 ac...

Event Details:

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

Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Pindell Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!

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:

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

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

All Together Now (all ages with adult) TK

Friday, August 23, 2024 at 11:15am - 11:45am
Belmont Room at Elkridge Branch
Age Group:
Children, Everyone
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 ac...

Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Belmont Room
Age Group: Children, Everyone

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. 
 

 

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

All Together Now [all ages] TK

Friday, August 23, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Miller Children's Classroom at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Early Learning
Age Group:
Children, Everyone
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 ac...

Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type: Early Learning

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. 
 

 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Principles of Animation

Friday, August 23, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Adult Online Classroom at Online Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Interested in the art of animation? Learn about the 12 basic principles of animation. This online class is for artists, enthusiasts, and anyone who has ever seen a cartoon. See tha...

Required
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Adult Online Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Interested in the art of animation? Learn about the 12 basic principles of animation. This online class is for artists, enthusiasts, and anyone who has ever seen a cartoon.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Elkridge Summer Celebration: Book Swap

Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Belmont Room at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Author & Literary Events, Community Events, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Age Group:
Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Bring a book, take a book- or two or three! Bring your books in good condition to the Elkridge Branch to swap for a new-to-you adventure in reading. All books in good condition lef...

Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Belmont Room
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Author & Literary Events, Community Events, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:

Bring a book, take a book- or two or three! Bring your books in good condition to the Elkridge Branch to swap for a new-to-you adventure in reading.

This event is in the "Children" group.

All Together Now (all ages) TK

Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Maxine White Warfield Room at Central Branch
Program Type:
Early Learning
Age Group:
Children
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 ac...

Event Details:

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

Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning

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. Free tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

 

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

All Together Now ( All Ages) TK

Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Pindell Room at Glenwood Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!
Age Group:
Everyone
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 ac...

Event Details:

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

Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Pindell Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!

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:

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

This event is in the "Children" group.

Toddler Time [ages 6-24 months with adult] TK

Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Miller Children's Classroom at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, Early Learning
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 6-24 months with adult. Ticket required.  Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class. Play with toys, meet new friends, enjoy music, and develop cognitive,...

Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Early Learning
Event Details:

Ages 6-24 months with adult. Ticket required.  Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

Play with toys, meet new friends, enjoy music, and develop cognitive, motor and social skills.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Ask A Master Gardener

Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Lobby (Miller) at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Gardening & Nature
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Find the answers to gardening questions by talking with a University of Maryland Extension Master Gardener. Drop in; no registration required.   

Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Lobby (Miller)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gardening & Nature
Event Details:

Find the answers to gardening questions by talking with a University of Maryland Extension Master Gardener. Drop in; no registration required.