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Chemistry in the Library: Picture Perfect Chemistry (Ages 7+) RG

Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Hockley Room at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 7 & up (7-8 year olds must be accompanied by an adult). 60 min.  Registration required. Join a chemist from the American Chemical Society for hands-on activit...

Required
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Hockley Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Ages 7 & up (7-8 year olds must be accompanied by an adult). 60 min.  Registration required.

Join a chemist from the American Chemical Society for hands-on activities exploring the chemistry of photography and imaging.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Explore Deep Sea Life (7-11 years) TK

Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Albert Einstein Classroom at Savage Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 7-11; 60 min. Ticket required. Deep sea is an environment devoid of sunlight and under immense pressure. Learn about the animals that live in the most extreme environment o...

Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Ages 7-11; 60 min. Ticket required.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Build Your Own Geodome

Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm
CEN Studio at Central Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Triangles are known as the sturdiest figure in the architecture world. Construct your geodesic shape out of newspaper and create a structure you can sit in.

Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: CEN Studio
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Triangles are known as the sturdiest figure in the architecture world. Construct your geodesic shape out of newspaper and create a structure you can sit in.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Random Crafts of Kindness

Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
DaVinci Room at Savage Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Community Events, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Participate in some Random Crafts of Kindness! Learn about a craft, make one for yourself, and make some extras to give away to other community members.   - Bee-utiful...

Required
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: DaVinci Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Community Events, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Required
Event Details:

Participate in some Random Crafts of Kindness! Learn about a craft, make one for yourself, and make some extras to give away to other community members.  

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Research Drop-In Lab for Teens

Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Tech Lab (MIL) at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Community Events, History & Genealogy, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Ages 11-18  |  Drop in, but feel free to register for reminders. Working on a research project?  Get help finding resources & navigating HCLS databases from H...

Required
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Tech Lab (MIL)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Community Events, History & Genealogy, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Required
Event Details:

Ages 11-18  |  Drop in, but feel free to register for reminders.

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

On View: Choosing to Participate

All Day
Equity Resource Center - Exhibit & Event Space at Central Branch
Program Type:
Parents & Educators, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Us or Them?  Upstander or Bystander?  Join the Conversation!  This poster exhibit encourages dialogue, engagement and respect in our communities. Let's bu...

Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Equity Resource Center - Exhibit & Event Space
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Parents & Educators, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Event Details:

Us or Them? 
Upstander or Bystander? 

Join the Conversation! 

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

On View: Choosing to Participate

All Day
Equity Resource Center - Exhibit & Event Space at Central Branch
Program Type:
Parents & Educators, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Us or Them?  Upstander or Bystander?  Join the Conversation!  This poster exhibit encourages dialogue, engagement and respect in our communities. Let's bu...

Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Equity Resource Center - Exhibit & Event Space
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Parents & Educators, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Event Details:

Us or Them? 
Upstander or Bystander? 

Join the Conversation! 

This event is in the "Children" group.

3, 2 Fun! (Ages 2-3 w/ Adult) TK

Monday, November 18, 2024 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Maxine White Warfield Room at Central Branch
Program Type:
Early Learning
Age Group:
Children
3, 2, FUN:

Ages 2-3 years with adult; 30 min.  Ticket required. Preschoolers get ready for school by doing things like talking, singing songs and rhymes, doing finger plays, and liste...

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

3, 2, FUN

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

Preschoolers get ready for school by doing things like talking, singing songs and rhymes, doing finger plays, and listening to stories. 

Tickets will be available at the children's desk 15 minutes before class.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Play Partners (infant-23 months with adult) TK

Monday, November 18, 2024 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Seahorse Children's Classroom at Elkridge Branch
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: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
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 activities, and playtime. 

Tickets will be available at the children's desk 15 minutes before class.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Cuentos en Español y Tiempo de Juego (ages 0-5 con adulto) TK

Monday, November 18, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Hockley Room at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!, Culture & Language
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 0-5 with adult. 30 minutes. Ticket required. Únase a nosotros para cuentos, canciones y rimas en español. Seguido de un tiempo de juego.

Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Hockley Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!, Culture & Language
Event Details:

Ages 0-5 with adult. 30 minutes. Ticket required.

Únase a nosotros para cuentos, canciones y rimas en español. Seguido de un tiempo de juego.

This event is in the "Children" group.

3, 2 Fun! (Ages 2-3 w/ Adult) TK

Monday, November 18, 2024 at 11:15am - 11:45am
Maxine White Warfield Room at Central Branch
Program Type:
Early Learning
Age Group:
Children
3, 2, FUN:

Ages 2-3 years with adult; 30 min.  Ticket required. Preschoolers get ready for school by doing things like talking, singing songs and rhymes, doing finger plays, and liste...

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

3, 2, FUN

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

Preschoolers get ready for school by doing things like talking, singing songs and rhymes, doing finger plays, and listening to stories. 

Tickets will be available at the children's desk 15 minutes before class.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Play Partners (infant-23 months with adult) TK

Monday, November 18, 2024 at 11:15am - 11:45am
Seahorse Children's Classroom at Elkridge Branch
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: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
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 activities, and playtime. 

Tickets will be available at the children's desk 15 minutes before class.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Little Learners, (Ages 3-5 with Adult), TK

Monday, November 18, 2024 at 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Pindell Room at Glenwood Branch
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 3- 5 with adult. 30 min Fun stories, songs, and activities for preschoolers that spark curiosity and support learning. Tickets required. Tickets issued 15 minutes before...

Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Pindell Room
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Ages 3- 5 with adult. 30 min

Fun stories, songs, and activities for preschoolers that spark curiosity and support learning.

Tickets required. Tickets issued 15 minutes before the beginning of class.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Mostly Historical Fiction

Monday, November 18, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ellicott Room at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

We read and discuss historical fiction from a wide-range of time periods and settings—everything from ancient Greece to 1970s Hollywood so far. We occasionally read other genres as...

Required
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Ellicott Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Required
Event Details:

We read and discuss historical fiction from a wide-range of time periods and settings—everything from ancient Greece to 1970s Hollywood so far. We occasionally read other genres as well.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Space (ages 11-17)

Monday, November 18, 2024 at 2:45pm - 5:00pm
Studio B at Glenwood Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

After-school hang out time for teens! Come enjoy some snacks, video games, and board games!

Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Studio B
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:

After-school hang out time for teens! Come enjoy some snacks, video games, and board games!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Haori -- Upcycling

Monday, November 18, 2024 at 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Elkridge Studio at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Culture & Language, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

A Haori is a traditional Japanese jacket usually worn over a kimono. In modern times it can be worn like a cardigan over a long shirt or hoodie for a streetwear style.  ...

Required
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Elkridge Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Culture & Language, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

A Haori is a traditional Japanese jacket usually worn over a kimono. In modern times it can be worn like a cardigan over a long shirt or hoodie for a streetwear style. 

This event is in the "Teens" group.

The Meetup

Monday, November 18, 2024 at 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Walter Dean Myers Homework Room at East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

A super laid back time and space for teens to hang out with peers, play video games or work on homework, projects, and art or crafts.

Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Walter Dean Myers Homework Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:

A super laid back time and space for teens to hang out with peers, play video games or work on homework, projects, and art or crafts.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Time

Monday, November 18, 2024 at 3:45pm - 5:30pm
ECO Studio A (Classroom) at East Columbia Branch
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Teen Time at HCLS East Columbia Branch is an initiative for neighborhood teens that enhances student academics in a fun, welcoming, after-school environment. For registrati...

Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: ECO Studio A (Classroom)
Age Group: Teens
Event Details:

Teen Time at HCLS East Columbia Branch is an initiative for neighborhood teens that enhances student academics in a fun, welcoming, after-school environment.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Black-eyed Susan Book Group

Monday, November 18, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
CEN Studio at Central Branch
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Grades 6-8. Registration required. Discuss books that have been nominated for the state "Black-eyed Susan Award". Check out and read the book prior to attending the class discus...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: CEN Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Clubs
Required
Event Details:

Grades 6-8. Registration required.

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

Family Story and Craft: Cherokee Marbles [families, ages 6 & up] TK

Monday, November 18, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Miller Children's Classroom at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!
Age Group:
Children, Everyone
Event Details:

Families, ages 6 and up. 30 min. Ticket required. Families listen to a story and work together on fun crafts and activities.  Hear a story about the game of Cherokee marble...

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

Families, ages 6 and up. 30 min. Ticket required.

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

Pajama Time (all ages with adult) TK

Monday, November 18, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Seahorse Children's Classroom at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Early Learning
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 ...

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

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.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Play Partners (infant-23 mos with adult) TK

Monday, November 18, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Maxine White Warfield Room at Central 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: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
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 "Adults" group.

Write Night: Overcoming Writer's Block

Monday, November 18, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Savage Studio (Classroom) at Savage Branch
Program Type:
Community Events
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Connect with fellow writers, share your progress, and celebrate your milestones as you work towards completing a writing project by the end of the month. Join us on Monday nights i...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage Studio (Classroom)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Events
Required
Event Details:

Connect with fellow writers, share your progress, and celebrate your milestones as you work towards completing a writing project by the end of the month. Join us on Monday nights in November to support your novel writing journey.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Book-N-Chat (5-8 years) RG

Monday, November 18, 2024 at 7:00pm - 7:45pm
Albert Einstein Classroom at Savage Branch
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 5-8; 45 min. Registration required.  Build listening & comprehension skills while an instructor reads a non-fiction picture book, followed by discussion & rela...

Required
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Book Clubs
Required
Event Details:

Ages 5-8; 45 min. Registration required. 

Build listening & comprehension skills while an instructor reads a non-fiction picture book, followed by discussion & related activities.