Event List

Ages 13 - 17. Registration Required. Get ready to roll the dice and make your move to fun! Are you a teen who loves a good game of Monopoly, Scrabble, or Dominos? Or maybe yo...

Between the Lines​ is a space for readers who want to make an effort to read, highlight, and discuss layered stories. We'll discuss our chosen book, and then look closer ...

The Howard County Muslim Council is offering a free food giveaway from 8:30am-10:30am, or until supplies run out, in the parking lot of the Elkridge Branch of the Howard County Lib...

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...

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...

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

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...

Outdoor classes may be cancelled or moved indoors without notice due to unfavorable weather, air quality, or ground conditions at the class site. We recommend bringing a bottle of ...

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...

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

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.

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,...

Master Gardeners provide direct assistance to home gardeners by hosting Ask A Master Gardener plant clinics from April through September. At the Ask A Master Gardener clinics, Mast...

Ask Maryland Master Gardeners questions and receive useful tips and practical advice.

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

Master Gardeners discuss and demonstrate composting on a drop-in basis. Free bins provided to Howard County residents. In partnership with the Howard County Master Gardeners.

Learn the basics of composting. Composting reduces pressure on our landfills and recycles organic waste material into helpful soil supplements for gardens, container plants, a...

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...

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...

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

Ages 6-10, 45 minutes. TK, ticketed. Free tickets available 15 minutes before class. Stretch your imagination, creativity, and storytelling skills by painting a set of story sto...

On June 19, 1865, Major Gen. Gordon Granger led Union soldiers into Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War had ended and slavery was abolished – two years after the Em...

All Ages/Families.  92 minutes PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023) PG When a magical meteor crash lands in Adventure City, it gives the PAW Patrol pups superpowers,...

Ages 5-10; 30 min. Ticket required. Project Wild is a hands-on curriculum that emphasizes awareness, appreciation, and understanding of wildlife and natural resources. In this s...

Participate in Random Crafts of Kindness! Learn to create something new, spend some relaxing time making art and crafting with your neighbors, and share your creations with other c...

Explore how to use the laser cutter/engraver in the Glenwood Makerspace. Create your own custom keychain from a drawing that you make in class.  Anyone under the age of 18 must be ...

Walking is a great way to get some activity into your routine.  Lets get up and walk together. Come and walk around East Columbia Library. Please wear comfortable shoes and br...

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...