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Ask A Master Gardener

Saturday, July 13, 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. 

 

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

Compost Demonstration

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Lobby (Savage) at Savage Branch
Program Type:
Gardening & Nature
Age Group:
, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

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.

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

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.

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

Compost Demonstration (In-Person)

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Enchanted Garden at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Gardening & Nature
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

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...

Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Enchanted Garden
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Gardening & Nature
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Mortgage Late, Don’t Wait! Meet HUD Housing Counselors now

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B at East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
Career, Business & Finance, Community Events, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Presented by the Office of Financial Regulation. Maryland Department of Labor. HUD certified housing counselors will be onsite for one-on-one sessions. Limited Space. Regis...

Open
Required
Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Career, Business & Finance, Community Events, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Required
Event Details:

Presented by the Office of Financial Regulation. Maryland Department of Labor.
HUD certified housing counselors will be onsite for one-on-one sessions.
Limited Space. Registration is Required.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

How to Make a Rustic Table

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
DIY Design Studio at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
DIY & Makerspace
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn to build a simple rustic table. Students will learn carpentry techniques and try some of the tools they can borrow from the DIY education center. ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: DIY Design Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: DIY & Makerspace
Required
Event Details:

Learn to build a simple rustic table. Students will learn carpentry techniques and try some of the tools they can borrow from the DIY education center.

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

All Together Now (all ages with adult) TK

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 11:15am - 11:45am
Hockley 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: Hockley 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

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 11:15am - 11:45am
Maxine White Warfield Room at Central Branch
Program Type:
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...

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, Everyone
Program Type:

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 "Adults" group.

Edible Landscaping

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Albert Einstein Classroom at Savage Branch
Program Type:
Gardening & Nature
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn how to transform your plantings into an edible landscape. Discover how to prepare annual and perennial flowers for delicious additions to any meal! Blend edible ornamental sh...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gardening & Nature
Required
Event Details:

Learn how to transform your plantings into an edible landscape. Discover how to prepare annual and perennial flowers for delicious additions to any meal! Blend edible ornamental shrubs and flowers into simple or complex landscapes.

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

Community Plant Swap

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ellicott/ Patapsco/ Avalon Rooms at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Gardening & Nature
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Calling all plant lovers and the plant-curious! Join us for our (free!) first plant swap. In addition to spaces to give, take, and trade live plants, we'll also have informational ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Ellicott/ Patapsco/ Avalon Rooms
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Gardening & Nature
Required
Event Details:

Calling all plant lovers and the plant-curious! Join us for our (free!) first plant swap.

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Family Movie Time - Barbie (all ages)

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Hockley Room at Elkridge Branch
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

All Ages/Families.  116 minutes Barbie (2023) PG-13 Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. Ho...

Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Hockley Room
Age Group: Everyone
Event Details:

All Ages/Families.  116 minutes

Barbie (2023) PG-13

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

Monopoly Meetup (ages 10-13)

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Maxine White Warfield Room at Central Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!
Age Group:
Children, Teens
Event Details:

Ages 10-13. Registration required. Do you love Monopoly? Join us for a game, purchase properties, strategize your finances and see if you have what it takes to win!  

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

Ages 10-13. Registration required.

Do you love Monopoly? Join us for a game, purchase properties, strategize your finances and see if you have what it takes to win!

 

This event is in the "Children" group.

DIY Crochet Key Chains (7-11 years) RG

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Albert Einstein Classroom at Savage Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 7-11; 60 min. Registration required.  Make and take a cute key chain using a simple crochet stitch. Materials provided.

Required
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace
Required
Event Details:

Ages 7-11; 60 min. Registration required. 

Make and take a cute key chain using a simple crochet stitch. Materials provided.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Random Crafts of Kindness

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
DaVinci Room at Savage Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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...

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

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 community members in random acts of kindness.

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.

Drop In Laser Cut Make & Take

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Makerspace at Glenwood Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Want to see the laser cutter in action? Drop in to the Glenwood Branch + Makerspace anytime between 3pm  and  5pm to use the laser to cut an acrylic bookmark from the des...

Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Want to see the laser cutter in action?

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Walking with East Columbia Branch and 50+ Center

Monday, July 15, 2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Out Front (Walk way ECO) at East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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...

Required
Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Out Front (Walk way ECO)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Event Details:

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 bring a water bottle.

This event is in the "Children" group.

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

Monday, July 15, 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.

Olympics Twist & Shout TK [ages 2-5 w/adult]

Monday, July 15, 2024 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Miller Children's Classroom at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 2-5 with adult; 30 min. Ticket required. Olympics-themed music and movement. Tickets will be available at the children's desk 15 minutes before class.

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

Ages 2-5 with adult; 30 min. Ticket required.

Olympics-themed music and movement.

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, July 15, 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.

Little Learners: Illustrators on Parade: Lois Ehlert (3-5 years with adult) TK

Monday, July 15, 2024 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Albert Einstein Classroom at Savage Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 3-5 with adult. 45 minutes. Ticket required. Discover the creativity of children's illustrators through stories and activities. Dress for mess; children will come into cont...

Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music
Event Details:

Ages 3-5 with adult. 45 minutes. Ticket required.

Discover the creativity of children's illustrators through stories and activities. Dress for mess; children will come into contact with tempera paint, clay, Play Doh, or oil pastels.

This event is in the "Children" group.

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

Monday, July 15, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Belmont 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: Belmont 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 "Adults" group.

Introduction to Smartphone Photography

Monday, July 15, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Studio A at Glenwood Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Interested in learning more about your smartphone camera? Come to this lecture to explore your smartphone's camera and some features like recording video, adding filters to picture...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Studio A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Interested in learning more about your smartphone camera? Come to this lecture to explore your smartphone's camera and some features like recording video, adding filters to pictures, and using your camera's timer!

This event is in the "Children" group.

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

Monday, July 15, 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, July 15, 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.

Olympics Twist & Shout TK [ages 2-5 w/adult]

Monday, July 15, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Miller Children's Classroom at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 2-5 with adult; 30 min. Ticket required. Olympics-themed music and movement. Tickets will be available at the children's desk 15 minutes before class.

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

Ages 2-5 with adult; 30 min. Ticket required.

Olympics-themed music and movement.

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