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Little Learners (ages 3-5 with adult) TK

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Seahorse Children's Classroom at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM
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. 

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

Ages 3-5 with adult; 30 min.

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

This event is in the "Children" group.

Little Learners (ages 3-5 with adult) TK

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 11:15am - 11:45am
Seahorse Children's Classroom at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM
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.

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

Ages 3-5 with adult; 30 min.

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

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

Sinking the Titanic (ages 9-12)

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Maxine White Warfield Room at Central Branch
Program Type:
History & Genealogy, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Teens
Event Details:

 Ages 9-12. Registration required. HoCo Schools Closed.Explore the upcoming anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic we explore STEM concepts and discover what went wron...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: History & Genealogy, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

 

Ages 9-12. Registration required. HoCo Schools Closed.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Spring Break Building Party! (Ages 5-10) Drop-In

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Central Children's Classroom at Central Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

All ages. Children 8 and under with their adult. No free ticket required.Create and build with Magformers, Rigamajig Junior and Mega Bloks. Challenges and free play.  

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

All ages. Children 8 and under with their adult. No free ticket required.

Create and build with Magformers, Rigamajig Junior and Mega Bloks. Challenges and free play. 

 

This event is in the "Children" group.

STEAM Team [3rd-5th grade] RG

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Miller Children's Classroom at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

3rd-5th grade.  45 min.  Registration required. Work together in small groups investigating hands on STEAM activities.Please register for each class separately....

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

3rd-5th grade.  45 min.  Registration required. 

Work together in small groups investigating hands on STEAM activities.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Stitch and Learn: Bowl Cozy Basics (ages 11 and up) RG

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
ECO Studio B (Lab) at East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Ages 11 and up with waiver; 60min. Registration required.New to sewing? Want to learn how? No fear, we're all beginners here. Come join us to learn the basics of how to operate a s...

Required
Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: ECO Studio B (Lab)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Ages 11 and up with waiver; 60min. Registration required.

New to sewing? Want to learn how? No fear, we're all beginners here. Come join us to learn the basics of how to operate a sewing machine, and create a take-home bowl cozy. 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Wet Wednesday! Ages 7- 9, TK

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Pindell Room at Glenwood Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Experience dynamic principles of water through fun hands-on experimentation. Tickets are available 15 minutes before class at the children's desk. 

Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Pindell Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Experience dynamic principles of water through fun hands-on experimentation. 

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

This event is in the "Children" group.

STEAM Makers: Egg Drop (8-11 years) RG

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Albert Einstein Classroom at Savage Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 8-11; 60 min. Registration required.Engineer an EGGcellent egg protector and we'll test your creation by dropping it from on high. Dress for mess and the outdoors as weather p...

Required
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Ages 8-11; 60 min. Registration required.

Engineer an EGGcellent egg protector and we'll test your creation by dropping it from on high. Dress for mess and the outdoors as weather permits. Contact with raw eggs likely.

This event is in the "Children" group.

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

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Maxine White Warfield Room at Central Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
LITTLE LEARNERS:

Ages 3-5 years with adult; 45 mins.  Ticket required. Children learn through play and exploring the world around them.  Stories and activities help with skills like ge...

Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM

LITTLE LEARNERS

Ages 3-5 years with adult; 45 mins.  Ticket required.

Children learn through play and exploring the world around them.  Stories and activities help with skills like getting along, talking and reading, moving and doing, math, science, and being creative. 

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

This event is in the "Children" group.

Dream Garden with 3D Pens (ages 8-11) TK

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Seahorse Children's Classroom at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 8-11. 45-60 min. Ticket required. Create any flowers you can imagine using 3D Printing Pens. Dress for mess.Free tickets will be available at the children's desk beginnin...

Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Ages 8-11. 45-60 min. Ticket required. 

Create any flowers you can imagine using 3D Printing Pens. Dress for mess.

Free tickets will be available at the children's desk beginning 15 minutes before the class.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Let's EGGSperiment! (7-11 years) TK

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Albert Einstein Classroom at Savage Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

7-11 years ; 60 min. Ticket required.Who can build the tallest tower, catapult their egg the farthest, or send an egg down a zip line the fastest? Work together to complete these f...

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

7-11 years ; 60 min. Ticket required.

Who can build the tallest tower, catapult their egg the farthest, or send an egg down a zip line the fastest? Work together to complete these fun STEM challenges with plastic eggs.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Ocean Animal Exploration (ages 7-12) TK

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B at East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

ages 7-12. 45 minutes. Ticket required. Explore and learn about ocean animals from Sharks to Turtle to Crabs. Take part in excavating a sea creature from a seashell dig brick....

Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

ages 7-12. 45 minutes. Ticket required. 

Explore and learn about ocean animals from Sharks to Turtle to Crabs. Take part in excavating a sea creature from a seashell dig brick. 

This event is in the "Children" group.

3, 2, Fun (ages 2-3 with adult) TK

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B at East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 2-3 years with adult; 30 min. Ticket required.Preschoolers develop skills for talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing through stories, songs, fingerplays, and rhymes.&...

Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

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

Preschoolers develop skills for talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing through stories, songs, fingerplays, and rhymes. 

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Photography

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
DaVinci Room at Savage Branch
Program Type:
HiTech Classes & Events, Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Learn how the digital single lens reflex camera is engineered to utilize part of the electromagnetic spectrum we call visible light. Obtain hands on experience using a DSLR camera ...

Required
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: DaVinci Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: HiTech Classes & Events, Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Learn how the digital single lens reflex camera is engineered to utilize part of the electromagnetic spectrum we call visible light. Obtain hands on experience using a DSLR camera and learn numerous picture-taking techniques.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Geology Rocks! (Ages 7-11) TK

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Pindell Room at Glenwood Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, Early Learning, Gardening & Nature, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Do you love all things geology?  Travel through the rock cycle in a game, excavate a one-of-a-kind gem, and learn something new about rocks, minerals, and gemstones!

Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Pindell Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Early Learning, Gardening & Nature, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Do you love all things geology?  Travel through the rock cycle in a game, excavate a one-of-a-kind gem, and learn something new about rocks, minerals, and gemstones!

This event is in the "Children" group.

Math Lab [3rd-5th grade] TK

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Patapsco Room at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

3rd-5th grade. 45 min. Ticket required.  Ho Co Schools are closed.Math can be fun! Develop problem-solving skills and strategies as we explore financial literacy topics. ...

Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Patapsco Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

3rd-5th grade. 45 min. Ticket required.  Ho Co Schools are closed.

Math can be fun! Develop problem-solving skills and strategies as we explore financial literacy topics.

 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Pixel Art Challenge (Ages 8-10) TK

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Seahorse Children's Classroom at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 8-10. 45 minutes. Ticket available 15 minutes before class.Create your own video game inspired 2-D pictures in this pixel art challenge. 

Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Ages 8-10. 45 minutes. Ticket available 15 minutes before class.

Create your own video game inspired 2-D pictures in this pixel art challenge. 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Magic Tree House Turtle Rescue (Ages 6-10, TK)

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Maxine White Warfield Room at Central Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Join Jack and Annie on a daring mission to the Galapagos Islands.  Learn about tortoises and volcanoes, and participate in related activities.  Ages 6-10, 45 minutes. &nb...

Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Join Jack and Annie on a daring mission to the Galapagos Islands.  Learn about tortoises and volcanoes, and participate in related activities.  Ages 6-10, 45 minutes.  Ticketed.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

AV Lab

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Savage AV Studio at Savage Branch
Program Type:
HiTech Classes & Events, Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

AV LabGet to use the equipment in the A/V Studio! Record and mix music or create and edit movies with the help of a HiTech Instructor.  Register online! 

Required
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage AV Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: HiTech Classes & Events, Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

AV Lab
Get to use the equipment in the A/V Studio! Record and mix music or create and edit movies with the help of a HiTech Instructor.  Register online!
 

This event is in the "Children" group.

STEAM Makers: EGG Drop (8-11 years) RG

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Albert Einstein Classroom at Savage Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 8-11; 60 min. Registration required.Engineer an EGGcellent egg protector and we'll test your creation by dropping it from on high. Dress for mess and the outdoors as weather p...

Required
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Ages 8-11; 60 min. Registration required.

Engineer an EGGcellent egg protector and we'll test your creation by dropping it from on high. Dress for mess and the outdoors as weather permits. Contact with raw eggs likely.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Biz Kidz Academy: Drawing Workshop (8-10 years) RG

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Elkridge Studio at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 8-10; 90 min. Registration Required.Our Drawing Workshop helps kids build confidence as they find their own creative voice and approach to art through drawing. Workshop partic...

Required
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Elkridge Studio
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Ages 8-10; 90 min. Registration Required.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Chemistry in the Library: Glaciers: Hot Topic, Cool Chemistry! (Ages 7+), RG

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Children's Classroom at Central Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Join a chemist from the American Chemical Society for a hands-on program on the chemistry of glaciers. Program is appropriate for ages 7 and up (grades 2-12). Students ag...

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

Join a chemist from the American Chemical Society for a hands-on program on the chemistry of glaciers. Program is appropriate for ages 7 and up (grades 2-12). Students aged 7-8 must be accompanied by an adult. Registration required.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Magic: the Gathering™ Club

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Elkridge Studio at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Develop math, reading, critical thinking and social skills by playing friendly Magic: the Gathering™ card battles in this ongoing monthly gaming club. Deckboxes, sleeves, dice, and...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Elkridge Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Develop math, reading, critical thinking and social skills by playing friendly Magic: the Gathering™ card battles in this ongoing monthly gaming club.

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

Fashion Design Challenge: Earth Day! (ages 10-13)

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Maxine White Warfield Room at Central Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Teens
Event Details:

 Ages 10 - 13. Registration required. Put your fashion design skills to the test. Participate in a Project Runway style challenge to design the best outfit in one hour. W...

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

 

Ages 10 - 13. Registration required.