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Journal Decorating

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Pindell Room at Glenwood Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Like to write? Like creating and crafting?  Come and decorate your own journal using decorative paper, up-cycled book pages, stickers and tape.  You get to create and tak...

Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Pindell Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:

Like to write? Like creating and crafting?  Come and decorate your own journal using decorative paper, up-cycled book pages, stickers and tape.  You get to create and take a journal home with you.  

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Game Spot at East Columbia

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 3:30pm - 6:00pm
East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Bored after school?Stop by our Teen Area for board and card game play or video game play in our gaming room.Ages 11-18.Drop in.

Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:

Bored after school?

Stop by our Teen Area for board and card game play or video game play in our gaming room.

Ages 11-18.

Drop in.

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

Family Fun at Your Library: Video Game Night (Families)

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Elkridge Studio at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!
Age Group:
Children, Everyone
Event Details:

All ages. Allow 30 min.Are you ready to level up your gaming skills and have some fun? Stop by and play different video games that are fun for the whole family! 

Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Elkridge Studio
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:

All ages. Allow 30 min.

Are you ready to level up your gaming skills and have some fun? Stop by and play different video games that are fun for the whole family!

 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Picture Book Parade with Craft (2-5 years with adult) TK

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Albert Einstein Classroom at Savage Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, Early Learning
Age Group:
Children
PICTURE BOOK PARADE:

Ages 2-5 with adult; 30 min. Children build language, literacy, and social skills by singing, talking, listening, reading, and learning to get along with others through tales,...

Event Details:

Ticket required.Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Early Learning

PICTURE BOOK PARADE

Ages 2-5 with adult; 30 min. 

Children build language, literacy, and social skills by singing, talking, listening, reading, and learning to get along with others through tales, tunes, and fun activities.

 

Event Details:

Ticket required.

Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Geometric Origami (7-11 years) RG

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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. Registration required.Make and assemble amazing polyhedrons using paper! No origami experience necessary.

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. Registration required.

Make and assemble amazing polyhedrons using paper! No origami experience necessary.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Game Spot at East Columbia

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 3:30pm - 6:00pm
East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Bored after school?Stop by our Teen Area for board and card game play or video game play in our gaming room.Ages 11-18.Drop in.

Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:

Bored after school?

Stop by our Teen Area for board and card game play or video game play in our gaming room.

Ages 11-18.

Drop in.

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

Art to Engraving: Pen Drawing

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
DIY Design Studio at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Learn tips and tricks for drawing with ink pens and create a work of art that can be turned into an engraving on the Glowforge engraver and laser cutter. In this class we will...

Required
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: DIY Design Studio
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace
Required
Event Details:

Learn tips and tricks for drawing with ink pens and create a work of art that can be turned into an engraving on the Glowforge engraver and laser cutter. 

This event is in the "Children" group.

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

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Hockley Room at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, Culture & Language, Early Learning
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Edades 0-5 años con adulto. 30 minutos. Se requiere un tiquete gratis disponible en el escritorio del área infantil.Únase a nosotros para cuentos, canciones y rimas en español...

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

Edades 0-5 años con adulto. 30 minutos. Se requiere un tiquete gratis disponible en el escritorio del área infantil.

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

This event is in the "Children" group.

Building Bonanza (ages 6-10)

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Seahorse Children's Classroom at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 6-10; 60 minutes. Drop-in. Dream big and create whatever you can imagine with a variety of building materials.

Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:
Ages 6-10; 60 minutes. Drop-in. Dream big and create whatever you can imagine with a variety of building materials.
This event is in the "Children" group.

Summer of STEAM: Camp Elkridge (ages 3-5 with adult) TK

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Seahorse Children's Classroom at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 3-5 with adult; 30 min. Ticket Required.Join the fun as we create, discover, and explore the world around us! We will do activities together to earn your Summer Reading comple...

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

Ages 3-5 with adult; 30 min. Ticket Required.

Join the fun as we create, discover, and explore the world around us! We will do activities together to earn your Summer Reading completion prize.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Summer of STEAM: Camp Elkridge (ages 3-5 with adult) TK

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 11:15am - 11:45am
Seahorse Children's Classroom at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 3-5 with adult; 30 min. Ticket Required.Join the fun as we create, discover, and explore the world around us! We will do activities together to earn your Summer Reading comple...

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

Ages 3-5 with adult; 30 min. Ticket Required.

Join the fun as we create, discover, and explore the world around us! We will do activities together to earn your Summer Reading completion prize.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Summer of STEAM: Camp Elkridge (ages 6-10) TK

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Seahorse Children's Classroom at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 6-10; 45 min. Ticket Required.Join the fun as we create, discover, and explore the world around us! We will do activities together to earn your Summer Reading completion prize...

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

Ages 6-10; 45 min. Ticket Required.

Join the fun as we create, discover, and explore the world around us! We will do activities together to earn your Summer Reading completion prize.

*Tuesdays throughout the summer.

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

Family Fun at Your Library (Families)

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Seahorse Children's Classroom at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Everyone
Event Details:

All ages. Allow 30 min.Explore hands-on, interactive activities for family members of all ages. These weekly activities develop STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mat...

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

All ages. Allow 30 min.

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

Sock Gnomes

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
DIY Design Studio at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Enjoy a fun evening of crafting and learn how to create decorative gnomes from unwanted socks and scrap fabric.

Required
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: DIY Design Studio
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Required
Event Details:

Enjoy a fun evening of crafting and learn how to create decorative gnomes from unwanted socks and scrap fabric.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Just for Me (ages 3-5) TK

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Seahorse Children's Classroom at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!
Age Group:
Children
JUST FOR ME:

Ages 3-5; 30 min.  Ticket required Preschoolers go to class on their own.  They will learn to follow rules and routines, understand feelings, and talk about stories.&n...

Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!

JUST FOR ME

Ages 3-5; 30 min.  Ticket required

Preschoolers go to class on their own.  They will learn to follow rules and routines, understand feelings, and talk about stories.  They may also learn about shapes and numbers, use scissors, draw and write, make guesses about what is going to happen, learn about the world, and be creative. 

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.

Family Fun at Your Library: Video Game Night (Families)

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Elkridge Studio at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!
Age Group:
Children, Everyone
Event Details:

All ages. Allow 30 min.Are you ready to level up your gaming skills and have some fun? Stop by and play different video games that are fun for the whole family! 

Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Elkridge Studio
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:

All ages. Allow 30 min.

Are you ready to level up your gaming skills and have some fun? Stop by and play different video games that are fun for the whole family!

 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Baby's Play Date (infant-23 months)

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Abacus Classroom at Savage Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, Early Learning
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Allow 20 min.Play with our toys, read a board book, and visit with others.

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

Allow 20 min.

Play with our toys, read a board book, and visit with others.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Celebrate 85 Years of Reading with Howard County Library System (ages birth - 8 w/ adult) TK

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Seahorse Children's Classroom at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Families (ages birth – 8 w/ adult). Allow 30 min. Celebrate 85 years of reading as you participate in activities featuring books and book characters, past and present. Show yo...

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

Families (ages birth – 8 w/ adult). Allow 30 min. 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Pixel Art Challenge (Ages 8-10) TK

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:15pm
Elkridge Studio 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: Elkridge Studio
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.

Picture Book Parade with Craft (2-5 years with adult) TK

Friday, June 27, 2025 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Albert Einstein Classroom at Savage Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, Early Learning
Age Group:
Children
PICTURE BOOK PARADE:

Ages 2-5 with adult; 30 min. Children build language, literacy, and social skills by singing, talking, listening, reading, and learning to get along with others through tales,...

Event Details:

Ticket required.Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Early Learning

PICTURE BOOK PARADE

Ages 2-5 with adult; 30 min. 

Children build language, literacy, and social skills by singing, talking, listening, reading, and learning to get along with others through tales, tunes, and fun activities.

 

Event Details:

Ticket required.

Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Paper Puppets (8-11 years) TK

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Albert Einstein Classroom at Savage Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 8-11 years; 60 min. Ticket required. Create a variety of paper puppets while using your fine motor skills to cut, glue, and design!Tickets available 15 minutes before cla...

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

Ages 8-11 years; 60 min. Ticket required. 

Create a variety of paper puppets while using your fine motor skills to cut, glue, and design!

Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

This event is in the "Children" group.

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

Monday, June 30, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Hockley Room at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, Culture & Language, Early Learning
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Edades 0-5 años con adulto. 30 minutos. Se requiere un tiquete gratis disponible en el escritorio del área infantil.Únase a nosotros para cuentos, canciones y rimas en español...

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

Edades 0-5 años con adulto. 30 minutos. Se requiere un tiquete gratis disponible en el escritorio del área infantil.

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

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

Summer Reading Adventures, (Everyone) w/ TK

Monday, June 30, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Pindell Room at Glenwood Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, Early Learning
Age Group:
Children, Adults
Event Details:

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 activi...

Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Pindell Room
Age Group: Children, Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Early Learning
Event Details:

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. 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Animal Heroes (7-11 years) TK

Monday, June 30, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Albert Einstein Classroom at Savage Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, Gardening & Nature
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 7-11; 60 min. Ticket required.Calling all animal lovers; learn about amazing animal heroes past and present through children's books and hands-on activities.Tickets available ...

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

Ages 7-11; 60 min. Ticket required.

Calling all animal lovers; learn about amazing animal heroes past and present through children's books and hands-on activities.

Tickets available 15 minutes before class.