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Ask An Expert Cyclist

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Lobby (Central) at Central Branch
Program Type:
Community Events, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Drop in and learn to fix a flat, raise a seat, adjust the brakes, or get answers to other basic cycling questions. Learn how and where to ride, cycling-related discounts, group rid...

Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Lobby (Central)
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Community Events, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Drop in and learn to fix a flat, raise a seat, adjust the brakes, or get answers to other basic cycling questions. Learn how and where to ride, cycling-related discounts, group rides and racing, commuting, and regular repair and maintenance.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Morse Code Bracelet Workshop with the Baltimore Bead Society

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 11:00am - 2:00pm
Ellicott Room at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Unleash your creativity and discover the fascinating world of Morse code through jewelry-making!                       J...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Ellicott Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Unleash your creativity and discover the fascinating world of Morse code through jewelry-making!                       

This event is in the "Children" group.

Friendship Bracelets (ages 9-12) TK

Monday, April 14, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B at East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, DIY & Makerspace
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

ages 9-12, allow 45 minutes. Ticket required. Enjoy the art of bracelet making while exploring your creative expression! Tickets available at the desk 15 minutes prior to...

Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, DIY & Makerspace
Event Details:

ages 9-12, allow 45 minutes. Ticket required. 

Enjoy the art of bracelet making while exploring your creative expression!

 

Tickets available at the desk 15 minutes prior to class. 

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Tension Structure Machine: Makerspace Mondays

Monday, April 14, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Elkridge Studio at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Engineer a tensegrity structure, which uses compressed components within a network of chords that are under continuous tension. Then paint the finished product.

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

Engineer a tensegrity structure, which uses compressed components within a network of chords that are under continuous tension. Then paint the finished product.

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...

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

Family Clay Together

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
DIY Design Studio at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace
Age Group:
Children, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Air Dry Clay is a medium that can be safely enjoyed by artists of all ages. This class invites families to get creative together and enjoy a fun evening of sculpting.Participants u...

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

Air Dry Clay is a medium that can be safely enjoyed by artists of all ages. This class invites families to get creative together and enjoy a fun evening of sculpting.

Participants under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

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

Knot Just Knitters

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Studio A at Glenwood Branch
Program Type:
Community Events, DIY & Makerspace
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Ages 11-18 & Adults; Drop-in, 90 min.Beginners welcome! Work on your stitching, knitting or crocheting projects while chatting and sharing ideas. Find inspiration as you t...

Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Studio A
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Events, DIY & Makerspace
Event Details:

Ages 11-18 & Adults; Drop-in, 90 min.

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

Family Clay Together

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
DIY Design Studio at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace
Age Group:
Children, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Air Dry Clay is a medium that can be safely enjoyed by artists of all ages. This class invites families to get creative together and enjoy a fun evening of sculpting.Participants u...

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

Air Dry Clay is a medium that can be safely enjoyed by artists of all ages. This class invites families to get creative together and enjoy a fun evening of sculpting.

Participants under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Diamond Painting (ages 9-12) TK

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B at East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, DIY & Makerspace
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

ages 9-12, allow 45 minutes. Ticket required. Enjoy the art of diamond painting while exploring your creative expression! Tickets available at the desk 15 minutes prior t...

Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, DIY & Makerspace
Event Details:

ages 9-12, allow 45 minutes. Ticket required. 

Enjoy the art of diamond painting while exploring your creative expression!

 

Tickets available at the desk 15 minutes prior to class. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Portrait Painting w/ J. Scott

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
DIY Design Studio at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This art class will teach participants how to paint a portrait. Participants will learn techniques on enlarging, composition, replicating light, under painting, brush selection, an...

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

This art class will teach participants how to paint a portrait. Participants will learn techniques on enlarging, composition, replicating light, under painting, brush selection, and more.

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. 

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Binoculars: Makerspace Mondays

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Elkridge Studio at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Engineer a pair of wooden binoculars. Explore the principles of refraction, internal prisms, and convex lenses. Learn how binoculars effectively implement light. Then paint the fin...

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

Engineer a pair of wooden binoculars. Explore the principles of refraction, internal prisms, and convex lenses. Learn how binoculars effectively implement light. Then paint the finished product.

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

Edge-Lit Acrylic Signs with the Laser Cutter

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Studio B at Glenwood Branch
Program Type:
DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Take STEM learning into real-world applications. Create your own edge-lit acrylic sign in the Glenwood Branch + Makerspace.  Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by ...

Required
Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Studio B
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Take STEM learning into real-world applications. Create your own edge-lit acrylic sign in the Glenwood Branch + Makerspace.  Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. All attendees must register for the class.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Beyond Words at East Columbia Branch

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B at East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Community Events, Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace, Health & Wellness, Race, Equity & Inclusion, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Step into the fun and active world of Beyond Words, a vibrant and inclusive monthly class designed to spark joy and ignite the imagination of young people with developmental a...

Open
Required
Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Community Events, Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace, Health & Wellness, Race, Equity & Inclusion, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Step into the fun and active world of Beyond Words, a vibrant and inclusive monthly class designed to spark joy and ignite the imagination of young people with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Make It: Unpaper Towels

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
DIY Design Studio at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
DIY & Makerspace
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn to make reusable cleaning clothes to use in place of paper towel for Earth Day. We provide the sewing machine, tools, and fabric for the project. If you are new to using...

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

Learn to make reusable cleaning clothes to use in place of paper towel for Earth Day. We provide the sewing machine, tools, and fabric for the project. 

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Quick & Easy Watercolors

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
DIY Design Studio at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
DIY & Makerspace
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Create beautiful works of art using simple techniques and tools. All ages welcome, under 12 please bring an adult. Drop in, no registration required.

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

Create beautiful works of art using simple techniques and tools. All ages welcome, under 12 please bring an adult. Drop in, no registration required.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Portrait Painting w/ J. Scott

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
DIY Design Studio at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This art class will teach participants how to paint a portrait. Participants will learn techniques on enlarging, composition, replicating light, under painting, brush selection, an...

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

This art class will teach participants how to paint a portrait. Participants will learn techniques on enlarging, composition, replicating light, under painting, brush selection, and more.

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

Savage 3D Printing Meetup

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Savage Studio (Classroom) at Savage Branch
Program Type:
Community Events, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Are you interested in 3D printing, optimizing designs for 3D printing, or building your own 3D printer at home?Drop-in to our community meet-up where you can collaborate with fello...

Required
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage Studio (Classroom)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Events, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Are you interested in 3D printing, optimizing designs for 3D printing, or building your own 3D printer at home?

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Home Wiring Basics: How to Replace a Receptacle and Light Fixture

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
DIY Design Studio at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
DIY & Makerspace
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn about your home’s wiring from an experienced Electrician. Students will learn and have the opportunity to replace a receptacle and light fixture, as well as what tools you ca...

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

Learn about your home’s wiring from an experienced Electrician. Students will learn and have the opportunity to replace a receptacle and light fixture, as well as what tools you can borrow from the DIY collection to complete the job.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

How to Build a Patio Planter

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
DIY Design Studio at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
DIY & Makerspace, Gardening & Nature
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn how to make make a stylish patio planter. We will go over materials, building techniques, and the proper use of all the tools you’ll need to get the job complete so that you ...

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

Learn how to make make a stylish patio planter. We will go over materials, building techniques, and the proper use of all the tools you’ll need to get the job complete so that you may have some nature in your space.

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.

Ask An Expert Cyclist

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Lobby (Glenwood) at Glenwood Branch
Program Type:
Community Events, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Drop in and learn to fix a flat, raise a seat, adjust the brakes, or get answers to other basic cycling questions. Learn how and where to ride, cycling-related discounts, group rid...

Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Lobby (Glenwood)
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Community Events, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Drop in and learn to fix a flat, raise a seat, adjust the brakes, or get answers to other basic cycling questions. Learn how and where to ride, cycling-related discounts, group rides and racing, commuting, and regular repair and maintenance.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

3D Holographic Projector: Makerspace Mondays

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Elkridge Studio at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Engineer a 3D holographic projector. Learn about coherent light, interference patterns, reference and object beams, and depth perception. Then paint the finished product.

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

Engineer a 3D holographic projector. Learn about coherent light, interference patterns, reference and object beams, and depth perception. Then paint the finished product.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Z-fold Cards

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Studio B at Glenwood Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Create 3 custom Z-fold cards and decorate with patterned paper, die cuts, stamps, and embellishments.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Studio B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace
Required
Event Details:

Create 3 custom Z-fold cards and decorate with patterned paper, die cuts, stamps, and embellishments.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Portrait Painting w/ J. Scott

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
DIY Design Studio at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This art class will teach participants how to paint a portrait. Participants will learn techniques on enlarging, composition, replicating light, under painting, brush selection, an...

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

This art class will teach participants how to paint a portrait. Participants will learn techniques on enlarging, composition, replicating light, under painting, brush selection, and more.