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Who's at the Zoo? [all ages] TK

Monday, November 25, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Patapsco Room at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Gardening & Nature, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Everyone
Event Details:

All ages.  45 min.  Ticket required. Learn about a variety of animals found at the Smithsonian's National Zoo.  Each session will focus on a specific animal. ...

Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Patapsco Room
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type: Gardening & Nature, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

All ages.  45 min.  Ticket required.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Animal Track Stories (Ages 6-11) TK

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Seahorse Children's Classroom at Elkridge Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, Gardening & Nature, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Animal Track Stories (ages 6-11) Tickets available 15 minutes before class start time.    Do you love nature?  Do you want to learn about animals that live ...

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

Animal Track Stories (ages 6-11)

Tickets available 15 minutes before class start time. 

 

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

Howard County Seed Library

Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Lobby (Miller) at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Gardening & Nature
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

The Howard County Seed Library provides a space to share free seeds to allow everyone to build their own garden or greenspaces. Anyone can take part in the Seed Library by visiting...

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

The Howard County Seed Library provides a space to share free seeds to allow everyone to build their own garden or greenspaces.

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

Who's at the Zoo: Winter Edition [all ages] TK

Monday, December 2, 2024 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Patapsco Room at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Gardening & Nature, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Everyone
Event Details:

All ages.  45 min.  Ticket required. Learn about a different species each week.  Develop an understanding of each animal's special cold weather adaptations throug...

Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Patapsco Room
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type: Gardening & Nature, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

All ages.  45 min.  Ticket required.

Learn about a different species each week.  Develop an understanding of each animal's special cold weather adaptations through hands-on stations.

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

Who's at the Zoo: Winter Edition [all ages] TK

Monday, December 2, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Patapsco Room at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Gardening & Nature, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Everyone
Event Details:

All ages.  45 min.  Ticket required. Learn about a different species each week.  Develop an understanding of each animal's special cold weather adaptations throug...

Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Patapsco Room
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type: Gardening & Nature, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

All ages.  45 min.  Ticket required.

Learn about a different species each week.  Develop an understanding of each animal's special cold weather adaptations through hands-on stations.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Howard County Seed Library

Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Lobby (Miller) at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Gardening & Nature
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The Howard County Seed Library provides a space to share free seeds to allow everyone to build their own garden or greenspaces. Anyone can take part in the Seed Library by visiting...

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

The Howard County Seed Library provides a space to share free seeds to allow everyone to build their own garden or greenspaces.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Upcycled Denim Apron! JEAN-ius Lab; Upcycling & the Science of Denim

Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Avalon Room at Miller Branch
Program Type:
DIY & Makerspace, Gardening & Nature, History & Genealogy, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

THIS IS AN INTERMEDIATE SEWING CLASS, students must have taken "Sewing Machine Basics" with HCLS, or have comprehensive sewing skills. Ages 11-18  |  *Registrat...

Required
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Avalon Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: DIY & Makerspace, Gardening & Nature, History & Genealogy, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

THIS IS AN INTERMEDIATE SEWING CLASS, students must have taken "Sewing Machine Basics" with HCLS, or have comprehensive sewing skills. 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Zoo to You: Feathers & Friends (Ages 2-5 with adult, TK)

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Maxine White Warfield Room at Central Branch
Program Type:
Community Events, Gardening & Nature
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 2-5. 30 min. Some can fly, some can slither, and some can climb. Let's meet some of the Zoo's animals and discover how they move. Presented by The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. ...

Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Community Events, Gardening & Nature
Event Details:

Ages 2-5. 30 min.
Some can fly, some can slither, and some can climb. Let's meet some of the Zoo's animals and discover how they move. Presented by The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Howard County Seed Library

Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Lobby (Miller) at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Gardening & Nature
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The Howard County Seed Library provides a space to share free seeds to allow everyone to build their own garden or greenspaces. Anyone can take part in the Seed Library by visiting...

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

The Howard County Seed Library provides a space to share free seeds to allow everyone to build their own garden or greenspaces.

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

Who's at the Zoo: Winter Edition [all ages] TK

Monday, January 6, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Patapsco Room at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Gardening & Nature, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Everyone
Event Details:

All ages.  45 min.  Ticket required. Learn about a different species each week.  Develop an understanding of each animal's special cold weather adaptations throug...

Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Patapsco Room
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type: Gardening & Nature, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

All ages.  45 min.  Ticket required.

Learn about a different species each week.  Develop an understanding of each animal's special cold weather adaptations through hands-on stations.

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

Who's at the Zoo: Winter Edition [all ages] TK

Monday, January 6, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Patapsco Room at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Gardening & Nature, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Everyone
Event Details:

All ages.  45 min.  Ticket required. Learn about a different species each week.  Develop an understanding of each animal's special cold weather adaptations throug...

Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Patapsco Room
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type: Gardening & Nature, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

All ages.  45 min.  Ticket required.

Learn about a different species each week.  Develop an understanding of each animal's special cold weather adaptations through hands-on stations.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Master Gardener:How to Start Seeds in a Milk Jug

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Studio A at Glenwood Branch
Program Type:
Gardening & Nature
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

A terrific method for sowing seeds early can be accomplished using the "winter sowing method". It iseasily done by sowing seeds in a milk jug that becomes a mini greenhouse.

Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Studio A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gardening & Nature
Event Details:

A terrific method for sowing seeds early can be accomplished using the "winter sowing method". It is
easily done by sowing seeds in a milk jug that becomes a mini greenhouse.

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

Gardening for Health

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
DaVinci Room at Savage Branch
Program Type:
Gardening & Nature
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Spending time in the garden not only benefits your landscape, but it can also enhance your physical and mental health. You’ll learn ways to boost the health benefits of gardening, ...

Required
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: DaVinci Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Gardening & Nature
Required
Event Details:

Spending time in the garden not only benefits your landscape, but it can also enhance your physical and mental health.

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

Howard County Seed Library

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Lobby (Miller) at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Gardening & Nature
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

The Howard County Seed Library provides a space to share free seeds to allow everyone to build their own garden or greenspaces. Anyone can take part in the Seed Library by visiting...

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

The Howard County Seed Library provides a space to share free seeds to allow everyone to build their own garden or greenspaces.

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

Who's at the Zoo: Winter Edition [all ages] TK

Monday, February 3, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Patapsco Room at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Gardening & Nature, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Everyone
Event Details:

All ages.  45 min.  Ticket required. Learn about a different species each week.  Develop an understanding of each animal's special cold weather adaptations throug...

Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Patapsco Room
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type: Gardening & Nature, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

All ages.  45 min.  Ticket required.

Learn about a different species each week.  Develop an understanding of each animal's special cold weather adaptations through hands-on stations.

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

Who's at the Zoo: Winter Edition [all ages] TK

Monday, February 3, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Patapsco Room at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Gardening & Nature, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Everyone
Event Details:

All ages.  45 min.  Ticket required. Learn about a different species each week.  Develop an understanding of each animal's special cold weather adaptations throug...

Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Patapsco Room
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type: Gardening & Nature, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

All ages.  45 min.  Ticket required.

Learn about a different species each week.  Develop an understanding of each animal's special cold weather adaptations through hands-on stations.

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

Plant This – Not That: Alternatives to Invasive Plants in Your Landscape

Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
DaVinci Room at Savage Branch
Program Type:
Gardening & Nature
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

You can have a beautiful garden without planting any of the many invasive or non-beneficial species often recommended by landscapers and sold in local nurseries. There are a w...

Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: DaVinci Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Gardening & Nature
Event Details:

You can have a beautiful garden without planting any of the many invasive or non-beneficial species often recommended by landscapers and sold in local nurseries. 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Make a Bird Feeder (5-10 years) RG

Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Albert Einstein Classroom at Savage Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Fun & Games!, Gardening & Nature, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

5-10 years; 60 min. Registration required. Celebrate National Bird-Feeding Month by learning about the birds in your backyard and making a bird feeder with natural elements incl...

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

5-10 years; 60 min. Registration required.

Celebrate National Bird-Feeding Month by learning about the birds in your backyard and making a bird feeder with natural elements including sun butter and fresh fruit. Dress for mess.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Zoo to You: The World of Invertebrates [ages 2-5 with adult]

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Ellicott Room at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Gardening & Nature
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 2-5 with adult. 30 min.  Ticket required.Wow! These animals don't have a backbone but are oh so cool! Meet three of the Zoo’s Invertebrate Animal Ambassadors Present...

Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Ellicott Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Gardening & Nature
Event Details:

Ages 2-5 with adult. 30 min.  Ticket required.
Wow! These animals don't have a backbone but are oh so cool! Meet three of the Zoo’s Invertebrate Animal Ambassadors Presented by The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore.