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National Gallery of Art: Breaking the Rules in Modern Art (Online)

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Merriweather Online Classroom at Online Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Culture & Language, History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This class is a part of the Museum@The Library series. Breaking the Rules in Modern Art How and why did rules of painting and sculpture change radically throughout t...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Merriweather Online Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Culture & Language, History & Genealogy
Required
Event Details:

This class is a part of the Museum@The Library series.

Breaking the Rules in Modern Art

This event is in the "Children" group.

Don't Let History Be a Mystery: Titanic! [1st-4th grade] TK

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Miller Children's Classroom at Miller Branch
Program Type:
History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

1st-4th grade.  45 min.  Ticket required.Learn all about the history of ship travel and the sinking of the Titanic. Includes stories, activities, and a craft.Tickets avai...

Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Event Details:

1st-4th grade.  45 min.  Ticket required.

Learn all about the history of ship travel and the sinking of the Titanic. Includes stories, activities, and a craft.

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 "Adults" group.

Author Works: Paterson Joseph "The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho"

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Ellicott/ Patapsco Rooms at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Author & Literary Events, Book Clubs, Community Events, History & Genealogy, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

WIN A FREE BOOK!Attend the event for a chance to enter the raffle and win! Two lucky attendees will win a FREE copy of this book, courtesy of Friends and Foundation of Howard ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Ellicott/ Patapsco Rooms
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Author & Literary Events, Book Clubs, Community Events, History & Genealogy, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Required
Event Details:

WIN A FREE BOOK!

Attend the event for a chance to enter the raffle and win! 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

America's World's Fairs

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Maxine White Warfield Room at Central Branch
Program Type:
History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

America's World's Fairs offered Americans an opportunity to learn about new tools and technology, encounter different cultures, and be informed of the very nature of their world. I...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Required
Event Details:

America's World's Fairs offered Americans an opportunity to learn about new tools and technology, encounter different cultures, and be informed of the very nature of their world.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

A Survivor's Story: The Attack on the USS Liberty (Online)

Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Online Classes & Events at Online Branch
Program Type:
Author & Literary Events, Book Clubs, Community Events, History & Genealogy, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Memorial Day Remembrance"This book is both a tribute and a belated memorial to the officers and men of that ill-fated spy ship...By raising carefully researched questions about the...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Online Classes & Events
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author & Literary Events, Book Clubs, Community Events, History & Genealogy, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Required
Event Details:

Memorial Day Remembrance

This event is in the "Adults" group.

"Free For All: The Public Library" - MPT Film Screening

Monday, May 5, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Maxine White Warfield Room at Central Branch
Program Type:
Author & Literary Events, Community Events, History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Free for All: Inside the Public Library tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea happen. From the pioneering women behind the “Free Library Movement” to ...

Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author & Literary Events, Community Events, History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Free for All: Inside the Public Library tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea happen.

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

History Relived: 80th Anniversary of V-E Day

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Studio A at Glenwood Branch
Program Type:
History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day) is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany's unconditional surrender on Tuesday, 8 May 1945. It was the p...

Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Studio A
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Event Details:

V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day) is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany's unconditional surrender on Tuesday, 8 May 1945.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

The Walters Art Museum: If Books Could Kill

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Merriweather Online Classroom at Online Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Author & Literary Events, Book Clubs, Community Events, Culture & Language, History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This class is a part of the HCLS' Museum@The Library series.The rich, jewel-like colors of manuscript illuminations can be dazzling—and dangerous. For centuries, highly toxic ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Merriweather Online Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Author & Literary Events, Book Clubs, Community Events, Culture & Language, History & Genealogy
Required
Event Details:

This class is a part of the HCLS' Museum@The Library series.

The rich, jewel-like colors of manuscript illuminations can be dazzling—and dangerous.

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

Finding Identity and Honoring Tradition through Ukrainian Pottery

Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Ellicott/ Patapsco/ Avalon Rooms at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Community Events, Culture & Language, History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Maryland ceramic artist Natalia Kormeluk discusses her artistic journey and her experience living history at the National Museum of Ukrainian Pottery in Opishne, Ukraine.How do peo...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Ellicott/ Patapsco/ Avalon Rooms
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Culture & Language, History & Genealogy
Required
Event Details:

Maryland ceramic artist Natalia Kormeluk discusses her artistic journey and her experience living history at the National Museum of Ukrainian Pottery

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Author Works: Spitfires: American Women who Flew in the Face of Danger during WWII

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Ellicott/ Patapsco Rooms at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Author & Literary Events, Book Clubs, Community Events, History & Genealogy, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Memorial Day Remembrance A bold and soaring work of history . . . whip-smart, deeply researched, and beautifully written.” -Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of King...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Ellicott/ Patapsco Rooms
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author & Literary Events, Book Clubs, Community Events, History & Genealogy, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Required
Event Details:
Memorial Day Remembrance 

A bold and soaring work of history . . .

This event is in the "Adults" group.

After the Floods with Dr. Ken Conca

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Avalon Room at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Author & Literary Events, History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Small towns across America and around the world face mounting challenges with flood risk, a result of not only climate change but also poorly adapted landscapes, sprawl, overdevelo...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Avalon Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author & Literary Events, History & Genealogy
Required
Event Details:

Small towns across America and around the world face mounting challenges with flood risk, a result of not only climate change but also poorly adapted landscapes, sprawl, overdevelopment and poor planning.

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

Songs of Freedom: Journey Along the Underground Railroad

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, History & Genealogy, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Harriet Tubman's story comes alive through traditional code songs, modern melodies, and authentic narration.  Journey along the Underground Railroad with historian Linda Harri...

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, History & Genealogy, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Required
Event Details:

Harriet Tubman's story comes alive through traditional code songs, modern melodies, and authentic narration.  Journey along the Underground Railroad with historian Linda Harris as she chronicles her annual charity walks through the lens of lo