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Digital SAT practice test

10:30am - 1:00pm
Teens
Savage Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: DaVinci Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: College & Trade Schools, Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Attention high school students!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Mindful Mosaics: Mindfulness Painting

11:00am - 12:00pm
Teens
Elkridge Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Belmont Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Relax, breathe deeply, and paint. Enjoy the feel of applying brush to canvas. Listen to soothing music. Surrender to the creative flow. Love yourself and your art.

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

11:00am - 1:00pm
Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Glenwood Branch
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.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Create Rock Terrariums & Hydroponic Seed Planters

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Teens, Adults
Central Branch
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:

After enjoying the musical performance in the Equity Resource Center, join us in the Maxine White Warfield room to create earth friendly Rock Terrariums and Hydroponic seed planters. 

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Space (ages 11-17)

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens
Glenwood Branch
Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Studio B
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:

After-school hang out time for teens! Come enjoy some snacks, video games, and board games!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Game Spot at East Columbia

3:30pm - 6:00pm
Teens
East Columbia Branch
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.

Animation

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens
Miller Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Tech Lab (MIL)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: HiTech Classes & Events, Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Using the iPad Pro and animation apps such a FlipAClip and Animation Sketch, students will learn how to create their own 2D animations using their own drawings and the principles of squash and stretch. Registration required. Grades 6-12.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Debate Academy: Master Public Speaking

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens
Elkridge Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Hockley Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: College & Trade Schools
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all Middle School Students! Want to enhance your public speaking skills? Practice speech and debate in a safe space to prepare for high school level competitions.

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

Set Up Your Business for Success (in person)

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens, Adults
East Columbia Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Career, Business & Finance
Registration Required
Event Details:
This event is in the "Teens" group.

3D Holographic Projector: Makerspace Mondays

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Teens
Elkridge Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Elkridge Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration 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 "Teens" group.

Blackout Poetry with Procreate (ages 11-17)

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Teens
Glenwood Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Studio B
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn how to use the digital art software Procreate as you turn written word into art! We will use the works of Jason Reynolds, this year’s Bauder Book Talk Artist, to create impactful and artistic blackout poetry. 

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Spot

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens
Savage Branch
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage Studio (Classroom)
Age Group: Teens
Event Details:

Relax after school at Teen Spot - a space for middle and high school students to unwind with video games, board games, and arts and craft supplies.

Drop ins welcome!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Game Spot at East Columbia

3:30pm - 6:00pm
Teens
East Columbia Branch
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.

Video Gaming & Chill

4:15pm - 6:00pm
Teens
Elkridge Branch
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Elkridge Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:

Challenge your friends -  and make new ones - to a round of Mario Kart or Smash Bros. Settle which of your favorite NBA players is truly the GOAT in NBA2k-24. Or check out some of our other great titles for Nintendo Switch and PS5!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Anime Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens
Savage Branch
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage Studio (Classroom)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!, Culture & Language
Event Details:

Ages: 11 - 18. Watch anime together, make art/crafts, and explore Japanese language/cultural tie-ins at this meet up for fellow anime fans. Drop-ins encouraged and welcomed!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Space (ages 11-17)

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens
Glenwood Branch
Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Studio B
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:

After-school hang out time for teens! Come enjoy some snacks, video games, and board games!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Spot

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens
Savage Branch
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage Studio (Classroom)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:

Relax after school at Teen Spot - a space for middle and high school students to unwind with video games, board games, and arts and craft supplies.

Drop ins welcome!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Game Spot at East Columbia

3:30pm - 6:00pm
Teens
East Columbia Branch
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.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Speed Puzzling ShowDown Spectator & Team Member Registration

6:00pm - 8:30pm
Teens, Adults, Everyone
Miller Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Patapsco Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Community Events, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join the Speed Puzzling Showdown: Spectators 

Want to be part of the fun without puzzling? Register below to watch and cheer on the teams at the Speed Puzzling Showdown! 

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

Introduction to 3D Printing Using MakerBot

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Teens, Adults
Glenwood Branch
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Studio B
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: DIY & Makerspace
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn how to use 3D printing to create designs for fabrication on the Makerspace Makerbot Method x3D printer.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Space (ages 11-17)

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens
Glenwood Branch
Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Studio B
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:

After-school hang out time for teens! Come enjoy some snacks, video games, and board games!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Game Spot at East Columbia

3:30pm - 6:00pm
Teens
East Columbia Branch
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.

SAT scoreback session

6:00pm - 6:30pm
Teens
Savage Branch
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage Other Location
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: College & Trade Schools, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

If you attended the practice digital SAT last Saturday, please attend this scoreback session to receive your scores, learn some tips and tricks and have the opportunity to ask questions as well. Parents/guardians welcome!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Nourish Teens -- Leadership and Communication

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Teens
Elkridge Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Belmont Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Build leadership skills by learning public speaking techniques, such as engaging and audience, building confidence, and collaboration opportunities among peers.

Snacks provided!