This event is in the "Children" group. Apr 19 2025 Sat Biz Kidz Academy: Drawing Workshop (8-10 years) RG 12:00pm - 1:30pm Children Elkridge Branch Registration This event is in the "Children" group. Apr 19 2025 Sat Biz Kidz Academy: Drawing Workshop (8-10 years) RG 12:00pm - 1:30pm Elkridge Branch Library Branch: Elkridge Branch Room: Elkridge Studio Age Group: Children Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM Registration Required Event Details: Ages 8-10; 90 min. Registration Required.
This event is in the "Everyone" group. Apr 19 2025 Sat Myanmar Cultural Showcase and Water Festival 1:00pm - 4:00pm Everyone Elkridge Branch Registration This event is in the "Everyone" group. Apr 19 2025 Sat Myanmar Cultural Showcase and Water Festival 1:00pm - 4:00pm Elkridge Branch Library Branch: Elkridge Branch Room: Belmont / Hockley Room Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Community Events, Crafts, Fun & Games!, Culture & Language, Race, Equity & Inclusion Registration Required Event Details: Myanmar Cultural Showcase and Water Festival Date/Time: April 19, Saturday, 1-4pmLocation: Elkridge Branch Library and DIY Center
This event is in the "Teens" group. Apr 19 2025 Sat Magic: the Gathering™ Club 2:00pm - 4:00pm Teens Elkridge Branch Open Registration This event is in the "Teens" group. Apr 19 2025 Sat Magic: the Gathering™ Club 2:00pm - 4:00pm Elkridge Branch Open Library Branch: Elkridge Branch Room: Elkridge Studio Age Group: Teens Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM Registration Required Event Details: Develop math, reading, critical thinking and social skills by playing friendly Magic: the Gathering™ card battles in this ongoing monthly gaming club.
Apr 20 2025 Sun Library Closed - Easter - 2025 All Day All Branches Closing Apr 20 2025 Sun Closing Library Closed - Easter - 2025 All Day Branches: Central Branch, East Columbia Branch, Elkridge Branch, Glenwood Branch, Miller Branch, Savage Branch, Administrative Branch, Mobile Branch, Online Branch, Off Site, Z - Archived Spaces Description: All branches will be closed Sunday, April 20 for Easter.
This event is in the "Children" group. Apr 21 2025 Mon Play Partners (infant-23 months with adult) TK 10:15am - 10:45am Children Elkridge Branch This event is in the "Children" group. Apr 21 2025 Mon Play Partners (infant-23 months with adult) TK 10:15am - 10:45am Elkridge Branch Library Branch: Elkridge Branch Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom Age Group: Children PLAY PARTNERS Ages newborns-23 months with adult; 20-30 min. Ticket required. Newborns and toddlers learn to express feelings, language, and movement through stories, baby games, musical activities, and playtime. Tickets will be available at the children's desk 15 minutes before class.
This event is in the "Children" group. Apr 21 2025 Mon Cuentos en Español y Tiempo de Juego (edades 0-5 con adulto) TK 10:30am - 11:00am Children Elkridge Branch This event is in the "Children" group. Apr 21 2025 Mon Cuentos en Español y Tiempo de Juego (edades 0-5 con adulto) TK 10:30am - 11:00am Elkridge Branch 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. Apr 21 2025 Mon Play Partners (infant-23 months with adult) TK 11:15am - 11:45am Children Elkridge Branch This event is in the "Children" group. Apr 21 2025 Mon Play Partners (infant-23 months with adult) TK 11:15am - 11:45am Elkridge Branch Library Branch: Elkridge Branch Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom Age Group: Children PLAY PARTNERS Ages newborns-23 months with adult; 20-30 min. Ticket required. Newborns and toddlers learn to express feelings, language, and movement through stories, baby games, musical activities, and playtime. 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. Apr 21 2025 Mon Block Party (Families) Drop in 2:00pm - 3:00pm Children, Everyone Elkridge Branch This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Apr 21 2025 Mon Block Party (Families) Drop in 2:00pm - 3:00pm Elkridge Branch Library Branch: Elkridge Branch Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom Age Group: Children, Everyone Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games! Event Details: All Ages - children under 6 must be accompanied by an adult. 1 hour. Drop-in. Come join us for a block party! Big blocks, little blocks, blocks for all ages! Come enjoy building time as a family!
This event is in the "Teens" group. Apr 21 2025 Mon Debate Academy: Master Public Speaking 6:00pm - 7:00pm Teens Elkridge Branch Registration This event is in the "Teens" group. Apr 21 2025 Mon Debate Academy: Master Public Speaking 6:00pm - 7:00pm Elkridge Branch 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. Apr 21 2025 Mon Binoculars: Makerspace Mondays 7:00pm - 8:00pm Teens Elkridge Branch Registration This event is in the "Teens" group. Apr 21 2025 Mon Binoculars: Makerspace Mondays 7:00pm - 8:00pm Elkridge Branch 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 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 "Everyone" group. Apr 21 2025 Mon Know Your Rights: A Community Workshop Series Empowering Immigrants in Howard County 7:00pm - 8:30pm Everyone Elkridge Branch This event is in the "Everyone" group. Apr 21 2025 Mon Know Your Rights: A Community Workshop Series Empowering Immigrants in Howard County 7:00pm - 8:30pm Elkridge Branch Library Branch: Elkridge Branch Room: Belmont Room Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Community Events, Race, Equity & Inclusion Event Details: The Howard County Library System, in collaboration with the Luminus Network, Inc., is proud to present "Know Your Rights," a series of workshops designed to inform and empower immigrants in our community.
This event is in the "Children" group. Apr 22 2025 Tue Little Learners (ages 3-5 with adult) TK 10:15am - 10:45am Children Elkridge Branch This event is in the "Children" group. Apr 22 2025 Tue Little Learners (ages 3-5 with adult) TK 10:15am - 10:45am Elkridge Branch Library Branch: Elkridge Branch Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom Age Group: Children Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM Event Details: Ages 3-5 with adult; 30 min.Fun stories, songs, and activities for preschoolers that spark curiosity and support learning.
This event is in the "Children" group. Apr 22 2025 Tue Little Learners (ages 3-5 with adult) TK 11:15am - 11:45am Children Elkridge Branch This event is in the "Children" group. Apr 22 2025 Tue Little Learners (ages 3-5 with adult) TK 11:15am - 11:45am Elkridge Branch Library Branch: Elkridge Branch Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom Age Group: Children Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM Event Details: Ages 3-5 with adult; 30 min.Fun stories, songs, and activities for preschoolers that spark curiosity and support learning.
This event is in the "Teens" group. Apr 22 2025 Tue Video Gaming & Chill 4:15pm - 6:00pm Teens Elkridge Branch This event is in the "Teens" group. Apr 22 2025 Tue Video Gaming & Chill 4:15pm - 6:00pm 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 "Children" group. Apr 22 2025 Tue Pequeños Lectores (Bilingual) (Ages 6-9) TK 5:00pm - 5:30pm Children Elkridge Branch This event is in the "Children" group. Apr 22 2025 Tue Pequeños Lectores (Bilingual) (Ages 6-9) TK 5:00pm - 5:30pm Elkridge Branch Library Branch: Elkridge Branch Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom Age Group: Children Program Type: Book Clubs, Culture & Language Event Details: Ages 6-9; 30 min. Ticket required.Únete a un tiempo Lectura en Español nivel Basico y diviértete con actividades relacionadas con el libro de la semana.
This event is in the "Children" group. Apr 22 2025 Tue Spanish Conversation and Vocabulary (Bilingual) (Ages 8-12) TK 6:00pm - 6:30pm Children Elkridge Branch This event is in the "Children" group. Apr 22 2025 Tue Spanish Conversation and Vocabulary (Bilingual) (Ages 8-12) TK 6:00pm - 6:30pm Elkridge Branch Library Branch: Elkridge Branch Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom Age Group: Children Program Type: Culture & Language Event Details: Ages 8-12; 30 min. Ticket required.Join us for an informal Spanish conversation and homework assistance time. We will practice basic phrases and vocabulary.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Apr 22 2025 Tue Make It: Unpaper Towels 7:00pm - 8:30pm Adults Elkridge Branch Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. Apr 22 2025 Tue Make It: Unpaper Towels 7:00pm - 8:30pm Elkridge Branch Library Branch: Elkridge Branch Room: DIY Design Studio Age Group: Adults Program Type: DIY & Makerspace Registration 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 "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Apr 22 2025 Tue We're Jammin': Ukulele Strum & Sing-along 7:00pm - 8:30pm Teens, Adults Elkridge Branch This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Apr 22 2025 Tue We're Jammin': Ukulele Strum & Sing-along 7:00pm - 8:30pm Elkridge Branch Library Branch: Elkridge Branch Room: Hockley Room Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Art, Movies & Music Event Details: Join us as we strum easy to play chords on the ukulele. Bring your uke or borrow one from the library's collection.
This event is in the "Children" group. Apr 23 2025 Wed 3 2 Fun (ages 2-3 with adult) TK 10:15am - 10:45am Children Elkridge Branch This event is in the "Children" group. Apr 23 2025 Wed 3 2 Fun (ages 2-3 with adult) TK 10:15am - 10:45am Elkridge Branch Library Branch: Elkridge Branch Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom Age Group: Children Program Type: Art, Movies & Music 3, 2, FUN Ages 2-3 years with adult; 30 min. Ticket required. Preschoolers get ready for school by doing things like talking, singing songs and rhymes, doing finger plays, and listening to stories. Tickets will be available at the children's desk 15 minutes before class.
This event is in the "Children" group. Apr 23 2025 Wed 3 2 Fun (ages 2-3 with adult) TK 11:15am - 11:45am Children Elkridge Branch This event is in the "Children" group. Apr 23 2025 Wed 3 2 Fun (ages 2-3 with adult) TK 11:15am - 11:45am Elkridge Branch Library Branch: Elkridge Branch Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom Age Group: Children Program Type: Art, Movies & Music 3, 2, FUN Ages 2-3 years with adult; 30 min. Ticket required. Preschoolers get ready for school by doing things like talking, singing songs and rhymes, doing finger plays, and listening to stories. Tickets will be available at the children's desk 15 minutes before class.
This event is in the "Children" group. Apr 23 2025 Wed Just for Me (ages 3-5) TK 1:30pm - 2:00pm Children Elkridge Branch This event is in the "Children" group. Apr 23 2025 Wed Just for Me (ages 3-5) TK 1:30pm - 2:00pm Elkridge Branch 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 "Everyone" group. Apr 23 2025 Wed Quick & Easy Watercolors 4:00pm - 5:00pm Everyone Elkridge Branch This event is in the "Everyone" group. Apr 23 2025 Wed Quick & Easy Watercolors 4:00pm - 5:00pm Elkridge Branch 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 "Children" group. Apr 23 2025 Wed Elementary Math Explorers (ages 6-10) TK 5:30pm - 6:15pm Children Elkridge Branch This event is in the "Children" group. Apr 23 2025 Wed Elementary Math Explorers (ages 6-10) TK 5:30pm - 6:15pm Elkridge Branch 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, available FREE at the Children's Desk beginning 15 minutes before class start time.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Apr 23 2025 Wed Portrait Painting w/ J. Scott 6:00pm - 8:30pm Adults Elkridge Branch Waitlist Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. Apr 23 2025 Wed Portrait Painting w/ J. Scott 6:00pm - 8:30pm Elkridge Branch Waitlist Library Branch: Elkridge Branch Room: DIY Design Studio Age Group: Adults Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace Registration 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.
