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Mostly Historical Fiction

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Miller Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Ellicott Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

We read and discuss historical fiction from a wide-range of time periods and settings—everything from ancient Greece to 1970s Hollywood so far. We occasionally read other genres as well. 

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Java Jumpstart - Ayuri Engineering

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Miller Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Tech Lab (MIL)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Career, Business & Finance, College & Trade Schools, Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Day 1 of 3 day series

📚🚀 Introducing Java Jumpstart: Your Path to Java Programming Excellence! 🚀📚 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Book Bingo (ages 5-10) TK

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Elkridge Branch
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!
Event Details:

Ages 5-10; 60 min.  Ticket required. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

Play Bingo featuring book characters and win a book to keep!

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

Slay your College Essay!

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Miller Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Ellicott/ Patapsco Rooms
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Author & Literary Events, College & Trade Schools, Parents & Educators
Registration Required
Event Details:

No registration needed, feel free to register for a reminder. | Planned for rising seniors, but other high school students are welcome. 

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

Compost Demonstration (In-Person)

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Miller Branch
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Enchanted Garden
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Gardening & Nature
Event Details:

Learn the basics of composting. Composting reduces pressure on our landfills and recycles organic waste material into helpful soil supplements for gardens, container plants, and lawns.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Play Partners (infant-23 mos with adult) TK

6:30pm - 7:00pm
Central Branch
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Central Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type:

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.

Event Details:

Ticket required. Free tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

 

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

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

6:30pm - 7:00pm
Miller Branch
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type: Gardening & Nature, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

All ages.  30 min.  Ticket required.

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.

Family Trivia Night

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Savage Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: DaVinci Room
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Community Events, Crafts, Fun & Games!, History & Genealogy, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages: All. Put your thinking caps on and test your wits with entertaining and educational trivia questions for all ages.

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

Glenwood D&D Club (Ages 12+)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Glenwood Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Studio B
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Crafts, Fun & Games!
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a casual D&D game, open to all experience levels, beginners welcome! Missed the first meeting? No problem--this D&D club is designed for flexibility! Ages 12+.

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

LEGO™ Engineering Challenge (ages 9-12) RG

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Central Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: CEN Studio
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 9-12. Registration required.

Calling all LEGO™ bricks fans! Receive your challenges for the day and work individually or in groups to create and engineer designs with LEGO™ blocks.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Reads of Acceptance (Online)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Book Group Online Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Community Events, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Registration Required
Event Details:

Discuss LGBTQ-related books and make new friends in a queer- & trans-affirming group setting. All identities and all ages (18+) are welcome.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Hockley Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

This Summer, read and discuss books that celebrate journeys of discovery around the world.

June 17: Spirit Run: A 6000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land by Noé Álvarez

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Adult Online Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Community Events, Race, Equity & Inclusion
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join our monthly discussion of Asian American literary titles. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Ask A Master Gardener

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Miller Branch
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Lobby (Miller)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gardening & Nature
Event Details:

Find the answers to gardening questions by talking with a University of Maryland Extension Master Gardener. Drop in; no registration required. 

 

This event is in the "Children" group.

3, 2, Fun! [ages 2-3 with adult] TK

10:15am - 10:45am
Miller Branch
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning

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.

Event Details:


 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Play Partners (infant-23 months) TK

10:15am - 10:45am
Savage Branch
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type:

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.
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Ages 3-5 with adult; 30 min. Ticket Required.

Join the fun as we create, discover, and explore the world around us! We will do activities together to earn your Summer Reading completion prize.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Terrific Tuesdays (Ages 18 mos - 3 years with Adult) TK

10:30am - 11:00am
East Columbia Branch
Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Ages 18 mos - 3 years with adult; 20 - 30 minutes.

Stories, songs and play time.

Ticket required. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

This event is in the "Children" group.
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Ages 3-5 with adult; 30 min. Ticket Required.

Join the fun as we create, discover, and explore the world around us! We will do activities together to earn your Summer Reading completion prize.

This event is in the "Children" group.

3, 2, Fun! [ages 2-3 with adult] TK

11:30am - 12:00pm
Miller Branch
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning

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.

Event Details:


 

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

Project Wild!: Black Bears (families) TK

11:30am - 12:00pm
Savage Branch
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Families; 30 min. Ticket Required.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Reading Cafe (Book Discussion Group)

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Glenwood Branch
Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Studio A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Join a lively, literary conversation in person!

Jun 18 (special date): Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger

Jul 30: Hello, Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

Aug 27: Varina by Charles Frazier

This event is in the "Children" group.

All By Myself [ages 4-6] TK

2:00pm - 2:30pm
Miller Branch
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning

ALL BY MYSELF

Ages 4-6; 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 are available at the children's desk 15 minutes before class.

 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Summer of STEAM: Camp Elkridge (ages 6-10) TK

2:00pm - 2:45pm
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.

Join the fun as we create, discover, and explore the world around us! We will do activities together to earn your Summer Reading completion prize.

*Tuesdays throughout the summer.