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Set Up Your Business for Success (in person)

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B at East Columbia Branch

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Calling aspiring teen entrepreneurs! Learn how to start your own business.In this class Kelvin Abrams, author of  Get Uncomfortable or Change Course: Understanding What I...

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Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Career, Business & Finance
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Calling aspiring teen entrepreneurs! Learn how to start your own business.

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

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Merriweather Online Classroom at Online Branch

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This class is a part of the Museum@The Library series.NEW DATE: Breaking the Rules in Modern ArtHow and why did rules of painting and sculpture change radically throughou...

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Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Merriweather Online Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Culture & Language, History & Genealogy
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This class is a part of the Museum@The Library series.

NEW DATE: 

Breaking the Rules in Modern Art

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Where do we go from here? Recognizing the Power We Hold In Tumultuous Times

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Merriweather Online Classroom at Online Branch

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Many of us are asking ourselves these questions: What do we do now? How can we be of assistance when we feel powerless?The fact is that we are not powerless--not individually and n...

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Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Merriweather Online Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Race, Equity & Inclusion
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Many of us are asking ourselves these questions: What do we do now? How can we be of assistance when we feel powerless?

The fact is that we are not powerless--not individually and not collectively. 

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Global Neighbors: Dance Edition

Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ellicott/ Patapsco/ Avalon Rooms at Miller Branch

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Celebrate cultures through the art of dance. Join us for an exciting cultural journey that highlights the beauty, history, and diversity of dance traditions from around the world. ...

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Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Ellicott/ Patapsco/ Avalon Rooms
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Culture & Language, Race, Equity & Inclusion
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Celebrate cultures through the art of dance. Join us for an exciting cultural journey that highlights the beauty, history, and diversity of dance traditions from around the world.

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"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

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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 ...

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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author & Literary Events, Community Events, History & Genealogy
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Free for All: Inside the Public Library tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea happen.

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Community Plant Swap

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Maxine White Warfield Room at Central Branch

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Children under 8 year must be accompanied by an adult. Calling all plant lovers and the plant-curious! Join us for the second HCLS live plant swap. Have an abundance of h...

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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Community Events, Gardening & Nature
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Children under 8 year must be accompanied by an adult. 

Calling all plant lovers and the plant-curious! Join us for the second HCLS live plant swap. 

Int'l Travel

Arranging International Travel

Monday, May 12, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
CEN Studio at Central Branch

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Learn effective methods to coordinate international travel, including travel tips and safety measures prior, during and after international travel. Covers trips to the United Arab ...

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Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: CEN Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Culture & Language
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Learn effective methods to coordinate international travel, including travel tips and safety measures prior, during and after international travel. Covers trips to the United Arab Emirates and Africa.  

 

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Maryland Libraries Together Discussion - "Free For All: The Public Library" (Online)

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Merriweather Online Classroom at Online Branch

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Learn how public libraries shaped the country and continue to be a sanctuary for Americans everywhere. Watch Free for All: The Public Library at a local screening, or online via MP...

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Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Merriweather Online Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Book Clubs
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Learn how public libraries shaped the country and continue to be a sanctuary for Americans everywhere.

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Author Works: Brighter Than Scale, Swifter Than Flame (Online)

12:30pm - 1:30pm
Adults
Online Branch
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Online Branch
Room: Merriweather Online Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author & Literary Events, Book Clubs, Community Events, Race, Equity & Inclusion
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Author Works: Spitfires: American Women who Flew in the Face of Danger during WWII

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Miller Branch
Open
Registration 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
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Memorial Day Remembrance 

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