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This event is in the "Children" group
Registration Required
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Avalon Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 2 & up (Students aged 7-8 must be accompanied by an adult.). 60 min.  Registration required.

Join a chemist from the American Chemical Society for a hands-on program on the chemistry of trees and forests.

 

This event is in the "Teens" group

Electronic Rotating Windmill: Makerspace Mondays

6:00pm–7:30pm
Teens
Elkridge Branch
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Elkridge Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Harness the power of the wind! Build your own rotating windmill while learning the science behind renewable energy. Experiment with circuits, rotation, and blade design to see how engineers transform electricity into motion.

This event is in the "Children" group

Little Learners (Ages: 3-5 with Adult)

2:00pm–2:45pm
Children
Central Branch
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Ages 3-5 years with adult; 45 mins. Free ticket required.

This event is in the "Children" group

Pokemon Club (Ages 6-11, independently)

5:30pm–6:30pm
Children
Savage Branch
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Culture & Language, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Ages 6-11, independently; 60 min. Ticket required.

This event is in the "Children" group

Pi Day (Ages 6-11) - STEAM

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

Ages 6-11; 60 min. Ticket required.

​​Celebrate Pi Day. We will explore math through stories, crafts, and hands-on activities.​ 

Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

This event is in the "Children" group

STEAM Makers (Ages 7-11) - Wind Tunnel

11:30am–12:30pm
Children
Savage Branch
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 7-11; 60 min. Registration required.

Engineer unique aircraft to test in our wind tunnel. Dress for mess. 

This event is in the "Children" group

Little Learners (Ages: 3-5 with Adult)

2:00pm–2:45pm
Children
Central Branch
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Ages 3-5 years with adult; 45 mins. Free ticket required.

This event is in the "Children" group

Origami Animals (ages 8-10) TK

2:00pm–2:45pm
Children
Central Branch
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Central Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Ages 8-10. 45 minutes. Free ticket required.

Learn about the craft of origami with a fun story and then use origami paper to construct a folded animal! 

This event is in the "Children" group
Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Pindell Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

 

This event is in the "Children" group

Little Learners (Ages 3-5, with adult) - STEAM & Play

9:30am–10:15am
Children
Savage Branch
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Early Learning, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Ages 3-5 with adult; 45 min. Ticket required.

Explore a new concept each week through stories, movement, and hands-on activities.

March 23 - Weather

March 30 - Seeds and Cycles

April 6 - Insects

This event is in the "Children" group

Little Learners (Ages: 3-5 with Adult)

2:00pm–2:45pm
Children
Central Branch
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Ages 3-5 years with adult; 45 mins. Free ticket required.

This event is in the "Children" group

Little Learners (Ages 3-5, with adult) - STEAM & Play

9:30am–10:15am
Children
Savage Branch
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Early Learning, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Ages 3-5 with adult; 45 min. Ticket required.

Explore a new concept each week through stories, movement, and hands-on activities.

March 23 - Weather

March 30 - Seeds and Cycles

April 6 - Insects

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

Women's History Collaborative Quilt (all ages, drop in)

1:00pm–3:00pm
Children, Everyone
Central Branch
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Central Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, History & Genealogy, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

All ages, drop in.     

Get to know some influential women from history by helping create a "quilt" of portraits that will hang in the Central Children's Department to celebrate Women's History Month.  

This event is in the "Children" group

Little Learners (Ages: 3-5 with Adult)

2:00pm–2:45pm
Children
Central Branch
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Ages 3-5 years with adult; 45 mins. Free ticket required.

This event is in the "Children" group

Pixel Art Challenge (ages 5-10) TK

2:00pm–2:45pm
Children
Central Branch
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Central Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Ages 5-10, 45 min. Free ticket required. 

Build your own 2-dimensional picture in this Pixel Art Challenge. 

This event is in the "Children" group

Little Learners (Ages 3-5, with adult) - STEAM & Play

9:30am–10:15am
Children
Savage Branch
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Early Learning, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Ages 3-5 with adult; 45 min. Ticket required.

Explore a new concept each week through stories, movement, and hands-on activities.

March 23 - Weather

March 30 - Seeds and Cycles

April 6 - Insects

This event is in the "Children" group

Little Learners (Ages: 3-5 with Adult)

2:00pm–2:45pm
Children
Central Branch
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Ages 3-5 years with adult; 45 mins. Free ticket required.

This event is in the "Children" group

Pokemon Club (Ages 6-11, independently)

5:30pm–6:15pm
Children
Savage Branch
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Culture & Language, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Ages 6-11, independently; 60 min. Ticket required.

This event is in the "Children" group

Beyond Words Junior (ages 6-11 with adult)

6:00pm–7:00pm
Children
Miller Branch
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Patapsco Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Community Events, Crafts, Fun & Games!, Culture & Language, Health & Wellness, Race, Equity & Inclusion, Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 6-11 with developmental or intellectual disabilities and their adult.  60 min.  Registration required.

This event is in the "Children" group

Biz Kidz Academy: Computer Games & Mentoring Workshop (8-10 years) RG

12:30pm–2:00pm
Children
Elkridge Branch
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 8-10; 90 min. Registration Required.

Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Pindell Room
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Discover one of the Maryland Zoo’s active conservation projects. Learn how the Zoo supports this species at the Zoo and in the wild. Presented by The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore.

This event is in the "Children" group

Magformer® Build (ages 5-7)

4:30pm–5:15pm
Children
Central Branch
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Central Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Ages 5-7; 45 minutes. Free ticket required. 

Boost your engineering skills by building with Magformers®. 

This event is in the "Children" group

Little Learners (Ages: 3-5 with Adult)

2:00pm–2:45pm
Children
Central Branch
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Ages 3-5 years with adult; 45 mins. Free ticket required.

This event is in the "Children" group
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Ages 6-11; 60 min. Ticket required.