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Healthier and Happier You (Ages 5-7) RG

6:30pm - 7:30pm
East Columbia Branch
Registration
Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 5-7 with an adult. Registration required.   Learn about your mental and physical health through hands-on activities and lessons. Explore your emotions, sensory systems, and coping strategies. Learn about the importance of nutri...
This event is in the "Children" group.

Marvelous Mosaics (Ages 8-10, TK)

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Central Branch
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Central Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:
Ages 8-10. 1 hour. TK, ticketed. Free tickets available 15 minutes before class. Learn what a mosaic is and then create your very own mosaic using paper. ...
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Family Fun at Your Library (Families)

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Elkridge Branch
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, DIY & Makerspace, Crafts, Fun & Games!, , Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:
All ages. Allow 30 min. Explore hands-on, interactive activities for family members of all ages. These weekly activities develop STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) and literacy skills. Each week offers a different set of activi...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Studio B
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: DIY & Makerspace, Crafts, Fun & Games!, , Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Imagine, design, and create. In honor of Earth Day turn recycled materials into your very own working gumball machine. This is a teen specific makerspace class. If you love building, this is the class for you! Registration required. ...

Magic is Science! (ages 7 - 9) TK

11:00am - 11:45am
Glenwood Branch
Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Pindell Room
Program Type: DIY & Makerspace, Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:
Explores principles of science by participating in magic tricks and cool demonstrations. ...

Paint and Plant (ages 6-9) TK

1:00pm - 1:45pm
Elkridge Branch
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: DIY Design Studio
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!, Gardening & Nature, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:
Ages 6-9 with adult; 45 min. Ticket required. (Limited to 24 children) Celebrate Earth Day early with stories, songs and a special garden craft: paint a clay pot and then fill it with a plant seed. Dress for mess. Tickets available 15 minutes...
This event is in the "Children" group.

All Together Now (All ages) TK

1:30pm - 2:00pm
East Columbia Branch
Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM

ALL TOGETHER NOW

All ages with adult; 30 min. Ticket required.

Children build skills in singing, talking, listening, reading, and getting along with others through stories, music, rhymes, and activities. 

Tickets will be available at the children's desk 15 minutes before class. 
 

 

Event Details:
Ticket required. Tickets available 15 minutes before class. ...
This event is in the "Children" group.

Sensory Safari (ages 2-5 w/ adult)

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Central Branch
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:
Ages 2-5 with adult. TK, ticketed. Free tickets available 15 minutes before class. Let’s have fun learning about senses! Discover how animals use their senses!   Contact with an animal may occur.  Presented by The Maryland Zoo i...

What is a Mint? (7-11 years) TK

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Savage Branch
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:
Ages 7-11; 60 min. Ticket required.  What is a Mint? No, not the kind you eat! Be a numismatist for a day! Learn about money from around the world through history, stories, and trivia, and explore the money museum virtually! Ticket require...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Tech Lab (MIL)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Career, Business & Finance, College & Trade Schools, Crafts, Fun & Games!, Race, Equity & Inclusion, Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Artificial Intelligence, often abbreviated as AI, is a rapidly advancing field of technology that enables machines to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence. From virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa to self-driving cars and recomm...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

SInking the Titanic (ages 9-12)

4:00pm - 5:15pm
Central Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Maxine White Warfield Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
  Ages 9-12. Registration required. Explore the upcoming anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic as we experiment with STEM concepts and discover what went wrong on that fateful night.     ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Adult AV Lab

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Savage Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage AV Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Drop-in to use the equipment in the A/V Studio! Record and mix music or create and edit movies with the help of a HiTech Instructor. No registration required. ...

Crazy 8’s: Math Club for 3rd - 5th Grade

5:30pm - 6:15pm
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
3rd - 5th grade. 45 minutes - 1 hour. Registration required. Crazy 8's is a nationwide math club designed to get kids fired up about math. Every week kids get to build cool stuff, play fun games, solve mysterious puzzles, or make music.....

Crazy 8’s: Math Club for Kindergarten - 2nd Grade

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Savage Branch
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Kindergarten- 2nd grade; 45-60 min. Registration required. Crazy 8's is a nationwide math club designed to get kids fired up about math. Every week kids get to build stuff, run and jump, make music, make a mess, and make friendships at the same ti...
This event is in the "Children" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Enchanted Garden
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Gardening & Nature, Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 4-6, with adult.  45 min.  Registration required. Register once for all 3 sessions. Cultivate learning by working together on a garden project.  Make new friends and learn about the animal friends that help plants grow. ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

AV Lab

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Savage Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage AV Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Drop-in to use the equipment in the A/V Studio! Record and mix music or create and edit movies with the help of a HiTech Instructor. No registration required. Grades 6-12.  ...

Crazy 8’s: Math Club for 3rd - 5th Grade

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Savage Branch
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Albert Einstein Classroom
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
3rd - 5th grade. 45-60 min. Registration required. Crazy 8's is a nationwide math club designed to get kids fired up about math. Every week kids get to build stuff, run and jump, make music, make a mess, and make friendships at the same ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Tech Lab (MIL)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!, DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
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This event is in the "Children" group.

STEM Fun: Exploration Stations (Families) TK

6:00pm - 8:00pm
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:
Families; allow 30 minutes. Ticket required. Explore and engage in various STEM activities through self-guided stations. ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Friday Coding Club

4:15pm - 5:15pm
Elkridge Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Elkridge Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Create games, animations, websites, and more with code! No prior knowledge of coding or programming required. Make friends and build your knowledge at an easy pace. Attend any number of sessions.  ...
Registration
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Hockley Room
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 8-10; 90 min. Registration Required. This fun interactive computer game workshop offers innovative experiences. You will engage in a variety of personalized skills designed to turn stress into strength. While playing computer games, individua...

Origami Animals (ages 8-10) TK

2:00pm - 2:45pm
Central Branch
Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Central Children's Classroom
Program Type: DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:
Ages 8-10. 45 minutes. TK, ticket required. Free tickets available 15 minutes prior to class. Learn about the craft of origami with a fun story and then use origami paper to construct an origami animal!  ...
This event is in the "Children" group.

STEM Fun: Code & Go Robot Mouse (ages 6-9) TK

2:00pm - 2:45pm
Elkridge Branch
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Elkridge Studio
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:
Ages 6-9. 45 min. Ticket required. Explore the science of coding and programming with Colby, the programmable mouse. ...

Crazy 8’s: Math Club for Kindergarten - 2nd Grade

5:30pm - 6:15pm
Elkridge Branch
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Elkridge Branch
Room: Seahorse Children's Classroom
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Kindergarten- 2nd grade. 45 minutes - 1 hour. Registration required. Crazy 8's is a nationwide math club designed to get kids fired up about math. Every week kids get to build cool stuff, play fun games, solve mysterious puzzles, or make music...a...