Week Calendar

Prepare for Geometry in September, or come to review Geometry concepts! Come with questions for our HiTech instructors! Middle & High School.

Enhance your math savvy to improve your SAT score!  Examine the types of problems that are presented on the SAT and acquire test taking skills that will last a lifetime. Get expert advice from a HiTech instructor.

Get hands-on experience working in Vectr (vectr.com), a web-based computer illustration application!  Gain an understanding of vector illustrations and how they are used in digital media in this HiTech class.

Prepare for Geometry in September, or come to review Geometry concepts! Come with questions for our HiTech instructors! Middle & High School.

Enhance your math savvy to improve your SAT score!  Examine the types of problems that are presented on the SAT and acquire test taking skills that will last a lifetime. Get expert advice from a HiTech instructor.

Get hands-on experience working in Vectr (vectr.com), a web-based computer illustration application!  Gain an understanding of vector illustrations and how they are used in digital media in this HiTech class.

Prepare for Geometry in September, or come to review Geometry concepts! Come with questions for our HiTech instructors! Middle & High School.

Enhance your math savvy to improve your SAT score!  Examine the types of problems that are presented on the SAT and acquire test taking skills that will last a lifetime. Get expert advice from a HiTech instructor.

Get hands-on experience working in Vectr (vectr.com), a web-based computer illustration application!  Gain an understanding of vector illustrations and how they are used in digital media in this HiTech class.

Prepare for Geometry in September, or come to review Geometry concepts! Come with questions for our HiTech instructors! Middle & High School.

Enhance your math savvy to improve your SAT score!  Examine the types of problems that are presented on the SAT and acquire test taking skills that will last a lifetime. Get expert advice from a HiTech instructor.

Get hands-on experience working in Vectr (vectr.com), a web-based computer illustration application!  Gain an understanding of vector illustrations and how they are used in digital media in this HiTech class.

This is a class for adult English language learners.  Practice conversational skills and discuss topics ranging from small talk and common interests to life, work and current events.   

This is a class for adult English language learners.  Improve your English language skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.  The class is suitable for language learners in beginning to high beginning levels.  

This is a class for adult English language learners.  Improve your spoken English with this class. The class will focus on listening and speaking skills with an emphasis on everyday pronunciation, intonation and stress, as well as u

The brain is a powerful yet mysterious organ that is waiting to tell you its secrets. Come explore how this machine controls your senses, memories, and sleep in this HiTech class!

Learn to code using the computing language Java with one of our HiTech instructors! No experience necessary. Middle & High School. Register once for all four sessions, Monday - Thursday.

This is a class for adult English language learners.  It is a career centered class where students explore topics related to working in the US.

This is a class for English language learners.

The brain is a powerful yet mysterious organ that is waiting to tell you its secrets. Come explore how this machine controls your senses, memories, and sleep in this HiTech class!

Learn to code using the computing language Java with one of our HiTech instructors! No experience necessary. Middle & High School. Register once for all four sessions, Monday - Thursday.

For English language learners. 
Improve your spoken English as we focus on listening and speaking skills with an emphasis on everyday pronunciation, intonation, and stress, as well as unique American rhythms.

For English language learners at the intermediate level. 
Improve your English language skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. 

The brain is a powerful yet mysterious organ that is waiting to tell you its secrets. Come explore how this machine controls your senses, memories, and sleep in this HiTech class!

Learn to code using the computing language Java with one of our HiTech instructors! No experience necessary. Middle & High School. Register once for all four sessions, Monday - Thursday.

Join other adults who knit crochet embroider and sew in an open forum for creating conversing sharing and learning.

For adult English language learners at an advanced level. 
Improve your English language skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.  

For adult English language learners. 

The brain is a powerful yet mysterious organ that is waiting to tell you its secrets. Come explore how this machine controls your senses, memories, and sleep in this HiTech class!

Learn to code using the computing language Java with one of our HiTech instructors! No experience necessary. Middle & High School. Register once for all four sessions, Monday - Thursday.

Book to film / film discussion Fridays; 10 - 11 am.

Aug 21: Handsome Devil  (Winner of Best Irish Feature at the Dublin International Film Festival.)

If you miss this class, past classes are posted on the Howard County Library System YouTube channel Playlists [use link:  

If you miss this class, past classes are posted on the Howard County Library System YouTube channel Playlists [use link:  

Play trivia through email! Categories and fun for everyone. Please email HCLS.trivia@hclibrary.org for the trivia round and other details.

Welcome all elementary students 6-12 years old!  Join Miss Chris from the East Columbia Branch as she shares some amazing fiction from mysteries to humor and everything in between!

Do you have a technology issue and need help figuring it out? Trying to get eBooks to work on your phone to no avail? Can't get that Gale Course to work? Ask an HCLS Instructor & Research Specialist about your library related tech woes.

If you miss this class, past classes are posted on the Howard County Library System YouTube channel Playlists [use link:  

Missing out on book suggestions from HCLS staff? Join us virtually every 2nd and 4th Friday at 11:00 am to listen to HCLS instructors talk about their favorite books.

Receive fun and interactive activities that challenge thinking and help you stay mentally active through email. Email hcls.brainfitness@hclibrary.org to receive activities and instructions.

Edit photos and images and create amazing art with free online software in this HiTech class!

Explore chemistry in this HiTech class! Discover chemistry topics that range from the physical and chemical properties of matter, to Thermodynamics and Thermochemistry, and even Acid-Base Chemistry.

Edit photos and images and create amazing art with free online software in this HiTech class!

Explore chemistry in this HiTech class! Discover chemistry topics that range from the physical and chemical properties of matter, to Thermodynamics and Thermochemistry, and even Acid-Base Chemistry.

Edit photos and images and create amazing art with free online software in this HiTech class!

Explore chemistry in this HiTech class! Discover chemistry topics that range from the physical and chemical properties of matter, to Thermodynamics and Thermochemistry, and even Acid-Base Chemistry.

Edit photos and images and create amazing art with free online software in this HiTech class!

Explore chemistry in this HiTech class! Discover chemistry topics that range from the physical and chemical properties of matter, to Thermodynamics and Thermochemistry, and even Acid-Base Chemistry.

June 18: Online discussion of "The Red House Mystery" by A. A. Milne **Register with an email address to receive a link to join the online discussion.

Join for an online discussion of the following titles:

August 20:  Emma by Jane Austen

September 17:  Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok

How do films shape and connect us?
Watch the film prior to the actual discussion dates by signing up for a free Kanopy account through HCLS.

Aug 17  How About Adolf?

Participants are introduced to the importance of the credit report an on how to understand and read the credit report; the importance of disputing inaccuracies; how a healthy credit report is important in finding, sustaining and maintaining afford

Join Adriana from the East Columbia Branch  for some basic Spanish vocabulary and short stories. Appropriate for ages 4-12.  

This class is offered through the community organization Oakland Mills Online.

Ages 11-18 & Adults; 90 min.

Join Miss Chris from the East Columbia Branch for stories, songs and rhymes.
Ages 2-6

This class is offered through the community organization Oakland Mills Online.

Learn a brief history of origami, and then students will learn to fold a classic origami model with help from an HCLS instructor. Supplies needed: square paper and a smile!

Description: Join a Howard County Conservancy instructor to learn about how pollination works and the many different animals that pollinate our plants and trees.  Identify the parts of a flower through a flower dissection, and learn

Calling all Lego™ fans! Each week watch a brief video to receive new challenges. Then create and engineer your designs with LEGO™ blocks.  Register with an email address to receive a link to join the online class.

For Teens. Play HCLS trivia through Kahoot! Categories and questions designed for ages 13-17. Email HCLS.teentrivia@hclibrary.org to receive a link and instructions.

Wondering what to do with extra produce? Did your victory garden produce a little too much to handle? Learn the basic techniques of freezing food.

Participants are introduced to the decision to buy or not buy a home; financial readiness; the importance of the credit report and score; introduction to loan options and lender guidelines, and available resources. Duration: 1 hour

This instructional webinar will encourage participants to think about having conversations about Advance Care Planning.

Ask Maryland Master Gardeners questions and receive useful tips and practical advice. In partnership with Howard County Master Gardeners.

This class will meet virtually beginning June 15th. Prerequisite: Korean for Beginners Registration required. Ages 18+.

This is a class for adult English language learners.  Improve your English language skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.  It is suitable for language learners in low beginning level.  The class meets twice a wee

This is a class for adult English language learners.  Improve your English language skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.  It is suitable for language learners in high beginning level.  This class meets twice a w

This is a class for adult English language learners.  Improve your English language skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.  It is suitable for language learners in low intermediate levels.  This class meets twice a wee

Ages 5-10. Registration required. 20 - 30 minutes.

Boredom Busters

As a tie-in to her speculative fiction novel The Seep, author Chana Porter offers an experimental workshop on fantasy world building.

Read and discuss a wide array of graphic novels. 3rd Tuesdays 7 - 8 pm.

August 18     Farmhand. Volume 1, Reap what was sown / created, written and drawn by Rob Guillory ; colors by Taylor Wells.

Go beyond the basics of Python programming with this instructor-led HiTech online course! Meet weekly for 1.5 hours to learn about dictionaries, tuples, regular expressions, objects, accessing web services, databases and more.

This is a class for adult English language learners. Improve your English language skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.  It is suitable for language learners in high intermediate level.  This class meets twice a week on Tue.

This is a class for adult English language learners. Improve your English language skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It is suitable for language learners in low advanced level.  This class meets twice a week on Tue.

This is a class for adult English language learners.  Improve your English language skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.  It is suitable for language learners in high advanced level.  This class meets twice a week on

Adult English learners can gain a strong foundation for the U.S. Citizenship Exam, including the questions that could be asked on the civics exam.

Ages 11-18; 15 min.

Welcome sci-fi enthusiasts and other intrepid readers!

Meet weekly to discuss recommendations for sci-fi books shows and movies.

Join the Nonfiction Book Club to share your thoughts on a varied array of Nonfiction selections. 

July 15: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass (Overdrive, RBdigital)

Join the Nonfiction Book Club to share your thoughts on a varied array of Nonfiction selections. 

August 19: The Story of My Life by Helen Keller (Overdrive, RBdigital)

This is a class for adult English language learners.  Improve your English language skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.  It is suitable for language learners in low beginning level.  The class meets twice a wee

This is a class for adult English language learners.  Improve your English language skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.  It is suitable for language learners in high beginning level.  This class meets twice a w

This is a class for adult English language learners.  Improve your English language skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.  It is suitable for language learners in low intermediate levels.  This class meets twice a wee

For English language learners. 

Play HCLS trivia through Kahoot! Categories and questions designed for ages 18+. Please email HCLS.trivia@hclibrary.org for the link and other details.

Explore the genre of non fiction and join our discussions! 
 

August 20th: Small Fry: A Memoir  by Lisa Brennan-Jobs*

From Shirley Chisholm to Michelle Obama and beyond, black women and politics have been inextricably intertwined. And now, as more minority women enter and win local races, the black female voting block is proving its importance.

This is a class for adult English language learners. Improve your English language skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.  It is suitable for language learners in high intermediate level.  This class meets twice a week on Tue.

This is a class for adult English language learners. Improve your English language skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It is suitable for language learners in low advanced level.  This class meets twice a week on Tue.

This is a class for adult English language learners.  Improve your English language skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.  It is suitable for language learners in high advanced level.  This class meets twice a week on

Adult English learners can gain a strong foundation for the U.S. Citizenship Exam, including the questions that could be asked on the civics exam.