Week Calendar

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

Join Chris Mancini, Children's Instructor, Howard County Library System, East Columbia Branch, for Preschool Circle Time!

This is a class for adult English learners. It focuses on essential English grammar and on the basics of writing for work and personal communication.

This is a class for adult English 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 learners. Improve your spoken English with this class.

This is a class for adult English learners.

Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Month by learning about some of the best 2020 Middle School fiction and nonfiction written by Native American and First Nations authors, or which represent authentic Indigenous characters' or their history.

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

Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Month by learning about some of the best 2020 Middle School fiction and nonfiction written by Native American and First Nations authors, or which represent authentic Indigenous characters' or their history.

Join Miss Chris, Children's Instructor, East Columbia Branch of the  Howard County Library System,  for bounces, rhymes, tickles and songs while interacting with your baby.

Play trivia through email! Categories and fun for everyone. Please email HCLS.trivia@hclibrary.org for the trivia details or if you have questions.

Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Month by learning about some of the best 2020 Middle School fiction and nonfiction written by Native American and First Nations authors, or which represent authentic Indigenous characters' or their history.

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

Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Month by learning about some of the best 2020 Middle School fiction and nonfiction written by Native American and First Nations authors, or which represent authentic Indigenous characters' or their history.

This class will feature information about "The Basics", a program for caregivers of children ages 0-3 being promoted by the Howard County Office of Children and Families.

Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Month by learning about some of the best 2020 Middle School fiction and nonfiction written by Native American and First Nations authors, or which represent authentic Indigenous characters' or their history.

Receive fun and interactive activities that challenge thinking and help you stay mentally active through email. Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation. You will receive an email with 

Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Month by learning about some of the best 2020 Middle School fiction and nonfiction written by Native American and First Nations authors, or which represent authentic Indigenous characters' or their history.

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

STEAM Saturday

Virtual class for New Mom's Support Group, for Well & Wise partnership with Howard County General Hospital.

Need some healthy lunch ideas for you and your little ones? Join us for a 30 minute lesson with Howard County's SNAP Ed's educator, Razan Sahuri.

Presented by University of Maryland Extension

Ages 11-18 & Adults; 90 min.

All crafters welcome. Work on your stitching, knitting or crocheting projects while chatting and sharing ideas! Find inspiration as you trade tips tricks and techniques with other crafting enthusiasts!

An interactive virtual robotics workshop event for grades K-8  designed to engage and teach students about robotics and STEAM concepts through fun and interactive challenges, guided by Cypher (FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Team) members.

Every week, tackle one writing prompt to celebrate National Novel Writing Month. It can be just a few words, a paragraph, or it can be a story-it's up to you! If you like, you can send us a copy of what you've done to share.

Presented by the Howard County Health Department. In this Opioid Overdose Response online training, you will learn the following:

1) What are opioids
2) Signs of an overdose
3) How to respond to an opioid overdose

How do films shape and connect us?
Watch the film prior to the actual discussion dates.

Nov 30    The Assistant (Kanopy)

Have you, your child, or the whole family always wanted to learn Spanish? Well NOW is the perfect time!!!

For Teens. Play HCLS trivia through Kahoot! Categories and questions designed for ages 13-17. The game starts at 4:30 pm. You will receive the Kahoot! link in an email by 4 pm. Every second Wednesday will be a LIVE! Kahoot on Zoom. 

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

Urban Fiction author Stacey Fenner, (Toxic Love Affair), discusses tips and techniques for honing your writing craft in the genre.

Learn Korean in this 12-week class, taught by Saea Oh, who holds a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and is certified in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages).

Welcome sci-fi enthusiasts and other intrepid readers!

Watch out for a movie discussion on the 2nd Wednesday of the month.

Movie selections are available via Kanopy through HCLS

Author Denise Williams discusses her highly anticipated debut novel, How To Fail at Flirting, the story of how one daring to-do list and a crash course in flirtation turn a Type A overachiever’s world upside down.

Play trivia through Kahoot! Categories and questions designed for ages 18+. Please email HCLS.trivia@hclibrary.org for the trivia details or if you have questions.