Week Calendar

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.   

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

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

This class is designed for English language learners who are interested in working as a Vision Technician in an ophthalmologist’s office.  The participants will learn about the work setting, responsibilities, potentia

This is a class for English language learners.

This class is designed for English language learners. 

This class is designed for English language learners who are interested in working as a Certified Nursing Assistant in a healthcare facility.  The participants will learn about the work setting, responsibilities, potential earning,

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 class is designed for adult English language learners. Practice speaking skills in a supportive environment. Students read one short story each week and discuss it in class.

It can be hard to tell if you or a loved one has Parkinson’s disease (PD).

Watch and then discuss Black Men in White Coats, a new documentary from Dr. Dale Okorodudu. This film is available ON-DEMAND between February 26 and 6 p.m.

Join us for our Book To Screen Series while the library remains closed:

Feb  26: Celebrate Black History Month with the monumental love story that rocked the world:  Loving  (DVDs available)

This is a class for adult English language learners.  Parents of children aged ten and younger may bring their children to class as they gain a better understanding of informal spoken English and increase their knowledge of Eng

Watch and then discuss Black Men in White Coats, a new documentary from Dr. Dale Okorodudu. This film is available ON-DEMAND between February 26 and 6 p.m.

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

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.

Take a virtual grocery store tour with us. We'll hit each section of the store, show you what to look for, and do some myth busting along the way.

In partnership with Giant Food and Howard County Health Department. 

Ages 2-5 and family. 30 minutes. Registration required.

One, Two, Who's at the Zoo?

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 

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

STEAM Saturday

Join us for a live, interactive virtual presentation with The Maryland Zoo!  During this 30-minute presentation, teens and adults will learn about one of the Zoo's Signature Animal Programs (SAPs) - Chimpanzees.  Discover how The Marylan

Let your imagination fly and start writing now. Every week we will share a writing prompt to inspire you. It can be just a few words, a paragraph, or it can be a story-it's up to you!

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

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

Drop in for online assistance with job applications. Sessions begin with helpful job search tips, library resources and recommended internet sites.

Ages 5-10. 30 min. Registration required.

What is it? Can something be a solid and a liquid?  Explore making this Non-Newtonian fluid that changes matter under pressure.  It's super fun goop!

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. 

Improve your ability to communicate and interact in German in a fun and casual setting.

Meet every second and fourth Thursday of the month. 

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.

Explore the Great Migration, the Cotton Club, and famous African American artists and innovators and their amazing contributions during the Harlem Rennaissance thorugh puzzles and teamwork. 

Ages: 12+

Take a deep dive into the darkest corners of the 1787 federal Constitution and explore the wicked alchemy of the Three-Fifths Clause and its effect on US history before the Civil War.

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

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

On the fourth Tuesday of each month HCLS co-hosts an online roundtable focusing on a local business owned by a Person of Color in Howard County.  The owner shares the experiences and challenges they face as a local business owner.

VOICES OF TODAY: Listening to Contemporary Music

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

This class is for people who applied for their citizenship before 12/1/20.  It will give students a strong foundation in all questions that could be asked on the American Government portion of the civics exam. It

Welcome sci-fi enthusiasts and other intrepid readers!

Discuss a wide-array of SciFi movies (2nd Wednesdays) and books (4th Wednesdays)

Love to read romance novels? Do you need an escape from reality? Join the new Romantic Reads Book Discussion!

Join us for a virtual literary happy hour. 4th Wednesdays; 7 - 8 pm.

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

This class is designed for English language learners. 

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. 

Harford County Library System hosts a warm winter cooking demo with Chef John!

This session provided by the Central Maryland Chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. provides attendees with the strategies needed to develop their family tree and discover early ancestors. 

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

This class focuses on the new citizenship exam for people who apply for their citizenship after 12/1/20.  It will give students a strong foundation in all questions that could be asked on the American Government portion of the new civics&nbsp