Week Calendar

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.

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

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 at an advanced level.  Improve your English language skills for work and everyday life.  

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.

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

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. 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.

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,

Join other adults who knit, crochet, embroider, and sew, in an open forum for creating, conversing, sharing, and learning. To register and receive links/instructions, email pinsneedlearts@hclibrary.org. 

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.

This is a class for English language learners.

This class is designed 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 know

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 details or if you have questions.

NATIONAL POETRY MONTH CELEBRATION

The revolutionary war was fought on battlefields, in forests, and on the homefront—and the contributions of American women shaped the fight at every turn.

Join us for an online discussion of the following titles:

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 every Frid

Ages 5-10 and family. 30 minutes. Registration required.

Fur, Feathers, & Scales

Let's discuss the differences between birds, mammals and reptiles.

Join us for a 30-minute lesson from the kitchen for healthy ideas on what to do with canned beans with Howard County's SNAP Ed's educator, Razan Sahuri.

Ages 11-18, 60 min.

Recommend books music and movies; develop and plan events for teens; and work with HCLS instructors on projects you create.

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!

Participants of this webinar learn about the process of renting and how to best prepare to become a renter, the importance of credit, effective communication tips to use with landlords and what your rights are under Fair Housing laws.

Howard Community College's apprenticeship programs takes a modern approach to education. As apprentices, students learn the ropes of their industry with paid, on-the-job training and a career.

Please join us for a 30-minue live Q&A with Kekla Magoon! You may type your questions in advance within this registration or hold them for the event.

How do films shape and connect us? Join our film discussion series. Please watch weekly films prior to their actual discussion dates

Grades K-3.  Registration required. 60 minutes.

Listen to and discuss picture book nominees for Maryland’s children's choice award, in preparation for spring voting.

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. 

Discuss books that have been nominated for the state "Black-eyed Susan Award". Vote for a winner in April. Eight-month series. Check out and read the book prior to attending the class discussion. Grades 6-8. 45-60 min. 

A book club for readers ready for more advanced fiction. Read the selected title, then join a group to share your thoughts and discuss the book. Enjoy a game or activity related to this session's book!

Family Fun Bookclub ages 6-9 with Adult

Join the book discussion!

April 12: The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

Prerequisite: Korean for Beginners. Registration required. Ages 18+.

Please join us to discuss to dicuss two of the best graphic novels of the medium V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd and The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman.

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 English language learners in high beginning level.  This class meets t

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

Read and discuss a wide array of fiction and nonfiction titles.

2nd Tuesdays, 7-8pm

Join for an online discussion of the following title:

April 13: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

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 designed for English language learners who are interested in taking the U.S.

Para madres, padres y cuidadores de bebés y niños pequeños hasta la edad de tres años y para padres que tendrán un bebé pronto.

Welcome sci-fi enthusiasts and other intrepid readers!

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

Apr 14th: Dark Star (Kanopy)

Read and discuss a wide array of mystery novels.

2nd Wednesdays; 7-8pm. 

Join for an online discussion of the following titles: 

March 10 - Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman

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 English language learners in high beginning level.  This class meets t

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. Practice your speaking skills in a supportive environment. Students read a short story each week and discuss it in class.

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.

Explore the genre of non fiction and join our discussions! 
 

Apr 15th: "Hillbilly Elegy: a memoir of a family and culture in crisis" by J.D.Vance

Jenna Bush Hager will be in conversation with Heidi Daniel, Pratt Library President & CEO, about her book and work.

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 is a class for English language learners.