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 is a class for English language learners.

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

Join Laci Radford, Children's Instructor & Research Specialist, in a safe space where we'll explore a beautiful rainbow of LQBTQIA+ picture books and the importance of representation in children's media.

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.

Join a nutritionist from Giant Food for a virtual tour of the store, and get some tips and tricks for making the most of your next trip to to the store! We'll hit each section of the store, show you what to look for, and do some myth-busting

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

Waddle & Wiggle

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

From Mountains to Sea: Maryland's Natural Areas

If eating half-plate produce is your goal, but the solution feels like a struggle, let us help! We'll show you easy ways to add more fruits and veggies to your day in the most delicious way.

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 11+ & adults, 15 min.  Explore Java, one of the most popular programming languages. Join the Teen Advisory Board (TAB) and CHS Pyoneers to learn how to code in Java.

Join us for a 30-minute lesson from the kitchen for healthy ideas on what to do with rice 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!

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

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. 

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

Meet every second and fourth Thursday of the month. 

Do you love to build with LEGO - or other blocks and building materials? Meet up virtually with other builders to spend some time exploring what you can create and sharing your ideas together.

Join Ash and Angie, Instructors & Research Specialists from Central Branch, as they promote LGBTQ+ book recommendations for adults. Titles will include fiction, nonfiction, and graphic novels.

Looking for some great books and comics featuring LGBTQIA+ main characters and/or written/illustrated by LGBTQIA+ creators?

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

Family Fun Bookclub ages 6-9 with Adult

Join us in celebrating Asian/Pacific Islander Month with a discussion of

 May 10: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

LGBTQ+ people often experience a variety of barriers and discrimination when accessing healthcare.

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 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:

May 11: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

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.

Welcome sci-fi enthusiasts and other intrepid readers!

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

May 12th: Lobster (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.

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.