Week Calendar

WHAT IF YOU COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE IN JUST FOUR WEEKS?

STRIVE is more than job training.

Move beyond barriers that are holding you back!

During these 4 weeks you will receive:

➢ Career path mentoring

Please be advised that today's class (May 15) has been cancelled / postponed until the following week. We regret the inconvenience

Please be advised that the May 15 class has been cancelled / postponed untill the following week. We regret the inconvenience.

Take a virtual SAT or ACT practice exam with Princeton Review. It is useful to have a graphing calculator, pencils, and scrap paper ready prior to dialing into to the Zoom call.

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.

Please be advised that today's session has been cancelled / postponed to the following week. 

We regret the inconvenience

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.

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.

Celebrate Asian/Pacific Islander Month with a discussion of Angie Kim's suspenseful Miracle Creek

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.

Ages 11+, and adults.  15 min.

Ages 2-5.  5-20 min.   Develop school-readiness skills through language & literacy, songs, fingerplays and rhymes.

You will receive the link to the online class with confirmation of your registration.

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

The Bare Necessities

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

STEAM Saturday

What do you think of when you hear the term “Silk Road?” Cross-cultural trade between Asia, Persia, the Roman Empire and others circulated goods, technology, art, and religion.

Learn the importance of tracking expenses, making spending adjustments, the difference between needs and wants, and why a budget is important to your overall financial well-being.

Join us for an online discussion of the following title:

Thu May 20, 12 pm:  Less by Andrew Sean Greer

You must register separately for each discussion date.

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

You may be rad at solving radicals but it’s only rational to join us anyways!

Learn about the Library’s new story collection on people’s experiences related to race and discrimination in Howard County.

What makes a function a function? Come join us to review two-variable statistics, as well as linear and exponential functions. From two-way tables to scatter plots, we’ll learn more about how we can organize and interpret large sets of data.

Ages 14-18, 60 min.

Calling all high school creative writers. Drop in for writing prompts tips, tricks, and resources to improve your craft. Share your writing and get feedback in a supportive environment. All genres welcome!

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!

Linear, quadratic, polynomial, oh my! Review how to interpret the graphs of these functions and how to use them to solve all kinds of real-world problems.

Field trip for HC Health Department Family Options Teen Parent Program.

Have you ever performed a bisection? Maybe you just imagined the owl pellets from elementary school (but that would be a dissection). If you would like to review how to construct bisectors then Geometry – Part B is the course for you!&nb

Trigonometry sure can be tricky and data sets from randomized experiments may seem like a mess!

Get help with math in our HiTech Math Lab! Come with questions from your virtual classes - anything from 6th grade math through Calculus is welcome! There are three live HiTech Math Instructors to help. No questions from school?

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

For children transitioning from early readers to chapter books. After reading the title, join us for fun activities that include reading comprehension exercises and games.

Everyone on board - it’s your one-stop trip to higher level math! In this course, we’ll review one-variable statistics and linear equations, inequalities, and systems.

Ages 7-9.  45 minutes.  Registration required.

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. 

Discussions about state award nominees. Vote for a winner.

Quadratic functions are everywhere! In this course, we'll take a deep dive into the quadratic function to learn more about its various forms and graphical features, and how it can help us in real-life situations!

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.

Slide to the left... Slide to the right... Criss-cross!  If you think this course is about dancing, you’re close – it’s Geometry!

Think lines have all the fun? Well, so do circles!

Join us for a virtual concert with Mark Whiskey and the Sours, a Rockabilly band from the Baltimore/DC area! The band has been bringing Rockabilly and 1950s Rock music to the East Coast since 2006.

Ages 5-10/Families. 30-45 min.  

Family mindfulness is as easy as A-B-C! Participate in a live, on-line program focused on simple mindfulness and meditation activities for the whole family to stay Cool, Calm, and Connected.

Read and discuss books by Asian authors or based on the Asian experience. 

3rd Mondays; 7 - 8 pm. 

Join for an online discussion of the following titles: 

Join us as we discuss books pertaining to LGBTQ+ experiences! All are welcome. We'll meet on 3rd Mondays each month from 7-8pm. Titles to be discussed are as follows:

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 graphic novels. 3rd Tuesdays 7 - 8 pm.

May 18  Moon Knight Volumes 1&2  Jeff Lemire, Greg Smallwood

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.

Registration not required, but encouraged. Click here to register through Eventbrite.

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

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! 
 

May 20th: "Unorthodox" by Deborah Feldman

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.