Week Calendar

This is a class for English language learners.

This is a class for English language learners.

Ticket required.

Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

Ticket required.  Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.
 

Ages 3-5 with adult; 30 min.

Fun stories, songs, and activities for preschoolers that spark curiosity and support learning. 

Ticket required. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

Tickets required. Tickets issued 15 minutes before the beginning of class.

Adults. 45-60 minutes. Registration required, one per household.

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 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 class is suitable for learners with intermediate Engl

This is a class for English language learners.

Ticket required. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

Ticket required.

Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

This class is designed for adult English language learners. Improve your English reading skills, vocabulary and grammar by using a wide range of civics-related subject matter including US education, healthcare, histor

Join other adults who knit, crochet, embroider, and sew, in an open forum for creating, conversing, sharing, and learning. 

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.

JUST FOR ME

Ages 3-6; 30 min.

For children who are ready for an independent class that includes creative expression, listening comprehension, and early reading skills.

Ticket required.

All ages; 30 min.

Come experience the joys of music and movement. 

Ticket required.  Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

Ticket required.  Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.
 

Tickets required. Tickets issued 15 minutes before the beginning of class.

Ticket required.  Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.
 

Ticket required.

Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

Ages 2-5 with adult. 30 minutes. Ticket required. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

Tales, tunes, and tons of fun!

This class is designed for adult English language learners.  Parents of children aged ten and younger will gain a better understanding of informal spoken English and increase their knowledge of English vocabulary, especially as

Ticket required. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

Ticket required.

Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

Ages 6-36 months. Ticket required.  Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

Play with toys, meet new friends, enjoy music, and develop cognitive, motor and social skills.

Ask Maryland Master Gardeners questions and receive useful tips and practical advice.

Find the answers to gardening questions by talking with a University of Maryland Extension Master Gardener. Drop in; no registration required. 

Ages 3-5 with adult; 30 min.

Fun stories, songs, and activities for preschoolers that spark curiosity and support learning.

Ticket required.  Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.
 

Ticket required. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

Ages 3-5 with adult.  Allow 15 minutes.  Drop in.

Pop-in and make a fun craft!

Ticket required. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

All ages; 30 min.

Come experience the joys of music and movement. 

Ticket required.  Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

Ticket required.  Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.
 

Ages 2-5 with adult; 30 minutes.

Fun stories, songs, and activities for preschoolers that spark curiosity and support learning.

Ticket required. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

Ticket required.  Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.
 

Ages 2-5 with adult. 30 minutes. Ticket required. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

Tales, tunes, and tons of fun!

Ages 5-11; 5 min.

Join us in the DIY studio to discuss the wide variety of power tools you may borrow from the library. We will discuss and demonstrate applications, safe use, and accessories you may need. Participants will have the opportunity to use tools.

Ticket required. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

Ages 2-5 with adult; 30 min. Ticket Required.

Celebrate the late Eric Carle's birthday by enjoying stories and creating your own Eric Carle - inspired artwork!

Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

We'll learn some simple tunes on the ukulele while we sing, strum and have fun together!  Bring your uke or borrow one of ours. 

If you took the practice SAT on June 11, come back for the scoreback session on June 25 to get your results as well as tips and tricks to improve your scores; parents are welcome with their students. No registration required.

Ages: 5-10; 60 min.  Ticketed required. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

Play Bingo featuring book characters and win a book to keep!

Ticket required.  Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.
 

Ages 3-5 with adult. 45 minutes. Ticketed. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

Stories and activities about sea creatures.

Come drop in for open game time to play some of our old school board games with each other, like checkers, battleship and Monopoly.

Ages 9-12, younger people may attend with a parent

Ages 3-6; 30 min. Ticket required.

Celebrate National Pink Day as we look at all things pink. Wear your favorite pink outfit!

Tickets will be available at the children's desk 15 minutes before class.

B-I-N-G-O! Get sociable and win prizes. Compete and converse with other bingo fans. 

Games will be held on a rotating schedule at all branches, so please make note of the location for each date. Register for each date separately.

Celebrate the artwork and stories of Eric Carle's books and illustrations. Enjoy a special story and craft. Ages 3-8 with an adult.

Ages 8-11; 30 - 45 min. Ticket Required.

Celebrate LGBTQIA+ pride month with some wonderful related picture books, songs, activities, and a rainbow craft!

Calling all Wizards and Witches! Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry's Room of Requirements magicked the Chess Board Chamber into the Elkridge branch!

Bring your bike and get ready for the season.  Ages 14+; under 14 with accompanying adult.

Ticket required.  Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.
 

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

Ages 3-5 with adult. 45 minutes. Ticketed. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

Stories and activities about sea creatures.

Ages 7-10. 45 minutes. Ticket Required.

Ages 7-10. 45 minutes. Ticket Required.

Ages 11 and up | Join a lively game of The Pit, a commodity trading game. Players offer trades by crying out the number of cards they want to swap but not the identity of their commodity.

Work side by side with the gardener and help our Enchanted Garden grow. Learn the joys of gardening and help us with basic garden tasks.  Dress for outdoor activity.

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

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

Meet every second and fourth Thursday of the month. 

Ages 2 & up with adult; 60 min. Ticket Required.

Drop-in, allow 20-30 minutes, to play! Activities may include building, coloring, gaming, or puzzling.

Ages 6-9; 45 min. Ticket required. Maximum of 12 participants. 

Explore the science of coding and programming with Colby, the programmable mouse.

Drop-in A/V lab for adults, includes access to the recording booth and other HiTech equipment to record and mix music or create movies. In-person

Ages 4 and up.  Allow 15 minutes.  Drop in.

Pop-in and make a fun craft!

All ages. Allow 30 min.

Ticket required.

Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride month by creating your own rainbow or pronoun buttons to wear or share.

Tickets required. Tickets issued 15 minutes before the beginning of class.

Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride month by creating your own rainbow or pronoun buttons to wear or share.

This discussion will take place IN-PERSON at HCLS, Miller Branch.  

ENCORE CINEMA at Howard County Library System East Columbia Branch & 50+ Center presents "see-again" worthy DVD movies on a large screen!

Maryland Libraries Together: Examining and Interpreting Native and Indigenous Heritage Panel Discussion

Ages 9 and up / Tired of besting your sibling every night?  Come drop in and challenge new opponents!  All skill levels welcome. (No registration needed)

Join other film lovers to discuss contemporary films, following the Columbia Film Society screenings. This is a rescheduling of the 5/24 discussion date.

Ages 11-18 & Adults; Drop-in, 90 min.

Enjoy a relaxing evening of art and learn simple techniques to create decorative mosaics from reused paper.

This is a class for adult English language learners.

This is a class for adult English language learners. Improve your English conversational skills through discussions on important world events.

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!

Ages 10-12, 60 minutes. Registration required.

Get together with other writers for fun creative writing activities and the opportunity to share your work with others. 

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 low beginning, high beginning and low intermed

This is a class for adult English language learners.  Develop your English vocabulary and writing skills in the business context.  Learn to compose effective emails and reports for the workplace.  If you're new to thi

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.

Is English your second (or third) language? Practice speaking and listening in a small group.

Wednesdays, 7:45 - 8:45 pm

Ticket required. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

Ages 3-6; 30 min. Ticket required.

Celebrate National Pink Day as we look at all things pink. Wear your favorite pink outfit!

Tickets will be available at the children's desk 15 minutes before class.

Join us in the DIY studio to discuss the wide variety of power tools you may borrow from the library. We will discuss and demonstrate applications, safe use, and accessories you may need. Participants will have the opportunity to use tools.

Join us for a lively discussion of all things murderous, mysterious and mischievous!  Sometimes it's fiction, sometimes non-fiction, but always interesting!

This is a class for adult English language learners.

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