Week Calendar

Walking is a great way to get some activity into your routine.  Lets get up and walk together. Come and walk around East Columbia Library. Please wear comfortable shoes and bring a water bottle.

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

Tales, tunes, and tons of fun!

Ages 0-5 with adult. 30 minutes. Ticket required.

Únase a nosotros para cuentos, canciones y rimas en español. Seguido de un tiempo de juego.

Ages 3-5 with adult; 30 min.

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

Ticket required.

Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

Allow 20 min.

Play with our toys, read a board book, enjoy music, and visit with others.

TIME FOR US

Ages 18 months-3 years with adult; 30 min.

Develop early learning skills through stories, songs, fingerplays, and rhymes.

Ticket required.

Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

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

Ages 0-5 with adult.  Allow 20 min.

Drop in and explore puzzles from our toy collection! Spend some time putting together puzzles perfect for preschoolers, and maybe even check one out to bring home.

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

Drop-in, no registration required.

Ages 2-5 with adult.  30 min.  Ticket required

Come have fun with these favorite characters! Includes stories, songs, and activities.

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

Limited Attendance. Ticket required.

Ticket required.

Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

Ticket required. Free tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

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

Ticket required. Free tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

Ticket required.

Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

Ages 0-5 with adult. 30 minutes. Ticket required.

Únase a nosotros para cuentos, canciones y rimas en español. Seguido de un tiempo de juego.

Feeling anxiety or dread about spending the holiday season with family members that hold different viewpoints than you? 

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

Tales, tunes, and tons of fun!

Participants will learn how to create a paper mosaic using old magazines. The class will cover topics on drawing techniques, enlarging using a grid method, color, and tonal values.

Ages 3-5 with adult; 30 min.

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

Ticket required. Free tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

Ages 2-5 with adult.  30 min.  Ticket required

Come have fun with these favorite characters! Includes stories, songs, and activities.

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

Limited Attendance. Ticket required.

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.

Cyber security fundamentals relate to security, modern computers, and the Internet. Learn about real life code breakers and digital guardianship through fun hands-on activities and games. 

Make a decoupage box out of upcycled materials. This could make a great gift box or storage! Decoupage is the art of decorating an object by gluing colored paper cutouts onto it. Dress for mess.

Learn how the digital single lens reflex camera is engineered to utilize part of the electromagnetic spectrum we call visible light. Obtain hands on experience using a DSLR camera and learn numerous picture-taking techniques.

Appointments available In-person as well as Online.

Ticket required. Free tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

Please join us for a lively book discussion. This month's pick is This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger.

Ticket required. Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

Join us for the Black Fiction Book Club

December 02  Maame: a novel by Jessica George.

Therapy dog(s) from Pets on Wheels will be at the East Columbia Branch for friendly visits with customers. Drop in - no registration required. 

Join us for the Black Fiction Book Club

Dec 02 Maame: a novel by Jessica George

Join us for an afternoon of dice-rolling, card-slapping, and strategic thinking as we host a tabletop gaming extravaganza at the Savage Branch!

Ages 3-5 with adult; 30 min.

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

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

For children who are ready for an independent class as they prepare to start school. This class introduces early learning skills such as listening, pre-reading, math, movement, and music.

Ages 3-5 with adult; 45 min.

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

Using interviews, archival footage, and photographs, LaDonna Harris: Indian 101 justly celebrates one of the most important women leaders in history - LaDonna Harris.

Holidays are fickle things, Christmas most of all.

Ages 8 & up, teens & adults welcome! 60 min. Registration required to reserve an ukulele for class use.

Ages 6-10. 45-60 min. Ticket required. 

Explore the science of electricity by designing and building circuits!

After school supervised safe space for middle and high school students. Socialize with peers, work on homework, or enjoy optional games, crafts, and other activities.

A  hang out for teens to connect, play games and create.

Teen Time at HCLS East Columbia Branch is an initiative for neighborhood teens that enhances student academics in a fun, welcoming, after-school environment.

Our fourth Tuesday of the month movie matinee at 3 pm continues this fall! 

Ages 3-5 with adult; 45 min.

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

After school supervised safe space for middle and high school students. Socialize with peers, work on homework, or enjoy optional games, crafts, and other activities.

A  hang out for teens to connect, play games and create.

Teen Time at HCLS East Columbia Branch is an initiative for neighborhood teens that enhances student academics in a fun, welcoming, after-school environment.

After school supervised safe space for middle and high school students. Socialize with peers, work on homework, or enjoy optional games, crafts, and other activities.

A  hang out for teens to connect, play games and create.

Teen Time at HCLS East Columbia Branch is an initiative for neighborhood teens that enhances student academics in a fun, welcoming, after-school environment.

International Grocery Stores Tour - Masala Bazaar & Halal Market

A collaborative project of the Columbia Association (CA) and the Howard County Library System (HCLS)

Thursday, November 30

After school supervised safe space for middle and high school students. Socialize with peers, work on homework, or enjoy optional games, crafts, and other activities.

A  hang out for teens to connect, play games and create.

Teen Time at HCLS East Columbia Branch is an initiative for neighborhood teens that enhances student academics in a fun, welcoming, after-school environment.

A  hang out for teens to connect, play games and create.

Exercise leadership by recommending additions to the teen collections, helping the community, and planning events in cooperation with an Elkridge Teen Instructor.

Want to join a team? Interested in being part of a team? Interested in coding? Interested in design? Want to build a robot? Then FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge) might just be the perfect competition for you!

Ages 9 & up. Drop in.

No previous experience is required. All supplies provided. Children 10 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Ages 11-18 | Walk in, no registration needed, space is limited.  

READY, SET, POUR!  Using paint, pouring medium, and canvases, learn about how chemistry and fluid dynamics can create amazing works of art. Taught by a HiTech instructor.

Ages 11 - 18. Drop-in.

Students will have the opportunity to access technology such as iPads and Wacom tablets with design software like Autodesk SketchBook and Procreate to create digital work of art and express themselves creatively. Taught by a HiTech instructor.

Get your game on at the library! Play Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, or a mix of all three! 

Ages 11-17. Drop-in.

Have you ever looked at a digital illustration and wondered "How did they do that?" Learn tips, tricks, and the steps to creating your own illustration in the iPad app, Procreate. Taught by a HiTech instructor.

Ages 11-18 | Walk in, no registration needed, space is limited.  

Explore how art, technology, and science can be combined by participating in different activities.

Ages 11-18 | Walk in, no registration needed, space is limited.  

AV Lab
Drop-in to use the equipment in the A/V Studio! Record and mix music or create and edit movies with the help of a HiTech Instructor.
No registration required. Grades 6-12.

Ages: 4-10, 4&5 with adult; 60 min.

Drop-in, allow 20-30 minutes to play Bingo featuring book characters and win a book!

Do you love creating beautiful patterns with geometric shapes and colors? If so, this is the class for you! Spirograph is a tool that allows you to draw intricate curves by moving a pen inside a circle that rotates around a fixed ring.

Ages 6-9; 30 min. Ticket required.

Únete a un tiempo Lectura en Español nivel Basico y diviértete con actividades relacionadas con el libro de la semana.

30 Minutes. Ages 6-11. Ticket required.

14+ adult AV lab
Drop-in to use the equipment in the A/V Studio! Record and mix music or create and edit movies with the help of a HiTech Instructor.
No registration required.

Ticket required. Free tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

Ages 8-12; 30 min. Ticket required.

Join us for an informal Spanish conversation and homework assistance time. We will practice basic phrases and vocabulary.

Ages: 11 - 18. Meet up with fellow fans and discuss your favorite series/games. We will be watching anime together, having game demos, making art/crafts, and exploring some Japanese language/cultural tie-ins. Drop-ins encouraged and welcomed!

All ages. Allow 30 min.

Reading Human Rights is a monthly book discussion hosted by the Howard County Office of Human Rights & Equity and Howard County Library System. We read books that promote cultural awareness, diversity, equity.

Join us for friendly games of Mah Jongg with players of all levels of experience.  We have both American and Asian sets available!

2nd and 4th Tuesday evenings:

November 14 and 28

December 12

Fun! Friends! Community! Culture! Social Justice! 

Are you a passionate and creative teen (ages 11-18) eager to make a difference and be a voice for your generation?

Using interviews, archival footage, and photographs, LaDonna Harris: Indian 101 justly celebrates one of the most important women leaders in history - LaDonna Harris.

Join us for Glenwood's Teen Book Club to read and discuss alongside fellow teen bookworms! This month, we will be reading Legendborn by Tracy Deonn.

Families; allow 30 minutes. Drop in.

Explore and engage in various STEM activities through self-guided stations.

Ages 5-7.  45 min.  Ticket required.

Build your brain as you build with LEGO^® bricks. Come and join us for some fun and creative challenges.

ENCORE CINEMA at Howard County Library System East Columbia Branch & 50+ Center presents "see-again" worthy DVD movies on a large screen!  Doors open at 6:15pm

Please join us for this new quarterly series wherein we will watch films about humans, since all great stories involve great characters, and then we'll discuss them with our fellow humans.

Learn Korean in this 12-week class, taught by Saea Oh, who holds a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and is certified in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages).

Ticket required.

Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

Join us for a ukulele strum!  We'll play popular tunes with easy chords.  Whether you have experience or have just started playing the uke, you're welcome to join our group strum-along!

In collaboration with the Columbia Association, the World Language Cafe is now expanded to Howard County Library System East Columbia Branch Library.

Welcome science fiction & fantasy enthusiasts and other intrepid readers!

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

Welcome science fiction & fantasy enthusiasts and other intrepid readers!

Discuss a wide-array of SFF 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!

Interested in 3D printing? Building your own 3D printer at home?

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

Do you know what is in the new approved Howard County General Plan?  Hear the County Council discuss the final form of HoCo By Design and the anticipated legislation needed to implement the plan.

Have you always wanted to learn to sew? Or would you like to give sewing a try without purchasing a machine? Or maybe it’s been a while and you just need a refresher. In this class you will learn the basics of using a sewing machine.

The English Conversation Class (ECC) provides opportunities for adult English language learners to practice speaking and listening skills, increase fluency, improve pronunciation skills, and build confidence to think and speak English in a relaxed

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

Wednesdays, 7:45 - 8:45 pm

Ticket required. Free tickets will be available 15 minutes before class.

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

Discuss LGBTQ-related books and make new friends in a queer- & trans-affirming group setting. All identities and all ages (18+) are welcome.

Welcome to a fascinating journey into the vibrant world of Judaism, where it's not about textbooks and lectures, but real stories, connections, and a celebration of diversity.