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 4-7, 4 & 5 with adult; 45 min. Registration required.

Avoid the summer slump and get ready to read! Build your phonological awareness and early literacy skills through fun, hands-on activities.

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. Ticket Required.

Join the fun as we create, discover, and explore the world around us! We will do activities together to earn your Summer Reading completion prize.

Ticket required. Tickets will be issued 15 minutes prior to class starting.

Ages 18 mos - 3 years with adult; 20 - 30 minutes.

Stories, songs and play time.

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

Ages 2-5 w/adult.

Play with puzzles and toys from the library's toy collection. Check out a toy to take home!

TIME FOR US

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

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

Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

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

Allow 20 min.

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

Looking for dedicated time to work on projects? Bring stitching you'd like to finish, connect with others, and share ideas and tips. Drop in anytime between 10 am and 12 pm.

JUST FOR ME

Ages 3-6; 30 min. Limited Attendance. Ticket required.

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

Welcome home, baby! This interactive three-week early literacy class is for parents/caregivers of newborns from birth to 6 months.

Ages 2-3 years with adult; 30 min. Ticket required.

Preschoolers develop skills for talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing through stories, songs, fingerplays, and rhymes. 

Ticket required. Tickets will be given out 15 minutes prior to class.

Infants birth-6 months with adult. 45-60 minutes. Registration required, one per household. 

Ticket required.

Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

Tickets required. Tickets will be given out 15 minutes prior to class.

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

Tickets required. Tickets will be given out 15 minutes prior to 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.

Want to learn how to use the library’s e-book resources? We will show you how to use Libby, Cloud Library and Hoopla with a Q&A time. Bring your device and we will get you started using our e-book resources 

Ages 3-5 with adult; 30 min. Ticket Required.

Join the fun as we create, discover, and explore the world around us! We will do activities together to earn your Summer Reading completion prize.

Ages 3-5 adult.  Allow 30-45 minutes. Ticket required.

Explore stations with activities that stimulate and encourage children to explore and investigate.

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

External Book Club

Join a lively, literary conversation in person!

Jun 18 (special date): Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger

Jul 30: Hello, Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

Aug 27: Varina by Charles Frazier

Ticket required. Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

This annual event showcases the finest bonsai in the state crafted by the skilled artists from the Maryland Bonsai Association.

Admire a selection of exquisitely designed trees and innovative displays, as you learn abou

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.

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

Get ready for a thrilling end to our Summer Movie Matinee series at our Miller Branch, where action-packed films light up the screen every fourth Tuesday of the month!

After-school hang out time for teens! Come enjoy some snacks, video games, and board games!

Ages 3-5 with adult; 45 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 3-5 with adult.  Allow 30-45 minutes. Ticket required.

Explore stations with activities that stimulate and encourage children to explore and investigate.

After-school hang out time for teens! Come enjoy some snacks, video games, and board games!

Ages 3-5 years; 30 mins.  RG, Registration required. 

After-school hang out time for teens! Come enjoy some snacks, video games, and board games!

After-school hang out time for teens! Come enjoy some snacks, video games, and board games!

A super laid back time and space for teens to hang out with peers, play video games or work on homework, projects, and art or crafts.

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 super laid back time and space for teens to hang out with peers, play video games or work on homework, projects, and art or crafts.

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 super laid back time and space for teens to hang out with peers, play video games or work on homework, projects, and art or crafts.

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 super laid back time and space for teens to hang out with peers, play video games or work on homework, projects, and art or crafts.

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 super laid back time and space for teens to hang out with peers, play video games or work on homework, projects, and art or crafts.

Do  you have a bike in need of a tuneup? An electric lamp that doesn’t work, or an idea for making one from scratch? If you are interested in how things work, or have a favorite item that needs repair, join us to see what’s possible.

Learn the basics of composting. Composting reduces pressure on our landfills and recycles organic waste material into helpful soil supplements for gardens, container plants, and lawns.

Ages 6-11; 60 min. Registration required.

Calling all Dav Pilkey fans to the ultimate Dog Man trivia tournament! Winners walk away with prizes and prestige!

Ages 6-12; 30 min. Ticket required.

Únase a un tiempo de diversión jugando Scrabble y juegos de Lapiz y Papel en Español.

Step into the fun and active world of Teen Beyond Words, a vibrant and inclusive monthly class designed to spark joy and ignite the imagination of young people with developmental and intellectual disabil

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

Project management is a way of life! Learn about Project Management, and the Professional Management Professional (PMP) certification.

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:

August 13 and 27

September 10 and 24

All ages. Allow 30 min.

Are you ready to level up your gaming skills and have some fun? Stop by and play different video games that are fun for the whole family!

Read and discuss alongside fellow teen bookworms! This month’s title is Lobizona by Romina Garber. Pick up a copy at the Glenwood Branch customer service desk, or online via Libby. 

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.

Celebrate the first day of school with this special session of Pajama Time!

Use the Engineering Design Process to build and rebuild electric motored mini robots in a variety of ways to better understand energy, force, and momentum. Then race!

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

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!

The World Languages Cafe is now being held at the new East Columbia 50+ Center; 6610 Cradlerock way, Columbia, Md. 21045 

Love to read romance novels? Do you need an escape from reality? Join the Romance Reads Book Discussion!

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

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

Wednesdays, 7 - 8 pm

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

All ages with adult; 30 min.  Ticket required.

Únase a nosotros para cuentos, canciones y rimas bilingues. Seguido de un tiempo de juego. Join us for bilingual stories, songs and rhymes. Followed by a playtime.

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

The English Conversation Club (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