Week Calendar

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 issued 15 minutes prior to class starting.

Adults, 90 minutes, registration required

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.

Join other adults who knit, crochet, embroider, and sew, in an open forum for creating, conversing, sharing, and learning. This is a hybrid event, so if you would like to attend remotely via Zoom, contact pinsneedlearts@hclibrary.org.

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.

All ages; 30 min.

Come experience the joys of music and movement. 

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.

Ticket required.

Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

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

Ages 14-18 | Registration Required

Preparing for the new digital SAT format?  Take a practice Digital SAT exam at Miller, facilitated by C2 Education Center. 

STEPS TO REGISTER:

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.

Master Gardeners provide direct assistance to home gardeners by hosting Ask A Master Gardener plant clinics from April through September.

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

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.

The Howard County Seed Library provides a space to share free seeds to allow everyone to build their own garden or greenspaces.

Ages 3-5 with adult; 30 min.

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

All ages; 30 min.

Come experience the joys of music and movement. 

Connect with your community by collaborating with other TAB members and library staff to make the library a better place for teens!

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

Ages 7 & up (7-8 year olds must be accompanied by an adult). 60 min.  Registration required.

Join a chemist from the American Chemical Society for hands-on activities exploring the chemistry of photography and imaging.

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 Hammond High School teen crochet group for an afternoon of crochet. Bring your hook, yarn, and a good attitude and learn ways to get started and enhance techniques. 

Ages 8-10; 90 min. Registration Required. *Extra tickets may be available on day of session.

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

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.

Join us every month to explore new artistic themes or media in a relaxed, welcoming environment.

Creative Clay: Enjoy a relaxing evening of sculpting and learn simple techniques for working with Air-Dry Clay.

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!

Grades 3-5.  45 min.  Ticket required.

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

Ages 5-7. 45 minutes. TK, Ticketed. Free tickets available 15 minutes before class. 

Boost your engineering skills by building with Magformers®.  

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

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.

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

Start the new school year off right with this Makerspace make it & take it class.  Create a vinyl sticker design, then use the Cricut machine to cut it out.  Everyone who participates will create a customized notebook/journal.

Challenge your friends -  and make new ones - to a round of Mario Kart or Smash Bros. Settle which of your favorite NBA players is truly the GOAT in NBA2k-24. Or check out some of our other great titles for Nintendo Switch and PS5!

Ages 7-11; 45 min. Ticket Required.

"Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder" is our most requested book! Join us for a read aloud of this hard to get title.

Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

Think back to what you ate last night for dinner. Got it? Now, think back to what portion of that meal you threw out. Not so easy, is it?

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.

K-2nd grade.45 - 60 minutes. Registration required.

3rd - 5th grade. 45 - 60 minutes. Registration required.

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. Watch anime together, make art/crafts, and explore Japanese language/cultural tie-ins at this meet up for fellow anime fans. Drop-ins encouraged and welcomed!

During this class participants will have the opportunity to create an original linocut. They'll learn carving techniques for printmaking, how to color separate their artwork, and how to hand press their own prints.

Ages 5-10; sessions should be approximately 20 minutes. Parent/guardian must sign permission slip or have one on file prior to participating. Free tickets and books will be available 15 minutes before class.

Books on Tap reads across a wide variety of genres and points of view. Since we meet in the community, you are responsible for reserving the following titles for each meeting. Most are available in electronic formats, too.

Join us for an evening of fun crafts and conversation as well as music to stimulate those creative juices. Materials will be provided and all skill levels welcome!  

Registration preferred. 

Ages 3-5 with adult. 30 min.  Registration required.

Children of all abilities and their caregivers welcome at this supportive, judgment-free class that includes stories, music, and movement in a small group.

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.

3rd-5th grade. 45 min. Ticket required.

Math can be fun! Develop problem-solving skills and strategies as we explore different math topics.

Tickets are available at the children's desk 15 minutes before the class begins.

We focus on spies, espionage, and world intrigue, alternating both classic and contemporary fiction and nonfiction, from the twentieth century and beyond.

Join us for discussion of the following titles:

Join us every month to explore new artistic themes or media in a relaxed, welcoming environment.

Creative Clay: Enjoy a relaxing evening of sculpting and learn simple techniques for working with Air-Dry Clay.

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

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

Wednesdays, 7 - 8:30 pm

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

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

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

Because anime & manga aren’t just for kids… join us at the Advanced Anime Association. A safe space to geek out about anime, manga, and all things related with like-minded people who are of a similar advanced age.