Week Calendar

Celebrate Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV) by crafting & being in community!

Drop-in between 10am-12pm and 3-5pm to make:

Looking for dedicated time to work on projects? Join other adults who knit, crochet, embroider, and sew, in an open forum for sharing, conversing, and creating. Drop in anytime between 10 am and 12 pm.

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.

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

Spring Painting: Enjoy a relaxing afternoon of art by painting a Spring scene.

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

Celebrate Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV) by crafting & being in community!

Drop-in to make:

Take STEM learning into real-world applications. Create your own edge-lit acrylic sign in the Glenwood Branch + Makerspace.  Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. All attendees must register for the class.

Use the design software and equipment in the Audio-Visual Lab for all of your creative projects. Writers, filmmakers, photographers, musicians, and creators of all kinds invited!

Registration Required. Adults. 

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.

This art class will teach participants how to paint a portrait. Participants will learn techniques on enlarging, composition, replicating light, under painting, brush selection, and more.

Registration Required. Adults. 

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).

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.

Spring Painting: Enjoy a relaxing evening of art by painting a Spring scene.

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

Bring a book and enjoy one hour of peace, quiet, and reading, with an optional fifteen minutes of mingling at the end. There is no assigned reading and no pressure to socialize. All readers are welcome.

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

Wednesdays, 7 - 8:30 pm

Prerequisite: Korean for Beginners (offered at the Miller Branch). 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

Learn about the wide variety of power tools you may borrow from the DIY Education Center every first Thursday. We will discuss and demonstrate applications, safe use, and accessories you may need. No registration required.

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.