Cancelled

STEAM Storytime

10:00am - 10:45am
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Library Branch: Severna Park Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Severna Park - Community Meeting Room
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes, STEAM, Technology
Event Details:

Celebrate Earth Day with us in an interactive Storytime where preschoolers explore science concepts through stories, songs, and hands-on activities!

 

Bilingual Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Hispanohablantes (Presented in Spanish)
Library Branch: Glen Burnie Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Glen Burnie -Children's Area
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Hispanohablantes (Presented in Spanish)
Program Type: Bilingual, Hispanic/Latino Interest, Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes

Bilingual Storytime

Young children will enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and activities while building ready to read skills in English and in Spanish / Los niños pequeños disfrutarán de historias, canciones, rimas y actividades mientras desarrollan habilidades de lectura en inglés y en español.

Bilingual Storytime | Cuentos Bilingües

10:30am - 11:00am
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Library Branch: Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Bilingual, Hispanic/Latino Interest, Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Event Details:

Young children will enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and activities while building ready to read skills in English and in Spanish.  

Earth Day Craft and Stories

10:30am - 11:00am
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Library Branch: Maryland City at Russett Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Maryland City at Russett - Community Meeting Room
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Arts & DIY, Gardening & Environment, Storytimes
Event Details:

Make a simple craft and listen to stories to celebrate Earth Day. This program is best for children ages 3+.

Cancelled

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Library Branch: Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Event Details:

Families with young children enjoy a variety of stories, songs, rhymes and movement activities while building early literacy skills.

Preschool Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Library Branch: Riviera Beach Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Riviera Beach - Programming Room
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes

Preschool Storytime

Children ages three to five (with caring adult) build the early literacy skills needed for school readiness through engaging books, songs and activities.

Milkshake Duo! Family Morning Concert

10:30am - 11:15am
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Library Branch: Busch Annapolis Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Busch Annapolis - Campbell-Chambliss Community Meeting Room AB (Both Sides)
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness, Performing Arts & Music, Special Events
Event Details:

The popular Milkshake Duo, Lisa Mathews and Mikel Gehel, will perform an interactive family concert. The Milkshake Duo is a regular on Nick Jr.

Family Storytime with Annapolis Maritime Museum

10:30am - 11:30am
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Special Events
Event Details:

Join us in Crate & Barrel Court to celebrate Earth Month! Families with young children enjoy a variety of maritime-themed stories, songs, rhymes and movement activities while building early literacy skills.

Malikat Al Dabke Performance

10:30am - 11:30am
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Library Branch: Odenton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Arab American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Performing Arts & Music
Event Details:

Join us for an awe-inspiring performance by Malikat Al Dabke (Queens of Dabke) and experience the vibrant and rhythmic traditional dance form known as dabke!

Power Point Basics

10:30am - 12:30pm
Adults
Required
Library Branch: Odenton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Odenton - Computer Lab
Audience: Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning, Technology
Required
Event Details:

Learn the basics of Power Point and how to navigate and create slides.

Prerequisite: Basic computer skills. 

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LGBTQ-lue Board Game Brunch

11:00am - 1:00pm
All
Library Branch: Mountain Road Library
Audience: All
Program Type: Games, LGBTQIA+ Interest, Special Events
Event Details:

Gather round the table with your fellow Lejebetequa family and friends and let the world's worries fall away for a couple hours with some games, coffee, and pastries.

Cancelled

Family Storytime

11:30am - 12:00pm
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Library Branch: Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Event Details:

Families with young children enjoy a variety of stories, songs, rhymes and movement activities while building early literacy skills.

Jigsaw Puzzle Competition

1:30pm - 4:00pm
All
Required
Library Branch: Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room
Audience: All
Program Type: Games, Special Events
Required
Event Details:

Gather a team of family or friends to compete in a jigsaw puzzle contest!  Each team will be assigned a table with a 500 piece puzzle to be opened when the tournament begins (puzzles will identical).

Cancelled

El Día de Los Niños / Children's Day

2:00pm - 3:00pm
All, Hispanohablantes (Presented in Spanish)
Library Branch: Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Discoveries - Programming Room
Audience: All, Hispanohablantes (Presented in Spanish)
Program Type: Arts & DIY, Bilingual, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Hispanic/Latino Interest, Kindergarten Readiness, Special Events
Event Details:

Come and celebrate El Día de Los Niños, Children's Day at Discoveries! This is an event for the whole family that celebrates children and reading. There will be games, prizes, snacks, music, and more! 

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at library programs has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Alergias Alimentarias: La Biblioteca no puede garantizar que la comida servida en los programas no ha estado en contacto con las nueces de árbol, la soya, u otros alérgenos.

Herbs in Disguise

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Edgewater Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Edgewater - Community Meeting Room
Audience: Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning, Gardening & Environment, Health & Wellness, Special Events
Event Details:

You see them everywhere, but is a weed just a weed? What do they have in common with herbs? Learn about their variety, beauty, origins and uses that may surprise you with Maryland State Library Resource Center librarian Eva Slezak.

Kids Create: Art inspired by Helen Zughaib

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Library Branch: Glen Burnie Library
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Arab American Interest, Arts & DIY
Event Details:

Kids and families are invited to about Lebanese-American painter and multimedia artist Helen Zughaib and create a colorful work of art inspired by what we learn.

Lego Create Challenge

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+)
Library Branch: Riviera Beach Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Riviera Beach - Programming Room
Audience: Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+)
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

Test out your creative problem solving skills by solving our monthly challenges. Have the chance to have your finished work displayed at the Riviera Beach branch! STEM/STEAM

 

Mend in Public Day

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Maryland City at Russett Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Maryland City at Russett - Community Meeting Room
Audience: Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning, Arts & DIY
Event Details:

Participate in Mend in Public Day by learning to fix simple garment repairs with patches and hand stitching. Bring an item of clothing that might be missing a button, have a hole, or need a seam repaired.

Drop-in Family Lego® Build and Play Challenge

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Library Branch: Deale Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Deale - Community Meeting Room
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Special Events, STEAM

Build & Play

Come for brick-snapping fun! Design and build your own fantastic creations. We'll supply the Legos - you bring the creativity!  

Event Details:

Families are welcome to drop-in anytime between 2-4 PM for Lego® build and play fun. We'll provide plenty of Legos®!

Dungeons & Dragons

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens (Ages 11+)
Required
Library Branch: Busch Annapolis Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Busch Annapolis - Teen Area
Audience: Teens (Ages 11+)
Program Type: Games
Required
Event Details:

Brave heroes wanted! Join forces with other daring adventurers and fight deadly monsters, meet strange foes, and search for fame and fortune!

Our adventuring party is currently level 4. 

Beginner Yoga

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Brooklyn Park Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Brooklyn Park - Community Meeting Room
Audience: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join us for a gentle beginner-friendly yoga class where we’ll move through foundational poses to release tension and restore balance.

Disclaimer(s)

Release and Waiver Form

This program requires the completion of a Release and Waiver form.

Este programa requiere completar un formulario de liberación y renuncia.

 

American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters are available with advanced notice for library-sponsored programs. To schedule an interpreter, complete this request form at least one week prior to the event date. For questions, email programming@aacpl.net.