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
Event Details:

Join us for an interactive Storytime where preschoolers explore science concepts through stories, songs, and hands-on-activities!

Paws to Read

10:00am - 12:00pm
Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Required
Library Branch: Odenton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB
Audience: Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Special Events
Required

Paws to Read

Children in elementary school improve their reading skills while enjoying the rapt attention of canine tutors.  

Event Details:

Call the Odenton Library at 410-222-6277 to register for a 15 minute appointment beginning two weeks before the program. 

Disclaimer(s)

Animal Waiver Form

Programs that involve interaction with animals require a signed Animal Waiver Form. 


Las programas que tienen interacción con animales requieren un formulario de exención de animales firmado.

Bilingual Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Hispanohablantes (Presented in Spanish)
Library Branch: Glen Burnie Library
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.  

Explore the Colors of Your World

10:30am - 11:00am
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: Arts & DIY, STEAM
Event Details:

Explore the science of mixing colors and create a fun craft to take home!

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Library Branch: Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Discoveries - Programming Room
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 - Community Meeting Room AB
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.

Art Explorers

10:30am - 11:30am
Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Library Branch: Edgewater Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Edgewater - Community Meeting Room
Audience: Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Arts & DIY, Special Events
Event Details:

Color your world at the library! Every month, Art Explorers will investigate new art concepts, materials, and techniques to make a unique work of art.

June: Print-making

July: Textiles

Pirate Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Library Branch: Broadneck Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Broadneck - Community Meeting Room
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Event Details:

ARGH!! Learn how to talk and dance like a pirate while also enjoying some nautical tales of treasure, adventure, and sailing the seven seas!

Books! The Magic is Real!

11:00am - 12:00pm
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: Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Performing Arts & Music, Special Events

Summer @ Your Library (S@YL)

Event Details:

Magician Joe Romano returns with his show that features tricks and books with color, art and invisible paint! 

Mr. Lilo Live!

11:00am - 12:00pm
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), All
Library Branch: Crofton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Crofton Community Meeting Room
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), All
Program Type: Bilingual, Hispanic/Latino Interest, Performing Arts & Music, Special Events

Summer @ Your Library (S@YL)

Event Details:

Lilo Gonzalez is a singer and songwriter who has touched the lives of many people with his fun yet thoughtful music, sending a message to adults and children of all cultures that we can and should unite to build a better world for all.

Books! The Magic is Real!

1:00pm - 2:00pm
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: Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Performing Arts & Music, Special Events

Summer @ Your Library (S@YL)

Event Details:

Magician Joe Romano returns with his show that features tricks and books with color, art and invisible paint! 

Flying V Theatre presents: Bulleketroet

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Kids (Ages 6 – 10), All
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: Kids (Ages 6 – 10), All
Program Type: Performing Arts & Music, Special Events

Summer @ Your Library (S@YL)

Event Details:

When a desperate woodcutter is sent on a wild-goose chase to find quick riches, he encounters something much darker in the woods instead.

Dungeons and Dragons in the Library

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Required
Library Branch: Linthicum Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Linthicum - Community Meeting Room
Audience: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Games, Special Events
Required
Event Details:

Join us in the library for an afternoon of questing, role-playing, fighting and more! Bring your own character or use on of our pre-generated characters. 

Plant Pageant

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Library Branch: Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Discoveries - Programming Room
Audience: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Gardening & Environment, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Who's ready to show off their lovely house plants! In this program, you will meet other house plant enthusiasts to discuss the types of plants they cherish, their experiences as plant parents, and tips and tricks to keeping their leafy childr

Baby Clothing Swap

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Odenton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB
Audience: Adults
Program Type: Community Services
Event Details:

Looking to part ways with clothes your baby has outgrown? Wanting to pick up something new for the little one to wear? Come swap your baby clothes for something new! 

Vegetable and Flower Swap

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Riviera Beach Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Riviera Beach - Community Meeting Room AB
Audience: Adults
Program Type: Gardening & Environment
Event Details:

Is your garden overflowing in abundance? Share your extra cut flowers and vegetables with others in the community.

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.

Movies At The Library: The Wild Robot (2024)

2:00pm - 4:30pm
Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Library Branch: Severna Park Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Severna Park - Community Meeting Room
Audience: Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Find your inner purpose and join us for a screening of The Wild Robot (2024).

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.