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D20 Gamers Club

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB at Odenton Library
Program Type:
Games, Special Events
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+)
Event Details:

Bonus night of the D20 club! Sometimes more D&D, sometimes board games or other fun! Recommended to bring a completed Standard Array character sheet, dice set, and your imagina...

Library Branch: Odenton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB
Audience: Teens (Ages 11+)
Program Type: Games, Special Events
Event Details:

Bonus night of the D20 club! Sometimes more D&D, sometimes board games or other fun! Recommended to bring a completed Standard Array character sheet, dice set, and your imagination!

Various people playing card game

Scrabble

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Mountain Road Library
Program Type:
Games
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Exercise your brain with a friendly game of Scrabble! For teens and adults.

Library Branch: Mountain Road Library
Audience: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Exercise your brain with a friendly game of Scrabble! For teens and adults.

Large group of people staking their hands in team gesture

Teen Hangout

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Severn - Community Meeting Room AB at Severn Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Games, Movies
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+)
Event Details:

Calling all teens - Drop in for video games, crafts, movies, snacks and more every Thursday afternoon from 3:00 to 4:30pm at Severn Library!

Library Branch: Severn Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Severn - Community Meeting Room AB
Audience: Teens (Ages 11+)
Program Type: Arts & DIY, Games, Movies
Event Details:

Calling all teens - Drop in for video games, crafts, movies, snacks and more every Thursday afternoon from 3:00 to 4:30pm at Severn Library!

A bright red mushroom or toadstool growing out of mulch

Roadside Nature

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Severn - Community Meeting Room B at Severn Library
Program Type:
Adult Learning, Gardening & Environment, Health & Wellness, Holiday, STEAM, Outdoor Event
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Celebrate Earth Day by learning about the plants, animals, and other nature that we see in our neighborhoods and roadsides! Dress for the weather and be prepared for a ramble aroun...

Library Branch: Severn Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Severn - Community Meeting Room B
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Adult Learning, Gardening & Environment, Health & Wellness, Holiday, STEAM, Outdoor Event
Event Details:

Celebrate Earth Day by learning about the plants, animals, and other nature that we see in our neighborhoods and roadsides! Dress for the weather and be prepared for a ramble around the sidewalks near Severn Library.

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.

 

A white canvas, colorful watercolor paint pan, and several brushes are arranged on a wooden background

Paint Night

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:15pm
Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB at Odenton Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Special Events
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a relaxing and fun watercolor paint night! Follow the instructor's detailed guide and create an art piece related to the season.Highly recommended to arrive as close to...

Required
Library Branch: Odenton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB
Audience: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Arts & DIY, Special Events
Required
Event Details:

Join us for a relaxing and fun watercolor paint night! Follow the instructor's detailed guide and create an art piece related to the season.

a set of traditional bluegrass instruments

Beginner's Bluegrass Jam

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Broadneck - Community Meeting Room at Broadneck Library
Program Type:
Performing Arts & Music
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Come jam with us at the library! Our traditional Bluegrass jam is both for folks new to bluegrass music interested in learning its standards and those with more experience seeking ...

Library Branch: Broadneck Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Broadneck - Community Meeting Room
Audience: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Performing Arts & Music
Event Details:

Come jam with us at the library! Our traditional Bluegrass jam is both for folks new to bluegrass music interested in learning its standards and those with more experience seeking to develop deeper knowledge of tunes commonly played.

hand holding pen writting calligraphy

Arabic Calligraphy

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room at Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Program Type:
Adult Learning, Arab American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Explore its rich history and the training of master calligraphers, then watch a live demonstration of pen carving, material prep, and calligraphy on handmade paper.

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: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning, Arab American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Event Details:

Explore its rich history and the training of master calligraphers, then watch a live demonstration of pen carving, material prep, and calligraphy on handmade paper.

A tote bag with painted designs, next to a set of fabric ink markers.

Create Your Own Tote-ally Great Bag

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Busch Annapolis - Makerspace at Busch Annapolis Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Gardening & Environment
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Decorate and customize your very own reusable tote bag to take home!

Library Branch: Busch Annapolis Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Busch Annapolis - Makerspace
Audience: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Arts & DIY, Gardening & Environment
Event Details:

Decorate and customize your very own reusable tote bag to take home!

Hallyu

Hallyu Club: Meetup

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Deale - Community Meeting Room at Deale Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Asian/Pacific American Interest, Books and Writing, Games
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Explore and experience the shows, music, and cultures of East Asia. All fans are welcome: lovers of Kpop and Jpop, of anime and K-dramas, history buffs and pop-culture savants; new...

Library Branch: Deale Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Deale - Community Meeting Room
Audience: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Arts & DIY, Asian/Pacific American Interest, Books and Writing, Games
Event Details:

Explore and experience the shows, music, and cultures of East Asia. All fans are welcome: lovers of Kpop and Jpop, of anime and K-dramas, history buffs and pop-culture savants; new and experienced fans alike are welcome! 

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.

Performers from the dance group Malikat al Dabke.

Malikat Al Dabke Performance

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB at Odenton Library
Program Type:
Arab American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Performing Arts & Music
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
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! Malikat Al D...

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!

arab spring helen zughaib

Kids Create: Art inspired by Helen Zughaib

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Glen Burnie Library
Program Type:
Arab American Interest, Arts & DIY
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
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.

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.

Pile of red, blue, yellow, green and orange Legos

Lego Create Challenge

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Riviera Beach - Programming Room at Riviera Beach Library
Program Type:
STEAM
Audience:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+)
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 

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

 

Drop-in Family Lego® Build and Play Challenge

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Deale - Community Meeting Room at Deale Library
Program Type:
Special Events, STEAM
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
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®!

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®!

A set of black dice (d10, d6, d12, d4, d8, d20, d12) on top of a paper depicting an elf shooting an arrow.

Dungeons & Dragons

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Busch Annapolis - Teen Area at Busch Annapolis Library
Program Type:
Games
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+)
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 leve...

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. 

A group of children eating lunch together at a cafeteria table.

Homeschool Lunch and Learn at Park Books

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Severna Park - Off Site at Severna Park Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Games, STEAM
Audience:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+)
Event Details:

Join us at Park Books for a special presentation from the Space Telescope Science Institute about forms of light and the electromagnetic spectrum. Participants will explore visible...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Severna Park Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Severna Park - Off Site
Audience: Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+)
Program Type: Arts & DIY, Games, STEAM
Event Details:

Join us at Park Books for a special presentation from the Space Telescope Science Institute about forms of light and the electromagnetic spectrum.

sco dnd

SoCo D&D Club

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Deale - Community Meeting Room at Deale Library
Program Type:
Games, Special Events
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Welcome Adventurers! Enjoy the role-playing and adventures of Dungeons and Dragons! Recommended to bring a completed Standard Array character sheet (lv 4), dice set, and ...

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

Welcome Adventurers! Enjoy the role-playing and adventures of Dungeons and Dragons! 

a peace lily plant in a gray pot with the AACPL logo

Crofton Houseplant Club

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Crofton Community Meeting Room at Crofton Library
Program Type:
Adult Learning, Gardening & Environment, Health & Wellness
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

We welcome houseplant enthusiasts of all experience levels to join us for an evening full of planty fun! There will be a brief informational session, followed by show-and-tell and ...

Library Branch: Crofton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Crofton Community Meeting Room
Audience: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning, Gardening & Environment, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

We welcome houseplant enthusiasts of all experience levels to join us for an evening full of planty fun! There will be a brief informational session, followed by show-and-tell and plenty of time for questions and discussion.

Street Photography

Out And About: Street Photography - Hybrid Program

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Riviera Beach - Community Meeting Room AB at Riviera Beach Library
Program Type:
Adult Learning
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Get your cameras ready, and join us as we learn about Street Photography - The art of taking interesting photos that record everyday life in public places. Visiting a new loca...

Library Branch: Riviera Beach Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Riviera Beach - Community Meeting Room AB
Audience: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning
Event Details:

Get your cameras ready, and join us as we learn about Street Photography - The art of taking interesting photos that record everyday life in public places. 

Street Photography

Virtual Program - Out And About: Street Photography 

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Online Events
Program Type:
Adult Learning
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Get your cameras ready, and join us as we learn about Street Photography - the art of taking interesting photos that record everyday life in public places. Visiting a new loca...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Online Events
Audience: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning
Event Details:

Get your cameras ready, and join us as we learn about Street Photography - the art of taking interesting photos that record everyday life in public places. 

Person knitting with blue yarn

Homeschool Needlecrafters

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Broadneck - Community Meeting Room at Broadneck Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY
Audience:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), All
Event Details:

Bring your own working project or come join us to start from scratch! Learn new crochet and knitting skills with the help of friends. All are welcome. Please note, individual ...

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

Bring your own working project or come join us to start from scratch! Learn new crochet and knitting skills with the help of friends. All are welcome. 

Please note, individual crochet instruction is subject to availability.

A collage of poetry writings and images

Khalil Gibran Poetry Collage

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Odenton - Creation Station/Memory Lab at Odenton Library
Program Type:
Arab American Interest, Arts & DIY
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a collage project featuring the poetry of Khalil Gibran, an Arab American poet and visual artist. Learn a bit about his life and work and create your own masterpiece in...

Library Branch: Odenton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Odenton - Creation Station/Memory Lab
Audience: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Arab American Interest, Arts & DIY
Event Details:

Join us for a collage project featuring the poetry of Khalil Gibran, an Arab American poet and visual artist. Learn a bit about his life and work and create your own masterpiece in a fun and relaxed setting!

Quiet Reading Club

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Riviera Beach - Community Meeting Room AB at Riviera Beach Library
Program Type:
Books and Writing
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Carve out an hour dedicated to reading your book! We will gather in a quiet space to read and spend the last 10 minutes sharing thoughts about your book, but only if you want to.&n...

Library Branch: Riviera Beach Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Riviera Beach - Community Meeting Room AB
Audience: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Books and Writing
Event Details:

Carve out an hour dedicated to reading your book! We will gather in a quiet space to read and spend the last 10 minutes sharing thoughts about your book, but only if you want to. 

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.

Teen Blackout Poetry & Open Mic Night

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Discoveries - Teen Area at Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Performing Arts & Music, Special Events
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+)
Event Details:

Unleash your creativity at our teen-exclusive Blackout Poetry and Open Mic Night! Start by crafting unique poems using blackout art techniques, then share your words—or any creativ...

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Library Branch: Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Discoveries - Teen Area
Audience: Teens (Ages 11+)
Program Type: Performing Arts & Music, Special Events
Event Details:

Unleash your creativity at our teen-exclusive Blackout Poetry and Open Mic Night! Start by crafting unique poems using blackout art techniques, then share your words—or any creative work—at the open mic.

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.

Happy children

Homeschool Hangout

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB at Odenton Library
Program Type:
Games, Kindergarten Readiness, Special Events, STEAM, Technology
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Homeschoolers of all ages can drop in to hang out for games, arts & crafts, music and more! Is it a club? Is it a course? Come and choose your own adventure! 

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: Games, Kindergarten Readiness, Special Events, STEAM, Technology
Event Details:

Homeschoolers of all ages can drop in to hang out for games, arts & crafts, music and more! Is it a club? Is it a course? Come and choose your own adventure!

 

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.