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Google Docs Intermediate

Monday, October 28, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Odenton - Computer Lab at Odenton Library
Program Type:
Adult Learning, Technology
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn some advanced features of Google Docs, such as revision history, voice typing, collaborating and more. The class will be taught on library laptops in the computer lab. ...

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

Learn some advanced features of Google Docs, such as revision history, voice typing, collaborating and more.

The class will be taught on library laptops in the computer lab.

Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons in the Library

Monday, October 28, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Linthicum - Community Meeting Room at Linthicum Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

For beginners and seasoned dungeon crawlers. Come make new friends and adventure together into the Forgotten Realms and beyond!

Required
Library Branch: Linthicum Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Linthicum - Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Required
Event Details:

For beginners and seasoned dungeon crawlers. Come make new friends and adventure together into the Forgotten Realms and beyond!

Beneficial Bats in Your Belfry

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Online Events
Program Type:
Adult Learning, Gardening & Environment, Special Events
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

It's Bat Week! Dive in to the beneficial qualities of bats as we learn about species worldwide and in Maryland. Discover how to attract these misunderstood creatures to your yard. ...

Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning, Gardening & Environment, Special Events
Required
Event Details:

It's Bat Week! Dive in to the beneficial qualities of bats as we learn about species worldwide and in Maryland. Discover how to attract these misunderstood creatures to your yard.

book cover

Mountain Road's Adult Book Club: How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 6:45pm - 7:45pm
Mountain Road Library
Program Type:
Books and Writing
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

  How to Solve Your Own Murder is an enormously fun mystery about a woman who spends her entire life trying to prevent her foretold murder only to be proven right sixty yea...

Required
Library Branch: Mountain Road Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books and Writing
Required
Event Details:

 

image of gavel and legal books

Ask a Lawyer in the Library - Virtual Program / Haga una pregunta a un abogado en la biblioteca - Programa Virtual

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Online Events
Program Type:
Bilingual, Community Services, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Special Events
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Talk with a volunteer lawyer for up to 20 minutes about your civil, non-family legal problem for free! Once you have signed up, you will be sent an intake sheet and instructio...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Bilingual, Community Services, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Special Events
Event Details:

Talk with a volunteer lawyer for up to 20 minutes about your civil, non-family legal problem for free! Once you have signed up, you will be sent an intake sheet and instructions for meeting with the attorney. To register for an appointme

Decorated spooky truck

Halloween Trunk or Treat at the Glen Burnie Library (Parking Lot)

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Glen Burnie Library
Program Type:
Community Services, Games, Holiday, Outdoor Event
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Come in costume and visit the different cars and tables decorated by partners and Library Staff for a Spook-tacular trick or treat experience!  There will be tr...

Library Branch: Glen Burnie Library
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Community Services, Games, Holiday, Outdoor Event
Event Details:

Come in costume and visit the different cars and tables decorated by partners and Library Staff for a Spook-tacular trick or treat experience!  There will be treats, crafts, games and more!

Día de los Muertos - Ofrenda Nicho Box

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room at Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Día de los Muertos is a celebration for families and communities to honor and remember loved ones who have passed on. Altoid tins and mixed media materials will be used to create a...

Library Branch: Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Arts & DIY
Event Details:

Día de los Muertos is a celebration for families and communities to honor and remember loved ones who have passed on.

Various people playing card game

Scrabble

Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Mountain Road Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

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

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

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

Cursive text of the word "boo!" with a black bat in the upper left corner.

Haunted Library Adventure!

Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Severn - Community Meeting Room A at Severn Library
Program Type:
Games, Holiday, Special Events
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), All
Event Details:

Enter if you dare! Join us for a spell-binding Haunted Library Adventure! Families can enjoy ghostly games and creepy crafts. Drop in for a fang-tastic time. Costumes encouraged!

Library Branch: Severn Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Severn - Community Meeting Room A
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), All
Program Type: Games, Holiday, Special Events
Event Details:

Enter if you dare! Join us for a spell-binding Haunted Library Adventure! Families can enjoy ghostly games and creepy crafts. Drop in for a fang-tastic time. Costumes encouraged!

Baby girl with bow in her hair holding onto a pumpkin

Trick or Treat at Westfield!

Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Holiday, Special Events
Age Group:
All
Event Details:

Trick or Treat in a safe, dry environment at Westfield Annapolis. Start at the library to decorate a treat bag, then visit other retailers for some treats!

Library Branch: Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Age Group: All
Program Type: Holiday, Special Events
Event Details:

Trick or Treat in a safe, dry environment at Westfield Annapolis. Start at the library to decorate a treat bag, then visit other retailers for some treats!

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.

SoCo Farmer's Market

Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 4:00pm - 10:15pm
Deale Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
All
Event Details:

Farmer's Market in parking lot

Library Branch: Deale Library
Age Group: All
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Farmer's Market in parking lot

A picture of a book, a set of eye glasses, and a glass of wine in front of a large fire.

You Had Me At Merlot Book Club

Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Busch Annapolis - Off Site at Busch Annapolis Library
Program Type:
Books and Writing
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for hot drinks and enjoy even hotter reads in our romance book club! October's Book is Gothikana, by RuNyx.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Busch Annapolis Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Busch Annapolis - Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books and Writing
Event Details:

Join us for hot drinks and enjoy even hotter reads in our romance book club!

Art Night

Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Deale - Community Meeting Room at Deale Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a night of creating art!  During Art Night, we will guide you as you create your very own work of art using a variety of art supplies.  Registration i...

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

Join us for a night of creating art!  During Art Night, we will guide you as you create your very own work of art using a variety of art supplies. 

Friday Storytime Fun!

Friday, November 1, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Severn - Community Meeting Room AB at Severn Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), All
Event Details:

Join us every Friday for stories, songs and activities perfect for young children. Each week will be a different theme and activities!

Library Branch: Severn Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Severn - Community Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), All
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Event Details:

Join us every Friday for stories, songs and activities perfect for young children. Each week will be a different theme and activities!

Adults doing chair yoga

Get Fit Where You Sit

Friday, November 1, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Severna Park - Other In-library location at Severna Park Library
Program Type:
Adult Learning, Health & Wellness, Older Americans
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Get Fit Where You Sit with the Lakshmi Voelker method. A gentle form of sitting and standing Kripalu Yoga using support of a chair to stretch and strengthen the entire body. A...

Library Branch: Severna Park Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Severna Park - Other In-library location
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning, Health & Wellness, Older Americans
Event Details:

Get Fit Where You Sit with the Lakshmi Voelker method. A gentle form of sitting and standing Kripalu Yoga using support of a chair to stretch and strengthen the entire body. A full practice of asana, breathing, and meditation. 

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.

 

Silhouette of man on Movie camera, the Kanopy logo, and the words "The Great Movies at AACPL virtual discussion series"

The Great Movies Discussion

Friday, November 1, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Events
Program Type:
Movies
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Each month, we will discuss a specific movie from our Kanopy collection. Watch the movie on Kanopy beforehand, then join us for a lively Friday evening discussion on...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Each month, we will discuss a specific movie from our Kanopy collection. Watch the movie on Kanopy beforehand, then join us for a lively Friday evening discussion on Zoom.&nbs

Pantry

Saturday Community Pantry

Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Bilingual, Community Services
Age Group:
All
Event Details:

The Community Pantry is open at Discoveries: The Library at the Mall the first Saturday of the month from 10 am until noon and the first Tuesday of the month from 6pm unt...

Library Branch: Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Age Group: All
Program Type: Bilingual, Community Services
Event Details:

The Community Pantry is open at Discoveries: The Library at the Mall the first Saturday of the month from 10 am until noon and the first T

Genealogy: Dig Deeper

Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Edgewater - Community Meeting Room at Edgewater Library
Program Type:
History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Dive deep into advanced genealogy! Discover the power of DNA insights, explore hidden gems in FamilySearch, and unlock the secrets of Maryland land records. Perfect for anyone look...

Library Branch: Edgewater Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Edgewater - Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Dive deep into advanced genealogy! Discover the power of DNA insights, explore hidden gems in FamilySearch, and unlock the secrets of Maryland land records. Perfect for anyone looking to expand or refine their genealogical skills!

The title of the book and its author are in large grey text at the top and bottom. The cover is of a hand with a scorpion on it holding a chain.

Adult Book Club: The Familiar

Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Linthicum - Community Meeting Room at Linthicum Library
Program Type:
Books and Writing
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

What's better than diving into a fantastic new book? Discussing it with other readers afterwards! Join the Linthicum Library for an hour of discussion and good vibes.  Nove...

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

What's better than diving into a fantastic new book? Discussing it with other readers afterwards! Join the Linthicum Library for an hour of discussion and good vibes. 

A musician with a blue hat and blue blazer, hands resting on drum

Annapolis Jazz and Roots Festival: African Roots in Jazz

Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room at Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Program Type:
Adult Learning, African American Interest, Performing Arts & Music, Special Events
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Venezuelan percussionist & educator Fran Vielma will explore the contributions of African cultures to jazz music.  

Library Branch: Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning, African American Interest, Performing Arts & Music, Special Events
Event Details:

Venezuelan percussionist & educator Fran Vielma will explore the contributions of African cultures to jazz music.

 

Person with gardening gloves planting flowers in soil

ASK A MASTER GARDENER: Vermicomposting

Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Severna Park - Community Meeting Room at Severna Park Library
Program Type:
Adult Learning, Gardening & Environment
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Welcome to the wonderful world of worm composting! Master Gardener Maxine Da-Som Yoon will provide information, demonstrations, and feedback on starting (and maintaining) a small s...

Library Branch: Severna Park Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Severna Park - Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning, Gardening & Environment
Event Details:

Welcome to the wonderful world of worm composting! Master Gardener Maxine Da-Som Yoon will provide information, demonstrations, and feedback on starting (and maintaining) a small sized worm composting bin. 

Various people playing card game

Dungeons & Dragons

Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Brooklyn Park - Public Floor at Brooklyn Park Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

For beginners and seasoned dungeon crawlers. Come make new friends and adventure together into the forgotten realms and beyond! Enjoy a Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition One Sh...

Library Branch: Brooklyn Park Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Brooklyn Park - Public Floor
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

For beginners and seasoned dungeon crawlers. Come make new friends and adventure together into the forgotten realms and beyond!

Enjoy a Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition One Shot! Pre-generated Character Sheets will be provided.

Books arranged in semi circle

Mystery Readers Tea

Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Books and Writing
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Love mysteries but looking for something new? Enjoy tea and "tasting" a variety of the newest mystery titles- from the cozy to the hardboiled and everything in between.

Library Branch: Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Age Group: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Books and Writing
Event Details:

Love mysteries but looking for something new? Enjoy tea and "tasting" a variety of the newest mystery titles- from the cozy to the hardboiled and everything in between.

soco D&D

Young Adventurer's Guild

Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Deale - Community Meeting Room at Deale Library
Program Type:
Games, Special Events
Age Group:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

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

Required
Library Branch: Deale Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Deale - Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Games, Special Events
Required
Event Details:

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

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