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Sensory crafting with kids

Sensory Playtime

Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Severn - Community Meeting Room AB at Severn Library
Program Type:
Accessibility, Kindergarten Readiness, Neurodivergent / Neurodiverse, Special Events, STEM/STEAM
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), All
Event Details:

Sensory play is any activity that stimulates a child's senses: touch, smell, taste, sight and hearing. Through sensory play, children use scientific processes to investigate new se...

cookies on a wooden background

Everyone Eats Cookbook Club 6th Annual Cookie Exchange

Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Busch Annapolis - Campbell-Chambliss Community Meeting Room AB (Both Sides) at Busch Annapolis Library
Program Type:
Adult Learning, Arts & DIY, Books and Writing, Health & Wellness, Holiday
Audience:
All
Event Details:

Back by popular demand: the Bake-With-a-Friend cookie exchange! You and a friend/relative/neighbor/grandchild of any age choose a cookie recipe from any cooking book in the library...

Required
Poster for Home Alone. Kevin the protagonist wearing a red sweater screams while he holds his face with both hands and his eyes are open looking directly towards the viewer. Behind him is a window frame where two burglars are looking inside the house. It is snowing and one burglar is scowling and the other is grinning.

Movies At The Library: Home Alone (1990)

Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Severna Park - Community Meeting Room at Severna Park Library
Program Type:
Holiday, Movies
Audience:
All
Event Details:

Make a wish and sled on over for a yuletide screening of Home Alone (1990). An eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of bu...

Homeschool Lunch & Recess

Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Crofton Community Meeting Room at Crofton Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Games, STEM/STEAM
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Bring your lunch and enjoy games and activities with your friends.  This program is CANCELLED due to the closure of Crofton Library for improvements. The library will be ...

Cancelled
Potluck

Season's Greetings Potluck & Open Mic

Monday, December 16, 2024 at 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB at Odenton Library
Program Type:
African American Interest, Arab American Interest, Asian/Pacific American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Hispanic/Latino Interest, History & Genealogy, Holiday, Native American Interest, Performing Arts & Music, Special Events
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Come on down to the Odenton Library for a night of food, entertainment, and shared traditions! Bring a homemade or store-bought dish that is important to your family's cultura...

Annapolis Blend

Holiday Concert with The Annapolis Blend

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Busch Annapolis - Campbell-Chambliss Community Meeting Room AB (Both Sides) at Busch Annapolis Library
Program Type:
Holiday
Audience:
All
Event Details:

Join us for a Holiday Concert with The Annapolis Blend chorus.

Image by Freepik: Drawing of Hands Serving Potluck Style Food

ALL-iday Family Potluck

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Holiday, Special Events
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Bring a homemade or store-bought Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or Christmas dish that has cultural or familial significance to share for a potluck 'ALL-iday' celebration! Your food sho...

The Peanuts Movie movie poster.

Family Movie Night - The Peanuts Movie

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Deale - Community Meeting Room at Deale Library
Program Type:
Movies
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

  G, 2015 Join us for a Family Movie Night! Bring your favorite snack, blanket, and/or camp chair and get comfy for this indoor event. You're in for a great movie! ...

Happy children

Homeschool Hangout

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB at Odenton Library
Program Type:
Games, Kindergarten Readiness, Special Events, STEM/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! 

Black and white chess pieces displayed on a chess board

Chess Club

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB at Odenton Library
Program Type:
Games
Audience:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Chess Club:

Play chess and learn from other players. For all ages and skill levels.

A sign of a microphone in front of a red curtain with text that reads "Open Mic Night"

Open Mic Night

Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room at Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Program Type:
Books and Writing, Games, Performing Arts & Music, Special Events
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Come join us as an audience member or a performer for a night of songs, comedy, and poetry! Please make sure your act is family friendly. All ages are welcome! Acts should be a dur...

Required

Young Child at Play

Friday, December 20, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Severn - Other In-library location at Severn Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), All
Event Details:

Young children will enjoy books, music, and developmentally appropriate toys and activities during an hour of unstructured social time. 

peaceful winter scene

Winter Solstice Slow Down

Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Discoveries - Programming Room at Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Games, Gardening & Environment, Health & Wellness, Special Events, STEM/STEAM
Audience:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10), All
Event Details:

What do we do when nature slows down in winter? We do the same. Join us to learn more about which critters slow down and rest during the colder months of the year and practice ways...

Drop-in Family Lego® Build and Play Challenge

Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Deale - Community Meeting Room at Deale Library
Program Type:
Special Events, STEM/STEAM
Audience:
All
Event Details:

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

The phrase "Queer Cocoa & Chill" is superimposed on an image of a rainbow tinted star-filled evening sky. Snow flakes dangle from the top. At the bottom of the image is a snowdrift with a pine tree and a snowman wearing a rainbow colored scarf and beanie in the bottom left corner. In the bottom right corner is a grey cartoon cat that is jumping from the middle of the image down into the corner, trailing a rainbow behind it.

Queer, Cocoa, & Chill

Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Mountain Road Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Holiday, LGBTQIA+ Interest
Audience:
All
Event Details:

The holiday season can be a difficult one for the LGBTQIA+ community. Join us for a moment of relaxation and camaraderie between friends and compatriots and let the stress of it al...

Winter Solstice Walk With A Ranger

Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Riviera Beach - Off Site at Riviera Beach Library
Program Type:
Outdoor Event
Audience:
All
Event Details:

Bundle up and join us at Fort Smallwood Park to celebrate the return of light as we take a winter solstice walk with a Park Ranger. Registration required and allows for free ent...

Required
Offsite Event
Multicolored Pile of Lego Bricks

Build It!

Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room at Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Program Type:
STEM/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!  

Books arranged in semi circle

Winter Book Bags at Discoveries

Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 10:00am - 8:00pm
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Books and Writing
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

New year means new reading goals! Let Discoveries help you get started with a bag filled with personalized book selections. Each bag comes with some new reads, plus a small treat! ...

Inside Out 2

BYOD Family Movie Night - Inside Out 2

Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Mountain Road Library
Program Type:
Movies, Special Events
Audience:
All
Event Details:

Grab dinner from a local restaurant or from home and come enjoy a family friendly movie at the library.  Inside Out 2 rated PG

Tech Help

Friday, January 3, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room at Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Program Type:
Adult Learning, Technology
Audience:
Adults, All
Event Details:

Individual sessions to help users start using a computer, laptop or Chromebook or cell phone. Sessions are tailored to the needs and interests of users.  Get personalized help...

An image of dozens of colorful puzzle pieces.

Puzzle Exchange

Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Busch Annapolis - Foundation Café at Busch Annapolis Library
Program Type:
Special Events
Audience:
All
Event Details:

Looking for a new puzzle to piece together? You'll fit right in at our Puzzle Exchange!Bring any puzzles you're looking to swap out with fellow enthusiasts and either take them hom...

kids looking through binoculars in the winter

Birding Bonanza

Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Discoveries - Programming Room at Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Games, Gardening & Environment, Special Events, STEM/STEAM
Audience:
All
Event Details:

Wintertime is perfect for bird watching. Join us for crafts and activities to explore all there is to enjoy about our feathered backyard friends!

Craft items

Crafting and Fabric Swap

Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB at Odenton Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Special Events
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Want to clean out your crafting shelves?  Is your fabric stash starting to take over?  Looking for a new creative hobby?  Come swap your extra crafting supplies for ...

Drop-in Family Lego® Build and Play Challenge

Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Deale - Community Meeting Room at Deale Library
Program Type:
Special Events, STEM/STEAM
Audience:
All
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®!

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.