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An Introduction to Taiko, the Art of Japanese Drumming

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Glen Burnie Library
Program Type:
Asian/Pacific American Interest, Performing Arts & Music
Audience:
All
Event Details:

 This interactive program features the performance of both traditional and contemporary songs and rhythms and explores the instruments, the use of one’s voice in taiko, and a ...

Library Branch: Glen Burnie Library
Audience: All
Program Type: Asian/Pacific American Interest, Performing Arts & Music
Event Details:

 

Happy children

Homeschool Hangout

Wednesday, May 28, 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!

 

oxalis small houseplant

Plant Swap and Share

Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Glen Burnie Library
Program Type:
Gardening & Environment
Audience:
Adults, All
Event Details:

Have you noticed the many plants in our branch? Learn about our plants and how we keep them happy, and share tips with fellow plant lovers. Includes demonstration of taking cutting...

Library Branch: Glen Burnie Library
Audience: Adults, All
Program Type: Gardening & Environment
Event Details:

Have you noticed the many plants in our branch? Learn about our plants and how we keep them happy, and share tips with fellow plant lovers. Includes demonstration of taking cuttings and potting.

Anne Arundel County Library card shown in the foreground of an early evening photo overlooking Quebec City

Have Library Card, Will Travel 2025

All Day
Online Events
Program Type:
Special Events
Audience:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Take a photo of yourself holding your Anne Arundel County Public Library card on your summer vacation or staycation. Tag @aacpl on Facebook, Instagram, Threads or Bluesky (make sur...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Online Events
Audience: Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Special Events
Event Details:

Take a photo of yourself holding your Anne Arundel County Public Library card on your summer vacation or staycation. Tag @aacpl on Facebook, Instagram, Threads or Bluesky (make sure the photo is publicly viewable) and we'll reshare!

Books arranged in semi circle

Summer Book Bags at Discoveries

All Day 6/2 - 6/7
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:

Let Discoveries help you get started on your summer reading with a bag filled with personalized book selections. Each bag comes with some new reads, plus a small treat! The books a...

Library Branch: Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Books and Writing
Event Details:

Let Discoveries help you get started on your summer reading with a bag filled with personalized book selections. Each bag comes with some new reads, plus a small treat!

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.

Pantry

Tuesday Community Pantry

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Bilingual, Community Services
Audience:
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
Audience: 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

Various people playing card game

Learn and Play Board Games

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Severna Park - Community Meeting Room at Severna Park Library
Program Type:
Games
Audience:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Use our space to play board games with friends or make new ones. Bring your favorite game or choose from our selection including everything from chess to checkers to modern classic...

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, All
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Use our space to play board games with friends or make new ones. Bring your favorite game or choose from our selection including everything from chess to checkers to modern classics. 

A collage of 3 historic images in a horizontal layout. The furthest left features two drag queens in a black and white photograph, the middle picture is a black and white newspaper illustration of two women in an intimate embrace while fully clothed, the final picture on the right features a color photograph of a group of gay activists holding a number of picket signs.

From Twilight to Sunshine: LGBTQ+ History in Maryland

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Mountain Road Library
Program Type:
LGBTQIA+ Interest
Audience:
All
Event Details:

For as long as there has been a place called Maryland, there have been people whom we would today see as fitting within the LGBTQ+ community.   As cities grew in the 19th...

Library Branch: Mountain Road Library
Audience: All
Program Type: LGBTQIA+ Interest
Event Details:

For as long as there has been a place called Maryland, there have been people whom we would today see as fitting within the LGBTQ+ community.   As cities grew in the 19th century, newspapers began to offer tantalizing clues that all was

Pantry

Saturday Community Pantry

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Bilingual, Community Services
Audience:
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
Audience: 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

Celery and onion scraps

Kitchen Scraps Gardening

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Busch Annapolis - Campbell-Chambliss Community Meeting Room AB (Both Sides) at Busch Annapolis Library
Program Type:
Gardening & Environment
Audience:
All
Event Details:

Using kitchen scraps is an inexpensive and sustainable way to garden.  Join us as we discuss easy and fun ways to grow your garden in beds, containers, or the kitchen counter....

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: All
Program Type: Gardening & Environment
Event Details:

Using kitchen scraps is an inexpensive and sustainable way to garden.  Join us as we discuss easy and fun ways to grow your garden in beds, containers, or the kitchen counter. 

An image of a plastic tupperware on top of a rock. A yellow card inside the closed tupperware container reads "official geocache" along with the logo and website for geocaching.com

Geocaching 101

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Severn - Community Meeting Room AB at Severn Library
Program Type:
Special Events
Audience:
All
Event Details:

Interested in exploring? Solving puzzles? Getting out into nature? If so, come on down to learn about geocaching! We'll teach you the basics, the background of the hobby, and (weat...

Library Branch: Severn Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Severn - Community Meeting Room AB
Audience: All
Program Type: Special Events
Event Details:

Interested in exploring? Solving puzzles? Getting out into nature? If so, come on down to learn about geocaching! We'll teach you the basics, the background of the hobby, and (weather-permitting) bring you out to a cache nearby to solve!

Disclaimer(s)

Outdoor Program

This program will be held outside, weather permitting. Please plan accordingly. You are welcome to bring your own blanket or chair to enjoy this program. 

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.

 

Rainbow Family Storytime

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes, LGBTQIA+ Interest
Audience:
All
Event Details:

Families of all kinds are invited for stories and songs of diversity, love, and friendship. All are welcome!

Library Branch: Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Audience: All
Program Type: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes, LGBTQIA+ Interest
Event Details:

Families of all kinds are invited for stories and songs of diversity, love, and friendship. All are welcome!

A car with a rainbow paint job is on a rainbow that is superimposed on a galactic starfield. The words "Pasadena Park and Pride" are written at the top of the image in orange lettering with "@ Riviera Beach Library" written in pink neon lettering just below. At the bottom of the image is the date "June 4th, 12pm-4pm" in orange lettering.

Pasadena Park and Pride

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Riviera Beach - Outdoor Patio at Riviera Beach Library
Program Type:
LGBTQIA+ Interest
Audience:
All
Event Details:

Park and Pride is back and better than ever! Come celebrate Pride with all of Pasadena! Music, crafts, chalk art, games, a storytime focusing on the LGBTQIA+ community, and more. W...

Required
Library Branch: Riviera Beach Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Riviera Beach - Outdoor Patio
Audience: All
Program Type: LGBTQIA+ Interest
Required
Event Details:

Park and Pride is back and better than ever! Come celebrate Pride with all of Pasadena! Music, crafts, chalk art, games, a storytime focusing on the LGBTQIA+ community, and more.

Disclaimer(s)

Outdoor Program

This program will be held outside, weather permitting. Please plan accordingly. You are welcome to bring your own blanket or chair to enjoy this program. 

A car with a rainbow paint job is on a rainbow that is superimposed on a galactic starfield. The words "Pasadena Park and Pride" are written at the top of the image in orange lettering with "@ Riviera Beach Library" written in pink neon lettering just below. At the bottom of the image is the date "June 4th, 12pm-4pm" in orange lettering.

Pasadena Park and Pride

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Mountain Road - Off Site at Mountain Road Library
Program Type:
LGBTQIA+ Interest
Audience:
All
Event Details:

This event is hosted offsite at the Riviera Beach Library: 1130 Duvall Hwy, Pasadena, MD 21122.Park and Pride is back and better than ever! Come celebrate Pride with all of Pasaden...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Mountain Road Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Mountain Road - Off Site
Audience: All
Program Type: LGBTQIA+ Interest
Event Details:

This event is hosted offsite at the Riviera Beach Library: 1130 Duvall Hwy, Pasadena, MD 21122.

Disclaimer(s)

Outdoor Program

This program will be held outside, weather permitting. Please plan accordingly. You are welcome to bring your own blanket or chair to enjoy this program. 

Person knitting with blue yarn

Open Craft Night

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Severn - Community Meeting Room A at Severn Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY
Audience:
All
Event Details:

Looking for a space to work on a craft or art project? Want to socialize with other artists and crafters? Come join us for an open craft night at the library! We will provide mater...

Library Branch: Severn Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Severn - Community Meeting Room A
Audience: All
Program Type: Arts & DIY
Event Details:

Looking for a space to work on a craft or art project? Want to socialize with other artists and crafters? Come join us for an open craft night at the library!

Homeschool Book Swap: A cart covered in books and school supplies

Homeschool Curriculum, Book, Puzzle and Game Swap

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Crofton Community Meeting Room at Crofton Library
Program Type:
Community Services, Kindergarten Readiness, Special Events
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Celebrate the end of the school year by helping others get ready for the next. Bring your gently used books and materials and exchange them for "new to you" curriculum tools. All b...

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), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Community Services, Kindergarten Readiness, Special Events
Event Details:

Celebrate the end of the school year by helping others get ready for the next. Bring your gently used books and materials and exchange them for "new to you" curriculum tools.

Multicolored Pile of Lego Bricks

Build it!

Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room at Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Program Type:
Games, 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!  

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), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Games, STEAM

Build & Play

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

The image shows an African American man sitting in front of a traditional West African instrument.

The Beauty of African Rhythm: An Introduction to Traditional West African Instruments

Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Discoveries - Crate and Barrel Court at Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
African American Interest, Performing Arts & Music
Audience:
All
Event Details:

Celebrate West African culture and heritage through music! Families will see how popular West African instruments are played, learn how they are constructed and how they are used w...

Library Branch: Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Discoveries - Crate and Barrel Court
Audience: All
Program Type: African American Interest, Performing Arts & Music
Event Details:

Celebrate West African culture and heritage through music! Families will see how popular West African instruments are played, learn how they are constructed and how they are used within traditional society.

Color Our World Craftapalooza

Monday, June 16, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Severna Park - Community Meeting Room at Severna Park Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, STEAM
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), All
Event Details:

Join us for Craftapalooza! Drop in and make a craft or two. All supplies provided—just bring your creativity !

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), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), All
Program Type: Arts & DIY, STEAM
Event Details:

Join us for Craftapalooza! Drop in and make a craft or two. All supplies provided—just bring your creativity !

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Mobile Food Pantry

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Eastport - Other In-library location at Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Audience:
All
Event Details:

The Anne Arundel County Food Bank will be providing fresh produce and canned and dry foods. The distribution will take place in the library parking lot.

Library Branch: Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Eastport - Other In-library location
Audience: All
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

The Anne Arundel County Food Bank will be providing fresh produce and canned and dry foods. The distribution will take place in the library parking lot.

Black and white chess pieces displayed on a chess board

Chess Club

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Broadneck - Community Meeting Room at Broadneck Library
Program Type:
Games
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Come learn and play chess with the Broadneck Highschool Chess Club. All ages and experience levels welcome. 

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), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Come learn and play chess with the Broadneck Highschool Chess Club. All ages and experience levels welcome. 

"Cardboard Crafternoon, what will you create?", cardboard house and plane

Cardboard Crafternoon

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Linthicum - Community Meeting Room at Linthicum Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Special Events
Audience:
All
Event Details:

Unleash your creativity at our Cardboard Crafternoon! Whether you dream of building a castle, maze, spaceship, or something entirely different, come and use our cardboard and art s...

Library Branch: Linthicum Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Linthicum - Community Meeting Room
Audience: All
Program Type: Arts & DIY, Special Events
Event Details:

Unleash your creativity at our Cardboard Crafternoon! Whether you dream of building a castle, maze, spaceship, or something entirely different, come and use our cardboard and art supplies to create it. Your imagination is the limit!

"Cardboard Crafternoon, what will you create?", cardboard house and plane

Cardboard Crafternoon (in the Morning!)

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Linthicum - Community Meeting Room at Linthicum Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Special Events
Audience:
All
Event Details:

Unleash your creativity at our Cardboard Crafternoon (in the Morning)! This is an encore event from the night before. Add onto what is already built or build your own creation. Whe...

Library Branch: Linthicum Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Linthicum - Community Meeting Room
Audience: All
Program Type: Arts & DIY, Special Events
Event Details:

Unleash your creativity at our Cardboard Crafternoon (in the Morning)! This is an encore event from the night before. Add onto what is already built or build your own creation.

Color Our World

Summer @ Your Library Kickoff - Color Our World

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Deale - Community Meeting Room at Deale Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Games, Special Events, Outdoor Event
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Summer @ Your Library (S@YL):

Event Details:

"Color Our World" crafts and activities to kickoff your summer reading adventure! Drop in anytime to register for the summer reading challenge and participate in activities al...

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: Arts & DIY, Games, Special Events, Outdoor Event

Summer @ Your Library (S@YL)

Event Details:

"Color Our World" crafts and activities to kickoff your summer reading adventure! Drop in anytime to register for the summer reading challenge and participate in activities all around the library.

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.