Event List

Sing, chant, play instruments and dance while exploring sounds, rhythms and patterns that make up our language.

Families with young children enjoy a variety of stories, songs, rhymes and movement activities while building early literacy skills.

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, cancion...

Families with young children enjoy a variety of stories, songs, rhymes and movement activities while building early literacy skills. Las familias con niños pequeños disfrutan de...

Children ages three to five (with caring adult) build the early literacy skills needed for school readiness through engaging books, songs and activities.

Come join us for a fun and warm storytime about all things wintery and cold!

Families with young children enjoy a variety of stories, songs, rhymes and movement activities while building early literacy skills. Las familias con niños pequeños disfrutan de...

Celebrate the return of light on the shortest day of the year with a Story, Hike, and Campfire with a Ranger from Patuxent Research Refuge (North Tract).This event will be held rai...

Babies from birth to 18 months (with caring adult) may enjoy books, music and a variety of developmentally appropriate toys during this hour of unstructured social time.

Let's have some messy fun today!  Let your young people enjoy the process of creating art with no expectations.FOR AGES 3 & 4

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

Sing, chant, play instruments and dance while exploring sounds, rhythms and patterns that make up our language.  

Sing, chant, play instruments and dance while exploring sounds, rhythms and patterns that make up our language!

In her interactive performance, TAHIRA shares the seven principles (Nguzo Saba) of Kwanzaa through storytelling and music. 

Babies from birth to 18 months (with caring adult) enjoy songs, action rhymes and playtime while building early literacy skills. A great way to get to know other families in your c...

Children ages three to five (with caring adult) build the early literacy skills needed for school readiness through engaging books, songs and activities.

Children ages three to five (with caring adult) build the early literacy skills needed for school readiness through engaging books, songs and activities.

Children ages 18 to 36 months (with caring adult) enjoy a variety of developmentally-appropriate stories, songs, rhymes and movement activities while building early literacy skills...

Babies from birth to 18 months (with caring adult) enjoy songs, action rhymes and playtime while building early literacy skills. A great way to get to know other families in your c...

Explore open-ended activities and different art techniques with a focus on the creative process. This activity may get messy, so please dress accordingly!

Help us ring in the New Year 2025 with crafts and music! A countdown and celebration will occur right before noon with dancing following. 

Come one, come all, tall and small to our 1,000 Books Ball! Ring in the New Year and celebrate your 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten milestones or begin your journey with a dance pa...

Help us bring in the New Year 2024 with crafts and music! A countdown and celebration will occur right before noon. 

Let little ones ring in 2025 a little early at noon on December 31! We will have music, dancing, noisemakers, and a countdown to noon. Stick around after the countdown to make a fi...