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A heart built out of legos surrounded by scattered legos

LEGO Club

Friday, October 18, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Glen Burnie Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+)
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: Glen Burnie Library
Age Group: Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+)
Program Type: STEM/STEAM

Build & Play

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

Jack-o-Lanterns on the ground in front of trees and gravestones.

Library Lock-In: Halloween Party

Friday, October 18, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Holiday, Special Events
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 11+)
Event Details:

Teens are invited to a fun, lowkey Halloween celebration full of food, crafts, videos games, and more! Bring your friends or make new ones at this after hours program just for teen...

Required
Library Branch: Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Age Group: Teens (Ages 11+)
Program Type: Holiday, Special Events
Required
Event Details:

Teens are invited to a fun, lowkey Halloween celebration full of food, crafts, videos games, and more! Bring your friends or make new ones at this after hours program just for teens!

Costumes encouraged!

A jack-o-lantern and ghost on a spooky background with the words "haunt the library after hours"

After Hours Teen Lock-In Halloween Party

Friday, October 18, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Glen Burnie Library
Program Type:
Special Events
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 11+)
Event Details:

Teens take over the library to see just how spooky it can be after hours! We'll have Halloween-themed crafts, games, snacks, a costume contest, and lots of fun activities to explor...

Required
Library Branch: Glen Burnie Library
Age Group: Teens (Ages 11+)
Program Type: Special Events
Required
Event Details:

Teens take over the library to see just how spooky it can be after hours! We'll have Halloween-themed crafts, games, snacks, a costume contest, and lots of fun activities to explore! For ages 11-18.

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.

Silhouettes of 5 children playing

1KBBK Celebration!

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Severna Park - Community Meeting Room at Severna Park Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

Reading with our children is wonderful!  Let's celebrate the families who participate in One Thousand Books Before Kindergarten and have a great, big party! Fun for all.

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

Reading with our children is wonderful!  Let's celebrate the families who participate in One Thousand Books Before Kindergarten and have a great, big party! Fun for all.

US Coast Guard Logo, crossing anchors with a flag in the middle.

FREE US Coast Guard Boater's Safety Certification Course (Part 1 of 2)

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 10:00am - 4:30pm
Edgewater - Community Meeting Room at Edgewater Library
Program Type:
Adult Learning, Special Events
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Maryland law specifies that anyone born on or after July 1, 1972, must have a Certificate of Boating Safety Education to operate a mechanically propelled vessel on...

Required
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: Adult Learning, Special Events
Required
Event Details:

Maryland law specifies that anyone born on or after July 1, 1972, must have a Certificate of Boating Safety Education to operate a mechanically propelled vessel on Maryland waters.

Storytime graphic with various illustrated animals reading books

Bilingual Storytime | Cuentos Bilingües

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room at Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Program Type:
Bilingual, Hispanic/Latino Interest, Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

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...

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: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Bilingual, Hispanic/Latino Interest, Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Event Details:

Young children will enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and activities while building ready to read skills in English and in Spanish.  

Storytime graphic with various illustrated animals reading books

Bilingual Storytime/Hora del Cuento Bilingüe

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Busch Annapolis - Campbell-Chambliss Community Meeting Room AB (Both Sides) at Busch Annapolis Library
Program Type:
Bilingual, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Hispanic/Latino Interest, Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Bilingual Storytime:

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...

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)
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Bilingual, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Hispanic/Latino Interest, Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes

Bilingual Storytime

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, canciones, rimas y actividades mientras desarrollan habilidades de lectura en inglés y en español.

Storytime graphic with various illustrated animals reading books

Family Storytime

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Discoveries - Programming Room at Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

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...

Library Branch: Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Discoveries - Programming Room
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Event Details:

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

a book is open flat, and blue mushrooms with yellow spots and green and pink vines appear to grow from the book pages

Fungi Friends Storytime!

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Crofton Community Meeting Room at Crofton Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

Join us for a morning of fungi fun and frolic as we explore the fanastical world of mushrooms via stories, rhymes, and crafts. 

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

Join us for a morning of fungi fun and frolic as we explore the fanastical world of mushrooms via stories, rhymes, and crafts. 

Storytime at Riviera Beach Library

Preschool Storytime

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Riviera Beach - Community Meeting Room AB at Riviera Beach Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Preschool Storytime:

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

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

Preschool Storytime

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

Storytime graphic with various illustrated animals reading books

Saturday Storytime Surprise

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Glen Burnie Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes, Special Events
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

Enjoy a different surprise storytime every week. Will there be a craft? Music? Dragons? Unicorns? Whatever the theme, families with little ones are sure to have a lot of fun!

Library Branch: Glen Burnie Library
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes, Special Events
Event Details:

Enjoy a different surprise storytime every week. Will there be a craft? Music? Dragons? Unicorns? Whatever the theme, families with little ones are sure to have a lot of fun!

Awkward family portrait.

Photograph Identification and Preservation Workshop

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Maryland City at Russett - Community Meeting Room at Maryland City at Russett Library
Program Type:
Adult Learning, History & Genealogy, Special Events
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Go through a brief overview of photography history with the Laurel Historical Society, as they share the basics of preservation for print and digital photographs. Examples will be ...

Library Branch: Maryland City at Russett Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Maryland City at Russett - Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning, History & Genealogy, Special Events
Event Details:

Go through a brief overview of photography history with the Laurel Historical Society, as they share the basics of preservation for print and digital photographs.

Renfaire at the Severn Library

Renfaire at Your Library

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Severn - Community Meeting Room AB at Severn Library
Program Type:
Special Events
Age Group:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

Hear ye, Hear ye! Wander through medieval tales, try your hand at our different fun activities, and indulge in the spirit of the Renaissance Fair.  

Library Branch: Severn Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Severn - Community Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Special Events
Event Details:

Hear ye, Hear ye! Wander through medieval tales, try your hand at our different fun activities, and indulge in the spirit of the Renaissance Fair.

 

spooky science house

Science Saturday: Spooky Science

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Deale - Community Meeting Room at Deale Library
Program Type:
Special Events, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Try out some creepy cool experiments and learn about the spooky science behind what's happening! 

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: Special Events, STEM/STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Try out some creepy cool experiments and learn about the spooky science behind what's happening! 

Storytime graphic with various illustrated animals reading books

Family Storytime

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Discoveries - Programming Room at Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

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...

Library Branch: Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Discoveries - Programming Room
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Event Details:

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

Person with gardening gloves planting flowers in soil

ASK A MASTER GARDENER: Small Space Container Gardening

Saturday, October 19, 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:

Master Gardener will offer small space garden suggestions and solutions. Will also provide container garden examples that are apartment living friendly. 

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:

Master Gardener will offer small space garden suggestions and solutions. Will also provide container garden examples that are apartment living friendly. 

picture of exercise ball and people using drumsticks

Cardio Drumming For Fun and Fitness

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 12:45pm - 1:15pm
Deale - Community Meeting Room at Deale Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Older Americans
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Come and try Cardio Drumming for Fun & Fitness. You can stand or sit for this program where we will tap, stretch and move to music while drumming on large fitness balls.  ...

Library Branch: Deale Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Deale - Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Older Americans
Event Details:

Come and try Cardio Drumming for Fun & Fitness. You can stand or sit for this program where we will tap, stretch and move to music while drumming on large fitness balls. 

Note: Special time for this date only: 12:45pm

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.

 

The Wonderful World of Bats

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Riviera Beach - Community Meeting Room AB at Riviera Beach Library
Program Type:
Gardening & Environment, Holiday
Age Group:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

Did you know? Bats are extremely important organisms that provide crucial pest control, pollination, and seed dispersal services around the world. Yet these wonderfully divers...

Library Branch: Riviera Beach Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Riviera Beach - Community Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Gardening & Environment, Holiday
Event Details:

Did you know?

Mexican folk dance group posing for a photo. 3 men standing up, 3 women standing up, and 3 other women sitting down.

Bailes de Mi Tierra Dance Performance

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Discoveries - Crate and Barrel Court at Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Hispanic/Latino Interest, Performing Arts & Music, Special Events
Age Group:
All
Event Details:

Celebrate the end of Hispanic Heritage Month by watching a traditional Mexican folk dance performance by Bailes de Mi Tierra dance group!  ¡Celebra el final del Mes de la H...

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
Age Group: All
Program Type: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Hispanic/Latino Interest, Performing Arts & Music, Special Events
Event Details:

Celebrate the end of Hispanic Heritage Month by watching a traditional Mexican folk dance performance by Bailes de Mi Tierra dance group! 

Portrait of woman, miniature ship on right corner, ballet slippers on right corner

Meet the Author: Katherine Haas

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room at Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Program Type:
Asian/Pacific American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Older Americans, Women’s Interest
Age Group:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Join us for an inspiring event with Katherine Haas, a longtime Annapolis resident of 50 years. Katherine will read excerpts from her book, Little Jade, which recounts her journey a...

Required
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: Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Asian/Pacific American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Older Americans, Women’s Interest
Required
Event Details:

Join us for an inspiring event with Katherine Haas, a longtime Annapolis resident of 50 years.

Disclaimer(s)

Walk-Ins Welcome

Registration helps us plan, but walk-ins are welcome when space is available.

Nos ayuda planear si se inscribe de antemano, pero puede entrar sin inscribirse si hay cupos disponibles.

Sneaks sitting in the grass reading a book wearing a safari hat.

Series Safari: The Baby-Sitters Club

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Glen Burnie Library
Program Type:
Books and Writing, Games, Special Events
Age Group:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

Journey through the pages of some of our most popular book series! Curious readers will have the opportunity to explore some of their favorite characters and their adventures in th...

Library Branch: Glen Burnie Library
Age Group: Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Books and Writing, Games, Special Events
Event Details:

Journey through the pages of some of our most popular book series! Curious readers will have the opportunity to explore some of their favorite characters and their adventures in this hands-on program. Drop in anytime between 2pm and 4pm.

Stitch n'Chat Details

Stitch n'Chat

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Mountain Road Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Special Events
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Join us for some social stitching! All types of stitchers are welcome.

Library Branch: Mountain Road Library
Age Group: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Arts & DIY, Special Events
Event Details:

Join us for some social stitching! All types of stitchers are welcome.

Cartoon style bag of movie popcorn crafting with rainbow yarn

Flicks with Sticks: Gregory's Girl (1981; PG)

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Busch Annapolis - Campbell-Chambliss Community Meeting Room AB (Both Sides) at Busch Annapolis Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Movies
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Bring your knitting, crocheting, other needlework and enjoy crafting along to a movie! Patterns will be provided for those who wish to knit or crochet items requested by Luminis An...

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)
Age Group: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Arts & DIY, Movies
Event Details:

Bring your knitting, crocheting, other needlework and enjoy crafting along to a movie! Patterns will be provided for those who wish to knit or crochet items requested by Luminis Anne Arundel Medical Center. Non-crafters also very 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.

tarot

Beyond the Veil - Exploring Questions with Tarot

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Deale - Community Meeting Room at Deale Library
Program Type:
Special Events
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

From the Fool's Journey to the Minor Arcana, learn the basics of Tarot, and this 15th century card game became a tool of self-reflection and discovery. Work with tarot decks t...

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: Special Events
Event Details:

From the Fool's Journey to the Minor Arcana, learn the basics of Tarot, and this 15th century card game became a tool of self-reflection and discovery. Work with tarot decks to unlock a deeper understanding of yourself, and even seek guidance

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.