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Tarot: New Year Intentions

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Mountain Road Library
Program Type:
Adult Learning
Audience:
Adults
Event Details:

Start the new year off on the right foot by learning how to use tarot cards to set and reflect on your intentions and goals for 2025.

Library Branch: Mountain Road Library
Audience: Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning
Event Details:

Start the new year off on the right foot by learning how to use tarot cards to set and reflect on your intentions and goals for 2025.

Five children dancing and singing with musical notes

Music & Movement

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Glen Burnie Library
Program Type:
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes, Performing Arts & Music
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Music & Movement:

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

Library Branch: Glen Burnie Library
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes, Performing Arts & Music

Music & Movement

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

Storytime graphic with various illustrated animals reading books

Preschool Storytime

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Crofton Community Meeting Room at Crofton Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Audience:
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: Crofton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Crofton Community Meeting Room
Audience: 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

Preschool Storytime

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Severna Park - Community Meeting Room at Severna Park Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Audience:
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: 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)
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.

Librarian holding a storybook and a puppet as several small children watch

Toddler Time

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room at Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Toddler Time:

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...

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)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes

Toddler Time

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.

Baby looking at picture book

Babies in Bloom

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Busch Annapolis - Campbell-Chambliss Community Meeting Room AB (Both Sides) at Busch Annapolis Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Babies in Bloom:

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...

Event Details:

   

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: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes

Babies in Bloom

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 community!

Event Details:

 

 

Storytime graphic with various illustrated animals reading books

Preschool Storytime

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB at Odenton Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Audience:
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: Odenton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB
Audience: 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.

Cartoon of a lion and cat standing besides books. "Baby Story Time" is written at the top of the image.

Babies in Bloom

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Deale - Community Meeting Room at Deale Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Babies in Bloom:

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...

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)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes

Babies in Bloom

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 community!

Baby looking at picture book

Babies in Bloom

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Edgewater - Community Meeting Room at Edgewater Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Babies in Bloom:

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...

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

Babies in Bloom

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 community!

Preschool Storytime

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Brooklyn Park - Public Floor at Brooklyn Park Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Audience:
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: Brooklyn Park Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Brooklyn Park - Public Floor
Audience: 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.

Preschool Storytime

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Discoveries - Programming Room at Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

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

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

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

Storytime at Riviera Beach Library

Toddler Time

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Riviera Beach - Community Meeting Room AB at Riviera Beach Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Toddler Time:

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...

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

Toddler Time

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.

Children reading

Toddler Time!

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Linthicum - Community Meeting Room at Linthicum Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Toddler Time:

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...

Library Branch: Linthicum Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Linthicum - Community Meeting Room
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness

Toddler Time

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.

Selective Eater

Picky Eaters Party

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Broadneck - Community Meeting Room at Broadneck Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Storytimes
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

Preschool aged children will enjoy a fun story and activity while trying some new foods.  Presented by Kara Hoegerl, MS, OTR/L, an Occupational Therapist at Parker Place, care...

Required
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)
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Storytimes
Required
Event Details:

Preschool aged children will enjoy a fun story and activity while trying some new foods.  Presented by Kara Hoegerl, MS, OTR/L, an Occupational Therapist at Parker Place, caregivers will learn helpful strategies for engaging their picky eater

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.

Various people playing card game

Scrabble

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Mountain Road Library
Program Type:
Games
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

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

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

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

Librarian holding a storybook and a puppet as several small children watch

Toddler Time

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Severn - Community Meeting Room AB at Severn Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Toddler Time:

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...

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

Toddler Time

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.

Storytime graphic with various illustrated animals reading books

Preschool Storytime

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Crofton Community Meeting Room at Crofton Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Audience:
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: Crofton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Crofton Community Meeting Room
Audience: 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

Preschool Storytime

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Glen Burnie Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness
Audience:
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: Glen Burnie Library
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness

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

Preschool Storytime

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 11:15am - 11:45am
Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB at Odenton Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Audience:
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: Odenton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB
Audience: 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.

Grief Circle

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Edgewater - Community Meeting Room at Edgewater Library
Program Type:
Adult Learning, Community Services, Health & Wellness, Special Events
Audience:
Adults
Event Details:

Come and join this gently guided group held in a private room setting. Whether you are experiencing grief due to the death of a loved one or pet, estrangement, health concerns, the...

Library Branch: Edgewater Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Edgewater - Community Meeting Room
Audience: Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning, Community Services, Health & Wellness, Special Events
Event Details:

Come and join this gently guided group held in a private room setting. Whether you are experiencing grief due to the death of a loved one or pet, estrangement, health concerns, the season change, or any other significant loss, you are welcome.

Cover of James McBride's The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store

Adult Book Club: James McBride's The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Crofton Community Meeting Room at Crofton Library
Program Type:
Books and Writing
Audience:
Adults
Event Details:

Join Crofton Library Staff as we discuss The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for ...

Library Branch: Crofton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Crofton Community Meeting Room
Audience: Adults
Program Type: Books and Writing
Event Details:

Join Crofton Library Staff as we discuss The Heaven and Ear

STEAM & Snacks

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Brooklyn Park - Public Floor at Brooklyn Park Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, STEM/STEAM
Audience:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

Join us for STEAM crafts and snacks!

Library Branch: Brooklyn Park Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Brooklyn Park - Public Floor
Audience: Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Arts & DIY, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Join us for STEAM crafts and snacks!

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.

A picture of a 20-sided die nestled in the pages of a tabletop roleplaying game book.

Dungeons & Dragons

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Busch Annapolis - Belcher Conference Room C at Busch Annapolis Library
Program Type:
Games
Audience:
Adults
Event Details:

Adventurers new and seasoned are welcome to join us for D&D at the library! Come roll the dice and take a chance to be part of a delightfully daring venture.

Required
Library Branch: Busch Annapolis Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Busch Annapolis - Belcher Conference Room C
Audience: Adults
Program Type: Games
Required
Event Details:

Adventurers new and seasoned are welcome to join us for D&D at the library! Come roll the dice and take a chance to be part of a delightfully daring venture.

Storytime graphic with various illustrated animals reading books

Family Storytime

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room at Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Family Storytime:

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

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)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes

Family Storytime

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

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.