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Odenton Library closed for branch improvements.

AARP Income Tax Assistance for Senior and Low-and-Middle Income Residents

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Severna Park - Community Meeting Room at Severna Park Library
Program Type:
Older Americans
Audience:
Adults
Event Details:

Free tax help. IRS certified volunteers from AARP TaxAide will be available to answer questions and assist with tax forms. Appointments can be made online in advance.  Registe...

Library Branch: Severna Park Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Severna Park - Community Meeting Room
Audience: Adults
Program Type: Older Americans
Event Details:

Free tax help. IRS certified volunteers from AARP TaxAide will be available to answer questions and assist with tax forms.

AARP Income Tax Assistance for Senior and Low-and-Middle Income Residents

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 10:00am - 4:00pm
Crofton Community Meeting Room at Crofton Library
Program Type:
Community Services, Older Americans, Special Events
Audience:
Adults
Event Details:

Free tax help. Trained volunteers from AARP will be available to answer questions and assist with tax forms. By appointment only. Register online . Please visit...

Library Branch: Crofton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Crofton Community Meeting Room
Audience: Adults
Program Type: Community Services, Older Americans, Special Events
Event Details:

Free tax help. Trained volunteers from AARP will be available to answer questions and assist with tax forms. By appointment only.

Baby looking at picture book

Babies in Bloom

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Broadneck - Community Meeting Room at Broadneck 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:

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: 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: 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:

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!

Storytime at Riviera Beach Library

Babies in Bloom

Monday, March 31, 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)
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: 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

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

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Maryland City at Russett - Community Meeting Room at Maryland City at Russett 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: Maryland City at Russett Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Maryland City at Russett - 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

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Glen Burnie 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: Glen Burnie Library
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!

Toddler Time

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Brooklyn Park - Public Floor at Brooklyn Park 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: 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

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.

Toddler Time

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

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: Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Event Details:

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.

South River Farms Park trail

Nature Story Time at South River Farm Park

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Edgewater - Off Site at Edgewater Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes, Special Events, Outdoor Event
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

Join us for a fresh-air story time at South River Farm Park! Children will build literacy skills and develop an appreciation for nature while we read books, sing songs, and take a ...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Edgewater Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Edgewater - Off Site
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes, Special Events, Outdoor Event
Event Details:

Join us for a fresh-air story time at South River Farm Park! Children will build literacy skills and develop an appreciation for nature while we read books, sing songs, and take a short hike on the trails accompanied by a park ranger.

Preschool age girl with black pigtails and wearing a read shirt plays with primary colored blocks

School Skills for Preschoolers

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room at Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

Learning disguised as play! Many different activities to support early literacy and school readiness skills. For ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

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
Event Details:

Learning disguised as play! Many different activities to support early literacy and school readiness skills. For ages 3-5 with a caregiver.

Babies in Bloom

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Brooklyn Park - Public Floor at Brooklyn Park 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: 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

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!

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

Toddler Time

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Broadneck - Community Meeting Room at Broadneck 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: 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: 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.

Toddler Time

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

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: Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Event Details:

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.

O'Malley Senior Center Book Club: Children's Books

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Odenton - Off Site at Odenton Library
Program Type:
Books and Writing, Community Services, Older Americans
Audience:
Adults
Event Details:

Seniors, join us for our monthly genre book club! Each month members read and discuss from a different genre. This month we will be reading and discussing Favorite/Classic Children...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Odenton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Odenton - Off Site
Audience: Adults
Program Type: Books and Writing, Community Services, Older Americans
Event Details:

Seniors, join us for our monthly genre book club! Each month members read and discuss from a different genre. This month we will be reading and discussing Favorite/Classic Children’s Books. 

Bon Voyage Crayon Party

Bon Voyage Crayon Party

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Linthicum - Community Meeting Room at Linthicum Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Special Events
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

Celebrate Crayon Day through books and crafts at this bon voyage party before the crayons leave on a journey to the Crayon Initiative! Drop in any time to participate. You're welco...

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), Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Arts & DIY, Special Events
Event Details:

Celebrate Crayon Day through books and crafts at this bon voyage party before the crayons leave on a journey to the Crayon Initiative! Drop in any time to participate.

Books arranged in semi circle

Early Reader Book Club

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Severn - Community Meeting Room AB at Severn Library
Program Type:
Books and Writing, Games
Audience:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

Designed for emerging readers in kindergarten through 2nd grade, we'll meet every month to read several stories, play interactive games, engage in book discussions, and other liter...

Library Branch: Severn Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Severn - Community Meeting Room AB
Audience: Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Books and Writing, Games
Event Details:

Designed for emerging readers in kindergarten through 2nd grade, we'll meet every month to read several stories, play interactive games, engage in book discussions, and other literacy building activities! 

Teen Book Lovers

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room at Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Program Type:
Books and Writing
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+)
Event Details:

It's a teen book club without the book! Chat about a book or graphic novel you've read and hear about great books that others have enjoyed.

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: Teens (Ages 11+)
Program Type: Books and Writing
Event Details:

It's a teen book club without the book! Chat about a book or graphic novel you've read and hear about great books that others have enjoyed.

Robotics At The Library

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Busch Annapolis - Campbell-Chambliss Community Meeting Room AB (Both Sides) at Busch Annapolis Library
Program Type:
Special Events, STEAM, Technology
Audience:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

Celebrate Robotics with the South River High School FTC Power Robotics teams and their amazing machines. Watch the team control their robots and learn more about their robotics pro...

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: Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Special Events, STEAM, Technology
Event Details:

Celebrate Robotics with the South River High School FTC Power Robotics teams and their amazing machines. Watch the team control their robots and learn more about their robotics program, building robots, and competing.

Traansgender pride flag

Trans Pride Party

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Glen Burnie Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Games, LGBTQIA+ Interest, Special Events
Audience:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility and connect with your community! Bring your friends and family to meet new people, listen to music and make your own pronoun p...

Library Branch: Glen Burnie Library
Audience: Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Arts & DIY, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Games, LGBTQIA+ Interest, Special Events
Event Details:

Celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility and connect with your community! Bring your friends and family to meet new people, listen to music and make your own pronoun pins. 

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 peace lily plant in a gray pot with the AACPL logo

Crofton Houseplant Club

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Crofton Community Meeting Room at Crofton Library
Program Type:
Adult Learning, Gardening & Environment, Health & Wellness
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

We welcome houseplant enthusiasts of all experience levels to join us for an evening full of planty fun! There will be a brief informational session, followed by show-and-tell and ...

Library Branch: Crofton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Crofton Community Meeting Room
Audience: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning, Gardening & Environment, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

We welcome houseplant enthusiasts of all experience levels to join us for an evening full of planty fun! There will be a brief informational session, followed by show-and-tell and plenty of time for questions and discussion.

Woman holding the hand of an elderly man

Mechanics of Caregiving

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Busch Annapolis - Campbell-Chambliss Community Meeting Room AB (Both Sides) at Busch Annapolis Library
Program Type:
Adult Learning, Neurodivergent / Neurodiverse, Special Events
Audience:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn how to help your loved one with the activities of daily living without jeopardizing your own health as Ben demonstrates injury prevention strategies related to caregiving dut...

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: Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning, Neurodivergent / Neurodiverse, Special Events
Event Details:

Learn how to help your loved one with the activities of daily living without jeopardizing your own health as Ben demonstrates injury prevention strategies related to caregiving duties.

Baby looking at picture book

Babies in Bloom

Tuesday, April 1, 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)
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:

Babies in Bloom Storytimes are 15-20 minutes, followed by social time for caregivers and little ones.

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

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:

Babies in Bloom Storytimes are 15-20 minutes, followed by social time for caregivers and little ones.

Storytime graphic with various illustrated animals reading books

Preschool Storytime

Tuesday, April 1, 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)
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: 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

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.

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.