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The word "Thanksgiving" with three fall leaves

Fall Crafterday

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room at Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Holiday, Special Events
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

Join us for fun fall crafts and a scavenger hunt!

nutcracker in front of sparkling lights

Nutcracker Storytime & Preview

Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Severna Park - Community Meeting Room at Severna Park Library
Program Type:
Holiday, Performing Arts & Music, Special Events
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), All
Event Details:

Join us for a special Nutcracker storytime followed by a preview of the Nutcracker ballet by The Chesapeake Ballet Company. Enjoy watching some of the most well-known dances f...

Gift-wrapped book and snowflakes

The Gift of Reading at the Severn Library

All Day 12/2 - 12/13
Severn Library
Program Type:
Books and Writing, Holiday
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

Looking for a cozy activity to enjoy with your family now that colder weather is here? Let the Severn Library help you with the Gift of Reading! Sign up to receive a selection of g...

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earth with music and santa hat

Holiday Songs from Around the World

Monday, December 2, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Linthicum - Community Meeting Room at Linthicum Library
Program Type:
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Holiday, Performing Arts & Music, Special Events
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Spend time with your family this holiday season and enjoy live and recorded music from many different countries, as we discover the sites and sounds of holiday celebrations from ar...

Giftmaking

DIY Holiday Gift Making

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 4:00pm - 8:00pm
Mountain Road Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Holiday, Special Events
Audience:
All
Event Details:

This holiday, share the joy of homemade gifts! Stop by the library during Pasadena's Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and make some easy DIY gifts to share with your loved ones.&nb...

black and white image of person sitting in a window looking out

Virtual Visit: One is the Loneliest Number - Especially During the Holidays

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Online Events
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Holiday, Special Events
Audience:
Adults
Event Details:

The need for companionship and support does not diminish during the busy holiday season. Many of us live far away from family and friends; others are living with the loss of a love...

Cancelled
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Virtual Event
Paint with Me

Paint With Me: Holiday Cards

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Severn - Community Meeting Room A at Severn Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Holiday, Special Events
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Learn to paint. This month we will use watercolors to create cards for friends and family this holiday season. 

Book Tree

DIY Holiday Trees

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room at Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Holiday
Audience:
Adults
Event Details:

Create a holiday tree from a recycled library book.

Cancelled - Hold for possible Bay Winds Band Concert

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Busch Annapolis - Campbell-Chambliss Community Meeting Room AB (Both Sides) at Busch Annapolis Library
Program Type:
Holiday, Performing Arts & Music, Special Events
Audience:
All
Event Details:

Community concert band performance including winter holiday music.

Cancelled
nutcracker doll in front of sparkly lights

Nutcracker Storytime & Preview

Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Holiday, Performing Arts & Music, Special Events
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), All
Event Details:

Join us for the story of the Nutcracker and a preview of the ballet by The Chesapeake Ballet Company.

Snowy scene with text that says Happy Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice Crafternoon

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB at Odenton Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Holiday
Audience:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+)
Event Details:

Celebrate the longest night of the year and the holiday giving season with us. Learn about the winter solstice and how it is celebrated around the world. Make a winter craft to tak...

hot chocolate in mug with spoon

Hot Chocolate Chat & Chill

Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Edgewater - Community Meeting Room at Edgewater Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Holiday, Movies, Special Events
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+)
Event Details:

Join us for a cozy evening at the library! Stir up a cup of hot chocolate and add a variety of mix-ins to make it unique! Chat with friends, enjoy a winter movie, and complete a cr...

cookies on a wooden background

Everyone Eats Cookbook Club 6th Annual Cookie Exchange

Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Busch Annapolis - Campbell-Chambliss Community Meeting Room AB (Both Sides) at Busch Annapolis Library
Program Type:
Adult Learning, Arts & DIY, Books and Writing, Health & Wellness, Holiday
Audience:
All
Event Details:

Back by popular demand: the Bake-With-a-Friend cookie exchange! You and a friend/relative/neighbor/grandchild of any age choose a cookie recipe from any cooking book in the library...

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Poster for Home Alone. Kevin the protagonist wearing a red sweater screams while he holds his face with both hands and his eyes are open looking directly towards the viewer. Behind him is a window frame where two burglars are looking inside the house. It is snowing and one burglar is scowling and the other is grinning.

Movies At The Library: Home Alone (1990)

Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Severna Park - Community Meeting Room at Severna Park Library
Program Type:
Holiday, Movies
Audience:
All
Event Details:

Make a wish and sled on over for a yuletide screening of Home Alone (1990). An eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of bu...

Potluck

Season's Greetings Potluck & Open Mic

Monday, December 16, 2024 at 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB at Odenton Library
Program Type:
African American Interest, Arab American Interest, Asian/Pacific American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Hispanic/Latino Interest, History & Genealogy, Holiday, Native American Interest, Performing Arts & Music, Special Events
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Come on down to the Odenton Library for a night of food, entertainment, and shared traditions! Bring a homemade or store-bought dish that is important to your family's cultura...

Annapolis Blend

Holiday Concert with The Annapolis Blend

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Busch Annapolis - Campbell-Chambliss Community Meeting Room AB (Both Sides) at Busch Annapolis Library
Program Type:
Holiday
Audience:
All
Event Details:

Join us for a Holiday Concert with The Annapolis Blend chorus.

Image by Freepik: Drawing of Hands Serving Potluck Style Food

ALL-iday Family Potluck

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Holiday, Special Events
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Bring a homemade or store-bought Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or Christmas dish that has cultural or familial significance to share for a potluck 'ALL-iday' celebration! Your food sho...

Snowflakes falling on a blue background

Winter Solstice Storytime

Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Broadneck - Community Meeting Room at Broadneck Library
Program Type:
Holiday, Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

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

The phrase "Queer Cocoa & Chill" is superimposed on an image of a rainbow tinted star-filled evening sky. Snow flakes dangle from the top. At the bottom of the image is a snowdrift with a pine tree and a snowman wearing a rainbow colored scarf and beanie in the bottom left corner. In the bottom right corner is a grey cartoon cat that is jumping from the middle of the image down into the corner, trailing a rainbow behind it.

Queer, Cocoa, & Chill

Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Mountain Road Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Holiday, LGBTQIA+ Interest
Audience:
All
Event Details:

The holiday season can be a difficult one for the LGBTQIA+ community. Join us for a moment of relaxation and camaraderie between friends and compatriots and let the stress of it al...

Watercolor paints and a gradient painting of blue and pink

Teen Gift Making Crafternoon

Monday, December 23, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Holiday
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+)
Event Details:

Stop by the library to make some hand-crafted holiday gifts! We will have project supplies and instructions to make some amazing gifts as well as some extra supplies to come up ...

TAHIRA and the Mishumaa Sabaa

Kwanzaa Tales

Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
African American Interest, Holiday, Storytimes, Performing Arts & Music
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

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

Noon Year's Eve

Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Brooklyn Park - Public Floor at Brooklyn Park Library
Program Type:
Holiday, Storytimes
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

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

Dark night sky with fireworks and text that says Happy New Year

Noon Year's Eve

Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB at Odenton Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Holiday, Special Events
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

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...

Noon Year's Eve Celebration

Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Holiday, Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes, Special Events
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

Celebrate the New Year by counting down to noon at our special party just for kids who won't make it to midnight!

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.