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Bluey and sister, Bingo, playing with balloons. The words "Bluey" and "Escape" are written in bubble letters in the middle. There is also a "Play" game symbol underneath the words.

Bluey Escape Room

Friday, January 17, 2025 at 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Deale - Community Meeting Room at Deale Library
Program Type:
Games, Special Events
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

  G’day mate! Come and escape the winter blues with Bluey and friends. All ages are welcome to join us for this sweet escape. There will be various puzzles, activities and ...

Required
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), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Games, Special Events
Required
Event Details:

 

Nature Detectives: Winter Animals

Friday, January 17, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Crofton Community Meeting Room at Crofton Library
Program Type:
Gardening & Environment, STEM/STEAM, Outdoor Event
Audience:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), All
Event Details:

What do animals do during the winter? Come explore and learn about animal adaptations for the colder weather. Bring a coat!

Library Branch: Crofton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Crofton Community Meeting Room
Audience: Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), All
Program Type: Gardening & Environment, STEM/STEAM, Outdoor Event
Event Details:

What do animals do during the winter? Come explore and learn about animal adaptations for the colder weather. Bring a coat!

Bluey and sister, Bingo, playing with balloons. The words "Bluey" and "Escape" are written in bubble letters in the middle. There is also a "Play" game symbol underneath the words.

Bluey Escape Room

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Deale - Community Meeting Room at Deale Library
Program Type:
Games, Special Events
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

  G’day mate! Come and escape the winter blues with Bluey and friends. All ages are welcome to join us for this sweet escape. There will be various puzzles, activities and ...

Required
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), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Games, Special Events
Required
Event Details:

 

STEM graphic with science icons

STEM Storytime

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Severna Park - Community Meeting Room at Severna Park Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes, STEM/STEAM, Technology
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

Join us for an interactive Storytime where kids explore STEM concepts through fun, hands-on 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, STEM/STEAM, Technology
Event Details:

Join us for an interactive Storytime where kids explore STEM concepts through fun, hands-on activities! 

All Day Library Read-In!

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:00am - 4:45pm
Mountain Road Library
Program Type:
Books and Writing
Audience:
All
Event Details:

Trying to beat the chilly January blues? What better way to begin than an all day, library read-in! Come in your pjs, bring your blankets and pillows, and prepare to camp-out in th...

Library Branch: Mountain Road Library
Audience: All
Program Type: Books and Writing
Event Details:

Trying to beat the chilly January blues? What better way to begin than an all day, library read-in! Come in your pjs, bring your blankets and pillows, and prepare to camp-out in the library for a cozy day of reading.

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.

Storytime graphic with various illustrated animals reading books

Bilingual Storytime | Cuentos Bilingües

Saturday, January 18, 2025 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
Audience:
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
Audience: 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

Family Storytime

Saturday, January 18, 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:

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
Audience: 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.

Five children dancing and singing with musical notes

Music and Movement

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Severn - Community Meeting Room AB at Severn Library
Program Type:
Storytimes, Performing Arts & Music
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

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

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: Storytimes, Performing Arts & Music
Event Details:

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

STEM graphic with science icons

Preschool LEGO Build and Play

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Busch Annapolis - Campbell-Chambliss Community Meeting Room AB (Both Sides) at Busch Annapolis Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, STEM/STEAM
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

Preschool event for little LEGO fans! Come build and play with friends using our LEGO bricks!

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, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Preschool event for little LEGO fans! Come build and play with friends using our LEGO bricks!

Storytime at Riviera Beach Library

Preschool Storytime

Saturday, January 18, 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)
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
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.

Tea Party Storytime

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Linthicum - Community Meeting Room at Linthicum Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

Put your pinkies up for this tea party storytime. Bring your favorite stuffed friend to have tea, hear stories, sing songs, and make a craft.

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: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Event Details:

Put your pinkies up for this tea party storytime. Bring your favorite stuffed friend to have tea, hear stories, sing songs, and make a craft.

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.

The word "wellness" on a green leaf

Yoga Flow Storytime

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Broadneck - Community Meeting Room at Broadneck Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

Read and pose along with us as we practice the yoga positions featured in movement-centered stories!

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
Event Details:

Read and pose along with us as we practice the yoga positions featured in movement-centered stories!

Choose Your Own Adventure book cover

Write Your Own Adventure: Creative Writing Workshop

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Edgewater - Community Meeting Room at Edgewater Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Books and Writing
Audience:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

Do you love Choose Your Own Adventure books? Have you ever wanted to write your own? In this creative writing workshop, kids will read a Choose Your Own Adventure novel as a group ...

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

Do you love Choose Your Own Adventure books? Have you ever wanted to write your own? In this creative writing workshop, kids will read a Choose Your Own Adventure novel as a group and then write and illustrate their own adventures!

Woman assisting patron at desktop computer

Power Point Basics

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Odenton - Computer Lab at Odenton Library
Program Type:
Adult Learning, Technology
Audience:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn the basics of Power Point and how to navigate and create slides. Prerequisite: Basic computer skills.  .

Required
Library Branch: Odenton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Odenton - Computer Lab
Audience: Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning, Technology
Required
Event Details:

Learn the basics of Power Point and how to navigate and create slides.

Prerequisite: Basic computer skills. 

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Bluey and sister, Bingo, playing with balloons. The words "Bluey" and "Escape" are written in bubble letters in the middle. There is also a "Play" game symbol underneath the words.

Bluey Escape Room

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Deale - Community Meeting Room at Deale Library
Program Type:
Games, Special Events
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

  G’day mate! Come and escape the winter blues with Bluey and friends. All ages are welcome to join us for this sweet escape. There will be various puzzles, activities and ...

Required
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), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Games, Special Events
Required
Event Details:

 

Bebidas y Pinturas

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Brooklyn Park - Teen Area at Brooklyn Park Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Hispanic/Latino Interest
Audience:
Adults, Hispanohablantes (Presented in Spanish)
Event Details:

Venga a la biblioteca para pasar tiempo pintando en comunidad! Este programa cera presentado completamente en español.

Library Branch: Brooklyn Park Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Brooklyn Park - Teen Area
Audience: Adults, Hispanohablantes (Presented in Spanish)
Program Type: Arts & DIY, Hispanic/Latino Interest
Event Details:

Venga a la biblioteca para pasar tiempo pintando en comunidad!

Este programa cera presentado completamente en español.

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.

Storytime graphic with various illustrated animals reading books

Family Storytime

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Discoveries - Programming Room at Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Audience:
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
Audience: 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.

Bluey and sister, Bingo, playing with balloons. The words "Bluey" and "Escape" are written in bubble letters in the middle. There is also a "Play" game symbol underneath the words.

Bluey Escape Room

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Deale - Community Meeting Room at Deale Library
Program Type:
Games, Special Events
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

  G’day mate! Come and escape the winter blues with Bluey and friends. All ages are welcome to join us for this sweet escape. There will be various puzzles, activities and ...

Required
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), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Games, Special Events
Required
Event Details:

 

Bluey and sister, Bingo, playing with balloons. The words "Bluey" and "Escape" are written in bubble letters in the middle. There is also a "Play" game symbol underneath the words.

Bluey Escape Room

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Deale - Community Meeting Room at Deale Library
Program Type:
Games, Special Events
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

  G’day mate! Come and escape the winter blues with Bluey and friends. All ages are welcome to join us for this sweet escape. There will be various puzzles, activities and ...

Required
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), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Games, Special Events
Required
Event Details:

 

Female child wearing striped dress and safety goggles holds a pipette over a beaker of blue liquid, surrounded by beakers and test tubes.

Snowy STEM

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Special Events, STEM/STEAM
Audience:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

This winter, young scientists can dive into fun activities inspired by the season! From learning about the science of snowflakes to building frosty creations, kids will enjoy ha...

Required
Library Branch: Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Audience: Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Special Events, STEM/STEAM
Required
Event Details:

This winter, young scientists can dive into fun activities inspired by the season!

Sit and Stitch

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Brooklyn Park - Other In-library location at Brooklyn Park Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY
Audience:
Adults
Event Details:

Sew, knit, needlepoint, crochet - we do it all! Meet old friends and new as we teach and learn from each other. Beginners welcome.

Library Branch: Brooklyn Park Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Brooklyn Park - Other In-library location
Audience: Adults
Program Type: Arts & DIY
Event Details:

Sew, knit, needlepoint, crochet - we do it all! Meet old friends and new as we teach and learn from each other. Beginners welcome.

A set of black dice (d10, d6, d12, d4, d8, d20, d12) on top of a paper depicting an elf shooting an arrow.

Dungeons & Dragons

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Busch Annapolis - Teen Area at Busch Annapolis Library
Program Type:
Games
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+)
Event Details:

Brave heroes wanted! Join forces with other daring adventurers and fight deadly monsters, meet strange foes, and search for fame and fortune!Our Adventure Party is currently Level ...

Required
Library Branch: Busch Annapolis Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Busch Annapolis - Teen Area
Audience: Teens (Ages 11+)
Program Type: Games
Required
Event Details:

Brave heroes wanted! Join forces with other daring adventurers and fight deadly monsters, meet strange foes, and search for fame and fortune!

Our Adventure Party is currently Level 3.

 

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 humanoid figure darkened by shadows appears in front of a snowstorm. Instead of a face the figure has a bright white circle implying that the figure is not what they seem.

Movies at the Library: The Thing (1982)

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Severna Park - Community Meeting Room at Severna Park Library
Program Type:
Movies
Audience:
Adults
Event Details:

Severna Park Library welcomes you to a chilling winter screening of The Thing (1982). A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appear...

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: Movies
Event Details:

Severna Park Library welcomes you to a chilling winter screening of The Thing (1982). A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.

Piece a Heart Block

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Odenton - Creation Station/Memory Lab at Odenton Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Older Americans
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Join us and learn some simple tricks for piecing blocks to create a quilt top. Each participant will piece a heart block to add to our Peace of Heart Community Quilt. Come to th...

Required
Library Branch: Odenton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Odenton - Creation Station/Memory Lab
Audience: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Arts & DIY, Older Americans
Required
Event Details:

Join us and learn some simple tricks for piecing blocks to create a quilt top. Each participant will piece a heart block to add to our Peace of Heart Community Quilt.

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.

 

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.