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Adding Native Plants to an Existing Garden

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Mountain Road Library
Program Type:
Adult Learning, Gardening & Environment, Special Events
Audience:
Adults
Event Details:

Join local Master Gardener, Ann Sawyer for a discussion on how to integrate native plants into pre-existing outdoor spaces.

Library Branch: Mountain Road Library
Audience: Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning, Gardening & Environment, Special Events
Event Details:

Join local Master Gardener, Ann Sawyer for a discussion on how to integrate native plants into pre-existing outdoor spaces.

Nature-Explorers

Nature Explorers At Deale

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Deale - Community Meeting Room at Deale Library
Program Type:
Gardening & Environment
Audience:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

We'll investigate an aspect of the ecosystem through presentations, conversations, active games and hands on activities. For ages 7-11.

Library Branch: Deale Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Deale - Community Meeting Room
Audience: Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Gardening & Environment
Event Details:

We'll investigate an aspect of the ecosystem through presentations, conversations, active games and hands on activities. For ages 7-11.

Maryland Native Plant Gardening Workshop

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Brooklyn Park - Teen Area at Brooklyn Park Library
Program Type:
Gardening & Environment
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Get advice from a gardening expert on how to use Maryland native plants in your garden for best results.

Library Branch: Brooklyn Park Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Brooklyn Park - Teen Area
Audience: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Gardening & Environment
Event Details:

Get advice from a gardening expert on how to use Maryland native plants in your garden for best results.

fairy house make of sticks and stones

Build a Gnome or Fairy Home

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Discoveries - Programming Room at Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Gardening & Environment, STEAM
Audience:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

Put your architecture skills to work constructing a Gnome or Fairy Home to debut in your yard in time for May Day. Materials will be provided or bring in your favorite nature treas...

Cancelled
Library Branch: Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Discoveries - Programming Room
Audience: Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Gardening & Environment, STEAM
Event Details:

Put your architecture skills to work constructing a Gnome or Fairy Home to debut in your yard in time for May Day. Materials will be provided or bring in your favorite nature treasures to incorporate.

Patuxent Research Refuge Open House - Microscope Exploration

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Maryland City at Russett - Community Meeting Room at Maryland City at Russett Library
Program Type:
Gardening & Environment, Kindergarten Readiness, Special Events, STEAM
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Explore this hands-on microscope lab with educators from the Patuxent Research Refuge where participants can discover the tiny world living in their own backyards. (Drop in anytime...

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), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Gardening & Environment, Kindergarten Readiness, Special Events, STEAM
Event Details:

Explore this hands-on microscope lab with educators from the Patuxent Research Refuge where participants can discover the tiny world living in their own backyards. (Drop in anytime from 2-4 pm).

two children using a magnifying glass to look at flowers

Nature Explorers Club at Busch Annapolis

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 4:15pm - 5:15pm
Busch Annapolis - Campbell-Chambliss Community Meeting Room AB (Both Sides) at Busch Annapolis Library
Program Type:
Gardening & Environment, STEAM
Audience:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

Our big world contains many small worlds. Get an up-close look at a piece of our planet by joining the Nature Explorers Club. Each month we'll investigate an aspect of the ecosyste...

Open
Required
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: Gardening & Environment, STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Our big world contains many small worlds. Get an up-close look at a piece of our planet by joining the Nature Explorers Club.

photo of earth globe

Earth Day - Paint A Pot

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Busch Annapolis - Campbell-Chambliss Community Meeting Room AB (Both Sides) at Busch Annapolis Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Gardening & Environment
Audience:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

Come celebrate earth day a little early and decorate your own plant pot that you get to take home! 

Open
Required
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: Arts & DIY, Gardening & Environment
Required
Event Details:

Come celebrate earth day a little early and decorate your own plant pot that you get to take home! 

A graphic of a lightbulb with plant fillaments and a bee flying inside the bulb

Earth Day Storytime

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Crofton Community Meeting Room at Crofton Library
Program Type:
Gardening & Environment, Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

Enjoy an environmentally-minded storytime as we explore a variety of activities teaching the importance of treating the Earth with kindness.

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: Gardening & Environment, Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Event Details:

Enjoy an environmentally-minded storytime as we explore a variety of activities teaching the importance of treating the Earth with kindness.

Globe in the foreground that is reflecting light and clouds, and sitting on a fern frond on bare soil on a fern

Earth Day Celebration

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Glen Burnie Library
Program Type:
Gardening & Environment, Special Events, STEAM, Outdoor Event
Audience:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

Kids (ages 6-10) come join us as we celebrate the 55th anniversary of Earth Day! We will explore this day through fun games, STEM, reading, writing, crafts, and tons of other activ...

Library Branch: Glen Burnie Library
Audience: Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Gardening & Environment, Special Events, STEAM, Outdoor Event
Event Details:

Kids (ages 6-10) come join us as we celebrate the 55th anniversary of Earth Day! We will explore this day through fun games, STEM, reading, writing, crafts, and tons of other activities. Weather permitting, this event will be outside.

Earth with hands supporting the planet.

Earth Day Crafternoon

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Gardening & Environment
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

Join us for an afternoon of Earth Day-themed crafts and activities, including making eco-friendly seed paper that you can plant! Families can spend some time learning, creating, an...

Library Branch: Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Arts & DIY, Gardening & Environment
Event Details:

Join us for an afternoon of Earth Day-themed crafts and activities, including making eco-friendly seed paper that you can plant! Families can spend some time learning, creating, and celebrating planet Earth together.

 

Hands planting flowering plants

Severna Park Plant Club - Different Location!

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Severna Park - Off Site at Severna Park Library
Program Type:
Adult Learning, Gardening & Environment
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Due to the Library's planned closure, this event will take place at Homestead Gardens at the same date and time:522 Ritchie Hwy, Severna Park, MD 21146Join us for a fun and plant-c...

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Severna Park Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Severna Park - Off Site
Audience: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning, Gardening & Environment
Required
Event Details:

Due to the Library's planned closure, this event will take place at Homestead Gardens at the same date and time:

522 Ritchie Hwy, Severna Park, MD 21146

A graphic of a bee flying in a heart trail over a section of the earth. the whole graphic is framed by grass, leaves, and flowers

Earth Day Celebration

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Crofton Community Meeting Room at Crofton Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Gardening & Environment, Special Events, STEAM
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Celebrate Earth Day with us! Learn what we can do to help the environment right in our backyard through fun activities and crafts.

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), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Arts & DIY, Gardening & Environment, Special Events, STEAM
Event Details:

Celebrate Earth Day with us! Learn what we can do to help the environment right in our backyard through fun activities and crafts.

A bright red mushroom or toadstool growing out of mulch

Roadside Nature

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Severn - Community Meeting Room B at Severn Library
Program Type:
Adult Learning, Gardening & Environment, Health & Wellness, Holiday, STEAM, Outdoor Event
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Celebrate Earth Day by learning about the plants, animals, and other nature that we see in our neighborhoods and roadsides! Dress for the weather and be prepared for a ramble aroun...

Library Branch: Severn Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Severn - Community Meeting Room B
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Adult Learning, Gardening & Environment, Health & Wellness, Holiday, STEAM, Outdoor Event
Event Details:

Celebrate Earth Day by learning about the plants, animals, and other nature that we see in our neighborhoods and roadsides! Dress for the weather and be prepared for a ramble around the sidewalks near Severn Library.

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.

 

A tote bag with painted designs, next to a set of fabric ink markers.

Create Your Own Tote-ally Great Bag

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Busch Annapolis - Makerspace at Busch Annapolis Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Gardening & Environment
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Decorate and customize your very own reusable tote bag to take home!

Library Branch: Busch Annapolis Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Busch Annapolis - Makerspace
Audience: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Arts & DIY, Gardening & Environment
Event Details:

Decorate and customize your very own reusable tote bag to take home!

Different herbs laying on a surface

Herbs in Disguise

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Edgewater - Community Meeting Room at Edgewater Library
Program Type:
Adult Learning, Gardening & Environment, Health & Wellness, Special Events
Audience:
Adults
Event Details:

You see them everywhere, but is a weed just a weed? What do they have in common with herbs? Learn about their variety, beauty, origins and uses that may surprise you with Maryland ...

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, Gardening & Environment, Health & Wellness, Special Events
Event Details:

You see them everywhere, but is a weed just a weed? What do they have in common with herbs? Learn about their variety, beauty, origins and uses that may surprise you with Maryland State Library Resource Center librarian Eva Slezak.

a peace lily plant in a gray pot with the AACPL logo

Crofton Houseplant Club

Monday, April 28, 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.

A floral arrangement inspired by The Senator's Wife by Liv Constantine

Books in Bloom Presented by Hollyberry Garden Club

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 10:00am - 5:00pm
Severna Park Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Gardening & Environment
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Enjoy floral arrangements inspired by books displayed throughout the library.

Library Branch: Severna Park Library
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Arts & DIY, Gardening & Environment
Event Details:

Enjoy floral arrangements inspired by books displayed throughout the library.

hands using tools to clip a bonsai tree

Bonsai Basics Workshop

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Discoveries - Programming Room at Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Adult Learning, Arts & DIY, Asian/Pacific American Interest, Gardening & Environment, Health & Wellness, Special Events
Audience:
Adults
Event Details:

The Maryland Bonsai Association, known for its commitment to the promotion and education of bonsai, brings its expertise for a 2 hour hands-on workshop. Participants will have the ...

Required
Library Branch: Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Discoveries - Programming Room
Audience: Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning, Arts & DIY, Asian/Pacific American Interest, Gardening & Environment, Health & Wellness, Special Events
Required
Event Details:

The Maryland Bonsai Association, known for its commitment to the promotion and education of bonsai, brings its expertise for a 2 hour hands-on workshop.

A floral arrangement inspired by The Senator's Wife by Liv Constantine

Books in Bloom: Presented by Hollyberry Garden Club

Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 10:00am - 5:00pm
Severna Park Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Gardening & Environment
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Hollyberry Garden Club members create floral arrangements inspired by books. Enjoy displays throughout the library. 

Library Branch: Severna Park Library
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Arts & DIY, Gardening & Environment
Event Details:

Hollyberry Garden Club members create floral arrangements inspired by books. Enjoy displays throughout the library. 

two children using a magnifying glass to look at flowers

Nature Explorers Club at Busch Annapolis

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 4:15pm - 5:15pm
Busch Annapolis - Campbell-Chambliss Community Meeting Room AB (Both Sides) at Busch Annapolis Library
Program Type:
Gardening & Environment, STEAM
Audience:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

Our big world contains many small worlds. Get an up-close look at a piece of our planet by joining the Nature Explorers Club. Each month we'll investigate an aspect of the ecosyste...

Required
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: Gardening & Environment, STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Our big world contains many small worlds. Get an up-close look at a piece of our planet by joining the Nature Explorers Club.

Hands planting flowering plants

Severna Park Plant Club

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Severna Park - Community Meeting Room at Severna Park Library
Program Type:
Adult Learning, Gardening & Environment
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a fun and plant-centered evening!  Our local Homestead Gardens expert will present a seasonal lecture and lead a lively question-and-answer conversation.  Bri...

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

Join us for a fun and plant-centered evening!  Our local Homestead Gardens expert will present a seasonal lecture and lead a lively question-and-answer conversation.  Bring your gardening questions and enthusiasm.

 

a peace lily plant in a gray pot with the AACPL logo

Crofton Houseplant Club

Monday, May 19, 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.

Mindfulness in Nature

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Brooklyn Park - Other In-library location at Brooklyn Park Library
Program Type:
Gardening & Environment, Health & Wellness, Outdoor Event
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

Did you know that mindful outdoor experiences create happier, healthier humans? Join us for a fun session on practicing mindfulness in nature! As we explore the green spaces and th...

Library Branch: Brooklyn Park Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Brooklyn Park - Other In-library location
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Gardening & Environment, Health & Wellness, Outdoor Event
Event Details:

Did you know that mindful outdoor experiences create happier, healthier humans? Join us for a fun session on practicing mindfulness in nature!

Pollinators

Pollinators & Plants – How to Help Bees, Butterflies, and Birds in Your Own Backyard!

Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Linthicum - Community Meeting Room at Linthicum Library
Program Type:
Adult Learning, Gardening & Environment
Audience:
All
Event Details:

Pollinators such as bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds play a vital role in our ecosystems, but habitat loss is putting them at risk. This interactive, family-friendly workshop wi...

Required
Library Branch: Linthicum Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Linthicum - Community Meeting Room
Audience: All
Program Type: Adult Learning, Gardening & Environment
Required
Event Details:

Pollinators such as bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds play a vital role in our ecosystems, but habitat loss is putting them at risk.

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.