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Pre-K Art Party

Friday, December 27, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Discoveries - Programming Room at Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Kindergarten Readiness, Special Events
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

Join us for a morning of art exploration where we create process art magic with our hands! Wear clothes that you don't mind getting a little messy.

Small child with a messy, colorful painting

Pre-K Process Art

Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Severna Park - Community Meeting Room at Severna Park Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

Let's have some messy fun today!  Let your young people enjoy the process of creating art with no expectations.FOR AGES 3 & 4

Five children dancing and singing with musical notes

Music and Movement

Saturday, December 28, 2024 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!

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. 

An adult coloring at a table

Color Me Calm

Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Severna Park - Community Meeting Room at Severna Park Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Neurodivergent / Neurodiverse, Older Americans
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Are you looking for some peace and quiet to let your inner artist emerge? Come join us in this peaceful and low-stimulus environment.  Feel free to use our coloring materials ...

A group of children eating lunch together at a cafeteria table.

Homeschool Lunch and Learn

Monday, December 30, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Severna Park - Community Meeting Room at Severna Park Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Games, STEM/STEAM
Audience:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+)
Event Details:

Black bears are the largest land mammal in Maryland, and the only bear species found in the state. Join us as we learn about these fascinating animals through interactive games and...

Watercolor paints and a gradient painting of blue and pink

Little Artists: Process Art

Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Glen Burnie Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Kindergarten Readiness, Special Events, STEM/STEAM
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

Explore open-ended activities and different art techniques with a focus on the creative process. This activity may get messy, so please dress accordingly!

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...

Large group of people staking their hands in team gesture

Teen Hangout

Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Severn - Community Meeting Room A at Severn Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Games, Movies
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+)
Event Details:

Calling all teens - Drop in for video games, crafts, movies, snacks and more every Thursday afternoon from 3:00 to 4:30pm at Severn Library!

Thursday Night Art Club

Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Glen Burnie Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Each session we will meet to learn, experiment, and create with a specific art medium or technique. Create something new using our provided supplies, or bring your current paper cr...

kids stand beneath a colorful parachute smiling

Music & Me at Discoveries

Friday, January 3, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes, Performing Arts & Music, Special Events
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

Sing, chant, play instruments and dance while exploring the sounds, rhythms and patterns that make up our language. Children will have the opportunity to see and touch a special in...

kids stand beneath a colorful parachute smiling

Music & Me at Discoveries

Friday, January 3, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes, Performing Arts & Music, Special Events
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

Sing, chant, play instruments and dance while exploring the sounds, rhythms and patterns that make up our language. Children will have the opportunity to see and touch a special in...

Five children dancing and singing with musical notes

Music & Movement Story Time

Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Edgewater - Community Meeting Room at Edgewater Library
Program Type:
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.

multiple images collaged to make a vision board

Vision Board Collage

Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room at Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Create a vision board collage to inspire you in the new year. All supplies will be provided.

Small Fabric Basket

Machine Sewing Basics

Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Odenton - Creation Station/Memory Lab at Odenton Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Did you know the Odenton Library Has Sewing Machines? Come to one of our Machine Sewing Basics classes to learn how to operate the library's sewing machines and practice a few simp...

Full
Required
kids looking through binoculars in the winter

Birding Bonanza

Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Discoveries - Programming Room at Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Games, Gardening & Environment, Special Events, STEM/STEAM
Audience:
All
Event Details:

Wintertime is perfect for bird watching. Join us for crafts and activities to explore all there is to enjoy about our feathered backyard friends!

Community Service Crafternoon

Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Severna Park - Community Meeting Room at Severna Park Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Community Services
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+)
Event Details:

Earn service hours while making a craft to serve a community need. This month we are partnering with the nonprofit organization Making Cards for Our Troops, Inc., to make blank car...

Open
Required
Craft items

Crafting and Fabric Swap

Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB at Odenton Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Special Events
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Want to clean out your crafting shelves?  Is your fabric stash starting to take over?  Looking for a new creative hobby?  Come swap your extra crafting supplies for ...

Arts and crafts in progress.

Make a Vision Board

Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Crofton Community Meeting Room at Crofton Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Special Events
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Ring in the New Year by making your own 2025 Vision Board! Vision boards are a fun way to display your goals and interests, and they can help you stay on track for what you want to...

Little Artists: Process Art

Monday, January 6, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Edgewater - Community Meeting Room at Edgewater Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Kindergarten Readiness
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

Explore open-ended activities and different art techniques with a focus on the creative process. This activity may get messy, so please dress accordingly!

Cancelled
Little Engineers

Little Engineers: Constructive Play

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Glen Burnie Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Kindergarten Readiness, Special Events, STEM/STEAM
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

Children will explore open ended activities and play by building, shaping, and manipulating objects to create something new. Curiosity and creativity abound, fosteri...

Person knitting with blue yarn

Skeins & Stitches

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Edgewater - Community Meeting Room at Edgewater Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY
Audience:
Adults
Event Details:

Meet old friends and new while sharing your talents with others as we teach and learn the relaxing craft of knitting, crocheting and all forms of needlework. Everyone is welcome.

Cancelled

Fabric DIY

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Arts & DIY
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+)
Event Details:

Come be creative! Use basic sewing and other crafting skills to create fun take-home projects of your own design! All supplies provided. In December, make scrunchies, braided he...

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.

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.