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The Malikat Al Dabke dance troupe

Malikat Al Dabke Performance

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Severna Park - Community Meeting Room at Severna Park Library
Program Type:
Arab American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Performing Arts & Music
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Join us for an awe-inspiring performance by Malikat Al Dabke (Queens of Dabke) and experience the vibrant and rhythmic traditional dance form known as dabke! Malikat Al D...

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), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Arab American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Performing Arts & Music
Event Details:

Join us for an awe-inspiring performance by Malikat Al Dabke (Queens of Dabke) and experience the vibrant and rhythmic traditional dance form known as dabke!

Chelsea Stevenson - Artist's Business Headshot

Henna Around the World

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Riviera Beach - Community Meeting Room AB at Riviera Beach Library
Program Type:
Arab American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, History & Genealogy
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Where did henna come from? The answer might surprise you! In this event, participants are taken around the world to explore the varied ways henna has been adopted by cultural commu...

Library Branch: Riviera Beach Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Riviera Beach - Community Meeting Room AB
Audience: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Arab American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Where did henna come from? The answer might surprise you! In this event, participants are taken around the world to explore the varied ways henna has been adopted by cultural communities, from medicinal to body art, over thousands of years.

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Movie Mondays - El Houb: The Love

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Mountain Road Library
Program Type:
Arab American Interest, Movies
Audience:
Adults
Event Details:

Start your week off right with Movie Mondays! Join us coffee and snacks as we watch movie selections from across the world.March: Leonor Will Never Die (2022, no rating, Filip...

Library Branch: Mountain Road Library
Audience: Adults
Program Type: Arab American Interest, Movies
Event Details:

Start your week off right with Movie Mondays! Join us coffee and snacks as we watch movie selections from across the world.

Poppy Flowers

Let's Paint Poppy Flowers!

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Severn - Community Meeting Room AB at Severn Library
Program Type:
Arab American Interest, Arts & DIY, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Audience:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Come explore the work of talented Palestinian artists and paint your own poppy flower artwork!

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), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Arab American Interest, Arts & DIY, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Event Details:

Come explore the work of talented Palestinian artists and paint your own poppy flower artwork!

Chelsea Stevenson - Artist's Business Headshot

Henna Around the World

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Maryland City at Russett - Community Meeting Room at Maryland City at Russett Library
Program Type:
Arab American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, History & Genealogy
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Where did henna come from? The answer might surprise you! In this event, participants are taken around the world to explore the varied ways henna has been adopted by cultural commu...

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: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Arab American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Where did henna come from? The answer might surprise you! In this event, participants are taken around the world to explore the varied ways henna has been adopted by cultural communities, from medicinal to body art, over thousands of years.

Make Art: Arab American Heritage Month

Make Art: Arab American Heritage Month

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Maryland City at Russett - Community Meeting Room at Maryland City at Russett Library
Program Type:
Arab American Interest, Arts & DIY, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Learn about notable Arab American artists, then create an art piece using those artists' styles or techniques. The highlighted artists will be Yasmine Nasser Diaz and Jackie Milad.

Open
Required
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: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Arab American Interest, Arts & DIY, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Required
Event Details:

Learn about notable Arab American artists, then create an art piece using those artists' styles or techniques. The highlighted artists will be Yasmine Nasser Diaz and Jackie Milad.

Disclaimer(s)

Walk-Ins Welcome

Registration helps us plan, but walk-ins are welcome when space is available.

Nos ayuda planear si se inscribe de antemano, pero puede entrar sin inscribirse si hay cupos disponibles.

Spring Holidays Around the World

Friday, April 11, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Arab American Interest, Asian/Pacific American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Holiday, Jewish American Heritage Month, Special Events
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

Come learn about the Spring holidays being celebrated in our community: Ramadan, Holi, Passover, Easter, and the Spring Equinox. Explore the traditions and meanings behind these ho...

Cancelled
Library Branch: Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Arab American Interest, Asian/Pacific American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Holiday, Jewish American Heritage Month, Special Events
Event Details:

Come learn about the Spring holidays being celebrated in our community: Ramadan, Holi, Passover, Easter, and the Spring Equinox.

The Malikat Al Dabke dance troupe

Malikat Al Dabke Performance

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Busch Annapolis - Campbell-Chambliss Community Meeting Room AB (Both Sides) at Busch Annapolis Library
Program Type:
Arab American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Performing Arts & Music
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Join us for an awe-inspiring performance by Malikat Al Dabke (Queens of Dabke) and experience the vibrant and rhythmic traditional dance form known as dabke! Malikat Al D...

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), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Arab American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Performing Arts & Music
Event Details:

Join us for an awe-inspiring performance by Malikat Al Dabke (Queens of Dabke) and experience the vibrant and rhythmic traditional dance form known as dabke!

The film's title text, with an image of a little girl in the film with her arms outstretched

Arab American Heritage Month Movie Night- Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Deale - Community Meeting Room at Deale Library
Program Type:
Arab American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Movies, Special Events
Audience:
All
Event Details:

PG 2014In celebration of Arab American Heritage and National Poetry Month enjoy a screening of The Prophet(2014) an animated anthology film adapted from from Lebanese-American Kahl...

Library Branch: Deale Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Deale - Community Meeting Room
Audience: All
Program Type: Arab American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Movies, Special Events
Event Details:

PG 2014

Two children reading under text that reads Arab American Heritage Month Family Storytime and crafts. Images of cresent moon and star, and melty bead crafts. Arab architecture borders image.

Arab American Heritage Family Storytime & Craft

Monday, April 14, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room at Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Program Type:
Arab American Interest, Storytimes
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

وقت القصة العائليةFamilies with young children enjoy a variety of stories, songs, rhymes and movement activities, and create crafts.

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), Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Arab American Interest, Storytimes
Event Details:

وقت القصة العائلية

Families with young children enjoy a variety of stories, songs, rhymes and movement activities, and create crafts.

Mosaic craft using yellow and blue pieces of paper

Pre-K Art Party: Arab American Heritage Month

Friday, April 18, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Discoveries - Programming Room at Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Arab American Interest, Arts & DIY
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

Preschoolers and their caregivers will create their own works of art inspired by the styles and techniques of Arab and Arab American artists.

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: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Arab American Interest, Arts & DIY
Event Details:

Preschoolers and their caregivers will create their own works of art inspired by the styles and techniques of Arab and Arab American artists.

The Malikat Al Dabke dance troupe

Malikat Al Dabke Performance

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Severn - Community Meeting Room AB at Severn Library
Program Type:
Arab American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Performing Arts & Music
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Join us for an awe-inspiring performance by Malikat Al Dabke (Queens of Dabke) and experience the vibrant and rhythmic traditional dance form known as dabke! Malikat Al D...

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), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Arab American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Performing Arts & Music
Event Details:

Join us for an awe-inspiring performance by Malikat Al Dabke (Queens of Dabke) and experience the vibrant and rhythmic traditional dance form known as dabke!

Portrait of Wafa Ghnaim wearing a Tatreez scarf of red embroidery on a blue fabric, photo credit Carlos Khalil Guzman, 2020

Tatreez with Wafa Ghnaim

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Crofton Community Meeting Room at Crofton Library
Program Type:
Arab American Interest, Arts & DIY, History & Genealogy, Special Events
Audience:
Adults
Event Details:

Join Wafa Ghnaim—a Palestinian dress historian—to learn about traditional Palestinian embroidery: Tatreez, and Palestinian arts and culture in an educational presentation. Waf...

Library Branch: Crofton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Crofton Community Meeting Room
Audience: Adults
Program Type: Arab American Interest, Arts & DIY, History & Genealogy, Special Events
Event Details:

Join Wafa Ghnaim—a Palestinian dress historian—to learn about traditional Palestinian embroidery: Tatreez, and Palestinian arts and culture in an educational presentation. 

Chelsea Stevenson - Artist's Business Headshot

Henna Around the World

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Edgewater - Community Meeting Room at Edgewater Library
Program Type:
Arab American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, History & Genealogy, Special Events
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Where did henna come from? The answer might surprise you! In this event, participants are taken around the world to explore the varied ways henna has been adopted by cultural commu...

Library Branch: Edgewater Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Edgewater - Community Meeting Room
Audience: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Arab American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, History & Genealogy, Special Events
Event Details:

Where did henna come from? The answer might surprise you! In this event, participants are taken around the world to explore the varied ways henna has been adopted by cultural communities, from medicinal to body art, over thousands of years.

Image of front cover for the book Farrah Rocks Fifth Grade written by Susan Muaddi Darraj and illustrated by Ruaida Mannaa

Farah Rocks book series - Author visit

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Maryland City at Russett - Community Meeting Room at Maryland City at Russett Library
Program Type:
Arab American Interest, Books and Writing, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Special Events
Audience:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Come out and meet Susan Muaddi Darraj, author of the children's book series Farah Rocks. Susan will read excerpts from her books about Farah, a funny and brave girl navigating 5th&...

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: Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Arab American Interest, Books and Writing, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Special Events
Event Details:

Come out and meet Susan Muaddi Darraj, author of the children's book series Farah Rocks. Susan will read excerpts from her books about Farah, a funny and brave girl navigating 5th grade.

hand holding pen writting calligraphy

Arabic Calligraphy

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room at Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Program Type:
Adult Learning, Arab American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Explore its rich history and the training of master calligraphers, then watch a live demonstration of pen carving, material prep, and calligraphy on handmade paper.

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+), Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning, Arab American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Event Details:

Explore its rich history and the training of master calligraphers, then watch a live demonstration of pen carving, material prep, and calligraphy on handmade paper.

Performers from the dance group Malikat al Dabke.

Malikat Al Dabke Performance

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB at Odenton Library
Program Type:
Arab American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Performing Arts & Music
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Join us for an awe-inspiring performance by Malikat Al Dabke (Queens of Dabke) and experience the vibrant and rhythmic traditional dance form known as dabke! Malikat Al D...

Library Branch: Odenton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Arab American Interest, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Performing Arts & Music
Event Details:

Join us for an awe-inspiring performance by Malikat Al Dabke (Queens of Dabke) and experience the vibrant and rhythmic traditional dance form known as dabke!

arab spring helen zughaib

Kids Create: Art inspired by Helen Zughaib

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Glen Burnie Library
Program Type:
Arab American Interest, Arts & DIY
Audience:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Kids and families are invited to about Lebanese-American painter and multimedia artist Helen Zughaib and create a colorful work of art inspired by what we learn.

Library Branch: Glen Burnie Library
Audience: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Arab American Interest, Arts & DIY
Event Details:

Kids and families are invited to about Lebanese-American painter and multimedia artist Helen Zughaib and create a colorful work of art inspired by what we learn.

A collage of poetry writings and images

Khalil Gibran Poetry Collage

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Odenton - Creation Station/Memory Lab at Odenton Library
Program Type:
Arab American Interest, Arts & DIY
Audience:
Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a collage project featuring the poetry of Khalil Gibran, an Arab American poet and visual artist. Learn a bit about his life and work and create your own masterpiece in...

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: Arab American Interest, Arts & DIY
Event Details:

Join us for a collage project featuring the poetry of Khalil Gibran, an Arab American poet and visual artist. Learn a bit about his life and work and create your own masterpiece in a fun and relaxed setting!

Book cover

Mountain Road's Adult Book Club: Behind You Is the Sea by Susan Muaddi Darraj

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 6:45pm - 7:45pm
Mountain Road Library
Program Type:
Arab American Interest, Books and Writing
Audience:
Adults
Event Details:

"An exciting debut novel that gives voice to the diverse residents of a Palestinian American community in Baltimore—from young activists in conflict with their traditional parents ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Mountain Road Library
Audience: Adults
Program Type: Arab American Interest, Books and Writing
Required
Event Details:

"An exciting debut novel that gives voice to the diverse residents of a Palestinian American community in Baltimore—from young activists in conflict with their traditional parents to the poor who clean for the rich—lives which intersect across div

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