Week Calendar

Children ages three to five (with caring adult) build the early literacy skills needed for school readiness through engaging books, songs and activities.

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

New year means new reading goals! Let Discoveries help you get started with a bag filled with personalized book selections. Each bag comes with some new reads, plus a small treat!

Celebrate your New Year's resolution to nurture your child's early literacy development by signing up for 1000 Books Before Kindergarten!

Individual sessions to help users start using a computer, laptop or Chromebook or cell phone. Sessions are tailored to the needs and interests of users.  

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Stay after for some age appropriate toys and conversation!

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 instrument at the end! 

Young children will enjoy books, music, and developmentally appropriate toys and activities during an hour of unstructured social time. 

Young children from birth to 5 years old (with caring adult) may enjoy books, music and a variety of developmentally appropriate toys during this hour of unstructured social time.

Call the Odenton Library at 410-222-6277 to register for a 15 minute appointment beginning two weeks before the program. 

Call the Linthicum Library at 410-222-6265 to register for a 15 minute appointment beginning two weeks before the program. 

Families with young children enjoy a variety of stories, songs, rhymes and movement activities while building early literacy skills.

Sensory play is any activity that stimulates a child's senses: touch, smell, taste, sight and hearing. Through sensory play, children use scientific processes to investigate new sensations. We will have different stations to explore!

Looking for a new puzzle to piece together? You'll fit right in at our Puzzle Exchange!

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 activities.

Help us ring in the New Year 2025 with crafts and music! A countdown and celebration will occur right before noon with dancing following. 

Come one, come all, tall and small to our 1,000 Books Ball! Ring in the New Year and celebrate your 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten milestones or begin your journey with a dance party. We'll pop confetti cannons!

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

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 fireworks painting to take home.

Help us bring in the New Year 2025 with crafts and music! A countdown and celebration will occur right before noon with dancing following. 

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

Practice gentle movement, breathing, and meditation with a chair-supported, beginner-friendly yoga practice.  

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 instrument at the end! 

Come and try Cardio Drumming for Fun & Fitness. You can stand or sit for this program where we will tap, stretch and move to music while drumming on large fitness balls. 

Families with young children enjoy a variety of stories, songs, rhymes and movement activities while building early literacy skills.

Families are welcome to drop-in for Lego® build and play fun. We'll provide plenty of Legos®!

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

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 simple sewing techniques.

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

Kick off the new year with refreshing and flavorful non-alcoholic drinks! Discover creative mocktail recipes and learn how to make a couple of standout options.

Earn service hours while making a craft to serve a community need. Project to be announced.

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 something new!  

Start the New Year with a new vision! Vision boards help reenforce your goals, affirmations, and intentions moving forward. Create an inspiring board to stay focused all year long.

Families are welcome to drop-in anytime between 2-4 PM for Lego® build and play fun. We'll provide plenty of Legos®!

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 accomplish.

In the wilds of Arethu, none are more revered than the Wardens – caretakers of the land, friends of the fey, protectors the people, and keepers of the bond that unites them all. But, this isn't a story about them!

Does your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grader like to read, play games, and have fun? Join us for the Rad Readers Book Club! Each month we meet to discuss a different book, followed by crafts and activities related to the story!  

Do you like doing the Wobble or the Cupid Shuffle? Come learn some more beginner soul line dances and discover a fun, low impact physical activity!

Join us for coffee, dessert, and a discussion around a modern retelling of a classic. 

This month we're reading: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Grab dinner from a local restaurant or from home and come enjoy a family friendly movie at the library. 

Inside Out 2 rated PG

Each session we will meet to learn, experiment, and create with a specific art medium or technique.

NOTE: Movie titles are subject to change. Please contact the library for the most up-to-date information.