Week Calendar

Enjoy a family storytime at Kinder Farm Park! We'll meet at the picnic area next to the playground. 

If you arrive between 9-9:30am, let the gate attendant know you are visiting for the storytime to waive the parking fee.

It's a book club without the book! Chat about a book you've read and hear about great books that others have enjoyed.

Free tax help. IRS certified volunteers from AARP TaxAide will be available to answer questions and assist with tax forms.

Babies from birth to 18 months (with caring adult) enjoy songs, action rhymes and playtime while building early literacy skills. A great way to get to know other families in your community!

Children ages 18 to 36 months (with caring adult) enjoy a variety of developmentally appropriate stories, songs, rhymes and movement activities while building early literacy skills.

Come meet and learn the traffic safety pledge and tips from Cruz the Traffic Safety car!  For children aged 4-7.

Babies in Bloom Storytimes are 15-20 minutes, followed by social time for caregivers and little ones.

Babies from birth to 18 months (with caring adult) enjoy songs, action rhymes and playtime while building early literacy skills. A great way to get to know other families in your community!

Children will explore open ended activities and play by building, shaping, and manipulating objects to create something new. Curiosity and creativity abound, fostering the development of cognitive and functional skills.

Get up close and personal with the large trucks and machines kids see but never get to touch! 

Event will be held in the former Sears parking lot at the Annapolis Mall.

Children ages 18 to 36 months (with caring adult) enjoy a variety of developmentally-appropriate stories, songs, rhymes and movement activities while building early literacy skills.

Babies from birth to 18 months (with caring adult) enjoy songs, action rhymes and playtime while building early literacy skills. A great way to get to know other families in your community!

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

Exercise your brain with a friendly game of Scrabble! For teens and adults.

Did you know one blood donation can potentially save up to three lives? Come join us and the Red Cross in making a difference and donate your blood today!

Stay after for some age appropriate toys and conversation!

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

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

This program is perfect for hands-on exploring while learning about the importance of Earth Day and taking care of our planet.

Upcoming Preschool Art:

Reading with our children is wonderful!  Let's celebrate the families who participate in One Thousand Books Before Kindergarten and have a great, big party! Fun for all.

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!

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

Children ages 18 to 36 months (with caring adult) enjoy a variety of developmentally appropriate stories, songs, rhymes and movement activities while building early literacy skills.

Talk with a volunteer lawyer for up to 20 minutes about your civil, non-family legal problem for free! Once you have signed up, you will be sent an intake sheet and instructions for meeting with the attorney. To register for an appointme

Hang out with other homeschool teens as we play a variety of games, try out some cool library technology, and more!

University or for-credit community college is not the only way to obtain a successful and fulfilling career. Stop by our Trade School Fair to see what other options are out there - including apprenticeships, training certifications, and more!

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

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. 

Bring your lunch and enjoy games and activities with your friends. 

Anne Arundel County Food Bank will be providing fresh produce, canned and dry foods. The distribution will take place in the library parking lot.

Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

Join other comic and graphic novel fans to discuss what you are currently reading, writing, or illustrating. If you are curious, come and see what this medium is all about from those who love it!

It's Spring Break at your library! Join us for a new activity every day of the week:

Celebrate spring with fun crafts and a scavenger hunt!

The Afternoon Book Club will be discussing The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson.

It's Spring Break at your library! Join us for a new activity every day of the week:

Get out and moving during Spring Break at the Odenton Spring Field Day Games Event. Meet up with your friends for outdoor games, activities, and challenges at the library. We will supply the space, games, materials, and snacks.

It's Spring Break at your library! Join us for a new activity every day of the week:

Join us for an inspiring event with Katherine Haas, a longtime Annapolis resident of 50 years.

Let your inner artist shine by creating a portrait of your favorite stuffed animal. You bring the stuffed animal, we will provide paint and a canvas. 

Drop in and have fun experimenting with a variety of STEM games and gadgets.

Stop by and put your building skills to the test with four different brick building stations! Build a miniature golf course, or a mashed up monster! Play a new twist on charades and more!

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).

Join us for some open-ended, explorative fun! Get creative and inventive with some STEM-based activities.

Take part in some secret agent science! We will write messages with invisible ink, analyze fingerprints, and complete some fun spy crafts!

It's Spring Break at your library! Join us for a new activity every day of the week:

Learn a few magic tricks that are beginner friendly through crafting and more!

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!

Trade your gently used board games and puzzles with other gamers, and stick around for an afternoon of gaming. Don't have something to trade? That's OK! You don't have to donate to take something new to you.

Join us for some social stitching! All types of stitchers are welcome.

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

Bring your knitting, crocheting, other needlework and enjoy crafting along to a movie starring Robin Williams. Patterns will be provided for those who wish to knit or crochet items requested by Luminis Anne Arundel Medical Center.

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

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!

Are you looking for some peace and quiet to let your inner artist emerge?

Do you knit? Crochet? Embroider? Quilt? Cross-stitch? Or do you want to learn?

We meet to share fiber arts projects, learn techniques, and make new friends. Beginning materials provided, if needed.

Channel your inner Bob Ross and follow along as we make a beautiful painting. Happy accidents are welcome! All materials will be provided.

Join us for some social crafting and enjoy some tasty sips! Bring your own projects or use the library's supplies. 

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

Children in K-2 can practice their reading skills through group reading, activities, and games based on beginner reader books. Each session will focus on a different theme.

Drop in to learn to crochet. Already know how? Stop by to chat and work on your own projects.

Kids 7-11 years old will need an adult to help guide them as they learn.

Crochet supplies provided.

Join us for Busch Annapolis Library's Spring 2025 Classic Film Series hosted by Ann Glenn. Ann introduces each film with information about the film's production, history, casting and

Participate and try a variety of virtual themed escape rooms. Work together with other friends and family to solve the puzzles and escape. 

Join us for Mindful Moments, a fun and interactive program designed just for tweens! In this monthly series, we will explore mindfulness techniques, stress-busting activities, and creative ways to boost your well-being.

Share in the love of Japanese animation and comics! Come join your fellow Otaku and enjoy anime watching, manga discussions, games, creating, and more! Light snacks provided and cosplay is always welcome!

Come join other teens who love anime and manga in a casual club setting. We'll watch anime, enjoy light snacks, and more!

Need volunteer hours? Have great ideas to improve our teen programming? Join us for our Teen Advisory Board meeting to share your thoughts. We will also be doing orientation for summer volunteering.

Celebrate Earth Day at this special Family STEM Night! Make seed bombs, build a mini-green house, and find out which materials work best to clean up an oil spill.

The five kingdoms are on the brink of war, the realm is in chaos, and Dame Peritchkova's Academy of Speechcraft and Calligraphy is closed for the foreseeable future as the Dame themself has left for battle - leaving you without a graduat

This small group setting is a fun way to develop your ukulele skills! Meet with fellow ukulele players from the area, and feel free to bring song requests.

Need service learning hours? Have great ideas to enhance our teen programming? Join us for our Teen Advisory Board meeting to share your thoughts.

Families are invited to join us for a special evening yoga Storytime! We will read books as we practice stretching and breathing techniques.

Trying to decide what your next step is after High School? Looking to change careers? Are you an older adult who wants to go back to finish a degree, or do you simply want take a few classes for your own growth?

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

Calling all teens - Drop in for video games, board games, crafts, chill vibes and more!

Bibliobop will get your preschoolers movin' and groovin'. Join us as we learn through songs, basic movement and reading. 

Practice mindfulness with crafting. 

April's project: Bridgerton inspired journals.

Come learn the basics of Google Sheets from a library staff member. Learn how to navigate the application, format cells, work with simple formula, and more! 

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Join us for a Family Movie Night! Bring your favorite snack, blanket, and/or camp chair and get comfy for this indoor event. You're in for a great movie!  

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

A monthly book club that reads queer books in a queer- and trans-affirming setting.  All identities are welcome!

Join a group of English and Spanish speakers to practice speaking either language in a fun and informal setting.

Knitters and crocheters of all skill levels are welcome at this monthly meeting. Bring your own project or use our materials to work on projects for charity.

Join us for hot drinks and enjoy even hotter reads in our romance book club!

Do you enjoy painting, drawing or sketching? If so, then join us to create art.  Be sure to check back later to see the image we'll be creating.

Registration is required for this special event. 

Enjoy the role-playing and adventures of Dungeons and Dragons! Recommended to bring a completed Standard Array character sheet, dice set, and your imagination!

Teens take over the library at our sensory-friendly lock-in! We'll have crafts, games, fidget toys, snacks and lots of fun while accommodating different sensory needs and abilities.

Teens take over the library at our after hours party! We'll have crafts, games, pizza + snacks and lots of fun activities to explore. For ages 11 to 18.