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Babies in Bloom

Friday, June 7, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Mountain Road Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Babies in Bloom:

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 c...

Library Branch: Mountain Road Library
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes

Babies in Bloom

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!

Image of women practicing chair-supported down dog

Chair Supported Yoga

Friday, June 7, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Glen Burnie Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Older Americans
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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

Library Branch: Glen Burnie Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Older Americans
Event Details:

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

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.

 

Various instruments laid out on floor including symbols, drum, keyboard, microphone, and guitar

Music and Movement

Friday, June 7, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Brooklyn Park - Public Floor at Brooklyn Park Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Music & Movement:

Sing, chant, play instruments and dance while exploring sounds, rhythms and patterns that make up our language.

Library Branch: Brooklyn Park Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Brooklyn Park - Public Floor
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness

Music & Movement

Sing, chant, play instruments and dance while exploring sounds, rhythms and patterns that make up our language.

a drum and drumsticks

Cardio Drumming for Fun & Fitness

Friday, June 7, 2024 at 11:45am - 12:15pm
Deale - Community Meeting Room at Deale Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Older Americans
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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.  ...

Library Branch: Deale Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Deale - Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Older Americans
Event Details:

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. 

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 heart built out of legos surrounded by scattered legos

LEGO Club

Friday, June 7, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Glen Burnie Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+)
Build & Play:

Come for brick-snapping fun! Design and build your own fantastic creations. We'll supply the Legos - you bring the creativity!  

Library Branch: Glen Burnie Library
Age Group: Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+)
Program Type: STEM/STEAM

Build & Play

Come for brick-snapping fun! Design and build your own fantastic creations. We'll supply the Legos - you bring the creativity!  

movie poster of Stalag 17

The Great Movies: Stalag 17 (1953)

Friday, June 7, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Events
Program Type:
Movies
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

NOTE: Movie titles are subject to change. Please contact the library for the most up-to-date information.  Watch the movie on Kanopy beforehand, then join us for ...

Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Required
Event Details:

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

Graphic illustration of various books

Paws to Read

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Busch Annapolis - Campbell-Chambliss Community Meeting Room AB (Both Sides) at Busch Annapolis Library
Program Type:
Books and Writing
Age Group:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

Children in elementary school improve their reading skills while enjoying the rapt attention of canine tutors. Call the Busch Annapolis Library at 410-222-1750 for available t...

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)
Age Group: Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Books and Writing
Required
Event Details:

Children in elementary school improve their reading skills while enjoying the rapt attention of canine tutors. Call the Busch Annapolis Library at 410-222-1750 for available times and to register.

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.

 

Shredded paper in a box

Community Shred Event

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Severna Park - Other In-library location at Severna Park Library
Program Type:
Community Services, Special Events, Outdoor Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Help us help the planet by participating in our Community Shred Event! Shredding unwanted papers helps keep them out of landfills by recycling the materials. Participants can br...

Library Branch: Severna Park Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Severna Park - Other In-library location
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Services, Special Events, Outdoor Event
Event Details:

Help us help the planet by participating in our Community Shred Event! Shredding unwanted papers helps keep them out of landfills by recycling the materials.

Person with gardening gloves planting flowers in soil

Plant Clinic: Ask a Master Gardener

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Crofton - Lobby at Crofton Library
Program Type:
Gardening & Environment
Age Group:
Adults
Ask A Master Gardener:

Ask gardening questions and bring your bug, weed or plant in a sealed plastic bag for analysis.

Library Branch: Crofton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Crofton - Lobby
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gardening & Environment

Ask A Master Gardener

Ask gardening questions and bring your bug, weed or plant in a sealed plastic bag for analysis.

Storytime graphic with various illustrated animals reading books

Family Storytime

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB at Odenton Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Family Storytime:

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

Library Branch: Odenton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes

Family Storytime

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

Storytime graphic with various illustrated animals reading books

Bilingual Storytime | Cuentos Bilingües

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room at Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Program Type:
Bilingual, Hispanic/Latino Interest, Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

Young children will enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and activities while building ready to read skills in English and in Spanish.   Los niños pequeños disfrutarán de historias...

Library Branch: Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Bilingual, Hispanic/Latino Interest, Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Event Details:

Young children will enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and activities while building ready to read skills in English and in Spanish.  

Storytime graphic with various illustrated animals reading books

Family Storytime

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Discoveries - Programming Room at Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

Families with young children enjoy a variety of stories, songs, rhymes and movement activities while building early literacy skills. Las familias con niños pequeños disfrutan de...

Library Branch: Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Discoveries - Programming Room
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Event Details:

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

Five children dancing and singing with musical notes

Music & Movement Story Time

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Edgewater - Community Meeting Room at Edgewater Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Music & Movement:

Sing, chant, play instruments and dance while exploring sounds, rhythms and patterns that make up our language.

Library Branch: Edgewater Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Edgewater - Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes

Music & Movement

Sing, chant, play instruments and dance while exploring sounds, rhythms and patterns that make up our language.

Children playing with a parachute

Parachute Play Family Storytime

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Linthicum - Community Meeting Room at Linthicum Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Event Details:

Join us for some fun and exciting parachute play while reading stories and singing songs that involve the parachute! 

Library Branch: Linthicum Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Linthicum - Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:

Join us for some fun and exciting parachute play while reading stories and singing songs that involve the parachute! 

Storytime at Riviera Beach Library

Preschool Storytime

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Riviera Beach - Community Meeting Room AB at Riviera Beach Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Preschool Storytime:

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

Library Branch: Riviera Beach Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Riviera Beach - Community Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes

Preschool Storytime

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

Children dancing on books and ABC blocks with music notes and the words "Hola" and "Hello" floating above them.

Bilingual Storytime/Hora del Cuento Bilingüe

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Glen Burnie Library
Program Type:
Bilingual, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Hispanic/Latino Interest, Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Bilingual Storytime:

Young children will enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and activities while building ready to read skills in English and in Spanish / Los niños pequeños disfrutarán de historias, cancion...

Library Branch: Glen Burnie Library
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Bilingual, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Hispanic/Latino Interest, Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes

Bilingual Storytime

Young children will enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and activities while building ready to read skills in English and in Spanish / Los niños pequeños disfrutarán de historias, canciones, rimas y actividades mientras desarrollan habilidades de lectura en inglés y en español.

multicolored lego bricks

Science Saturdays: LEGO Challenge

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Maryland City at Russett - Community Meeting Room at Maryland City at Russett Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

Inspire your inner engineer with a LEGO challenge! Explore a different science topic the second Saturday of each month. Join us on July 13 for a Newspaper Adventure Challenge.&n...

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
Age Group: Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Inspire your inner engineer with a LEGO challenge!

Bike Rodeo!

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Program Type:
Special Events, Outdoor Event
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Event Details:

Start inside for a session on safe biking in Anne Arundel County and finish up outside on the Green Garage where we'll have a bike rodeo to practice your skills! Bikes and safety e...

Library Branch: Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Special Events, Outdoor Event
Event Details:

Start inside for a session on safe biking in Anne Arundel County and finish up outside on the Green Garage where we'll have a bike rodeo to practice your skills! Bikes and safety equipment recommended.

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.

 

Pile of red, blue, yellow, green and orange Legos

Lego Create Challenge

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Riviera Beach - Community Meeting Room AB at Riviera Beach Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+)
Event Details:

June Challenge: Build a Library!  A Maryland STEM Festival Event Test out your creative problem solving skills by solving our monthly challenges. Have the chance to have...

Library Branch: Riviera Beach Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Riviera Beach - Community Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+)
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

June Challenge: Build a Library! 

A Maryland STEM Festival Event

Community Service Crafternoon: A hand writing the word "Volunteer" in blue marker

Community Service Crafternoon

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Severna Park - Community Meeting Room at Severna Park Library
Program Type:
Arts & DIY, Community Services
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 11+)
Event Details:

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

Required
Library Branch: Severna Park Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Severna Park - Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Ages 11+)
Program Type: Arts & DIY, Community Services
Required
Event Details:

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

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.

A set of black dice (d10, d6, d12, d4, d8, d20, d12) on top of a paper depicting an elf shooting an arrow.

Dungeons & Dragons

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Busch Annapolis - Belcher Conference Room C at Busch Annapolis Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 11+)
Event Details:

Brave heroes wanted! Join forces with other daring adventurers and fight deadly monsters, meet strange foes, and search for fame and fortune!

Required
Library Branch: Busch Annapolis Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Busch Annapolis - Belcher Conference Room C
Age Group: Teens (Ages 11+)
Program Type: Games
Required
Event Details:

Brave heroes wanted! Join forces with other daring adventurers and fight deadly monsters, meet strange foes, and search for fame and fortune!

Anne Arundel County Library card shown in the foreground of an early evening photo overlooking Quebec City

Have Library Card Will Travel

All Day 6/10 - 8/25
Online Events
Program Type:
Special Events
Age Group:
Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Event Details:

Take a photo of yourself holding your Anne Arundel County Public Library card on your summer vacation or staycation. Tag @aacpl on Facebook or Instagram (make sure the photo is pub...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Special Events
Event Details:

Take a photo of yourself holding your Anne Arundel County Public Library card on your summer vacation or staycation. Tag @aacpl on Facebook or Instagram (make sure the photo is publicly viewable) and we'll reshare!

Books arranged in semi circle

Book Lovers

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room at Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Program Type:
Books and Writing
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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

Library Branch: Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books and Writing
Event Details:

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

Baby looking at picture book

Babies in Bloom

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 10:15am - 11:15am
Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB at Odenton Library
Program Type:
Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes
Age Group:
Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Babies in Bloom:

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 c...

Library Branch: Odenton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes

Babies in Bloom

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!

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.