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How to be an Antiracist with Ibram X. Kendi

Monday, July 20, 2020 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Events

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Adult Learning, African American Interest, Books and Writing

Age Group:

Adults

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2019 Guggenheim Fellow and New York Times bestselling author Ibram X. Kendi will discuss his renowned book “How to Be an Antiracist” on Monday, July 20 at 7:00 p.m. with Dr. Charle

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Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning, African American Interest, Books and Writing
Event Details:
2019 Guggenheim Fellow and New York Times bestselling author Ibram X. Kendi will discuss his renowned book “How to Be an Antiracist” on Monday, July 20 at 7:00 p.m. with Dr. Charlene M. Dukes, president of Prince George’s Community College. Dr. Dukes...

Exploring the Light Spectrum

Monday, July 13, 2020 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Online Events

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STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

All

Event Details:

Learn about the electromagnetic spectrum—different forms of light detected by Earth-observing satellites. Discover fun activities you can try at home, ranging from using a jum

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Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: All
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
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Seats Remaining: 148
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Learn about the electromagnetic spectrum—different forms of light detected by Earth-observing satellites. Discover fun activities you can try at home, ranging from using a jump rope or TV remote with a partner, to making your very own goggles to...

NASA’s Next Rover to Mars – Perseverance

Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Events

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STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

Teens (Ages 11+), Adults

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Dr. Adrian Brown, Deputy Program Scientist for the Mars 2020 mission, will share fun and interesting facts about NASA's upcoming mission on July 17th.  Hear all

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Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
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Seats Remaining: 162
Event Details:
Dr. Adrian Brown, Deputy Program Scientist for the Mars 2020 mission, will share fun and interesting facts about NASA's upcoming mission on July 17th.  Hear all about the Jezero crater, the MARS helicopter, the Supercam laser...

The SQRRL! Band - Nutty Good Music!

Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Online Events

Program Type:

Performing Arts & Music

Age Group:

Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10)

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This fun, interactive musical group will perform a variety of songs about everyday things that tap into the imagination of the kid in all of us. The music is positive, upbeat and e

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Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Performing Arts & Music
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Seats Remaining: 390
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This fun, interactive musical group will perform a variety of songs about everyday things that tap into the imagination of the kid in all of us. The music is positive, upbeat and encourages all to participate. Please register to receive the Zoom l...
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Facebook Live: Preschool Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Online Events
Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:
Children ages three to five (with caring adult) build the early literacy skills needed for school readiness through engaging books, songs and activities. Find it on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/aacpl ...

Exploring the Light Spectrum

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Online Events
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Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: All
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 148
Event Details:
Learn about the electromagnetic spectrum—different forms of light detected by Earth-observing satellites. Discover fun activities you can try at home, ranging from using a jump rope or TV remote with a partner, to making your very own goggles to...

Facebook Live: Bilingual Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Online Events
Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Bilingual, Hispanic/Latino Interest, Storytimes
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, canciones, rimas y actividades mientras desarrollan habilidades de lectura en...

Facebook Live Babies in Bloom

11:30am - 12:00pm
Online Events
Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:
Join us online for a special Facebook Live event for babies ages birth to 18 months. Babies will enjoy songs and action rhymes while building early literacy skills.  Find us at www.facebook.com/aacpl. ...

The SQRRL! Band - Nutty Good Music!

1:00pm - 1:45pm
Online Events
Registration
Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Performing Arts & Music
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 390
Event Details:
This fun, interactive musical group will perform a variety of songs about everyday things that tap into the imagination of the kid in all of us. The music is positive, upbeat and encourages all to participate. Please register to receive the Zoom l...

Facebook Live Preschool Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Online Events
Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:
Join library staff from across AACPL as we present stories, songs and fun each weekday morning on Facebook Live. Find us at www.facebook.com/aacpl. ...

Intro to Library eBooks and Streaming

3:00pm - 4:15pm
Online Events
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Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning, Books and Writing, Technology
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Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:
Learn about eBook, eAudiobook, eMagazine and streaming options available free with your library card. Staff will be available to answer questions at the end of the presentation. You must register to receive the Zoom link and password for this...

Guys Book Club: The Waste Land - T. S. Eliot

7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning, Books and Writing
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Seats Remaining: 29
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Published in 1922, The Waste Land was the most revolutionary poem of its time, offering a devastating vision of modern civilisation between the two World Wars. ...

Facebook Live Preschool Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Online Events
Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:
Children ages three to five (with caring adult) build the early literacy skills needed for school readiness through engaging books, songs and activities. Find it on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/aacpl. ...

Facebook Live Babies in Bloom

11:30am - 12:00pm
Online Events
Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Bilingual, Storytimes
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, canciones, rimas y actividades mientras desarrollan habilidades de lectura en...

Youtube Stars

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+)
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
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Seats Remaining: 42
Event Details:
Does your child want to be the next YouTube superstar? We can help them get started! Kids will learn about staying safe on the Internet and planning interesting videos. When class is done, kids should plan to spend some time planning, recor...

NASA’s Next Rover to Mars – Perseverance

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Events
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Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 162
Event Details:
Dr. Adrian Brown, Deputy Program Scientist for the Mars 2020 mission, will share fun and interesting facts about NASA's upcoming mission on July 17th.  Hear all about the Jezero crater, the MARS helicopter, the Supercam laser...

Rock & Rhyme with Mr. Jon

10:30am - 11:15am
Online Events
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Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Performing Arts & Music, Special Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 458
Event Details:
Mr. Jon & Friends is multi Parents' Choice Award winning music for kids and their families. Come enjoy a fun, dancy, interactive, musical time with Mr. Jon and his silly friend George the Monkey. Please register to receive the Zoom link to thi...

The Great Movies: Howard's End (1992)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Events
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Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 27
Event Details:
Watch the movie on Kanopy beforehand, then join us for a lively Friday evening discussion on Zoom. Register for this program to receive the Zoom login information via email. Margaret Schlegel (Emma Thompson) and her sister Helen (Helena Bonha...

Facebook Live: Preschool Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Online Events
Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:
Children ages three to five (with caring adult) build the early literacy skills needed for school readiness through engaging books, songs and activities. Find it on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/aacpl ...

The Groundwater Approach: building a practical understanding of structural racism

1:00pm - 4:00pm
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Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning, African American Interest, Health & Wellness, Special Events
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Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:
This training is an interactive presentation on the nature and impact of structural racism and what it looks like across institutions. We examine narratives around racial disproportionality and make use of compelling research data to illustrate the s...

How to be an Antiracist with Ibram X. Kendi

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Events
Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning, African American Interest, Books and Writing
Event Details:
2019 Guggenheim Fellow and New York Times bestselling author Ibram X. Kendi will discuss his renowned book “How to Be an Antiracist” on Monday, July 20 at 7:00 p.m. with Dr. Charlene M. Dukes, president of Prince George’s Community College. Dr. Dukes...

Facebook Live: Bilingual Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Online Events
Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Bilingual, Hispanic/Latino Interest, Storytimes
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, canciones, rimas y actividades mientras desarrollan habilidades de lectura en...

Facebook Live Babies in Bloom

11:30am - 12:00pm
Online Events
Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:
Join us online for a special Facebook Live event for babies ages birth to 18 months. Babies will enjoy songs and action rhymes while building early literacy skills.  Find us at www.facebook.com/aacpl. ...

Joe Romano’s Magic WOW Workshop

1:00pm - 1:45pm
Online Events
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Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Special Events, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 470
Event Details:
Learn some magic tricks with things that you can easily find around the house. Grab a sheet of copy paper, a pair of scissors, tape, a dollar bill and a coin, deck of cards and five pieces of dried spaghetti. If you can’t find an item or two, don’t w...

Read and Share at the O’Malley Senior Center

2:15pm - 3:45pm
Off Site
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Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning, Books and Writing
Event Details:
This club meets at the O’Malley Senior Center. Come explore books with us! Please call the Senior Center at 410-222-6227 to register. ...

Facebook Live Preschool Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Online Events
Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:
Join library staff from across AACPL as we present stories, songs and fun each weekday morning on Facebook Live. Find us at www.facebook.com/aacpl. ...

Intro to Library eBooks and Streaming

7:00pm - 8:15pm
Online Events
Registration
Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning, Books and Writing, Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 37
Event Details:
Learn about eBook, eAudiobook, eMagazine and streaming options available free with your library card. Staff will be available to answer questions at the end of the presentation. You must register to receive the Zoom link and password for this...

Facebook Live Preschool Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Online Events
Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:
Children ages three to five (with caring adult) build the early literacy skills needed for school readiness through engaging books, songs and activities. Find it on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/aacpl. ...

Facebook Live Babies in Bloom

11:30am - 12:00pm
Online Events
Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Bilingual, Storytimes
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, canciones, rimas y actividades mientras desarrollan habilidades de lectura en...

Black & Queer in Media and Entertainment

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Online Events
Registration
Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: African American Interest, LGBTQIA+ Interest
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 500
Event Details:
Join us for a virtual conversation on Black and African American and queer issues, regarding their representations through entertainment and visual media, amidst ongoing concerns on racism and homophobia.  Join us for a panel discussion with Ter...

Uncle Devin's Animal Madness

10:30am - 11:15am
Online Events
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Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5), Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Performing Arts & Music, Special Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 489
Event Details:
Enjoy this interactive musical experience for children that uses percussion instruments to cultivate their minds - a dynamic cross between DC's Trouble Funk and Schoolhouse Rock. Please register to receive the Zoom link to this virtual program.&nb...