(December 5, 2023 –Annapolis, MD) Anne Arundel County Public Library (AACPL) is offering the following holiday programs throughout December.
The Gift of Reading at Discoveries
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall from Now through Friday, December 9
Readers of all ages can sign up to receive a selection of surprise, gift-wrapped library books to borrow and enjoy. Unwrap one a day, or all at once!
Festive Cookies and Cookie Bars
Online event on Wednesday, December 6 at 6 pm
Learn new cookie recipes, discover how to make cookie bars with layers of delicious ingredients, and become inspired for your holiday baking. Along the way, you will pick up practical tips, creative ideas and baking advice. Register for login information.
Discoveries: The Library at the Mall on Wednesday, December 6 at 6:30 pm
Meet us at the Westfield Christmas Tree Farm near California Pizza Kitchen for a magical Pajama Storytime! Bring your slippers and your stuffed animals for songs, stories and some fun.
Holiday Songs from Around the World
Glen Burnie Library on Saturday, December 9 at 2 pm
Spend time with your family this holiday season and enjoy live and recorded music from many different countries, as we discover the sights and sounds of holiday celebrations from around the world!
Craft for a Cause: Cards for the Homebound
Odenton Library on Monday, December 11 at 6 pm
Get ready to be creative and serve your community at the same time as we make homemade seasonal greeting cards that will be sent to AACPL's homebound Library by Mail customers. High school students may earn service hours.
Deale Library on Tuesday, December 12 at 6:30 pm
Join us as we fill jars with cookie mix and decorate them in festive ribbon and fabric. Give as a gift or keep for yourself!
Annapolis Blend Chorus Holiday Concert
Busch Annapolis Library on Tuesday, December 12 at 7 pm
The Annapolis Blend Chorus presents a holiday concert for adults, teens and children.
Odenton Library on Saturday, December 16 at 11 am
Celebrate the longest night of the year and the holiday giving season with us. Preschoolers and kids will learn about the winter solstice and how it is celebrated around the world and make a winter craft to take home or give as a gift.
Everyone Eats Cookbook Club 5th Annual Cookie Exchange
Busch Annapolis Library on Saturday, December 16 at 12:30 pm
Choose a cookie recipe from any cookbook in the library collection to bake at home. Bring the cookbook and four dozen cookies to exchange at the meeting.
Kid Crafternoon: Holiday Cards and Gifts
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall on Saturday, December 16 at 2 pm
Celebrate the winter holidays by making cards and crafts for family and friends.
Deale Library on Saturday, December 16 at 2 pm
Preschoolers and kids are invited to enjoy a special reading of The Nutcracker.
Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library on Saturday, December 16 at 2 pm
Celebrate winter with fun snowy day crafts!
Movies At The Library: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Severna Park Library on Monday, December 18 at 6:30 pm
Bring the entire family for a spooktacular holiday screening.
Merry Berry Celebration: Cooking with Berries throughout the Holiday Season
Online event on Tuesday, December 19 at 6 pm
Learn how to make a delicious batch of cookies while we explore the most flavorful ways to incorporate fresh, frozen, freeze-dried and dried berries plus berry jams and condiments throughout your holiday menu (and everyday dishes)!
Discoveries: The Library at the Mall on Thursday, December 21 at 3 pm
Join us at the Westfield Tree Farm in California Pizza Kitchen Court to celebrate the winter solstice! Stories and songs will warm up preschoolers and kids as we mark the first day of winter together.
Edgewater Library on Saturday, December 30 at 11 am
Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library on Saturday, December 30 at 11:30 am
Celebrate New Year's Eve (a day early!) with crafts, games, and more. We will end with a special countdown to noon!
Discoveries: The Library at the Mall on Saturday, December 30 at 2 pm
In her interactive performance, TAHIRA shares the seven principles (Nguzo Saba) of Kwanzaa through storytelling and music.
For a complete list of all events, visit our website.