Build It!

10:00am - 11:30am
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), Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Come for brick-snapping fun! Design and build your own fantastic creations.

Paper Wreath Making Workshop

10:00am - 12:00pm
Required
Library Branch: Edgewater Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Edgewater - Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & DIY
Required
Event Details:

Summer is here! Come out and join your neighbors for some conversation and music while you make a beautiful paper wreath. Due to material quantities, program space is limited. Therefore, we ask that you register for this program.

Plant Clinic: Ask a Master Gardener

10:00am - 1:00pm
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.

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
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.

Preschool Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
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.

1,000 Books Rainbow Ball

10:30am - 11:30am
Library Branch: Crofton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Crofton Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes, LGBTQIA+ Interest, Special Events
Event Details:

Come one, come all, tall and small to our 1,000 Books Rainbow Ball! Begin your 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten journey or celebrate your milestones with a dance party! Enjoy stories and songs of diversity, love, and friendship.

Saturday Storytime Surprise

10:30am - 11:30am
Library Branch: Glen Burnie Library
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes, Special Events
Event Details:

Enjoy a different surprise storytime every week. Will there be a craft? Music? Dragons? Unicorns? Whatever the theme, families with little ones are sure to have a lot of fun!

Adult Book Club: Hidden Valley Road

11:00am - 12:00pm
Library Branch: Linthicum Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Linthicum - Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books and Writing
Event Details:

What's better than diving into a fantastic new book? Discussing it with other readers afterwards! Join the Linthicum Library for an hour of discussion, coffee, and good vibes. 

Rainbow Family Storytime

11:00am - 12:00pm
Library Branch: Severna Park Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Severna Park - Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Storytimes, LGBTQIA+ Interest

Rainbow Family Storytime

Families of all kinds are invited for stories and songs of diversity, love, and friendship. All are welcome!

Science Saturday - Rainbows

11:00am - 12:00pm
Library Branch: Deale Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Deale - Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Explore color and weather through Rainbows! Learn all about these colorful natural occurrences as you create a rainbow and experiment with weather related activities.

Pride Family Social

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Branch: Deale Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Deale - Community Meeting Room
Age Group: All
Program Type: LGBTQIA+ Interest
Event Details:

Come together to meet, socialize and grow your community with other LGBTQ+ families. Children are welcome. Light refreshments provided. 

Sea Glass Art

1:00pm - 4:00pm
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: All
Program Type: Arts & DIY
Event Details:

Please join us in creating one-of-a-kind sea glass art. Supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring your own sea glass, stones, or anything else you have collected on the beach.

Dungeons & Dragons

1:30pm - 4:30pm
Library Branch: Brooklyn Park Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Brooklyn Park - Public Floor
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

For beginners and seasoned dungeon crawlers. Come make new friends and adventure together into the forgotten realms and beyond!

Enjoy a Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition One Shot! Pre-generated Character Sheets will be provided.

Severn Summer Dance Series: Beginner Line Dancing

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Branch: Severn Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Severn - Community Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Performing Arts & Music
Event Details:

Come dance, laugh, and make new friends in our beginner-friendly Line Dancing Program for adults! Grab your friends and come on down to experience some boot-scootin' fun in a welcoming environment!

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.

 

The First Pride was a Riot: The enduring legacy of Stonewall

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Branch: Severna Park Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Severna Park - Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, History & Genealogy, LGBTQIA+ Interest
Event Details:

Saundra Mitchell, acclaimed editor of the LGBTQIA+ anthology series All Out, Out Now, Out There, and author of the award-winning Shadowed Summer and All The Things We Do in the Dark, presents "The First Pride was a Riot: The Enduring Legacy of Sto

Stitch n'Chat

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Library Branch: Mountain Road Library
Age Group: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Arts & DIY, Special Events
Event Details:

Join us for some social stitching! All types of stitchers are welcome. Guests from the Embroiders Guild of American will be on hand to help those interested in learn more about cross stitch and embroidery. 

Flicks with Sticks: The Imitation Game (PG13, 2014)

2:00pm - 4:30pm
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: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Arts & DIY, LGBTQIA+ Interest, Movies
Event Details:

Bring your knitting, crocheting, other needlework and enjoy crafting along to a movie. Patterns will be provided for those who wish to knit or crochet items requested by Luminis Anne Arundel Medical Center. Non-crafters also very welcome.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at library programs has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Alergias Alimentarias: La Biblioteca no puede garantizar que la comida servida en los programas no ha estado en contacto con las nueces de árbol, la soya, u otros alérgenos.

The Little Mermaid Sing-a-long

3:00pm - 4:00pm
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: Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Performing Arts & Music, Special Events
Event Details:

Join us to sing songs from your favorite mermaid Ariel! Dress up is welcome for this event. Enjoy a craft at the end. 

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.