Babies in Bloom

10:00am - 10:30am
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)
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!

Toddler Time

10:00am - 10:30am
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: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes

Toddler Time

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.

Toddler Time

10:00am - 10:30am
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: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes

Toddler Time

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.

Preschool Storytime

10:15am - 10:45am
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: 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.

Babies in Bloom

10:15am - 11:00am
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: 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!

Babies at Play

10:30am - 11:00am
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: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes

Babies at Play

Babies from birth to 18 months (with caring adult) may enjoy books, music and a variety of developmentally appropriate toys during this hour of unstructured social time.

Preschool Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
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
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.

Toddler Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Library Branch: Deale Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Deale - Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes

Toddler Time

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.

Event Details:

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 in Bloom

10:30am - 11:30am
Library Branch: Severn Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Severn - 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!

Toddler Time

10:30am - 11:00pm
Library Branch: Glen Burnie Library
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes

Toddler Time

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.

Preschool Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am
Library Branch: Mountain Road Library
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.

Toddler Time

11:00am - 11:30am
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: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes

Toddler Time

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.

Toddler Time

11:00am - 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: Kindergarten Readiness, Storytimes

Toddler Time

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.

Baba Bomani's Open Mic

11:00am - 12:00pm
Library Branch: Odenton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: African American Interest, Performing Arts & Music, Special Events, STEM/STEAM

Summer @ Your Library (S@YL)

Event Details:

Bomani uses his life experiences, mixed with his musical and poetic skills, to paint lyrical pictures of life, as he sees it, and the future as he envisions it.  Bomani has been performing his brand of thought provoking-head-nodding music on

Neurodiverse Meet Up

11:00am - 12:00pm
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: Adults
Program Type: Accessibility, Adult Learning, Arts & DIY, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Neurodivergent / Neurodiverse, Special Events
Event Details:

Enjoy games, crafts, and other activities at Discoveries: The Library at the Mall during this monthly social event for neurodiverse adults. Everyone is welcome, so come join us to socialize and meet some new friends. 

Ask a Lawyer in the Library - Virtual Program / Haga una pregunta a un abogado en la biblioteca - Programa Virtual

11:00am - 1:00pm
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Bilingual, Community Services, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Special Events
Event Details:

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

Whimsical Wednesdays

1:00pm - 6:00pm
Library Branch: Brooklyn Park Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Brooklyn Park - Other In-library location
Age Group: All
Program Type: Arts & DIY, Games, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Find the whimsy at your library this summer! Stop by every Wednesday in July to try out a new adventurous activity.

Yoga for Social and Emotional Learning

2:30pm - 3:15pm
Library Branch: Glen Burnie Library
Age Group: Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Storytimes, Special Events
Event Details:

Yoga builds the mind-body connection which enhances confidence and self-regulation.  Elementary aged yogis will practice mindfulness and movement with yoga books, songs, and games in this family-friendly yoga practice.  

Teen LEGO Gather and Create

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Required
Library Branch: Busch Annapolis Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Busch Annapolis - Makerspace
Age Group: Teens (Ages 11+)
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Required
Event Details:

If you enjoy creating and building with LEGO, join other teens to free-form design and build sets of LEGO intended for Teens and up!

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.

Crafty Seniors

3:00pm - 4:30pm
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
Event Details:

Bring a craft you are working on while visiting with your library neighbors.  Or, if you don't have your own project in the works, we will guide you as you create your own work of art using a variety of library provided art supplies.

Books! The Magic is Real!

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Library Branch: Severna Park Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Severna Park - Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Performing Arts & Music, Special Events

Summer @ Your Library (S@YL)

Event Details:

Magician Joe Romano’s “Books! The Magic is Real! Show celebrates this summer’s  theme by weaving magic with stories about adventure.This show will ignite a passion for reading that will last.

Preschool Storytime

5:30pm - 6:00pm
Library Branch: Broadneck Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Broadneck - Community Meeting Room
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.

Language Exchange/Intercambio de Idiomas

6:00pm - 7:30pm
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: Adult Learning, Bilingual
Event Details:

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

Chess Club

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Odenton Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Odenton - Community Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Kids (Ages 6 – 10), Teens (Ages 11+), Adults, All
Program Type: Games

Chess Club

Play chess and learn from other players. For all ages and skill levels.

Riviera Beach Bedtime Stories

6:30pm - 7:00pm
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: Preschool (Ages 0 – 5)
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:

Come to a special early evening story time! Wear your pajamas and bring a special stuffed friend to enjoy a bedtime story. 

Mad Hatters Knitting Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Library Branch: Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Eastport - Other In-library location
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & DIY
Event Details:

Participants may choose to work on their own knit and crochet projects or use our materials to work on projects that will be donated to a good cause.  

Adventure Awaits! Story Quilting Part 2

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Required
Library Branch: Busch Annapolis Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Busch Annapolis - Other In-library location
Age Group: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning, Arts & DIY
Required
Event Details:

In the second session of this series you’ll learn how to machine quilt fabric squares. You can create new images to be printed on fabric following the library’s summer theme of Starting the Adventure in Reading. (Continuing on July 31)

Travel Journal: Ideas for setting up and creating a fun Souvenir

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Required
Library Branch: Mountain Road Library
Age Group: Teens (Ages 11+), Adults
Program Type: Arts & DIY, Special Events
Required
Event Details:

Learn how to start and use a travel journal while on your adventures! Supplies are limited. Registration required. Teens and Adults only. 

Books! The Magic is Real!

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Severna Park Library
Room (Leave blank if you don't need to reserve a space): Severna Park - Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids (Ages 6 – 10)
Program Type: Performing Arts & Music, Special Events

Summer @ Your Library (S@YL)

Event Details:

Magician Joe Romano’s “Books! The Magic is Real! Show celebrates this summer’s  theme by weaving magic with stories about adventure.This show will ignite a passion for reading that will last.

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.