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Bird Watching Hike at the Franklin Woodland Trails
Saturday, April 20, 2024
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Reisterstown
Join us for a bird watching hike on the Franklin Woodland Trails with expert birder Matt Hafner. Meet at the trailhead adjacent to the Reisterstown Library parking lot. Wear comfortable hiking shoes and bring water. Event held in light rain or shine.
The Edgar Allan Poe Teen Writers Club
Saturday, April 20, 2024
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Cockeysville
Conference Room
Meet other writers, polish your craft and share your work in a supportive group with an adult facilitator. All genres and skill levels welcome.
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Community Jigsaw Puzzle
Saturday, April 20, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Family and Friends Story Time
Saturday, April 20, 2024
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Lansdowne
Lansdowne Meeting Room
Develop language and early literacy skills together through stories, songs, rhymes and movement. Designed for children who range from newly mobile and active to learning to sit for short periods; siblings and all abilities welcome. Limited seating available; first come, first served.
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Hubert V. Simmons Museum of Negro Leagues Baseball Mini Exhibit
Saturday, April 20, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Towson
Towson Meeting Room
Celebrate the legacies of African American ball players and the love of the game in this hands-on history presentation. Ray Banks, a representative from the Hubert V. Simmons Museum of Negro Leagues Baseball, shows memorabilia from the museum and shares the history and stories behind the objects.
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Take a Ride on the No. 26 Streetcar
Saturday, April 20, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
North Point
North Point Meeting Room
Enjoy the ride on the Red Rocket, circa 1948-1952. The presentation shows the entire route of the Red Rocket from its early beginnings in downtown Baltimore to the Bay Shore Amusement Park. Sights along the route include the Shot Tower, Fort Holabird, the Dundalk Shopping Center district and many more. Bring your memories. Audience participation is welcome.
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Chess Club for Kids
Saturday, April 20, 2024
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Lansdowne
Lansdowne Meeting Room
Drop in to learn, play and practice your beginner chess skills with others. Beginners and more advanced players welcome. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.
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DIY Friendship Bracelets (Taylor's Version)
Saturday, April 20, 2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Woodlawn
Woodlawn Private Study 4
Are you ready for it? Celebrate Taylor Swift’s new album by making friendship bracelets, listening to her albums, and talking about all things Taylor. Supplies provided, while they last.
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Early Explorers: Let's Explore Colors and Numbers
Saturday, April 20, 2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Owings Mills
Owings Mills Children's Programming Room
Join us each month for a delightful and educational program specially crafted for the youngest members of our community. Designed to ignite curiosity, nurture a love for learning and foster valuable social interactions, this program is tailored for children ages birth through 5.
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Celebrate Arab American Heritage Month: The History and Culture of Henna
Saturday, April 20, 2024
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Owings Mills
Owings Mills Meeting Room (Full Room)
Learn about the history of henna, henna safety, how it works, cultural uses and how designs are applied with artist Chelsea Stevenson. Participants are invited to create a design of their own along with the artist.
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Dungeons & Dragons
Saturday, April 20, 2024
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Essex
Join
us for a drop-in D&D campaign. Players of all skill levels welcome —
pre-generated character sheets supplied to all. All materials provided.
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African American History: From Jazz to Hip Hop
Saturday, April 20, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Woodlawn
Woodlawn Meeting Room
Explore the origins and evolution of popular music forms that originated in the African American
community. Discuss the social and cultural changes that impacted each genre’s development
and revisit the songs and artists that remain timeless influences.
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Autism Acceptance Month: Sensory Story Time
Saturday, April 20, 2024
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Perry Hall
Perry Hall Meeting Room
An inclusive story time that welcomes everyone of all abilities and their caregivers to a supportive, judgement-free story time followed by sensory play.
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Celebrate Arab American Heritage Month: ARABIQA! Drums and Dances From the Arab World
Saturday, April 20, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Owings Mills
Owings Mills Meeting Room (Full Room)
Egyptian American musician and dancer Karim Nagi presents an engaging, witty performance spotlighting Arabic music, dance and culture. Karim shares the unique sounds and histories of percussion and string instruments, demonstrates dynamic folk dances, teaches vocabulary and geography, and gives an uplifting impression of Arab culture.
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Celebrate Arab American Heritage Month: Moroccan Mosaic Tile Craft
Saturday, April 20, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Parkville-Carney
Public Service Area
Learn about the art of zellij, Moroccan mosaic tile, and create a beautiful geometric design of your own.
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Connecting Threads
Saturday, April 20, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Randallstown
Public Service Area
Join our sewing and knitting group. Bring your current needlework, loom, felt or other sewing project and work alongside fellow textile enthusiasts. All experience levels welcome.
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Tatreez Embroidery
Saturday, April 20, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Reisterstown
Reisterstown Meeting Room
Celebrate Arab American Heritage Month by learning tatreez, the centuries-old art form of Palestinian embroidery. Try your hand at this traditional fiber art and learn the motifs and designs that appear in Palestinian textiles. Supplies provided. Space is limited.
Taylor Swift Listening Party
Saturday, April 20, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Cockeysville
Cockeysville Meeting Room
Calling all Swifties. Jam out to Taylor's new album, The Tortured Poets Department, while making friendship bracelets and hanging with other like-minded fans who love all things Taylor Swift.
Registration is open
Vegetable Gardening in Containers
Saturday, April 20, 2024
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
White Marsh
White Marsh Meeting Room
Master Gardeners teach how to grow vegetables in containers. Topics covered include growing needs, container types, growing media and what vegetables to plant. No experience necessary.
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Get Your Poetry On
Saturday, April 20, 2024
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Hereford
Hereford Meeting Room Side A
Monkton playwright and poet Robert Bowie Jr. and guest presenter Michael Fallon lead this group designed for those who enjoy reading, discussing and writing poetry. Try creating your own works to share and discuss. Participants should bring three copies of at least two poems they would like to review. No experience necessary. Mr. Bowie's plays have been performed in Baltimore and New York. He is the Harvard Alumni Association's poet laureate. Michael Fallon is the senior lecturer emeritus in English at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). Participants are also welcome to share their poetry at the First Mondays Open Mic Poetry Meetup at 6:30 p.m. at Manor Mill, 2029 Monkton Road.
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Basic Computer Skills
Saturday, April 20, 2024
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
North Point
North Point Computer Lab (RESERVABLE BY STAFF ONLY)
Staff are available to teach you basic computer skills, how to Northstar Digital Literacy to improve computer skills at your own pace and to answer any computer technology-related questions.
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Paws to Read
Saturday, April 20, 2024
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Cockeysville
Children's Area
Reading to a therapy dog can increase a child's self-esteem and confidence levels in reading, especially with struggling readers. Stop in and read to one of our therapy dogs.
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Family and Friends Story Time
Monday, April 22, 2024
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
Perry Hall
Perry Hall Meeting Room
Develop language and early literacy skills together through stories, songs, rhymes and movement. Designed for children who range from newly mobile and active to learning to sit for short periods; siblings and all abilities welcome. Limited seating available; first come, first served. Tickets available 30 minutes before program.
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Basic Computer Skills
Monday, April 22, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
North Point
North Point Computer Lab (RESERVABLE BY STAFF ONLY)
Staff are available to teach you basic computer skills, how to Northstar Digital Literacy to improve computer skills at your own pace and to answer any computer technology-related questions.
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Express Yourself
Monday, April 22, 2024
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Randallstown
COLAB
Join us for multiple passive activities that support individuals of all ability levels. Activities include painting, drawing, puzzling and other crafts as available.
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