Design a 3D printed miniature at home and print it out at the Govans Branch! Ask a librarian to find out how to create your own models using TinkerCAD, a...
Dive into fun with ocean-themed gamesin the children's department of the Hampden Branch Library. We'll have a variety of board games, card games, and puzzles...
Calling all quilters! Would you like an opportunity to leave your mark on the Hamilton community with a collaborative quilt?
Create a 12-inch square of any...
Throughout the month of March, visit the Hampden Branch and make your own bookmarks!
Bring a little joy to assigned school reading by making a bookmark to...
Start a D&D or TTRPG adventure, play your favorite games, or make a new favorite with a wide selection of board, dice, and card games available in the Govans...
Children in Grade 5 and under will search for rainforest creatures hidden inside the Govans Branch. Complete an "I Spy Rainforest" sheet to earn a prize. ...
Stories, movement, play, and songs for babies and toddlers .
For little ones under two with a favorite adult. All abilities welcome.
This program will be...
A quick and active indoor storytime for ages birth to five years old, this family event will get you moving, singing, and reading along with some of our...
Stories, movement, songs, and our most fun activities. Come ready to move, laugh, and learn together.
For families with children ages 2-5. All abilities...
Stories, movement, songs, and our most fun activities. Come ready to move, laugh, and learn together.
For families with children ages 2-5. All abilities...
Stories, movement, songs and rhymes in English and Spanish. Come ready to move and have fun together.
For families with children ages 2-5. All abilities...
In partnership with the University of Maryland School of Nursing, the Pratt Library will host nursing students, supervised by RNs, at Central Library to...
Dive into fun with ocean-themed gamesin the children's department of the Hampden Branch Library. We'll have a variety of board games, card games, and puzzles...
Calling all quilters! Would you like an opportunity to leave your mark on the Hamilton community with a collaborative quilt?
Create a 12-inch square of any...
Mathema-kits are full of games and activities you can do to test your skills and prove your knowledge. Try a new kit with us each month!
Can't make it to...
The cup-and-ball game has entertained children and adults for over 700 years. You swing a ball attached to a piece of string into a cup. Over and over and...
Celebrate Read to Reef by creating your own mason jar aquarium!
This Take & Make kit will be available at the Orleans Street Branch during the month of...
Create your own wind chime! All needed materials will be provided.
This Take & Make kit will be available at the Walbrook Branch during the month of March...
Children in Grade 5 and under will search for rainforest creatures hidden inside the Govans Branch. Complete an "I Spy Rainforest" sheet to earn a prize. ...
Stories, movement, play, and songs for babies and toddlers .
For little ones under two with a favorite adult. All abilities welcome.
This program will be...
Stories, movement, songs, and our most fun activities. Come ready to move, laugh, and learn together.
For families with children ages 2-5. All abilities...
A quick and active indoor storytime for ages birth to five years old, this family event will get you moving, singing, and reading along with some of our...
Stories, movement, songs, and our most fun activities. Come ready to move, laugh, and learn together.
For families with children ages 2-5. All abilities...
Design a 3D printed miniature at home and print it out at the Govans Branch! Ask a librarian to find out how to create your own models using TinkerCAD, a...
Calling all quilters! Would you like an opportunity to leave your mark on the Hamilton community with a collaborative quilt?
Create a 12-inch square of any...
Throughout the month of March, visit the Hampden Branch and make your own bookmarks!
Bring a little joy to assigned school reading by making a bookmark to...
Start a D&D or TTRPG adventure, play your favorite games, or make a new favorite with a wide selection of board, dice, and card games available in the Govans...
Mathema-kits are full of games and activities you can do to test your skills and prove your knowledge. Try a new kit with us each month!
Can't make it to...
Design a journal that's as unique as you are.
This Take & Make kit will be available at the Southeast Anchor Library during the month of March on a first...
Make your own botanical satchel for a relaxing and soothing bath.
This Take & Make kit will be available at the Pennsylvania Avenue Branch during the month...
Create your own wind chime! All needed materials will be provided.
This Take & Make kit will be available at the Walbrook Branch during the month of March...
Disney or Pixar? Marvel or DC? Pepsi or Coke?
Every week in April, stop by to share your opinion on these questions and more by visiting the debate board in...
Find plastic eggs filled with a poems, riddles, or jokes hidden in the children and teen areas. Once found return the plastic egg and read aloud the poem,...
Use binary code to make your own coded (secret) message bracelet, keychain, or backpack pull.
This Take & Make kit will be available at the Pennsylvania...
Calling all quilters! Would you like an opportunity to leave your mark on the Hamilton community with a collaborative quilt?
Create a 12-inch square of any...
Learn to paint like the masters! Paint your own flower art with this take-home craft kit. This paint-by-numbers project comes with everything you need to...
In partnership with the University of Maryland School of Nursing, the Pratt Library will host nursing students, supervised by RNs, at Central Library to...
"Stepping at Pratt" is a dance-exercise program that incorporates many types of music (mostly hip-hop) and zumba! This dance exercise group meets weekly -...
Spring is here! Stop by the Orleans Street Branch to pick up a starter kit to grow your very own herbs.
This Take & Make kit will be available at the...
Good soil is the key to successful gardening. Learn how to make, amend, and care for the soil in an eco-friendly way. Healthy soil will best support growing...
Dance your way to fitness in these free adult Zumba classes. The fitness program consists of short dance and aerobic exercise routines performed to popular...
Join us for a bilingual resume building workshop at the Brooklyn Branch!
Following a brief presentation on professional resume formatting and writing,...
Families will make kites together and fly them outside in the library's backyard. Presented in partnership with Tomorrow's Promise Foundation, Inc. Space is...
Stories, movement, play, and songs for babies and toddlers .
For little ones under two with a favorite adult. All abilities welcome.
This program will be...
Stories, movement, songs, and our most fun activities. Come ready to move, laugh, and learn together.
For families with children ages 2-5. All abilities...
A quick and active indoor storytime for ages birth to five years old, this family event will get you moving, singing, and reading along with some of our...
Stories, movement, songs, and our most fun activities. Come ready to move, laugh, and learn together.
For families with children ages 2-5. All abilities...
Stories, movement, songs and rhymes in English and Spanish. Come ready to move and have fun together.
For families with children ages 2-5. All abilities...
Join the Johns Hopkins Undergraduate OLE Latinx Student Group for bilingual stories, movement, songs, and other fun activities. After reading a story in...
Stories, movement, play, and songs for babies in arms and toddlers together. Come early for playtime.
For little ones under two with a favorite adult. All...
Join multiple Parents' Choice Award winner Mr. Jon for a concert for the whole family! This musical comedy show will have everyone dancing and laughing...
Stories, movement, play, and songs for babies in arms and toddlers together. Come early for playtime.
For little ones under two with a favorite adult. All...
Shanita Hubbard argues that Black women have sacrificed their own personal and professional lives for the well-being of others. She posits that this...
Practicing physician Sandeep Jauhar will look at Alzheimer’s disease through the lens of his father’s diagnosis. The author relays that Alzheimer’s afflicts...
In celebration of national poetry month, join us for an evening with Baltimore-based poets Tonee Moll, Kathleen Hellen, Leslie Harrison, Jane Satterfield,...
Author Alyssa Reynoso-Morris will share a delicious picture book about the ways plantains shape Latinx culture, community, and family, told through a young...
Bestselling author Mark Bowden (Black Hawk Down) will report on the 2016 FBI investigation that resulted in the arrest of gang leader Montana Barronette in...
Leo Wise, the lead federal prosecutor in the case against the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force, will provide a first-hand account of the...
Acclaimed author Kevin Powell will reflect on his thirty year career. The author of numerous books and essays that range from the Black Lives Matter...
Bestselling author David Grann (Killers of the Flower Moon) will recount the fallout of a British naval ship-wreck off the coast of Patagonia in the mid-18th...
Jazz historian Stephanie Stein Crease will look at the life of the late Baltimore-born jazz drummer Chick Webb (1905-1939). The charismatic bandleader was...
Bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry will discuss his latest novel, a crime story that blends intrigue, humor, and a motley cast...
From a multi-award-winning pair comes a deeply affecting portrait of determination against discrimination: the story of young spelling champion MacNolia Cox....
Poets and professors Dora Malech and Laura Smith will present a collection of sonnets from American poets that are accompanied by critical essays that...
Political leader, bestselling author, and entrepreneur Stacey Abrams will join us to talk about her latest thriller. In it, Supreme Court clerk Avery Keene...
Psychiatry professor and critically acclaimed author Kay Redfield Jamison (An Unquiet Mind) will look at the roots of mental health care and examine the...
Learn to paint like the masters! Paint your own flower art with this take-home craft kit. This paint-by-numbers project comes with everything you need to...
Mathema-kits are full of games and activities you can do to test your skills and prove your knowledge. Try a new kit with us each month!
Can't make it to...
The cup-and-ball game has entertained children and adults for over 700 years. You swing a ball attached to a piece of string into a cup. Over and over and...
Design a journal that's as unique as you are.
This Take & Make kit will be available at the Southeast Anchor Library during the month of March on a first...
Make your own botanical satchel for a relaxing and soothing bath.
This Take & Make kit will be available at the Pennsylvania Avenue Branch during the month...
Celebrate Read to Reef by creating your own mason jar aquarium!
This Take & Make kit will be available at the Orleans Street Branch during the month of...
Create your own wind chime! All needed materials will be provided.
This Take & Make kit will be available at the Walbrook Branch during the month of March...
Explore and create with the crafts in your Imagination Kit based on the book Once Upon a Book by Grace Lin and Kate Messner.
Imagination kits are filled...
Use binary code to make your own coded (secret) message bracelet, keychain, or backpack pull.
This Take & Make kit will be available at the Pennsylvania...
Birds need somewhere to live! Build a birdhouse for your feathered friends. All materials are included to complete this project.
This Take & Make kit will...
Use a pen to black out existing text or draw a doodle to create a poem.
This Take & Make kit will be available at the Waverly Branch during the month of...
Use self-adhesive foam pieces and a paper plate to create a really cute ladybug to decorate your space.
This Take & Make kit will be available at the...
