Storytime – Spring 2023
March 21 – May 26
View the Spring Storytime Schedule!
500 by Five
Help your child read 500 books by age five! Reading with your child helps them get read for school, increase their vocabulary, improve logical thinking, and more. See more information about 500 by Five and get started!
Virtual Storytime and Activities
Watch virtual storytimes, get ideas for playtime with your little one, and more!
Earn an Honorary MLS!
We’re offering an opportunity for aspiring librarians to learn more about what we do and earn an honorary MLS (Mini Library Science) certificate! See more information and schedule an appointment!
If you need special accommodations for any Library event or program, please submit our Accommodations Request form as soon as possible. Join us in the makerspace for some fun button making! You can bring your own or use some of our pre-cut designs. If you want to make sure that the button designs you create at home fit the button maker, use our template to create your design (PDF). Due to makerspace policies, children under age 14 must be accompanied by an adult to use the space. Join us for a craft-filled celebration of everyone's favorite stuffed toy!
Enjoy a short storytime followed by bear-themed games and activities. Feel free to bring your own teddy bear or stuffed animal to join in the fun! Siblings welcome, please register each child attending. Writing can be a lonely hobby, so why not attend the writing club to connect with other writers your age? Join us for our bi-monthly writing club, intended for teens! During the club meetings, you'll be able to share your writing, meet new writers, learn about new genres, and have your writing critiqued by your peers! The club will be held virtually every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. For ages 12-18 Stories, songs, and activities for children with their adult caregivers, outdoors at Historic Sotterley. Please register once per family group. Rain or shine! This activity will take place outdoors on the grass lawn beside the gardens. Participants should bring blankets or chairs for comfort, and follow social distancing practices during the event. In case of rain, storytime will move to a covered pavilion. Families attending storytime will receive free admission stickers to Sotterley, so be sure to stay and explore the lovely grounds after storytime. Address: 44300 Sotterley Ln, Hollywood, MD 20636 Registration will open on April 6, 2023 Learn about gravity and other forces while building structures with unusual materials! We love STEM activities and invite kids ages 6-16 to join us to create and engineer, structures of their own unique designs using toothpicks, spaghetti, marshmallows and candy gumdrops! There will be surprise challenges as you build...will your structure hold up or will it crumble to the ground? Writing can be a lonely hobby, so why not attend the writing club to connect with other writers your age? Join us for our bi-monthly writing club, intended for teens! During the club meetings, you'll be able to share your writing, meet new writers, learn about new genres, and have your writing critiqued by your peers! The club will be held virtually every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. For ages 12-18 Earth-day themed stories, songs, and activities for children with their adult caregivers, outdoors at Piney Point Lighthouse. Siblings welcome; please register once per family group. This activity will take place outdoors by the pavilion. Participants should bring blankets or chairs for comfort. After storytime, explore the lighthouse and park- admission fees will be waived for families attending storytime! No rain date; we'll shelter under the pavilion in the event of inclement weather. Address: 44720 Lighthouse Road, Piney Point, MD 20674 Registration will open on April 13, 2023 Do you want to learn how to start a scrapbook? Then, join us at Lexington Park for our Spring Scrapbooking Event! During this program, we are going to show you how to start your very own scrapbook, and how to decorate the pages with fabulous materials. If you bring your own photos, we will make copies to paste into your book. Scrapbook materials will be provided. Come join us for a fun day of accessorizing and crafting! Intended for ages 8-18. Registration is required. Do you have ideas on programs for the library? Maybe you want to see some changes in the teen area? Then come join the Teen Advisory Board! The meetings will be held virtually on the last Thursday of each month. During the meeting, there will be discussions about teen programming ideas, book recommendations, book display ideas, and anything else teen-related. Help to serve the community by sharing your thoughts and opinions! Ages 12-18. Registration will open on April 15, 2023 Visit our makerspace to make a craft with our 3D Pens. This program is for upper elementary aged children to do with a caregiver! Please register every member of your family that is attending. Due to makerspace policies, children under age 14 must be accompanied by an adult to use the space. Because of this, we ask that both parents and children register themselves for this program.
Button Making in the Makerspace
Teddy Bear Picnic
Teen Writing Club
Outdoor Storytime at Historic Sotterley
Sweet Structures
Teen Writing Club
Outdoor Storytime at Piney Point Lighthouse
Scrap Your Spring! Scrapbook Event
Teen Advisory Board
Fun with 3D Pens
Please note that library staff may be taking photos of any or all events to use for future library publications. Event participants’ photos may be used without notification or compensation. If you do not feel comfortable having your photo taken, please inform library staff when you arrive to an event.