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!
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If you need special accommodations for any Library event or program, please submit our Accommodations Request form as soon as possible. Mondays are for making waves! Bring your favorite picture book about the ocean themed book of the week and share your favorite parts!! New book themes bimonthly! Register your preschooler for one meeting or register for all! See the book club schedule below for the weekly theme! Book Club Weekly Themes: Week 1| June 13th: Going to the Beach! Bring a picture book about a beachy day and beachy play! Week 2| June 27th: Fishes and Wishes! Bring a tale about a fish tail or a mermaid tail! Week 3| July 11th: Ships and Boats! Bring a picture book about boats, sailing, and other water vessels! Week 4: July 25th: Sharks and Dolphins! Bring a picture book about a spectacular shark or a daring dolphin! Week 5| August 8th: Seahorses and Sea Turtles! Bring a picture book about a stunning seahorse or a silly sea turtle! Week 6| August 29th: Favorite Ocean Friends! Bring your favorite picture book about YOUR favorite ocean friend! Register with an email address to receive the link to a trivia game and test your knowledge! The game is multiple choice questions and speed matters! Registration for each week ends at 5 p.m. on Mondays. After 5 p.m., registrants will be emailed a link to that week's trivia. You will have until Thursday at 5 p.m. to complete the game, then you'll receive an email with the full results. Trivia uses Kahoot, accessible through any internet browser, no account needed. Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities planned with ages 1-5 in mind; all ages welcome with their adult caregivers. Please note: Storytime space is limited. Please register once per family group. Stories, rhymes, bounces, songs, and playtime for children birth-2 years with their adult caregivers. Please register each member of your group (adults and children). Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities planned with ages 1-5 in mind; all ages welcome with their adult caregivers. Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities planned with ages 1-5 in mind; all ages welcome with their adult caregivers. Please register each member of your group (adults and children). Registration will open on September 3, 2022 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 will be attending. We supply the “bricks,” you bring the imagination! Come and build something amazing with our thousands of LEGO and Duplo pieces. Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities planned with ages 1-5 in mind; all ages welcome with their adult caregivers. Please register once per family group. Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities planned with ages 1-5 in mind; all ages welcome with their adult caregivers. Please register once per family group. We supply the “bricks,” you bring the imagination! Come and build something amazing with our thousands of LEGO and Duplo pieces. Stories, rhymes, bounces, songs, and playtime for children birth-2 years with their adult caregivers. Please note: Storytime space is limited. Please register once per family group. Stories, rhymes, bounces, songs, and playtime for children birth-2 years with their adult caregivers. Please note: Storytime space is limited. Please register once per family group. Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities planned with ages 1-5 in mind; all ages welcome with their adult caregivers. Please register each member of your group (adults and children). Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities planned with ages 1-5 in mind; all ages welcome with their adult caregivers. Please note: Storytime space is limited. Please register once per family group. Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities planned with ages 1-5 in mind; all ages welcome with their adult caregivers. Please register once per family group. Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities planned with ages 1-5 in mind; all ages welcome with their adult caregivers. Please register each member of your group (adults and children). Diane Macklin is a master storyteller of traditional & modern tales, blending music & audience participation into captivating stories. This event will be outdoors on the grounds of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church (27108 Mt Zion Church Rd, Mechanicsville, MD 20659). There are wooden benches available, or you may bring chairs or a blanket to sit on. Be sure to wear your sunblock! In case of bad weather, this event will move to Leonardtown Library, indoors. Please register with an email address to get updates in case of a weather-related change. Register each member of your group (adults & children). Summer Performing Arts events are supported in part by a grant from the St. Mary's County Arts Council, and matching funds from the Friends of St. Mary's County Library. Diane Macklin is a master storyteller of traditional & modern tales, blending music & audience participation into captivating stories. Please register each member of your group (adults & children). Summer Performing Arts events are supported in part by a grant from the St. Mary's County Arts Council, and matching funds from the Friends of St. Mary's County Library. Mondays are for making waves! Bring your favorite picture book about the ocean themed book of the week and share your favorite parts!! New book themes bimonthly! Register your preschooler for one meeting or register for all! See the book club schedule below for the weekly theme! Book Club Weekly Themes: Week 1| June 13th: Going to the Beach! Bring a picture book about a beachy day and beachy play! Week 2| June 27th: Fishes and Wishes! Bring a tale about a fish tail or a mermaid tail! Week 3| July 11th: Ships and Boats! Bring a picture book about boats, sailing, and other water vessels! Week 4: July 25th: Sharks and Dolphins! Bring a picture book about a spectacular shark or a daring dolphin! Week 5| August 8th: Seahorses and Sea Turtles! Bring a picture book about a stunning seahorse or a silly sea turtle! Week 6| August 29th: Favorite Ocean Friends! Bring your favorite picture book about YOUR favorite ocean friend! Do you want to learn how to type without looking at the keyboard? Join us for our three-part typing class, during which we’ll learn how to touch type using Dance Mat Typing! This is a go-at-your-own-pace class where participants will get to use the computer and the dance mat typing program by BBC to learn to type without looking at the keyboard. Participants will also be introduced to games and other activities that will make learning to touch type an enjoyable experience. You don’t have to join us for all three classes, and it’s okay if you want to join us partway through! Register with an email address to receive the link to a trivia game and test your knowledge! The game is multiple choice questions and speed matters! Registration for each week ends at 5 p.m. on Mondays. After 5 p.m., registrants will be emailed a link to that week's trivia. You will have until Thursday at 5 p.m. to complete the game, then you'll receive an email with the full results. Trivia uses Kahoot, accessible through any internet browser, no account needed. Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities planned with ages 1-5 in mind; all ages welcome with their adult caregivers. Please note: Storytime space is limited. Please register once per family group. Stories, rhymes, bounces, songs, and playtime for children birth-2 years with their adult caregivers. Please register each member of your group (adults and children). Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities planned with ages 1-5 in mind; all ages welcome with their adult caregivers. Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities planned with ages 1-5 in mind; all ages welcome with their adult caregivers. Please register each member of your group (adults and children). Drop in for open-ended crafting fun. Try one of our
sample crafts, or create your own design! All materials
provided. Drop in for open-ended crafting fun. Try one of our
sample crafts, or create your own design! All materials
provided. Excavate your own dinosaur egg! Discover human and dinosaur bones through wild facts, tasks, games, and activities with some amazing results! Join us for an hour of engaging STEM learning; we will compare measurements for humans and dinosaurs, assemble and label a human skeleton, and learn some eye-popping facts about humans and dinosaurs, and more! Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities planned with ages 1-5 in mind; all ages welcome with their adult caregivers. Please register once per family group. Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities planned with ages 1-5 in mind; all ages welcome with their adult caregivers. Please register once per family group. Stories, rhymes, bounces, songs, and playtime for children birth-2 years with their adult caregivers. Please note: Storytime space is limited. Please register once per family group. Stories, rhymes, bounces, songs, and playtime for children birth-2 years with their adult caregivers. Please note: Storytime space is limited. Please register once per family group. Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities planned with ages 1-5 in mind; all ages welcome with their adult caregivers. Please register each member of your group (adults and children). Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities planned with ages 1-5 in mind; all ages welcome with their adult caregivers. Please note: Storytime space is limited. Please register once per family group. Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities planned with ages 1-5 in mind; all ages welcome with their adult caregivers. Please register once per family group. Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities planned with ages 1-5 in mind; all ages welcome with their adult caregivers. Please register each member of your group (adults and children). Teens and tweens are invited to come vibe with us for weekly-themed hangouts! Games, art, music and more in store. No registration required! Stay a little or awhile. Snacks, activities, and good vibes provided. Tween session (Ages 8-12): 3-4 PM Teen session (Ages 13-18): 4-5 PM Join us for an exciting outdoor art adventure! Prepare to make a “mess-terpiece” through engaging and messy art play for babies and toddlers! Throw on some clothes you don't mind getting messy in and get ready for fun! Register with your email address to secure your spot in an active and artful hour of play with your baby or toddler on Charlotte Hall Library's front lawn! Professional knucklehead and silly scientist Gregory May teaches the scientific principles behind circus skills like juggling, globe walking, lasso spinning, and other incredible tricks. Laugh and be amazed while exploring Newton’s laws, gyroscopic motion, and the center of gravity. Please register each member of your group (adults & children). Summer Performing Arts events are supported in part by a grant from the St. Mary's County Arts Council, and matching funds from the Friends of St. Mary's County Library. Meet real, live reptiles from Maryland and around the world! From baby tortoises to giant pythons, learn about their habitats, diet, adaptations, & behaviors. Please register each member of your group (adults & children). Summer Performing Arts events are supported in part by a grant from the St. Mary's County Arts Council, and matching funds from the Friends of St. Mary's County Library. Meet real, live reptiles from Maryland and around the world! From baby tortoises to giant pythons, learn about their habitats, diet, adaptations, & behaviors. Please Register each member of your group (adults & children). Summer Performing Arts events are supported in part by a grant from the St. Mary's County Arts Council, and matching funds from the Friends of St. Mary's County Library. Register with an email address to receive the link to a trivia game and test your knowledge! The game is multiple choice questions and speed matters! Registration for each week ends at 5 p.m. on Mondays. After 5 p.m., registrants will be emailed a link to that week's trivia. You will have until Thursday at 5 p.m. to complete the game, then you'll receive an email with the full results. Trivia uses Kahoot, accessible through any internet browser, no account needed. Meet real, live reptiles from Maryland and around the world! From baby tortoises to giant pythons, learn about their habitats, diet, adaptations, & behaviors. Please register each member of your group (adults & children). Summer Performing Arts events are supported in part by a grant from the St. Mary's County Arts Council, and matching funds from the Friends of St. Mary's County Library. Meet real, live reptiles from Maryland and around the world! From baby tortoises to giant pythons, learn about their habitats, diet, adaptations, & behaviors. This event will be held rain or shine at the pavilion in Fifth District Park, 37880 New Market Turner Road, Mechanicsville, MD, 20659. Weather permitting, the event will be in the grass area beside the pavilion, so don't forget your sunblock, and bring a blanket or chairs for comfort. In case of rain, the program will move under the pavilion. Please register each member of your group (adults & children). Summer Performing Arts events are supported in part by a grant from the St. Mary's County Arts Council, and matching funds from the Friends of St. Mary's County Library. Teens and tweens are invited to come vibe with us for weekly-themed hangouts! Games, art, music and more in store. No registration required! Stay a little or awhile. Snacks, activities, and good vibes provided. Tween session (Ages 8-12): 3-4 PM Teen session (Ages 13-18): 4-5 PM Join us for an exciting outdoor art adventure! Prepare to make a “mess-terpiece” through engaging and messy art play for babies and toddlers! Throw on some clothes you don't mind getting messy in and get ready for fun! Register with your email address to secure your spot in an active and artful hour of play with your baby or toddler on Charlotte Hall Library's front lawn! Mondays are for making waves! Bring your favorite picture book about the ocean themed book of the week and share your favorite parts!! New book themes bimonthly! Register your preschooler for one meeting or register for all! See the book club schedule below for the weekly theme! Book Club Weekly Themes: Week 1| June 13th: Going to the Beach! Bring a picture book about a beachy day and beachy play! Week 2| June 27th: Fishes and Wishes! Bring a tale about a fish tail or a mermaid tail! Week 3| July 11th: Ships and Boats! Bring a picture book about boats, sailing, and other water vessels! Week 4: July 25th: Sharks and Dolphins! Bring a picture book about a spectacular shark or a daring dolphin! Week 5| August 8th: Seahorses and Sea Turtles! Bring a picture book about a stunning seahorse or a silly sea turtle! Week 6| August 29th: Favorite Ocean Friends! Bring your favorite picture book about YOUR favorite ocean friend! Register with an email address to receive the link to a trivia game and test your knowledge! The game is multiple choice questions and speed matters! Registration for each week ends at 5 p.m. on Mondays. After 5 p.m., registrants will be emailed a link to that week's trivia. You will have until Thursday at 5 p.m. to complete the game, then you'll receive an email with the full results. Trivia uses Kahoot, accessible through any internet browser, no account needed. You may be good at art, but have you ever tried being bad? Join us for our Bad Art Expo, we’ve got the supplies you need to create your own Disaster-piece! This program is intended for tweens and teens. Registration is required for this event. Wear clothes you won’t mind getting messy in and bring your wildest imagination. The winner will receive a trophy for their bad art piece. May the worst art win! Register with an email address to receive the link to a trivia game and test your knowledge! The game is multiple choice questions and speed matters! Registration for each week ends at 5 p.m. on Mondays. After 5 p.m., registrants will be emailed a link to that week's trivia. You will have until Thursday at 5 p.m. to complete the game, then you'll receive an email with the full results. Trivia uses Kahoot, accessible through any internet browser, no account needed. Registration will open on August 15, 2022 Preschool through Lower Elementary are invited to a special evening of stories and slumber party shenanigans featuring their favorite bedtime buddies!
Bring your plush friend with you to storytime and let them meet other friends for their very own sleepover in the library! Come back the next evening and see what your friend got up to over night! Special permission slips will be provided at the event to describe your friend so we know who's who! We the Children's Librarians promise to take the best care of your stuffed animal and make sure your friend comes back to you safely! Register your little ones individually with your email address to RSVP to the sleepover and receive updates about picking up your stuffed animal!
Preschool Book Club: Sharks & Dolphins!
Trivia Mondays
All Ages Storytime at Lexington Park Library
Baby Storytime at Leonardtown Library
All Ages Storytime at Lexington Park Library
All Ages Storytime at Leonardtown Library
Fun with 3D Pens
LEGO Block Party at Charlotte Hall Library
All Ages Storytime at Charlotte Hall Library
All Ages Storytime at Charlotte Hall Library
LEGO Block Party at Leonardtown Library
Baby Storytime at Lexington Park Library
Baby Storytime at Charlotte Hall Library
All Ages Storytime at Leonardtown Library
All Ages Storytime at Lexington Park Library
All Ages Storytime at Charlotte Hall Library
All Ages Storytime at Leonardtown Library
Diane Macklin, Storyteller: Summer Performer
Diane Macklin, Storyteller: Summer Performer
Preschool Book Club: Seahorses & Sea Turtles
Kids Typing Class
Trivia Mondays
All Ages Storytime at Lexington Park Library
Baby Storytime at Leonardtown Library
All Ages Storytime at Lexington Park Library
All Ages Storytime at Leonardtown Library
Crafternoon at Charlotte Hall Library
Crafternoon at Lexington Park Library
Bonez
All Ages Storytime at Charlotte Hall Library
All Ages Storytime at Charlotte Hall Library
Baby Storytime at Lexington Park Library
Baby Storytime at Charlotte Hall Library
All Ages Storytime at Leonardtown Library
All Ages Storytime at Lexington Park Library
All Ages Storytime at Charlotte Hall Library
All Ages Storytime at Leonardtown Library
Tween-Teen Thursdays
RESCHEDULED: Outdoor Mini Monet: Sand and Sea
Circus Science with Gregory May: Summer Performer
Reptile Wonders: Summer Performer
Reptile Wonders: Summer Performer
Trivia Mondays
Reptile Wonders: Summer Performer
Reptile Wonders: Summer Performer
Tween-Teen Thursdays
Outdoor Mini Monet: Sand and Sea
Preschool Book Club: Favorite Ocean Friends!
Trivia Mondays
Bad Art Expo
Trivia Mondays
Stuffed Animal Sleepover!
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.