LexiCon Returns!
Save the date for LexiCon at Lexington Park Library on Saturday, October 8! We’ll have author talks, trivia, a cosplay contest, workshops, and prizes!
Teen Discord Server
St. Mary’s County Library is using a Teen Discord Server! Why? Discord has a number of teen-friendly features, and it allows teens to stay connected even after Library events. Request an invitation to our Discord Server!
St. Mary’s County Library Anime Club
If you need special accommodations for any Library event or program, please submit our Accommodations Request form as soon as possible. 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. Come show off your happy feet and dance! Dance to popular songs and see if you can keep up with the dancers on the screen in Just Dance! This will be a monthly event throughout the summer, happening every first Wednesday of the month. *A smartphone is encouraged but not required. You can download the Just Dance Now app on your Android or iPhone if you would like to keep track of your score.* It's plant time! Join us for an adventurous plant club. We will be hosting a recurring plant club that shows members everything about growing plants, gardening, and a lot of cool plant tricks! St. Mary's County Library Plant Club is intended for teens. Every three weeks, the club will meet up and learn about different plants and how to grow them from various lifecycle stages. Each member will get to keep their own plant and watch it blossom. We will learn how to start gardening, interact with others who have similar plant-based interests, and much more. Register for this program now to watch of the magic of plants take place within the library! Registration recommended, walk-ins welcome! Writing can be a lonely hobby, 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. Have fun making a simple craft using techniques common in creating costumes. As your project is drying, watch a demo of advanced cosplay techniques. Once again, our extraordinary amateur costume designer, Beth, will be teaching this class. This time you get to practice some of the basic DIY techniques and take home your creation. During the process of waiting for pieces to set on your craft, Beth will demonstrate advanced techniques that require more skill and expensive tools. Class size is limited for this event and is designed for those 16 years and older. Registration required. Be ready for LexiCon 2022, live and in person on Saturday, October 8, 11:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Lexington Park Library. Do you like anime or manga? Join us for this month’s anime club meeting. We will watch the first episode of three different shows, then have a brief discussion after. Refreshments will be provided. Ages 16–99. 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. Have you ever heard of Book of the Month? What about OwlCrate? The Lit Kit is just like those boxes - except it's FREE! The Lit Kit is a free customized box for teens ages 14-17 filled with 3-4 goodies AND up to 2 YA library books that we'll choose for you (please note: the library books must be returned). Registration begins on the 1st of the month and will close on the 8th of the month, or when registration reaches the maximum amount of registrations. On the 10th of the month, The Lit Kit will be available to be picked up at the Library location of your choosing. This can be picked up inside of the branch, or via curbside appointment. Come show off your racing skills at the Mario Kart Tournament! Registration is required for tournament participation, but additional teen viewers are welcome to come and hang out! All players will have the opportunity to battle it out on the race track. The winner of each cup will move up to the next bracket. All Nintendo controllers will be provided for participants. The final two champions will race for a grand prize pack! This event is for teens 12-18 ONLY. 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 Free R.A.D. Self Defense Program for Women & Girls (ages 13-80 yrs. old). Taught by Darlene Gentry. Co-sponsored by Lexington Park Baptist Church. Meets 2 consecutive days: Saturday, August 13th 10:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Women and Teens invite your friends to come learn some new skills and proactive strategies to help protect yourself and others! The class is fun, energetic, and interactive. About the Instructor: Darlene Gentry has over thirty years’ experience in instruction and training in martial arts, women’s self-defense, and self-defense education for the public. Darlene teaches self-defense part-time at St. Mary’s College of Maryland and has instructed women's self-defense courses in many different venues. Currently she teaches a series of free courses for the public sponsored by Lexington Park Baptist Church. Class Includes: Because R.A.D. is an international alliance, any R.A.D. graduate from any class in the U.S. and Canada can attend another instructor’s class for practice, free of charge, for the rest of her life! St. Mary’s County Library makes every effort to make events and programs accessible and inclusive. More information about how we do this is provided on our website’s Event Accessibility page. Free R.A.D. Self Defense Program for Women & Girls (ages 13-80 yrs. old). Taught by Darlene Gentry. Co-sponsored by Lexington Park Baptist Church. Meets 2 consecutive days: Saturday, August 13th 10:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Women and Teens invite your friends to come learn some new skills and proactive strategies to help protect yourself and others! The class is fun, energetic, and interactive. About the Instructor: Darlene Gentry has over thirty years’ experience in instruction and training in martial arts, women’s self-defense, and self-defense education for the public. Darlene teaches self-defense part-time at St. Mary’s College of Maryland and has instructed women's self-defense courses in many different venues. Currently she teaches a series of free courses for the public sponsored by Lexington Park Baptist Church. Class Includes: Because R.A.D. is an international alliance, any R.A.D. graduate from any class in the U.S. and Canada can attend another instructor’s class for practice, free of charge, for the rest of her life! St. Mary’s County Library makes every effort to make events and programs accessible and inclusive. More information about how we do this is provided on our website’s Event Accessibility page. 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. 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 Writing can be a lonely hobby, 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. Calling all creative and artsy teens, come join us in our new Makerspace! Our first ever Crafternoon in the new Makerspace will feature small crafts and projects that teens can create! Come and make a tote bag with us, or create new buttons with our button maker! We will supply all the materials, you just have to provide the creativity! 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. Learn all about Ecuador from an Ecuadorian and find out on what city the Equator line is located and the phenomenon behind it! Would you like to stand on the Equator line having one foot on the Northern Hemisphere and the other on the Southern Hemisphere? Ecuador is the place to visit to do that. It has the closest major city to the Equator line on the planet! Interesting Fact: Ecuador’s highest peak, Chimborazo Volcano, is closer to the sun than Mt. Everest, thanks to the Equatorial bulge. Our presenter will discuss tourist attractions, language, customs, cuisine, clothing and even The Galápagos Islands! You'll even learn some common expressions in Spanish used there! Experience the world from the comfort of your own home in our ongoing series. This presentation is sure to delight, entertain, educate and inspire. This program includes a Q & A session! Register to receive the link to the Zoom meeting. 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.
Trivia Mondays
Just Dance Party
St. Mary's County Library Plant Club
Teen Writing Club
Cosplay Workshop Part 2: Hands on craft and demo of advanced technique
These techniques may be used help you create an epic costume for LexiCon this fall!Anime Club
This month's shows:
Trivia Mondays
The Lit Kit
Gaming in the Library : Mario Kart Tournament
Tween-Teen Thursdays
R.A.D. Women & Teens' Self Defense Class
Sunday, August 14th 1:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
R.A.D. Women & Teens' Self Defense Class
Sunday, August 14th 1:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Trivia Mondays
Tween-Teen Thursdays
Teen Writing Club
Teen Crafternoon
Trivia Mondays
Travel The World: Ecuador
Bad Art Expo
Trivia Mondays
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