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What do Cal Ripken, Lisa Scottoline, Charles Belfoure, Sujata Massey and Joe Balkoski have in common? They are authors who are visiting Harford County Public Library this spring! National Baseball Hall of Famer and legend Cal Ripken will be discussing his newest book, Administration & Squeeze Play! at the Abingdon Library in March as a fundraiser for the Library. We were overwhelmed with the tremendous support Support Services we received when this event sold out in less than 24 hours! For our annual A Night 1221-A Brass Mill Road, Out @ the Library fundraiser, New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline Belcamp 21017 will be discussing her newest novel, Keep Quiet, at the Abingdon Library on May 410-273-5600, 410-838-3749, 29th. Fans of the Rei Shimura mystery series will be happy to know that author, 410-575-6761 Sujata Massey, will be featured at the Bel Air Library on March 16th to discuss her Mon - Fri 8:30 am - 5:00 pm newest stand-alone novel, The Sleeping Dictionary; and Charles Belfoure will open the Bel Air exhibition on Optical Illusion on April 9th and discuss his novel The Paris Architect. 2014 is the 70th Anniversary of D-Day and noted author, Joe Balkoski, will Library Board of be providing a riveting presentation on this historic event at the Joppa Library. Trustees Meetings Were you aware that Harford County Public Library has been providing educational Bel Air classes and activities that foster the development of pre and early literacy skill Thu Mar 20 6:30 PM building for our youngest customers for many years? Please join us as we Thu Apr 17 6:30 PM celebrate the 35th Anniversary of one of our signature programs, Opening the Gift, Thu May 15 6:30 PM on Saturday, April 5th. For 35 years, librarians have been providing classes nurturing the development of early literacy skills and the love of reading for children in licensed day care provider homes. In March, we are launching Little Leapers 3.5 for Mobile Units customers, age 3-5 years, at the Edgewood, Aberdeen, and Abingdon Libraries. ROLLING READER 410-612-1600 Through Little Leapers 3.5, our youngest customers and caregivers will be able to SILVER READER 410-638-3151 learn and explore educational apps on iPad Minis in each branch. This is a great way for our children to develop new digital literacy skills and be prepared for school. QuikChek Call QuikChek at (410) 273-5683 or National Library Week is celebrated in April and the annual Juried Photography th (410) 638-3151 for access to your Exhibition, Now You See it: Illusion and Camouflage in Nature, will open on April 17 , library account and to renew your at the Jarrettsville Library. Meet Tom Horton, author of Bay Country and An Island materials. Out of Time at the opening of the Juried Photography Exhibition. The Third Annual Romancing the Chrome 2014 Car Show is scheduled for Saturday, April 12th at Jarrett’s Field. Fun for the entire family and a great way to celebrate National Library Week!

There are so many fun activities and events at the Library this spring. It is not an illusion…entertainment, educational opportunities, and more at the Harford County Public Library!

Mary Hastler, Director

March April May 2014 Janine M. Lis, Marketing Manager Hillary Houtz, Marketing Specialist Headlines & Happenings Published by: Carrie Comes, Graphic Designer

Access Information Service Anytime Anywhere A NIGHT OUT @ the Library A NIGHT OUT @ the Library Meet New York Times Bestselling Author LStisa cot oline

Thursday, May 29, 2014 7: 0 0 p m Abingdon Branch

Tickets: $55 VIP Tickets: $75 Ticket includes a copy of Scottoline’s newest title Keep Quiet

6:00 pm: VIP Reception 7:00 pm: Book Talk with Lisa Scottoline 8:00 pm: Book Signing

For more information or to order tickets: HCPLonline.org or call Nina Fahimi/ Amber C. Shrodes at 410-273-5600

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When you think of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM), think of the magic of Illusion On the surface, it doesn’t seem possible that the enchantment of illusion could closely connect – even be totally dependent on – STEAM. But illusion is more than what is on the surface! Science uses illusion to protect species and explain your ability to perceive it; engineers use illusion to make space where none exists; artists use it to turn two dimensions into three; and math links all aspects of how illusion is created. And what could be more of an illusion than computer technology and binary code – a series of 1s and 0s that turn into computer software with the ability to create graphics and text? Take a fascinating journey into illusion this spring - you won’t believe what you see! 4 Illusions is offered in partnership with the Harford County Cultural Arts Board, Friends of the Bel Air Library, The Boys and Girls Clubs of Harford County, and the HCPL Foundation Illusions

More Than Numbers: The Magic of Ethan Brown, Math Magician! Tetris Live! Grades 6-12 Math! Exhibition Grade 6-Adults Create shapes out of giant Soma All Ages Meet Ethan Brown, a teenage math whiz, who makes puzzle pieces! Discover mathematics where you least expect it math magical... and more understandable! Ethan can Aberdeen and gain a new perspective on this fascinating complete complex equations in his head - better yet, Wed Apr 23 4:00-5:00 pm part of the STEM (science, technology, he'll show you how he learned to throw away the pencil engineering, and mathematics) world! and paper and create math magic. Offered in partnership Abingdon with the Boys & Girls Club of Harford County. These programs are made possible through March 20-May 3 Library hours Abingdon Thu Mar 20 6:30 pm the generosity of the HCPL Foundation.

Meet Georgia O'Keeffe F Grade 9-Adults Local professor, Colleen Webster, presents a one-woman show as American artist Georgia O'Keeffe. Registration suggested. Bel Air Sun Mar 2 1:30-3:00 pm

Rachel Carson: Marine Biologist Grades 6-Adults Marine Biologist and author Rachel Carson was a woman ahead of her time. A well-known scientist when most women were only involved in the "domestic sciences," she penned one of the most influential and controversial environmental books of all time, Silent Spring. Her legacy and legend lives on through the first person performance of Kate Campbell Stevenson. Registration suggested. Tom Horton Ethan Brown Jarrettsville Sun Mar 30 2:00-4:00 pm

Emily Dickinson Live! R F Adults Local professor, Colleen Webster, brings this hermetic but brilliant poet to life in her one woman show that is accompanied by poetry readings and a display of images concerning Dickinson. Havre de Grace Tue Apr 8 6:30-8:00 pm

A Trick of the Eye: The Science of Optical Illusion Exhibition All Ages / Optical illusions occur in art, in nature, and sometimes just in our minds! Explore various types of this fascinating visual phenomena and Kate Campbell Stevenson Charles Belfoure how it happens. Supported by the Harford County Cultural Arts Board. Bel Air April 3-May 31 Library hours

Meet the Author: Charles Belfoure F Grades 10-Adults Booklist calls Belfoure the up and coming Ken Follett based on his new Meet the Author: Tom Horton book The Paris Architect. This complex WWII Paris based thriller takes on Grade 9-Adults the agonizing subject of the Nazi invasion of France and questions of Join us for the opening evening of Now You See it: Illusion and Camouflage in collaboration, isolationism, and illusion. Registration suggested. Nature juried photography exhibition and meet Chesapeake Bay journalist Bel Air Wed Apr 9 6:30 pm and environmentalist, Tom Horton, author of Bay Country and An Island Out of Time. Registration suggested. Supported by the Harford County Cultural The Paris Architect Book Discussions Arts Board. Havre de Grace Senior Center Adults Thu Mar 6 10:00-11:15 am Jarrettsville Wed Apr 16 6:30 pm Fallston Senior Center Adults Tue Apr 1 1:00 pm

Do You See What I See? All About Optical Illusions R Now You See It: Illusion and Camouflage in Nature Grades 6-12 Juried Photography Exhibition Explore the science of optical illusions with hands on activities. All Ages Norrisville Mon May 5 6:00-7:30 pm The photography community will be exploring illusions through the 3rd annual Juried Photography Exhibition. Now You See It: Illusion and Camouflage in Nature will open during National Library Week with two dozen stunning It's Magic Monday! All Ages photos from local professional and amateur photographers. Supported by Stop by and see Dan "Magic Man" Schoener work his magic. Dan is a student the Harford County Cultural Arts Board. at Edgewood High School, where he regularly amazes his peers with feats of Jarrettsville April 17-May 17 Library hours amazing magic! Edgewood Mon Apr 14 4:30-5:00 pm Mon May 12 4:30-5:00 pm

F = Funded by the HCPL Friends R = Registration required. Begins two weeks prior to all programs. Registration suggested for all other programs. H&H March April May 2014 5 Always open! Check HCPLonline.org for program updates. Meet the Authors

Meet the Author: Sujata Massey Adults Known for her Rei Shimura mystery series set in Japan, local author Massey's latest book is a stand-alone novel entitled The Sleeping Dictionary. Booklist describes the book as "an utterly engrossing tale of love, espionage, betrayal and survival, is historical fiction at its best, accessible to all audiences." Book signing to follow. Registration suggested. Supported by the Harford County Cultural Arts Board. Bel Air Sun Mar 16 2:00-3:30 pm

The Sleeping Dictionary Book Discussions Bel Air Adults Thu Mar 20 6:30-7:45 pm Wed Apr 2* 6:30-7:45 pm *Books from Massey's Rei Shimura mystery series Aberdeen Senior Center (410-273-5666) Adults 55+ Fri Mar 28 10:30-11:45 am Whiteford Adults Wed Apr 23 6:30-7:30 pm

Dickens' Twist with Scholar Brian Murray Adults The Library will be celebrating the 175th anniversary of the printing of the last portion of Oliver Twist in America with free copies of the title and a special discussion of the book. Join Brian Murray, Dickens scholar and author of The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Dickens, for a unique and light-hearted exploration of one of literature's most adorable waifs. Free copies of Oliver Twist are limited and will be handed out at the Fallston Library, first come first served, beginning March 1. Registration suggested, limited seating. Fallston Wed Apr 2 6:30-8:00 pm

Meet the Author: Joe Balkoski Grade 10-Adults The 70th Anniversary of D-Day is this year and no one has written more about that infamous day, and the 29th Infantry Division in World War II, than Joe Balkoski. USA Today named him "The top living D-Day historian." The author of six books, Joe is keeping the history of the Greatest Generation alive. Registration suggested. Supported by the Harford County Cultural Arts Board. Joppa Thu May 8 6:30-8:00 pm

A Night Out @ the Library with Lisa Scottoline Adults / Ticket required See page 3 for detail Abingdon Thu May 29 7:00-9:00 pm

Meet The Author: Wil Hylton Grade 10-Adults Wil Hylton has contributed to publications including Esquire and the New York Times Magazine and has also scaled the world's tallest active volcano, crawled inside a nuclear reactor, and cycled a thousand miles across rural Cuba. His new adventure is solving a sixty year old WWII mystery. Hear firsthand the incredible story of Vanished: The Sixty-Year Search for the Missing Men of WWII. Registration suggested. Supported by the Harford County Cultural Arts Board. Bel Air Wed Jun 4 6:30-8:00 pm

6 Introducing! Fun, educational apps on iPad minis!

Harford County Public Library is taking our Little Leapers* program to a new level by including digital literacy in Little Leapers 3.5! Little Leapers 3.5 is aimed at bridging the digital divide by offering children ages 3-5 the opportunity to explore fun, educational apps on iPad minis! Thirty-four iPad minis, located in the children’s departments of the Edgewood, Aberdeen and Abingdon branches, plus the Rolling Reader and Silver Reader, are loaded with more than 25 early literacy apps that will help teach STREAM concepts! The iPad minis are available for use in the Library only. Little Leapers 3.5 has been made possible by a generous donation from the Morris A. Mechanic Foundation

Join the Launch! Bring your child and... • Be the first to try the Library’s new iPad Minis • Explore fun, educational apps • Enjoy a children’s digital program & story time • Meet Tales, the Library Mascot!

Wednesday, March 5 8:30-9:30 am Edgewood Library, 629 Edgewood Road

* Little Leapers is a highly successful STREAM (Science Technology Reading Engineering Arts Mathematic) program that was developed in 2013 by Harford County Public Library. Author Resources! @ Harford County Public Library

Just Write. Writers Conference brings in successful regional authors to work with community writers. Get advice from the pros, the ones who have been there, written that! In addition to great hands-on workshops and panel discussions, pick and choose options give you the opportunity to have your manuscript or story idea critiqued by a seasoned author or share your lunch with an

Harford County Public Library author and learn about their road to success. Held annually in the fall. Look for registration this summer!

Also Available BOOKBOOK THIS!THIS! Teen @ the Library Publishing Competition Local authors, publishers and producers frequently ask Harford County Public Library to include their work in the Library’s collection. Library staff evaluate published work or media production Each spring, local teens get the chance to be published according to our Materials Selection Policy. in a real book! Keep an eye out for more information! Now authors can connect with all tools Harford County Public Library has Meet available for self-publishing! Using the Author events, workshops and Smashwords, authors can publish their programs that are of special interest to works for free and make them available to writers! a worldwide audience that includes public Go to libraries.

"Research a Topic" Harford County Public Library Review for more information Sources Market guides Writers Digest and Writer's Market can assist you with HCPLonline.org Writes! your research. Local newspapers or magazines often review works published by Resources for Writers local authors. Harford County Public Library Writes! is a listing Publishers Weekly provides a of print books, eBooks, databases and web program called PW Select that resources for writers! It even includes information highlights works by self-published for children who want to write. authors.

Other Publishing Resources The Independent Book Publishers Association makes it easier for independent book publishers and self-published authors to navigate the sometimes intimidating publishing process.

Children's Book Council website has a section dedicated to answering the question, "How do I get my book published?" 8 Harford County Public Library 21 Franklin Street 410-273-5608 Aberdeen

LEGO® Club F Mobile Technology for Pre-K Aberdeen Youth Program F March-May Grades K-8 Parents R See Mar 4 for detail We supply the LEGO® blocks, you All Ages—parent and child welcome Tue Apr 1 3:00-5:00 pm Computer Help Adults supply the imagination! to attend Need help completing an online Sun Mar 9 2:00-3:00 pm Mobile technology can be a great Babies ♥ Books Story Time application? Setting up an email learning tool for young children. See Mar 5 for detail address? Writing and saving a Family Drop-In Story Time Come learn about tips and Wed Apr 2 10:30-11:00 am resume, letter or other document? Mon Mar 10 10:30-11:00 am techniques to optimize the learning Wednesdays 11:30 am-12:30 pm value of mobile technology, as well as Yu-Gi-Oh Dueling Club Thursdays 6:30-7:45 pm Aberdeen Friends of HCPL great apps to try! See Mar 5 for detail Meeting Adults Sun Mar 23 2:00-3:00 pm Wed Apr 2 3:00-5:00 pm Tue Mar 11 2:00-3:00 pm March Family Drop-In Story Time Peter Cottontail Story Time R Aberdeen Youth Program F Mon Mar 24 10:30-11:00 am Ages 2-K Family Drop-In Story Time See Mar 4 for detail Wed Apr 2 6:00-6:45 pm Mon Mar 3 10:30-11:00 am Tue Mar 11 3:00-5:00 pm Aberdeen Youth Program F See Mar 4 for detail Aberdeen Youth Program F Homeschool ROCKS! R Babies ♥ Books Story Time Tue Mar 25 3:00-5:00 pm See Mar 4 for detail Grades 3-8 / Expand your horizons See Mar 5 for detail Thu Apr 3 3:00-5:00 pm with a different, hands-on learning Wed Mar 12 10:30-11:00 am Babies ♥ Books Story Time experience each month! See Mar 5 for detail Urban Essence Diva's Book Tue Mar 4 10:30 am-noon Aberdeen Youth Program F Wed Mar 26 10:30-11:00 am Club See Mar 6 for detail See Mar 4 for detail Thu Apr 3 6:30-7:30 pm Aberdeen Youth Program F Thu Mar 13 3:00-5:00 pm KNot Just KNitters Grades 6-12 / Meet up with friends in Adults Family Drop-In Story Time the lounge! Enjoy a variety of games We also crochet, count stitches and Mon Apr 7 10:30-11:00 am and activities. Family Drop-In Story Time Mon Mar 17 10:30-11:00 am more! Beginner or expert, bring your Tue Mar 4 3:00-5:00 pm latest "hook or needle project" and Aberdeen Youth Program F we'll share KNowledge. Aberdeen Youth Program F See Mar 4 for detail Babies ♥ Books Story Time Wed Mar 26 3:00-4:30 pm Birth-24 months / Playgroup follows See Mar 4 for detail Tue Apr 8 3:00-5:00 pm Tue Mar 18 3:00-5:00 pm for meeting and mingling. Aberdeen Youth Program F Wed Mar 5 10:30-11:00 am Babies Books Story Time See Mar 4 for detail ♥ Babies Books Story Time See Mar 5 for detail ♥ Thu Mar 27 3:00-5:00 pm Yu-Gi-Oh Dueling Club See Mar 5 for detail Wed Apr 9 10:30-11:00 am Wed Mar 19 10:30-11:00 am All Ages / Activities include beginning Aberdeen Senior Center Book instruction, tournaments and free Aberdeen Youth Program F play. Science Club: Reptiles & Discussion Group See Mar 4 for detail Participants at least 55 years of age Wed Mar 5 3:30-5:00 pm Amphibians! R Thu Apr 10 3:00-5:00 pm meet for a book discussion. Call Grades 3-8 410-273-5666. Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! Learn about reptiles and amphibians Family Drop-In Story Time Fri Mar 28 10:30-11:45 am Story Time R All Ages with artifacts supplied by the Anita C. Mon Apr 14 10:30-11:00 am The Sleeping Dictionary by Sujata Dr. Seuss's birthday is in March! Leight Estuary Center! Massey Come celebrate by enjoying a story Wed Mar 19 6:00-7:00 pm Babies ♥ Books Story Time time filled with Dr. Seuss's wonderful See Mar 5 for detail Family Drop-In Story Time stories and a craft. Aberdeen Youth Program F Wed Apr 16 10:30-11:00 am Mon Mar 31 10:30-11:00 am Wed Mar 5 6:00-6:45 pm See Mar 4 for detail Thu Mar 20 3:00-5:00 pm Science Club: F Aberdeen Youth Program All About Owls! R See Mar 4 for detail LEGO® Club F April Grades 3-8 / Nocturnal, predatory, Thu Mar 6 3:00-5:00 pm See Mar 9 for detail and mysterious - owls are one of the Fri Mar 21 3:00-4:00 pm Book Bracketology Grades 6-12 coolest birds around! Join us as we Urban Essence Diva's Book Combine your passion for books learn about owls! Adults Club Lost Arts All Ages with the excitement of tournament Wed Apr 16 6:00-7:00 pm If you enjoy reading books by Ashley Have you ever wanted to know obsession in the month long book and JaQuavis, Deja King, and Wahida how to sew on a button, tie a tie battling experience. Win a prize! Family Drop-In Story Time Clark join us for some lively discussion or scarf, write a better letter, etc.? April Library hours Mon Apr 21 10:30-11:00 am of the latest in urban fiction. We meet Explore these skills with us and learn the first Thursday of each month. New something new. Children 8 and up Homeschool ROCKS! R F members are always welcome! Aberdeen Youth Program welcome with a parent. See Mar 4 for detail Thu Mar 6 6:30-7:30 pm See Mar 4 for detail Sat Mar 22 2:00-2:30 pm Tue Apr 1 10:30 am-noon Tue Apr 22 3:00-5:00 pm

F = Funded by the HCPL Friends H&H March April May 2014 9 R = Registration required. Begins two weeks prior to all programs. Registration suggested for all other programs. Always open! Check HCPLonline.org for program updates. Aberdeen

Babies ♥ Books Story Time Aberdeen Friends of HCPL Babies ♥ Books Story Time Babies ♥ Books Story Time See Mar 5 for detail Meeting Adults See Mar 5 for detail See Mar 5 for detail Wed Apr 23 10:30-11:00 am Tue May 6 2:00-3:00 pm Wed May 21 10:30-11:00 am Wed May 28 10:30-11:00 am

KNot Just KNitters Aberdeen Youth Program F Science Club: Astronomy! R Aberdeen Youth Program F See Mar 26 for detail See Mar 4 for detail Grades 3-8 See Mar 4 for detail Wed Apr 23 3:00-4:30 pm Tue May 6 3:00-5:00 pm Learn all about the solar system. Thu May 29 3:00-5:00 pm There will be the opportunity to Tetris Live! Grades 6-12 Babies ♥ Books Story Time look through a telescope, weather Lost Arts Create shapes out of giant Soma See Mar 5 for detail permitting! See Mar 22 for detail puzzle pieces! Wed May 7 10:30-11:00 am Wed May 21 6:00-7:00 pm Sat May 31 2:00-2:30 pm Wed Apr 23 4:00-5:00 pm Yu-Gi-Oh Dueling Club Aberdeen Youth Program F Aberdeen Youth Program F See Mar 5 for detail See Mar 4 for detail Aberdeen Hours See Mar 4 for detail Wed May 7 3:00-5:00 pm Thu May 22 3:00-5:00 pm Thu Apr 24 3:00-5:00 pm Mon & Wed 10:00 am - 8:00 pm Pajama Math Story Time Tue & Thu 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm LEGO® Club F Ages 2-K Aberdeen Senior Center See Mar 9 for detail Join us as we read books about Book Discussion Group Fri & Sat 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Fri Apr 25 3:00-4:00 pm nighttime and learn about clocks! Participants at least 55 years of age Sun (Oct-Apr) 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Each child will make a clock to meet for a book discussion. Lost Arts take home. Make sure to wear your Call 410-273-5666. Holiday Closings See Mar 22 for detail pajamas! Fri May 23 10:30-11:45 am Sat Apr 26 2:00-2:30 pm Wed May 7 6:00-6:45 pm Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Fri Apr 18 Good Friday Crandall Sun Apr 20 Easter Family Drop-In Story Time Aberdeen Youth Program F Mon May 26 Memorial Day Mon Apr 28 10:30-11:00 am See Mar 4 for detail Aberdeen Youth Program F Thu May 8 3:00-5:00 pm See Mar 4 for detail Aberdeen Youth Program F Tue May 27 3:00-5:00 pm See Mar 4 for detail Family Craft Night All Ages Appropriate accommodations for Tue Apr 29 3:00-5:00 pm Bring the whole family for fun and individuals with disabilities will be KNot Just KNitters provided upon request. Please discuss express your creativity as we create See Mar 26 for detail any special needs with the librarian. Babies ♥ Books Story Time seasonal crafts for all ages. Wed May 28 3:00-4:30 pm Telephone service for the hearing See Mar 5 for detail Thu May 8 6:30-7:30 pm impaired is available at TTY 410-838-3371. Wed Apr 30 10:30-11:00 am Family Drop-In Story Time May Mon May 12 10:30-11:00 am Aberdeen Youth Program F The Great Nonfiction Book See Mar 4 for detail Read Grades 6-12 Tue May 13 3:00-5:00 pm CALL FOR Come into the library, spin the wheel, and join us on an exciting reading Babies ♥ Books Story Time adventure with prizes along the way! See Mar 5 for detail May Library Hours Wed May 14 10:30-11:00 am STUDENT ART!

Aberdeen Youth Program F Friends Book Sale Send us your best artwork and See Mar 4 for detail Thu May 15 1:00-8:00 pm you may see your art featured Thu May 1 3:00-5:00 pm Fri May 16 10:00 am-5:00 pm in a Library publication, Sat May 17 10:00 am-5:00 pm displayed at one of our Urban Essence Diva's Book Mon May 19 10:00 am-8:00 pm branches, on our website or even in our summer Headlines & Club LEGO® Club F Happenings newsletter! See Mar 6 for detail See Mar 9 for detail Thu May 1 6:30-7:30 pm Fri May 16 3:00-4:00 pm See a staff member or visit HCPLonline.org to download an Family Drop-In Story Time Family Drop-In Story Time entry form and submit the form Mon May 5 10:30-11:00 am Mon May 19 10:30-11:00 am with up to three pieces at any Library branch by Homeschool ROCKS! R Aberdeen Youth Program F See Mar 4 for detail Friday, March 14, 2014. See Mar 4 for detail Tue May 6 10:30 am-noon Tue May 20 3:00-5:00 pm

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Family Drop-In Story Time Mini-Maker Fair R March Fri Mar 14 10:30 or 11:30 am All Ages April Do you make things? Bots, sculptures, Film This! Book Trailers toy cars, masks, origami, aliens, Friends of HCPL Meeting Sensory Story Time R R catapults, electronics and more! Do Premiere 2014 Adults For families with children, ages you like using metal, wire, motors, All Ages Thu Apr 3 7:00-8:00 pm 2½ - 8 years old, who have sensory We'll roll out the red carpet for an batteries, recycled objects, duct tape, integration challenges. Sibling after-hours screening and judging string, or more in your creations? Family Drop-In Story Time participation encouraged. There will Pre-register for table space where of all Film This! Book Trailer entries. Fri Apr 4 10:30 or 11:30 am be time to mingle after each session. Winners will be announced! Students you can share your creations with Sat Mar 1 10:30-11:30 am the Abingdon Community. All are and families with entries submitted Reading With Karma Dogs R welcome but space is limited. Please by the March 2nd deadline are See Mar 22 for detail Spring Story Time Series R contact branch for further details. invited. Supported by the Harford Sat Apr 5 11:00 am-1:00 pm Age 3-Grade K County Cultural Arts Board. Sat Mar 22 10:00 am-4:00 pm Mon Mar 3 10:30-11:15 am Fri Mar 14 6:30-9:00 pm Science Café Grades 9 and up Reading With Karma Dogs R Learn from a local expert about a Babies ♥ Books Story Time R LEGO® Club R Children specific science and technology Ages 6-24 months / Playgroup follows Grades K-8 Searching for a way to increase your topic that affects our everyday lives! for meeting and mingling. We supply the LEGO® blocks, you child's interest in reading and self- Drop in for coffee and stay for the Wed Mar 5 10:15-10:45 am supply the imagination! confidence? Children are invited to discussion. Presented through a Wed Mar 5 11:00-11:30 am Sat Mar 15 2:00-3:30 pm read with a calm and loving Karma partnership with the Northeastern Dog. Registration begins one week Maryland Technology Council Friends of HCPL Meeting Abingdon Books at Night prior to each session. (NMTC). Go to nmtcsciencecafe.org or Adults Book Discussion Group R Sat Mar 22 11:00 am-1:00 pm nmtc.org for additional information. Thu Mar 6 7:00-8:00 pm Adults Tue Apr 8 7:00-8:30 pm Mon Mar 17 6:30-7:30 pm Tales for Twos Story Time R The Lemon Orchard by Luanne Rice Family Drop-In Story Time Age 2 Tales for Twos Story Time R Fri Mar 7 10:30 am or 11:30 am Wed Mar 26 10:15 or 11:00 am Age 2 Babies ♥ Books Story Time R Wed Apr 9 10:15 or 11:00 am Maryland Boating Safety See Mar 5 for detail Wed Mar 19 10:15-10:45 am Family Drop-In Story Time TAG! (Teen Advisory Group) Course This course meets the Wed Mar 19 11:00-11:30 am Fri Mar 28 10:30 or 11:30 am See Mar 12 for detail requirements for operating a vessel Wed Apr 9 4:00-5:00 pm on Maryland waters and a Maryland More Than Numbers: The Department of Natural Resources Master Gardeners' Plant Clinic Magic of Math! Exhibition All Ages Family Drop-In Story Time Certificate of Boating Safety Education All Ages / Discover mathematics Master Gardeners will be on hand in Fri Apr 11 10:30 or 11:30 am is issued upon satisfactory completion. where you least expect it and gain a the branch lobby to share advice and Instructors teach two sessions new perspective on this fascinating answer your gardening questions. Sensory Story Time R (attendance at both sessions is part of the STEM (science, technology, Drop by with your plants and samples See Mar 1 for detail required) followed by a test. The cost engineering, and mathematics) of gardening problems. Sat Apr 12 10:30-11:30 am is $20 per student to cover materials. world! Supported in part by the HCPL Sat Mar 29 10:00 am-noon To register, email [email protected] Foundation Reading With Karma Dogs R that you plan to attend the course at March 20-May 3, 2014 See Mar 22 for detail the Abingdon Branch of the Harford Grow It! Eat It! Basic Library hours Sat Apr 12 11:00 am-1:00 pm County Public Library. Preregistration is Vegetable Gardening strongly recommended, but walk-ins Ethan Brown, Math Magician! Grades 4 and up with an adult are taken if space permits. Abingdon Books at Night Grade 6-Adults / Meet Ethan Brown, a Create your own vegetable garden! Sat Mar 8 10:30 am-4:30 pm Book Discussion Group R teenage math whiz, who makes math Learn best practices in site planning, Sun Mar 9 1:30-4:30 pm Adults magical... and more understandable! soil preparation, seed and plant selection, garden maintenance and Mon Apr 14 6:30-7:30 pm Ethan can complete complex Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford Tales for Twos Story Time R equations in his head - better yet, he'll pest management. Age 2 show you how he learned to throw Sat Mar 29 10:00 am-1:00 pm Poetry Workshop R Wed Mar 12 10:15 or 11:00 am away the pencil and paper and create Grades K-5 math magic. Offered in partnership Reading With Karma Dogs R Celebrate and create poetry in many TAG! (Teen Advisory Group) with the Boys & Girls Club of Harford See Mar 22 for detail different forms. Grades 6-12 County and supported by the HCPL Sat Mar 29 11:00 am-1:00 pm Tue Apr 15 2:00-3:00 pm Make a difference in the library. Have Foundation. your voice heard! Bring your friends. Thu Mar 20 6:30-8:00 pm Make new ones! Rubber Band Bracelets R Wed Mar 12 4:00-5:00 pm Family Drop-In Story Time Grades 3-6 / Learn to make rubber Fri Mar 21 10:30 or 11:30 am band bracelets without the loom. Supplies will be provided. Tue Apr 15 6:30-7:30 pm

F = Funded by the HCPL Friends R = Registration required. Begins two weeks prior to all programs. Registration suggested for all other programs. H&H March April May 2014 11 Always open! Check HCPLonline.org for program updates. Abingdon Babies ♥ Books Story Time R Science Café Grades 9 and up Family Drop-In Story Time See Mar 5 for detail May See Apr 8 for detail Fri May 30 10:30 or 11:30 am Wed Apr 16 10:15-10:45 am Tue May 13 7:00-8:30 pm Wed Apr 16 11:00-11:30 am Friends Meeting Adults Simple Measures: Preserving Tales for Twos Story Time R Thu May 1 7:00-8:00 pm Family Records and Other Age 2 Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. R Wed May 14 10:15 or 11:00 am Valuable Documents All Ages Family Drop-In Story Time Adults / Learn best practices for Members of the Iota Nu chapter of Fri May 2 10:30 or 11:30 am TAG! (Teen Advisory Group) preserving paper-based materials the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity make a and objects including books, paper presentation of books to the library Grow It! Eat It! Beyond See Mar 12 for detail Wed May 14 4:00-5:00 pm documents, photographs and and host a speaker. This year, the the Basics in Vegetable more. The morning program will group honors James Hackley and Gardening Grades 4 and up with Happy Birthday Abingdon! R include proper storage and handling his latest release, Body, Mind & Spirit: methods/techniques, appropriate The Awakening. Meet the author and an adult / Build on your knowledge See May 12 for detail from last year's gardening experience. Thu May 15 6:30-7:15 pm environmental issues, and disaster be the first to check out this new preparedness. Make sure to bring your addition to the library's collection. Get tips on growing specific vegetables. Learn about composting, fertilizers, Family Drop-In Story Time own paper-based document or object, Registration is suggested. as Ms. Edgerton will be providing Sat Apr 19 11:00 am and dealing with pesky weeds, Fri May 16 10:30 or 11:30 am animals, insects, and plant diseases. personalized recommendations for Sat May 3 10:00 am-1:00 pm Abingdon Friends Spring preservation (limit 2 per person) at our LEGO® Club R afternoon "Preservation Roadshow." Community Yard Sale All Ages See Mar 15 for detail th Schedule an appointment when Happy 10 Anniversary The Abingdon Friends of Harford Sat Apr 19 2:00-3:30 pm you register for the program. Martha Abingdon! County Public Library will hold a Edgerton is a Preservation Expert and Ten Days to celebrate Ten Years! The community yard sale on the grounds of Pajama Math Party R Book Conservator with over 38 years Abingdon Library opened its doors the Library. Vendor fee is $17 per space Grades 1-4 / Play fun math games in of experience. Martha has worked to serve the Abingdon community for Abingdon Friends members/$30 per your pajamas at the library! Tangrams, at the Johns Hopkins University as a on May 17, 2004. Visit us for 10 space for non-members. dominoes and bedtime math puzzles. Book Conservator and as supervisor of days of special in-branch activities Sat May 17 8:00 am-noon Tue Apr 22 6:30-7:30 pm the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Bindery and programs. The celebration will Rain Date: department. This is a collaborative Tales for Twos Story Time R conclude on May 17 with the Friends Sat May 24 8:00 am-noon of the Library yard sale, raffle drawing program sponsored by HCPL and the Age 2 Enoch Pratt Free Library/State Library Wed Apr 23 10:15 or 11:00 am and of course, CAKE! Since the Master Gardeners' Plant Clinic traditional gift for a tenth anniversary See Mar 29 for detail Resource Center. Sat May 31 10:30 am-3:30 pm Family Drop-In Story Time is "tin" we will be collecting canned Sat May 17 10:00 am-noon goods during this time to donate to Fri Apr 25 10:30 or 11:30 am Harford County's food banks. Stop by Sensory Story Time R to help us celebrate! See Mar 1 for detail Harford Ballet Company May 7-17 Sat May 17 10:30-11:30 am Abingdon Hours presents Cinderella R Mon & Wed 10:00 am - 8:00 pm All Ages Babies ♥ Books Story Time R LEGO® Club R Harford Ballet Company is the See Mar 5 for detail See Mar 15 for detail Tue & Thu 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm premier classical and contemporary Wed May 7 10:15-10:45 am Sat May 17 2:00-3:30 pm Fri & Sat 10:00 am - 5:00 pm dance company in Harford County Wed May 7 11:00-11:30 am Sun (Oct-Apr) 1:00 pm - 5 :00 pm and the Northern Maryland region Monkey Business Story Time R and is the resident company of the Children's Book Week Party R Ages 3-K Drive-thru Window Dance Conservatory of Maryland. Grades K-5 Mon May 19 10:30 am 410-638-3974 Sat Apr 26 1:00-2:00 pm Celebrate Children's Book Week and Tue May 20 6:30 pm participate in the Children's Choice Mon - Thu 8:00 am - 7:30 pm Fun With Peter Rabbit Story Book Awards. Come dressed as your Babies ♥ Books Story Time R Fri 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Time R Ages 3-K favorite book character if you want! See Mar 5 for detail Sat 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Mon Apr 28 10:30-11:15 am Wed May 7 6:30-7:30 pm Wed May 21 10:15-10:45 am Sun (Oct-Apr) 1:00-4:30 pm Wed May 21 11:00-11:30 am Pajama Math Party R Family Drop-In Story Time See Apr 22 for detail Fri May 9 10:30 or 11:30 am Family Drop-In Story Time Holiday Closings Tue Apr 29 6:30-7:30 pm Fri May 23 10:30 or 11:30 am Fri Apr 18 Good Friday Mystery Clocks, Zip Line Zoo, Bedtime Happy Birthday Abingdon! R Sun Apr 20 Easter Math Puzzles Ages 3-K / Abingdon Library is 10 R Tales for Twos Story Time Mon May 26 Memorial Day years old! Help us celebrate with Age 2 Fun With Peter Rabbit Story stories, songs and games. Wed May 28 10:15 or 11:00 am Mon May 12 10:30-11:15 am Time R Ages 3-K Appropriate accommodations for Wed Apr 30 6:30-7:15 pm A Night Out @ the Library Abingdon Books at Night individuals with disabilities will be with Lisa Scottoline Book Group R Adults provided upon request. Please discuss Adults / Ticket required any special needs with the librarian. Mon May 12 6:30-7:30 pm See page 3 for detail Telephone service for the hearing Fallen Women by Sandra Dallas Thu May 29 7:00-9:00 pm impaired is available at TTY 410-838-3371.

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Toddler Tales Story Time R Throwback Tuesday R March-May 18-35 months Grades 6-12 / Join us for a night of GAMES WEEK Fri Mar 7 10:15-11:15 am trivia, games, and fun that will have Sun Mar 23 - Sat Mar 29 Diaper Gang Story Time you remembering all of your favorite Ages birth-23 months Friends Book Sale things from when you were a kid! All Ages / Board, word, party and Mondays 10:15 or 11:00 am Collection @ Loading Dock Tue Mar 18 5:00-7:00 pm card games; come take a turn at Saturdays 10:15 am Mar 8, 15, 22, 29 10 am-4 pm the Library! Science Club: March Paper Game Night R Family Drop-In Story Time Karma Dogs R R Grades 3-8 Madness Grades 3-8 / Make and play games Wednesdays 10:15 am See Mar 1 for detail Explore science through a variety using just paper, pencils, and a Saturdays 10:15 am Sat Mar 8 11:00 am-1:00 pm of hands-on experiments and little bit of folding! demonstrations. Tue Mar 25 6:30-7:30 pm LEGO® Club R Grades K-8 Wed Mar 19 6:30-7:30 pm March We supply the LEGO® blocks, you Is Everyone Ready for Fun? supply the imagination! Amazing Butterflies Story Story Time R Ages 3-K Sat Mar 8 2:00-3:30 pm Thu Mar 27 11:15 am-noon Karma Dogs R Grades K-5 Time R Age 3-Grade K Thu Mar 20 11:15 am-noon Reading to a calm and loving Karma Spring Story Time Series R Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library dog enhances children's confidence R See Mar 4 for detail Bel Air Fiction Book Escape Grades 3-8 and increases their reading skills. Tue Mar 11 11:15 am-noon Up to solving a mystery? Put your Sat Mar 1 11:00 am-1:00 pm Discussion Group Adults skills to the test as we celebrate Ireland - Travel Lecture Series Thu Mar 20 6:30-7:45 pm Chris Grabenstein's latest book, American Girl Doll Dresses R Adults / Explore the land of Guinness, The Sleeping Dictionary by Sujata Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Grades 2-8 castles and golf and meet the most Massey Library, by hosting our very own Create a one-of-a-kind dress for an hospitable hosts - the Irish! Joe Hurley scavenger hunt. R American Girl Doll or a doll of your from Safe Harbors Travel Group is the Toddler Tales Story Time Thu Mar 27 6:30-7:30 pm 18-35 months choice. All materials provided. presenter of this new monthly travel Fri Mar 21 10:15-11:15 am Spring Bingo R All Ages Sat Mar 1 1:00-3:00 pm lecture series. Registration suggested. Play spring-themed bingo for fun Wed Mar 12 6:30-7:30 pm Harford Lyme Advocates Adults and prizes. Celebrate Women's History Harford Lyme Advocates, a chapter Sat Mar 29 2:00-3:00 pm Bedtime Math Pajama Party R Month - Meet Georgia of the National Capital Lyme Disease Age 3-Grade 2 / Love bedtime stories? F Grade 9-Adults Association, invites you to attend a O'Keeffe Wondering how to incorporate Local professor, Colleen Webster, support group meeting with guest math into the bedtime routine for presents a one-woman show as speaker Dr. Russell Moy. Dr. Moy will April your child? Find out how during our American artist Georgia O'Keeffe. present information on the MTHFR Pajama Party and leave with activities Registration suggested. gene mutation and Lyme Disease. to use at home. Children encouraged TAG! (Teen Advisory Group) Sun Mar 2 1:30-3:00 pm Sat Mar 22 2:00-4:00 pm See Mar 5 for detail to come in their pajamas! Wed Apr 2 3:00-5:00 pm Thu Mar 13 6:30-7:30 pm Bel Air Books At The Center Part Two Dance Company Adults / Participants at least 55 years Master Gardeners' Plant Clinic Spring Performance All Ages Bel Air Mysterious Minds See Mar 5 for detail of age meet at the McFaul Activities All Ages / Master Gardeners will be Enjoy an afternoon of dance Any book in the Sujata Massey Rei Center for a spirited book discussion. on hand in the branch lobby to share presented by the Part Two Dance Shimura mystery series Call 410-638-4040. advice and answer your gardening Company. An eclectic variety of Wed Apr 2 6:30-7:45 pm Mon Mar 3 1:00-3:00 pm questions. Drop by with your plants dances will be performed including The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion: ballet, liturgical and modern. Part Two and samples of gardening problems. A Trick of the Eye: The Science a Novel by Fannie Flagg Sat Mar 15 10:00 am-noon is a registered 501(3) (c) non-profit performing group affiliated with of Optical Illusion Exhibition Spring Story Time Series R Toss Out Those Uninvited County Ballet Dance Studio and is All Ages / Optical illusions occur in art, nature, and sometimes in our Ages 3-K Guests R Adults / The Master located in Bel Air, Maryland. minds! Explore various types of this Tue Mar 4 11:15 am-noon Gardeners will share non-toxic tips to Sun Mar 23 2:30-5:00 pm phenomena and how it happens. prevent and rid your garden of pests. Supported by the Harford County TAG! (Teen Advisory Group) Sat Mar 15 10:15 am-noon Bel Air Friends of HCPL Cultural Arts Board. Grades 6-12 / Make a difference in the Meeting April 3-May 31 Library hours library. Have your voice heard! Bring Meet the Author: Mon Mar 24 5:15-6:30 pm your friends. Make new ones! Sujata Massey Adults R Friends Book Sale Wed Mar 5 3:00-5:00 pm Registration suggested. Supported Spring Story Time Series See Mar 4 for detail Preview Sale for Friends Members only by the Harford County Cultural Arts Tue Mar 25 11:15 am-noon Thu Apr 3 5:00-7:30 pm Bel Air Mysterious Minds Board. See page 6 for detail Adults / Love reading mysteries? Call Sun Mar 16 2:00-3:30 pm Teen Candy Bar Bingo R Family Craft Night R All Ages the branch for this month's selection. Grades 6-12 / Love candy? Love bingo? Bring the whole family for fun and Wed Mar 5 6:30-7:45 pm Spring Story Time Series R Come in from the cold and play to win express your creativity as we create See Mar 4 for detail chocolate and other candy. seasonal crafts for all ages. Tue Mar 18 11:15 am-noon Wed Mar 26 5:00-6:00 pm Thu Apr 3 6:30-7:30 pm F = Funded by the HCPL Friends R = Registration required. Begins two weeks prior to all programs. Registration suggested for all other programs. H&H March April May 2014 13 Always open! Check HCPLonline.org for program updates. Bel Air

Friends Book Sale Teen Craft Night R Grades 6-12 Master Gardeners' Plant Clinic Design an Ornamental Fri Apr 4 10:00 am-4:30 pm Make something special to take home! See Mar 15 for detail Container for Your Garden R Supplies and instructions will be Sat May 3 10:00 am-noon Adults / The Master Gardeners show Toddler Tales Story Time R provided. Check the information desk how to create high impact designs 18-35 months to see what craft we will be making. Bel Air Books At The Center with inspired ideas and instructions. Fri Apr 4 10:15-11:15 am Tue Apr 15 6:00-7:00 pm See Mar 3 for detail Sat May 17 10:15 am-noon Mon May 5 1:00-3:00 pm Master Gardeners' Plant Clinic Explore Bermuda - Travel The Lowland: a Novel by Jhumpa Lahiri Upper Falls Dance Company See Mar 15 for detail Lecture Series Adults / Known for presents Daisy-Head Mayzie Sat Apr 5 10:00 am-noon its pink beaches & stunning turquoise Princesses and Dragons Story Enjoy watching one of your water, Bermuda is paradise! Joe Hurley Time R favorite Dr. Seuss tales come alive Friends Book Sale from Safe Harbors Travel Group is the Ages 3-K in the Upper Falls Dance Company Sat Apr 5 10:00 am-4:30 pm presenter of this new monthly travel Children are invited to wear princess performance of Daisy-Head Mayzie. lecture series. Registration suggested. and dragon costumes. This magical performance is Celebrate 35 Years of Opening Wed Apr 16 6:30-7:30 pm Tue May 6 11:15 am-noon something everyone in the family will the Gift All Ages / Come together enjoy. Registration suggested. Science Club: Drip, Drip, Drip R TAG! (Teen Advisory Group) Sat May 17 2:00-3:00 pm with past participants and presenters Grades 3-8 / Explore science through See Mar 5 for detail of our home daycare story time a variety of hands-on experiments Wed May 7 3:00-5:00 pm Bitty Baby Diaper Gang R outreach program as we share cake and demonstrations. Ages 3-K / Bring your baby doll or and memories! See page 16 for detail Wed Apr 16 6:30-7:30 pm Sat Apr 5 1:00-4:00 pm Bel Air Mysterious Minds stuffed toy and attend "Diaper Gang" just like real mommies and daddies do. Bel Air Fiction Book See Mar 5 for detail $5.00 a bag day Wed May 7 6:30-7:45 pm Tue May 20 11:15 am Friends Book Sale Discussion Group Adults Sun Apr 6 1:00-4:00 pm Thu Apr 17 6:30-7:45 pm R Science Club: Zoom! R Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Family Craft Night See Apr 3 for detail Grades 3-8 / Explore science through FLANNELPALOOZA! R Adults Crandall Be inspired while you network with Thu May 8 6:30-7:30 pm a variety of hands-on experiments and demonstrations. other childcare providers! Perennials II - Master See page 16 for detail Teen After Hours - Spring Wed May 21 6:30-7:30 pm Gardeners R Adults Sun Apr 6 1:30-4:45 pm New selections for non-stop color! Edition R Grades 6-12 Preschool Sock Hop R This program includes a review on Ages 18 months-pre-K / Let's dance Bel Air Books At The Center how to divide perennials & introduces What could be better than hanging See Mar 3 for detail out after hours at the library with your the morning away with classic dance more interesting & improved varieties. songs and some new ones. Don't Mon Apr 7 1:00-3:00 pm Sat Apr 19 10:15 am-noon friends? Join us for the night as we The Returned by Jason Mott keep the library open just for teens! forget to wear your dancing shoes! Fri May 30 10:15-10:45 am It's Mother Earth's Day! Story Fri May 9 5:00-8:00 pm Meet the Author: Charles Time R Ages 3-K R Belfoure F Grades 10-Adults Tue Apr 22 11:15 am-noon LEGO® Club See Mar 8 for detail Booklist calls Belfoure the up and Sat May 10 2:00-3:30 pm Bel Air Hours coming Ken Follett based on his new Art at the Library All Ages book The Paris Architect. This complex Juried exhibition of recent Harford Art Alaska - Travel Lecture Series Mon & Wed 10:00 am - 8:00 pm WWII Paris based thriller takes on Association members' work includes Adults Tue & Thu 11:00 am - 8:00 pm the agonizing subject of the Nazi Incredible wildlife, glaciers, Native painting, pastels, pottery and more! Fri & Sat 10:00 am - 5:00 pm invasion of France and questions of April 26-May 2 Library hours cultures and Gold Rush history make Sun (Oct-Apr) 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm collaboration, isolationism, and illusion. Opening Reception Alaska a "bucket list" destination. Registration suggested. Sat Apr 26 noon - 3:00 pm Joe Hurley from Safe Harbors Travel Wed Apr 9 6:30 pm Group will introduce you to this last Drive-thru Window Bel Air Friends of HCPL frontier. Registration suggested. 410-638-4800 Silly Goose and Val! R Meeting Wed May 14 6:30-7:30 pm Mon - Thu 8:00 am - 7:45 pm Children ages birth-5 Mon Apr 28 5:15-6:30 pm Fri 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Sing and dance along with the always Bel Air Fiction Book Sat 9:00 am - 4:30 pm popular Silly Goose and Val Smalkin as Discussion Group Adults Sun (Oct-Apr) 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm they explore the wonderful world of May Thu May 15 6:30-7:45 pm books with high-energy fun! We Are Water by Wally Lamb Thu Apr 10 11:15 am-12:15 pm Holiday Closings Merriment with Mother Toddler Tales Story Time R Fri Apr 18 Good Friday LEGO® Club R See Mar 8 for detail Goose R 18 months-Age 3 18-35 months Sun Apr 20 Easter Sat Apr 12 2:00-3:30 pm Celebrate Mother Goose Day and Fri May 16 10:15-11:15 am Mon May 26 Memorial Day discover the importance of nursery Out of the Pits and Into the rhymes as a pre-reading activity. Wizard of Oz Party R Winner’s Seat! R Grades K-5 Thu May 1 11:15-11:45 am Grades K-5 Appropriate accommodations for Learn about car racing and have your Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of The individuals with disabilities will be picture taken in a real race car. Toddler Tales Story Time R Wizard of Oz with crafts, games and provided upon request. Please discuss Tue Apr 15 4:30-5:30 pm 18-35 months even a walk on the yellow brick road! any special needs with the librarian. Fri May 2 10:15-11:15 am Telephone service for the hearing Fri May 16 2:30-3:30 pm impaired is available at TTY 410-838-3371.

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Pre-Hours Preschool Party Darlington Book Discussion March Ages birth-pre-K Group Adults April Come to the library before we open Tue Mar 18 6:30-7:30 pm Teddy Bear Sleepover for stories, crafts, and activities. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Backyard Chickens Story Time Thu Mar 6 11:00 am-noon Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed Grades 6-Adults Ages birth-Grade 5 Ever thought about raising chickens Share stories and a craft with your Friends Book Sale Pre-Hours Preschool Party but don't know where to start? Are favorite stuffed animal and allow them Sat Mar 8 10:00 am-2:00 pm See Mar 6 for detail you already raising chickens and to spend the night at the library. Receive Thu Mar 20 11:00 am-noon would like to share your experiences? a special surprise when you return the Let's talk chickens! This program will next day to pick up your friend. be held at the Wilson Center. Tue Mar 4 6:30-7:30 pm Appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities will be provided Tue Apr 1 6:30-7:30 pm upon request. Please discuss any special needs with the librarian. Telephone service for the hearing impaired is available at TTY 410-838-3371. Pre-Hours Preschool Party See Mar 6 for detail Thu Apr 3 11:00 am-noon If you can imagine it, you can create it! Friends Book Sale Sat Apr 12 10:00 am-2:00 pm

Darlington Book Discussion Group Adults Tue Apr 15 6:30-7:30 pm Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline

Pre-Hours Preschool Party @ the abingdon library See Mar 6 for detail Thu Apr 17 11:00 am-noon Design your own items or choose from thousands of existing designs and print a three-dimensional life-size version of your creation using the amazing technology of the 3D printer! May As a grant-funded project, use of the 3D printer is FREE for all Library customers! Pre-Hours Preschool Party 3D printing is a layer-by-layer process and certain items may take long periods of See Mar 6 for detail Thu May 1 11:00 am-noon time to print. It is recommended that you schedule time for printing. A signup sheet is available at the Abingdon Library Information Desk. Friends Book Sale Sat May 10 10:00 am-2:00 pm

Pre-Hours Preschool Party See Mar 6 for detail Thu May 15 11:00 am-noon

Darlington Book Discussion Group Adults Tue May 20 6:30-7:30 pm Any book by Lisa Scottoline

Darlington Hours Mon-Wed 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm Thu noon-5:00 pm Fri 1:00 - 5:00 pm Sat 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Holiday Closings Fri Apr 18 Good Friday Mon May 26 Memorial Day

F = Funded by the HCPL Friends R = Registration required. Begins two weeks prior to all programs. Registration suggested for all other programs. H&H March April May 2014 15 Always open! Check HCPLonline.org for program updates. Opening 35 Years the Gift Let the library come to you! A Daycare Story Time Program for Licensed Home Daycare Providers

Each month from September through May, Harford County Public Library is pleased to share books, stories, puppets, songs and fingerplays in your licensed home daycare through our free Opening the Gift program.

Monthly themes include • Raise awareness of important school readiness skills activities to: • Encourage early literacy activities • Acquaint daycare providers & parents with library resources • Develop a love of books in all children and their caregivers

To participate, daycare providers must be licensed, able to set aside 45 minutes each month from September through May for our visit, and have at least four preschool-age children in attendance.

Your participation in Opening the Gift may be approved as required training by the Maryland State Department of Education, Office of Child Care (Approval #CKO-30714).

Space is Limited! To learn more and apply for one of the available spaces, please call the Bel Air Library at 410-638-3151 and ask for the Children’s Information Desk. Past participants must re-apply each year to be considered for inclusion in the program. Priority consideration given to applications received by June 15!

Celebrate 35 Years of Opening the Gift All Ages Come together with past participants and presenters of our home daycare story time outreach program as we share cake and memories! Held in conjunction with the FLANNELPALOOZA! showcase of story time enhancements. Bel Air Sat Apr 5 1:00-4:00 pm

FLANNELPALOOZA! R Adults Be inspired while you network with other childcare providers! Visit our showcase of flannel boards then learn simple, low cost ways you can create activities and props to enhance early literacy skills and make stories and rhymes come alive. Leave with FIVE story time enhancements— materials provided! This training is approved by MSDE for 3 hours Continuing Ed—Curriculum credit (CKO-30714). Bel Air Sun Apr 6 1:30-4:45 pm

16 Harford County Public Library 629 Edgewood Road 410-612-1600 Edgewood

TAG! (Teen Advisory Group) Friends Book Sale March-May Grades 6-12 Sat Mar 22 10 am-4:30 pm Make a difference in the library. Have It's Story Time your voice heard! Bring your friends. Edgewood Friends Make new ones! All Ages of HCPL Meeting Thu Mar 6 7:00-7:45 pm We will be reading books, singing Adults songs and doing finger plays during Mon Mar 24 this interactive story time. Yu-Gi-Oh & More: Gaming 4:15-5:15 pm Wednesdays 10:30-11:15 am Club R Grades 6-12 Bring your decks for games including Edgewood Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokemon, and Magic the Baby & Toddler Time Senior Center Gathering. Beginning instruction Birth-Age 3 Book Discussion Our smallest readers will enjoy stories, available. Group songs and a short playtime during a Sat Mar 8 12:30-3:30 pm Adults story time just for them. Tue Mar 25 Fridays 10:30-11:15 am Preschool Sock Hop Ages 2-pre-K 10:30-11:30 am Let's dance the morning away with The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Read to the Dogs! Story by Lily Koppel Grades K & up classic dance songs and some new Shy reader? Children can improve ones. Don't forget to wear your “Women's Work" in West their reading skills by sharing stories dancing shoes! with a furry friend. Volunteers and Mon Mar 10 10:30-11:15 am Africa Grades 9-Adults dogs are from Pets on Wheels. Celebrate Women’s History Month Scholarship Saturdays noon-2:00 pm LEAP: Diabetes Diagnosed R F as we take a close look at the lives of Application Writing Grades 3-8 women in two West African countries. Diabetes is a condition where the Two local Harford County residents Workshop R body is unable to use sugar. Become who have worked in Liberia and High School March a lab technician as you test samples Benin will present stories of individual from several patients to determine women and women's organizations Find out about college that have triumphed over a myriad of scholarships available to Harford Downton Abbey Day R F who has diabetes. challenges in their societies. County students! Get one-on- Adults Tue Mar 11 6:30-7:30 pm Tue Mar 25 6:30 pm one assistance writing a quality You are cordially invited to tea as we essay and application from a talk about all four seasons, Downton Yu-Gi-Oh Dueling Club R Harford County educator! Abbey trivia and more! Period dress is Grades 6-12 Preschool Parent Open encouraged! Reservations required - Activities include beginning House R Suggested materials/information space is limited. instruction, tournaments & free play. Parents and children ages birth-K to bring for any scholarships you Sat Mar 1 noon-2:00 pm Sat Mar 15 1:00-4:30 pm Enjoy hearty snacks, giveaways and wish to submit on-site: fun for the kids. Share stories about Friends Book Sale raising children and learn about free 1. Two letters of KNot Just KNitters All Ages recommendation in sealed Preview Sale for Friends Members library services. We also crochet, count stitches and envelopes more! Beginner or expert, bring your Wed Mar 19 6:00-7:30 pm Wed Mar 26 6:00-7:30 pm latest “hook and needle” project and 2. High school or college we’ll share KNowledge. Friends Book Sale Awesome Afternoon at the transcript in a sealed envelope Mon Mar 3 6:30 pm Thu Mar 20 1:00-7:30 pm Movies Grades K-5 with the original seal Enjoy a newly-released family 3. Grade point average and SAT Booked for Lunch William Paca/Old Post Road friendly movie the last Saturday of score each month. Movie titles are geared Adults Evening at the Library 4. Total Annual Household towards a children's audience with Let's do lunch and enjoy a midday Pre-K-Grade 5 Income (gross), student income either a G or PG rating. Children under book discussion of Defending Jacob Welcome students, families and (gross), and amount to be paid 8 years old must be accompanied by by William Landay. friends of William Paca/Old Post Road toward college tuition. Wed Mar 5 11:30 am-12:30 pm Elementary School for an Evening at an adult. 5. Last four digits of SSN. the Library. The fun includes stories Sat Mar 29 2:00-4:00 pm Teen Candy Bar Bingo F read by your favorite teachers and a 6. Any essays you have already Grades 6-12 craft to take home. Foreign Film Festival F written or begun to write that you Love candy? Love Bingo? Come Thu Mar 20 5:30-6:30 pm Adults /Calling all foreign film buffs! want feedback on. in from the cold and play to win Join us for a monthly viewing of chocolate & other candy. Friends Book Sale one of the top foreign films made in Tue Mar 4 5:00-7:00 pm Thu Mar 6 6:00-7:00 pm Fri Mar 21 10 am-4:30 pm decades past. Mon Mar 31 6:00-8:00 pm

F = Funded by the HCPL Friends R = Registration required. Begins two weeks prior to all programs. Registration suggested for all other programs. Always open! Check HCPLonline.org for program updates. H&H March April May 2014 17 Edgewood

Yu-Gi-Oh & More: Gaming Foreign Film Festival F LEAP: The Science of April Club R See Mar 31 for detail Chocolate R See Mar 8 for detail Mon Apr 28 6:00-8:00 pm Grades 3-8 Ology Workshop R Grades 1-5 Sat Apr 12 12:30-3:30 pm Milk. Dark. Dove®. Nestle®. What's Have you ever dreamed of becoming the difference? Find out what makes a spy? Come to the Library and learn It's Magic Monday! All Ages May chocolate so special. Taste test small some tools of the trade. Learn about Stop by and see Dan "Magic Man" samples and share your opinion. Tue May 13 6:30-7:30 pm codes, disguises and more! Schoener work his magic. Dan is a Teen Movie Night R F Tue Apr 1 6:30-7:15 pm student at Edgewood High School, Grades 6-12 where he regularly amazes his peers Bring your friends and join us for a Yu-Gi-Oh Dueling Club R Booked for Lunch Adults with feats of amazing magic! movie. Those attending will choose See Mar 15 for detail Let's do lunch and enjoy a midday Mon Apr 14 4:30-5:00 pm from four movie titles when they Sat May 17 12:30-3:30 pm book discussion of The Beautiful Ruins register. Snacks provided. by Jess Walter. LEAP: Imagine the Thu May 1 6:00-8:00 pm Here Comes Mother Goose R Wed Apr 2 11:30 am-12:30 pm Possibilities - Girls & STEM R Birth-pre-K Grades 3-8 Spring Jewelry R F Adults Mother Goose is visiting the Library! Bring Your 'A' Game R Engineers build the future! Join Brighten your spring with a She'll be reading nursery rhymes and Grades 6 and up us for a hands-on exploration of handcrafted bracelet or earrings. doing a simple craft. Watch the film Bring Your 'A' Game, engineering that combines the Sat May 3 2:00 pm Mon May 19 10:30-11:15 am featuring many of today's hottest design process and problem solving. entertainers and athletes. Follow up All creative, one-of-a-kind, young KNot Just KNitters Edgewood Friends of HCPL with a group discussion led by The engineers welcome. The future needs See Mar 3 for detail Meeting Adults Rites of Passage Mentoring Program YOU! Presented by the APG CERDEC Mon May 5 6:30 pm Mon May 19 4:15-5:15 pm from Harford Community College. Educational Outreach Office. Wed Apr 2 3:30 pm Tue Apr 15 6:30-7:30 pm Book Worm Party Foreign Film Festival F Grades 1-5 See Mar 31 for detail R Silly Goose and Val! Yu-Gi-Oh Dueling Club R If you love to read, this is the party Mon May 19 6:00-8:00 pm Children ages birth-5 See Mar 15 for detail for you! Come celebrate your favorite Sing and dance along with the always Sat Apr 19 12:30-3:30 pm books and make fun crafts. Bring your Edgewood Senior Center popular Silly Goose and Val Smalkin as favorite book if you'd like! they explore the wonderful world of Book Discussion Group Edgewood Senior Center Tue May 6 6:30-7:30 pm Adults books with high-energy fun! Book Discussion Group Sat Apr 5 10:30-11:30 am Tue May 27 10:30-11:30 am Adults Booked for Lunch Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Tue Apr 22 10:30-11:30 am KNot Just KNitters Adults by Jonathan Foer The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom Let's do lunch and enjoy a midday See Mar 3 for detail book discussion of The Yellow Birds by Mon Apr 7 6:30 pm Pajama Math Party R Kevin Powers. Wed May 7 11:30 am-12:30 pm Pajama Math Party R Play fun math games in your pajamas Edgewood Hours at the library! Mystery clocks, zip line Grades 1-4 zoo and bedtime math puzzles. Play fun math games in your pajamas Wacky Wind Chimes R F Mon & Wed 10:00 am - 8:00 pm Wed Apr 23 6:30-7:30 pm at the library! Tangrams, dominoes Grades 6-12 Tue & Thu 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm and bedtime math puzzles. Spring winds are here. Build a wind Fri & Sat 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Wed Apr 9 6:30-7:30 pm Poetry Slam F chime and enjoy the music that is in Grades 6-12 the air. Supplies provided. Drive-thru Window Mon - Thu 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Teen March Madness Party F Poetry slam is the competitive art of Thu May 8 6:00-7:00 pm Grades 6-12 / Celebrate the end of performance poetry. Enjoy listening Fri 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm the NCAA basketball season and find to students from the Edgewood High TAG! (Teen Advisory Group) out who won our March Madness School sharing rhymes. See Mar 6 for detail Holiday Closings Bracket Contest. Thu Apr 24 6:00-7:45 pm Thu May 8 7:00-7:45 pm Thu Apr 10 6:00-7:00 pm Fri Apr 18 Good Friday Awesome Afternoon at the Yu-Gi-Oh & More: Gaming Mon May 26 Memorial Day TAG! (Teen Advisory Group) Movies Club R See Mar 6 for detail See Mar 29 for detail See Mar 8 for detail Thu Apr 10 7:00-7:45 pm Sat Apr 26 2:00-4:00 pm Sat May 10 12:30-3:30 pm Appropriate accommodations for Attracting Wildlife to Your April Showers Story Time R It's Magic Monday! All Ages individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please discuss Garden Adults Birth-pre-K See Apr 14 for detail any special needs with the librarian. Mon Apr 28 10:30-11:15 am The Master Gardeners will show Mon May 12 4:30-5:00 pm Telephone service for the hearing you how to attract (and how not to impaired is available at TTY 410-838-3371. attract) wildlife to your garden. Sat Apr 12 10:30-12:00 am

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Beatles Game Night F Beatles Rock Band Open Friends Book Sale March-May All Ages / "Come Together," Beatles fans, House F All Ages Fri May 9 10:00 am-5:00 pm for a Fab night of games. Play Beatles "Come Together" to "Twist and Shout" Sat May 10 10:00 am-2:00 pm eServices by Appointment Rock Band or the Beatles versions of "Any Time at All" during this open All Ages / Learn how to download Monopoly, Scrabble, or Trivial Pursuit. house. Sing, play guitar, or bang on Garden Story Time R F and use library electronic services on A splendid time is guaranteed for all. the drums with fellow fans. Birth-K / Stories and songs about your personal devices. Call or visit the Registration suggested. Mon Apr 14 1:00-4:00 pm gardening! Take home something library to make an appointment. Thu Mar 20 6:00-8:00 pm you can watch sprout and grow! Critics Without Credentials Mon May 12 10:30-11:00 am Crafternoon R F Family Drop-In Story Time Book Group F Adults Children grades K & up / Come in and R Fridays 10:30-11:00 am Wed Apr 16 10:00-11:30 am Babies ♥ Books Story Time get creative with our craft supplies! The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty See Mar 12 for detail Fri Mar 21 2:30-3:30 pm Wed May 14 11:00 am-noon Sprouts - Gardening for March Babies ♥ Books Story Time R LEGO® Club F See Mar 12 for detail See Mar 12 for detail Kids R F Grades K and up Wed May 14 5:15-6:15 pm Learn how to plant a seed, watch Fallston Friends Evening Wed Mar 26 11:00 am-noon it grow, and transplant it into a Beatles Trivia Night All Ages Book Group F Adults container or the ground! "Come Together," Beatles fans, as Mon Mar 3 6:30-8:00 pm April Mon Apr 21 2:00-3:00 pm we continue to celebrate the 50th Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens anniversary of the Fab Four's invasion Babies ♥ Books Story Time R of America. Test your knowledge in TAG! (Teen Advisory Group) F Dickens' Twist with Scholar See Mar 12 for detail a contest against fellow fans. Come Grades 6-12 / Make a difference in the Brian Murray Adults Wed Apr 23 11:00 am-noon early to play Beatles Rock Band. library. Have your voice heard! Bring The library will be celebrating the Thu May 15 6:00-8:00 pm your friends. Make new ones! 175th anniversary of the printing Crafternoon R F Tue Mar 4 5:00-6:00 pm of the last portion of Oliver Twist in See Mar 21 for detail Crafternoon R F America with free copies of the title Fri Apr 25 2:30-3:30 pm See Mar 21 for detail Fairy Houses, Gnome Homes and a special discussion of the book. Fri May 16 2:30-3:30 pm and Elf Abodes R F Join Brian Murray, Dickens scholar Harford Ballet Company Children grades K and up / Legend and author of The Bedside, Bathtub & presents Cinderella R All Ages Doggie Fashion Show F has it that if you build a fairy home Armchair Companion to Dickens, for a Harford Ballet Company is the premier All Ages / Dress up your pup and earn for your garden, a fairy will stay to rest unique and light-hearted exploration classical and contemporary dance prizes for clever costumes and/or its wings, and gnomes and elves will of one of literature's most adorable company in the Northern Maryland tricks. Registration suggested. move right in! Using materials from waifs. Free copies of Oliver Twist are region and is the resident company of Sat May 17 1:00-2:00 pm nature, build your own tiny home. limited and will be handed out at the the Dance Conservatory of Maryland. Wed Mar 5 5:30-6:30 pm Fallston Library, first come first served, Presented next door to the library, on Critics Without Credentials beginning March 1. Registration stage at the Fallston United Methodist Book Group F Adults Babies ♥ Books Story Time R suggested, limited seating. Church Friendship Center. Wed May 21 10:00-11:30 am Ages 6-24 months / Playgroup follows Wed Apr 2 6:30-8:00 pm Sat Apr 26 3:00-4:00 pm The Book Thief by Markus Zusak for meeting and mingling. Wed Mar 12 11:00 am-noon Friends Book Sale Babies ♥ Books Story Time R Collection Date @ Loading Dock May See Mar 12 for detail LEGO® Club F Grades K-5 Sat Apr 5 noon-4:00 pm Wed May 28 11:00 am-noon We supply the LEGO® blocks, you supply the imagination! Fallston Friends Evening Friends Book Sale Wed Mar 12 5:15-6:15 pm Book Group F Adults Preview Sale for Friends Members Fallston Hours Mon Apr 7 6:30-8:00 pm Thu May 1 5:00-8:00 pm Baseball Movie Marathon F The Appeal by John Grisham Mon & Wed 10:00 am - 8:00 pm All Ages Friends Book Sale Tue & Thu 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm Sat Mar 15 10:00 am-5:00 pm TAG! (Teen Advisory Group) F Fri May 2 10:00 am-5:00 pm Fri & Sat 10:00 am - 5:00 pm The Rookie (G) 10:00 am-12:15 pm See Mar 4 for detail Sat May 3 10:00 am-5:00 pm A League of Their Own (PG) Tue Apr 8 5:00-6:00 pm Holiday Closings 12:20-2:30 pm Fallston Friends Evening 42 (PG-13) 2:35-4:45 pm Fri Apr 18 Good Friday Babies ♥ Books Story Time R Book Group F Adults See Mar 12 for detail Mon May 26 Memorial Day Critics Without Credentials Mon May 5 6:30-8:00 pm Wed Apr 9 11:00 am-noon Destiny of the Republic by Candice Book Group F Adults Millard Wed Mar 19 10:00-11:30 am LEGO® Club F Appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities will be Orange is the New Black by Piper See Mar 12 for detail TAG! (Teen Advisory Group) F provided upon request. Please discuss Kerman Wed Apr 9 5:15-6:15 pm See Mar 4 for detail any special needs with the librarian. Tue May 6 5:00-6:00 pm Telephone service for the hearing impaired is available at TTY 410-838-3371.

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Book Trailers contest Premiere Friday, March 14 6:30-9:00 pm, Abingdon Library

We’ll roll out the red carpet for an afterhours screening and judging of all Film This! Book Trailer entries. Winners will be announced! Students and families with entries submitted by March 2nd are invited. Registration required.

Teens are invited to create short videos promoting their favorite book. Judges will choose the winning submissions. See a librarian for official rules. Submissions must be received by March 2.

Funding for this program is provided by the See past Friends of HCPL, and the Harford County Government winners! through the Harford County Cultural Arts Board Harford County Public Library 120 N. Union Avenue 410-939-6700 Havre de Grace

Sing-Play with Cathy & Marcy Monster Jam Story Time March-May Children / Children's Music Grammy Children April Award winners Cathy Fink & Marcy Fri Mar 21 10:30-11:30 am Babies Books Story Time Marxer entertain, engage and delight Havre de Grace Books by ♥ in this program that gets parents and Half-Day LEGO® Fun Children Birth-24 months / Playgroup follows their children participating together. Half-day for the kids? Bring them to Night Book Discussion Group for meeting and mingling. Songs, sign language, play along the library for LEGO® fun. We supply Adults Wednesdays 10:30-11:30 am accompanied on ukulele, guitar, the LEGO® blocks; kids supply the Thu Apr 3 6:30-7:30 pm banjo, drum, spoons and washboard. imagination. David & Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell Book Jam! by Appointment R Sponsored by Baker & Taylor Book Fri Mar 21 2:00-4:00 pm Sign up your child for a fun, read- R Distributors. Registration suggested. Garden Help: Composting aloud experience with a trained Mon Mar 3 10:30 am Harford County Photography Adults / It's essential to every garden volunteer. Make an appointment and and yet people don't realize how easy Club @ the Library Adults we will match your child up with the it can be. Learn the basics or come Havre de Grace Senior Center Monthly gatherings are a show perfect reader. with your questions. Presenter: Master and tell with specific themes. Get Book Club Adults Gardener Maxine Rising. feedback on your pictures and meet Computers for Beginners by Thu Mar 6 10:00-11:15 am Sat Apr 5 10:30 am-noon local photographers, both amateur Appointment R Are you still The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure and professional. First fifteen minutes, frustrated with the basics of working Emily Dickinson Live! R F a tease for upcoming training. with a computer? Sign up for a one Garden Help: Seed Starting R Adults / Local professor, Colleen Mon Mar 24 6:30-8:00 pm hour session of one-on-one help. Adults / Learn about the basics of Webster, brings this hermetic but Theme: Portraits starting your garden indoors. Tricks, brilliant poet to life in her one woman eServices by Appointment R tips, and timetables from the Master show that is accompanied by poetry First Write: Now Edit Learn how to download and use Gardeners. readings and a display of images library electronic services on your Sat Mar 8 10:30 am-noon Workshop Series R F concerning Dickinson. personal devices. Call or visit the See Mar 1 for detail Tue Apr 8 6:30-8:00 pm library to make an appointment. Coupons: More Bang for Your Guest Presenter: Ramona DeFelice Long Tue Mar 25 6:30-7:45 pm Buck! Adults Coupons: More Bang for Your Family Drop-In Story Time Buck! See Mar 12 for detail Learn to save money in these tight Divergent R F Grades 6-12 Fridays 10:30-11:30 am Wed Apr 9 6:30-7:30 pm economic times. Are you a fan of the book Divergent? Wed Mar 12 6:30-7:30 pm Help with Online Job Excited about the movie? Come join Havre de Grace Senior Center your fellow fans to discover your Applications R Book Jam Reading Circle R Faction, & have fun based on the book. Book Club Adults A volunteer will provide one-on- Grades 2-5 Wed Mar 26 5:00 pm Thu Apr 10 10:00-11:15 am one assistance to complete online Help your child succeed at reading. Growing Up Amish: A Memoir by Ira applications and to create a resume. Take turns reading out loud in a Book Jam! Read Aloud Wangler Call for an appointment. small group, shared discussion and Sessions – Volunteer enrichment. Book Jam Reading Circle R F F Grades 6-12 Orientation R Adults This Thursday! Sat Mar 15 1:00-2:00 pm See Mar 15 for detail We're doing something in the teen Volunteer Readers Wanted! Share Sat Apr 12 1:00-2:00 pm room every Thursday after school! your enthusiasm for books by reading First Write: Now Edit Thursdays 3:00-4:00 pm aloud to school-age children in the Rainbow Loom for Teens F R Workshop Series F library. Learn about this reading Grades 6-12 See Mar 1 for detail program where the volunteers rock Make bracelets for yourself and your March Guest presenter: Laura Fox. and children "jam out" to books. friends while hanging out in the teen Mon Mar 17 6:30-7:45 pm Sat Mar 29 10:00 am-noon room. We'll supply the looms and the First Write: Now Edit rubber bands! Bad Art Night! R F Adults Families Learn @ the Library: Wed Apr 16 10:00 am-8:00 pm Workshop Series R F Create something dreadful and win! Mythology R F Children Thu Apr 17 1:00-8:00 pm Adults / In conjunction with National Have any artistic talent whatsoever? Learn about Greek Gods and Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), This is NOT the program for you. Send Goddesses. Find your way through Library LIP DUB All Ages this series will help writers edit their us your tired, your untalented, your the Labyrinth to defeat Minotaur. Show your love for the Havre de work. March is National Novel Editing huddled masses yearning to spread Harness Apollo's chariot, shoot silver Grace Library during National Month (NaNoEdMo). Guest presenter: their artistic wings. Prizes for the arrows like Artemis, and more. Library Week by being a part of an Laura Fox. worst art imaginable. Sat Mar 29 2:00-4:00 pm online music video. Find out more Sat Mar 1 2:30-4:00 pm Tue Mar 18 6:30-7:45 pm information on Facebook at Puppy Tales Early Literacy www.fb.com/HdGLibrary Havre de Grace Books by Teen Candy Bar Bingo F Workshop R F Thu Apr 17 6:00-7:00 pm Night Book Discussion Group Grades 6-12 An early literacy workshop Adults Love candy? Love Bingo? Come introducing fun ways that parents can Rainbow Loom for Teens F Thu Mar 6 6:30-7:30 pm in from the cold and play to win help their children get ready to read. See Apr 16 for detail The Splendour Falls by Susanna chocolate & other candy. Enjoy stories and activities. Make and Sat Apr 19 10:00 am-5:00 pm Kearsley Thu Mar 20 4:00-5:00 pm take crafts. For parents and caregivers and their children age 5 and under. Mon Mar 31 10:30-11:30 am F = Funded by the HCPL Friends H&H March April May 2014 21 R = Registration required. Begins two weeks prior to all programs. Registration suggested for all other programs. Always open! Check HCPLonline.org for program updates. Havre de Grace

Classical Music Live! F Puppy Tales Early Literacy Coupons: More Bang for Your yard or patio? Get new ideas and tips from guest presenter, Robert Lowe. Adults / An evening of classical music Workshop R F Buck! See Mar 12 for detail presented by local musicians. See Mar 31 for detail Wed May 14 6:30-7:30 pm Sat May 24 3:30-5:00 pm Mon Apr 21 6:30-7:30 pm Mon May 5 10:30-11:30 am I ♥ Reading Book Party R F Friends Book Sale It's Mother Earth's Day! Story Havre de Grace Senior Center Grades 6-8 Moving sale: last book sale before Chat about the books you , and hear construction on the new building! Time Children Book Club Adults ♥ the scoop on newly released titles. Sat May 24 10:00 am-4:30 pm Fri Apr 25 10:30-11:30 am Thu May 8 10:00-11:15 am Snacks provided. Tue May 27 1:00-7:30 pm Think Twice by Lisa Scottoline Half-Day LEGO® Fun Thu May 15 5:00 pm Wed May 28 10:00 am-7:30 pm Thu May 29 1:00-7:30 pm See Mar 21 for detail Conversation Cafe: Spanish/ Fri Apr 25 2:00-4:00 pm Half-Day LEGO® Fun Fri May 30 10:00 am-4:30 pm English Adults / Whether you are See Mar 21 for detail Sat May 31 10:00 am-4:30 pm Harford County Photography learning English or learning Spanish, Fri May 16 2:00-4:00 pm here's a chance to practice your Club @ the Library language skills and meet new people. Harford County Photography See Mar 24 for detail Thu May 8 6:30-7:30 pm Mon Apr 28 6:30-8:00 pm Club @ the Library Havre de Grace Hours Theme: Depth of Field & Motion I Love My Mom Story Time See Mar 24 for detail Mon & Wed 10:00 am - 8:00 pm Mon May 19 6:30-8:00 pm Children Tue & Thu 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm Theme: Before & After May Fri May 9 10:30-11:30 am Fri & Sat 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Starting a Business At Mother's Day Tea Party R F Holiday Closings Havre de Grace Books by Home R Adults All Ages / In celebration of mothers Fri Apr 18 Good Friday and special women in your life, enjoy Are you a stay at home caregiver Night Book Group Adults Mon May 26 Memorial Day Thu May 1 6:30-7:30 pm a lovely tea party, including stories who would like to try creating a small Come Home by Lisa Scottoline and a craft. business? Here's what you'll need to Sat May 10 2:00-3:30 pm know. Presented by the HCC Small Spring Scrabble Tournament Business Center. Appropriate accommodations for Adults R F Caldecott Celebration R Tue May 20 6:30-8:00 pm individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please discuss Test your skills in this competitive Children /What is your favorite picture Garden Help: Landscape any special needs with the librarian. game of words. Sign up early to book? Join us as we read our favorite Telephone service for the hearing secure one of only 16 spots! Prizes. Caldecott winners. Design R F Adults / Planning a impaired is available at TTY 410-838-3371. Sat May 3 11:00 am-3:00 pm Tue May 13 6:30-7:30 pm garden or looking to upgrade your

Follow the adventures of Perry Brown by reading her diary entries and uncovering the Harford Library secret of her inheritance by following clues and answering HACKSonline questions!

Starting April 7, begin your journey on the Harford Community College website: http://harford.libguides.com /hacks an online information scavenger hunt Answer the questions and bring your correct answer key into any Harford County Public Library branch during National Middle & High School students - Library Week (April 13-19) to receive a Harford Library Hacks Celebrate National Library Week flash drive (while supplies last). with an online scavenger hunt!

All those who bring in a correct answer log will also be entered into a drawing Harford Library Hacks: An Online Scavenger Hunt is a partnership between the for an iPad Mini! libraries of Harford Community College, Harford County Public Schools and the Harford County Public Library system.

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Babies ♥ Books Story Time R Teen Movie Night R F Go Fly a Kite R March-May See Mar 3 for detail Grades 6-12 Grades K-8 Mon Mar 17 10:30-11:00 am Bring your friends and join us after April is National Kite Month and you Computing by Appointment R hours for a movie. Those attending are invited to come to the library to All Ages The Library Stitchers Adults will choose from four movie titles make a kite. We will take our kites out Whether your stitches are knitted, when they register. Snacks provided. and fly them, weather permitting. Family Drop-In Story Time crocheted or stitched in another way, Fri Mar 28 5:30-8:00 pm Sat Apr 12 2:00-4:00 pm Fridays 10:30-11:00 am come join us! Tue Mar 18 2:00-4:00 pm Rachel Carson: Marine Jarrettsville Evening Book March Biologist Discussion Group Adults Sustainable Gardening R Grades 6-Adults Please contact the branch for this Grade 9-Adults Marine Biologist and author Rachel month's book selection. Babies ♥ Books Story Time R Botanist and owner-operator of Carson was a woman ahead of her Mon Apr 14 6:30-7:30 pm Ages 6-24 months Kollar Nursery, Stan Kollar, will discuss time. A well-known scientist when Playgroup follows for meeting and sustainable gardening techniques most women were only involved in The Library Stitchers mingling. you can apply to your home garden. the "domestic sciences," she penned See Mar 18 for detail Mon Mar 3 10:30-11:00 am Topics of organic philosophy, native one of the most influential, and Tue Apr 15 2:00-4:00 pm plant and insect relationships as well controversial environmental books LEGO® Club R as timing for vegetable crop planting of all time, Silent Spring. Her legacy Laugh Out Loud Story Time R Grades K-8 will be presented. Get expert tips and legend lives on through the Ages 2-K We supply the LEGO® blocks, you for making the most of your spring first person performance of Kate Wed Apr 16 10:30-11:30 am supply the imagination! garden. Campbell Stevenson. Registration Mon Mar 3 6:00-7:30 pm Tue Mar 18 6:30 pm suggested. Meet the Author: Tom Horton Sun Mar 30 2:00-4:00 pm Grades 9-Adults Meet Julie: An American Girl Spring Story Time Series R Join us for the opening evening Grades 2-8 R F Ages 2-K of Now You See it: Illusion and Have a groovy time as we travel back Wed Mar 19 10:30-11:15 am April Camouflage in Nature juried to the 1970s. Learn about Julie, make photography exhibition and meet a pet rock, listen to music of the 70s LEGO® Club R Chesapeake Bay journalist and R and have fun! See Mar 3 for detail TAG! (Teen Advisory Group) environmentalist, Tom Horton, Tue Mar 4 4:30-5:30 pm Thu Mar 20 6:00-7:30 pm See Mar 6 for detail author of Bay Country and An Island Thu Apr 3 4:00-5:00 pm Out of Time. Registration suggested. Spring Story Time Series R Jarrettsville Novel Ideas Supported by the Harford County Cultural Arts Board. Ages 2-K Book Discussion Group Silly Goose and Val! R Children ages birth-5 Wed Apr 16 6:30-8:00 pm Wed Mar 5 10:30-11:15 am Adults Sing and dance along with the always Mon Mar 24 10:30 am-noon popular Silly Goose and Val Smalkin as TAG! (Teen Advisory Group) R May the Road Rise Up to Meet You by Now You See It: Illusion and they explore the wonderful world of Grades 6-12 Peter Troy Camouflage in Nature Juried Make a difference in the library. Have books with high-energy fun! Photography Exhibition Sun Apr 6 2:00-3:00 pm your voice heard! Bring your friends. Spring Story Time Series R All Ages Make new ones! Ages 2-K The photography community will R Thu Mar 6 4:00-5:00 pm Wed Mar 26 10:30-11:15 am Babies ♥ Books Story Time be exploring illusions through See Mar 3 for detail the annual Juried Photography Mon Apr 7 10:30-11:00 am Jarrettsville Evening Book Who are the United States Exhibition. Now You See It: Illusion and Camouflage in Nature will open Discussion Group Marines? R LEGO® Club R during National Library Week with Adults Grades 9-Adults See Mar 3 for detail two dozen stunning photos from Please contact the branch for this The United States Marine Corps has Mon Apr 7 6:00-7:30 pm local professional and amateur month's book selection. proudly served our country for 238 photographers. Supported by the Mon Mar 10 6:30-7:30 pm years with honor and uncommon Harford County Cultural Arts Board. valor. Created in 1775, the Marine I ♥ Reading Book Party R April 17-May 17, 2014 Library hours Chess Club Corps has been a component of the Grades 6-12 Adults United States Department of the Chat about the books you ♥ and hear Drop by and play chess with other Navy since 1834. Staff Sergeant Chad the scoop on newly released titles. LEGO® Club R adults. Amick will present information on Snacks provided. See Mar 3 for detail Tue Mar 11 6:00 pm the requirements and opportunities Tue Apr 8 3:30-5:00 pm Thu Apr 17 6:00-7:30 pm of service, a brief history of The Corps Spring Story Time Series R and a snapshot view of what daily life Chess Club Babies ♥ Books Story Time R Ages 2-K is like as a Marine. See Mar 11 for detail See Mar 3 for detail Wed Mar 12 10:30-11:15 am Wed Mar 26 6:30-8:00 pm Tue Apr 8 6:00 pm Mon Apr 21 10:30-11:00 am

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Jarrettsville Novel Ideas Book LEGO® Club R Babies ♥ Books Story Time R Discussion Group Adults See Mar 3 for detail See Mar 3 for detail Jarrettsville Hours Mon Apr 28 10:30 am-noon Mon May 5 6:00-7:30 pm Mon May 19 10:30-11:00 am The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin Mon & Wed 10:00 am - 8:00 pm Friends Book Sale Jarrettsville Novel Ideas Book Tue & Thu 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm Tue May 6 1:00-7:30 pm Discussion Group Adults Fri & Sat 10:00 am - 5:00 pm May Wed May 7 10:00 am - 7:30 pm Mon May 19 10:30 am-noon Sun (Oct-Apr) 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Thu May 8 1:00-7:30 pm Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler Fri May 9 10:00 am - 4:30 pm Drive-thru Window Friends Book Sale Sat May 10 10:00 am - 4:30 pm The Library Stitchers 410-692-7898 Thu May 1 1:00-7:30 pm See Mar 18 for detail Jarrettsville Evening Book Tue May 20 2:00-4:00 pm Mon - Thu 9:00 am - 7:30 pm TAG! (Teen Advisory Group) R Discussion Group Adults Fri & Sat 9:00 am - 4:30 pm See Mar 6 for detail Please contact the branch for this Princesses and Dragons Story Sun (Oct-Apr) 1:00-4:30 pm Thu May 1 4:00-5:00 pm month's book selection. Time R Ages 2-K Mon May 12 6:30-7:30 pm Wed May 21 10:30-11:30 am Holiday Closings Friends Book Sale Fri Apr 18 Good Friday Fri May 2 10:00 am - 4:30 pm Chess Club Teen Movie Night R F Sun Apr 20 Easter Sat May 3 10:00 am - 4:30 pm See Mar 11 for detail See Mar 28 for detail Mon May 26 Memorial Day Mon May 5 10:00 am - 7:30 pm Tue May 13 6:00 pm Fri May 23 5:00-8:00 pm

Babies ♥ Books Story Time R LEGO® Club R Appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities will be provided See Mar 3 for detail See Mar 3 for detail upon request. Please discuss any special needs with the librarian. Telephone Mon May 5 10:30-11:00 am Thu May 15 6:00-7:30 pm service for the hearing impaired is available at TTY 410-838-3371.

3rd Annual Saturday, April 12 10 am-4 pm Romancing the Chrome Jarrett’s Field: 3719 Norrisville Road (Across from the Jarrettsville Library) Cra Show Rain Date: Saturday, April 26 To benefit Harford County Public Library and Day-of Registration: $20, 8:00-10:00 am the Jarrettsville Lions Club Pre-Registration: $15 until 3/28 Live Music, Contests, Vendors, Beer Garden, Pit Beef & More!

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Trophies & prizes awarded include: 1st-3rd Place for each class, Best in Class $75 (1st Place) & Best in Show Award $500 Class List: Domestic ‘93+, Foreign ‘93+, Muscle ‘93+, Imports/Tuners, Custom (1949-1992), Street Rod, Historic (pre 1949), Muscle Cars (Mopar, Ford, & GM), Jeep/Truck/SUV pre ‘92, Jeep/Truck/SUV post ‘93, Stock (1949-1992) 24 Harford County Public Library 655 Towne Center Drive 410-612-1660 Joppa

Pete the Cat Story Time Rainbow Loom for Teens Crafty Kids March-May Ages 2-K Grades 6-12 See Mar 13 for detail Tue Mar 11 6:00-6:45 pm Make bracelets for yourself and your Thu Mar 27 4:00-5:00 pm Family Drop-In Story Time Wed Mar 12 10:30-11:30 am friends. We'll supply the looms and Mondays 11:00 am the rubber bands! Joppa Evening Book Random Teen Madness Wed Mar 19 4:00-5:00 pm Discussion See Mar 5 for detail Adults March Wed Mar 12 4:00-5:00 pm Random Teen Madness Thu Mar 27 6:30-7:30 pm See Mar 5 for detail Jarrettsville by Cornelia Nixon Kids Create Art F Grades K-8 Teen Book to Movie Club Wed Mar 19 4:00-5:00 pm Get creative by making awesome art See Mar 5 for detail Boating Skills and you can take home with you! Supplies Wed Mar 12 6:00-7:00 pm Experiment and Explore! Seamanship Course provided. Book Discussion: Mortal Instruments: Story Time See Mar 17 for detail Sat Mar 1 10:30-11:30 am City of Bones by Cassandra Clare Age 3-Grade 1 Session #3 Wed Mar 19 6:00-7:00 pm Mon Mar 31 7:00-9:00 pm Stitch and Share Adults Crafty Kids Grades K-4 An informal afternoon of stitching Create something unique with our LEGO® Club Age 3-Grade 8 fun. Bring your project and meet craft supplies! We supply the LEGO® blocks, you April others. Limited assistance provided. Thu Mar 13 4:00-5:00 pm supply the imagination! Mon Mar 3 1:00-2:30 pm Sat Mar 22 1:00-3:00 pm Teen Craft Night Grades 6-12 Maker Kids See Mar 4 for detail Maker Kids Grades K-5 Make something special to take Boating Skills and Tue Apr 1 4:00-6:00 pm Come to the kids' maker program home! Supplies and instructions will Seamanship Course each month. Each month we will be provided. Check at the Information See Mar 17 for detail Random Teen Madness work on making new things, from Desk to see what craft we will be Session #2 See Mar 5 for detail kites to craft projects. making. Mon Mar 24 7:00-9:00 pm Tue Mar 4 4:00-6:00 pm Thu Mar 13 6:00-7:00 pm Wed Apr 2 4:00-5:00 pm Cloud Storage: Storing Baby and Toddler Time Teen Book to Movie Club Random Teen Madness Information in the Modern Romancing the Chrome Grades 6-12 / Play video and board Ages 6 months-2 years See Mar 5 for detail games, eat snacks and have a great Fri Mar 14 10:30 am Age Adults Wed Apr 2 5:30-8:00 pm time with your friends! Explore clouds as a method for Movie Screening: Beautiful Creatures Wed Mar 5 4:00-5:00 pm 8th Annual Joppatowne Youth storing and backing up computer information. We'll discuss safety and Art Show Kids Create Art F various cloud sites. See Mar 1 for detail Teen Book to Movie Club Grades K-5 Tue Mar 25 3:00-4:00 pm Grades 6-12 Submit your art for the 8th Annual Sat Apr 5 10:30-11:30 am A unique two part book discussion Youth Art Show! See a librarian for Knitting for Beginners and group especially for teens based on details and an entry form. Stitch and Share Adults books that have been made into Sat Mar 15 12:00-3:00 pm Advanced Beginners R An informal afternoon of stitching movies. In part one, we will watch the See Mar 10 for detail fun. Bring your project and meet movie. In part two, we will discuss Boating Skills and Tue Mar 25 6:30-8:00 pm others. Some help provided. the movie and the book. Come to Seamanship Course Mon Apr 7 1:00-2:30 pm Random Teen Madness one or both. Copies of the book will U.S. Coast Guard Flotilla 22-08 will See Mar 5 for detail be available for check out at the conduct this eight session course Boating Skills and Wed Mar 26 4:00-5:00 pm Information Desk three weeks prior to featuring boating safety, how to Seamanship Course the book discussion. trailer your boat, how to read charts, See Mar 17 for detail Wed Mar 5 5:30-8:00 pm buoy recognition, and rules of the Oink! Oink! Pigs Galore Story Session #4 Movie Screening: The Mortal road. Slight charge for materials. Time Ages 2-K Mon Apr 7 7:00-9:00 pm Instruments: City of Bones Session #1 Wed Mar 26 6:00-7:00 pm Mon Mar 17 7:00-9:00 pm Birthday Surprise Story Time Knitting for Beginners and TAG! (Teen Advisory Group) Ages 2-K Advanced Beginners R Genealogy Sharing Grades 6-12 Tue Apr 8 6:00-6:45 pm Grade 5-Adult Adults Make a difference in the library. Have Those interested in learning to knit Discuss topics of interest to the family your voice heard! Bring your friends. Birthday Surprise Story Time are welcome. More advanced knitters genealogist. Make new ones! Ages 2-K will learn additional techniques to Tue Mar 18 6:00-8:00 pm Wed Mar 26 6:00-7:00 pm Wed Apr 9 10:30-11:30 am enhance their knitting skills. Mon Mar 10 6:30-8:00 pm

F = Funded by the HCPL Friends R = Registration required. Begins two weeks prior to all programs. Registration suggested for all other programs. H&H March April May 2014 25 Always open! Check HCPLonline.org for program updates. Joppa Random Teen Madness Random Teen Madness I Love My Mom Story Time Random Teen Madness See Mar 5 for detail See Mar 5 for detail Ages 2-K See Mar 5 for detail Wed Apr 9 4:00-5:00 pm Wed Apr 23 4:00-5:00 pm Wed May 7 6:00-7:00 pm Wed May 21 4:00-5:00 pm

Teen Book to Movie Club Knitting for Beginners and Meet the Author: Joe Balkoski Tangier Island, Life in the See Mar 5 for detail Advanced Beginners R Grade 10-Adults Chesapeake Wed Apr 9 6:00-7:00 pm See Mar 10 for detail The 70th Anniversary of D-Day is All Ages Book Discussion: Beautiful Creatures Wed Apr 23 6:30-8:00 pm this year and no one has written Learn about the location and layout by Cami Garcia more about that infamous day, and of Tangier Island, including a brief Joppa Evening Book the 29th Infantry Division in World history, the lifestyle of the watermen Knitting for Beginners and Discussion Adults War II, than Joe Balkoski. USA Today and other residents, the wildlife Advanced Beginners R Thu Apr 24 6:30-7:30 pm named him "The top living D-Day sharing the island, the impact of See Mar 10 for detail The Aviator's Wife by Melanie historian." The author of six books, Joe tourism, and the future outlook Thu Apr 10 6:30-8:00 pm Benjamin is keeping the history of the Greatest for Tangier. Presented by local Generation alive. Supported by the photographer Irene Sacilotto. Baby and Toddler Time Boating Skills and Harford County Cultural Arts Board. Wed May 21 6:30-8:00 pm Ages 6 months-2 years Registration suggested. Seamanship Course Thu May 8 6:30-8:00 pm Fri Apr 11 10:30 am See Mar 17 for detail Joppa Evening Book Session #7 Baby and Toddler Time Discussion Teen After Hours - Spring Mon Apr 28 7:00-9:00 pm Ages 6 months-2 years Adults Edition R Grades 6-12 Fri May 9 10:30 am Thu May 22 6:30-7:30 pm What could be better than hanging Laugh Out Loud Story Time Killing in the Hills by Julia Keller out after hours at the library with your Ages 2-K Stitch and Share friends? Join us for the night as we Tue Apr 29 6:00-7:00 pm Knitting for Beginners and keep the library open just for teens! See Apr 7 for detail Advanced Beginners R Fri Apr 11 5:00-8:00 pm Mon May 12 1:00-2:30 pm Random Teen Madness See Mar 10 for detail See Mar 5 for detail Acrylic Painting for Adults R F Tue May 27 6:30-8:00 pm Boating Skills and Wed Apr 30 4:00-5:00 pm Adults Seamanship Course Local artist Kathy Smith will teach Rainbow Loom for Teens See Mar 17 for detail TAG! (Teen Advisory Group) new and returning students how to See Mar 19 for detail See Mar 26 for detail Session #5 use acrylic paint to create a unique Wed May 28 4:00-5:00 pm Wed Apr 30 6:00-7:00 pm Mon Apr 14 7:00-9:00 pm work of art in this hands-on, three- session class. Technique, color mixing, Genealogy Sharing Random Teen Madness and composition will be explored. See Mar 5 for detail See Mar 18 for detail May Supplies will be provided. Wed May 28 4:00-5:00 pm Tue Apr 15 6:00-8:00 pm Mon May 12 6:00-8:00 pm Kids Create Art F TAG! (Teen Advisory Group) Rainbow Loom for Teens See Mar 1 for detail Experiment and Explore! See Mar 19 for detail See Mar 26 for detail Sat May 3 10:30-11:30 am Story Time Wed Apr 16 4:00-5:00 pm Wed May 28 6:00-7:00 pm Age 3-Grade 1 Boating Skills and Tue May 13 6:00-7:00 pm Random Teen Madness Seamanship Course See Mar 5 for detail See Mar 17 for detail Random Teen Madness Wed Apr 16 4:00-5:00 pm Session #8 See Mar 5 for detail Joppa Hours Mon May 5 7:00-9:00 pm Wed May 14 4:00-5:00 pm Experiment and Explore! Mon & Wed 10:00 am - 8:00 pm Story Time Age 3-Grade 1 Maker Kids Teen Book to Movie Club Tue & Thu 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm Wed Apr 16 6:00-7:00 pm See Mar 4 for detail See Mar 5 for detail Fri & Sat 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Tue May 6 4:00-6:00 pm Wed May 14 6:00-7:00 pm LEGO® Club Book Discussion: Warm Bodies by See Mar 22 for detail Knitting for Beginners and Isaac Marion Thu Apr 17 4:00-6:00 pm Holiday Closings Advanced Beginners R See Mar 10 for detail LEGO® Club Fri Apr 18 Good Friday Boating Skills and Tue May 6 6:30-8:00 pm See Mar 22 for detail Mon May 26 Memorial Day Seamanship Course Sat May 17 1:00-3:00 pm See Mar 17 for detail Random Teen Madness Session #6 See Mar 5 for detail Acrylic Painting for Adults R F Mon Apr 21 7:00-9:00 pm Wed May 7 4:00-5:00 pm See May 12 for detail Mon May 19 6:00-8:00 pm Appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities will be Spring Fling! F Teen Book to Movie Club All Ages / Celebrate spring with crafts provided upon request. Please discuss See Mar 5 for detail Genealogy Sharing any special needs with the librarian. and refreshments. Wed May 7 5:30-8:00 pm See Mar 18 for detail Telephone service for the hearing Tue Apr 22 4:30-6:30 pm Movie Screen: Warm Bodies Tue May 20 6:00-8:00 pm impaired is available at TTY 410-838-3371.

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March LEGO® Club R See Mar 27 for detail Thu Apr 24 6:00-7:30 pm

FRIENDS Family Craft Day All Ages Norrisville Book Group Adults Bring the whole family for some fun Mon Apr 28 10:30-11:30 am and creativity at the library! A variety of Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of crafts for all ages will be offered. Jane Franklin by Jill Lepore Book sales Sat Mar 1 11:00 am-2:00 pm Family Drop-In Story Time Aberdeen Fallston Viral Video Show R Wed Apr 30 10:30-11:00 am Thu May 15 1:00-8:00 pm Collection Dates @ Loading Dock Grades 6-12 Fri May 16 10:00 am-5:00 pm Saturdays Apr 5, 12, 19 Ever watch short videos on the Sat May 17 10:00 am-5:00 pm noon-4:00 pm computer or phone? You can't watch May Mon May 19 10:00 am-8:00 pm Preview Sale for Friends Members just one! Teens come to the library and Thu May 1 5:00-8:00 pm share your favs. Mon Mar 3 6:00-7:30 pm Do You See What I See? All Bel Air Public Sale R Collection Dates @ Loading Dock Fri May 2 10:00 am-5:00 pm About Optical Illusions Family Drop-In Story Time Grades 6-12 / Explore the science of Saturdays Mar 8, 15, 22, 29 Sat May 3 10:00 am-5:00 pm Wed Mar 5 10:30-11:00 am optical illusions with activities. 10:00 am-4:00 pm Fri May 9 10:00 am-5:00 pm Sat May 10 10:00 am-2:00 pm Mon May 5 6:00-7:30 pm Preview Sale for Friends Members Family Drop-In Story Time Thu Apr 3 5:00-7:30 pm Wed Mar 12 10:30-11:00 am Family Drop-In Story Time Havre de Grace Wed May 7 10:30-11:00 am Public Sale Moving Sale: last book sale before Elephants on Parade! Story Fri Apr 4 10:00 am-4:30 pm construction begins on the new Time Ages birth-K Rainbow Loom Makers Sat Apr 5 10:00 am-4:30 pm building! March into the fun with stories, songs, Grades 1-8 / Bring your looms and Sun Apr 6 1:00-4:00 pm Sat May 24 10:00 am-4:30 pm and a craft all about elephants! bands and use some of our supplies $5.00 a bag day Tue May 27 1:00-7:30 pm Wed Mar 19 10:30-11:30 am to create colorful jewelry and more. Wed May 28 10:00 am-7:30 pm Drop in any time during the program. Darlington Thu May 29 1:00-7:30 pm Norrisville Book Group Adults Sat May 10 11:00 am-2:00 pm Sat Mar 8 10:00 am-2:00 pm Fri May 30 10:00 am-4:30 pm Mon Mar 24 10:30-10:30 am Sat Apr 12 10:00 am-2:00 pm Sat May 31 10:00 am-4:30 pm Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Family Drop-In Story Time Sat May 10 10:00 am-2:00 pm Nazareth by Reza Aslan Wed May 14 10:30-11:00 am Jarrettsville Family Drop-In Story Time Norrisville Book Group Adults Edgewood Thu May 1 1:00-7:30 pm Wed Mar 26 10:30-11:00 am Mon May 19 10:30-11:30 am Preview Sale for Friends Members Fri May 2 10:00 am-4:30 pm Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog Wed Mar 19 6:00-7:30 pm Sat May 3 10:00 am-4:30 pm LEGO® Club R Grades K-8 by Lisa Scottoline Public Sale Mon May 5 10:00 am-7:30 pm Tue May 6 1:00-7:30 pm We supply the LEGO® blocks, you Thu Mar 20 1:00-7:30 pm supply the imagination! Merriment with Mother Fri Mar 21 10:00 am-4:30 pm Wed May 7 10:00 am-7:30 pm Thu Mar 27 6:00-7:30 pm Goose Ages birth-K Sat Mar 22 10:00 am-4:30 pm Thu May 8 1:00-7:30 pm Fri May 9 10:00 am-4:30 pm Celebrate Mother Goose Day and Sat May 10 10:00 am-4:30 pm discover the importance of nursery April rhymes as a pre-reading activity. Wed May 21 10:30-11:30 am Family Drop-In Story Time Wed Apr 2 10:30-11:00 am Family Drop-In Story Time Wed May 28 10:30-11:00 am Teen Game Night R Grades 6-12 / Bring a friend and test LEGO® Club R See Mar 27 for detail your skills at games both old & new. Thu May 29 6:00-7:30 pm Mon Apr 7 6:00-7:30 pm Family Drop-In Story Time Wed Apr 9 10:30-11:00 am Norrisville Hours ABCs and 123s Story Time Mon & Wed 10:00 am - 8:00 pm Ages birth-K / We'll count and sing Tue & Thu 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm our ABCs together in this story time Fri & Sat 10:00 am - 5:00 pm about letters and numbers. Wed Apr 16 10:30-11:30 am Holiday Closings Family Drop-In Story Time Fri Apr 18 Good Friday Wed Apr 23 10:30-11:00 am Mon May 26 Memorial Day

Appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please discuss any special needs with the librarian. Telephone service for the hearing impaired is available at TTY 410-838-3371. H&H March April May 2014 27 Volunteer for Harford County Public Library’s 2014 Summer Reading Program

Have fun while volunteering to register children, explain the program and assist with other duties related to the summer reading program. High school and middle school students, including those entering in fall 2014, are encouraged to apply!

How to apply for a Summer Reading Volunteer position:

• Pick up application packets at your local branch’s Information Desk beginning May 1. • Return completed application to the branch where you want to volunteer. Volunteers may be asked to complete a short written exercise at that time. • Review of completed applications begins May 15. • SRP volunteer applicants will be contacted regarding the status of their applications. • Applicants selected to volunteer will receive further instructions regarding training sessions (training sessions will be included in the application packets). Both new and returning volunteers must attend the required training sessions at the branch where they will volunteer.

This is a popular program with limited openings, so you are encouraged to turn in completed applications by May 15. Volunteer opportunities vary from branch to branch.

28 Harford County Public Library 2407 Whiteford Road 410-638-3608 Whiteford Volunteer for Harford County Public Library’s 2014 Summer Reading Program

Let's Do Science Club TAG! (Teen Advisory Group) March-May April See Mar 15 for detail See Apr 11 for detail Sat Apr 19 2:00-3:30 pm Fri May 9 5:00-6:00 pm Family Drop-In Story Time Genealogy Discussion Group Ages birth-K See Mar 6 for detail Rain Stick Makerspace It's All Grimm :( Wednesdays 10:30 am Thu Apr 3 6:30 pm Grades K-12 Grades 6-12 Writing & Sharing Family History Stop by during library hours and Inspired by the masters themselves, make your very own rain stick. enjoy dark tales and grim stories then Genealogy Basics R Learn Tue Apr 22 1:00-7:00 pm make up some of your own. the basics of family history research Talkin' Baseball: Baseball and Fri May 9 6:00-8:00 pm and how to use free online the O's R resources, including Ancestry Library Grades 3-Adults If You're Hoppy and You Know Edition. Contact the branch for an 60 years of baseball in Baltimore! It Story Time Butterflies and Blooms Story appointment. Think you know your Baltimore Ages birth-K Time Orioles? Come test your knowledge Wed Apr 23 10:30-11:00 am Ages birth-K and learn fun facts! Wed May 14 10:30-11:00 am March Sat Apr 5 1:00 pm Whiteford Book Discussion Group Adults LEGO® Club R Green Eggs and Ham Friends of HCPL Meeting Wed Apr 23 6:30-7:30 pm See Mar 20 for detail Ages birth-K Adults The Sleeping Dictionary by Sujata Thu May 15 6:00-7:30 pm Celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday with Tue Apr 8 3:00-4:00 pm Massey stories, songs and a craft. Let's Do Science Club Wed Mar 5 10:30-11:00 am TAG! (Teen Advisory Group) Grow It! Eat It! Beyond See Mar 15 for detail Grades 6-12 the Basics in Vegetable Sat May 17 2:00-3:30 pm Genealogy Discussion Group Make a difference in the library. Have Gardening R Adults your voice heard! Bring your friends. Build on your knowledge from last Keep on Truckin' R Discuss topics of interest to the serious Make new ones! year's gardening experience. Get tips Grades K-5 genealogist. Beginners should take Fri Apr 11 5:00-6:00 pm on growing specific vegetables. Learn Kids...bring Dad or Granddad to the Genealogy Basics. about composting, fertilizers, and Library for a "wheelie" good time with Thu Mar 6 6:30 pm Are you Divergent? dealing with pesky weeds, animals, stories, activities and a craft. Maps - An Essential Tool Grades 6-12 insects, and plant diseases. For grades Tue May 27 6:00-7:30 pm Dauntless, Abnegation, Candor, Amity, 4 and up with an adult. Let's Do Science Club Erudite? Or are you Factionless? Make Sat Apr 26 10:00 am-1:00 pm Whiteford Book Discussion Grades 3-8 a choice and learn your fate. Group Become a LEAP Citizen Scientist. We Wed Apr 11 6:00-8:00 pm April Showers Bring May Adults will be doing real science experiments Flowers Story Time Wed May 28 6:30-7:30 pm and raising Bluegills for the R F Grades 2-8 Calling All Bats! Ages birth-K My Antonio by Willa Cather Department of Natural Resources. Build a bat house and learn some Wed Apr 30 10:30-11:30 am Sat Mar 15 2:00-3:30 pm interesting facts about our nocturnal neighbors. Tom Galbreath, North LEGO® Club R Grades K-8 Harford Friends member, will guide May We supply the LEGO® blocks, you you through the building process. All supply the imagination! building materials will be provided. Whiteford Hours Thu Mar 20 6:00-7:30 pm Tue Apr 15 6:30-7:30 pm Genealogy Discussion Group See Mar 6 for detail Mon & Wed 10:00 am - 8:00 pm Thu May 1 6:30 pm Tue & Thu 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm Grow It! Eat It! Basic Vegetable LEGO® Club R Reboot Your Research Fri & Sat 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Gardening R See Mar 20 for detail Grades 4 and up with an adult Thu Apr 17 6:00-7:30 pm LEGO® Contest R F Create your own vegetable garden! Holiday Closings Grades K-8 Learn best practices in site planning, Master Gardeners' Plant Clinic Use your imagination and our Fri Apr 18 Good Friday soil preparation, seed and plant All Ages LEGO® blocks to design and build an Mon May 26 Memorial Day selection, garden maintenance and Master Gardeners will be on hand in original LEGO® creation, then enter pest management. the branch lobby to share advice and it in our LEGO® Contest. Prizes will Sat Mar 22 10:00 am-1:00 pm answer your gardening questions. be awarded in each of three age Drop by with your plants and samples categories. Details available upon Appropriate accommodations for of gardening problems. Whiteford Book Discussion registration. individuals with disabilities will be Sat Apr 19 10:00 am-noon Group Adults Sat May 3 1:00-4:00 pm provided upon request. Please discuss Wed Mar 26 6:30-7:30 pm any special needs with the librarian. Lost in Shangri-la by Mitchell Zuckoff Telephone service for the hearing impaired is available at TTY 410-838-3371.

F = Funded by the HCPL Friends R = Registration required. Begins two weeks prior to all programs. Registration suggested for all other programs. H&H March April May 2014 29 Always open! Check HCPLonline.org for program updates. Teens

AVA’s Alist T-een Tech WeeK The theme for this year’s Teen Tech Week (March 9-15) is DIY @ your library. Here at Harford County Public Library, we are celebrating Teen Tech Week with our annual Film This! Book Trailer contest. Just create a short video to promote your favorite book. On March 14th the winners will be announced at the Film This! Book Trailers Premiere! at the Abingdon Branch. Dress to the nines and stroll down the red carpet for the afterhours viewing of the contest winners. Show us what your originality, creativity and imagination can do for your favorite book! Submissions must be received by March 2nd. See a librarian for official rules.

Gt e Crafty! If you’re interested in the DIY (Do-It-Yourself) culture from Teen Tech Week, then come to the Library and get crafty! Head on over to the Havre de Grace and Joppa libraries to join in Rainbow Loom for Teens. Make one for yourself, your friends, or your family. Turn rubber bands into bracelets, charms or anything you can imagine. This is one of latest craft crazes hitting the nation!!! Meet up with other crafty teens at Teen Craft Night at the Bel Air and Joppa libraries and make something special for you or for someone else. The mother of all DIY/new craft crazes is at the Abingdon library…you DO NOT want to miss out on the 3D printer! You can use it to make almost anything-- a toy, a tool, a pet! I can’t wait to get over there learn how to use it

and make some jewelry.

Check with the Libraries mentioned for times and dates of the programs. (:

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H&H December 2012 January February 2013 27 31 New Titles! Browse. Borrow. Play.

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