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See page 4 Skip Auld, Anne Arundel County Public Library Chief Executive Officer African American History Month Reflections and Gratitude Mountain Road Riviera Beach As I reflect on a challenging year, I’m filled with gratitude for the strong support BESA* of our customers and for the never-ending dedication of our library staff. While we Move your feet to the beat! BESA, which means “come dance” in What’s Art Got to Do with It: Art Chesapeake Underground faced a crippling malware attack last fall and winter, our innovative staff continued the Akan language of Ghana, is a fun aerobic and cardio workout and Black History Month Saturday, February 1 at 2 pm to provide excellent service and our customers stuck by us, through thick and thin. that uses African dance forms and techniques. Saturday, February 8 at 1 pm Celebrate Black History Month at a We also began providing of full complement of family-friendly programs for our Anne Arundel County Crofton Maryland City Join local artist and author Lilian lecture by Vince Leggett discussing LGBTQIA+ customers and allies. Though some residents told us they disagreed with Public Library Saturday, February 15 at 2 pm Thursday, February 6 at 6:30 pm Thomas Burwell as she calls attention the black waterman of the Chesapeake the need for this type of programming, our customers enthusiastically responded to to the importance of everyone’s Bay and his book, Chesapeake these new offerings. BOARD OF TRUSTEES creative gifts and potential. Learn Through Ebony Eyes. OFFICERS Deale Edgewater how to encourage others to harness 2020 is sure to be a big year for Anne Arundel County Public Library. The new Discoveries: The Library at the Mall Severna Park will open early in the year in a much larger space at Westfield Annapolis. Thanks to our customers’ advocacy and William J. Colquhoun – Chairman African Beats Printmaking Workshop for Kids creativity as a window to the world, Tuesday, February 18 at 10 am Saturday, February 8 at 2 pm a cure and an inherent extension of county funding, we look forward to providing library services in this location for the next ten years and perhaps well Joyce C. Miller – 1st Vice Chairman Killer of Sheep Tap your feet to jazz while listening Explore the printmaking process by life itself. into the future. nd (NR, 1977) William A. Shorter, Jr. - 2 Vice Chairman to a story about musicians from the making a creative relief print inspired Thursday, The new Annapolis Library will open to much fanfare in late April. The much-anticipated facility is the first newly Deirdre Anne Hendrick – Treasurer past. Handle musical instruments and by artist Elizabeth Catlett. Hear stories Odenton February 13 constructed county library in 15 years. The next edition of Library Happenings! will feature more details on the grand decorate one. and view prints. at 6:30 pm opening celebration. Barbara D. Maxwell – Secretary Maryland’s African American COUNSEL Sponsor: Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Sponsor: Reginald F. Lewis Museum of History & Cooking: A Delicious Director Charles Lastly, we expect to begin construction on the new Riviera Beach Library in late 2020. We look forward to Maryland African American History & Culture Maryland African American History & Culture Story Burnett’s Killer Kevin J. Best, Esq. announcing the location for a temporary library to serve this community. For preschoolers Tuesday, February 4 at 6:30 pm of Sheep depicts Wishing you and your loved ones a peaceful holiday season and exciting 2020! DIRECTORS In the African American community, the culture of an urban African- Penny Evans Discoveries: The Library food and cooking have symbolic and American family in the Watts district Keith A. Seay at the Mall historical meanings that tell many of Los Angeles. Shot on a very limited History and Heritage of Brewer’s stories. Get up close and personal with budget, the film has been recognized Simmona Simmons artifacts that paint a picture of African as one of the finest independent Hill Cemetery through Genealogy African American Oystermen New Annapolis Library Opening in Spring 2020 TRUSTEES American life through food! American movies of the 20th century. Saturday, February 15 at 2 pm Saturday, February 15 at 10:30 am The temporary Annapolis Library at Monarch Leslie A. Anderson Learn about the history of Brewer’s Relive the days of the African Sponsor: Banneker-Douglass Museum Sponsor: Sun Valley Movie 6 Academy will close on Friday, February 21 as Tonya E. Baroudi Hill Cemetery and other local African American oystermen. Learn about we prepare for the opening of the new building Joan C. Beck American cemeteries. their lives on the Chesapeake and in A Taste of African this spring. Library service in Annapolis is the shucking sheds, their tools, fishing Music and Culture* available at the Eastport-Annapolis Neck and Cathy Belcher World Music: Africa Friday, February 21 at 10:30 am traditions and cultural history. Discoveries: The Library at the Mall locations. Joseph E. Bles This program offers an opportunity Explore the rich cultural traditions of Sponsor: Calvert Marine Museum to explore African games, songs, See the back cover for locations and hours for James R. Estepp For elementary school students all branches. African music, song and dance. drumming and dancing in a fun James Harle For preschoolers and adults learning environment. Audience participation and interaction is Bert L. Rice Crownsville Hospital: From Linthicum Donald E. Roland encouraged. Lunacy to Legacy Culture Queen: Jessica Smith Saturday, February 22 at 2 pm Brooklyn Park J. Robert Sapp III Wednesday, February 12 at 10:30 am Baba Jamal Koram: Enjoy a special showing of The History pm Join Culture Queen on an interactive The StoryMan Saturday, February 15 at 2 IN THIS ISSUE OF LIBRARY HAPPENINGS! Jacqueline R. Seamon of the Crownsville State Mental journey through the swinging 60s as Master storyteller Baba Jamal Severn JanElaine Smith Hospital in Crownsville, Maryland, FOR ADULTS FOR KIDS/FAMILIES FOR TEENS she teaches your royal children the Koram brings storytelling alive with Saturday, February 22 at 2 pm USA. Archival footage shows how the Book Clubs ...... 4 Special Events for Families ...... 10 Everyone Eats Cookbook Club ...... 4 Sandra L. Solomon hottest dances of the era through the the history, humor, music and lore hospital changed from its opening in Severna Park Author Visits ...... 5 Winter Holiday Events...... 11 Social Media & Your Health...... 6 Gerald P. Starr music of Chubby Checker, Little Eva of African and African-American 1910 to its closure 96 years later. cultures. Blending storytelling with Wednesday, February 5 Writing Workshops ...... 5 Nutcracker Storytimes ...... 11 Club 1117...... 18-19 Fred Stielow and Dee Dee Sharp. Sponsor: Todd Stevens drumming, wit and wisdom, his at 6:30 pm Discussions for Seniors...... 5 Valentine’s Day Events ...... 11 Teen Writers Club ...... 18 For preschoolers stories encourage youth to make Health & Wellness ...... 6-7 Special Events for Kids ...... 15 Games ...... 23 STEM@Your Library intelligent choices and to improve Gardening & Nature ...... 7 Book Clubs for Kids ...... 16 D20 Gamers Club ...... 23 Science • Technology • Engineering • Math One Voice: Music and the Black Vote Recital their character. 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ANNAPOLIS DISCOVERIES: THE LIBRARY MOUNTAIN ROAD SEVERNA PARK GUYS BOOK CLUB au t ho r MOVIE Book Tasting AT THE MALL Killers of the Flower On Desperate Ground: Wednesday, January 8 at 10 am Read Aloud Book Club Moon: The Osage The Marines at the Sherry Cormier times Sit down and “taste” our collection of Monday, February 10 at 11 am Murders and the Birth Reservoir, the Korean The author will discuss the universality of loss, the eight books in bite-sized courses. Explore and enjoy different genres of of the FBI by David Grann War’s Greatest Battle major tools for healing from loss and grief and read selected GLEN BURNIE short stories and poetry. Tuesday, January 28 by Hampton Sides passages to illustrate these guiding principles from her Monthly Marvel Movie Nights CROFTON newly released, highly acclaimed book Sweet Sorrow: EASTPORT-ANNAPOLIS NECK at 7 pm Thursday, December 19 EVERYONE EATS at 7 pm Finding Enduring Wholeness After Loss and Grief. Thor (PG-13) COOKBOOK CLUB Book Lovers The Faithful Spy: Thursday, December 12 at 6 pm Cookie Exchange Mondays, December 9, January 13 and Dietrich Bonhoeffer Bad Blood: Secrets Eastport-Annapolis Neck Severna Park Captain America: The First Avenger (PG-13) Saturday, December 7 at 2:30 pm February 10 at 10 am and the Plot to Kill and Lies in a Silicon Tuesday, February 18 at 6:30 pm Saturday, February 8 at 2 pm Thursday, January 9 at 6 pm Bake-with-a-friend! Choose a recipe COOKBOOK CLUB Hitler by John Hendrix Valley Startup Marvel’s The Avengers (PG-13) Tuesday, February 25 by John Carreyrou Edgewater from any cookbook to prepare with a Prepare a recipe that fits the month’s Thursday, February 13 at 6 pm friend or relative of any age. Bring the theme and bring it in to share. at 7 pm Thursday, January 16 at Renee Catacalos 7 pm friend, the cookbook and the cookies Healthy Options for the New Year! RIVIERA BEACH Tuesday, December 3 at 6:30 pm LINTHICUM to exchange at the meeting. Monday, January 27 at 6:30 pm Watch a movie! Bring your friends! Free popcorn! Captain Marvel John Woman The local food advocate and author of the book The Entertainment Potluck Soups and Stews Saturday, February 1 by Walter Mosley Chesapeake Table discusses the growth and challenges of Elf (PG) eating local in the greater Chesapeake Bay region. Thursday, December 19 at 6:30 pm Wednesday, February 26 at 6:30 pm Monday, February 24 at 6:30 pm at 11 am Thursday, February 20 Choose a recipe from any cookbook EDGEWATER at 7 pm Aladdin (G) related to a book, movie or television Thursday, January 16 at 6:30 pm show. Prepare the dish at home and EVENING BOOK CLUBS Evvie Drake Starts Severna Park Pocahontas (G) bring it and the cookbook to the Thursday, February 20 at 6:30 pm potluck meeting. Over by Linda Holmes Brigid Kemmerer Tuesday, December 10 Book Clubs for Seniors Saturday, January 18 at 2 pm For adults and teens These book clubs are held at locations other than a library. SEVERNA PARK at 7 pm The New York Times bestselling author will discuss her new The Great Movies Educated book, A Heart So Fierce and Broken. Marty (NR, 1955) by Tara Westover The Stranger in the ARNOLD SENIOR CENTER BOOK CLUB Photo by Anna Whipple Photography Thursday, December 5 at 6:30 pm Tuesday, January 14 Woods by Michael Finkel 44 Church Road, Arnold at 2 pm Tuesday, January 14 Wednesdays, December 4, January 8 and February 5 at noon Strangers on a Train (PG, 1951) Thursday, January 2 at 6:15 pm at 7 pm Stephanie Verni Save Me the Plums SOUTH COUNTY SENIOR CENTER BOOK CLUB Tuesday, January 21 at 7 pm King Kong (NR, 1933) The Island of Sea 27 Stepneys Lane, Edgewater by Ruth Reichl The author will discuss her books and fiction writing. Books Thursday, February 6 at 6:15 pm Women by Lisa See Tuesday, February 11 The Island of Sea The Stranger in the will be available for sale and signing. Sponsor: Library Foundation, Sun Valley Movies 6 Tuesday, February 11 at 2 pm Women by Lisa See Woods by Michael Finkel For high school students and adults at 7 pm Monday, January 27 Monday, February 24 at 1 pm at 1 pm Writing Workshops at the Deale Library SENIOR BOOK CLUB AT PASADENA SENIOR CENTER DONUTS & DISCUSSIONS 4103 Mountain Road, Pasadena Self-Publishing Thursday, January 9 at 7 pm Wednesdays, December 4, January 8 and February 5 at noon Learn the basics of self-publishing and the differences between various FOR SENIORS at the LINTHICUM LIBRARY R READ AND SHARE AT THE O’MALLEY SENIOR CENTER distributors and the methods of publishing including print, eBooks and audio. 1275 Odenton Road, Odenton Author Visit: Mary K. Tilghman Romance Meet the author of Divided Loyalties and Love Letters Tuesdays, January 21 and February 18 at 2:15 pm Thursday, February 6 at 7 pm & Gingerbread. Love is in the air! Learn the basics of a romance plot or subplot. Handouts Tuesday, December 17 at 10 am provided.

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4 R Registration required and begins two weeks before the program. Find programs at aacpl.net/events. Anne Arundel County Public Library December 2019, January and February 2020 5 More Health & Wellness Gardening & Nature BP Café at Brooklyn Park Community support for maintaining economic self-support and self-sufficiency. Lunch provided! Deale Health & Sponsor: Anne Arundel County Dept. of Social Services, a Community of Hope Partner Seed Starting Indoors Holiday Celebration with Toy Giveaway and Food Saturday, February 29 at 10 am Wednesday, December 18 at noon This workshop will give you confidence to jump start your spring Housing Commission of Anne Arundel County planting of vegetables and flowers. Wellness Wednesday, January 22 at noon Edgewater Maryland Coalition of Families R Wednesday, February 26 at noon Creating a Forest Garden Tuesday, January 14 at 7 pm Forest gardens produce an abundance of food and supplies Broadneck Deale Edgewater Glen Burnie while restoring a healthy forest ecosystem. Discover R the principles of forest gardening with examples from  Stepping On: Building Laughter Yoga Social Media and Your Health Free & Confidential HIV Forested, a 10-acre experimental forest garden site in Thursday, December 19 at 6:30 pm Monday, December 9 at 6:30 pm Confidence and Reducing Testing Bowie. Laughter yoga is a fun and relaxing Find out how both physical and Falls* Thursday, December 5 from 10 am Sponsor: Master gardeners and Lincoln Smith Thursdays, January 9 through exercise where we clap, breathe, mental health may be affected by the to 2 pm February 20 at 1:30 pm laugh and play while connecting with ever-evolving culture we call social No appointment required. Gift cards Urban Homesteading: Seed Starting This seven-week workshop offers others. No yoga mats, flexibility or media. Learn to use social media more to the first 20 people tested. Indoors R seniors information, strategies and experience required. effectively. Sponsor: Anne Arundel County Living Well with Hypertension* Saturday, February 8 at 10 am Have you been diagnosed with hypertension? Attend this workshop to learn physical exercise to reduce falls and Sponsor: Valentina McKenzie, certified Sponsor: Johns Hopkins Healthcare Department of Health Master Gardener Alison Rolen gives lots of hypertension management strategies. Registration is required by calling the increase self-confidence. Register laughter yoga leader For teens and adults practical advice on starting seeds indoors to Department of Aging and Disabilities at 410.222.0268 or online at by calling 410.222.4366 or online at HIV Prevention get a jump on spring. Discoveries: The Library R Funtensity: Fitness for Thursday, February 6 from 6:30 to 8 pm www.aacounty.org/aging. www.aacounty.org/aging. at the Mall Seniors Learn about HIV and best practices for Broadneck Glen Burnie Master Gardener Showcase am Tuesday, February 11 at 7 pm Dementia: It’s Not Just Saturday, January 4 at 10 prevention. Tuesday, February 11 at 5 pm Monday, February 3 at noon R Fresh Start with Spices & Teas Interested in being a master gardener or Memory Loss* Discover how using exercises that are Sponsor: Anne Arundel County Thursday, February 27 at 6 pm Friday, January 17 at 2 pm Wednesday, January 15 at 1:30 pm reactive, coordinated and interactive Department of Health Edgewater just curious about the program? Volunteers Discover the five A’s of dementia: The Spice & Tea Exchange of Annapolis promotes physical fitness and a brain Monday, December 9 at 10 am Severna Park from around the county will share their projects will share ways to incorporate tea and that lasts well into your future! Music & Memory Connection* Tuesday, February 4 at 6 pm and information. absence of executive function, Monday, February 10 at 1 pm spices into our healthy lifestyles for Sponsor: Jonathan Ross of Funtensity amnesia, aphasia, agnosia and apraxia Persons with diseases that damage Mountain Road and the impact they have on the the new year. Sponsor: Joy Quinn-Whalen Heroin and Opioid Use: Be in brain chemistry, such as Alzheimer’s American Red Cross Blood Drives individual with dementia and their and Parkinson’s can often reconnect You are eligible to donate if you are 17 or older (16 with written parental Spring Gardening 101 caregivers. the Know Zone Friday, February 28 at noon Eastport-Annapolis Neck Monday, January 13 at 6:30 pm to the world when listening to consent), weigh a minimum of 110 pounds and are in good health. You may Learn from local experts about what to plant and when Discover information and resources for personal music favorites. Learn to use walk in or schedule an appointment by calling 1.800.733.2767. Brooklyn Park Introduction to Mindfulness to plant this spring. Then take a few seeds home to get family, friends and neighbors about personalized music to maintain a calm Broadneck Crofton Monday, December 9 at 7 pm started. Parents Supporting Parents of the increased usage of heroin and and supportive environment. Wednesday, December 18 Friday, February 21 Research suggests that mindfulness Sponsor: Himmel’s Landscape and Garden Center Anne Arundel County may be crucial to dealing with one opioids in our state. from 1:30 to 7 pm from 9:30 am to 3 pm Wednesdays, December 4, January 8 Mountain Road of the biggest health issues facing Sponsor: Johns Hopkins Healthcare Odenton and February 5 at 11 am the world today: stress. Join Monica R Vinyasa Flow for Beginners For caregivers of loved ones with Understanding Childhood Anne Arundel County Master Gardeners Jordan M.Ed., MCMBT, to explore the Mondays, January 27 through mental health challenges. Get Essentials February 24 at 7 pm Seed Swap fundamentals of mindfulness. Saturday, February 1 at 11 am empowered. Learn to navigate the Learn basic yoga poses, breath-work Saturday, January 25 at 10 am Find out about childhood system and self-care. R Cookery 101: Back to and meditation while improving Come with seeds to share or come without seeds! We will have maltreatment and adverse childhood Sponsor: MD Coalition of Families Basics in the Kitchen balance and strength. Each week will goodie bags, door prizes, handouts and more plus take home seeds experiences and how they play a role Saturday, February 22 at 2:30 pm build upon the previous week, but of your choosing. Crofton in a child’s health. Learn how to shop for, prepare and attendance for the entire series is not Sponsor: Master Gardeners of Anne Arundel County Sponsor: Johns Hopkins Healthcare Chair Yoga enjoy delicious and nutritious meals. mandatory. Monday, January 6 at 1 pm All meals can be made in under an Enjoy gentle chair yoga with Kimberly hour, taste yummy and don’t break Murphy from Crofton Yoga. the budget!

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6 R Registration required and begins two weeks before the program. Find programs at aacpl.net/events. Anne Arundel County Public Library December 2019, January and February 2020 7 More Events for Adults Tax Assistance Annapolis Maryland City at Russett Odenton Severn Volunteers will be available to answer R R questions and assist with tax form Create an Ornament The Art of Zentangle Adult Writers’ Group PAIRED PROGRAMS preparation. The service requires Wednesday, December 11 at 11 am Tuesday, December 3 at 2 pm Saturdays, December 7, January 4 and FOR PARENTS AND KIDS: no registration unless noted and is Create a fanciful ornament for the Join a certified Zentangle teacher to February 1 at 2 pm Board Games & Chat and available on a first-come, first-served holidays. Supplies will be provided. learn this fun way to relax, drawing We welcome writers of all abilities Ornament Making basis. Self-service electronic filing easy patterns. No experience needed. interested in a read and critique Monday, December 9 at 5:30 pm using library computers. Brooklyn Park group. Open to all forms of writing. A Melting Pot: Cookbook Group Enjoy board games and conversation Sponsor: AARP Personal Finance & Investing Thursday, December 5 at 6:30 pm Veterans Services with other adults while the children Saturdays, December 7, January 4 and make salt dough ornaments. Adults Broadneck Prepare a recipe from any cookbook Coordination Center Open Tuesdays, February 4 through April 14 February 1 at 9:45 am inspired by a culture, tradition or without children are welcome too. Become a more effective manager of Office Hours at 1 pm favorite memory and bring it to share. Tuesday, December 17 from 5:15 to R your own assets.  Paint Night Sign-up sheets will be available at 7:15 pm Sponsor: AAII Baltimore Chapter R Zumba into the New Year! Wednesday, January 22 at 6:30 pm 11 am each Tuesday of tax assistance. Chat with members of the Anne Wednesdays, December 11, January 8 Decorate glassware and ceramics with Brooklyn Park Coffee with a Cop Arundel County Veterans Affairs easy-to-use alcohol ink and oil-based and February 12 at 7 pm Mondays, February 3 through April 13 Monday, February 17 at 7 pm Certified instructor Sandra Wise will Commission and learn about their markers. Supplies provided. Residents are invited to enjoy a new resource center that provides from 9 am to noon lead you in short-dance-and-aerobic- Severna Park cup of coffee with Corporal Bethea exercise routines performed to guidance, assistance and information Crofton of the Anne Arundel County Police popular salsa, hip-hop and Latin- to veterans and military families. PURGE to Move Out & Move Mondays February 3 through April 13 Department. Bring your questions, Eastport-Annapolis Neck Glen Burnie American music. A waiver is required On: A Decluttering Workshop from 9:30 am to 1 pm concerns or just get to know Corporal LGBTQIA+ 101 Please call Peter Rosenson at R Maker Monday: New Year! Center of Help/Centro de Ayuda Get Your Craft On! for participation. Saturday, January 11 at 2 pm Thursdays, January 30, February 27 and Bethea in our informal library pm 410.741.1866 between 9 am Fridays, December 13, January 10 and 24 Tuesday, January 28 at 6:30 pm Do you feel overwhelmed by the March 26 at 7 environment. New You! Lynn Gardner, speaker and coach on and 5 pm, Monday-Thursday to Monday, January 13 at 6:30 pm from 10 am to 3 pm; February 14 and 28 (Create a wish chest) number of letters in the LGBTQIA+ the minimalism movement, will lead schedule an appointment. Discoveries: The Library Celebrate the New Year and a new you from 2 to 4:30 pm Tuesday, February 25 at 6:30 pm acronym? Get answers to questions about pronouns, identities or other a three-session workshop to teach you Eastport-Annapolis Neck at the Mall while making DIY beauty products. Viernes, el 13 de Diciembre, el 10 y el 24 de (Create a collage of the women you love and who inspire you) terminology. Educators, parents and tips and get ideas on how to discard Fridays, February 7 through April 10 R Enero a las 10 am, el 14 y el 28 de Febrero Color for Calm  Maker Monday: String Art employers encouraged to attend. and declutter your home and/or office. from 9 am to noon Monday, December 9 at 6:30 pm Monday, February 10 at 6:30 pm a las 2 pm Immigration Information R Glen Burnie Join us for a relaxing night of coloring, Create your own string art Need help with bills? Job applications Wednesday, January 29 at 6:30 pm  MONTHLY MIXED MEDIA Fridays, February 7 through March 27 fun and friendship. masterpiece. Please bring a small or court issues? Or don’t know how Want to learn how to become a R KNITTING Introduction to Calligraphy Memory Lab Orientation from 9 am to 1 pm and April 3 and 10 hammer if you have one. to handle conflict? Come see our legal permanent resident or a Thursday, January 23 at 2 pm Monday, December 9 at 6:30 pm DROP IN GROUPS 2020 Vision Board Workshop from 9 am to 4 pm caseworker. United States citizen? Community Celebrate National Handwriting Day Get an overview of our Memory Lab Work on your current knitting or Saturday, January 4 at 2 pm Edgewater By appointment only. Starting January relations expert Judy Navarro Kirlin with an introduction to calligraphy. equipment in our Creation Station. crochet project in the Create a collage of things that you’d ¿Necesita ayuda con las cuentas? will share her knowledge on the company of fellow crafters. 15, call David Brinegar at 410.674.6993, like to attract to your life in 2020. Set Mondays Are Murder ¿Solicitudes de trabajo o cuestiones Monday - Friday from 9 am to 5 pm, to Mondays, December 23, January 27 and subject. Mountain Road Travel Journaling Broadneck goals visually so that you can realize judiciales? Se ofrece consulta con un Monday, January 13 at 6:30 pm schedule an appointment. February 17 at 7 pm Tuesdays, December 17, January 21 and your dreams in the coming year! trabajador social. Traducción disponible. Cloth Collage Creations Cutting the Cable Cord Join us to explore basic art and writing This true crime discussion group Monday, February 17 at 6:30 pm Wednesday, January 22 at 7 pm Tuesday, February 18 at 7 pm Maryland City at Russett Dear Elected Official... explores solved and unsolved famous Ukulele Club Strum techniques to add to your existing Wednesdays, February 5 through Explore cloth collage with artist Learn the pros and cons of dropping journal or to start a new one. Bring a Crofton Saturday, January 18 at 2 pm murders. Thursdays, December 19, January 16 and April 15 from 1 to 4 pm Marilyn Jones Thomas and make the traditional cable television journal and items to collage. Monday, January 27 at 7 pm As the 2020 Maryland legislative R February 20 at 7 pm your own special creations. subscription and the variety of Deale Sign-up sheets at this location will be session begins, learn how to make Instant Pot Cooking Sing and strum with participants from available at noon on each Wednesday Tuesday, January 28 at 6:30 pm streaming devices and services you Potato Printing Wednesdays, December 4 and February your voice heard by your elected local ukulele clubs. Bring your uke and Monday, February 10 at 6:30 pm of tax assistance. Learn the basics of instant pot can use to replace it. 5 at 1:30 and 6:30 pm officials at all levels of government. music stand or borrow one of ours. Music cooking. Tricks, tips and recipes to R Create simple printing blocks from Maryland City at Russett Severna Park Pick up a voter registration form. provided. All skill levels are welcome.  Better Angels: Talking potatoes and make a piece of share. Mondays, December 16, January 13 and Tuesdays and Wednesdays, February 4 to Each Other Across the wrapping paper and a greeting card. through April 14 from 9 am to 1 pm and Online Dating R February 10 at 2 pm Wednesday, February 5 at 2 pm Beginning Ukulele FREE LEGAL ADVICE: ASK A LAWYER IN THE LIBRARY Political Divide Thursdays from 1 to 5:30 pm. Saturday, February 29 at 10 am Wednesday, January 29 at 6 pm Riviera Beach Learn about online dating options, Talk with a lawyer for up to 20 minutes about your legal issue for free. Lottery KNITTING FOR GOOD Starting January 27, call 410.647.6126 Have you ever wanted to play a In our current polarized environment, R tricks for making a good profile, online to determine time slots begins after 4:15 pm. Last clients will be seen at 6:10 pm.  Paper Succulents Knit or crochet baby hats and other between 10 am and 6 pm to schedule an musical instrument? How about many people avoid or dread political and offline safety tips and try your Lawyers can advise on all types of legal matters except for criminal law. Saturday, December 7 at 2 pm projects for a local hospital. appointment. starting with the ukulele? Don’t have conversations. Better Angels, an hand at taking a profile picture. Co-sponsored by The Anne Arundel County Public Law Library and The Anne Discover a plant that cannot fail! Eastport-Annapolis Neck a ukulele? No worries, we have them Arundel Bar Association organization dedicated to depolarizing Create a paper succulent in a Tuesdays, December 10, January 14 and to share. America, offers this workshop to Adult Social Hour Eastport-Annapolis Neck Glen Burnie decorative container, keep it for February 11 at 6:30 pm Tuesday, February 11 at noon Sponsor: UkeAnnapolis teach skills for having respectful yourself or give it as a gift. Enjoy games and activities during Tuesdays, January 28 and Wednesdays, January 15 and conversations that clarify differences Odenton this social meet-up for adults with February 25 at 4:30 pm February 19 at 4:30 pm and search for common ground. Thursdays, December 5, January 2 and intellectual disabilities. February 6 at 6 pm 8 R Registration required and begins two weeks before the program. Find programs at aacpl.net/events. Anne Arundel County Public Library December 2019, January and February 2020 9 Special Events for Families Winter Holiday Special Events & Storytimes

Broadneck Mountain Road Nutcracker Storytimes Join us for special Nutcracker storytimes. Enjoy Celebrate Winter Polar Express Party a reading of The Nutcracker and meet a real Monday, December 16 at 9:30 (babies) Thursday, December 19 at 6:30 pm ballerina! Enter to win tickets to an upcoming and 10:30 am (toddlers) Enjoy a reading of The Polar Express, performance. Tuesday, December 17 at 9:30 and followed by ornament making and Sponsor: Chesapeake Ballet Company 10:30 am (preschoolers) tree lighting. Pajamas welcome! Annapolis Brooklyn Park Riviera Beach Tuesday, December 3 at 10:30 am New Year Dance Party R Make a Gingerbread House! Broadneck Thursday, January 2 at 5 pm Wednesday, December 4 at 4 pm Tuesday, November 26 at 9:30 and 10:30 am Start the new year on the up beat and Design, build and decorate a Discoveries: The Library at the Mall learn a new dance or demonstrate gingerbread house to take home. Sunday, December 8 at 2 pm your favorite moves. Broadneck Discoveries: The Library Celebrate LEAP DAY Polar Express Eastport-Annapolis Neck Hedgehog Celebration at the Mall Leaping and jumping with books, crafts and activities on this Crofton Tuesday, December 10 at 6:30 pm Saturday, December 7 at 10 am special day that only comes every four years. Saturday, February 1 at 2 pm Star Wars Celebration Jump aboard the Polar Express for Holiday Preschool Dance Party holiday stories from around the world, Severna Park Come meet and learn about African Saturday, December 14 at 2 pm Monday, December 9 at 11 am Saturday, November 23 at 10 am Pygmy pet hedgehogs. Celebrate all things Star Wars in Discoveries: The Library Maryland City at Russett crafts and treats. PJs are welcome! at the Mall Saturday, February 29 at 10:30 am Join our high-energy dance party, anticipation of the new movie Star where we’ll dance and prance to some Crofton Saturday, February 29 at 2 pm For preschoolers Severn CELEBRATE VALENTINE’S DAY Wars: Rise of Skywalker! holiday favorites. Glow bracelets while Baby Love Dance Party Mountain Road supplies last. Winter Bingo Annapolis Storytimes Chinese New Year Celebration Eastport-Annapolis Neck Saturday, December 14 at 10 am Saturday, February 1 at 10 am Saturday, February 29 at 10 am Cuddle up with your little valentine Saturday, January 25 at 2 pm Saturday, February 29 at 10:30 am Create a Valentine Enjoy the rhythm and dancing with Celebrate the new Year of the Rat and For preschoolers Drop in and make a time capsule to be Discoveries: The Library R Winter Cookie Decorating for sweet songs, rhymes and playtime. your baby. The entire family is invited Friday, February 14 at noon Visit www.aacpl.net/events for more learn about Chinese culture! opened on Leap Day 2024. at the Mall Monday, December 30 at 11 am to join in the fun. Use our crafts to create a Valentine for details on specific programs. Decorate cookies with Sweet Eden your loved one. Mr. Jon & Friends Concert! Winter Wonderland Bakeshop. Cookies/supplies provided! Annapolis Deale Monday, February 17 at 10:30 am Friday, December 13 at 10:30 am Discoveries: The Library Tuesday, February 11 at 9:30 am R Mr. Jon & Friends is Parents’ Choice Eastport-Annapolis Neck Maryland City at Russett Join us for a special winter storytime The Twelve Grapes New Year’s  (toddlers) and 10:30 am (preschoolers) Holiday Crafternoon Award winning music for kids and and learn how to make fake snow. at the Mall Saturday, December 7 at 2 pm Holiday Ornament Workshop Hedgehog Love Celebration their families. This energetic family Broadneck Make gifts for friends and family. Saturday, December 7 at 2 pm Thursday, February 13 at 6:30 pm Thank You 2019 Las Doce Uvas de la Suerte Valentine Babies music is all about fun and movement! am Monday, February 10 at 9:30 (babies) Celebrate the holiday season with Come meet and learn about African Friday, December 27 at 10:30 am Tuesday, December 31 at 11:30 Thursday, February 13 at 11 am and 10:30 am (toddlers) Acoustic Song Circle music, cocoa and crafts. Pygmy pet hedgehogs and stay to Learn how to say thank you in Martes, el 31 de Diciembre a las 11:30 am Make a card for someone special with Saturdays, December 21, January 11 Lunch with a Mid Join us in the Spanish tradition of Tuesday, February 11 at 9:30 and 10:30 Monday, February 17 at 1 pm make a lovable craft. different languages and write thank your baby’s feet! and February 8 at 2 pm am (preschoolers) Whoo Do You Love? you notes to those you appreciate! eating 12 grapes to bring luck in the If you enjoy sharing songs, playing Ever wonder what it’s like to study or Saturday, February 15 at 10:30 am All You Need is Love live at the Naval Academy? Join us for Mountain Road new year! Followed by games. Deale music or singing together, join us for Naturalist Liz Smith of Raptor’s Eye A Celebration of Light Friday, February 14 at 10:30 am lunch with the midshipmen and women Vengan a celebrar el Año Nuevo con la Tuesday, February 11 at 10 am an afternoon of tunes. Help create a will show and tell why she loves her Cookie Creations Saturday, December 28 at 2 pm On Valentine’s Day, celebrate all the Wednesday, February 12 at 10 am community of music in South County. of the United States Naval Academy. birds of prey. Thursday, December 5 at 2 pm Join us for a mid-winter celebration tradición Española de comer 12 uvas different ways we love each other! Thursday, February 13 at 10 am Calling all cookie lovers! Show us your and learn about festivals of light from para traer suerte en el año nuevo. Edgewater decorating talents. We will supply the around the world. Después tendremos actividades. Chocolate Bingo Severna Park cookies, icing and sprinkles. Deale Saturday, February 8 at 11 am Harry Potter Rainbow Family Storytime Monday, December 16 at 10:30 am Books and Bagels NEW YEARS NOONTIME CELEBRATION Thursday, February 13 at 7 pm Families of all kinds are invited for Saturdays, January 4 and February 1 Celebrate the new year by counting down to Eastport-Annapolis Neck Book Night noon at our special parties just for kids who The Triwizard Tournament is the stories and songs of diversity, love and at 10 am Wednesday, February 12 at 3 pm won’t make it to midnight! theme for Harry Potter Book Night friendship. All are welcome! Have you read a good book lately? Enjoy a light breakfast as you Annapolis Edgewater Glen Burnie 2020. Are you brave enough to put Saturday, February 22 your name into the Goblet of Fire? Glen Burnie write book reviews for our reader Tuesday, December 31 at 11 am Tuesday, December 31 at 2 pm Wizards, witches and muggles of all Washington Toho Koto Society recommendations display. Deale at 11:30 am ages are welcome! Concert Give Some Love to our Tuesday, December 31 at 11 am Maryland City at Russett Edgewater Saturday, January 11 at 11 am Bookends! Discoveries: The Library at the Mall Tuesday, December 31 at 11:30 am The Washington Toho Koto will Thursday, February 6 at 6:30 pm Wednesday, February 12 at 2 pm Tuesday, December 31 at 11:30 am Severna Park perform the Japanese Koto in this Mountain Road Paint bookends to be displayed in our Tuesday, December 31 at 11:30 am educational concert for all ages. library and let your design tell its own Eastport-Annapolis Neck Thursday, February 6 at 6 pm Sponsor: Washington Toho Koto Society story. Materials provided. Tuesday, December 31 at 11:30 am 10 R Registration required and begins two weeks before the program. Find programs at aacpl.net/events. Anne Arundel County Public Library December 2019, January and February 2020 STEM event. See page 2 for a description. 11

R SENSORY STORYTIME Designed for children, ages 3 to 7, with autism spectrum disorders, sensory integration issues or other Every Child Ready to Read developmental disabilities. There will be no Every Child Ready to Read programs Broadneck Anne Arundel County Public Library is committed to providing parents and caregivers with the tools to help their young children get ready to read. Saturday, January 25 at 10 am Monday,Babies December in Bloom, 23, 2019 Toddler - Friday, Time Januaryand Preschool 3, 2020. Storytime. This includesThrough the nationally-renowned Every Child Ready to Read initiative, libraries can have an even greater impact on early literacy through an approach Crofton that focuses on educating parents and caregivers. The program advocates parents and caregivers talk, write, read, play and sing with their child. Saturdays, December 14, January 11 and February 8 at 10 am Every Child Ready to Read programs are provided at every branch location weekly for ages birth through five. Edgewater Saturday, December 14 at 10:30 am Mountain Road BABIES IN BLOOM TODDLER TIME PRESCHOOL STORYTIME FAMILY STORYTIME MUSIC & MOVEMENT R PAWS TO READ Saturday, February 15 at 10 am For babies from birth to 18 months For children ages 18-36 months For children ages 3 to 5 For families with children ages 5 and Sing, chant, play instruments and Children in elementary school improve reading skills with the rapt MORE SENSORY EVENTS Annapolis Annapolis Annapolis younger move creatively as we explore attention of canine tutors. sounds, rhythms and patterns that Sponsors: Therapy Dogs International, Pets on Wheels and Caring Canines Discoveries: The Library Thursdays at 9:30 and 10:30 am Tuesdays at 9:30 am Tuesdays at 10:30 am Discoveries: The Library make up our language. at the Mall Broadneck Broadneck Broadneck at the Mall Broadneck Discoveries: The Library pm Brooklyn Park Saturdays, December 7, January 4 and at the Mall Sensory Family Fun Night Mondays at 9:30 am Mondays at 10:30 am Tuesdays at 9:30 and 10:30 am Tuesdays at 6:30 Mondays, December 2 and 16, January February 15 from 1 to 3 pm Mondays, January 27 and February 24 Saturday, February 8 at 6:30 pm Crofton Brooklyn Park Brooklyn Park Glen Burnie Enjoy a fun family night full of 6 and 27, February 3 and 17 at 11 am Crofton from 4 to 6 pm Tuesdays at 9:30 am Mondays at 10:30 am Thursdays at 11 am Saturdays, January 18, February 15 and games, crafts and activities. This 29 at 11 am Crofton Thursdays, December 5, January 16, Edgewater Saturday, December 7 at 10 am Crofton program is for families with sensory Crofton Tuesdays, January 28 and February 25 February 6 and 20 from 4 to 5 pm Saturdays, December 7 and 14, January Thursdays at 9:30 and 10:30 am Riviera Beach needs or loved ones with intellectual Deale Wednesdays at 9:30 and 10:30 am at 6:30 pm 4 and 11, February 1 and 29 from 10 am Tuesdays at 6:30 pm (except December 10) Deale disabilities. Thursdays at 10 am Deale Deale Eastport-Annapolis Neck Wednesdays, December 18 and January to noon Tuesdays at 10 am Mountain Road Discoveries: The Library Wednesdays at 10 am Saturdays, January 4 and February 1 22 from 5 to 7 pm, and February 26 from Odenton (except December 17 and January 14) BABIES AT PLAY R at the Mall Discoveries: The Library Babies from birth to 18 months at 10:30 am 6 to 7 pm Saturdays, December 7, January 4 and  Sensory Santa Thursdays at 10:30 and 11:30 am Discoveries: The Library Saturday, December 7 from 9:30 am to at the Mall may enjoy books, music and Odenton February 1 at 10 am Saturdays at 10:30 am at the Mall 1 pm Mondays at 10:30 am a variety of developmentally Wednesdays, December 4 and February Wednesdays at 10:30 am Children with special needs can enjoy Eastport-Annapolis Neck Saturdays at 11:30 am appropriate toys during this hour 5 at 6:30 pm the time-honored tradition of a visit Wednesdays at 10 am Eastport-Annapolis Neck of unstructured social time in our Eastport-Annapolis Neck with Santa, in a more subdued and Tuesdays at 10 am meeting rooms. Edgewater Thursdays at 10 am R BILINGUAL STORYTIME/HORA DEL CUENTO BILINGUE calmer environment.  FITNESS FUN! Young children will enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and activities while Wednesdays at 9:30 am Edgewater Deale Enjoy a 45-minute structured My Gym Edgewater building ready to read skills in English and Spanish. R Sensory Storytelling: Saturdays, December 28, January 25 Thursdays at 10 am Mondays at 10 am Class that will include songs, dance Tuesdays at 9:30 and 10:30 am Los niños pequeños disfrutarán de historias, canciones, rimas y actividades Giggling Wiggling Bookworm and February 22 at 9:30 am Glen Burnie Eastport-Annapolis Neck and tumbling games. Glen Burnie mientras desarrollan habilidades de lectura en inglés y español. Saturday, January 18 at 10 am Glen Burnie Tuesdays at 10:30 am Wednesdays at 10:30 am Eastport-Annapolis Neck Celebrate Native American heritage Wednesdays at 9:30 and 10:30 am Brooklyn Park Maryland City at Russett Tuesdays at 9:30 am Linthicum Edgewater Monday, January 6 at 10 am (toddlers) and hear about how the flowers Linthicum Thursday, February 6 at 11:30 am Tuesday, December 3 at 11 am Linthicum Wednesdays at 10:30 am Fridays at 9:30 am came to be, how the stars twinkled Wednesdays at 9:30 am Edgewater Jueves, el 6 de Febrero a las 11:30 am Martes, el 3 de Diciembre a las 11 am Thursdays at 9:30 am Maryland City at Russett Odenton Monday, January 27 at 9:30 (babies) so bright, and how a lake was created Maryland City at Russett Crofton Severn through dance, theatre, music and Maryland City at Russett Tuesdays at 11 am (except December 3) Saturdays, December 21, January 18 10:30 (toddlers) 11:30 am (preschoolers) Tuesdays at 10 am Saturday, January 25 at 2 pm Fridays, December 20, January 10 and traditional storytelling. Wednesdays at 10 am Mountain Road and February 15 at 9:30 am Odenton Mountain Road Sábado, el 25 de Enero a las 2 pm February 7 at 10 am For special needs children ages Mountain Road Wednesdays at 10:30 am Severn Friday, January 24 at 9:30 (toddlers) Viernes, el 20 de Diciembre, el 10 de three through seven Mondays at 10:30 am Discoveries: The Library Mondays at 9:30 am Odenton Fridays, December 13, January 17 and 11 am (preschoolers) am at the Mall Enero, y el 7 de Febrero a las 10 R Sensory Hangout Odenton Thursdays at 9:30 and 10:30 am (no February 21 at 10 am Friday, January 31 at 9:30 am (babies) Odenton Tuesdays at 10:30 am Severna Park Saturdays, January 18 and Tuesdays at 9:30 and 10:30 am 10:30 am session on January 9) Mondays at 9:30 am Severna Park Los Martes a las 10:30 am Wednesdays, December 18, January 15 February 15 at 3 pm Riviera Beach Riviera Beach Friday, February 7 at 9:30 (babies) and Riviera Beach Linthicum and February 19 at 9:30 am A stress-free hangout afternoon Mondays at 10 am Thursdays at 10 am 10:30 am (toddlers, preschoolers) Miércoles, 18 de Diciembre, 15 de Enero, for children who are on the autism Wednesdays at 10 am Wednesday, January 8 at 10:30 am Severn Severn y 19 de Febrero a las 9:30 am spectrum. Kids can relax and meet Severn Miércoles, el 8 de Enero a las 10:30 am Mondays at 9:30 am Mondays at 11 am friends with similar interests and Tuesdays at 10 am experiences. Adult supervision is Severna Park Severna Park Severna Park required. Thursdays at 9:30 and 10:30 am Wednesdays at 10:30 am Tuesdays at 9:30 am and 10:30 am For children ages 7-12

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ANNAPOLIS CROFTON DISCOVERIES: THE LIBRARY AT THE MALL ODENTON Brooklyn Park Glen Burnie R Explore the Science of Star Wars Festival The Three Billy Goats Stories on Screen Preschool Ballet Plant A Seed More Parachute! Monday, December 9 at 6:30 pm Friday, December 20 at 10:30 am Friday, December 13 at 9:30 am Saturday, December 7 at 11 am Gruff Build A Bridge! Friday, January 31 at 10:30 am Sound Our littlest dancers are invited to join Wednesday, January 15 at 10:30 am Enjoy stories read from a big screen! Join us for stories and songs to Learn through play with the Wednesday, February 19 at 3:30 pm Join us for a morning of Star Wars- us for a ballet-inspired storytime and Listen to the story The Three Billy Followed by a short film. celebrate National Seed Swap Day. parachute, songs and games. Explore the science of sound (including themed crafts, games and fun! Goats Gruff. Use STEM skills to build to practice dance class fundamentals. Costumes encouraged. DEALE Bring seeds to share if you have them; Tape Town vibrations, patterns, pitch, tempo, a troll proof bridge with everyday See also, Nutcracker Storytimes, echoes and more). Make and take your #ReadWithMe everyone will get seeds to take home. Wednesday, February 26 at 5:30 pm R Elementary Reading materials. Ice Skating STEM page 11. Celebrate the #ReadWithMe Thursday, February 27 at 9:30 am own musical instrument. Bilingual Puppet Show Circle challenge at these libraries! Storytime Pretend Play Science Lab Drive your vehicle through Tape Town Celebrate Chinese New Year! Tuesday, December 17 at 10 am Friday, February 7 at 10:30 am Crofton Saturdays, December 14, January 11 Saturday, February 1 at 10 am Tuesday, January 21 at 10:30 am Friday, January 10 at 10:30 am and explore fun areas as we learn Celebrate winter by learning about the Viernes, el 7 de Febrero a las 10:30 am and February 8 at 2 pm Become a mini-scientist with hands- through play. The library will provide Eastport-Annapolis Neck Celebrate the Year of the Rat with physics of ice skating with the help of Enjoy a bilingual theatrical Nature Explorers Club Do you need practice reading aloud? on experiments in the Discoveries all vehicles for our pretend town. Wednesdays, December 11, January 8 Glen Burnie • Odenton stories, crafts and a dragon dance. preschool-friendly stories, songs and performance with puppets! Take turns reading together with Science Lab! and February 12 at 4:15 pm Learn about Chinese customs to simple science activities. ¡Disfruta el teatro de las marionetas! SEVERN other children. ensure a healthy and lucky year! (Bilingüe) Get an up-close look at a piece of our For children in grades 1-5 Parachute Play Preschool Picnic and Play planet by joining the Nature Explorers Snowflake STEM Friday, January 17 at 10:30 am Odenton Snowflakes, Snowflakes Fridays, December 6, January 24 and Storytime Join us for a morning of gross-motor Less Is More DIY Club. Each month we’ll investigate Mountain Road Everywhere! Friday, February 28 at 10:30 am February 28 at 11 am Storytime with an Assisted Tuesday, January 14 at 10 am play using music and games with the an aspect of the ecosystem through Tuesday, January 28 at 9:30 (toddlers) Brrrr! It’s cold outside! Warm up your Learn about recycling and make a craft Bring a snack or lunch and play and presentations, conversations, active School’s Out! Melted Technology Ambassador and 10:30 am (preschoolers) parachute. thinking skills with simple winter- using re-purposed materials. learn through themed activity stations games and hands-on activities. Crayon Art Tuesday, December 10 at 6 pm Warm up your thinking skills with themed preschool science activities, with your storytime friends. For ages 7-11 Thursday, January 30 at 2 pm A guest reader will share a book and simple winter-themed stories and World Music: China stories and songs. Friday, January 24 at 10:30 am Experiment with heat on a cold provide information about using activities all about snowflakes. Celebrate Chinese New Year by exploring traditional music and culture. Learn Deale winter’s day and leave with a beautiful communication devices to speak and Seollal Korean-English work of art! Healthy Teeth, Healthy Smiles simple musical concepts while reinforcing early literacy skills. Taught by an School’s out Crafternoon! share stories with others. Tuesday, February 4 at 10:30 am Bilingual Storytime experienced early childhood music instructor. Saturday, January 25 at 10:30 am Thursday, January 30 at 1 pm Homeschool Afternoon Mixed Media, Me & You Listen to stories, sing songs and do Celebrate and learn about Korean School’s out — the library’s in! Enjoy Thursdays, January 9 and February 13 Monday, January 27 at 6 pm activities to learn how to have healthy EASTPORT-ANNAPOLIS NECK culture and Seollal, the Lunar New some fun crafts on your day off from at 11 am Kids, bring your parent or special teeth with Dr. Jason Denise. Year, with Korean-English bilingual R Healthy Eaters & Little Readers school. Homeschoolers: come hang out with person to the library to create art Construction Time: stories, songs and activities. Saturday, January 18 at 10:30 am friends or make new ones while together. Discoveries: The Library at participating in games, activities and Build a Library! Last program Sponsor: Philippi Korean School This parent and child cooking workshop is designed to set the foundation for a Tuesday, February 18 at Monarch For all ages lifelong love of healthy eating and literacy. Join us as we use our STEAM skills to the Mall more. Severn at 9:30 (toddlers) Academy! create one-of-a-kind edible creations. R Arabic-English Bilingual Book Charades Sloth Storytime  Stop Motion Animation and 10:30 am (preschoolers) For children ages 3-5 Storytime Thursday, January 16 at 4 pm Monday, February 17 at 2 pm Wednesday, February 12 at 2 pm Celebrate Annapolis Library’s final Practice your non-verbal Tuesday, February 4 at 10 am MARYLAND CITY AT RUSSETT Pajama Storytime Relax and lounge about as you learn Bring in your favorite action figure week at Monarch Academy. Build your Learn basic Arabic words with the help Thursdays, December 19, January 16 communication skills through a fun about the most leisurely of rain forest or small toy and learn how to make a version of the new Annapolis Library Storytime Goes STEAM of preschool-friendly Arabic-English and February 20 at 6:30 pm game of charades that will incorporate animals: the sloth. stop motion animation video! using blocks, LEGO® bricks and found Thursdays, December 12, January 23 and February 20 at 6:30 pm bilingual stories and songs! Enjoy a Put on your PJs and bring your your favorite book titles and materials! Learn basic architecture Explore a different science theme each session with books, interactive activities craft after the program. bedtime pal for stories and songs! characters. skills and listen to a story. and an art project. In February, leave your stuffed animal Edgewater BROOKLYN PARK overnight to have adventures in the Stars Workshop library after we close! Come back R Dog Man Party Drum Circle Art @ Your Library Friday or Saturday to pick them up! Monday, February 17 at 11 am Children will learn about staying safe on the Internet and planning interesting Monday, December 9 at 11 am Enjoy an art experience using different art mediums and learn through videos. We will record a group challenge video and demonstrate how to edit and Express yourself through joyful sound, play. Please wear clothing that is mess-friendly. Police Officer Storytime Celebrate the popular graphic novel series by Dav Pilkey with crafts, games upload to YouTube. All children shown in the video will need a signed release rhythm and positive leadership! No Visit aacpl.net/events for more details on each program. Thursday, January 30 at 10 am form. Do not wear clothing that identifies name, school, home address, etc. We experience necessary and percussion Meet a local hero from the Anne and other fun activities. will have masks for those who don’t want their likeness in the video. instruments provided. Deale Maryland City Arundel County Police Department Friday, January 17 at 10 am Fridays, December 6, January 17 while enjoying stories, songs and a Discoveries: The Eastport-Annapolis Severna Park Explore the Science of (babies) and February 14 at 10 am craft. Library at the Mall Neck Saturday, February 29 Sound Discoveries: The Library at Odenton Saturday, February 1 Saturday, January 11 at 2 pm Monday, January 13 at 11 am We Love Our Teeth Friday, February 14 at 9:30 am at 2 pm at 2 pm Explore the science of sound the Mall Saturday, February 15 at 10 am Friday, January 3 at 10:30 am (including vibrations, patterns, pitch, Severna Park Celebrate National Dental Health tempo, echoes and more). Make and Fridays, December 13, January 17 Week with stories, activities, songs, take your own musical instrument. and February 21 at 10:30 am giveaways and a craft!

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For students in elementary school

CROFTON LINTHICUM SEVERNA PARK After a discussion, we’ll enjoy snacks and activities! Book Lab Read the book, then come for a discussion and Read a Book Published in 2019 Experiment with books. Read the book, then we activity. Tuesday, December 17 at 4:15 pm will talk about it and work on a STEAM project that The Ember Stone Mr. Lemoncello’s All-Star relates. by Katrina Charman Breakout Game CatStronauts: Mission Moon Monday, December 16 at 6:30 pm by Chris Grabenstein by Drew Brockington Tuesday, January 21 at 4:15 pm Monday, December 9 at 6 pm BUILDING CHALLENGE DISCOVERIES: THE GLEN BURNIE ODENTON Who Would Win? Series How quickly can you build the LIBRARY AT THE MALL R R Monday, January 27 at 6:30 pm Crazy Concoctions Create in 3D Read the First Book in a Series challenge? We’ll supply the LEGO® Monday, December 30 at 2 pm Tuesday, January 14 at 6 pm bricks. Building with the 3 Little Pigs Tuesday, February 18 at 4:15 pm What to do with a Box Wednesday, February 19 at 4 pm Experience hands-on science by Use Cookie Caster, free online by Jane Yolen MARYLAND CITY AT RUSSETT Hear the story of the three little pigs, making crazy concoctions! software, to design your own cookie DISCOVERIES: THE LIBRARY Monday, January 13 at 6 pm cutter. Objects will be printed after Tuesdays, January 28 and February 25 then build your own structure to see R Homeschool Series: Crazy AT THE MALL at 6:30 pm if it can hold up against the Big Bad the program. Magic Tree House: Revolutionary Wolf. Concoctions For students in grades 2-5 Early Reader Book Club SEVERN Thursday, January 16 at 1 pm Wednesdays, December 11, January 8 War on Wednesday Thursday, December 5 at 3 pm Make Your Own GIF Gather with fellow homeschool Snap Circuits and February 5 at 2 pm Goodnight Already! by Mary Pope Osborne Tuesday, February 25 at 4 pm students to experience hands-on Tuesday, February 11 at 6 pm Monday, February 24 at 6:30 pm Homeschooled students can practice their reading by Jory John and Benji Davies Learn about animation and create science by making crazy concoctions. Use snap circuit kits to create basic to skills through group reading, activities and games Monday, February 10 at 6 pm DEALE R your own GIF! R complex circuits. based on popular beginner reader series.  Marshmallow Science Star Wars Escape Room R Wednesday, January 15 at 5 pm EASTPORT-ANNAPOLIS Thursday, January 30 at 2 pm  Science Lab EDGEWATER Use marshmallows to concoct wintry NECK Saturday, February 1 at 10 am Monday, February 24 at 6 pm R Kids Cook! Cookbook Club slime and to engineer a winter animal! Find the clues and solve the riddles Learn science concepts through Are you a kid who likes to cook or always wanted Crafterday to break out of our Star Wars themed hands-on experiments with a guest R Saturdays, December 14, January 11 to try? Choose a recipe, make it (get an adult to Wigglerbots STEM escape room! chemist. Monday, February 17 at 2 pm and February 8 at 10:30 am help if necessary) and bring it to share. Bring your Make a creature that moves using a Make something fun! We’ll supply the SEVERN cookbook or printed recipe with you so we can see battery and a motor that vibrates. materials; you bring the creativity. R what you put in your delicious creation.  Breakerspace Holiday Baking R Candy Hearts Science Build It Wednesday, January 29 at 2 pm Take apart computers, toys, radios and Monday, December 2 at 6 pm Wednesday, February 19 at 5 pm Saturday, December 21 at 10:30 am Soups Practice offline coding with candy Build and create using a variety of other items to see what’s inside! Tools, safety gloves and safety goggles Monday, January 6 at 6 pm hearts, then experiment to see which materials such as blocks, Lincoln logs Desserts liquid causes the candy hearts to and Strawbees. provided. Monday, February 3 at 6 pm dissolve the fastest.

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BROOKLYN PARK DISCOVERIES: THE LIBRARY AT THE MALL GLEN BURNIE Fresh Ink Writing Club R R Maker Monday Tuesdays, December 3, January 7 and February 4  Cookie Mix in a Jar  Babysitter 101 Mondays, December 2, January 6 and February 3 at SEVERNA PARK Monday, December 16 at 6 pm Thursday, January 30 at 6:30 pm at 4:30 pm 3:30 pm DIY Slime Stress Balls Create a cookie mix perfect for gift-giving this Thinking about a new job as a babysitter? Want to Kickstart your creativity! Express yourself and have De-stress after school with a different craft, game or Wednesday, January 29 at 2 pm fun in a safe space. Writing supplies provided. holiday season. improve your childcare skills? Come gain the basic activity each month! R tools needed to be an all-star babysitter. Cookies with a Cop  Candy Creation December 2: Holiday Paper Sculpture Wednesday, December 11 and Tuesday, February 18 Monday, January 6 at 6:30 pm LGBTQ+ Panel January 6: Wish Chests at 3:30 pm Learn how to DIY yummy candy at home! Saturday, February 8 at 2 pm February 3: Valentines for Local Shelters Learn about life after high school and into adulthood ODENTON Children, teens and other residents are invited to HamilTea Anti-Valentine’s Day enjoy a cookie with Corporal Bethea of the Anne from young professionals within the LGBTQ+ Saturday, January 11 at 2 pm Saturday, February 15 at 2 pm Poetry and Art Club Arundel County Police Department. Bring your Celebrate diversity, partake in some tea and enjoy community. Supported by Annapolis Pride. Mondays, December 2, January 6 and ANIME & MANGA Happy “Made up by the greeting card, floral and Join your fellow Otaku and enjoy questions, concerns or just get to know an officer. music from the hit Broadway musical Hamilton. R Create Collage February 3 at 4 pm candy industry to sell more stuff and make single anime watching, manga discussions, DEALE Switch It Up! Monday, February 10 at 6:30 pm people feel bad day”! Here is your invitation to our Write your own original poetry and share your Get creative with collage and enter to win a gift finished creations. Design works of art using various crafting and more! Light snackage provided Wednesday, January 22 at 6:30 pm special party. YOU ARE LOVED. South County Teen Writing Group certificate to Art Things in Annapolis. media to enhance your poetry. and cosplay is always welcome! Thursdays, December 26, January 23 and February 27 Relax with friends and play some games together on LINTHICUM CROFTON our new Nintendo Switch. Guy/Galentine’s Day Celebration STEAM Tuesday at 4 pm Middle School Drop-In Tuesdays, December 3, January 7 and Teens are invited to a safe place to talk about the art Thursday, February 13 at 6:30 pm Tuesdays, December 10, January 14 and Wednesdays at 3 pm February 4 at 3:30 pm of writing and to share your work. Grab your friends and head to the library to celebrate February 11 at 4 pm Guy and Galentine’s Day. Drop in for games, crafts and more. Let your creative juices flow with a different STEAM GLEN BURNIE Geek Club activity each month. Mondays, December 9, January 13 and EASTPORT-ANNAPOLIS NECK Wednesdays, December 11, January 22 and R February 10 at 6:30 pm (tweens) TEEN WRITERS CLUB  Teen Time Tuesdays, December 17, January 21 and Nonfiction: Truth V Fiction February 26 at 3 pm Wednesday, December 18 at 4 pm Explore the craft of writing with the help of a volunteer from the February 18 at 6 pm (teens) Thursday, December 12 at 6 pm Geek out on your favorite shows, games and movies! Learn how to create delicious, nutritious and easy Maryland Writers’ Association. A completed permission form is required Nonfiction writers have the challenge of telling Share your art and fic with friends. for new attendees. recipes from a Giant Food nutritionist. fact-based narratives in a way that is vivid and MARYLAND CITY AT RUSSETT Sponsor: Maryland Writers’ Association engaging. Valarie Austin, West Point graduate and LGBTQIA+ 101 EASTPORT-ANNAPOLIS NECK author, will offer writing tips and insights into the No Pressure Book Club Saturday, January 11 at 2 pm Thursdays, December 12, January 9 and 23, February 6 and 20 from 6 to 8 pm nonfiction genre including categories of nonfiction Wednesdays, December 18 and Do you feel overwhelmed by the R INTRODUCTION TO ODENTON and determining one’s audience. January 15 at 3:15 pm number of letters in the LGBTQIA+ pm acronym? If you have questions RASPBERRY PI Thursdays, December 12, January 9 and 23 and February 13 and 27 at 7 pm Thursday, February 27 at 3:15 Share your favorite books or comics about pronouns, identities or other Raspberry Pi is a great way to explore how with others. terminology, we cover the basics as computers work and interface with the world around us. Try your hand at some programming and building MOUNTAIN ROAD well as give some direction to continue learning. Educators, parents, managers and a few fun projects with the Raspberry Pi computer! Design Your Own Pop Socket employers encouraged to attend. BROADNECK EASTPORT- Thursday, January 23 at 3:30 pm Drop In Teen Time Saturday, January 11 ANNAPOLIS NECK Decorate and design your very own pop socket! All at 10 am Saturday, January 25 Aspiring writer? Check out more writing programs Wednesdays, January 15 and February 19 at 4 pm EDGEWATER materials provided. at 1 pm at the Brooklyn Park, Deale and Odenton libraries. Drop in for crafts, art projects, music and games! CROFTON R Bath Bombs and Body Scrubs Make Your Own Suncatcher Visit or call the branch for details. Monday, February 17 EDGEWATER Saturday, December 7 at 10 am Thursday, February 20 at 3:30 pm Metropolis - The Musical at 2 pm Thursday, January 30 Make homemade bath bombs and body scrubs using Design your very own stained-glass inspired sun DEALE at 1 pm natural materials and essential oils. catcher! All materials provided. Saturday, February 29 at 2 pm Get a first-hand peek of Arundel High School’s Monday, January 27 LINTHICUM R 3D Modeling musical, Metropolis. Based on the 1927 silent, at 4 pm Monday, February 3 Saturday, January 11 at 2 pm sci-fi movie; you’ll get a behind the scenes peek at at 6 pm Learn how to use 3D modeling software to create an costumes, song and dance. animated world. 18 R Registration required and begins two weeks before the program. Find programs at aacpl.net/events. Anne Arundel County Public Library December 2019, January and February 2020 STEM event. See page 2 for a description. 19 LIBRARY FOUNDATION Board Members Attend CML 2019 Conference Foundation’s Brick Campaign Raises $156,900 BOARD OF DIRECTORS embers of the library foundation board recently attended the Citizens for Maryland Libraries (CML) 2019 annual he library foundation’s first-ever brick campaign was a resounding success. Over 1,200 donors donated 1,569 engraved Samuel J. Brown bricks. These red pavers will make up the main walkway from the parking lot to the front entrance at the new President conference. Held at the beautifully restored Central branch of Enoch Pratt Free Library, the conference featured nationally known library executives who spoke on the changing roles of libraries as well as the most recent trends in TAnnapolis library, scheduled to open in spring of 2020. Chuck Ferrar M Vice President library programming and development. Attendees were also treated to a tour of the newly restored art deco building. “We couldn’t be more pleased with the community’s response,” reported Foundation Executive Director Ann Glenn. “I was hoping there would be at least 500 bricks donated but when the brick orders kept coming in, I was thrilled. People really do love the library!” Trish Strott Foundation board members Tessie Ballard, Anna Greenberg, Mary Hagerty and Karen Smith joined library trustees Secretary Deirdre Hendrick, Barbara Maxwell, Sandy Solomon and AACPL library and foundation staff at the event. The day-long The messages people wanted engraved on their bricks were as simple as someone’s name (there were many bricks in memory of a loved one) or as exuberant as a favorite William J. Hufnell conference featured presentations by CEO/President of Enoch Pratt Free Library Heidi Daniel; City Librarian of Los Angeles saying or admonition. “Many donors purchased more than one brick, some with messages that spread out over several bricks,” reported the Foundation’s Development Treasurer John Szabo; CEO/President of the Free Library of Philadelphia Siobhan Reardon and Director of the Washington County Specialist, Julie Kizer Ball. Skip Auld, ex officio (Maryland) Free Library Mary Baykan. “Donors were limited to three lines and 15 spaces per lines, so they had to be creative. Sometimes they reached out to us for help with abbreviations or ways to say what Tessie LaRose Ballard The Citizens for Maryland Libraries is a coalition of interested citizens, libraries, library board and foundation members and they wanted with fewer words. It could get challenging,” Julie related. Joan C. Beck, ex officio library professionals throughout the state who work to create greater public awareness of the need for, and services of, all “The funds raised through the brick campaign will go to support the foundation’s 2020 annual fund,” reported Ann. “Those funds are used in all of our 16 branches, and at Jane Campbell-Chambliss libraries. The group also works to foster, promote and help local library support groups such as the Anne Arundel County Public library headquarters, to support programming, purchase equipment and supplies, enable new technologies and upgrade or revamp interior spaces within the buildings.” S. Hamilton Chaney Library Foundation. More information can be found at their website www.citizensformarylandlibraries.org. DeDe Duncan-White Donors will be able to see their engraved brick when the walkway is dedicated during the Annapolis Library’s grand opening events. That date will be announced by the Ann E. Glenn, ex officio end of 2019. Anna E. Greenberg Linda P. Greene Foundation Hosts Second Annual Retiree Mary S. Hagerty Lisa Hillman Reunion Breakfast Joyce C. Miller, ex officio ibrary retirees were once again hosted by the foundation at its second annual Retiree Reunion Breakfast held Christopher B. Nelson Tuesday, October 22. Like last year, the event took place at Carrol’s Creek Cafe in Annapolis. Thirty-eight AACPL Marc L. Rodriguez Lretirees were welcomed by Library CEO Skip Auld, Foundation Secretary Trish Strott, Foundation Executive Karen W. Smith Director Ann Glenn, the Library’s Chief of Public Services and Branch Management Cathy Hollerbach and Chief of Human Resources Terry Bowen, Annapolis Branch Manager Gloria Harberts and Discoveries Branch Manager Rachel Myers as well as AACPL staff membersJulie Kizer Ball, Georgeanne Montanari and Cindy Thorn.

Rachel Myers spoke to retirees about the creation of Discoveries: The Library at the Mall, made possible in part by the foundation and operating since April, 2017, and outlined services now available at that branch. She also brought guests up to date on Discoveries’ move to a much larger space in the mall, a project which is scheduled to #YourLibraryBetter be completed by January 2020. Foundation President Sam Brown welcomed guests and introduced a video created by the foundation last spring The Library and first shown at the foundation’s annual For the Love of the Library event. The five-minute video, filmed in a number of AACPL’s branches, shows how funds given to the foundation enhance the library and features first-hand testimony Photo at top: Retirees Tim Burall, Dan Kuebel Foundation from library customers about the importance of the library in their lives. It can be viewed on the foundation‘s web and Adam Mazurek at the library foundation’s page at: www.aacpl.net/foundation. 2nd Annual Retiree Reunion Breakfast held enriches October 22. Retirees came from throughout Anne Arundel and surrounding counties. One of the guests, retiree Dawn Haddon Photo at bottom: Cathy Hollerbach, AACPL’s chief lives through who lives in Florida had coordinated a trip up to Annapolis to coincide with the date of the breakfast. At the end of of public services (far right), with retirees (front Members of the AACPL board and foundation board enjoy lunch at the Citizens for Maryland Libraries October 26 conference: the event, guests were encouraged to take some foundation “swag” such as book lights and notebooks. row, left to right) Suzanne Campos and Camille philanthropy. Deirdre Hendrick, Sandy Solomon, Tessie Ballard, Mary Hagerty, Karen Smith, Barbara Maxwell, Anna Greenberg and DeVito and (back row, left to right) Barb Lewis, Ann Glenn. Before the event ended, the date of next year’s Retiree Reunion Breakfast, October 20, was announced. Dale Westlund and Cathy Gillikin.

20 Anne Arundel County Public Library September, October and November 2019 21 Computers and more Games FYI... Libraries Closed Sundays December 1, 22 and 29 R COMPUTER CLASSES AT THE ODENTON LIBRARY FOUNDATION Tuesday and Wednesday, Learn from a computer lab assistant in a group setting with hands-on practice. All classes are taught on computers with GRANTS December 24 and 25 Windows 10 and Microsoft Office 2016. Please bring your library card, a 4-digit PIN and a USB flashdrive to save your work. (All branches close at 5 p.m. DEALE Tuesday, December 31) Microsoft Excel I Microsoft Excel III Microsoft Word II R Introduction Wednesday, January 1 Tuesday, February 4 at 6 pm Tuesday, February 18 at 6 pm Tuesday, January 14 at 6 pm to Finding Grants Sunday and Monday, January 19 and 20 Saturday, February 8 at 2 pm Saturday, January 25 at 2 pm Tuesday, December 3 at 6:30 pm Microsoft Word I Library Board Meetings Discover what funders are looking Microsoft Excel II Tuesday, January 7 at 6 pm Microsoft Word III At Library Headquarters Tuesday, February 11 at 6 pm Saturday, January 11 at 2 pm Tuesday, January 21 at 6 pm for in nonprofits seeking grants and except where noted. Saturday, February 22 at 2 pm how to find potential funders in this introductory course. Open to the public, but may be temporarily closed as permitted by the ONE-ON-ONE TRAINING EDGEWATER Maryland Open Meetings Act. Computer and eReader Training R  Grant Research Thursday, December 19 at 4 p.m. Training for many devices is available at select branches. Call your local library to check on availability. A Minecraft event at the Crofton Library One-on-One Training Thursday, January 16 at 4 p.m. Memory Lab One-on-Ones at the Odenton Library Wednesdays and Thursdays R MINECRAFT! BUILD & PLAY FAMILY GAME Thursday, February 20 at 4 p.m. Use our Memory Lab equipment to convert VHS, slides, photos and vinyl to digital format. Memory Lab equipment requires Get help searching for grant Crofton Deale EVENTS training with staff prior to use. Call the Odenton Library to schedule a one-on-one appointment. opportunities for your nonprofit Saturday, January 18 at 2 pm Thursdays, December 12, January 9 Discoveries: The Library Anne Arundel County Public Library organization or as an individual grant and February 13 at 4 pm at the Mall does not discriminate on the basis of race, seeker. Mountain Road Thursday, February 20 at 6:30 pm color, national origin, sex, religion, age or R Saturdays, January 25 and February Discoveries: The Library  Starting a Nonprofit 22 at 10 am at the Mall Glen Burnie disability in employment or Wednesday, January 8 at 2 pm Severna Park Monday, December 16 through Wednesdays, January 22 and provision of services. Learn fundamental federal and Mondays, December 9, January 13 Saturday, December 21 at 2 pm February 26 at 6 pm Maryland requirements to start a Accommodations for individuals with and February 10 at 6:30 pm Linthicum 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization Severna Park disabilities will be provided for library- Saturday, February 1 at 2 pm (rookies) Thursdays, December 26, January 23 Saturday, January 25 at 2 pm from experienced SCORE mentors. sponsored programs upon request to the ADULT LEARNING MORE EVENTS and February 27 at 6:30 pm English Basic Skills Subjects will include: type of business branch manager at least one week Glen Burnie organization; composition of boards; CHESS CLUB Odenton OTHER GAMES Clases de Habilidad Básica en el Inglés in advance of the program date. Drop-In Computer Help revenue production; IRS non-taxable Glen Burnie Saturdays, December 21, January 18 Broadneck Free English classes offered by Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) and Wednesdays, December 11, January 8 requirements and managing ongoing Mondays, January 27 and February 24 and February 15 at 2 pm Any program for children under 8 requires taught at the Maryland City at Russett and Odenton libraries integrate listening, at 6 pm POKÉMON CLUB and February 12 from 2 to 4 pm operations. an accompanying caregiver. speaking, writing and reading skills for students with minimal English training. Saturdays, December 21, January 18 Sponsor: SCORE of Southern Maryland Linthicum and February 29 at 2 pm Library Happenings! Call AACC’s ESL office at 410.777.2901 for more information and to register. For Severn Wednesdays, December 4, January 8 R Intro to Fundraising Bring your trading card game decks is published four times a year by the Clases de Inglés, gratis, administradas por el Anne Arundel Community College Kids R Explore and February 5 at 6 pm Planning and Pokémon video games and have Marketing and Communications Office, (AACC). Se presentan en las bibliotecas de Maryland City at Russett y Odenton. 3D Printing Odenton fun with fellow fans. Wednesday, February 5 at 2 pm Library Headquarters, Integran comprensión oral, verbal, y de leer para estudiantes con experiencia Saturday, January 25 at 10 am Learn basic tips on how to direct your Wednesdays, December 11, January 8 Brooklyn Park mínima en el Inglés. Llame a la oficina de ESL en AACC, 410.777.2901 para obtener See how items are brought to life and pm 5 Harry S. Truman Pkwy., organization’s fundraising efforts. and February 12 at 6 información y para el registro. discover the practical applications of PARTY WITH Annapolis, MD 21401-7084. Planning focuses your organization by a 3D printer. NINTENDO SWITCH! 410.222.7371 Prepare for a GED/Learn Adult Basic Skills setting fundraising priorities and helps BINGO* D20 GAMERS Tuesdays, December 10 and February Improve your basic reading, math or language skills or prepare for a GED with the For ages 8-13 Broadneck William J. Colquhoun, Chairman, give staff and board members a road CLUB 11 at 4 pm; Saturday, January 4 at 2 pm Adult Basic Skills program provided by Anne Arundel Community College at the Mondays, December 9, January 13 and Library Board of Trustees map to success. Brooklyn Park Play games and have fun with fellow Odenton Library. For more information and to register, call 410.777.7823. February 10 at 6:30 pm Sponsor: Candid Mondays, December 2, January 6 and fans of Nintendo Switch! Skip Auld, Chief Executive Officer Brooklyn Park February 3 (for rookies) at 5:30 pm Mountain Road Christine Feldmann, Editor Thursdays, December 19 at 3:30 pm For ages 10 and up Lori Hicks, layout and design Thursday, January 16 and February 13 Glen Burnie TRADING CARD GAME Photos by Sarah Kachevas at 7 pm Tuesdays, December 3, January 7 and CLUB Saturdays, January 4 and February 1 Information in Library Happenings! is Crofton February 4 at 6 pm at 2 pm subject to change, especially in times of Wednesday, January 29 at 6:30 pm For teens and adults Glen Burnie Stop by the library to play a game of inclement weather. Please check online Odenton Magic the Gathering, swap cards or Saturday, February 22 at 2 pm or call your local branch for updates. Thursdays, December 19, January 16 learn how to play. Linthicum and February 20 at 6 pm Sponsor: Games and Stuff Thursdays, December 12, January 9 For teens and adults and February 13 at 6:30 pm *More bingo on page 11 22 R Registration required and begins two weeks before the program. Find programs at aacpl.net/events. Anne Arundel County Public Library December 2019, January and February 2020 STEM event. See page 2 for a description. 23 Lunch & Learn

BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH AND SETTLE IN FOR PROGRAMS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS. FOR ADULTS.

Annapolis: Center of Help Maryland City at Russett Mountain Road Centro de Ayuda Podcasts 101 Introduction to Hypnosis Conversational Spanish Thursday, December 12 at noon Friday, January 10 at noon Meets at Center of Help, 1906 Forest Drive, Learn what podcasts are, how you can listen to Join Donna Pia Vocci, a 20 year expert in clinical Suite 2A/2B, Annapolis them, why you should love them and maybe even be hypnosis, for an introduction to how hypnosis can Wednesday, December 11 at noon; After the holidays, inspired to start your own. change your life for the better. Every attendee will receive a free recorded induction. meetings will resume every other Wednesday, Now What? Caregiving for those with beginning January 8, 2020 at noon Memory Loss* Severna Park Practice and expand your Spanish speaking skills in a Friday, January 10 at noon relaxed environment. Caring for someone with a progressive dementia can Podcasts: What Are They and Why Eastport-Annapolis Neck be a daunting experience. Understanding the disease Should I Care? and connecting with local resources are major steps Wednesday, January 8 at noon Conversational Español in providing quality care while not losing your sense This program will cover what podcasts are, how you Fridays, December 6 and 20, January 3, 17 and 31 and of self. can listen to them and perhaps make your own! February 14 and 28 at noon Sponsor: Anne Arundel County Department of Aging Coffee with a Cop*** Hola! Practice and expand your Spanish speaking and Disabilities Wednesday, February 12 at noon skills in a relaxed environment. All levels of learners Community residents are invited to enjoy a cup of and children welcome. Cutting the Cable Cord** Thursday, January 16 at noon coffee with an officer from the Anne Arundel County * See also Dementia: It’s Not Just Memory Loss Explore whether cutting the cable cord is right for Police Department. Bring your questions, concerns or and Music & Memory Connection, page 6 you. Learn how you can opt for library and other just get to know and thank our officers in a relaxed ** See also Cutting the Cable Cord, page 9 resources to potentially lower monthly viewing costs. setting. Coffee with a Cop is a national initiative *** See also Coffee with a Cop, page 8 supported by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY BRANCH LOCATIONS All libraries are open Monday through Thursday: 9 am to 9 pm and Friday and Saturday: 9 am to 5 pm (except where noted below) Highlighted branches are open on Sundays, September through May, from 1 to 5 pm

* Annapolis hours: Monday-Friday: 9 am to 5 pm (Monarch location closing February 21) ** Discoveries hours: Monday-Thursday: 10 am to 9 pm; Friday-Saturday: 10 am to 5 pm (Sunday hours as described above)

ANNAPOLIS* DEALE GLEN BURNIE (& Library by Mail) ODENTON 2000 Capital Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401 5940 Deale-Churchton Rd, Deale, MD 20751 1010 Eastway, Glen Burnie, MD 21060 1325 Annapolis Rd., Odenton, MD 21113 410.222.1750 410.222.1925 410.222.6270 410.222.6277 BROADNECK DISCOVERIES: THE LIBRARY AT THE MALL** LINTHICUM RIVIERA BEACH 1275 Green Holly Dr., Annapolis, MD 21409 2260 Annapolis Mall Rd., Annapolis MD 21401 400 Shipley Rd., Linthicum, MD 21090 1130 Duvall Hwy., Pasadena, MD 21122 410.222.1905 410.222.0133 410.222.6265 410.222.6285 BROOKLYN PARK EASTPORT-ANNAPOLIS NECK MARYLAND CITY AT RUSSETT SEVERN (closed Sundays in December) 1 East 11th Ave., Baltimore, MD 21225 269 Hillsmere Dr., Annapolis, MD 21403 3501 Russett Common, Laurel, MD 20724 2624 Annapolis Rd., Severn, MD 21144 410.222.6260 410.222.1770 410.222.1070 410.222.6280 CROFTON EDGEWATER MOUNTAIN ROAD SEVERNA PARK 1681 Riedel Rd., Crofton, MD 21114 25 Stepneys Ln., Edgewater, MD 21037 4730 Mountain Rd., Pasadena, MD 21122 45 W. McKinsey Rd., Severna Park, MD 21146 410.222.7915 410.222.1538 410.222.6699 410.222.6290

Anyone needing special accommodations should contact the appropriate library branch at least seven days in advance of the event. TTY users, please call via Maryland Relay 7-1-1. All materials are available in an alternative format upon request.