
Visionary Explorers: Hands on Artmaking with the AVAM
Art facilitators from AVAM will supply a treasure trove of unique materials for students to explore and use to create original artwork of their own! Join us each week to create something new!
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Art facilitators from AVAM will supply a treasure trove of unique materials for students to explore and use to create original artwork of their own! Join us each week to create something new!

Its Black Music Month, and we've got a jazzy Crafternoon planned for you. Join us to make a jazz-inspired collage.

Make some egg shakers and join in with the music during the movie! Synopsis: What is it that makes you...YOU? Pixar Animation Studios’ all-new feature film SOUL introduces Joe Gardner (voice of Jamie Foxx) – a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz.

Celebrate Black Music month with a showing of Disney's The Princess and the Frog! Make a fun craft while watching.

Dive into the world of science, technology, engineering, and math with fun, hands-on experiments and activities! Create slime that resembles the look of amber and add in fake insects that look like prehistoric bugs stuck in amber!

Art facilitators from the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) supply a treasure trove of unique materials for students to explore and use to create original artwork of their own. Join us each week to create something new.

Join local artist Kate McCulloch for a beginner collage workshop and art reception. Supplies and light refreshments provided. Space is limited.


Have fun making art and crafts while learning new skills. Use puff paint, and sponges, to create a sweet little ice cream art.

The branch is going to have its very own trinket library in the teen area. But we need your artistic touch to fill the trinket library by creating keychains, zines and mini art. A trinket library works similarly to a little free library—instead of taking a book or leaving a book, people can...

Get creative and crafty outside of the Art Cove with one of our learning specialists in a hands-on art project out on the museum floor. Become inspired with an immersive art piece! Due to scheduling, all programs are subject to change or cancellations. Thank you for your understanding.

Join us for a lively discussion of The Thursday Murder Club (Book 1) by Richard Osman.


Join us every Monday for a fun craft. Supplies are limited; first come, first served.

Come experience the calming power of a sound bath and stay for a crafty time. Enjoy a fun and relaxing craft while Colin and Madison of Golden Road Healing play crystal singing bowls, gongs, melodic tongue drums, and other instruments; this music is great for teens for relaxation and...

Get ready for summer by making a personal list of Must-Do's! Posterboard and decorating supplies will be provided. Register for Summer Reading during the program! Each person attending must register prior to the event. Supported by the Bel Air Friends of HCPL.

Activities include line dancing, face painting and balloon sculpting. Culture Queen opens the celebration with an interactive, engaging activity with movement and music at 11 a.m.


Join us for a discussion of The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin. At once a powerful evocation of James Baldwin's early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice, the book is an intensely personal and provocative document from the iconic author of If...

Unleash your creativity while learning new crafting skills! With step-by-step guidance, you’ll create something unique and have fun along the way.

A special dinosaur-themed craft time to celebrate the Summer Reading Challenge: "Unearth a Story."

Every stripe on the pride flag has a meaning - can you name them all? Explore the symbolism behind the iconic rainbow - then make your own “wool wrap” rainbow out of cardboard and colorful yarn!

Celebrate Maryland's 250th anniversary by creating sparkling star-shaped diamond art magnets in red, white and blue.

June is National Adopt-A-Cat Month. Come be crafty and create a no-sew, fleece blanket. Blankets will be donated to BARCS and given to adopted cats to take to their new homes. All supplies are provided.

Explore the art of crocheting in this hands-on workshop. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your skills, this is the perfect place to learn and get creative.

Lessons include etching shapes, letters, skylines, interactive mazes and more. Participants receive a free Etch A Sketch to continue their art at home. Materials are limited; first come, first served. Read about Princess Etch here .

This month's selection will be Evenings and Weekends by Oisin McKenna: London, 2019. It’s the hottest June on record, and a whale is stuck in the Thames River. In the streets of the city, four old acquaintances want more from life than they’ve been given. On the summer solstice, the longest day of.

Canvases and supplies provided. Tickets available 30 minutes before program.

"It's not just a boulder, it's a ROCK!" Let your creativity flow as you paint your own SpongeBob themed rock masterpiece! Enjoy a fun, relaxed atmosphere with all the painting supplies you need and sip on delicious non-alcoholic drinks.

Join us for a fun and creative Crafternoon at the library! Whether you call it craftlace, scoobies, lanyard, gimp, or boondoggle, participants will have the opportunity to learn how to weave bracelets or keychains.

Do you love to crochet? Would you like to learn? Join us to crochet & make new friends. Beginners welcome & materials will be provided for first-time participants.

Calling all teen readers. Chat about your newest reading obsessions with other enthusiasts. Make friends while exercising your right to read.


Art programs strengthen fine and gross motor skills, color awareness, vocabulary and sensory processing. Dress for a mess — you and your little one might get messy during this program. After they paint, they can enjoy some tasty treats, sip on refreshing drinks and have some time to...