Speed Friending will be held at the La Plata branch on Monday, Feb. 2, from 5:30-7 p.m. Expand your social circle and meet someone new in 3 minutes at a time. Registration is required. Recommended for ages 18 and up.
The Mobile Library will be available at the Nanjemoy Community Center, 4375 Port Tobacco Rd, Nanjemoy, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pick up a cool, ready-to-wear temporary tattoo and enjoy a little creative self-expression. Library services include Wi-Fi access, library card services, crafts-to-go, 500 by 5 starter kits and materials for checkout.
Winter Games Party will be held at the P.D. Brown branch on Tuesday, Feb. 3, from 6-7 p.m. Test your skills with ring toss, race a bobsled down a cardboard tube track, create festive crafts and enjoy other exciting winter-sports-inspired games and activities. Recommended for ages 6-18.
STEM Club: Docking a Space Station will be held at the La Plata branch on Wednesday, Feb. 4, from 2-3 p.m. Come learn about how astronauts and pilots work to dock space stations by creating and running a docking simulation. Registration is required. Recommended for ages 6-11.
Book Bite: Reading through the Decades: Late 1800s — Early 1900s will be held at the Potomac branch on Wednesday, Feb. 4, from 2-3 p.m. Come discuss a book of your choosing, focusing on this time period and do a craft inspired by the era. Registration is required. Recommended for ages 12-18.
Energy Science with RoboMasterminds will be held at the Potomac branch on Thursday, Feb. 5, from 2-3:30 p.m. and 6-7:30 p.m. Discover how batteries work, what makes them last and how to use them safely — then put your knowledge to the test by building your own batteries from everyday materials. Recommended for ages 11-14.
Behind The Story: Author Talk with Vanessa Riley will be held virtually on Thursday, Feb. 5, from 7-8 p.m. Join us and author Vanessa Riley, author of Fire Sword and Sea, to discuss swashbuckling heroines and high seas adventure. Registration is required. Recommended for ages 13 and up.
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Artist’s Workspace will be held at the Charlotte Hall Library on Wednesday, Feb. 4, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Bring your writing, drawing, and other art materials and come work with us. The following makerspace equipment will be available for open use during this time: Cricut Maker, a button maker, Cricut Mug Press, 3D pens and our Memory Lab. This program is intended for ages 16 and up. Register on www.stmalib.org.
Christylez Bacon: Black History Month Celebration will be held at the Lexington Park Library on Saturday, Feb. 7, from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Join Grammy-nominated progressive hip-hop artist and multi-instrumentalist Christylez Bacon for a high-energy performance celebrating Black History Month. Register on www.stmalib.org.
Veterans Book Group will be held at the Lexington Park Library on Saturday, Feb. 7, from 2-4 p.m. This book discussion series is tailored for veterans and their families. Service members of all eras, their spouses and adult children are welcome. Author and retired college professor Wayne Karlin will lead us through conversations about books written in very different styles but connected by themes of war, courage, love, honor and trauma. Register on www.stmalib.org; space is limited.
Roadside Native Plants will be held at the Leonardtown Library on Tuesday, Feb. 10, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Barbara Martín of the St. Mary’s County Garden Club will show you why plant identification is a rewarding skill. This discussion focuses on various native plants commonly found in areas such as roadsides and old fields. You’ll gain a practical understanding of basic botany and learn how to apply this knowledge to the plants in your own yard. Register on www.stmalib.org.
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On Pins and Needles will meet at the Prince Frederick branch on Friday, Jan. 30, from 1-4 p.m. Bring your quilting, needlework, knitting, crocheting or other projects for an afternoon of conversation and shared creativity.
MakePlayLearn will meet at the Twin Beaches and Prince Frederick branches on Saturday, Jan. 31, from 2-4 p.m. Take building and creativity to a whole new level at the library. We provide the space, building bricks and other building materials. You provide the imagination.
On Pins and Needles will meet at the Southern branch on Saturday, Jan. 31, from 2-4 p.m. Get together with other fiber crafters to learn or develop your skills. Work on projects in progress or start something new. Registration requested and bring your own yarn.
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