Current Calendar

Libraries will be closed for Memorial Day: Sunday, May 25 and Monday, May 26.

May                                                                                                    

• Computer Instruction Saturdays, by appointment only Glenarden Branch. Adults. Free instruction on basic computer skills, internet searching and library databases. Registration is required, call branch for details.
• 1/Thursday
  Sleepy Time at the Library 7 pm Bowie Branch. Newborn-5 years with caregiver. Children with special needs, their family and friends are invited for storytime, music and motor activities, with fun in mind. Meet other parents and check out the latest information resources. Also meets June 5 & 19.
• 1/Thursday
  English Conversation Club 7 pm New Carrollton Branch. Adults. Are you learning to speak English? Join our group and practice speaking English in a friendly setting. Meets each Thursday.
• 3/Saturday
  English Conversation Club 10 am Oxon Hill Branch. Ages 16-up. Practice speaking English in a friendly atmosphere with people from diverse backgrounds. Meets each Saturday.
• 5/Monday
  Mommy and Me 7 pm Beltsville Branch. Children Ages 6 & under. Join us for a collection of stories celebrating moms. Also scheduled for May 8 10:30 am
• 5/Monday
  With Pen in Hand 7:15 pm Bowie Branch. All ages. The Bowie Branch Writer’s Group invites authors of all ages and all genres, published or not, to join in writing and critiquing members’ works. Also scheduled for June 2.
• 5/Monday
  Spanish Conversation Club 7:30 pm Hyattsville Branch. Ages 16-up. Learning to speak Spanish? Join our club and practice speaking Spanish in a friendly atmosphere. Meets each Monday.
• 6/Tuesday
  English Conversation Club 7:30 pm Hyattsville Branch. Ages 16-up. Learning to speak English? Join our club and practice speaking English in a friendly atmosphere with people from diverse backgrounds. Meets each Tuesday.
• 7/Wednesday
  Fun Time at the Library 10 am Oxon Hill Branch. Newborn-3 years with caregiver. Children with special needs, their family and friends are invited for storytime, music and motor activities. Meet other parents and check out the latest resources. Also scheduled for June 4.
• 8/Thursday
  Board of Library Trustees Meeting 8 pm Spauldngs Branch. Open to the public. 7 pm work session.
• 8/Thursday
  Fun Time at the Library 10 am Largo-Kettering Branch. Newborn-3 years with caregiver. Children with special needs, their family and friends are invited for storytime, music and motor activities, with fun in mind. Meet other parents and check out the latest information resources. Also meets June 5.
• 12/Monday
  Fun Time at the Library 10:15 am Bowie Branch. Newborn-5 years with caregiver. Children with special needs, their family and friends are invited for storytime, music and motor activities, with fun in mind. Meet other parents and check out the latest information resources.
• 17/Saturday
  Celebrate Foster Care Month: An Afternoon of Information 1 pm Glenarden Branch. Adults.
  Join us for an informative session on foster care and adoption. A representative from Prince George’s County Department of Social Services will be available to answer your questions. Registration required call branch for details. Sponsored by the Friends of the Glenarden Library.
• 22/Thursday
  Reading Theatre for Homeschoolers 10:30 am Beltsville Branch. Ages 7-9. Have fun reading out loud with a group: be a character, member of the chorus or the audience. Lee Wardlaw’s Punia and the King of the Sharks.
• 24/Saturday
  Yu-Gi-Oh Social Club: Dueling, Trading and Playing 2 pm Hillcrest Heights Branch. Preteens and teens. Play with different competitors, bring your cards. Also meets June 28.
• 29/Thursday
  Teddy Bears on Parade 10:30 am Beltsville Branch. Children Ages 6 & under. Bring your favorite teddy bear and join us for musical activities, stories, songs and fingerplays.

June

• 10/Tuesday
  Daddy and Me 7 pm Beltsville Branch. Children Ages 6 & under. Join us for a collection of stories celebrating dads. Also scheduled for June 12 10:30 am.
• 10/Tuesday
  Piano Basics 3 pm Hillcrest Heights Branch. Ages 5-up. Join us for instruction on the basics of piano. Also scheduled for June 24, July 8 & 22 and August 5.
• 12/Thursday
  Teddy Bears Picnic 10:30 am Greenbelt Branch. Ages 2-5 with caregiver. Join us for stories, activities, and refreshments and a teddy bear picnic. Bring your favorite teddy bear or other stuffed animal. Limit 125 children.
• 12/Thursday
  Board of Library Trustees Meeting 8 pm Administrative Offices. Open to the public. 7 pm work session.
• 19/Thursday
  Gaming Daze Part II: Play Video Games@your library 2:30 pm Beltsville Branch.
  Ages 13-18. Join your friends for an afternoon of gaming on Nintendo Wii. Sponsored by the Friends of the Beltsville Library. Also scheduled for June 26.

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