Takoma Park Maryland Library Programs

Canta Juego will resumen in-person starting August 2023! In the meantime, please join us online :)

¡Canciones y juegos en español!

Join Señora Geiza every Thursday morning at 10:30 AM for fun songs, movement exercises, and games in Spanish.

Join Online!
Go to https://zoom.us/ Then put in Meeting ID: 959-5178-5847 and Meeting Password: 793725.

ONLINE PROGRAM

Sponsored by Friends of the Takoma Park Maryland Library.

Thursdays 4-5:30 PM

Children's Librarian Dave Burbank hosts Takoma Park Maryland Library's popular drawing workshop.

A mostly unstructured self-guided 'class' kids who like to draw can hang out and work on whatever they feel like drawing. Tips and tricks can be shared as well as drawing prompts for those who 'don't know what to draw'.

Kids who feel like sharing can let their work be displayed on the document camera, and observers can offer their thoughts and inspirations based on the work that is being done.

This is not a class on how to draw but a workshop on why to draw and how to not stop drawing and never worry about if something is 'good' or 'bad' so long as you are learning.  

In person at the new Takoma Park MD Library location 7505 New Hampshire Avenue (the former Salvation Army store). 



 

Every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. join us for songs, rhymes, and a story!
For kids 0-5 and their grownups.

IN-PERSON PROGRAM

Games for all ages!

Every Wednesday from 4:00-6:00 PM.

¡Juegos para todas las edades!

Todos los miércoles de 4:00-6:00 PM.

IN-PERSON PROGRAM

June 11: tbd
July 16
August 20

Please join us every Sunday at 11:00 a.m. for some casual chess playing before the library opens!
Any and all interested kids and parents of any level are welcome to join us. 
Bring your own chess set or use one of ours.

Not May 28 (Memorial Day) or June 18 (Juneteenth)


 

¡El Cuento comenzará el sábado, 29 de abril, a las 2:00 PM! (¡Justo después de Día!)

A partir de esa fecha, nos reuniremos cada dos sábados en la biblioteca temporera.

Regístrate para recibir anuncios. 

¿Sabías que este programa es facilitado por voluntari@s? Descubre más en tinyurl.com/ElCuentoTkPK.

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El Cuento will start on Saturday, April 29, at 2:00 PM! (Right after Día!)

Starting on that date, we will meet every other Saturday at the temporary library. 

Register to receive updates. 

Did you know this program is facilitated by volunteers? Discover more at tinyurl.com/ElCuentoTkPK.

IN-PERSON PROGRAM

Come join us at 10:30 Monday mornings for crochet and cozy mysteries

Bring your hooks and yarn.  Don't have any? We'll find some for you.  A beginner? You'll find help.

Knitters and loom knitters - please join us.

In June we will be joined by a professional fiber artist who will introduce us to felting and other techniques.

May 1,6,15,22
June 5,12,26 

Registration is optional.  (It's just a way for us to get an email address in case we need to contact you.)


 

We have partnered once again with Yard Dramas and the program will be presented at the Crossroads Farmers Market.

Join us for this outdoors storytelling and theater program! Learn more about Yard Dramas at yarddramas.org
 

IN-PERSON PROGRAM

Select Wednesdays

Please note that this program does not meet every day that the market is open. Please select "Calendar View" to see specific dates. 

Directions & Parking

Crossroads Farmers Market is located on Anne St. at University Blvd. East in Takoma Park, MD, one block west of New Hampshire Ave. (next to Mega Mart).

Get directions on Google Maps.

Crossroads Farmers Market is easily accessible by bus. Drivers are encouraged to park in the adjacent residential neighborhood on Anne, Hammond, Kennewick, or Lockney Aves., or along University Blvd. Mega Mart parking is only for those also doing business in the shopping center (otherwise they may tow!).
  Sponsored by Maryland State Arts Council.

Kids and families are welcome to enjoy free play with Mega Bloks, Duplo, and LEGO at the library! All ages are welcome, but please be careful with small pieces around kids under three.
We also have LEGO magazines and books to inspire your creations.

Catch us at the Crossroads Farmers Market every third Wednesday of June, July, and August for pop-up Library activities!

IN-PERSON PROGRAM
 

Directions & Parking

Crossroads Farmers Market is located on Anne St. at University Blvd. East in Takoma Park, MD, one block west of New Hampshire Ave. (next to Mega Mart).

Get directions on Google Maps.

Crossroads Farmers Market is easily accessible by bus. Drivers are encouraged to park in the adjacent residential neighborhood on Anne, Hammond, Kennewick, or Lockney Aves., or along University Blvd. Mega Mart parking is only for those also doing business in the shopping center (otherwise they may tow!).

The popular weekly sketch club makes time in the evening to allow for grown folk with busy schedules to join us to hang out and draw together.   Artists, doodlers, scribblers of all (or no) skill level are invited to gather to sketch and hang out in an open drawing session led by in-house artist Dave Burbank.  

Occasional prompts and suggestions may occur, but this is mostly an excuse for all to sit in a common space and draw together.  If you feel like sharing what you're working on, excellent, if not, that is excellent as well.  Paper and some materials provided but feel free to bring your own.

All ages, though adults are encouraged, even or especially those who used to like drawing but haven't done so in a long time.  Come get insipired to put marks on paper. 

Drop in, drop out, come early, come late, all welcome.  Begins Monday Jun 26 through Monday Aug 28.  registration encouraged but not necessary, it just helps us to notify you of any changes or cancellations.

We will be closed on these dates in 2023
January  1st, 2nd, 15th, 16th
February 19th, 20th
May  28th, 29th
June  18th, 19th
July 4th
September 3rd, 4th
November 11th, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th
December 23rd, 24th, 25th