Spring Break Is a Treat at the Library

Spring break is just around the corner for most students in Baltimore County. While it’s a great time to step back from school and relax, it can be hard to fill all that downtime with fun and affordable activities. So come Be All In with us! 

As your community connector, our 18 open branches are hosting a range of free programs and hands-on activities. Plus, we’re helping you get ready for the upcoming solar eclipse with a glasses giveaway and providing sweet treats in several branches by simply showing your library card. 

Spring Break Highlights  

We have a packed lineup of activities and programs families can enjoy throughout the week. View our full list of programs with a few special programs highlighted below: 

Culture Queen Presents: Supersheroes of Maryland—These uplifting performances feature music, movement and poetry honoring some of Baltimore’s trailblazing queens. Geared toward children and families, this fun and interactive performance celebrates the accomplishments of women who unleashed their royal powers (unique abilities) to impact their peers, families and communities positively. Get ready to be inspired to unleash your own royal powers. 

• Thursday, March 21, 11 a.m. (Pikesville Branch) 
• Saturday, March 23, 10:30 a.m. (Randallstown Branch) 
• Saturday, March 23, 2 p.m. (White Marsh Branch) 
• Thursday, March 28, 10 a.m. (Essex Branch) 
• Saturday, March 30, 10:30 a.m. (Owings Mills Branch) 
• Saturday, March 30, 2 p.m. (Towson Branch) 

Celebrate Women’s History Month With Raeann Soto: Reveries Like Ringgold—Learn about artist Faith Ringgold and her story quilts. Create two Ringgold-inspired story quilts. First come, first served with limited space. Tickets available 30 minutes before program. 

• Wednesday, March 27, 2 p.m. (Perry Hall Branch) 
• Thursday, March 28, 2 p.m. (Perry Hall Branch)  

Improv Workshop for Tweens and Teens—Tuesday, March 26, 3 p.m. (Cockeysville Branch) 
Baltimore Improv Group teaches the basics of improv through exercises and games for better listening, agreement and response. Participants see their self-confidence increase while exploring their own creativity and learning how group trust and teamwork make for amazing and hilarious improv theater.  

Jump With The Double Dutch Lady—Saturday, March 30, 2 p.m. (Woodlawn Branch) 
Turn, observe or jump rope with The Double Dutch Lady. Learn a new skill or experience nostalgia in this fun family-friendly, laid-back atmosphere.  

Treats on Us 

As part of our spring break celebration, we are offering free, kid-sized Kona Ice at five of our branches (see the schedule below) from 1 to 2 p.m. Simply show your Baltimore County Public Library card or a checkout receipt at the Kona Ice truck in the branch parking lot to receive your treat.

Please note, we may have to cut off the line before 2 p.m. for Kona Ice to leave promptly. Limit one kid-sized treat per customer present, but additional purchases may be made.  

• Hereford Branch, Monday, March 25 
• Loch Raven Branch, Tuesday, March 26 
• Owings Mills Branch, Wednesday, March 27 
• Woodlawn Branch, Thursday, March 28  
• Essex Branch, Friday, March 29 

Win Orioles Tickets

The Orioles season kicks off during spring break, and to celebrate, we’re partnering with the team to give away one, family four-pack of tickets per branch for the Orioles game on Friday, April 12, versus the Milwaukee Brewers. There will be an entry form to fill out in each of our branches. The contest runs Monday, March 25, through Saturday, March 30. Winners will be notified by Monday, April 1, and can pick up the ticket at the branch where you entered, any time between Tuesday, April 2, and Friday, April 12.

Full Contest Rules

Participants must be at least 18 years of age. Limit to one entry per person. Odds of winning are based on number of qualifying participants. By participating in this promotion, the entrant gives their consent for Baltimore County Public Library to use their name and photographs for promotional and marketing purposes. Employees of Baltimore County Public Library and the immediate family (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses or step of each) and household members of such employees are not eligible.

Solar Eclipse Glasses 

There is a solar eclipse passing through our region on April 8. Look safely into the sky by grabbing a pair of solar eclipse glasses from one of our branches. Starting Friday, March 29, at 9 a.m., each person physically present at the branch of your choice can receive one pair of glasses while supplies last. Solar eclipse glasses cannot be reserved over the phone or email. You can learn more about the eclipse through several programs happening over spring break. All participating in these programs will receive a pair of glasses to take home as part of the program.  

Get Those Wiggles Out at Storyville 

If you’re looking for a place to take your youngest ones for some educational fun, our child-sized, play-and-learn villages in the Rosedale and Woodlawn branches feature developmentally-appropriate books, toys and activities designed to promote early literacy and school readiness skills for children ages birth to 5. Storyville operates on a slightly different schedule, closing one hour earlier than the branches.  

Library Resources to Put a Spring in Your Step 

With your library card, you can do much more than check out books.    

• Discover our Library of Things, featuring outdoor activities, board games, telescopes and more. 
• Stream movies, television shows and PBS Kids on hoopla or Kanopy. 
• Learn a new language with Mango Languages. 
• Hang out in our children and teen areas, with a collection of books, gaming areas and furniture curated just for them.