Location(s): Olney

Make your own pinhole projector so you can safely view the partial solar eclipse on April 8!

Get ready for the solar eclipse on April 8! While Maryland will only see a partial eclipse, it will still be quite a sight! In order to safely view the eclipse, you will need solar viewing glasses or you can use a pinhole projector. We will build our own pinhole projectors so that you can share the eclipse viewing experience safely with others!

Eclipse glasses will be available to program participants. Limit is one viewer per child physically attending the program.

This program is designed for children 6 years old and up. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Montgomery County.

Join Dr. Jafar Vossoughi, retired Bioengineering Professor and Master Gardener, to learn about fig fruit.

Fig is a peculiar and underestimated fruit. This presentation will cover the history, botany, and biology of the fig fruit. It will also include cultivation of the plant and a short review of the medicinal, nutritional, and culinary aspects of the fig fruit.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library, Montgomery County.

In celebration of Earth Month, we will make earth suncatchers!

Join us for a fun afternoon of crafting! We will be making suncatchers that resemble Planet Earth to celebrate Earth Month!

All supplies will be provided. This program is designed for children ages 5 years old and older. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

Sponsored by Friends of the Library Montgomery County.

Get the babies and toddlers moving to music!

Join us for a fun morning of music and movement for our youngest customers with local musician and educator, Stef Pleasure!

Ms. Stef has 30 years of experience as a music teacher and performer and specializes in infant/toddler and preschool music and movement.

This program is for babies, toddler and preschool-aged children. Adult must accompany children under 8 years of age.

Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Montgomery County.

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

MUSIC IS HEALING FORCE, AND JAZZ IS A MUSIC OF GLOBAL INSPIRATION” – CHARLES RAHMAT WOODS

Join us for a celebration with the Charles Rahmat Woods Quartet for a delightful Sunday afternoon of all things Jazz.

Flute/saxophonist and recording artist Charles Rahmat Woods has provided exciting and insightful performances in the jazz idiom throughout the Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, and New York areas for over forty years. Born in Buffalo NY and a long-time resident of Maryland.

Sponsored by Friends of the Library Montgomery County.

Questions about this program? Call the Olney Library at (240)773-9545.

Join us for a book club for children who are learning to read!

Beginning Readers: come to the Olney Library for your first book club!

Together we’ll read Dirt and Bugsy: Bug Catchers by Megan Litwin, followed by a fun craft!

You do not need to read the book before the program. Copies of the book will be available at the program.

This book club is for Kindergarteners and First Graders, and adults/caregivers MUST accompany the children.

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Montgomery County.

Questions about this program? Contact the branch 240-773-9545.