National History Day Topic Development

Date: 09/23/21
Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Branch: Elkridge Branch
Age group: Ages 14 - 18 (High School)
Program type: History & Genealogy
Description:

Assigned a History Day project? Not sure about a topic? Join us for a workshop that delves into a wide selection of topics that fit the theme of Debate & Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences, through multiple lenses. Learn how to sculpt your topic to reveal its compelling human story.

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National History Day Topic Development (Online)

Date: 09/23/21
Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 11-13 (Middle School), Ages 14 - 18 (High School)
Program type: History & Genealogy
Description:

Assigned a History Day project? Not sure about a topic? Join us for a workshop that delves into a wide selection of topics that fit the theme of Debate & Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences, through multiple lenses. Learn how to sculpt your topic to reveal its compelling human story.

This event is a live stream.

Please register with an email address to receive immediate registration confirmation with a link to enter the class. This email will also contain dial-in information if you wish to participate via phone. 

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Maximize Your History Day Research (In Person)

Date: 10/04/21
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Branch: Central Branch
Age group: Ages 11-13 (Middle School), Ages 14 - 18 (High School)
Program type: History & Genealogy
Description:

Ages 11-17, with parent. 90 min. Registration required.

Assigned a National History Day project? Our research experts have tips and tools for you. Meet history day judges and learn strategies to locate sources.

The health and safety of our customers, employees, and community remains our top priority. All customers and employees are welcome to wear masks in the library. In accordance with Maryland Department of Health recommendations, masks are required for customers ages 2 & up participating in indoor children’s classes. Masks or face coverings should completely cover the mouth, nose, and chin in accordance with guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

National History Day Thesis Workshop

Date: 10/07/21
Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Branch: Elkridge Branch
Age group: Ages 11-13 (Middle School), Ages 14 - 18 (High School)
Program type: Writing
Description:

A solid thesis is the foundation for any NHD project. Explore the theme Debate and Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences. Discuss ways to evolve a topic into a working thesis, then into a blueprint for an argument that examines the significance of an historical topic in relation to this year’s theme.

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National History Day Thesis Workshop (Online)

Date: 10/07/21
Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Branch: Online Branch
Age group: Ages 11-13 (Middle School), Ages 14 - 18 (High School), All Ages / Families
Program type: Writing
Description:

A solid thesis is the foundation for any NHD project. Explore the theme Debate and Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences. Discuss ways to evolve a topic into a working thesis, then into a blueprint for an argument that examines the significance of an historical topic in relation to this year’s theme.

Please register with an email address to receive immediate registration confirmation with a link to enter the class. This email will also contain dial-in information if you wish to participate via phone.

Register online

Diversity Day Book Group: Discuss On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (In-Person)

Date: 10/26/21
Time: 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Branch: Miller Branch
Age group: Ages 19+ (Adults)
Program type: Racial Equity
Description:

In celebration of National Diversity Awareness Month, the Howard County Office of Human Rights & Equity is partnering with the Howard County Library System to host a book discussion series. The goal of this discussion series is to explore and facilitate multiple conversations around race, belonging, immigration, dispossession, and the lived experience of the socially invisible through narrative. 

Join us at the Miller Branch to discuss On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

This novel is written as a letter from son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family's history that began before he was born - a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam - and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation.

Join us at HCLS, Miller Branch as we discuss Ocean Vuong’s On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous. 

Registered customers should place a hold request on the title using their library card in order to receive a copy to read before the discussion. Availability of books is not guaranteed. Place Hold.

This series is comprised of three simultaneous events. Pick the discussion you wish to attend. There is separate registration for each discussion.

October 26: 6:30 - 7:45 pm - Discuss Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar @ HCLS, Central Branch IN-PERSON Register

October 26: 6:30 - 7:45 pm - Discuss On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong @ HCLS, Miller Branch IN-PERSON Register

October 26: 6:30 - 7:45 pm - Discuss movie Just Mercy based on the book by Bryan Stevenson ONLINE Register

This event is part of the Brave Voices Brave Choices series. 

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