Ages 5 and above will explore the MSV Vegetable Garden and learn what plants need to grow, then pot their own plant, take a plant “cutting,” and start some seeds to take home.
Thursday, June 8 • 4:30–6 p.m.
During this monthly gathering for students ages 13 and older who are interested in art, participants will visit the gardens to see sculptures built with LEGO® bricks in the outdoor exhibition Nature Connects.
Wednesday, June 14• 11–11:30 a.m.
Hear stories about connecting to nature, inspired by the Nature Connects exhibition in the MSV Gardens, with Handley Regional Library Youth Services Manager Katie Moss.
Wednesday, June 21 • 9 a.m.–noon
From vegetables and herbs to the bamboo grove, kids ages 8–12 will learn all about useful plants growing in the MSV Gardens through fun activities like making vegetable dyes, spinning cotton or flax on a drop spindle, and sewing sachets of cotton and herbs from the MSV Gardens.
Wednesday, July 5 • 9 a.m.–noon
Take a break from the summer heat and head inside for this workshop for kids ages 8–12.
Wednesday, July 12 • 11–11:30 a.m.
Help kick off Handley Regional Library’s youth summer reading program, “All Together Now,” with this story time at the MSV!
Thursday, July 13 • 4:30–6 p.m.
During this monthly gathering for students ages 13 and up who are interested in art, participants are invited to bring sketchbooks (or digital tablets) and draw outside in the MSV gardens.
Ages 5 and up will explore the MSV gardens to discover the sculptures in Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects Made from LEGO Bricks.
Wednesday, July 19 • 9 a.m.–noon
During this fun workshop, children ages 8–12 will explore the variety of habitats and ecosystems along The Trails at the MSV.
Wednesday, August 2 • 1–4 p.m.
Youth ages 10 and older will tour the exhibition With Lyric Brush: John Chumley’s Valley, then find a shady spot in the MSV gardens to create your own acrylic painting on canvas.
Wednesday, August 9 • 11–11:30 a.m.
Join Katie Moss, Handley Regional Library youth services manager, in the Glen Burnie House for this story time inspired by the Trails at the MSV. For ages 2–5 with an adult.
Wednesday, August 9 • 1–4 p.m.
Youth ages 10 and older will explore the concepts of scale and perspective in this fun workshop.
Thursday, August 10 • 4:30–6 p.m.
Teen Art Club is the place for students ages 13 and older who are interested in art!
Wednesday, September 6 • 10 a.m.–noon
Homeschool students ages 10 and up will learn about designing and drawing garden spaces.
Wednesday, September 13 • 11–11:30 a.m.
Hear stories celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and Library Card Sign-Up Month read by Katie Moss, youth services manager, Handley Regional Library. For ages 2–5 with an adult.