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Howard County Library System (HCLS) social media accounts are monitored by staff in order to promote Library activities and initiatives. HCLS welcomes engagement by the public on social media at any time. However, given the need to manage Library resources, content moderation and responses should only be expected during regular business hours. When engaging with the HCLS through social media, you agree to the following customer use policy. Comments and content posted to HCLS maintained social media sites are reviewed by staff. While content and comments will not be edited, HCLS reserves the right to remove user-generated content or comments when appropriate. Abusive, hateful, or slanderous comments or images to any person, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender identification, organization, or nation. When interacting with other users, please be civil and follow the usage guidelines established by the applicable social networking service(s). Profanity, obscenity, vulgarity, nudity, defamation, advertising or political campaigning is not allowed on HCLS social media pages. Such content may be removed.

“Trolling” or posting deliberately disruptive statements meant to hijack comment threads or throw discussions off-track. Comments with the main purpose(s) to sell a product or services, infringe on copyright or spam comments, such as the same comment posted repeatedly, may also be removed. All links posted as comments on the HCLS pages, posts or profiles may be deleted. Any information and/or comment(s) that could reasonably compromise the safety of a public official, employee or member of the general public is also subject to deletion. Any disclosure of information that is confidential by law or regulation may be deleted. Repeated violations of this social media policy may cause the author to be blocked from the HCLS’ social media profiles and pages.

📢 Our Elkridge Branch is closed today for professional development. All other branches are open as usual.
10/21/2026

📢 Our Elkridge Branch is closed today for professional development. All other branches are open as usual.

🎃 Hollywood has a dark side! This Halloween, explore the notorious murders that shocked Los Angeles, from movie industry...
10/20/2026

🎃 Hollywood has a dark side! This Halloween, explore the notorious murders that shocked Los Angeles, from movie industry mysteries to infamous gangsters, oil tycoons, singers and rappers. Hear the chilling stories behind the headlines and uncover the darker side of the City of Angels. These tales are sure to send a shiver down your spine! Register here: https://bit.ly/4zAPun0

📢 REMEMBER! Teens, the deadline to submit your incredible work "reimagining the future" is this FRIDAY! Find more inform...
10/19/2026

📢 REMEMBER! Teens, the deadline to submit your incredible work "reimagining the future" is this FRIDAY! Find more information here: https://bit.ly/4k1dDhW

🦇🎃👻 Ready for a Halloween reading scare? From chilling mysteries to supernatural terrors, these spine-tingling reads wil...
10/18/2026

🦇🎃👻 Ready for a Halloween reading scare?
From chilling mysteries to supernatural terrors, these spine-tingling reads will have you checking the locks and keeping the lights on! Find your next fright and borrow a scary read from HCLS before Halloween.
📚 Explore all our picks: https://bit.ly/4B9pVLw

10/16/2026

🕷️ Your favorite teen takeover of the library is back for another year of fun. This year's first event is at Elkridge Branch, where the library will transform into a Halloween experience! Let our special effects makeup artist transform you into something straight out of a horror movie, then test your courage with edible insects - if you dare. And if not, enjoy the free pizza!
More information here: https://bit.ly/4AZquYl

📚 How did a simple spring become the Slinky? Discover the story of Richard and Betty James in a biography discussion of ...
10/15/2026

📚 How did a simple spring become the Slinky? Discover the story of Richard and Betty James in a biography discussion of "The Marvelous Thing That Came From a Spring" by Gilbert Ford. Then put the story into action with fun activities and a craft! Copies of the book are available at our Glenwood Branch.
Register here: https://bit.ly/4dgUG6Y

Bauder Book Talks welcomes Nnedi Okorafor to discuss Reimagining the Future at this year's event. Read more here: https:...
10/14/2026

Bauder Book Talks welcomes Nnedi Okorafor to discuss Reimagining the Future at this year's event. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4ykktCQ

📚 What does it mean to reimagine the future? Join us for the Bauder Book Talk with Nnedi Okorafor, an award-winning, New...
10/14/2026

📚 What does it mean to reimagine the future? Join us for the Bauder Book Talk with Nnedi Okorafor, an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author whose work explores the possibilities of science fiction and fantasy through African cultures, history and storytelling.

Okorafor is a leading voice in Africanfuturism, a literary movement that centers African perspectives in imagining future worlds. Her acclaimed works include the "Binti" series, "Who Fears Death", and "Akata Witch". She has also written comics featuring Marvel characters Black Panther and Shuri, bringing her imaginative storytelling to the world of superheroes. Her novel "Ikenga", an Edgar Award nominee, follows a young boy in Nigeria who discovers a mysterious object that gives him extraordinary powers and challenges him to use them for good.

This year's Bauder Book Talk theme is Reimagining the Future. We celebrate the power of stories to challenge expectations, explore new possibilities and inspire us to imagine what comes next.

Register here: https://bit.ly/4dAeT7Z

📢 Starting Thursday, October 15, you’ll have to enter both your library card number and PIN to access eBooks, eAudiobook...
10/13/2026

📢 Starting Thursday, October 15, you’ll have to enter both your library card number and PIN to access eBooks, eAudiobooks, and digital magazines in Libby.
Your PIN is the exact same password or 4-digit number you already use to log into your hclibrary.org online account and our databases. By default, it is the last 4 digits of your phone number. If you need assistance resetting your PIN, please visit or call your nearest HCLS branch.

Our East Columbia Branch is closed today for professional development. All other branches are open as usual.
10/13/2026

Our East Columbia Branch is closed today for professional development. All other branches are open as usual.

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9411 Frederick Road
Ellicott City, MD
21042

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Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
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Sunday 1pm - 5pm

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