Maryland STEM Festival

Great Scientists Series: Marie Curie
2025-11-12 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Smithsburg Library, 66 W. Water St., Smithsburg, MD, 21783, United States
Join us to learn about scientists that changed the world, their lives, and achievements. Each session will include hands-on activities. This month we will learn about Marie Curie. Please register online.

Taking Flight: STEM Program
2025-11-12 16:00 - 17:00 | Boonsboro Library, 401 Potomac St., Boonsboro, MD, 21713, United States
Childern will put together both a paper airplane/launcher and a 3D printer glider to learn about the Science of Flight.
For ages 6-12
Space is limited. Register to save your spot.

Taking Flight
2025-11-12 16:00 - 17:00 | Boonsboro Library, 401 Potomac St., Boonsboro, MD, 21713, United States
Children will put together both a paper airplane/launcher and a 3D printed glider and learn about the science of flight.

University of Maryland Extension Presents: Milk to Motion
2025-11-12 16:00 - 17:00 | Cecilton Branch Library, 215 E. Main Street, Cecilton, MD, 21913, United States
Learn about the dairy industry and have fun experimenting to learn about the properties of milk. Activities include a “milk in motion” science experiment, making a sample of ice-cream and butter, and making glue from milk! Ages 6-14.

Kids Can Cook: Drop Biscuits
2025-11-12 15:30 - 16:30 | North East Branch, 485 Mauldin Avenue, North East, MD, 20901, United States
Use kitchen tools and techniques to become a junior chef! Ages 8-11
This month, make drop biscuits with toppings!

Autumn Luminaries
2025-11-12 15:00 - 16:30 | Glenwood Branch, : 2350 MD-97, Cooksville, MD, 21273, United States
Cast away the darkness of longer nights with paper lanterns. Use the Cricut to cut and assemble fall themed luminaries. All materials provided.
This class is part of the 2025 Maryland STEM Festival.
Registration is required.

Nanoscience
2025-11-12 15:00 - 16:00 | Perryville Branch Library, 500 Coudon Blvd., Perryville, MD, 21903, United States
Explore the world of the extremely small–so small you cannot see it with the human eye and where odd things happen at a nanoscale!
Educational activities for homeschoolers and children in non-traditional school settings. Ages 6-11. (Repeat program offered on Nov. 4th at 11:00 a.m.)

Make Your Own Wind-Up Toy
2025-11-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Severn Branch Library, 2624 Annapolis Rd, Severn, MD, 21144, United States
Make your own wind-up toy vehicle using the power of springs and rubber bands, and then compete to see whose runs the best! We’ll learn about the history and present of wind-up springs as an energy source, explore various wind-up devices, and make our own spring-powered toy vehicles to race and take home.

Tiny STEAM
2025-11-12 11:00 - 11:30 | Myersville Community Library, 8 Harp Place, Myersville, MD, 21773, United States
Explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math concepts. Designed for ages 2-5 with a caregiver.

Power Up with Choptank Electric Cooperative
2025-11-12 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-11 10:00 - 17:00 | Wicomico Public Library-Paul S Sarbanes Branch, 122 South Division Street, Salisbury, MD, 21801, United States
Celebrate the Maryland STEM Festival with Wicomico Public Library and Choptank Electric Cooperative! Throughout the month, children of all ages are invited to explore the exciting world of electricity through fun, self-guided activities. Discover how energy is generated, how it travels to your home, and why it matters. Stop by anytime during open hours to learn, play, and get inspired by the power of STEM!

Animal Architects: Engineering for Wildlife
2025-11-12 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Maryland Zoo, 1 Safari Drive, Baltimore, MD, 21217, United States
Celebrate the Maryland STEM festival with Animal Architects: Engineering for Wildlife, free with Zoo admission.
Join us for Animal Architects at the Maryland Zoo, where you’ll take on the role of a Zoo engineer! This hands-on design challenge invites you to put your problem-solving skills to the test as you create innovative solutions to real-world challenges faced by our animal friends.
From designing habitats that mimic natural environments to crafting enrichment tools that support our zoo keepers and keep animals active and engaged, you’ll learn how science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) come together to support wildlife conservation. Perfect for budding engineers, nature enthusiasts, and curious minds of all ages, this interactive workshop is your chance to understand how modern Zoos provide top-notch animal care and work to conserve wildlife around the world.
Let’s build a better world for wildlife—one design at a time!

MD STEM Fest Reading Challenge
2025-11-12 09:00 - 23:30, 2025-11-11 09:00 - 23:30 | Online
Discover the fun of STEM through stories and hands-on challenges! Complete STEM-themed activities and read books to fill your bingo board.

AI IRL: Real Talk for Teens
2025-11-11 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Quince Orchard Library, 15831 Quince Orchard Road, Gaithersburg, MD, 20878, United States
AI IRL: Real Talk for Teens is a four-session discussion series built around real AI headlines. Each session starts with a short news story, separates fact from myth, introduces one practical skill to try, and opens the floor for conversation guided by teens’ questions.
Participants build practical, responsible AI habits: verifying claims and sources, recognizing bias and misinformation, writing task-appropriate prompts, crediting AI assistance when required, and protecting privacy online. The final session includes a look at AI’s environmental impact, tying into this year’s Maryland STEM Festival theme of ENERGY.
Each session stands alone, so participants can attend any or all and leave with something they can use right away for schoolwork, early work experiences and resumes, creative projects, or daily life. Phones and laptops are welcome, and snacks are provided.
Event runs from 10/22 through 11/12

LEGO® SPIKE Prime Robotics
2025-11-11 16:00 - 17:00 | Chesapeake City Branch Library, 2527 Augustine Herman Highway, Chesapeake City, MD, 21915, United States
Join the LOAD Robotics Team to learn about the design engineering process! Gain hands-on experience programming and driving a LEGO® Spike Prime robot. Program designed for grades 4-8. Other siblings welcome.

Celebrate the MD STEM Festival: Whirligigs
2025-11-11 15:30 - 16:30 | Canton Branch Library, 1030 S. Ellwood Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21224, United States
Spin your way over to the Canton branch and create your own whirligig!
Join us in celebration of the MD STEM Festival and learn about this year’s theme: energy. Explore how wind and kinetic energy cause whirligigs to spin.

Watts up, kids!
2025-11-11 15:30 - 16:30 | Central Library -Enoch Pratt, 400 Cathedral St., Baltimore, MD, 21201, United States
Explore electricity with paper circuits & static electricity.

Elevator Lift: Makerspace Mondays
2025-11-10 18:00 - 19:30 | Elkridge Branch Library, 6540 Washington Blvd,, Elkridge, MD, 21075, United States
Learn about Elisha Otis, his invention of an elevator emergency break, pulley and winch simple machines, conservation of energy, mechanical advantage, and the basics of circuitry while engineering a remote control motor-powered lift. All materials provided and students keep their constructed machines.
This class is part of the 2025 Maryland STEM Festival.

Hour of Code
2025-11-10 18:00 - 19:00 | Rosedale Library, 6105 Kenwood Ave, Rosedale, MD, 21237, United States
Join the global computer science education movement through nurturing creativity and problem-solving skills with a one-hour coding challenge. Beginners welcome.

Lego Club
2025-11-10 16:30 - 17:30 | Kitzmiller Branch, 288 W. Main Street, Kitzmiller, MD, 21538, United States
Calling all LEGO lovers! Join the LEGO Club at the Friendsville Library! We meet on the second Monday of each month from 4:30-5:30 pm. Join us for some LEGO building fun based on an exciting challenge or theme each month. You can also free-build using your own creative ideas!
LEGO and Duplo blocks will be provided. LEGO Club is designed for children ages 4 and up.

3-D Printing 101
2025-11-10 16:30 - 17:30 | Ocean Pines Library, 11107 Cathell Road, Berlin, MD, 21811, United States
Learn all about 3-D printing from a local high school student! Watch him as he creates his own 3-D sculptures!

STEM at the Library: Catapults
2025-11-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Olney Library, 3500 Olney Laytonsville Rd, Olney, MD, 20832, United States
Join us for a fun afternoon of learning about energy through the construction and use of popsicle stick catapults. After building the catapults, we will also conduct a competition to see which design works best.

Minecraft Monday (ages 6-10)
2025-11-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Middletown Branch Library, 31 East Green St, Middletown, MD, 21769, United States
Join us for an afternoon of Minecraft creation. This program is for elementary age children who are ready to have fun crafting a world together. We will have two worlds set up to choose from, a creative world where the sky is the limit and a survival world where you can test your mettle. Bring your friends and get ready to explore together. (ages 6-10)

RoboCoders
2025-11-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Wicomico Public Library-Paul S Sarbanes Branch, 122 South Division Street, Salisbury, MD, 21801, United States
Discover the world of coding and robotics through LEGO, Sphero, Scratch, and more! These hands-on sessions are perfect for curious young tech explorers—no prior experience required.

STEM Windmills
2025-11-10 15:00 - 16:00 | Roland Park Libray, 5108 Roland Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21210, United States
Join us to celebrate the Maryland Stem Festival by making a craft based on this year’s theme: Energy! We will make our own windmills to show how wind energy works.

Home School Enrichment: Coding & Typing Club
2025-11-10 14:00 - 15:30 | Hagerstown Branch, 100 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown, MD, 21740, United States
Join us for a NEW Home School Enrichment Class offering: Coding & Typing Club. This introductory course will allow students ages 6 to 13 to explore touch typing concepts and beginner level coding at their own pace.

Stem Club: Geometric Shape Art
2025-11-10 14:00 - 15:00 | Charles County Public Library, 10405 O'Donnell Place, Waldorf, MD, 20603, United States
For this program, we will be learning about how art and math intersect by creating your own geometric shape art!
We offer STEM Club @ La Plata on the first Wednesday of each month.
Note: Please register each child who will be attending separately.
Please email laplataref@ccplonline.org with any questions.
