Fall Into STEM Careers, Art & Urban Farming with Koiner Farm! SSL & help our community! - In-person

Teens & tweens get creative and explore STEM career options!

Discover STEM careers & jobs in agriculture! Get drawing and help the public & the Little Free Seed Library of Koiner Farm! Learn about an urban farm's amazing history & vibrant role in our community!

Interested in careers in science, food service jobs or agriculture? Celebrate Civic Awareness Month at Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library on Wednesday, September 23 from 4-5 PM - discover STEM careers, ask questions, make art, earn SSL, and help our community and the Little Free Seed Library of downtown Silver Spring's urban farm, Koiner Farm!

This SSL opportunity will take place in McGee Library's 3rd Floor Meeting Room. Learn about the Charles Koiner Conservancy for Urban Farming and Koiner Farm's incredible history and current role empowering, feeding and teaching our vibrant community.

For SSL, help the library with setup, design future teen library programs, help with cleanup/takedown, and harvest seeds from dried flower heads and decorate seed envelopes with info about the seeds and what the plants look like! Your beautiful envelopes of seeds will go to the Little Free Seed Library for the public to use and plant.

This event is presented by the Charles Koiner Conservancy for Urban Farming (CKC) and Koiner Farm, the first urban farm in Maryland to be permanently preserved under a conservation easement and the flagship farm of CKC. The easement permits the continued agricultural use of the property and protects access for the public. CKC hosts educational programs for local schools and community groups, while maintaining the farm with help from interns and volunteers. CKC is a nonprofit land trust that protects and manages urban farms in Montgomery County, Maryland to help people connect with their land, their food and their neighbors.

This program is most appropriate for ages 11-19. Library Program Attendance is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program.

Questions about this program? Contact Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library at 240-773-9420.

Looking for more things to do at MCPL?

Teens, tweens & adults, join us Wednesday, August 26 from 4 PM - 5 PM in McGee Library's large 3rd Floor Meeting Room and learn how to become a published author from acclaimed Random House/Disney & HarperCollins YA novelist Anna Bright! Interested in a career in creative writing or novel writing? Got something you’re working on but need a little help? Want to write a novel, but aren’t sure where to begin? Ms. Bright will share her career path to becoming a traditionally published author. For ages 11 and up! SSL opportunity & enjoy snacks - no registration!

FreeState Justice, Maryland’s LGBTQIA+ civil advocacy nonprofit organization, is offering a free, confidential legal name change clinic with guidance, resources, and support for Maryland residents of all ages! The clinic date is Saturday, August 29, 2026, 2 PM - 4 PM at Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library. The program will take place in the 3rd Floor Meeting Room. Walk-ins are welcome, registration is encouraged! Earn SSL from the library by assisting at the event, including preparing & designing future library programs and cleanup/takedown!

You don't need a library card to attend these events, but you should get one to take full advantage of MCPL services. Take a look at these STEM resources available with a library card. Don't have a card right now? No worries! Find out how to Get a Library Card.

Accommodation Requests

To request an accommodation, contact the library branch where you want the accommodation. If they are unable to help, or if you need an accommodation for an online resource or event, complete our Accommodation Request Form online or call Library Administration at 240-777-0002.

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