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Howard Community Events May 15-22, 2008

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CHILD-CARE WORKSHOP, for parents and child-care providers, "Create a Better Plan" helps participants plan lessons for infants and toddlers; continuing education credits available. 6:30-9:30 p.m., Howard County Office of Children's Services, 3300 N. Ridge Rd., Ellicott City. $20. 410-313-1940 or http://www.howardcountymd.gov/children.

"ALIEN INVASION" IN THE GARDEN, a presentation by master gardeners Aylene Gard and Carol Filipczak on how to identify and control non-native invasive plants. 7 p.m., Glenwood Branch Library, 2350 Route 97, Cooksville. Free. 410-313-5577.

"MEDICARE 102," a workshop on the gaps in Medicare coverage and ways to compensate for them, sponsored by the Senior Health Insurance Assistance Program, Howard County Office on Aging. 7 p.m., Bain Center, 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. Free. 410-313-7391.

TEEN BOOK CLUB, for age 13 and older, a discussion of Carl Hiaasen's novel "Hoot." 7-8:30 p.m., Savage Branch Library, 9525 Durness Lane, Laurel. Free. 410-880-5980.

-- Compiled by CARRIE DONOVAN

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