Savage Library

What with a mild winter and gentle spring, nature has been fecund. We're overrun with mice in the house and aphids in the garden. It's time to get the serious chemicals out. But when you've finished spraying the roses and poisoning pests, don't toss the stuff down the drains.Those chemicals can also kill the bay. Be a sport and bring leftover household chemicals to the Gateway Building parking lot July 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.The Howard County Bureau of Waste Management will also collect leftover pesticides, used oil, oil-based paints and other household products.

Workshops focus on pressures girls face The Horizon Councils and Women's Giving Circle of Howard County will sponsor a series of discussions this month and next for mothers and their teenage daughters, "Mean Girls: Queen Bees, Gamma Girls and Surviving the Female Hierarchy." The workshops, to be held at Howard County Library branches, will give participants a chance to discuss social and peer pressures on girls. A free dinner is included. Admission is free, but reservations are required.

A "Picture Book Parade!" for ages 2-5 with an adult will be offered at 10 a.m. Thursdays at the Savage branch of the Howard County Library. The program includes a craft. The branch is at 9525 Durness Lane in Laurel. Call 410-880-5980.