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PJ Library mails high-quality, Jewish children's books to families every month. We know that something magical happens when parents sit down together to read with their children. PJ Library shares Jewish stories that can help your family talk together about values and traditions that are important to you. 

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Families raising children from birth through 9 years old with Judaism as part of their lives, are welcome to sign up. PJ Library welcomes all Jewish families, whatever your background, knowledge, family make-up, or observance may be. These books are a gift from the Jewish Federation of Howard County, in partnership with generous local funders and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation.

 

Since Harold Grinspoon first sent Jewish books to 200 children in Western Massachusetts in 2005, PJ Library has grown to more than 230,000 subscribers throughout the United States and Canada. Today, PJ Library is an expanding global community linked by shared stories and values that spans across five continents and more than 670,000 subscribers. In Howard County, over 600 children receive books from PJ Library! 

 

Sign up today! In addition to receiving fantastic, age-appropriate, Jewish children’s books every month, you’ll be invited to PJ Library programs and events throughout the year.  

 

If your child is 9 to 12 years old, they are eligible to receive their own Jewish chapter book instead through PJ Our Way! Each month, your child can select from 4 age-appropriate titles, and they are delivered directly to your home. Sign-ups for PJ Our Way happen completely online - click below to learn more!

Upcoming
Events

  • Tue, Apr 29
    Location provided upon registration
    Apr 29, 2025, 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM
    Location provided upon registration
    Join us for Yom HaZikaron, to honor and remember Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terror, as we come together in relection and tribute through music, song, and personal stories.
  • Thu, May 01
    Location provided upon registration
    May 01, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Location provided upon registration
    Join our Israeli guests, Noa and Matan (and Stav) for Laser Tag. Free, includes pizza and soda. Registration required.
  • Fri, May 02
    Jewish Federation of Howard County
    May 02, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
    Jewish Federation of Howard County, 10630 Little Patuxent Pkwy STE 400, Columbia, MD 21044, USA
  • Fri, May 02
    Location provided upon registration
    May 02, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Location provided upon registration
    Please join us for a Jewish Federation of Howard County Shabbat dinner and services as a part of Israel week. Dietary laws observed. Registration required by April 24, 2025. $36 per person. 18 and under are free.
  • Sun, May 04
    Address provided upon registration
    May 04, 2025, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Address provided upon registration
    Join us for a fun-filled day of activities and games where families and friends will compete in Maccabiah style games, team and family-friendly games, enjoy Israeli spirit, music, and celebration, and delicious Israeli BBQ.
  • Fri, May 09
    Columbia Jewish Congregation
    May 09, 2025, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
    Columbia Jewish Congregation, 5885 Robert Oliver Pl, Columbia, MD 21045, USA
  • Mon, Jun 09
    Jewish Federation of Howard County
    Jun 09, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
    Jewish Federation of Howard County, 10630 Little Patuxent Pkwy STE 400, Columbia, MD 21044, USA
    We hope you join us for Israel Cafe - 11:30am and 6:30pm. Registration in upcoming emails!
  • Mon, Jun 09
    Jewish Federation of Howard County
    Jun 09, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    Jewish Federation of Howard County, 10630 Little Patuxent Pkwy STE 400, Columbia, MD 21044, USA
    We hope you join us for Israel Cafe - 11:30am and 6:30pm. Registration in upcoming emails!
  • Wed, Apr 23
    Apr 23, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM
    Fulton, 12200 Scaggsville Rd, Fulton, MD 20759, USA
    Liberation, Survival, and Renewal: As to told by the son of a liberator; the son of a survivor; and a daughter born in a Displaced Persons Camp. Please join us to hear their remarkable stories, with moderator Robert Lang, News Anchor, WBAL Radio.
  • Sun, Mar 16
    Oseh Shalom Synagogue
    Mar 16, 2025, 10:00 AM
    Oseh Shalom Synagogue, 7515 Olive Branch Way, Laurel, MD 20707, USA
  • Mar 11, 2025, 12:00 PM
    Laurel, 7515 Olive Branch Way, Laurel, MD 20707, USA
    We invite you to learn more about Oseh Shalom Religious School programs, including Tikkun Olam (repair the world) projects, Torah, Jewish cooking, Modern Hebrew, prayer and music, arts, and more. We allow children to experience wonder and delve into their questions about Judaism and Jewish life.
  • Mon, Mar 10
    Jewish Federation of Howard County
    Mar 10, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    Jewish Federation of Howard County, 10630 Little Patuxent Pkwy STE 400, Columbia, MD 21044, USA
    We hope you join us for Israel Cafe - 11:30am and 6:30pm. Registration in upcoming emails!
  • Mon, Mar 10
    Jewish Federation of Howard County
    Mar 10, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
    Jewish Federation of Howard County, 10630 Little Patuxent Pkwy STE 400, Columbia, MD 21044, USA
    We hope you join us for Israel Cafe - 11:30am and 6:30pm. Registration in upcoming emails!
  • Sun, Mar 09
    Jewish Federation of Howard County @ OMI
    Mar 09, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM
    Jewish Federation of Howard County @ OMI, 5885 Robert Oliver Pl, Columbia, MD 21045, USA
    Save the date - celebrate Purim with your friends and the Howard County community!
  • Mar 06, 2025, 8:30 PM
    CJC, 5885 Robert Oliver Pl, Columbia, MD 21045, USA
  • Thu, Feb 13
    Temple Isaiah
    Feb 13, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Temple Isaiah, 12200 Scaggsville Rd, Fulton, MD 20759, USA
  • Mon, Feb 10
    Jewish Federation of Howard County
    Feb 10, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    Jewish Federation of Howard County, 10630 Little Patuxent Pkwy STE 400, Columbia, MD 21044, USA
    We hope you join us for Israel Cafe - 11:30am and 6:30pm. Registration in upcoming emails!
  • Mon, Feb 10
    Jewish Federation of Howard County
    Feb 10, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
    Jewish Federation of Howard County, 10630 Little Patuxent Pkwy STE 400, Columbia, MD 21044, USA
    We hope you join us for Israel Cafe - 11:30am and 6:30pm. Registration in upcoming emails!

PJ Library Parent Committee

Rebecca Feldman

Jill Smulson

Genna Bross

Shayna Glicksman

Rebecca Bentov

Melissa Lean

Questions? Contact Sara Schreibstein

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