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This event is in the "6-11 Years" group.

Homeschool STEM: Build a Robot

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Story Time Room (NRL) at North Regional Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
6-11 Years
Event Details:

Learn about robotics and build your own robots to perform specific tasks using Cubelets. For more information about this program, please call (910) 483-7727 ext. 1450.

Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Story Time Room (NRL)
Age Group: 6-11 Years
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Learn about robotics and build your own robots to perform specific tasks using Cubelets. 

For more information about this program, please call (910) 483-7727 ext. 1450.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This event is in the "19+ Years" group.

Explore: a Program for Adults with Developmental Challenges

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:45am
Meeting/Activity Room (NRL) at North Regional Library
Program Type:
Sensory Program
Age Group:
19+ Years
Event Details:

Participants investigate various topics through stories, crafts and sensory activities. This month we will focus on the Milky Way Galaxy and will make a model of our solar system.&...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Sensory Program
Required
Seats Remaining: 23
Event Details:

Participants investigate various topics through stories, crafts and sensory activities. This month we will focus on the Milky Way Galaxy and will make a model of our solar system. 

This event is in the "19+ Years" group.

Tech Time @ the Library

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Conference Room (NRL) at North Regional Library
Program Type:
Digital Literacy
Age Group:
19+ Years
Event Details:

Whether you need help setting up an email account, learning how to use Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) or anything in between, we’re here to help you with your computer,...

Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Conference Room (NRL)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Digital Literacy
Event Details:

Whether you need help setting up an email account, learning how to use Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) or anything in between, we’re here to help you with your computer, tablet or smartphone questions.

This event is in the "19+ Years" group.

Explore: a Program for Adults with Developmental Challenges

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:45pm
Meeting/Activity Room (NRL) at North Regional Library
Program Type:
Sensory Program
Age Group:
19+ Years
Event Details:

Participants investigate various topics through stories, crafts and sensory activities. This month we will focus on the Milky Way Galaxy and will make a model of our solar system.&...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Sensory Program
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Participants investigate various topics through stories, crafts and sensory activities. This month we will focus on the Milky Way Galaxy and will make a model of our solar system. 

This event is in the "19+ Years" group.

Great Books: The Use of Force

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Conference Room #3 (HQU) at Headquarters Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
19+ Years
Event Details:

Do you enjoy reading great literature, considering meaningful ideas and sharing a few laughs? Join Great Books this month to discuss two selections: "The Use of Force" by Will...

Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Room: Conference Room #3 (HQU)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Do you enjoy reading great literature, considering meaningful ideas and sharing a few laughs? Join Great Books this month to discuss two selections: "The Use of Force" by William Carlos Williams and selections from "The Autobiography of Benja

This event is in the "19+ Years" group.

Chair Fitness with Carelon Health

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting/Activity Room (NRL) at North Regional Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
19+ Years
Event Details:

Get a full-body workout from the comfort of your chair. This fitness event for all abilities and will include a health information session. Registration is required by calling...

Open
Required
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Get a full-body workout from the comfort of your chair. This fitness event for all abilities and will include a health information session. 

Registration is required by calling (910) 483-7727 ext. 1436.

This event is in the "6-11 Years" group.

Homeschool Program: Celebrate Pets

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting/Activity Room (ERL) at East Regional Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
6-11 Years
Event Details:

Celebrate National Pet Month and make a fun craft to take home. For more information about this program, please call (910) 483-7727 ext. 1403. 

Library Branch: East Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (ERL)
Age Group: 6-11 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Celebrate National Pet Month and make a fun craft to take home. 

For more information about this program, please call (910) 483-7727 ext. 1403. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This event is in the "0-5 Years" group.
This event is in the "6-11 Years" group.

Let's Chalk About Art

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting/Activity Room (HPM) at Hope Mills Community Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
0-5 Years, 6-11 Years
Event Details:

Let the sun shine on your creativity as we go outside and draw colorful masterpieces with chalk. In the case of inclement weather, we will move art inside and color pictures instea...

Library Branch: Hope Mills Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (HPM)
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Let the sun shine on your creativity as we go outside and draw colorful masterpieces with chalk. In the case of inclement weather, we will move art inside and color pictures instead. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This event is in the "12-14 Years" group.
This event is in the "15-18 Years" group.

Mario-Mania

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Teen Space (HQU) at Headquarters Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Event Details:

Your childhood dreams are calling - it's time to dive back into the magical Mushroom Kingdom with Mario-Mania! This epic collection lets you re-live your favorite Mario adventures ...

Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Room: Teen Space (HQU)
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Games & Activities
Event Details:

Your childhood dreams are calling - it's time to dive back into the magical Mushroom Kingdom with Mario-Mania! This epic collection lets you re-live your favorite Mario adventures and create new memories.

This event is in the "19+ Years" group.

Smartphones Basics

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (WRL) at West Regional Library
Program Type:
Digital Literacy
Age Group:
19+ Years
Event Details:

Join the library’s Digital Navigators as they cover essential skills for using your smartphone. Learn to make calls, take photos, send text messages and do much more. Dur...

Open
Required
Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (WRL)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Digital Literacy
Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Join the library’s Digital Navigators as they cover essential skills for using your smartphone. Learn to make calls, take photos, send text messages and do much more. During the class, participants will have time to ask their own questio

This event is in the "19+ Years" group.

Mystery Book Club: Arsenic and Adobo

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Meeting/Activity Room (HPM) at Hope Mills Community Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
19+ Years
Event Details:

After a horrible breakup, Lila Macapagal’s life seems to follow all the typical rom-com tropes. She’s tasked with saving her Tita Rosie’s failing restaurant while her matchmaking a...

Library Branch: Hope Mills Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (HPM)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

After a horrible breakup, Lila Macapagal’s life seems to follow all the typical rom-com tropes. She’s tasked with saving her Tita Rosie’s failing restaurant while her matchmaking aunties shower her with love and judgment.

This event is in the "19+ Years" group.

Tech Time @ the Library

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (BOR) at Bordeaux Community Library
Program Type:
Digital Literacy
Age Group:
19+ Years
Event Details:

Whether you need help setting up an email account, learning how to use Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) or anything in between, we’re here to help you with your computer,...

Library Branch: Bordeaux Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (BOR)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Digital Literacy
Event Details:

Whether you need help setting up an email account, learning how to use Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) or anything in between, we’re here to help you with your computer, tablet or smartphone questions.

This event is in the "0-5 Years" group.
This event is in the "6-11 Years" group.

LEGO Free Play

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (NRL) at North Regional Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
0-5 Years, 6-11 Years
Event Details:

Build and play with LEGOs, Magna-tiles and DUPLOs. For more information about this program, please call (910) 483-7727 ext. 1450. 

Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years
Program Type: Games & Activities
Event Details:

Build and play with LEGOs, Magna-tiles and DUPLOs. 

For more information about this program, please call (910) 483-7727 ext. 1450. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This event is in the "12-14 Years" group.
This event is in the "15-18 Years" group.

Operation: Code Breakers

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (HPM) at Hope Mills Community Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Event Details:

Learn the art of creating and solving coded messages and combine them with the power of computer science to write programs that encrypt and decrypt secret messages with Code Ninjas...

Library Branch: Hope Mills Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (HPM)
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Learn the art of creating and solving coded messages and combine them with the power of computer science to write programs that encrypt and decrypt secret messages with Code Ninjas. For ages 10 and up. 

This event is in the "19+ Years" group.

Tech Time @ the Library

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 9:00am - 10:30am
Computer Training Lab/Classroom Dual Use Room (HQU) at Headquarters Library
Program Type:
Digital Literacy
Age Group:
19+ Years
Event Details:

Whether you need help setting up an email account, learning how to use Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) or anything in between, we’re here to help you with your computer,...

Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Room: Computer Training Lab/Classroom Dual Use Room (HQU)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Digital Literacy
Event Details:

Whether you need help setting up an email account, learning how to use Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) or anything in between, we’re here to help you with your computer, tablet or smartphone questions.

This event is in the "0-5 Years" group.
This event is in the "6-11 Years" group.

Painting Flower Pots

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting/Activity Room (WRL) at West Regional Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
0-5 Years, 6-11 Years
Event Details:

Join us to show off your artistic skills as we celebrate spring by painting white clay flower pots. Registration is required by calling (910) 483-7727 ext. 1481 or r...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (WRL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Join us to show off your artistic skills as we celebrate spring by painting white clay flower pots. 

Registration is required by calling (910) 483-7727 ext. 1481 or registering online. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This event is in the "19+ Years" group.

Crafty Needles Club

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting/Activity Room (NRL) at North Regional Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
19+ Years
Event Details:

Bring your knitting, crochet, cross stitch or other needle craft project and socialize with fellow crafters. Please note this is not a class, but an opportunity to gather. Limited ...

Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Bring your knitting, crochet, cross stitch or other needle craft project and socialize with fellow crafters. Please note this is not a class, but an opportunity to gather. Limited supplies will be available, so come prepared. 

This event is in the "19+ Years" group.

Genealogy 101: Reading Old Handwriting

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Local & State History Room (HQU) at Headquarters Library
Program Type:
Genealogy/Local History
Age Group:
19+ Years
Event Details:

Struggling to read old handwriting? Come to the Local & State Department to learn how to read old historical handwriting and further your genealogical skills! For more inf...

Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Room: Local & State History Room (HQU)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Genealogy/Local History
Event Details:

Struggling to read old handwriting? Come to the Local & State Department to learn how to read old historical handwriting and further your genealogical skills! 

This event is in the "12-14 Years" group.
This event is in the "15-18 Years" group.

Pressed Petals

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Space (HQU) at Headquarters Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Event Details:

Add a touch of nature to your reading experience by creating a one-of-a-kind bookmark using pressed flowers. For more information about this program, please call (910) 483-772...

Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Room: Teen Space (HQU)
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Add a touch of nature to your reading experience by creating a one-of-a-kind bookmark using pressed flowers. 

For more information about this program, please call (910) 483-7727 ext. 1361. 

This event is in the "6-11 Years" group.

History Harbor: The Iroquois

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (WRL) at West Regional Library
Program Type:
Culture & Entertainment
Age Group:
6-11 Years
Event Details:

For the month’s History Harbor, we will be exploring one of the most influential Indigenous Nations in the history of North America: The Iroquois. From creating a form of gove...

Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (WRL)
Age Group: 6-11 Years
Program Type: Culture & Entertainment
Event Details:

For the month’s History Harbor, we will be exploring one of the most influential Indigenous Nations in the history of North America: The Iroquois. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This event is in the "12-14 Years" group.
This event is in the "15-18 Years" group.

Dungeons and Dragons - Spiral

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (HPM) at Hope Mills Community Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Event Details:

Calling all heroes, mages, wanderers, scoundrels and goblins! Join the party and play 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons with Dungeon Master Taylor. We will be meeting every Thursday...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Hope Mills Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (HPM)
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Games & Activities
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Calling all heroes, mages, wanderers, scoundrels and goblins! Join the party and play 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons with Dungeon Master Taylor. We will be meeting every Thursday. 

This event is in the "12-14 Years" group.
This event is in the "15-18 Years" group.

Teen Program: Escape the Alien Planet

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (NRL) at North Regional Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Event Details:

In this Sci-Fi Escape Room for teens, you are stranded on an uninhabitable alien planet. You have taken shelter in an abandoned research station and now your only hope of escape is...

Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Games & Activities
Event Details:

In this Sci-Fi Escape Room for teens, you are stranded on an uninhabitable alien planet.

This event is in the "0-5 Years" group.

Playdates at the Library

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Meeting/Activity Room (WRL) at West Regional Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities, Sensory Program
Age Group:
0-5 Years
Event Details:

Join us as we host Playdates at the Library. During this continuous program we will provide different play materials such as sensory toys, LEGOs, etc. We hope to see you there. Age...

Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (WRL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Games & Activities, Sensory Program
Event Details:

Join us as we host Playdates at the Library. During this continuous program we will provide different play materials such as sensory toys, LEGOs, etc. We hope to see you there. Ages 0 to 4 years old. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This event is in the "0-5 Years" group.
This event is in the "6-11 Years" group.

Kids Messy Science: No-Cook Playdough

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting/Activity Room (CLF) at Cliffdale Regional Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
0-5 Years, 6-11 Years
Event Details:

Science meets fun in this messy cooking adventure to prepare "no-cook" playdough. Using normal household ingredients--like flour, salt, water, oil and the slightly abnormal cream o...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Cliffdale Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (CLF)
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Science meets fun in this messy cooking adventure to prepare "no-cook" playdough.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.