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Toddler and Preschool Story Time: In the Garden

Monday, May 12, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Story Time Area (BOR) at Bordeaux Community Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
0-5 Years

Join us for stories, songs and more. We will have a craft and a coloring sheet at the end. 

Please note that this program is appropriate for sensory seekers. 

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Library Branch: Bordeaux Community Library
Room: Story Time Area (BOR)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs and more. We will have a craft and a coloring sheet at the end. 

Please note that this program is appropriate for sensory seekers. 

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.

The logo for Fayetteville Cumberland County Parks & Recreation with a blue background and white lettering with an image of North Carolina in the center with a star over Cumberland County on the state.

Clark Park Nature Story Time

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
0-5 Years

A FREE preschool nature story and craft time presented at Clark Park Nature Center at 631 Sherman Drive, Fayetteville. This month's theme is Frogs. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-433-1579.

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

A FREE preschool nature story and craft time presented at Clark Park Nature Center at 631 Sherman Drive, Fayetteville. This month's theme is Frogs. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-433-1579.

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.

A pile of multi-colored sensory toys with different textures.

Play Dough Free Play

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Meeting/Activity Room (WRL) at West Regional Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Sensory Program
Age Group:
0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, All Ages

Come and express your creativity with play dough. Sculpt, squish and shape with us as we let our imaginations run wild. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-483-7727 ext. 1481. 

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

Come and express your creativity with play dough. Sculpt, squish and shape with us as we let our imaginations run wild. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-483-7727 ext. 1481. 

A pile of multi-colored sensory toys with different textures.

Playdates at the Library

Friday, May 16, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Meeting/Activity Room (WRL) at West Regional Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities, Sensory Program
Age Group:
0-5 Years

Enjoy a free play with a variety of toys and sensory materials. Ages 0 to 4 years old. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-483-7727 ext. 1481. 

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

Enjoy a free play with a variety of toys and sensory materials. Ages 0 to 4 years old. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-483-7727 ext. 1481. 

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.

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library logo that has a train engine and caboose with books in between on top of an open book.

Imagination Library Story Time

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting/Activity Room (NRL) at North Regional Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
0-5 Years

Join us for a special family-friendly story time where little ones can enjoy engaging tales and fun activities. 

This month's theme is fun with fairytales. 

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Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for a special family-friendly story time where little ones can enjoy engaging tales and fun activities. 

This month's theme is fun with fairytales. 

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.

A pile of multi-colored sensory toys with different textures.

Celebrate You!: Inclusive Story Time & Tie-Dye Fun

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Meeting/Activity Room (ERL) at East Regional Library
Program Type:
Sensory Program, Story Time
Age Group:
0-5 Years, 6-11 Years

Join us for a special story time celebrating diversity, acceptance and kindness through books like Cooper is Super and So are You! Afterward, unleash your creativity with a tie-dye sock activity—just like us, no two designs will be alike.

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Library Branch: East Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (ERL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years
Program Type: Sensory Program, Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for a special story time celebrating diversity, acceptance and kindness through books like Cooper is Super and So are You! Afterward, unleash your creativity with a tie-dye sock activity—just like us, no two designs will be alike.

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.

A Southeast Asian woman stands wearing a conical straw hat the covers her eyes. She is holding an ornate sword with a double headed dragon symbol by the hilt with the blade pointed down. The woman is standing the in the rain and smirking.

May Movie Club: Raya and the Last Dragon

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 1:45pm - 4:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (CLF) at Cliffdale Regional Library
Program Type:
Culture & Entertainment
Age Group:
0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, All Ages

This Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month we have a special family movie club just for the month of May, featuring animated Asian and Pacific Islander-based protagonists. 

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Library Branch: Cliffdale Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (CLF)
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, All Ages
Program Type: Culture & Entertainment
Event Details:

This Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month we have a special family movie club just for the month of May, featuring animated Asian and Pacific Islander-based protagonists. 

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.

Red, yellow, blue, green and black LEGO bricks in a pile.

Get Creative with LEGOs

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Spring Lake Community Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities, Self-Directed Activity
Age Group:
0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years

This program is a LEGO free play. Bring the whole family. We will have LEGOs, MEGA BLOCKS and DUPLOs so everyone can play. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-483-7727 ext. 1459. 

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Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Games & Activities, Self-Directed Activity
Event Details:

This program is a LEGO free play. Bring the whole family. We will have LEGOs, MEGA BLOCKS and DUPLOs so everyone can play. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-483-7727 ext. 1459. 

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.

A child with a looking glass in a hot air balloon, a girl in a wheelchair reading a book on top of two large books and a boy with a backpack pointing to planets in the sky standing on a rocky cliff.

Toddler and Preschool Gentle Story Time: Alligators

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Story Time Area (BOR) at Bordeaux Community Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
0-5 Years

Enjoy stories, songs and more. We will have a craft and a coloring sheet at the end. 

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Library Branch: Bordeaux Community Library
Room: Story Time Area (BOR)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Enjoy stories, songs and more. We will have a craft and a coloring sheet at the end. 

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.

Metal containers holding pens, colored pencils, scissors, paintbrushes and rulers.

Memorial Day Take and Make

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Spring Lake Community Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Self-Directed Activity
Age Group:
0-5 Years, 6-11 Years

This Memorial Day take and make craft will be available at the youth services desk from May 20 - May 27 or as long as supplies last. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-483-7727 ext. 1459. 

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Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Self-Directed Activity
Event Details:

This Memorial Day take and make craft will be available at the youth services desk from May 20 - May 27 or as long as supplies last. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-483-7727 ext. 1459. 

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.

A pile of multi-colored sensory toys with different textures.

Playdates at the Library

Friday, May 23, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Meeting/Activity Room (WRL) at West Regional Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities, Sensory Program
Age Group:
0-5 Years

Enjoy a free play with a variety of toys and sensory materials. Ages 0 to 4 years old. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-483-7727 ext. 1481. 

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

Enjoy a free play with a variety of toys and sensory materials. Ages 0 to 4 years old. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-483-7727 ext. 1481. 

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.

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library logo that has a train engine and caboose with books in between on top of an open book.

Imagination Library Story Time

Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting/Activity Room (CLF) at Cliffdale Regional Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
0-5 Years

Join us for a special family-friendly story time where little ones can enjoy engaging tales and fun activities. 

This month's theme is mice mischief. 

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Library Branch: Cliffdale Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (CLF)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for a special family-friendly story time where little ones can enjoy engaging tales and fun activities. 

This month's theme is mice mischief. 

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.

A diagonally-oriented, large white robot with round black eyes connected by a black line, looks at the viewer. The text at the top reads: Nov. 7 From the Creators of Wreck-It Ralph and Frozen. The text at the Bottom reads: Disney, Big Hero 6.

May Movie Club: Big Hero 6

Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 1:45pm - 4:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (CLF) at Cliffdale Regional Library
Program Type:
Culture & Entertainment
Age Group:
0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, All Ages

This Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we have a special family movie club just for the month of May, featuring animated Asian and Pacific Islander-based protagonists. 

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Library Branch: Cliffdale Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (CLF)
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, All Ages
Program Type: Culture & Entertainment
Event Details:

This Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we have a special family movie club just for the month of May, featuring animated Asian and Pacific Islander-based protagonists. 

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.

Closed for Memorial Day

All Day 5/25 - 5/26
Headquarters Library, Bordeaux Community Library, Cliffdale Regional Library, East Regional Library, Hope Mills Community Library, North Regional Library, Spring Lake Community Library, West Regional Library, Off Site, Virtual
Closing
Branches:
Headquarters Library, Bordeaux Community Library, Cliffdale Regional Library, East Regional Library, Hope Mills Community Library, North Regional Library, Spring Lake Community Library, West Regional Library, Off Site, Virtual
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Let's Make Some Art!

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Meeting/Activity Room (SPL) at Spring Lake Community Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years

Join us as we prepare for our 2025 Summer Reading Challenge "Color Our World" with sidewalk chalk. We will be decorating the sidewalks with our beautiful creations. In case of rain, we will meet in the meeting room to color! 

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Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (SPL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us as we prepare for our 2025 Summer Reading Challenge "Color Our World" with sidewalk chalk. We will be decorating the sidewalks with our beautiful creations. In case of rain, we will meet in the meeting room to color! 

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.

The logo for Fayetteville Cumberland County Parks & Recreation with a blue background and white lettering with an image of North Carolina in the center with a star over Cumberland County on the state.

Lake Rim Park Nature Story Time

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
0-5 Years

A FREE preschool nature story and craft time presented at Lake Rim Park at 2214 Tar Kiln Drive, Fayetteville. This month's theme is Adventure. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-433-1018.

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

A FREE preschool nature story and craft time presented at Lake Rim Park at 2214 Tar Kiln Drive, Fayetteville. This month's theme is Adventure. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-433-1018.

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.

Metal containers holding pens, colored pencils, scissors, paintbrushes and rulers.

Little Picassos: Floral Twist

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Area (HQU) at Headquarters Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
0-5 Years, 6-11 Years

Get ready for a super fun and colorful adventure in our Floral Twist program. In this hands-on workshop, you'll turn simple pipe cleaners into the most beautiful and wild flowers—all made by you.

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Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Room: Children's Area (HQU)
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Get ready for a super fun and colorful adventure in our Floral Twist program. In this hands-on workshop, you'll turn simple pipe cleaners into the most beautiful and wild flowers—all made by you.

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.

A pile of multi-colored sensory toys with different textures.

Playdates at the Library

Friday, May 30, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Meeting/Activity Room (WRL) at West Regional Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities, Sensory Program
Age Group:
0-5 Years

Enjoy a free play with a variety of toys and sensory materials. Ages 0 to 4 years old. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-483-7727 ext. 1481. 

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

Enjoy a free play with a variety of toys and sensory materials. Ages 0 to 4 years old. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-483-7727 ext. 1481. 

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.

Four puppets (a lion, a llama, a frog and a pig) on a stage with the words Puppet Show above them.

Puppet Show: Fairy Tales

Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Story Time Area (HQU) at Headquarters Library
Program Type:
Culture & Entertainment, Story Time
Age Group:
0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years

The whole family is invited to enjoy funny puppet shows and engaging movement songs that support early literacy skills and help grow a love of stories. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to participate. 

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Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Room: Story Time Area (HQU)
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Culture & Entertainment, Story Time
Event Details:

The whole family is invited to enjoy funny puppet shows and engaging movement songs that support early literacy skills and help grow a love of stories. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to participate. 

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.

A smiling, young Polynesian girl holding an oar. To her right is a pig with a rooster on its head. To her left a smiling, muscular Polynesian man, covered in tattoos, holding an enormous fish hook. They stand on a small plot of bare sand while a wall of blue ocean waves with a turtle and many fish curl up to surround them. The text at the top reads: Dwayne Johnson as Maui. Auli'i Cravalho as Moana. The text at the bottom reads: From the creators of Zootopia and Frozen, Disney Moana.

May Movie Club: Moana

Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 1:45pm - 4:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (CLF) at Cliffdale Regional Library
Program Type:
Culture & Entertainment
Age Group:
0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, All Ages

This Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month we have a special family movie club just for the month of May, featuring animated Asian and Pacific Islander-based protagonists. 

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Library Branch: Cliffdale Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (CLF)
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, All Ages
Program Type: Culture & Entertainment
Event Details:

This Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month we have a special family movie club just for the month of May, featuring animated Asian and Pacific Islander-based protagonists. 

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.

The words "Play Ready" on a black background. The words are formed with different items needed for sports or activities such as balls and dice.

Crayon Scavenger Hunt

All Day
East Regional Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities, Self-Directed Activity
Age Group:
0-5 Years, 6-11 Years

This month we have six crayons that have escaped their crayon box while visiting the library. Can you help find the 6 crayons hidden in our children's area and receive a prize? 

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Library Branch: East Regional Library
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years
Program Type: Games & Activities, Self-Directed Activity
Event Details:

This month we have six crayons that have escaped their crayon box while visiting the library. Can you help find the 6 crayons hidden in our children's area and receive a prize? 

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.

Metal containers holding pens, colored pencils, scissors, paintbrushes and rulers.

Epic Murals: Color Your World!

All Day
Headquarters Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Self-Directed Activity
Age Group:
0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, All Ages

Color your world in a rainbow of color this summer! Join us for a creative brainstorm where you are encouraged to draw and color a mural with your friends at the library.

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Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Self-Directed Activity
Event Details:

Color your world in a rainbow of color this summer! Join us for a creative brainstorm where you are encouraged to draw and color a mural with your friends at the library.

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.

Metal containers holding pens, colored pencils, scissors, paintbrushes and rulers.

Tiny Art Challenge

All Day
Headquarters Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Self-Directed Activity
Age Group:
0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years, All Ages

Can you fit your masterpiece on a post-it note? Challenge yourself this summer and see how tiny your art can get! 

This self-directed event will be available from June 1-July 31. 

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Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Self-Directed Activity
Event Details:

Can you fit your masterpiece on a post-it note? Challenge yourself this summer and see how tiny your art can get! 

This self-directed event will be available from June 1-July 31. 

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.

The words "Play Ready" on a black background. The words are formed with different items needed for sports or activities such as balls and dice.

Beach Scavenger Hunt

All Day
West Regional Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities, Self-Directed Activity
Age Group:
0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, All Ages

We're feeling beachy-keen this month! Find all six beach items hidden in our children's area and receive a prize. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-483-7727 ext. 1481. 

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Library Branch: West Regional Library
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, All Ages
Program Type: Games & Activities, Self-Directed Activity
Event Details:

We're feeling beachy-keen this month! Find all six beach items hidden in our children's area and receive a prize. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-483-7727 ext. 1481. 

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.