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Habits of a Homeschool Hero: Leadership Learning for Kids

Friday, April 11, 2025 at 12:00pm - 12:45pm
Meeting/Activity Room (NRL) at North Regional Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities, Story Time
Age Group:
6-11 Years, 12-14 Years
Event Details:

Habits of a Homeschool Hero offers hands-on, interactive lessons designed to engage students while helping them learn healthy habits and leadership skills. For ages 8 to 14. T...

Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities, Story Time
Event Details:

Habits of a Homeschool Hero offers hands-on, interactive lessons designed to engage students while helping them learn healthy habits and leadership skills. For ages 8 to 14. 

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.

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#GirlsCode@CCPL: Ninja Robotics with LEGO

Friday, April 11, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
The Engine (Makerspace HQU) at Headquarters Library
Program Type:
Maker, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Event Details:

Get ready for an epic adventure where you'll use LEGO Spike Prime robotics kits to build awesome robots - maybe a charging rhino or even a dancing dude! You will master sensors, mo...

Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Room: The Engine (Makerspace HQU)
Age Group: 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Maker, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Get ready for an epic adventure where you'll use LEGO Spike Prime robotics kits to build awesome robots - maybe a charging rhino or even a dancing dude!

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.

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Money Muse

Friday, April 11, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (HPM) at Hope Mills Community Library
Program Type:
Business & Finance
Age Group:
6-11 Years
Event Details:

Play games to learn how to save, spend, share and budget. This month, we'll play Piggy Bank Theater, a play for kids in four acts. Help Kenji, Grace and Emma earn, spend or sa...

Library Branch: Hope Mills Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (HPM)
Age Group: 6-11 Years
Program Type: Business & Finance
Event Details:

Play games to learn how to save, spend, share and budget. 

This month, we'll play Piggy Bank Theater, a play for kids in four acts. Help Kenji, Grace and Emma earn, spend or save money to add coins to the piggy bank. 

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.

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Family Fun Day: Creative Collages

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting/Activity Room (ERL) at East Regional Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
6-11 Years, All Ages
Event Details:

Make beautiful and creative collage art from recycled magazines and graphic novels. 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, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Make beautiful and creative collage art from recycled magazines and graphic novels. 

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.

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Sensory Saturday: Into the Galaxy

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting/Activity Room (CLF) at Cliffdale Regional Library
Program Type:
Sensory Program
Age Group:
6-11 Years
Event Details:

Join us for some fun that contains low and high sensory activities and crafts in an exploration of touch, smell, sound, sight and taste. Some activities may contain a sto...

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Library Branch: Cliffdale Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (CLF)
Age Group: 6-11 Years
Program Type: Sensory Program
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Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Join us for some fun that contains low and high sensory activities and crafts in an exploration of touch, smell, sound, sight and taste. Some activities may contain a story time as well. 

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.

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Bouncy Ball Science

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting/Activity Room (HPM) at Hope Mills Community Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
6-11 Years
Event Details:

Unleash your inner scientist at the library and join us for an exciting chemistry activity where you'll create your very own bouncy ball. Discover the magic of science while having...

Library Branch: Hope Mills Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (HPM)
Age Group: 6-11 Years
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Unleash your inner scientist at the library and join us for an exciting chemistry activity where you'll create your very own bouncy ball.

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.

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Bingo-Rama: Up In Space

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Area (HQU) at Headquarters Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Event Details:

Are you feeling lucky? Join us for Bingo-Rama to test your luck and prepare to battle it out with friends & family! Whether you’re a bingo fan or just love a good challenge, th...

Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Room: Children's Area (HQU)
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Games & Activities, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Are you feeling lucky? Join us for Bingo-Rama to test your luck and prepare to battle it out with friends & family! Whether you’re a bingo fan or just love a good challenge, this event is perfect for 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.

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Evening Family Story Time: Trip to the Library!

Monday, April 14, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:15pm
Story Time Area (HQU) at Headquarters Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years
Event Details:

Join us for a delightful evening of story time and crafts for children aged 0-11. Our engaging sessions feature a variety of themed stories and exciting craft activities that will ...

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

Join us for a delightful evening of story time and crafts for children aged 0-11. Our engaging sessions feature a variety of themed stories and exciting craft activities that will spark creativity and imagination in young minds.

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.

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Story Time Take and Make Craft

Tuesday, April 15, 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
Event Details:

This story time themed take and make will be available at the youth services desk from April 15 to April 21 or as long as supplies last. For more information about this p...

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

This story time themed take and make will be available at the youth services desk from April 15 to April 21 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.

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Terrific Tuesday: Science Rocks!

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting/Activity Room (NRL) at North Regional Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
6-11 Years
Event Details:

Learn about geology and minerology by taking core samples of candy bars and make your own salt-dough fossils. This event is part of the North Carolina Science Festival, a stat...

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

Learn about geology and minerology by taking core samples of candy bars and make your own salt-dough fossils. 

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.

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LEGO Engineers

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (HPM) at Hope Mills Community Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
6-11 Years
Event Details:

Calling all LEGO builders. If you enjoy creating with LEGOs join us for LEGO Engineers, a monthly program for those looking for a LEGO challenge. Sponsored by the Friends of t...

Library Branch: Hope Mills Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (HPM)
Age Group: 6-11 Years
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Calling all LEGO builders. If you enjoy creating with LEGOs join us for LEGO Engineers, a monthly program for those looking for a LEGO challenge. 

Sponsored by the Friends of the Cumberland County Public Library, Inc. 

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.

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STEAM and STORIES: Robots

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (BOR) at Bordeaux Community Library
Program Type:
Book Club, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
6-11 Years
Event Details:

STEAM and Stories is a program to explore a book from the juvenile fiction section and do a related STEAM activity. For April, the book is The Wild Robot by Peter Brown. ...

Library Branch: Bordeaux Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (BOR)
Age Group: 6-11 Years
Program Type: Book Club, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

STEAM and Stories is a program to explore a book from the juvenile fiction section and do a related STEAM activity. 

For April, the book is The Wild Robot by Peter Brown. 

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.

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Skins and Skulls: Exploring the Wild World of Animals

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting/Activity Room (HPM) at Hope Mills Community Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Event Details:

Does your child love animals? Join Jones Lake State Park staff for an exciting program where children will explore animal skins, skulls, tracks and the fascinating adapta...

Library Branch: Hope Mills Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (HPM)
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Does your child love animals? Join Jones Lake State Park staff for an exciting program where children will explore animal skins, skulls, tracks and the fascinating adaptations of predators and prey! 

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.

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#GirlsCode@CCPL: Creative Design Studio

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (NRL) at North Regional Library
Program Type:
Maker, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Event Details:

Get ready to unleash your digital art skills! Using the KIRTA painting app, you'll dive into a world of cool tools to create stunning images, animations and tilemap assets -- perfe...

Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Maker, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Get ready to unleash your digital art skills! Using the KIRTA painting app, you'll dive into a world of cool tools to create stunning images, animations and tilemap assets -- perfect for your future projects.

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 Good Friday/Easter Weekend

04/17/2025 @ 6:00pm to 04/20/2025 @ 6:00pm
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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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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Homeschool Program: Earth Day

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting/Activity Room (ERL) at East Regional Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
6-11 Years
Event Details:

Learn about Earth Day and make a craft to take home. This event is part of the North Carolina Science Festival, a statewide celebration of STEM. You can find more events like ...

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

Learn about Earth Day and make a craft to take home. 

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.

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Little Picassos: Unique Fingerprints

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Area (HQU) at Headquarters Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
0-5 Years, 6-11 Years
Event Details:

Join us as we learn the facts and functions of fingerprints and create some fingerprint art! All materials will be provided. This event is part of the North Carolina Science F...

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

Join us as we learn the facts and functions of fingerprints and create some fingerprint art! All materials will be provided. 

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.

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Story Time Take and Make Craft

Tuesday, April 22, 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
Event Details:

This story time themed take and make will be available at the youth services desk from April 22 to April 28 or as long as supplies last. For more information about this p...

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

This story time themed take and make will be available at the youth services desk from April 22 to April 28 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.

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Terrific Tuesday: Gravity of the Situation

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting/Activity Room (NRL) at North Regional Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
6-11 Years
Event Details:

Learn what holds our universe together with fun gravitational crafts and experiments. This event is part of the North Carolina Science Festival, a statewide celebration of STE...

Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 6-11 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Learn what holds our universe together with fun gravitational crafts and experiments. 

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.

LEGO Legends League

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Story Time Room (NRL) at North Regional Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Event Details:

We are hosting the LEGO Legends League and we want you! Ages 8-18. Participants will be grouped and work on a variety of projects. We have STEM building kits, an array of mode...

Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Story Time Room (NRL)
Age Group: 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Games & Activities, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

We are hosting the LEGO Legends League and we want 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 Dalmatian dog with its front paws on top of an open book.

Paws for Reading

Friday, April 25, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (HPM) at Hope Mills Community Library
Program Type:
General Program
Age Group:
6-11 Years, All Ages
Event Details:

Practice reading out loud to a four-legged friend. The dogs from Love on a Leash enjoy listening to stories of all kinds and are a great way to encourage shy or reluctant readers. ...

Library Branch: Hope Mills Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (HPM)
Age Group: 6-11 Years, All Ages
Program Type: General Program
Event Details:

Practice reading out loud to a four-legged friend. The dogs from Love on a Leash enjoy listening to stories of all kinds and are a great way to encourage shy or reluctant readers. Bring your favorite book or choose one of ours. All ages. 

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.

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Get Creative with LEGOs

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Spring Lake Community Library
Program Type:
Self-Directed Activity
Age Group:
0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
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...

Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: 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.

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Homeschool STEM: Marble Madness

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting/Activity Room (NRL) at North Regional Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
6-11 Years
Event Details:

Learn about Newton's three laws of motion with fun marble games and make your own gravity-powered marble maze. This event is part of the North Carolina Science Festival, a sta...

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

Learn about Newton's three laws of motion with fun marble games and make your own gravity-powered marble maze. 

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.

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#GirlsCode@CCPL: Inventors with Makey Makey

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (ERL) at East Regional Library
Program Type:
Maker, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Event Details:

Get ready to rock out! You'll use a Makey Makey circuit board and cool maker materials to design and build your own music interfaces, game controllers and way more. It's a perfect ...

Library Branch: East Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (ERL)
Age Group: 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Maker, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Get ready to rock out! You'll use a Makey Makey circuit board and cool maker materials to design and build your own music interfaces, game controllers and way more.

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.