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Pressed Petal Bookmarks

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (HPM) at Hope Mills Community 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 910-483-7727 ...

Library Branch: Hope Mills Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (HPM)
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. 1425.

 

Polyhedral dice on top of two Dungeons and Dragons books.

Dungeons and Dragons

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (WRL) at West Regional Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Event Details:

Adventure is calling...and we're looking for a party! Whether you have a sword, a bow, an axe or other weapon to lend to the cause, join us the first and third Tuesday of each mont...

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

Adventure is calling...and we're looking for a party! Whether you have a sword, a bow, an axe or other weapon to lend to the cause, join us the first and third Tuesday of each month for Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition.

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

Family Crafternoon

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (WRL) at West Regional Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, All Ages
Event Details:

Enjoy an afternoon of crafts. There will be a variety of supplies and some examples to spark your imagination. There will also be specific project ideas related to Mother’s Day and...

Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (WRL)
Age Group: 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Enjoy an afternoon of crafts. There will be a variety of supplies and some examples to spark your imagination. There will also be specific project ideas related to Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. 

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.

Polyhedral dice on top of two Dungeons and Dragons books.

Teen Dungeons and Dragons

Thursday, May 8, 2025 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. We will be meeting every Thursday. Players who can’t ma...

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. We will be meeting every Thursday. 

Smiling teens sitting at a table talking in a library with books and a laptop on the table.

Switch It Up! Teen Game Night

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Conference Room (NRL) at North Regional Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Event Details:

Tweens and Teens can enjoy the fun playing each other on the Nintendo Switch. Snacks and drinks provided. For more information about this program, please call 910-483-7727 ext...

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

Tweens and Teens can enjoy the fun playing each other on the Nintendo Switch. Snacks and drinks provided. 

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

Fayetteville Technical Community College Info Table

Friday, May 9, 2025 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Lobby (NRL) at North Regional Library
Program Type:
General Program
Age Group:
15-18 Years, 19+ Years
Event Details:

Fayetteville Technical Community College representatives will host a table to give out brochures and information on the community college, enrollment, unique offerings, classes and...

Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Lobby (NRL)
Age Group: 15-18 Years, 19+ Years
Program Type: General Program
Event Details:

Fayetteville Technical Community College representatives will host a table to give out brochures and information on the community college, enrollment, unique offerings, classes and more! 

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Fun Friday for Teens: Mighty Magnets

Friday, May 9, 2025 at 2:45pm - 5:30pm
Meeting/Activity Room (ERL) at East Regional Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Event Details:

Watch Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021; PG-13) and experiment with several different types of magnet toys. Make your own mini-magnet-powered motor to take home. (Par...

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

Watch Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021; PG-13) and experiment with several different types of magnet toys. Make your own mini-magnet-powered motor to take home.

Polyhedral dice on top of two Dungeons and Dragons books.

Dungeons and Dragons: Fey Wilds

Friday, May 9, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:45pm
Meeting/Activity Room (BOR) at Bordeaux Community Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Event Details:

If you like Dungeons and Dragons or would like to try it, come play a one-shot RPG (role-playing game) set in the Fey Wilds. We will be playing with the Monster of the Week fo...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Bordeaux Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (BOR)
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Games & Activities
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

If you like Dungeons and Dragons or would like to try it, come play a one-shot RPG (role-playing game) set in the Fey Wilds. 

Four stacks of coins, in increasing height, and a glass jar of coins all with a plant sprouting from the top of the stacks or jar.

Dollar$ and Sense presented by CEED

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (CLF) at Cliffdale Regional Library
Program Type:
Business & Finance
Age Group:
15-18 Years, 19+ Years
Event Details:

Why do you make the financial choices you do? How can you maximize your money based on your goals? How can you improve your credit score? What is the best time to make major purcha...

Library Branch: Cliffdale Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (CLF)
Age Group: 15-18 Years, 19+ Years
Program Type: Business & Finance
Event Details:

Why do you make the financial choices you do? How can you maximize your money based on your goals? How can you improve your credit score? What is the best time to make major purchase decisions? 

In the foreground is a Chinese boy with a short hair cut wearing a sweater, jeans, sneakers, headphones and a backpack. The boy is shown performing a skateboard trick while exploding out of zodiac wheel next to glowing snake, tiger and dragon. In the background is the city of San Francisco.

May Movie Club: The Tiger's Apprentice

Saturday, May 10, 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
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 protagoni...

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.

A chicken eating feed from an older person's hand. There are other chickens in the background.

How to Keep Healthy, Happy, Egg-Laying Chickens

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (NRL) at North Regional Library
Program Type:
General Program
Age Group:
15-18 Years, 19+ Years
Event Details:

Has the cost of eggs gotten you thinking about getting some egg laying hens of your own? Learn what it takes to keep chickens healthy, happy and productive from Benjamin Herndon an...

Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 15-18 Years, 19+ Years
Program Type: General Program
Event Details:

Has the cost of eggs gotten you thinking about getting some egg laying hens of your own? Learn what it takes to keep chickens healthy, happy and productive from Benjamin Herndon and his students from Liberty Christian Academy.

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.

Bingo-Rama: A Bingo Bouquet

Saturday, May 10, 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.

#GirlsCode@CCPL with three pictures of girls coding or working with robotics.

#GirlsCode@CCPL: Composing with Code

Monday, May 12, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
The Engine (Makerspace HQU) at Headquarters Library
Program Type:
Maker, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Event Details:

Music lovers and creative mind, this program is for you! Dive into the world of electronic music composition with code using Sonic Pi. You'll build original soundscapes and make un...

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

Music lovers and creative mind, this program is for you! Dive into the world of electronic music composition with code using Sonic Pi. You'll build original soundscapes and make unique songs and head nodding beats, all using code.

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

Homeschool Encore - Crafty Science: Brains!

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (BOR) at Bordeaux Community Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
6-11 Years, 12-14 Years
Event Details:

Learn about how the human brain works, how brains can be different between people and how you can keep your brain active and healthy. After, we'll make a homemade fidget toy or wea...

Library Branch: Bordeaux Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (BOR)
Age Group: 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Learn about how the human brain works, how brains can be different between people and how you can keep your brain active and healthy. After, we'll make a homemade fidget toy or wearable to help our brains relax. 

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.

Family Trivia: A Walk in the Garden

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Space (HQU) at Headquarters Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
12-14 Years, 15-18 Years, All Ages
Event Details:

Join us for an afternoon of family-friendly fun, where we compete to see who has the most knowledge of a range of subjects, including pop culture, music, history and much more...

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

Join us for an afternoon of family-friendly fun, where we compete to see who has the most knowledge of a range of subjects, including pop culture, music, history and much more. Each trivia night will have a different topic, and the winne

12 balls of multi-colored yarn in three rows.

Tween Crochet

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting/Activity Room (BOR) at Bordeaux Community Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
6-11 Years, 12-14 Years
Event Details:

Tweens ages 9-13 can come and learn the basics of crochet. We will build up our skills to make an amigurumi (small stuffed yarn creatures). Registration is required by ca...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Bordeaux Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (BOR)
Age Group: 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Tweens ages 9-13 can come and learn the basics of crochet. 

We will build up our skills to make an amigurumi (small stuffed yarn creatures). 

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.

#GirlsCode@CCPL with three pictures of girls coding or working with robotics.

#GirlsCode@CCPL: Dojo Design and 3D Printing

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (ERL) at East Regional Library
Program Type:
Maker, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Event Details:

Get ready to jump into the world of 3D design and printing with TinkerCAD. You'll learn how to code, design and print your very own models. From making cool bubble wands to custom ...

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

Get ready to jump into the world of 3D design and printing with TinkerCAD. You'll learn how to code, design and print your very own models. From making cool bubble wands to custom phone stands (and more!), the possibilities are endless.

Drawn images of a tablet with a magnifying glass on top of it, a round beaker with liquid in the left half and bubbles coming out of the top and a microscope on a yellow background.

Homeschool STEM: The Human Video Game

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (WRL) at West Regional Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
6-11 Years, 12-14 Years
Event Details:

For this Homeschool STEM, we will discover how the circuitry in video games work with a twist! We will be using our own bodies to power and operate the game. All of this will done ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (WRL)
Age Group: 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

For this Homeschool STEM, we will discover how the circuitry in video games work with a twist! We will be using our own bodies to power and operate the game. All of this will done using the Makey Makey STEAM Pack.

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.

Polyhedral dice on top of two Dungeons and Dragons books.

Teen Dungeons and Dragons

Thursday, May 15, 2025 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. We will be meeting every Thursday. Players who can’t ma...

Open
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: 8
Event Details:

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

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.

Mythic Madness: Ultimate Showdown

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (BOR) at Bordeaux Community Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, General Program
Age Group:
12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Event Details:

Join us for a high-stakes tournament where anything can happen—thanks to a wild twist on the card game Superfight. Watch as fighters from all walks of life face off in epic (and hi...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Bordeaux Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (BOR)
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, General Program
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Join us for a high-stakes tournament where anything can happen—thanks to a wild twist on the card game Superfight. Watch as fighters from all walks of life face off in epic (and hilarious) battles for victory.

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

Teens Draw: Drawing in 3D

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (NRL) at North Regional Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Event Details:

Exchange drawing tips, tricks and techniques, develop your own unique artistic style and showcase your art in a safe and supportive environment. This month, learn how to creat...

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

Exchange drawing tips, tricks and techniques, develop your own unique artistic style and showcase your art in a safe and supportive environment. 

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

Fun Friday for Teens: Fantasy Map Collages

Friday, May 16, 2025 at 2:45pm - 5:30pm
Teen Space (ERL) at East Regional Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Event Details:

Make a collage map of a fantasy world to decorate your locker or your room. Hang out with friends and enjoy the end of your week. Happy Friday! For more information about this...

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

Make a collage map of a fantasy world to decorate your locker or your room. Hang out with friends and enjoy the end of your week. Happy Friday! 

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

Silhouette of a boy sitting in a bed listening to his grandfather, who is in a rocking chair, read a story to him. In the background are two marble columns, mountains with a castle on top and clouds covering the bottom of the mountains.

Silver Screeners Movie Matinee

Friday, May 16, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Pate Room (HQU) at Headquarters Library
Program Type:
Culture & Entertainment, General Program
Age Group:
12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Event Details:

Welcome all teen cinephiles and casual movie watchers to Silver Screeners. Join us for a snack and a movie matinee experience without the ticket price. All movie goers are welcome ...

Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Room: Pate Room (HQU)
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Culture & Entertainment, General Program
Event Details:

Welcome all teen cinephiles and casual movie watchers to Silver Screeners. Join us for a snack and a movie matinee experience without the ticket price.

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
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 protagoni...

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.