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Baby Bounce Free Play

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting/Activity Room (SPL) at Spring Lake Community Library
Program Type:
Sensory Program
Age Group:
0-5 Years

Join us during our December holiday break for free play. We will have sensory toys appropriate for ages birth to 2. 

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

 

Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (SPL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Sensory Program
Event Details:

Join us during our December holiday break for free play. We will have sensory toys appropriate for ages birth to 2. 

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.

Image shows two silhouetted hands reaching toward each other at sunset. One person is standing or kneeling on top of a rock, extending a hand downward, while the other person reaches upward from below. The bright sun is centered between their hands, casting a warm golden glow across the sky. The background shows an open landscape with soft hills and a clear horizon. The scene conveys themes of help, connection and support.

Community Resources

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Conference Room (SPL) at Spring Lake Community Library
Program Type:
General Program
Age Group:
19+ Years, All Ages

Our Community Navigator links customers to needed resources and information.

Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Conference Room (SPL)
Age Group: 19+ Years, All Ages
Program Type: General Program
Event Details:

Our Community Navigator links customers to needed resources and information.

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

Holiday Take and Make Crafts

Tuesday, December 9, 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

These holiday themed take and makes will be available at the youth services desk from December 9 till December 29 or as long as supplies last. 

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

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

These holiday themed take and makes will be available at the youth services desk from December 9 till December 29 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.

Closed for Staff Development

All Day
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
A wooden board game with a red die, two red game pieces, three yellow game pieces, two blue game pieces and one green game piece on the board.

Board Game Party

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (SPL) at Spring Lake Community Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years

Are you looking for a fun time to play with friends or family? Make your way over to Spring Lake for a board game party!

Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (SPL)
Age Group: 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Games & Activities
Event Details:

Are you looking for a fun time to play with friends or family? Make your way over to Spring Lake for a board game party!

A girl and boy riding on the pages of an open book. There are a few leaves flying behind them. On the orange book is an image of an open book with a few stars coming out of it and the words "Cumberland County Literacy Council" under it. Under the entire image are the words "Imagination Library Storytime".

CC Literacy Council Presents Imagination Library Bilingual Storytime

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting/Activity Room (SPL) at Spring Lake Community 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. 

Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (SPL)
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. 

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.

Crafty Corner: Frosted Luminaries

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting/Activity Room (SPL) at Spring Lake Community Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
19+ Years

Join us as we make frosted luminaries for the winter season! Add a touch of winter décor to your space or gift your luminary to someone special for the holidays. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (SPL)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us as we make frosted luminaries for the winter season! Add a touch of winter décor to your space or gift your luminary to someone special for the holidays. 

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

Story Time Free Play

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:45am
Meeting/Activity Room (SPL) at Spring Lake Community Library
Program Type:
Sensory Program
Age Group:
0-5 Years

Drop in for unstructured playtime designed for children ages 2–5. Explore a variety of sensory toys that support creativity, movement and early learning in a relaxed, child-led environment. 

Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (SPL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Sensory Program
Event Details:

Drop in for unstructured playtime designed for children ages 2–5. Explore a variety of sensory toys that support creativity, movement and early learning in a relaxed, child-led environment. 

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 wooden board game with a red die, two red game pieces, three yellow game pieces, two blue game pieces and one green game piece on the board.

Spin That Dreidel

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (SPL) at Spring Lake Community Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
6-11 Years, All Ages

Celebrate the holiday season with a round of traditional dreidel spinning at the library. Whether you’ve played for years or are trying it for the first time, this simple, lively game is a great way to spend time with friends and family.

Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (SPL)
Age Group: 6-11 Years, All Ages
Program Type: Games & Activities
Event Details:

Celebrate the holiday season with a round of traditional dreidel spinning at the library. Whether you’ve played for years or are trying it for the first time, this simple, lively game is a great way to spend time with friends and family.

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.

Cover of “The Dark Is Rising” by Susan Cooper that shows a snowy, wintry scene with a dark, leafless tree in the background. On the right side is a young boy with pale skin and dark hair. He looks directly at the viewer and holds a glowing circular symbol with a cross inside it. A white horse stands to the left of the boy, looking downward. Snow is falling throughout the scene, and the sky behind them transitions from deep blue at the top to a lighter blue near the horizon.

Fantasy Book Club: The Dark is Rising

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Conference Room (SPL) at Spring Lake Community Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
15-18 Years, 19+ Years

On Midwinter’s Eve, just before his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton senses a strange fear settling over his familiar countryside.

Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Conference Room (SPL)
Age Group: 15-18 Years, 19+ Years
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

On Midwinter’s Eve, just before his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton senses a strange fear settling over his familiar countryside.

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

Get Creative with LEGOs

Monday, December 22, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:45am
Meeting/Activity Room (SPL) at 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

Bring the whole family for a relaxed, creative play session with LEGOs, MEGA BLOKS and DUPLOs—perfect for builders of all ages. Take a holiday break, unwind together and create something fun with blocks of every size. 

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

Bring the whole family for a relaxed, creative play session with LEGOs, MEGA BLOKS and DUPLOs—perfect for builders of all ages. Take a holiday break, unwind together and create something fun with blocks of every size. 

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.

Image shows two silhouetted hands reaching toward each other at sunset. One person is standing or kneeling on top of a rock, extending a hand downward, while the other person reaches upward from below. The bright sun is centered between their hands, casting a warm golden glow across the sky. The background shows an open landscape with soft hills and a clear horizon. The scene conveys themes of help, connection and support.

Community Resources

Monday, December 22, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Conference Room (SPL) at Spring Lake Community Library
Program Type:
General Program
Age Group:
19+ Years, All Ages

Our Community Navigator links customers to needed resources and information.

Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Conference Room (SPL)
Age Group: 19+ Years, All Ages
Program Type: General Program
Event Details:

Our Community Navigator links customers to needed resources and information.

Closed for Christmas

12/23/2025 @ 6:00pm to 12/28/2025 @ 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
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

Closed for New Year's Day

12/31/2025 @ 6:00pm to 01/01/2026 @ 7:00pm
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
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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Happy New Year Scavenger Hunt

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

It's a fresh exciting new year! Search the youth services area to find 9 story time-themed pictures hidden around the library. Can you spot them all? 

Available January 2 - 31. 

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

It's a fresh exciting new year! Search the youth services area to find 9 story time-themed pictures hidden around the library. Can you spot them all? 

Available January 2 - 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.

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

New Year Postcard Craft

All Day
Spring Lake Community Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Self-Directed Activity
Age Group:
6-11 Years, 12-14 Years

Start the new year by sharing your hopes and dreams for 2026! Throughout January, kids can craft their own postcard using provided word cutouts and prompts.

Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Age Group: 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Self-Directed Activity
Event Details:

Start the new year by sharing your hopes and dreams for 2026! Throughout January, kids can craft their own postcard using provided word cutouts and prompts.

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.

Baby Bounce: Warm and Cozy Cuddles

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting/Activity Room (SPL) at Spring Lake Community Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
0-5 Years

Join us for a fun and interactive story time for babies and toddlers up to age 23 months old. We will read stories, sing songs and do simple movement activities. 

This week's theme is warm and cozy cuddles. 

Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (SPL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for a fun and interactive story time for babies and toddlers up to age 23 months old. We will read stories, sing songs and do simple movement activities. 

This week's theme is warm and cozy cuddles. 

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 Story Time: It's A Happy New Year!

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting/Activity Room (SPL) at Spring Lake Community Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
0-5 Years

Story time for 1- to 3-year-olds. 

This week's theme is our new year. 

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

 

Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (SPL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Story time for 1- to 3-year-olds. 

This week's theme is our new year. 

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.

Preschool Story Time: It's A Happy New Year!

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting/Activity Room (SPL) at Spring Lake Community Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
0-5 Years

Story time for 3- to 5-year-olds. 

This week's theme is our new year. 

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

Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (SPL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Story time for 3- to 5-year-olds. 

This week's theme is our new year. 

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.

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

Story Time Take and Make Craft

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 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 story time themed take and make will be available at the youth services desk from January 6 - January 12 or as long as supplies last. 

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

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 January 6 - January 12 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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Innovating with indi

Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (SPL) at Spring Lake Community Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
6-11 Years, 12-14 Years

Ready, set, code! Learn how indi racecars work and use simple commands to guide them through obstacle courses you design. It’s programming made fun! 

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

Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (SPL)
Age Group: 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Ready, set, code! Learn how indi racecars work and use simple commands to guide them through obstacle courses you design. It’s programming made fun! 

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.

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

Crafty Corner: New Year's Time Capsules

Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting/Activity Room (SPL) at Spring Lake Community Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
19+ Years

Ring in the new year with a fun time capsule craft! Make predictions, goals and memories to store and rediscover at another time.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (SPL)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ring in the new year with a fun time capsule craft! Make predictions, goals and memories to store and rediscover at another time.