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Twisted Tales Story Time: Little Red Riding Hood

Monday, November 17, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Story Time Room (CLF) at Cliffdale Regional Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Story Time

Age Group:

6-11 Years
Library Branch: Cliffdale Regional Library
Room: Story Time Room (CLF)
Age Group: 6-11 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

The story you thought you knew with a brand new twist. Gather round as we read, sing, play and enjoy at this evening story time for school-age children featuring new takes on old favorites. Ages 5-11. 

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 Sen$e: Smart Money Series presented by CEED

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

Are you rebuilding your credit or just need a smarter system? This 4-part series will equip you with plans, strategies and confidence to take control of your money and your future. Participants will ... 

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Homeschool Program: Thanksgiving

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting/Activity Room (ERL) at East Regional Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

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

Learn about fall and make a craft to take home. 

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

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Email Basics

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Meeting/Activity Room (BOR) at Bordeaux Community Library

Program Type:

Digital Literacy

Age Group:

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

Join the library's Digital Navigators and learn to create an email account and complete basic email functions, including how to send, receive and reply to emails as well as organizing and searching your inbox. 

Six hand weights, one ankle weight and two tennis shoes on a wooden bench in front of an exercise ball.

Self-Care Tuesday

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Teen Room (WRL) at West Regional Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

19+ Years
Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Teen Room (WRL)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Debra Kinney, Community Education Specialist of Alliance Health, will speak about various ways to provide self-care. Each participant gets a journal and a candle. This is the first program in the Healthy Mind and Body Series. 

Older person walking down a street lined with house. There is a street sign that says "Memory Kits. Available at all 8 library locations." There are the words "Kits to support caregivers and individuals experiencing memory challenges" on the image.

Memor-cize

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting/Activity Room (HPM) at Hope Mills Community Library

Program Type:

Games & Activities

Age Group:

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

Join us each month for fun activities and games designed to boost your memory and give your brain a good workout!

Poster for the movie "Spider-Man." It shows Spider-Man in his classic red and blue suit with a web pattern and large reflective white eye lenses. He is clinging to the side of a glass skyscraper, positioned as if he’s crawling toward the viewer. The background shows a cityscape with glowing lights and buildings, creating a sense of height and motion.

Silver Screeners Movie Matinee

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Pate Room (HQU) at Headquarters Library

Program Type:

Culture & Entertainment, General Program

Age Group:

12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
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.

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

STEAM and Stories: Fossils and Impressions

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (BOR) at Bordeaux Community Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Book Club, STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

6-11 Years
Library Branch: Bordeaux Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (BOR)
Age Group: 6-11 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, 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. 

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.

Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Bingo and Feast

Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (WRL) at West Regional Library

Program Type:

Games & Activities

Age Group:

6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years, 19+ Years, All Ages
Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (WRL)
Age Group: 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years, 19+ Years, All Ages
Program Type: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come play Charlie Brown Thanksgiving themed bingo and enjoy popcorn and jellybeans in honor of Charlie Brown’s Thanksgiving feast! 

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

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Fall Into Fitness: Library Line Dance

9:00am–9:45am
19+ Years
North Regional Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a morning of fun and fitness! This class is for anyone who loves to dance, whether experienced or new to the dance floor.

Fall Into Fitness: Library Line Dance

10:00am–11:00am
19+ Years
North Regional Library
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a morning of fun and fitness! This class is for anyone who loves to dance, whether experienced or new to the dance floor.

Terrific Tuesday: Best Friends Forever

3:30pm–4:30pm
6-11 Years
North Regional Library
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 6-11 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Enjoy fun and whole stories and games about best friends and make your own jigsaw piece charm bracelets to share with your friends. 

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.

Toddler Story Time: Thanksgiving

10:00am–10:30am
0-5 Years
North Regional Library
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Story time for 2-year-olds. 

This week's theme is Thanksgiving. 

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.

Community Resources

10:00am–12:00pm
19+ Years, All Ages
North Regional Library
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Conference Room (NRL)
Age Group: 19+ Years, All Ages
Program Type: General Program
Event Details:

Our Community Navigator links customers to needed resources and information.

Preschool Story Time: Thanksgiving

11:00am–11:30am
0-5 Years
North Regional Library
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Story time for 3- to 5-year-olds. 

This week's theme is Thanksgiving. 

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.

Baby Bounce & Tots Story Time: Giving

10:00am–10:45am
0-5 Years
North Regional Library
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 fun and interactive story time for babies and toddlers up to 24-months-old! We will read stories, sing songs and do simple movement activities. 

This week's theme is giving. 

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.

Beginners' Bridge: the Basics

12:30pm–1:30pm
19+ Years
North Regional Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Culture & Entertainment, Games & Activities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Want to learn bridge? Join us for Beginners’ Bridge: the Basics. Afterwards, practice what you've learned with fellow players. 

Registration is required by calling 910-483-7727, ext. 1436 or registering online.

Beginners' Bridge: Beyond Basics

1:30pm–4:00pm
19+ Years
North Regional Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Culture & Entertainment, Games & Activities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bridge is fun! Want to improve your game? Beginners’ Bridge: Beyond Basics teaches popular bridge conventions and provides an opportunity for you to improve your skills through play with fellow participants. 

LEGO Legends League

4:30pm–6:00pm
6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
North Regional Library
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity 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.

The Silent Book Club of the Northern Library

3:00pm–4:30pm
19+ Years
North Regional Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Reading time is golden. Join staff from North Regional Library at Panera Bread on Ramsey Street for an hour of simply sitting and reading.

Wonderful Gourds at Home: Growing Pumpkins & Winter Squashes 101

10:30am–11:45am
19+ Years
North Regional Library
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: General Program
Event Details:

Fall is the season for pumpkins and winter squashes. Wouldn’t it be nice to have some growing in your own garden? An N.C.

Homeschool STEM: DIY Video Games

10:00am–11:00am
6-11 Years
North Regional Library
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 6-11 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Learn about video game technology and design your own optimized controller with the Makey Makey kit. 

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.

Fall Into Fitness: Library Line Dance

9:00am–9:45am
19+ Years
North Regional Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a morning of fun and fitness! This class is for anyone who loves to dance, whether experienced or new to the dance floor.

Fall Into Fitness: Library Line Dance

10:00am–11:00am
19+ Years
North Regional Library
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a morning of fun and fitness! This class is for anyone who loves to dance, whether experienced or new to the dance floor.

Terrific Tuesday: Happy Thanksgiving

3:30pm–4:30pm
6-11 Years
North Regional Library
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 6-11 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Celebrate Thanksgiving with fun stories, games and crafts. 

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.

Toddler Story Time: Bears

10:00am–10:30am
0-5 Years
North Regional Library
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Story time for 2-year-olds. 

This week's theme is bears. 

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.

Preschool Story Time: Bears

11:00am–11:30am
0-5 Years
North Regional Library
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Story time for 3- to 5-year-olds. 

This week's theme is bears. 

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.

Closed for Thanksgiving

All Day 11/27–11/30
All Branches
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

Holiday Scavenger Hunt

All Day
6-11 Years
North Regional Library
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Age Group: 6-11 Years
Program Type: Games & Activities, Self-Directed Activity
Event Details:

The holidays are hiding! Find seven festive items in the children’s area, mark them on your sheet and claim your free sticker. Hunt runs December 3–31, 2025. 

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.

Take & Make: Craft Exploration Station

All Day
0-5 Years
North Regional Library
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities, Maker, Self-Directed Activity, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Our Take-and-Make Craft Program is a simple, fun way for your child to enjoy hands-on creativity at home without you needing to gather supplies or plan an activity. 

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.

Community Resources

10:00am–12:00pm
19+ Years, All Ages
North Regional Library
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Conference Room (NRL)
Age Group: 19+ Years, All Ages
Program Type: General Program
Event Details:

Our Community Navigator links customers to needed resources and information.

LEGO Free Play

4:00pm–5:00pm
0-5 Years, 6-11 Years
North Regional Library
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years
Program Type: Games & Activities, Maker, STEM/STEAM
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.

Beginners' Bridge: the Basics

12:30pm–1:30pm
19+ Years
North Regional Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Culture & Entertainment, Games & Activities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Want to learn bridge? Join us for Beginners’ Bridge: the Basics. Afterwards, practice what you've learned with fellow players. 

Registration is required by calling 910-483-7727, ext. 1436 or registering online.