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Toddler Story Time: Hello! Goodbye!

11:00am - 11:45am
Cliffdale Regional Library
Library Branch: Cliffdale Regional Library
Room: Story Time Room (CLF)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

The more we get together for stories, songs, dance and activities, the happier we are in this weekly story time. For toddlers 2-3 years. 

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.

Among Us Crewmate Scavenger Hunt

All Day
Headquarters Library
Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Age Group: 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, All Ages
Program Type: Games & Activities, Self-Directed Activity
Event Details:

Help us find all ten (10) crewmates before the imposter! Locate them and return to the children's desk for a prize. Please leave the crewmates at their stations to complete their tasks. Thank you and good luck. 

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.

Back to School Scavenger Hunt

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

Pick up a scavenger hunt sheet at the children's service desk, find all eight school supplies and return the sheet for a free sticker. This program runs August 1-31, 2024. 

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.

Make a Sweet Treat Art Challenge

All Day
Headquarters Library
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:

Choose between an ice cream cone or a popsicle and make your own sweet treat creation with crayons at the library or take it home and use your creative supplies! 

Please return to the library by August 30. 

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.

Marvel vs. DC

All Day
Headquarters Library
Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Room: Teen Space (HQU)
Age Group: 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years, All Ages
Program Type: Games & Activities, Self-Directed Activity
Event Details:

The ultimate showdown is here - Marvel vs. DC! Who will reign supreme as the greatest superhero universe? 

This adventure will be from August 2024 - October 2024. 

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.

Pirate Scavenger Hunt

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

Dock at the Cliffdale Regional Library in August to join us on a treasure hunt for all 10 pirate-themed items lying in wait in the children's section. Find all 10 and win a special pirate sticker. 

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.

Summertime Blind Date with a Book

All Day
Hope Mills Community Library
Library Branch: Hope Mills Community Library
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Self-Directed Activity
Event Details:

Beat the heat with a cool summer date - with a book! Without seeing the cover, without knowing the title, select a book based solely on a brief description. Once your date is over, share your experience with us by writing a short review.

Summertime Fun!

10:00am - 11:00am
East Regional Library
Library Branch: East Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (ERL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities, Story Time
Event Details:

Come have some fun with stories, songs and activities about summertime fun. 

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.

What is Pinterest?

10:00am - 11:30am
Bordeaux Community Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Bordeaux Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (BOR)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Digital Literacy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Join the library's Digital Navigators as they discuss how to create, access and utilize a Pinterest account. Learn how to organize your favorite websites into pins and boards so that you can access them on the go from any device.

Beginners' Bridge

1:00pm - 4:00pm
North Regional Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Bridge is fun, and recent studies show it keeps people smarter, happier and more social as they age. Want to learn bridge or brush up on your skills?

ChAoS CrEAtOrs STEAM Club: Squishy Circuits & Quirky Robots

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Cliffdale Regional Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cliffdale Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (CLF)
Age Group: 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Who doesn't enjoy a little chaos?  

Join us as we explore hands-on experiments and creations that involve science, technology, engineering, art and math! Open to all ages 8 and up.  

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.

Tech Time @ the Library

3:30pm - 5:00pm
West Regional Library
Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Conference Room A (WRL)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Digital Literacy
Event Details:

Whether you need help setting up an email account, learning how to use Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) or anything in between, we’re here to help you with your computer, tablet or smartphone questions.

Playdates at the Library

9:00am - 10:00am
West Regional Library
Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (WRL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Games & Activities, Sensory Program
Event Details:

Join us as we host Playdates at the Library. During this continuous program we will provide different play materials such as sensory toys, LEGOs, etc. We hope to see you there. Ages 0 to 4 years old. 

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.

Foster Licensing

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Bordeaux Community Library
Library Branch: Bordeaux Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (BOR)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: General Program
Event Details:

Not perfect, just willing. Consider becoming a foster parent. It's easier than you may expect. Provide a home for now. Create connections for a lifetime. 

Teen Activity Connection

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Headquarters Library
Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Room: Teen Space (HQU)
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: General Program
Event Details:

We want teens to tell us what they want to participate in at the library! Join us for an afternoon of brainstorming and socializing as we talk about fun activities and events that you'd like to see at the library. 

Summer Movie Night: Wish

4:15pm - 6:00pm
West Regional Library
Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (WRL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years
Program Type: General Program
Event Details:

"The stars are there to guide us, to inspire us, to remind us to believe in possibility" - Wish 

Join us as we celebrate summer coming to an end by watching the movie Wish (2023; PG). 

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.

Friendship Bracelet Program

10:00am - 11:00am
North Regional Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 6-11 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

If you love crafts and spending time with friends, them join us as we make friendship bracelets. Bring your BFF. 

Registration is required by calling (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.

Brilliant Birds

10:00am - 11:30am
West Regional Library
Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (WRL)
Age Group: 6-11 Years
Program Type: STEM/STEAM, Story Time
Event Details:

Join the Cape Fear Botanical Garden educators for a special family program exploring birds. Discover real feathers and nests, enjoy a bird themed story time, play a bird beak game and create a bird glider 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.

Summer Adventure Movie Matinee

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Spring Lake Community Library
Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (SPL)
Age Group: 6-11 Years, All Ages
Program Type: Culture & Entertainment, General Program
Event Details:

Join us for select Saturdays this summer for an action-adventure movie, popcorn and more. 

This week's feature is Minions: The Rise of Gru (PG; 2022). 

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.

Rip Van Winkle: Cold Mountain

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Headquarters Library
Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Room: Conference Room #3 (HQU)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Book Club, Genealogy/Local History
Event Details:

Sorely wounded and fatally disillusioned, a Confederate soldier named Inman decides to walk back to his home in the Blue Ridge mountains and Ada, the woman he loves.

LEGO Free Play

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Hope Mills Community Library
Library Branch: Hope Mills Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (HPM)
Age Group: 6-11 Years
Program Type: Games & Activities
Event Details:

Love LEGOs? Then join us to build your best LEGO creations. 

For more information about this program, please call (910) 483-7727 ext. 1425.

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.

Foundation For Growth: Free Adult Basic Education Resources

10:00am - 11:30am
Cliffdale Regional Library
Library Branch: Cliffdale Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (CLF)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: General Program
Event Details:

Learn about free resources available to adults wanting to improve their basic education skills, practice for the GED or learn English as a second language.

Tech Time @ the Library

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Spring Lake Community Library
Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Conference Room (SPL)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Digital Literacy
Event Details:

Whether you need help setting up an email account, learning how to use Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) or anything in between, we’re here to help you with your computer, tablet or smartphone questions.

Teen Engineers LEGO Program

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Spring Lake Community Library
Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (SPL)
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Join us as we mix LEGOs and robotics. We will be combining Cubelets and LEGOs to see what we can create and then testing them to see what they can do. 

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