Upcoming Events

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

This month we will be drawing terrific explosions. 

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. 

This session will focus on being proactive. 

Learn how to make a heart, flower or other image out of string. 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. 

Join us for Crafternoon time monthly for a fun craft. This month we are making Luv Bugs for Valentine's Day! 

Registration is required by calling 910-483-7727 ext. 1459.

Get to know your library and the youth services staff while creating “toxic” neon art on canvas panels with acrylic paint. Templates will be available for letters, anatomical hearts and smiley faces, or teens can create their own.

Over all the Valentine’s sentiment? Then come and do some anti-Valentine’s Day activities with us. We will make feltie monsters, anti-Valentine cards and other non-mushy activities. 

Create a heart-wrapped necklace for yourself or your friends and family. Materials will be provided. 

Registration is required by calling 910-483-7727 ext. 1345 or registering online. 

Create a glowing Epsom salt luminary. All materials will be provided. 

Registration is required by calling 910-483-7727 ext. 1435 or registering online.

Help furry friends find loving families by joining us in creating art portraits of available pets for adoption in our county. Your portraits will be put on display in the library to help them get adopted by their fur-ever family.

Learn about Valentine's Day and make a craft to take home. 

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

This story time themed take and make will be available at the youth services desk from February 18 to February 24 or as long as supplies last. 

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

Enjoy tantalizingly sweet stories and games and learn how to make candy yourself. 

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

Join us to learn how to cross stitch by working on a simple project or bring your own needlecraft project! Supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring your own. 

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

For February, we will be highlighting books by Asian authors. 

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. 

Watch Encanto (2021; PG) and melt crayons to make beautifully creative art. Hang out with friends and enjoy the end of your week. Happy Friday! 

Learn to make rolled roses out of recycled book pages to decorate a small wreath. 

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

Socialize, learn, trade tips and swap patterns. Supplies are provided for beginners. Adults only. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-483-7727 ext. 1381.

Come hang out with us for an hour of cozy crocheting fun. Whether you're just starting out and need a hand with the basics, or you're a crochet pro ready to show off your skills and share tips, we’ve got a spot just for you.

This story time themed take and make will be available at the youth services desk from February 25 - March 4 or as long as supplies last. 

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

Unleash your creativity and embrace the fun of imperfection with our "Bad" Art Painting event! Join us for a delightful session of watercolor painting where the focus is on having a good time rather than creating a masterpiece.

Learn about the fantastic variety of creatures in our oceans with fun stories and games, and make your own jellyfish, clam and shark crafts. 

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

Need a brain break? Do you like art? Writing? Why not both? Join us as we begin a journaling journey with various prompts depending on your interests. Journals and journaling materials will be provided, but you can also bring your own. 

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.