Upcoming Events

Story time for children 1-5 years old. 

This week's theme is windy weather to celebrate our Science Festival throughout April, "Everyday, Everywhere, Everyone." 

Join us in exploring activities of different themes relating to science, technology, engineering, art and math. 

This month we will be exploring DNA and genealogy. 

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! 

Come celebrate Your Place in Space at Hope Mills Community Library during the North Carolina Science Festival's Star Party!

Learn how to make homemade playdough from items found in your own kitchen. 

It’s going to be a robots and circuits day. We will have several robots to experiment with simple coding. 

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

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

Learn about the complex systems of your body and make your own working heart and lungs craft. 

We welcome thee to Mystical Creations Artistry! Teens are invited to participate in various art projects with a touch of the mystical and fantastical.

Learn the science of bubbles and what makes them POP! See some awe-inspiring bubble demonstrations as you learn and make your own bubble wand to take home with you. Celebrate the everyday world of science with a bubble party. 

Story time for children 1-5 years old. 

This week's theme is Earth Day to celebrate our Science Festival throughout April, "Everyday, Everywhere, Everyone." 

Gaming, robots, books and podcasts, oh my! We invite teens to join us in #hangingout&nerdingout every week as we participate in various activities. We have games. We have robotics and coding. We have books to read.

Ever wonder how soldiers can jump out of airplane and glide gently down using a parachute? Or maybe you've seen thrill seekers fly through the sky on giant kites and asked how they can stay up for so long.

Experiment with 3D printing pens and see what you can create. Hang out with friends and enjoy the end of your week. Happy Friday! 

Get ready for an epic adventure where you'll use LEGO Spike Prime robotics kits to build awesome robots - maybe a charging rhino or even a dancing dude!

If you like Dungeons and Dragons or would like to try it, come play a one-shot RPG (role-playing game) set within a sci-fi narrative.

Unleash your inner scientist at the library and join us for an exciting chemistry activity where you'll create your very own bouncy ball.

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. 

Unleash your competitive spirit with our thrilling catapult-building kit! Gather your friends and foes to construct your very own catapult and engage in epic battles to determine who will reign supreme.

Calling all LEGO builders. If you enjoy creating with LEGOs join us for LEGO Engineers, a monthly program for those looking for a LEGO challenge. 

Sponsored by the Friends of the Cumberland County Public Library, Inc. 

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

For April, the book is The Wild Robot by Peter Brown. 

Story time for children 1-5 years old. 

This week's theme is Easter! 

Does your child love animals? Join Jones Lake State Park staff for an exciting program where children will explore animal skins, skulls, tracks and the fascinating adaptations of predators and prey! 

Welcome to Snak Attak vs. Crafting Cuisines! This month, we're doing something a little special. Who wants to have a bake off? And mix in a little chemistry too.