Week Calendar

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.

Join us for a celebration of the opening of the Voices & Votes Exhibition today!

From July 18-September 2, the Smithsonian Exhibit Voices & Votes: Democracy in America will be in the Pate Room. Walk through to learn about American Democracy.

Experience the Magic of Bubble Wonders, a captivating blend of science, art and inspiration that guarantees 100% fun! Geoff Akins-Hannah, the master bubbleologist, will amaze you with his incredible tricks using ordinary soap bubbles.

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. 

Experience the Magic of Bubble Wonders, a captivating blend of science, art and inspiration that guarantees 100% fun! Geoff Akins-Hannah, the master bubbleologist, will amaze you with his incredible tricks using ordinary soap bubbles.

Join us for stories, songs and more. We will have a craft and a coloring sheet at the end. 

This week's theme is kings, queens and royalty. 

Story time for 1-3-year-olds. 

This week's theme is dinosaurs. 

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

Join us for our story time for 2- to 5-year-olds. Each week will be a different theme of stories and fun! 

This week's theme is farm animals. 

Story time for 3-5-year-olds. 

This week's theme is stories that will make you laugh. 

For more information about this program, please call (910) 483-7727 ext. 1449. 

Join us for on an epic adventure as we virtually tour some of America’s famous national parks with Wilderness Inquiry. Come on all of our adventures and you can collect some unique souvenirs. Ages 10-17. 

Story time for 2-year-olds. 

This week's theme is fish and water creatures. 

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

Join us for stories, songs and more. For toddlers 2-3 years. 

This week's theme is the circus. We will make a themed craft at the end. 

For more information about this program, please call (910) 483-7727 ext. 1481. 

Cuddle, Play, Socialize. Songs, rhymes, finger plays and short stories are the highlights of this lap-sit experience for parents and their children. For babies and tots 0-23 months. 

Join us for a beginner-friendly flower garden painting program using latex balloons! Materials will be provided. 

Registration is required by calling (910) 483-7727 ext. 1414 or registering online. 

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 the garden. 

Story time for children 1-5 years old. 

This week's theme is summertime and the delicious treat we enjoy with it. 

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

Experience the Magic of Bubble Wonders, a captivating blend of science, art and inspiration that guarantees 100% fun! Geoff Akins-Hannah, the master bubbleologist, will amaze you with his incredible tricks using ordinary soap bubbles.

Story time for ages 0-5-year-olds. Story time includes reading stories, creative storytelling, music and movement and more. Please note that this program is appropriate for sensory seekers. 

This week's theme is Star Wars. 

Story time for 3-5-year-olds. 

This week's theme is dinosaurs. 

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

Join us for our story time for 2- to 5-year-olds. Each week will be a different theme of stories and fun! 

This week's theme is farm animals. 

Story time for 3–5-year-olds. 

This week's theme fish and water creatures. 

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

Join us for stories, songs and more. For kids 3-5 years. 

This week's theme is the circus. We will make a themed craft at the end. 

For more information about this program, please call (910) 483-7727 ext. 1481. 

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. 

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 babies in space. 

Join us for our story time for 2-5-year-olds. Each week will be a different theme of stories and fun! 

This week's theme is fried foods. 

This story time take and make will be available at the youth services desk from July 16 - July 22 or as long as supplies last. 

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

Experience the Magic of Bubble Wonders, a captivating blend of science, art and inspiration that guarantees 100% fun! Geoff Akins-Hannah, the master bubbleologist, will amaze you with his incredible tricks using ordinary soap bubbles.

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?

Experience the Magic of Bubble Wonders, a captivating blend of science, art and inspiration that guarantees 100% fun! Geoff Akins-Hannah, the master bubbleologist, will amaze you with his incredible tricks using ordinary soap bubbles.

You're following the White Rabbit, but he gets ahead of you and you lose his trail! Use the clues to find out which door he went through. 

This program has multiple sessions. Please only register for your preferred time. 

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.

Learn how to create various calendars and spreads to organize all areas of your personal and professional life in a simple dot journal. From basic to extravagant, there is no limit to how you design your journal to meet your needs. 

Each month we will explore an iconic work of children’s classic literature and do either a related craft or a STEM activity. 

For July, the book is Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. 

Bring your knitting, crochet, cross stitch or other needle craft project and socialize with fellow crafters. Please note this is not a class, but an opportunity to gather. Limited supplies will be available, so come prepared. 

Experience the Magic of Bubble Wonders, a captivating blend of science, art and inspiration that guarantees 100% fun! Geoff Akins-Hannah, the master bubbleologist, will amaze you with his incredible tricks using ordinary soap bubbles.

This program is a LEGO free play. Bring the whole family. We will have LEGOs, MEGA BLOKS and DUPLOs so everyone can play. 

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

An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Now humankind’s most thrilling fantasies have come true.

Your team has been accused of stealing tarts by the Queen of Hearts. Can you and your companions follow the clues to find the real culprit and prove your innocence? 

Learn about of the wildest real-life adventures with thrilling stories and games, and make your own adventure journal to record your story. 

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

Join us to celebrate Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Try to avoid the dreaded cheese touch, play trivia and learn to draw your favorite characters. 

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

Trying to make some snacks for a group of friends with only $25? We invite tweens & teens (ages 10-14) to learn how to budget as we make snacks to eat together. 

Visiting the great outdoors can be a fun and rejuvenating adventure, but not so much if someone ends up hurt. Staff from Carvers Creek State Park will give you the lowdown on how you can keep yourself and the environment safe and sound on you

Your team has been accused of stealing tarts by the Queen of Hearts. Can you and your companions follow the clues to find the real culprit and prove your innocence? 

Adventure is calling... and we're looking for a party! Whether you have a sword, a bow, an axe or other weapon to lend to the cause, join us the third Tuesday of each month for Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition. 

Be prepared for lots of the little things in the adventure of life. Learn a few tips for suburban survival and make your own DIY survival kit to carry in your bookbag or purse.

Can you cook for a group with $30 or less? We invite teens to learn how to cook a meal on a budget whether it's for themselves, family and friends or even a date night. And yes, you get to eat the food too! 

Experience the Magic of Bubble Wonders, a captivating blend of science, art and inspiration that guarantees 100% fun! Geoff Akins-Hannah, the master bubbleologist, will amaze you with his incredible tricks using ordinary soap bubbles.

The Local & State Department will teach you how to get started with your own family history research! 

For more information about this program, please call (910) 483-7727 ext. 1365.

Join us as we explore the wonderful world of art! Supplies will be provided. 

Registration is required by calling (910) 483-7727 ext. 1425 or registering online.
 

Experience the Magic of Bubble Wonders, a captivating blend of science, art and inspiration that guarantees 100% fun! Geoff Akins-Hannah, the master bubbleologist, will amaze you with his incredible tricks using ordinary soap bubbles.

Learn from Cape Fear Trauma nurses how to use a tourniquet to stop bleeding and learn from the Red Cross how to perform hands only CPR. 

There must be at least 15 people registered for the Cape Fear Trauma nurses to come out. 

Electra McDonnell has always known that the way she and her family earn their living is slightly outside the law, considering that they break into the homes of the rich and pick the locks on their safes.

In this Sci-Fi Escape Room for teens, you are stranded on an uninhabitable alien planet.