Week Calendar

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.

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. 

Learn about coding with our new robotics kits and help write a program together for our robots to perform. 

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

Learn how to use some of Microsoft Excel's 450+ functions to see how they can make your life easier. Learn to add totals using the SUM function, determine the average of a group of numbers and much more. 

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

This week's theme is silly nonsense. 

Story time for 1-3-year-olds. 

This week's theme is monsters. 

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 picnics. 

Story time for 3-5-year-olds. 

This week's theme is fairy tales with a twist. 

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

Enjoy a fun hour of activity and conversation by playing BINGO. This event is for seniors 55 years and over to enjoy time with friends and make new friends. Refreshments will be provided and prizes will be given to the winners. 

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 souvenir's. Ages 10-17. 

Story time for 2-year-olds. 

This week's theme is boats. 

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 being a superhero. We will make a themed craft at the end. 

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. 

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. 

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.

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

Registration is required by calling (910) 483-7727 ext. 1450. 

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. 

Story time for 3-5-year-olds. 

This week's theme is monsters. 

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 picnics. 

Story time for 3–5-year-olds. 

This week's theme is boats. 

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 being a superhero. We will make a themed craft at the end. 

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. 

This story time take and make will be available at the youth services desk from July 30 - August 5 or as long as supplies last. 

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

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?

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. 

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). 

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.

Join forces with friends and family to storm the dungeon and find the ultimate treasure in our Summer Reading grand finale program. Work together, solve the puzzles, defeat the dragon and claim your prize! 

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.  

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.

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. 

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.

"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).