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 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. 

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

This week's theme is pirates. 

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 apples. 

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

Story time for 1- to 3-year-olds. 

This week's theme is fall and all of the beautiful changes. 

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

Celebrate National Farm Animals Awareness Week. Learn about farm animals and make a craft to take home. 

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

Story time for 3- to 5-year-olds. 

This week's theme is the alphabet letters E & F. 

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

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

This week's theme is Talk like a Pirate Day. We will make a themed craft at the end. 

Story time for 2-year-olds. 

This week's theme is pirates. 

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

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 and create a fall-themed diamond dot coaster for yourself or your friends and family. Supplies 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 colors. 

Story time for children 1-5 years old. 

This week we will be celebrating our snuggle buddies and their health with our Teddy Bear Clinic. Please bring your favorite stuffed animal with you. 

Story time for ages 0- to 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 robots. 

STREAM Homeschool program offers hands-on, interactive lessons designed to engage students in authentic tasks involving science, technology, reading, engineering, arts and math concepts. For ages 7 to 14. 

Build and play with LEGOs, Magna-tiles and DUPLOs. 

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

Join the Cape Fear Botanical Garden educators for an exciting family program for all ages. Travel back in time to explore the prehistoric Earth with a hands-on workshop focused on fossils.

Join us as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by watching Encanto (PG; 2021). You can also make a butterfly craft to take home. 

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 apples. 

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

Story time for 3- to 5-year-olds. 

This week's theme is fall and all of the beautiful changes. 

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

Join the library's Digital Navigators to learn how to use Google's GPS navigation app. Learn how to search for addresses, get directions for different modes of transportation, share your location with contacts and much more. 

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

This week's theme is Talk like a Pirate Day. We will make a themed craft at the end. 

Story time for 3– to 5-year-olds. 

This week's theme is pirates. 

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

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 fall. 

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 chickens. 

Learn about the fascinating and complicated history of North Carolina voting districts and redistricting in a presentation by former North Carolina Appeals Court Judge Robert Hunter as part of the Voices & Votes Exhibition.

This story time craft will be available at the youth services desk from September 17 - September 23 or as long as supplies last. 

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

Join us for an afternoon of crafting fun. Paint on different materials such as rocks, flower pots and more. Or show us your artistic skills by drawing on bandannas. 

Ahoy mateys! Avast ye landlubbers and join us in celebrating Talk Like a Pirate Day by crafting your very own pirate hat.

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?

Learn the basics about the popular role-playing game. This newbie friendly group is in the middle of an ongoing campaign, but you can still join up. If you don't have a character, we'll give you a pre-generated one. 

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.

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. 

Learn how to make a Jacob's Ladder toy. 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.

Bring your stuffed animal friend for a free checkup! Student nurses from FTCC will examine your stuffed animal friend as you learn about x-rays, bandaging and more. 

Forced into early retirement by a degenerative illness, former baseball player Ray Waller moves into a new house with his wife and two children.

Embrace your adventurous spirit and dive into the boundless world of Dungeons & Dragons! Gather your allies, grab your dice and prepare to embark on an unforgettable journey. 

Celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day with swashbuckling books and games, and make your own pirate hat and treasure map. 

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

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 first and third Tuesday of each month for Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition.

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. 

Each month we will explore a book from the juvenile fiction section and do a related STEAM activity. 

Have you ever stretched and launched a rubber band at someone? Put that energy to good use and build a rubber band-powered cotton ball cannon at the library!

Calling all heroes, mages, wanderers, scoundrels and goblins! Join the party and play 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons with Dungeon Master Taylor. We will be meeting every other Thursday. 

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! 

Practice reading out loud to a four-legged friend. The dogs from Love on a Leash enjoy listening to stories of all kinds and are a great way to encourage shy or reluctant readers. Bring your favorite book or choose one of ours. All ages. 

Trying to make some snacks for a group of friends with only $25? We invite tweens to learn how to budget as we make snacks to eat together. 

Snack of the Month: Apple & Brie Crostini (cheese and bread/baguette slices) 

What if the hero of prophecy fails?

In 1970s Mexico, Maite, a secretary obsessed with romance comics, becomes embroiled in a dangerous search for her missing neighbor, Leonora, an art student with ties to student radicals and dissidents.

Lisa Hughes from the Cumberland County Council of Older Adults will speak about dementia and brain health. Join us for this informative program. 

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