Week Calendar

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Enjoy a free play with a variety of toys and sensory materials. Ages 0 to 4 years old. 

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

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 bath time. 

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

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 the color blue. 

Join us for a sensory-friendly story time. We will have books, songs and activities presented in a way suitable for sensory-sensitive children. We will have a themed craft at the end. 

This month's theme is libraries. 

Story time for 1- to 3-year-olds. 

This week's theme is pirates. 

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

Join us for stories, songs and more. This interactive story time will focus on books and activities for infants. 

This week's theme is pigs. 

Learn about Talk Like a Pirate Day and make a craft to take home. 

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

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

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

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

Story time for 2-year-olds. 

This week's theme is about emotions and feelings. 

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. 

In August 1975, 13-year-old Barbara Van Laar, daughter of a wealthy family that owns a summer camp, mysteriously disappears—just as her older brother did 14 years earlier.

Create a decorative pen for yourself or your friends and family. Materials will be provided. 

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

Our Community Navigator links customers to needed resources and information.

Join us each month for fun activities and games designed to boost your memory and give your brain a good workout!

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 shapes. 

Story time for children 0-5 years old. 

This week's theme is pirates! 

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

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 pirates. 

Get ready for multi-sensory experiences with our twice a month playdough club. Drop in anytime while we’re meeting and prepare to work on your fine motor development while squishing, smooshing, rolling and flattening gluten-free playdough. 

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 8 to 14. 

Join us for a special family-friendly story time where little ones can enjoy engaging tales and fun activities. 

This month's theme is fun in fall. 

Join us for a special family-friendly story time where little ones can enjoy engaging tales and fun activities. 

Your business idea is great - now let’s make sure your plan is too. In this workshop, participants will ... 

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 the color blue. 

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. 1459. 

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Discover the basic steps, turns and rhythmic movements of Bachata at this introduction to Latin dance. 

Registration is required by calling 910-483-7727, ext. 1436.

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

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

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

Story time for 3- to 5-year-olds. 

This week's theme is about emotions and feelings. 

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 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 things that go. 

This story time themed take and make will be available at the youth services desk from September 16 to September 21 or as long as supplies last. 

Want to learn bridge? Join us for Beginners’ Bridge: the Basics. Afterwards, practice what you've learned with fellow players. 

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

Our Community Navigator links customers to needed resources and information.

Bridge is fun! Want to improve your game? Beginners’ Bridge: Beyond Basics teaches popular bridge conventions and provides an opportunity for you to improve your skills through play with fellow participants. 

FTCC representatives will host a table in the lobby to give out brochures/information on the community college, enrollment, unique offerings/classes, etc. 

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.

Use hot glue guns and watercolors to make beautiful artistic creations. Make an abstract design or follow a pattern to see where the colors take you. Hang out with friends and enjoy the end of your week. Happy Friday! 

Travel beyond the pages and into the heart of the Shire! Join us for a cozy, festive celebration inspired by The Hobbit and the world of J.R.R. Tolkien.

Do your wits feel like they need flexing? Do you feel lucky? Or do you just want to hang out and play a game? In any case, come on out to our Board Game Party!

Create your own unique piece of art using a squeegee, a vinyl stencil and paint, then watch a demo of a Cricut machine while the paint dries. 

When she crosses a ruined wall at just the right moment, Olivia finds herself in a place that is Gallant—but not. Now Olivia sees what has unraveled generations of her family, and from where her father may have come.

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. 

Think diamond art – but for your favorite books! Decorate parts of book covers with rhinestones using diamond art techniques. 

Attendees can bring their own book to decorate or select a provided book. 

Friday, September 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Celebrate it with fun swashbuckling stories and games, and make your own pirate eyepatch and hook hand crafts. 

As the air cools off, creating these beaded pipe cleaner Indian corns are the perfect way to celebrate the new season! 

Registration is required by calling 910-483-7727, ext. 1459 or registering online.

Rookies of Ravnica is a beginner-friendly program where teens (ages 12–18) learn to play Magic: The Gathering. Each session covers the basics of gameplay, deck-building and the game's fantasy lore.

Silent reading time is golden. Take an hour to enjoy some snacks and read whatever book you want in a quiet room. After that, stay and talk to your fellow readers about books for a while. 

Welcome all teen cinephiles and casual movie watchers to Silver Screeners. Join us for a snack and a movie matinee experience without the ticket price.

Join us as we explore Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll, a razor-sharp, emotionally charged novel that reclaims the narrative surrounding a notorious real-life serial killer by shifting the spotlight to the women whose lives he shattere

Calling all adventurers! Gather your party and get ready for some D&D. We are starting a new campaign this month. All levels of experience are welcome. 

Gaming, robots, crafts 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 crafts to create.

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 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. 

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. 

Needing some volunteer hours? This program is set up so that you can get some of those hours and have fun connecting with other teens who enjoy helping the community. 

Calling ALL aspiring artists. Do you rap, sing, play an instrument and/or perform spoken word? If your answer is yes, this program is for you.

A simple lad who can neither read nor write, Brutha is content growing melons for the Temple monks. But his lot changes one day when a tortoise appears in his garden ... and he hears the voice of a god calling his name. 

Learn the basic process of traditional and self-publication along with some helpful tips to help you in your writing journey. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-483-7727, ext. 1345.

Seven years after witnessing her best friend Aubrey’s sudden death in front of the mysterious Frank, Maya—now in Boston and trying to manage her secret Klonopin addiction—sees a YouTube video of another young woman dying in Frank’s presence.

One dark evening in New York City, two strangers meet by chance. Over drinks, Amanda and Wendy realize they have so much in common. They both feel alone. They both drink alone.

The story you thought you knew with a brand new twist. Gather round as we read, sing, play and enjoy at this evening story time for school-age children featuring new takes on old favorites. Ages 5-11.