Week Calendar

Join us for a morning of fun and fitness! This class is for anyone who loves to dance, whether experienced or new to the dance floor.

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.

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. 

Our theme this week is super babies. 

Our Community Navigator links customers to needed resources and information.

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

Join the library's Digital Navigators for a quick class on using the mouse to navigate on a computer. Learn the difference between a single and double click, how to place your fingers, drag icons and more. 

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 & pumpkins. 

Story time for 1- to 3-year-olds. 

This week's theme is superheroes. 

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

Join us for a morning of fun and fitness! This class is for anyone who loves to dance, whether experienced or new to the dance floor.

Join us for an hour of stories, rhymes and activities! For children ages 3-5 years. 

This week's theme is owls. 

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

Join the library's Digital Navigators as they cover essential skills for using Microsoft Excel.

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

This week's theme is monsters. 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 turtles. 

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 1936, anthropology student Charlotte Cross joins an excavation in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. Decades later, in 1978 New York, teenager Annie Jenkins begins working for Diana Vreeland during the Met Gala preparations.

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 naptime. 

Story time for children 0-5 years old. 

This week's theme is fall ... or do you call it autumn?

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 popcorn. 

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 little monsters. 

Get ready to squirm (just a little!) as we dive into the wild world of reptiles, spiders and insects with Cape Fear Botanical Garden Environmental Educators.

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 & pumpkins. 

Story time for 3- to 5-year-olds. 

This week's theme is superheroes. 

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

Create art with materials found in nature as your medium and canvas while learning about artists who create art from the environment. 

Please note that this program is a morning encore of Art 4 All: Environmental Art. 

Our Community Navigator links customers to needed resources and information.

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

This week's theme is monsters. 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 turtles. 

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. 

Our Community Navigator links customers to needed resources and information.

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 black cats. 

For more information about this program, please call 910-483-7727, ext. 1361.

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. 

This story time themed take and make will be available at the youth services desk from October 14 to October 20 or as long as supplies last. 

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

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.

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. 

Welcome to Rainbow Skies!

Twist and tuck brightly colored, glossy magazine paper into strips and spirals to make coasters, ornaments or other decorative accessories. Hang out with friends and enjoy the end of your week. Happy Friday! 

Bring your sewing, quilting, knitting, crochet, cross stitch or any other DIY project and socialize with fellow crafters. Please note this is not a class, but an opportunity to meet new friends, families and inspire each other!

A lone human ambassador is sent to the icebound planet of Winter, a world without sexual prejudice, where the inhabitants’ gender is fluid. His goal is to facilitate Winter’s inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization.

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

Enjoy fun, spooky and educational books and games about skeletons while making your own skeleton craft. 

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

Tired of screen time? Power down and level up the fun with an afternoon of tabletop games and tasty snacks!

Tweens ages 9-13 can learn the basics of crochet or weaving. 

With Halloween soon upon us, let's get together and make a crazy spider and spiderweb! 

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.

Reading time is golden. Join staff from North Regional Library at Panera Bread on Ramsey Street for an hour of simply sitting and reading.

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. Since it is spooky season, we will be watching a scary and/or spooky movie each week!

Step into the glittering shadows of 1920s New York, where the city never sleeps … because the undead are always awake. 

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. 

Hang out with us for an hour of cozy crocheting fun. Whether you're just starting out and need a hand with the basics, or you're a crochet pro ready to show off your skills and share tips, we’ve got a spot just for you.

Welcome Creative Critters! We are delighted to invite you on a monthly exploration of various crafting projects. Each month we will create something different that will allow you to dive into your creative minds. 

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. 

Join us every Monday in October for family-friendly spooktacular movies and popcorn! This week's movie is Halloweentown (G; 1998). 

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

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. 

Paint a Halloween suncatcher ornament to hang on your window. 

Registration is required by calling 910-483-7727, ext. 1481 or registering online. 

Get hands-on in the kitchen with our brand-new Charlie Cart and whip up a delicious Peanut Butter Apple Smoothie—perfect for autumn!

Join us for a magical experience for all ages. Create your own slime potions followed by family trivia where you can win your own mini-basilisk! 

Parents required for all children under 8 years old. 

Have fun decorating a plain, plastic mini pumpkin using paint, glitter and acrylic markers. All materials will be provided. 

Registration is required by calling 910-483-7727, ext. 1435 or registering online.

Join the Gardening Kids Club! Decorate your monster pot, plant cress seeds and watch your new living creature's hair grow. A haircut you can eat. Ages 5-11. 

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. 

Join us for a delightful evening of story time and crafts for children aged 0-11. Our engaging sessions feature a variety of themed stories and exciting craft activities that will spark creativity and imagination in young minds.

Socialize with other adults as you work on your own sewing, knitting, crochet or other needlecraft project. Please note that this is not a class; this is a group for adults who enjoy or are interested in needlecraft.

Do you like to dance? Are you willing to accept the challenge? If your answers are yes, then bring a towel and join us for a power hour of fun fitness, dancing and moving.