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Homeschool STEM: 3D Doodling

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting/Activity Room (NRL) at North Regional Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Maker, STEM

Age Group:

6-11 Years
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 6-11 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Maker, STEM
Event Details:

Bring your ideas to life with our 3D Doodler pens. Design, draw and build in midair as you turn your ideas into colorful 3D creations. What will you invent?

Come ready to imagine, create and explore!

The logo for the North Carolina Science Festival presented by RTI International. It is a blue oval with the name and an image of an atom.

Robotic Challenges: Ready, Set, Code!

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Meeting/Activity Room (CLF) at Cliffdale Regional Library

Program Type:

STEM

Age Group:

6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Library Branch: Cliffdale Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (CLF)
Age Group: 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get ready to think fast and code faster! Put your creativity to the test with indi, the robot car that zips and zooms using colorful code tiles.

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Talking Tech: Using ChatGPT

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Meeting/Activity Room (BOR) at Bordeaux Community Library

Program Type:

Digital Literacy

Age Group:

19+ Years
Library Branch: Bordeaux Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (BOR)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Digital Literacy
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a hands-on introduction to ChatGPT, an AI-powered tool that can help with everyday tasks like writing emails, brainstorming ideas, learning new topics and more.

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Birds of a Feather

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:45am
Meeting/Activity Room (BOR) at Bordeaux Community Library

Program Type:

STEM

Age Group:

19+ Years
Library Branch: Bordeaux Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (BOR)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Step into nature and get hands-on as you build and decorate your very own wooden birdhouse. We’ll provide the supplies—you bring the creativity! Choose your colors, add unique designs and personalize your piece to make it truly your own.

The logo for the North Carolina Science Festival presented by RTI International. It is a blue oval with the name and an image of an atom.

Crafternoon Time: Rainbow Science Experiments and Art

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:45pm
Meeting/Activity Room (SPL) at Spring Lake Community Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, STEM

Age Group:

6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (SPL)
Age Group: 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

Join us this spring for a STEAM-powered afternoon of science and art. We’ll experiment with light and color to create dazzling rainbows in a bowl, then design a colorful rainbow craft you can take home and display.

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Burial Sites of the Cumberland Association

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Local & State History Room (HQU) at Headquarters Library

Program Type:

Genealogy/Local History

Age Group:

19+ Years
Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Room: Local & State History Room (HQU)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Genealogy/Local History
Event Details:

Follow along as we chart the death and burials of particular signers of the Liberty Point Resolves. We will discuss their burial locations, stylistic trends and the importance of future cemetery preservation and surveys in Cumberland County.

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Fun Friday for Teens: Handmade Journals

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Space (ERL) at East Regional Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, STEM

Age Group:

12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Library Branch: East Regional Library
Room: Teen Space (ERL)
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

Learn how to make your own handmade sketchbook or journal, then explore a selection of inspiring books to help you reflect on what you might write inside. Hang out with friends and enjoy the end of your week. Happy Friday!

Graphic with the text “Celebrate America’s 250th” in red and blue on a white background. A folded American flag appears along the right side. Decorative red and blue stars and lines appear beneath the text. Logos for America 250 NC, Cumberland County Public Library and Cumberland County, North Carolina are shown at the bottom.

Local & State History's America 250 Exhibits

All Day 5/2
Local & State History Room (HQU) at Headquarters Library

Program Type:

Genealogy/Local History, Self-Directed Activity

Age Group:

19+ Years, All Ages
Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Room: Local & State History Room (HQU)
Age Group: 19+ Years, All Ages
Program Type: Genealogy/Local History, Self-Directed Activity
Event Details:

Discover the Local & State History’s America 250 NC Exhibits—on display now through the end of August 2026! Stop by to explore fascinating stories, unique artifacts and the people and moments that shaped our state and nation.

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The Crammunity: (Young) Adult Study Hall

Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 2:30pm - 5:00pm
Meeting/Activity Room (CLF) at Cliffdale Regional Library

Program Type:

General Program

Age Group:

15-18 Years, 19+ Years
Library Branch: Cliffdale Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (CLF)
Age Group: 15-18 Years, 19+ Years
Program Type: General Program
Event Details:

Finals season is here—and no one should spiral alone. Welcome to The Crammunity: where we collectively pretend we’ve been studying all semester. Consider this your finals-week headquarters.

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Tiny Hands, Big Masterpieces

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting/Activity Room (WRL) at West Regional Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

0-5 Years
Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (WRL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Get ready for some colorful, squishy fun at our toddler finger painting program. Little artists will explore bright paints, mix colors and create their very own masterpieces using their hands, fingers and lots of imagination.

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Cinema Bookworms: The Hunger Games

3:00pm–6:00pm
19+ Years
Cliffdale Regional Library
Library Branch: Cliffdale Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (CLF)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Book Club, Culture & Entertainment
Event Details:

Welcome to Cinema Bookworms, where books and movies meet! Read the book on your own, then join us for the film adaptation. After the screening, we’ll dive into a discussion comparing the two—what worked, what changed and why.