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Intro to Web Development

10:00am - 12:00pm
Spring Lake Community Library
Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (SPL)
Age Group: 15-18 Years, 19+ Years
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Event Details:
Are you ready to build your own website? You will gain a foundational understanding of HTML and CSS as you create your very own website with Code Ninjas! For ages 15 and up. This grant is made possible by funding from the federal Institute of Mu...

Springtime Card Making and Scrapbooking

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Hope Mills Community Library
Library Branch: Hope Mills Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (HPM)
Age Group: 19+ Years, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Create cards and post cards out of scrapbooking material. Collaborate on your hobby ideas for the spring season. Paper and paint will be available, but you are welcome to bring your own photographs or anything else you may want to include. For m...

Teen Matinee: Missing 😱

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Cliffdale Regional Library
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Cliffdale Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (CLF)
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Culture & Entertainment, Games & Activities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:
When her mother inexplicably vanishes while on a Colombian vacation, a teen named June must rely on the contemporary technology at her disposal to know the truth, encountering a web of secrets about her mother that she struggles to fathom. If yo...

Get Creative with LEGOs

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Spring Lake Community Library
Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years
Program Type: Games & Activities
Event Details:
This program is a LEGO free play. Bring the whole family. We will have LEGOs, DUPLOs and MEGA BLOKS so everyone can play! For more information about this program, please call (910) 483-7727 ext. 1459....

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Intro to Roblox Development

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Bordeaux Community Library
Library Branch: Bordeaux Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (BOR)
Age Group: 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Event Details:
If you love Roblox and want to get started with building your own games, this is for you! You will learn the basics of game building in your own 3D Roblox worlds with Code Ninjas. No experience required. For ages 8 and up. This grant is made pos...

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Toddler and Preschool Story Time: Robots

10:30am - 11:15am
Bordeaux Community Library
Library Branch: Bordeaux Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (BOR)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:
Join us for stories, songs and more. We will have a craft and a coloring sheet at the end. This week's theme is robots. This event is part of the North Carolina Science Festival, a statewide celebration of STEM. You can find more events lik...

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Code Your Own Cartoons

4:00pm - 6:00pm
North Regional Library
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Event Details:
It's time to unleash your creativity and express yourself as a master storyteller. You will learn to code your own animations and imaginative stories with Code Ninjas! For ages 8 and up. This grant is made possible by funding from the federal In...

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Toddler Story Time: Happy Mother's Day!

10:00am - 10:30am
Spring Lake Community Library
Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (SPL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:
Story time for 1-3-year-olds. This week's theme is Mother's Day. For more information about this program, please call (910) 483-7727 ext. 1459. ...

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Family Story Time: I Heart My Library!

10:00am - 10:45am
Hope Mills Community Library
Library Branch: Hope Mills Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (HPM)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:
Story time for ages 0-5-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 books and libraries. For more...

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Preschool Story Time: Funny Stories

10:00am - 11:00am
Cliffdale Regional Library
Library Branch: Cliffdale Regional Library
Room: Story Time Room (CLF)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:
Story time for 3-5-year-olds. This week's theme is funny stories. For more information about this program, please call (910) 483-7727 ext. 1449....

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Preschool Story Time: Happy Mother's Day!

11:00am - 11:30am
Spring Lake Community Library
Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (SPL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:
Story time for 3-5-year-olds. This week's theme is Mother's Day. For more information about this program, please call (910) 483-7727 ext. 1459....

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Story Time Take and Make Craft

12:00pm - 7:00pm
Spring Lake Community Library
Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Self-Directed Activity
Event Details:
This story time take and make craft will be available at the youth services desk from April 30 - May 6 or as long as supplies last. For more information about this program, please call (910) 483-7727 ext. 1459....

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Going Nuclear Escape Room

2:30pm - 5:00pm
Headquarters Library
Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Room: Conference Room #2 (HQU)
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years, All Ages
Program Type: Games & Activities, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:
Join us for an afternoon of daring escapes as you try to problem solve your way out of a nuclear reactor meltdown! This event is part of the North Carolina Science Festival, a statewide celebration of STEM. You can find more events like this all...

All About Google Forms

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Hope Mills Community Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Hope Mills Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (HPM)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Digital Literacy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:
Join the library's Digital Navigators to learn to use Google Forms - a free, survey-creation software that can be used to make and edit surveys, quizzes, RSVPs, contact forms and more. To get the most out of the class you will need to know your ...

Terrific Tuesday: Glitter Slime

3:30pm - 4:30pm
North Regional Library
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 6-11 Years
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Event Details:
Practice some chemistry by making your own gooey, sparkly glitter slime. This event is part of the North Carolina Science Festival, a statewide celebration of STEM. You can find more events like this all month long at ncscifest.org. Fo...

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Robotic Challenges: Code-A-Pillars and Cubelets

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Cliffdale Regional Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cliffdale Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (CLF)
Age Group: 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:
We invite children and teens to get creative and challenge themselves with robotics. Children can learn simple coding through our Code-A-Pillar and Bee-Bot. Try out different codes to make them move. Down for a race? Who do you think can be the ...

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Spring Movie Night: Encanto

4:30pm - 6:15pm
West Regional Library
Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (WRL)
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years
Program Type: Culture & Entertainment
Event Details:
¡Hola amigos! Join us as we cozy in to watch the movie Encanto (PG; 2021). We will also have popcorn for you to enjoy. For more information about this program, please call (910) 483-7727 ext. 1481....

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

ESL @ BOR

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Bordeaux Community Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Bordeaux Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (BOR)
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years, 19+ Years
Program Type: Culture & Entertainment
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:
Enjoy a supportive, structured environment for participants to follow the curriculum and exercises provided by Transparent Language for English for speakers of other languages. A librarian will act as a facilitator and provide additional materials an...

Baby Yoda Scavenger Hunt

All Day
Hope Mills Community Library
Library Branch: Hope Mills Community Library
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, All Ages
Program Type: Games & Activities, Self-Directed Activity
Event Details:
Uh-oh! Grogu made copies of himself, he has. Find all ten (10) of them, you must. Win, the Dark Side must not. When all ten (10) of the Grogus you've found, prize from the children's desk you get. May the 4th be with you, but beware of the Reven...

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Calm, Cool Coloring

All Day
Spring Lake Community Library
Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Self-Directed Activity
Event Details:
We are all looking for some quiet. Join us during May's Mental Health Month and enjoy a few hours of peace and relaxation while taking part in an ongoing large group coloring project, or, if you like, you can color your own personal sheets. See what ...

Community Garden Art Challenge

All Day
Hope Mills Community Library
Library Branch: Hope Mills Community Library
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Self-Directed Activity
Event Details:
Come get a flower pot to decorate and draw in the plant of your choosing. You may use crayons at the library or art supplies you have at home and bring your artwork back. Please return to the library by May 31. Please note that this program...

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Star Wars Droid Scavenger Hunt

All Day
Hope Mills Community Library
Library Branch: Hope Mills Community Library
Age Group: 19+ Years, All Ages
Program Type: Self-Directed Activity
Event Details:
"These are the droids you're looking for." Find the 12 droids hidden around the adult computer lab and around the adult DVD and book collections and see the adult services desk for a small reward after they have all been located. Please leave th...

Tech Time @ the Library

10:00am - 11:30am
East Regional Library
Library Branch: East Regional Library
Room: Conference Room (ERL)
Age Group: 19+ Years
Program Type: Digital Literacy
Event Details:
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. No appointment necessary. For mo...