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Dungeons and Dragons

Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Virtual at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Teens

Grades 6-12. Via Zoom. New and Returning players welcome. Come join in on this popular fantasy role-playing game, no experience necessary! Characters will be provided for you to play during the game.

Closed
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 6-12. Via Zoom. New and Returning players welcome. Come join in on this popular fantasy role-playing game, no experience necessary! Characters will be provided for you to play during the game.

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Elementary" group

Build-A-Robot

Sunday, August 17, 2025 at 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
Teens, Elementary

Grades 3-12 Build one of the LEGO EV3 robot designs and then download the program to activate it. Adults not required, but this is a great chance for you to share a STEM activity with your child. 

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Elementary
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 3-12 Build one of the LEGO EV3 robot designs and then download the program to activate it. Adults not required, but this is a great chance for you to share a STEM activity with your child. 

This event is in the "Teens" group

Pringle Ringle

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
Teens

Grades 6-12

Celebrate back to school with a fun and delicious engineering challenge using only pringles. 

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 6-12

Celebrate back to school with a fun and delicious engineering challenge using only pringles. 

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Gaming

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Teens

Grades 6-12 

Play video games and board games with other teens! The library has a selection of Nintendo Switch and Wii U games that will be projected on the big screen. Registration preferred, walk-ins welcome.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 6-12 

Play video games and board games with other teens! The library has a selection of Nintendo Switch and Wii U games that will be projected on the big screen. Registration preferred, walk-ins welcome.

Library Closed

All Day 8/31 - 9/1
Cary Area Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Cary Area Public Library
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group

The History of S'Mores

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Cooking & Food, Presentation
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Multi-age & Family

Crunchy Graham Crackers, Pillowy Marshmallows, and the gooey sweetness of Chocolate.  Nothing hits quite so nice around the campfire.  Have you ever wondered how this strange sandwich came to be?

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens, Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Cooking & Food, Presentation
Registration Required
Event Details:

Crunchy Graham Crackers, Pillowy Marshmallows, and the gooey sweetness of Chocolate.  Nothing hits quite so nice around the campfire.  Have you ever wondered how this strange sandwich came to be?

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group

Taylor Swift's Literary Lyrics

Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Presentation
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Multi-age & Family

Taylor Swift is one of the biggest pop stars in the world. Her songs cover the full emotional spectrum, from love and friendship to heartbreak and grief, but did you know many also contain literary references?

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens, Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Presentation
Registration Required
Event Details:

Taylor Swift is one of the biggest pop stars in the world. Her songs cover the full emotional spectrum, from love and friendship to heartbreak and grief, but did you know many also contain literary references?

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Elementary" group

Robotics Basics

Monday, September 8, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
Teens, Elementary

Grades 3-12. Intro to the LEGO SPIKE Prime robot’s hardware and software. You will also learn how to program the robots to move straight and turn. This class is the prerequisite for the Robotics Workshops.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Elementary
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 3-12. Intro to the LEGO SPIKE Prime robot’s hardware and software. You will also learn how to program the robots to move straight and turn. This class is the prerequisite for the Robotics Workshops.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Volunteer Board

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Community
Age Group:
Teens

Grades 6-12

Join this fun service club to help with library volunteer projects. Participants will get volunteer hours for every meeting they attend. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Community
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 6-12

Join this fun service club to help with library volunteer projects. Participants will get volunteer hours for every meeting they attend. 

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

The Beatles on Film

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Presentation
Age Group:
Adults, Teens

Join Professor Moptop, music historian, Greg Alexander, as he presents a class on The Beatles on Film.  The Professor will discuss the movies The Beatles were in, those that were about them, and the films that were inspired by them.

Cancelled
Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Presentation
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Professor Moptop, music historian, Greg Alexander, as he presents a class on The Beatles on Film.  The Professor will discuss the movies The Beatles were in, those that were about them, and the films that were inspired by them.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Dungeons and Dragons

Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Virtual at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming, Virtual
Age Group:
Teens

Grades 6-12. Via Zoom. Register for the first game, and be automatically registered for the following two.  New and Returning players welcome. Come join in on this popular fantasy role-playing game, no experience necessary!

Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Gaming, Virtual
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 6-12. Via Zoom. Register for the first game, and be automatically registered for the following two.  New and Returning players welcome. Come join in on this popular fantasy role-playing game, no experience necessary!

This event is in the "Teens" group

Pressed Dried Flower Votive Candle Holders

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens

Grades 6-12.

Celebrate nature’s delicate beauty by designing and creating an elegant votive candle holder using pressed dried flowers to welcome fall.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 6-12.

Celebrate nature’s delicate beauty by designing and creating an elegant votive candle holder using pressed dried flowers to welcome fall.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Gaming

Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Teens

Grades 6-12 

Play video games and board games with other teens! The library has a selection of Nintendo Switch and Wii U games that will be projected on the big screen. Registration preferred, walk-ins welcome.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 6-12 

Play video games and board games with other teens! The library has a selection of Nintendo Switch and Wii U games that will be projected on the big screen. Registration preferred, walk-ins welcome.

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Elementary" group

Magic The Gathering

Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Teens, Elementary

Come and play Magic the Gathering at the library! Are you an experienced MTG player? Great! Never played before? That's great too, we'll teach you! 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Teens, Elementary
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come and play Magic the Gathering at the library! Are you an experienced MTG player? Great! Never played before? That's great too, we'll teach you! 

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Elementary" group

Robotics Workshop

Monday, September 29, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
Teens, Elementary

Grades 3-12. Develop your programming skills with the LEGO SPIKE Prime robots and apply them to various challenges. Each Workshop will have a different lesson and different challenges for you to try out.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Elementary
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 3-12. Develop your programming skills with the LEGO SPIKE Prime robots and apply them to various challenges. Each Workshop will have a different lesson and different challenges for you to try out.

This event is in the "Teens" group

TeenTober

10/01/2025 @ 9:00am to 10/02/2025 @ 9:00pm
Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Contest
Age Group:
Teens

Grades 6-12.

Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Contest
Event Details:

Grades 6-12.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Wizards and Werewolves

Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 5:45pm - 6:30pm
Cary Area Public Library
Age Group:
Teens

Let’s kick off spooky season with a fast paced glow in the dark tag game while the sun is setting! Can the wizards manage to find all the magic crystals before the werewolves tag them and turn them into howling creatures of the night??

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Let’s kick off spooky season with a fast paced glow in the dark tag game while the sun is setting! Can the wizards manage to find all the magic crystals before the werewolves tag them and turn them into howling creatures of the night??

Library Closed for Staff Training

Friday, October 3, 2025 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Cary Area Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Cary Area Public Library
This event is in the "Teens" group

TeenTober

10/03/2025 @ 1:00pm to 10/31/2025 @ 9:00pm
Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Contest
Age Group:
Teens

Grades 6-12.

Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Contest
Event Details:

Grades 6-12.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group

Accused: A Salem Witch Faces Her Fate

Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Presentation, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Multi-age & Family

Step back to 1692, where fear, superstition, and mass hysteria gripped the Puritan town of Salem, Massachusetts.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens, Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Presentation, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Step back to 1692, where fear, superstition, and mass hysteria gripped the Puritan town of Salem, Massachusetts.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Volunteer Board

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Community
Age Group:
Teens

Grades 6-12

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Community
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 6-12

This event is in the "Teens" group

Dungeons and Dragons

Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Virtual at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming, Virtual
Age Group:
Teens

Grades 6-12. Via Zoom. Register for the first game, and be automatically registered for the following two.  New and Returning players welcome. Come join in on this popular fantasy role-playing game, no experience necessary!

Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Gaming, Virtual
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 6-12. Via Zoom. Register for the first game, and be automatically registered for the following two.  New and Returning players welcome. Come join in on this popular fantasy role-playing game, no experience necessary!

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

It's Alive! The Birth of the Universal Movie Monsters

Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Presentation
Age Group:
Adults, Teens

Universal Studios was not a major player during Hollywood's formative years, but as the first half of the twentieth century came to a close, they had built a loyal audience and a solid foundation by funneling their creative energy into the thrills

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Presentation
Registration Required
Event Details:

Universal Studios was not a major player during Hollywood's formative years, but as the first half of the twentieth century came to a close, they had built a loyal audience and a solid foundation by funneling their creative energy into the thrills

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Gaming

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Teens

Grades 6-12 

Play video games and board games with other teens! The library has a selection of Nintendo Switch and Wii U games that will be projected on the big screen. Registration preferred, walk-ins welcome.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 6-12 

Play video games and board games with other teens! The library has a selection of Nintendo Switch and Wii U games that will be projected on the big screen. Registration preferred, walk-ins welcome.