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Valentine's Paper Quilling Cards

Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
James McBride is shown against a blurred sepia background. He's wearing a darn bowler cap, a brown overcoat with a black crew neck shirt beneath it. He eyes peer up and into the right corner of still and his goatee is neat and clean around his pursed lips.

Illinois Libraries Present: An Evening with James McBride [via zoom]

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Presentation, Virtual
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

REGISTER HEREJoin us as Illinois Libraries Present, An Evening with James McBride.  McBride is a critically-acclaimed author, screenwriter and musician.  His 2023 novel, ...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation, Virtual
Event Details:

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Celebrating the Lunar New Year

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Presentation
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The Lunar New Year season lasts from January 28th to February 12, 2025. It is a holiday observed by about 20% of the world's population, yet many are unfamiliar with...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 21
Event Details:

The Lunar New Year season lasts from January 28th to February 12, 2025.

2025 Great Decisions

Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room South at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion, Community
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Exchange ideas about the foreign policy issues facing America today in this monthly discussion led by Professor Gary Midkiff. Participants must purchase a briefing book and read a ...

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Registration
Payment
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room South
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Community
Registration Required
Payment Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Exchange ideas about the foreign policy issues facing America today in this monthly discussion led by Professor Gary Midkiff. Participants must purchase a briefing book and read a chapter prior to each meeting.

Library Closed for Staff Training

Friday, February 7, 2025 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Cary Area Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Cary Area Public Library

Cary Area Writers Group

Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Conference Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The Cary Area Writers Group meets on the second Saturday of each month. We welcome any and all authors age 21+ who have an interest in writing. Bring a copy of what you wrote or 4-...

Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

The Cary Area Writers Group meets on the second Saturday of each month. We welcome any and all authors age 21+ who have an interest in writing. Bring a copy of what you wrote or 4-5 copies to pass around.

Board Game Arena Virtual Game Night [via Zoom]

Monday, February 10, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Virtual at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming, Virtual
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us on Zoom to play games on Board Game Arena together. You’ll need to create a free Board Game Arena account on http://boardgamearena.com. To make your account, you’...

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Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming, Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Join us on Zoom to play games on Board Game Arena together.

A small chocolate cake sits atop of a white plate, drizzled with chocolate syrup, white cream and fruit

Chocolate Lovers Workshop [via zoom]

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Cooking & Food, Virtual
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join Kristyn Slick from her classroom kitchen via Zoom, as you'll indulge in the rich, luxurious world of chocolate.  Learn the techniques for tempering chocolate, making gana...

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Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Cooking & Food, Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 29
Event Details:

Join Kristyn Slick from her classroom kitchen via Zoom, as you'll indulge in the rich, luxurious world of chocolate.

RTA’s Group Transit Education Seminar

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Presentation
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Want to learn how older adults and people with disabilities can save money on public transportation? Want to learn how to make sure your trip on public transit is accessible? Come ...

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Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 39
Event Details:

Want to learn how older adults and people with disabilities can save money on public transportation? Want to learn how to make sure your trip on public transit is accessible?

Google Workspace 101: Intro to Gmail

Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Computers & Tech
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

In this class, we will go over how to use your Gmail account and its specific tools so that you can take advantage of all the different options available. If you need help learning...

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Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computers & Tech
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

In this class, we will go over how to use your Gmail account and its specific tools so that you can take advantage of all the different options available. If you need help learning how to navigate your Gmail account, this is the program for you!

Books on Tap

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Talk shop about books with others in their 20’s and 30’s. Each meeting we discuss a title chosen by the group. If you’re interested in joining or to find out the current title, ple...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Talk shop about books with others in their 20’s and 30’s. Each meeting we discuss a title chosen by the group. If you’re interested in joining or to find out the current title, please email jking@caryarealibrary.info.

Black and White photo of a group of African Americans dressed in 1930's style set before a backdrop of a neighborhood grill and apartments

Emancipation to Inauguration: Chicago's Black Experience

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Presentation
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

From its first settler to legendary figures of politics, societal issues, and the arts, Chicago's African American legacy is lengthy, rich, and deep. To get an overview of the impa...

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Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 32
Event Details:

From its first settler to legendary figures of politics, societal issues, and the arts, Chicago's African American legacy is lengthy, rich, and deep.

Amy Tan stares into the camera with her chin in her right hand. Her salt and pepper hair is parted to the side and falls over her right shoulder. She is wearing all black and the background is blurred in shades of black and grays

Illinois Libraries Present: Slowing Down with Amy Tan [via zoom]

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Virtual
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

REGISTER HEREPlease join us for an evening of Slowing Down with Amy Tan, presented by Illinois Libraries Presents.  Tan is the author of six novels, not least of which is the ...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Virtual
Event Details:

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True Crime Book Club - Under the Banner of Heaven

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a book discussion centered on true crime and its impact on society. Copies of the book will be available to check out from the Service Center 60 days before the ev...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join us for a book discussion centered on true crime and its impact on society. Copies of the book will be available to check out from the Service Center 60 days before the event.

A woman glances sideways with a slight smile, wearing a multi-colored infinity scarf. Skeins of yarn frame the top and bottom.

Finger Knitting

Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Multi-age & Family
Event Details:

​Join Jez Layman as she teaches us to make a fashionable scarf with nothing but our fingers! No needles or experience necessary here—anyone can learn.Appropriate for Grade 6 to Adu...

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Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Adults, Teens, Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

​Join Jez Layman as she teaches us to make a fashionable scarf with nothing but our fingers! No needles or experience necessary here—anyone can learn.

Appropriate for Grade 6 to Adult

Chess: Come Play a Game!

Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming, Community
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Grade schoolers, Multi-age & Family
Event Details:

Enjoy playing chess with your friends, neighbors, or even your parents!  Meet Tim Just, an Author/Editor of the Rules of Chess in the United States.  20 Chess Boards will...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens, Grade schoolers, Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Gaming, Community
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Enjoy playing chess with your friends, neighbors, or even your parents!  Meet Tim Just, an Author/Editor of the Rules of Chess in the United States.  20 Chess Boards will be set up for up to 40 total players to participate.

GIG - Genealogy Interest Group

Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Meet with like-minded individuals interested in exploring their family history.  

Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 23
Event Details:

Meet with like-minded individuals interested in exploring their family history.  

Graffiti art portrait of a young South African man wearing a gray t-shirt, smiling slightly with his right hand on his head. A young South African woman wearing a denim skirt, yellow top and a red turban looks at the portrait

Hooked on Books Book Group - Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

We will discuss the memoir Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah. Registration is preferred, but walk-ins are welcome. Copies of the book can be check...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

We will discuss the memoir Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah. Registration is preferred, but walk-ins are welcome.

a bluejay sits on a tree branch on a backdrop of red foliage, The Wildbird Shack logo of a hawk in flight sits atop the scene in the bottom left corner

Common and Migratory Winter Birds

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Presentation
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us as The Wildbird Shack presents an engaging journey through the captivating world of seasonal birds "Wings of the Season." Discover the intriguing migration patterns, unique...

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Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Join us as The Wildbird Shack presents an engaging journey through the captivating world of seasonal birds "Wings of the Season." Discover the intriguing migration patterns, unique adaptations and calls of different bird species as they navigate t

A bi-plane shines in shades of amber and gold, the black female pilot dressed in period gear, stands just outside the door to cockpit in black and white

Turning Pages Together Book Group - A Pair of Wings by Carole Hopson

Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

We will discuss the novel A Pair of Wings by Carole Hopson. Registration is preferred, but walk-ins are welcome. Copies of the book can be checked out at the Service Center a month...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

We will discuss the novel A Pair of Wings by Carole Hopson. Registration is preferred, but walk-ins are welcome. Copies of the book can be checked out at the Service Center a month prior to the discussion.

Cary Area Writers Group

Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Conference Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop

Library Closed for Staff Training

Friday, April 4, 2025 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Cary Area Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Cary Area Public Library

Cary Area Writers Group

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Conference Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop

Library Closed for Easter

All Day
Cary Area Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Cary Area Public Library