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Maker Mondays Drop-In

Monday, March 16, 2026 at 10:00am - 5:00pm
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Age Group:
Multi-age & Family

All ages, kids 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Stop by and create! We will have various craft supplies and inspiration for you to make an art project, craft, structure, or simple machine - whatever you can imagine!

Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

All ages, kids 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Stop by and create! We will have various craft supplies and inspiration for you to make an art project, craft, structure, or simple machine - whatever you can imagine!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Solar-Powered LED Library Craft

Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Age Group:
Adults

Join us in making your own solar-powered library to celebrate our 75th anniversary this year! You’ll get the chance to decorate and put together your own miniature building.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us in making your own solar-powered library to celebrate our 75th anniversary this year! You’ll get the chance to decorate and put together your own miniature building.

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

Robotics Basics

Monday, March 23, 2026 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 "Elementary" group

Fun with Bots: Ozobot Racetracks

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
Elementary

On your mark! Get set! Go! Have fun designing a racetrack for an Ozobot robot. Grades 3-5

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

On your mark! Get set! Go! Have fun designing a racetrack for an Ozobot robot. Grades 3-5

This event is in the "Elementary" group

Happy 75th Birthday CAPL @ Home Kit

Friday, March 27, 2026 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
STEM, @Home Kit
Age Group:
Elementary

It’s time to celebrate! The Cary Area Public Library turns 75 this year and you are going to throw a little party! You will make a mug cake, do a science experiment to blow up a balloon and make a party popper! Grades K-5

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: STEM, @Home Kit
Registration Required
Event Details:

It’s time to celebrate! The Cary Area Public Library turns 75 this year and you are going to throw a little party! You will make a mug cake, do a science experiment to blow up a balloon and make a party popper! Grades K-5

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

Robotics Workshop

Monday, March 30, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Flex Zone 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: Flex Zone
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.

Library Closed for Staff Training

Friday, April 3, 2026 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Cary Area Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Cary Area Public Library

Library Closing

All Day
Cary Area Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Cary Area Public Library
This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group

Maker Mondays Drop-In

Monday, April 6, 2026 at 10:00am - 5:00pm
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Age Group:
Multi-age & Family

All ages, kids 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Stop by and create! We will have various craft supplies and inspiration for you to make an art project, craft, structure, or simple machine - whatever you can imagine!

Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

All ages, kids 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Stop by and create! We will have various craft supplies and inspiration for you to make an art project, craft, structure, or simple machine - whatever you can imagine!

This event is in the "Elementary" group

Full STEAM Ahead: Will It Sink or Float? A Water Pollution Experiment

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
Elementary

You will experiment with various objects and liquids (pollutants) to see if they sink or float when in a body of water.

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

You will experiment with various objects and liquids (pollutants) to see if they sink or float when in a body of water.

This event is in the "Elementary" group

75 Days of Nature Journaling @ Home Kit

Friday, April 17, 2026 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
STEM, @Home Kit
Age Group:
Elementary

Observing nature is a great way to learn about the natural world around you. You will make and decorate your very own 75 day nature journal to record your observations of nature. What will you discover? Grades K-5

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: STEM, @Home Kit
Registration Required
Event Details:

Observing nature is a great way to learn about the natural world around you. You will make and decorate your very own 75 day nature journal to record your observations of nature. What will you discover? Grades K-5

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

Maker Mondays Drop-In

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 10:00am - 5:00pm
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Age Group:
Multi-age & Family

All ages, kids 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Stop by and create! We will have various craft supplies and inspiration for you to make an art project, craft, structure, or simple machine - whatever you can imagine!

Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

All ages, kids 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Stop by and create! We will have various craft supplies and inspiration for you to make an art project, craft, structure, or simple machine - whatever you can imagine!

This event is in the "Elementary" group

Invisible Ink

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Age Group:
Elementary

Grades 3-5. Did you know that you can make invisible ink messages using baking soda, turmeric, and isopropyl alcohol? Come try out this fun and simple craft!

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

Grades 3-5. Did you know that you can make invisible ink messages using baking soda, turmeric, and isopropyl alcohol? Come try out this fun and simple craft!

This event is in the "Elementary" group

STEAMworks: Oil Spill Clean Up Challenge

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
Elementary

There’s been an oil spill! Clean up crew needed! You will learn how to clean up a body of water when there’s been an oil spill.

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

There’s been an oil spill! Clean up crew needed! You will learn how to clean up a body of water when there’s been an oil spill.

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

Monarchs on Milkweed

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
STEM, Presentation, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Multi-age & Family

The decline of the Monarch Butterfly became apparent in the late 1990's and early 2000's. Come learn about this amazing migrator who travels over 1,000 miles yearly to overwinter in Mexico, and about the environmental "butterfly effect" that

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

The decline of the Monarch Butterfly became apparent in the late 1990's and early 2000's. Come learn about this amazing migrator who travels over 1,000 miles yearly to overwinter in Mexico, and about the environmental "butterfly effect" that

This event is in the "Elementary" group

May the 4th Be With You: LED Lightsaber @ Home Kit

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
STEM, @Home Kit
Age Group:
Elementary

Use the force and build a mini LED lightsaber! Grades 3-5

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: STEM, @Home Kit
Registration Required
Event Details:

Use the force and build a mini LED lightsaber! Grades 3-5

This event is in the "Elementary" group

LEGO Club

Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
Elementary

Welcome all LEGO Builders! Create and build your own LEGO design that we'll display in the library! Sign up the child, not the parent for each program.

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

Welcome all LEGO Builders! Create and build your own LEGO design that we'll display in the library! Sign up the child, not the parent for each program.

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

Maker Mondays Drop-In

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 10:00am - 5:00pm
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Age Group:
Multi-age & Family

All ages, kids 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Stop by and create! We will have various craft supplies and inspiration for you to make an art project, craft, structure, or simple machine - whatever you can imagine!

Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

All ages, kids 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Stop by and create! We will have various craft supplies and inspiration for you to make an art project, craft, structure, or simple machine - whatever you can imagine!

This event is in the "Elementary" group

Nature Explorers: Backyard Birds

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
Elementary

Learn about backyard birds, assemble and decorate your very own binoculars and make a bird feeder for the birds. Grades K-2

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

Learn about backyard birds, assemble and decorate your very own binoculars and make a bird feeder for the birds. Grades K-2

Library Closing

All Day
Cary Area Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Cary Area Public Library
This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group

Maker Mondays Drop-In

Monday, May 11, 2026 at 10:00am - 5:00pm
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Age Group:
Multi-age & Family

All ages, kids 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Stop by and create! We will have various craft supplies and inspiration for you to make an art project, craft, structure, or simple machine - whatever you can imagine!

Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

All ages, kids 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Stop by and create! We will have various craft supplies and inspiration for you to make an art project, craft, structure, or simple machine - whatever you can imagine!

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

Robotics Workshop

Monday, May 11, 2026 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 "Elementary" group

Jr. Master Gardener

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
Elementary

Are you interested in the natural world, and all things that grow in the ground? If so, then Jr. Master gardener is the class for you! Come ready to get your hands dirty as we explore the fascinating world of plants.

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

Are you interested in the natural world, and all things that grow in the ground? If so, then Jr. Master gardener is the class for you! Come ready to get your hands dirty as we explore the fascinating world of plants.

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

Build-A-Robot

Sunday, May 17, 2026 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. 

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 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.