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Library Closed

All Day 5/25 - 5/26
Cary Area Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Cary Area Public Library
This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group.

Maker Mondays Drop-In

Monday, June 2, 2025 at 10:00am - 4:00pm
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!

Library Closed for Staff Training

Friday, June 6, 2025 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Cary Area Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Cary Area Public Library
This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group.

Bookmark Extravaganza

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Multi-age & Family

Children must be school age or older. 

Level up your reading and drop in anytime between 6:00pm and 8:00pm to create a personalized bookmark. 

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

Children must be school age or older. 

Level up your reading and drop in anytime between 6:00pm and 8:00pm to create a personalized bookmark. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Soap-Making II

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults

Enjoy hands-on experience making an organic-based soap with an embedded gemstone and fragranced with essential oils during this intermediate and eco-friendly soap-making workshop with Soapy Roads of Lombard.

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

Enjoy hands-on experience making an organic-based soap with an embedded gemstone and fragranced with essential oils during this intermediate and eco-friendly soap-making workshop with Soapy Roads of Lombard.

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.

Green Over Screens - Art & Craft: A Lotta L'il Axolotls!

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Preschoolers

We'll be creating little prints of these cute little salamanders with potatoes and paint! You can register up to two children ages 3-6 only, thank you.

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

We'll be creating little prints of these cute little salamanders with potatoes and paint! You can register up to two children ages 3-6 only, thank you.

Library Closed

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, June 16, 2025 at 10:00am - 4:00pm
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 "Preschoolers" group.

Green Over Screens - Art & Craft: Paper Plate Flowers @ Home Kit

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, @Home Kit
Age Group:
Preschoolers

Paper, yarn, straws and lots of color! You can make a garden that will last even when summer is over! Please register for one kit only, thank you. This is for ages 3-6 only.

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Age Group: Preschoolers
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, @Home Kit
Registration Required
Event Details:

Paper, yarn, straws and lots of color! You can make a garden that will last even when summer is over! Please register for one kit only, thank you. This is for ages 3-6 only.

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

Maker Mondays Drop-In

Monday, June 30, 2025 at 10:00am - 4:00pm
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!

Library Closed

All Day
Cary Area Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Cary Area Public Library
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Pixel Video Game Characters

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens

Grades 6-12

Design and create your favorite pixelated video game characters using perler beads. 

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

Grades 6-12

Design and create your favorite pixelated video game characters using perler beads. 

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.

Green Over Screens - Art & Craft: Poppy Suncatchers

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Preschoolers

With a little tissue and construction paper, we'll make some bright and beautiful poppies for the window! You can register up to two children ages 3-6, thank you.

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

With a little tissue and construction paper, we'll make some bright and beautiful poppies for the window! You can register up to two children ages 3-6, thank you.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Punch Needle Art

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens

Grades 6-12. Learn the art of needle punching and make your own small needle punch creation.

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. Learn the art of needle punching and make your own small needle punch creation.

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

Maker Mondays Drop-In

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 4:00pm
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 "Grade schoolers" group.

Green Over Screens - Art & Craft: Butterfly Masks

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Grade schoolers

Join Ms. Andi in making these fun and creative butterfly masks! You can register up to two children, grades Kindergarten - 1st only, thank you.

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

Join Ms. Andi in making these fun and creative butterfly masks! You can register up to two children, grades Kindergarten - 1st only, thank you.

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

Introduction to Botanical Drawing: A Caregiver and Tween Art Workshop

Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Multi-age & Family

Plants are all around us and always available in many forms, so they make an excellent subject for drawing!  In this workshop, caregivers and teens will learn the skills to draw plant forms with accurate proportions.

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

Plants are all around us and always available in many forms, so they make an excellent subject for drawing!  In this workshop, caregivers and teens will learn the skills to draw plant forms with accurate proportions.

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

Maker Mondays Drop-In

Monday, July 28, 2025 at 10:00am - 4:00pm
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 "Grade schoolers" group.

Green Over Screens - Art & Craft: Pollinator Drinking Dish

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Grade schoolers

Bees, butterflies and other helpful insects need water too, and this little drinking dish is perfect! You can register up to two children, grades 4th-5th only, thank you.

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

Bees, butterflies and other helpful insects need water too, and this little drinking dish is perfect! You can register up to two children, grades 4th-5th only, thank you.

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

Two-View Tree Art: A Caregiver and Teen Art Workshop

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Teens

Join art instructor and illustrator Terri Murphy to design an accordion-fold picture known as an Agamograph.

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

Join art instructor and illustrator Terri Murphy to design an accordion-fold picture known as an Agamograph.

Library Closed for Staff Training

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

Green Over Screens - Art & Craft: Seedy Snakes! @Home Kit

Friday, August 15, 2025 at 9:00am - 9:00am
Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, @Home Kit
Age Group:
Preschoolers

A little glue and a little patience is all you need to make this seed covered, slithery creation! Please register for one kit, ages 3-6 only, thank you.

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Age Group: Preschoolers
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, @Home Kit
Registration Required
Event Details:

A little glue and a little patience is all you need to make this seed covered, slithery creation! Please register for one kit, ages 3-6 only, thank you.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

3D Printing Pens

Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Computers & Tech
Age Group:
Adults

Create 3D art with your own hands! You’ll be able to choose from a variety of Summer-themed designs.

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

Create 3D art with your own hands! You’ll be able to choose from a variety of Summer-themed designs.

This event is in the "Grade schoolers" group.

Green Over Screens - Art & Craft: Summer Sunflowers

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Grade schoolers

We'll be using a mix of materials to create beautiful sunflowers! You can register up to two children for this program, 2nd-3rd grade only.

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

We'll be using a mix of materials to create beautiful sunflowers! You can register up to two children for this program, 2nd-3rd grade only.