This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group. Children's Book Week May 5th - 10th 05/05/2025 @ 9:00am to 05/10/2025 @ 5:00pm Cary Area Public Library Program Type: Contest Age Group: Multi-age & Family Event Details: Celebrate children’s book week with us! Children will receive a fun bookmark and entry into our booktastic giveaway for every check out this week! This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group. May 5 - 10 2025 Children's Book Week May 5th - 10th 05/05/2025 @ 9:00am - 05/10/2025 @ 5:00pm Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Age Group: Multi-age & Family Program Type: Contest Event Details: Celebrate children’s book week with us! Children will receive a fun bookmark and entry into our booktastic giveaway for every check out this week!
This event is in the "Grade schoolers" group. Monday Fun Day: Grades 2-3 Kids Game Night Monday, May 5, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library Program Type: Gaming Age Group: Grade schoolers Event Details: Make friends and discover new screen-free games. On the first and third Mondays of the month. First Mondays are geared to grades 2-3. Join us for an evening of fun and learni... Waitlist Registration This event is in the "Grade schoolers" group. May 5 2025 Mon Monday Fun Day: Grades 2-3 Kids Game Night 6:30pm - 7:30pm Waitlist Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Flex Zone Age Group: Grade schoolers Program Type: Gaming Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: Make friends and discover new screen-free games. On the first and third Mondays of the month. First Mondays are geared to grades 2-3. Join us for an evening of fun and learning!
This event is in the "Adults" group. Board Game Arena Virtual Game Night [via Zoom] Monday, May 5, 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’... Open Registration Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group. May 5 2025 Mon Board Game Arena Virtual Game Night [via Zoom] 6:30pm - 8:00pm Open Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Virtual Age Group: Adults Program Type: Gaming, Virtual Registration Required Seats Remaining: 2 Event Details: Join us on Zoom to play games on Board Game Arena together.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Ending the Silence Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library Age Group: Adults Event Details: During this one-hour presentation, parents will learn about warning signs, facts, and statistics related to mental health, how to talk with middle or high school-aged youth about m... Open Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. May 6 2025 Tue Ending the Silence 7:00pm - 8:00pm Open Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Registration Required Seats Remaining: 21 Event Details: During this one-hour presentation, parents will learn about warning signs, facts, and statistics related to mental health, how to talk with middle or high school-aged youth about mental health, and how to work with school staff to provide youth wi
This event is in the "Teens" group. Teen Volunteer Board Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library Program Type: Community Age Group: Teens Event Details: Grades 6-12Join this fun service club to help with library volunteer projects. Participants will get volunteer hours for every meeting they attend. Open Registration This event is in the "Teens" group. May 6 2025 Tue Teen Volunteer Board 7:00pm - 8:00pm Open Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Flex Zone Age Group: Teens Program Type: Community Registration Required Seats Remaining: 4 Event Details: Grades 6-12Join 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. Nellie Bly: Around the World in 72 Days Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library Program Type: Presentation Age Group: Adults Event Details: Join us as we learn about the fascinating life of Nelly Bly. A pioneer investigative journalist, Bly first gained notoriety for her exposé of the New York City Lunatic Asylum... Open Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. May 7 2025 Wed Nellie Bly: Around the World in 72 Days 7:00pm - 8:00pm Open Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Presentation Registration Required Seats Remaining: 37 Event Details: Join us as we learn about the fascinating life of Nelly Bly. A pioneer investigative journalist, Bly first gained notoriety for her exposé of the New York City Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island.
This event is in the "Grade schoolers" group. SCARCE: Three R's and Paper Making Friday, May 9, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library Age Group: Grade schoolers Event Details: D26 has a half day! Grades 1-5. SCARCE is an environmental education group and will be doing an interactive and fun class for kids to learn about the diffe... Open Registration This event is in the "Grade schoolers" group. May 9 2025 Fri SCARCE: Three R's and Paper Making 2:00pm - 3:00pm Open Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Grade schoolers Registration Required Seats Remaining: 11 Event Details: D26 has a half day!
This event is in the "Preschoolers" group. Toddler Storytime Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library Age Group: Preschoolers Event Details: Ages 18-36 months with an adult. Stories and songs for your active toddler! Drop-in, no registration required. This event is in the "Preschoolers" group. May 10 2025 Sat Toddler Storytime 10:00am - 10:30am Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Flex Zone Age Group: Preschoolers Event Details: Ages 18-36 months with an adult. Stories and songs for your active toddler! Drop-in, no registration required.
This event is in the "Preschoolers" group. Baby Storytime Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:00pm - 12:30pm Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library Age Group: Preschoolers Event Details: Ages 0-18 months with an adult. Stories and songs for your littlest one. No older siblings, please. Drop-in, no registration required. This event is in the "Preschoolers" group. May 10 2025 Sat Baby Storytime 12:00pm - 12:30pm Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Flex Zone Age Group: Preschoolers Event Details: Ages 0-18 months with an adult. Stories and songs for your littlest one. No older siblings, please. Drop-in, no registration required.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Cary Area Writers Group Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm Conference Room at Cary Area Public Library Program Type: Workshop Age Group: Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. May 10 2025 Sat Cary Area Writers Group 12:00pm - 3:00pm Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Conference Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Workshop
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This event is in the "Preschoolers" group. Family Storytime Monday, May 12, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library Program Type: Storytime Age Group: Preschoolers Event Details: Ages 0-6 with an adult. Stimulate your child's senses through books, rhymes, music, and movement. No registration required. Please note: Storytime content will repeat each we... This event is in the "Preschoolers" group. May 12 2025 Mon Family Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Preschoolers Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Ages 0-6 with an adult. Stimulate your child's senses through books, rhymes, music, and movement. No registration required. Please note: Storytime content will repeat each week for the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday sessions.
This event is in the "Grade schoolers" group. Jr. Master Gardener Monday, May 12, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library Program Type: STEM Age Group: Grade schoolers 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 expl... Closed Registration This event is in the "Grade schoolers" group. May 12 2025 Mon Jr. Master Gardener 6:30pm - 7:30pm Closed Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Flex Zone Age Group: Grade schoolers Program Type: STEM Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 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 "Grade schoolers" group. Robotics Workshop Monday, May 12, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library Program Type: STEM Age Group: Teens, Grade schoolers 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 challen... Waitlist Registration This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Grade schoolers" group. May 12 2025 Mon Robotics Workshop 6:30pm - 8:30pm Waitlist Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Teens, Grade schoolers Program Type: STEM Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 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 "Adults" group. Illinois Libraries Present: Poverty: A Discussion with Matthew Desmond [VIRTUAL] Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm Off Site Program Type: Virtual Age Group: Adults Event Details: Matthew Desmond is a professor of sociology at Princeton University and author of the award winning book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. Desmond’s research f... Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group. May 13 2025 Tue Illinois Libraries Present: Poverty: A Discussion with Matthew Desmond [VIRTUAL] 7:00pm - 8:00pm Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Adults Program Type: Virtual Event Details: Matthew Desmond is a professor of sociology at Princeton University and author of the award winning book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Storm Science Presents: Weather and Storm Chasing 102 Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library Program Type: STEM, Presentation Age Group: Adults Event Details: Join us as we dive deep into the core principles of severe weather. This comprehensive exploration will uncover the crucial environmental components necessary for severe convective... Closed Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. May 13 2025 Tue Storm Science Presents: Weather and Storm Chasing 102 7:00pm - 8:30pm Closed Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: STEM, Presentation Registration Required Seats Remaining: 60 Event Details: Join us as we dive deep into the core principles of severe weather.
This event is in the "Grade schoolers" group. Green Over Screens: Night Garden Acrylic Paintings Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library Program Type: Arts & Crafts Age Group: Grade schoolers Event Details: Spring colors appear even brighter on a dark background. Join us as we create our own night gardens!This program is for grades 4-5 only. Please only register up to two children, th... Waitlist Registration This event is in the "Grade schoolers" group. May 14 2025 Wed Green Over Screens: Night Garden Acrylic Paintings 4:30pm - 5:30pm Waitlist Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Flex Zone Age Group: Grade schoolers Program Type: Arts & Crafts Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: Spring colors appear even brighter on a dark background. Join us as we create our own night gardens!This program is for grades 4-5 only. Please only register up to two children, thank you.
This event is in the "Preschoolers" group. Evening Family Storytime Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library Program Type: Storytime Age Group: Preschoolers Event Details: Ages 0-6 with an adult. Stimulate your child's senses through books, rhymes, music, and movement. No registration required. Please note: Storytime content will repeat each we... This event is in the "Preschoolers" group. May 14 2025 Wed Evening Family Storytime 6:30pm - 7:00pm Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Flex Zone Age Group: Preschoolers Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Ages 0-6 with an adult. Stimulate your child's senses through books, rhymes, music, and movement. No registration required. Please note: Storytime content will repeat each week for the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday sessions.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Soup, Eggroll, Stir Fry and Fried Rice: Hidden Messages in Chinese Food Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library Program Type: Cooking & Food, Presentation Age Group: Adults Event Details: Yvonne Wolf returns to teach us the meaning behind Chinese Food. Why is Chinese food served in a specific combination? What is the order behind the Chinese menu? What is the ... Open Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. May 14 2025 Wed Soup, Eggroll, Stir Fry and Fried Rice: Hidden Messages in Chinese Food 7:00pm - 8:00pm Open Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Cooking & Food, Presentation Registration Required Seats Remaining: 8 Event Details: Yvonne Wolf returns to teach us the meaning behind Chinese Food. Why is Chinese food served in a specific combination? What is the order behind the Chinese menu? What is the story behind the fortune cookie?
This event is in the "Adults" group. Jeoparty! Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library Age Group: Adults Event Details: Best suited for ages 60+. Looking for a way to exercise your brain and connect with others? Join us for this fun trivia game. Four teams of up to four. Winning team members will re... Open Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. May 15 2025 Thu Jeoparty! 1:30pm - 2:30pm Open Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Registration Required Seats Remaining: 9 Event Details: Best suited for ages 60+. Looking for a way to exercise your brain and connect with others? Join us for this fun trivia game. Four teams of up to four. Winning team members will receive a $5 gift card.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Senior Services Drop-In Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm Conference Room at Cary Area Public Library Program Type: Community Age Group: Adults Event Details: This is a drop-in event. An Information and Assistance Specialist from Senior Services Associates will be available to confidentially answer your questions about local, state and f... This event is in the "Adults" group. May 15 2025 Thu Senior Services Drop-In 2:00pm - 4:00pm Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Conference Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Community Event Details: This is a drop-in event.
This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group. Miss Jill's Vintage Storytime Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library Program Type: Storytime Age Group: Multi-age & Family Event Details: Miss Jill has a collection of vintage children's books that you might not hear anywhere else. Bring the family for a cozy evening of fun and nostalgia- blankets, pillows, and PJ's ... Open Registration This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group. May 15 2025 Thu Miss Jill's Vintage Storytime 6:30pm - 7:15pm Open Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Multi-age & Family Program Type: Storytime Registration Required Seats Remaining: 40 Event Details: Miss Jill has a collection of vintage children's books that you might not hear anywhere else. Bring the family for a cozy evening of fun and nostalgia- blankets, pillows, and PJ's encouraged! Best for school age children.
This event is in the "Preschoolers" group. Green over Screens: Spring Birdies @ Home Kit Friday, May 16, 2025 at 9:00am - 9:45am Cary Area Public Library Program Type: Arts & Crafts, @Home Kit Age Group: Preschoolers Event Details: Create your own species of spring birdie in this charming at home kit!This program is for ages 3-6 only. Please be kind to other patrons and register for one kit only, thank y... Closed Registration This event is in the "Preschoolers" group. May 16 2025 Fri Green over Screens: Spring Birdies @ Home Kit 9:00am - 9:45am Closed Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Age Group: Preschoolers Program Type: Arts & Crafts, @Home Kit Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: Create your own species of spring birdie in this charming at home kit!This program is for ages 3-6 only. Please be kind to other patrons and register for one kit only, thank you.
This event is in the "Teens" group. Third Fridays Club Friday, May 16, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library Age Group: Teens Event Details: This relaxed, daytime club is perfect for homeschoolers in grades 6-12 to hang out with other teens and try new activities including STEM, crafts, art, games, and more!March: Slime... Open Registration This event is in the "Teens" group. May 16 2025 Fri Third Fridays Club 2:00pm - 3:00pm Open Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Teens Registration Required Seats Remaining: 18 Event Details: This relaxed, daytime club is perfect for homeschoolers in grades 6-12 to hang out with other teens and try new activities including STEM, crafts, art, games, and more!March: SlimeApril: Free Art