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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 "Preschoolers" group

Evening Storytime

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschoolers

Ages 0-6 with an adult. Stimulate your child's senses through books, rhymes, music, and movement. No registration required.  

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.  

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.

This event is in the "Grade schoolers" group

Impressive Science @Home Kit with Video

Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
STEM, @Home Kit
Age Group:
Grade schoolers

Transform an egg and make a balloon scream using simple everyday things!

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

Transform an egg and make a balloon scream using simple everyday things!

This event is in the "Grade schoolers" group

Book Buddies Book Club for Emerging Readers

Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Grade schoolers

Press Start Super Rabbit Boy By Thomas Flintham

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

Press Start Super Rabbit Boy By Thomas Flintham

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

Weekly Storytime

Monday, August 4, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschoolers

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 and Tuesday sessions.

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 and Tuesday sessions.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Board Game Arena Virtual Game Night [Virtual]

Monday, August 4, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Virtual at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming, Virtual
Age Group:
Adults

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

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

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

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group

Evening Storytime

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschoolers

Ages 0-6 with an adult. Stimulate your child's senses through books, rhymes, music, and movement. No registration required.  

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.  

This event is in the "Adults" group

At Home with Houseplants

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Presentation
Age Group:
Adults

Think you've got a black thumb?  No more!  Learn easy tips and tricks of houseplant care to keep your plants happy and healthy.

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

Think you've got a black thumb?  No more!  Learn easy tips and tricks of houseplant care to keep your plants happy and healthy.

This event is in the "Adults" group

2025 Great Decisions

Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room South at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion, Community
Age Group:
Adults

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.

Open
Registration Required
Payment Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room South
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Community
Registration Required
Payment Required
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.

This event is in the "Grade schoolers" group

Kids in the Kitchen: Collander! @Home Video

Friday, August 8, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:00am
Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Cooking & Food, @Home Kit
Age Group:
Grade schoolers

Learn how to strain noodles using these two handy kitchen necessities. You'll get two new recipes along with the colander and tongs.

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Age Group: Grade schoolers
Program Type: Cooking & Food, @Home Kit
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn how to strain noodles using these two handy kitchen necessities. You'll get two new recipes along with the colander and tongs.

This event is in the "Grade schoolers" group

Andertoons: Adventure Quest

Friday, August 8, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Age Group:
Grade schoolers

Kids will decide and draw where we’ll go, what we’ll do, and who we’ll encounter on an epic trek! Will there be pirates? Maybe. Dragons? Who can say. A minotaur named Gary who love hot dogs?!

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Grade schoolers
Registration Required
Event Details:

Kids will decide and draw where we’ll go, what we’ll do, and who we’ll encounter on an epic trek! Will there be pirates? Maybe. Dragons? Who can say. A minotaur named Gary who love hot dogs?!

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group

Toddler Storytime

Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Age Group:
Preschoolers

Ages 18-36 months with an adult. Stories and songs for your active toddler! Drop-in, no registration required.

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 "Adults" group

Cross Examination, Closing Argument, and Credibility: How to Write Compelling Fiction and Poetry

Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults

Donna Kathryn Kelly's "Cross-Examination, Closing Argument, & Credibility: How to Write Compelling Fiction & Poetry," is a two-hour creative-writing workshop for adult poets and fiction writers.

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

Donna Kathryn Kelly's "Cross-Examination, Closing Argument, & Credibility: How to Write Compelling Fiction & Poetry," is a two-hour creative-writing workshop for adult poets and fiction writers.

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group

Baby Storytime

Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Age Group:
Preschoolers

Ages 0-18 months with an adult. Stories and songs for your littlest one. No older siblings, please. Drop-in, no registration required.

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, August 9, 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
This event is in the "Preschoolers" group

Weekly Storytime

Monday, August 11, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschoolers

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 and Tuesday sessions.

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 and Tuesday sessions.

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

Family Game Night

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Multi-age & Family

Join other families, children and caregivers, or mentees and mentors for an evening playing board games. Feel free to bring a favorite from home or choose from our selection.

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join other families, children and caregivers, or mentees and mentors for an evening playing board games. Feel free to bring a favorite from home or choose from our selection.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Summer Tapas [Virtual]

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Cooking & Food, Virtual
Age Group:
Adults

Celebrate the flavors of the late summer as Kristyn Slick teaches us to prepare tapas-style small bites from her classroom kitchen!

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

Celebrate the flavors of the late summer as Kristyn Slick teaches us to prepare tapas-style small bites from her classroom kitchen!

This event is in the "Adults" group

The History of Rod Stewart

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Presentation
Age Group:
Adults

No one takes being a rock star more seriously than Rod Stewart. Fancy sports cars, big hair, flamboyant clothing and of course, models for wives.

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

No one takes being a rock star more seriously than Rod Stewart. Fancy sports cars, big hair, flamboyant clothing and of course, models for wives.

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group

Splash Pad Storytime

Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Off Site
Age Group:
Preschoolers

Cool off with the Cary Area Public Library for a splash pad storytime at Kaper Park featuring stories, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by the splash pad opening at 10 am!

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Preschoolers
Event Details:

Cool off with the Cary Area Public Library for a splash pad storytime at Kaper Park featuring stories, rhymes, music, and movement, followed by the splash pad opening at 10 am!

Library Board Meeting

Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room North at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Library Groups
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room North
Program Type: Library Groups
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.