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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:

REGISTER HERE

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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: 12
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.

Third Fridays Club

Friday, February 21, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Flex Zone 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!January: “Ba...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Teens
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
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!

Chris Fascione wearing a red and white striped shirt, holding books and standing in front of shelves of books

Juggling Funny Stories!

Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Age Group:
Multi-age & Family
Event Details:

You’ll be laughing out loud as nationally-known family entertainer Chris Fascione brings children’s stories to life with his high-spirited and innovative performances. Full of ener...

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Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Multi-age & Family
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

You’ll be laughing out loud as nationally-known family entertainer Chris Fascione brings children’s stories to life with his high-spirited and innovative performances.

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...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Adults, Teens, Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
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

Dungeons and Dragons

Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Virtual at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming, Virtual
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Grades 6-12. Via Zoom. New and Returning players welcome. Come join in on this popular fantasy role-playing game, no experience necessary! Characters will be provided for you to pl...

Waitlist
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Gaming, Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Grades 6-12. Via Zoom. New and Returning players welcome. Come join in on this popular fantasy role-playing game, no experience necessary! Characters will be provided for you to play during the game.

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: 25
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.

Family Storytime

Monday, February 24, 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...

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.

Robotics Workshop

Monday, February 24, 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...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Grade schoolers
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
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.

Family Storytime

Tuesday, February 25, 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...

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.

Board Games and Nintendo Switch Video Games

Teen Gaming

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Grades 6-12 Play video games and board games with other teens! The library has a selection of Nintendo Switch and Wii U games that will be projected on the big screen. Registr...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Grades 6-12 

Play video games and board games with other teens! The library has a selection of Nintendo Switch and Wii U games that will be projected on the big screen. Registration preferred, walk-ins welcome.

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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: 19
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...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
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

Book Buddies Book Club for Emerging Readers

Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Flex Zone at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Grade schoolers
Event Details:

Book Buddies is a great way to introduce newly independent readers to fun book series. Read the first book, and then read them all! Participants will be able to check out a copy of...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Grade schoolers
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Book Buddies is a great way to introduce newly independent readers to fun book series. Read the first book, and then read them all!

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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: 19
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.

Library Closed for Staff Training

Friday, April 4, 2025 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Cary Area Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Cary Area Public Library
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True Crime Book Club - Hell's Princess

Thursday, May 22, 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...

Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
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.

Library Closed for Staff Training

Friday, June 6, 2025 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Cary Area Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Cary Area Public Library

Library Closed for Staff Training

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

Library Closed for Staff Training

Friday, October 3, 2025 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Cary Area Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Cary Area Public Library

Library Closed for Staff Training

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Cary Area Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Cary Area Public Library