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Cheesecake 101 [virtual]

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Cooking & Food, Virtual
Age Group:
Adults

Get ready to wow your holiday guests with luscious, creamy cheesecake! In this class, Chef Kristyn Slick will show you the secrets to a perfectly smooth base, how to avoid cracks, and how to create both classic and fun flavor twists! 

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

Get ready to wow your holiday guests with luscious, creamy cheesecake! In this class, Chef Kristyn Slick will show you the secrets to a perfectly smooth base, how to avoid cracks, and how to create both classic and fun flavor twists! 

Virtual Dungeons and Dragons Via Zoom

Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Virtual at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming, Virtual
Age Group:
Teens

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.

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Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Gaming, Virtual
Registration Required
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.

Library Closed

All Day 12/24 - 12/25
Cary Area Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Cary Area Public Library

Library Closed

All Day 12/31 - 1/1
Cary Area Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Cary Area Public Library

Grains and Greens: Cozy and Nourishing [virtual]

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Cooking & Food, Virtual
Age Group:
Adults

Give your winter meals a wholesome refresh with hearty grains and flavorful greens.  We'll explore vibrant recipes like warm grain bowls, stuffed greens, and flavorful pilafs that prove nutritious can still be comforting.  

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

Give your winter meals a wholesome refresh with hearty grains and flavorful greens.  We'll explore vibrant recipes like warm grain bowls, stuffed greens, and flavorful pilafs that prove nutritious can still be comforting.  

Virtual Dungeons and Dragons Via Zoom

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Virtual at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming, Virtual
Age Group:
Teens

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.

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

Scholarships, Grants, and Loans [virtual]

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Virtual at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Job & Career, Virtual
Age Group:
Adults, Teens

This workshop will uncover the best college cost-reduction strategies and reveal little known asset, borrowing, and savings methods.

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Job & Career, Virtual
Event Details:

This workshop will uncover the best college cost-reduction strategies and reveal little known asset, borrowing, and savings methods.

Project Management 101 - Part 1 [virtual]

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Presentation, Job & Career, Computers & Tech, Workshop, Virtual
Age Group:
Adults

Join Michael Spilg, PMI-certified instructor, for part one in his project management series presentation. Explore key tools through sample projects, and discover resources for certifications like PMP, ACP, and CAPM.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation, Job & Career, Computers & Tech, Workshop, Virtual
Event Details:

Join Michael Spilg, PMI-certified instructor, for part one in his project management series presentation. Explore key tools through sample projects, and discover resources for certifications like PMP, ACP, and CAPM.

Paul Lisnek is featured on a gray background. He has white pepper hair cut short above his ears and neatly combed to the right. He is wearing a navy suit, with a white button up shirt, with a with a blue and fuschia bow tie.

Civic Awareness Series with The League of Women Voters: An Evening with Paul Lisnek (virtual)

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Presentation, Virtual
Age Group:
Adults

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation, Virtual
Event Details:

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Board Game Arena Virtual Game Night [Virtual]

Monday, February 2, 2026 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.

Educator Elizabeth Kahura stands holding a colorful bouquet of balloons in green, yellow, black, and red. She is wearing a traditional African style top and cap.

Echoes of Africa: Art and Folktales [virtual]

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Workshop, Virtual
Age Group:
Adults

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

Online Night with a Museum: Lake Placid Olympic Museum [Virtual]

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Presentation, Virtual
Age Group:
Adults

Register Here

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

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Virtual Dungeons and Dragons Via Zoom

Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Virtual at Cary Area Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming, Virtual
Age Group:
Teens

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.

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

Flyer for RL Stine event. Stine looks at the camera offset by a navy blue background. He is wearing a black button up shirt, and black glasses. Two of his book covers are show near him

ILP Presents: Still Afraid of the Dark: R.L. Stine

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Presentation, Virtual
Age Group:
Adults

Illinois Library Presents an interview with witty, creepy, and compulsively readable, bestselling author R.L.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation, Virtual
Event Details:

Illinois Library Presents an interview with witty, creepy, and compulsively readable, bestselling author R.L.