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Third Fridays Club

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Teens
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
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!

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

Juggling Funny Stories!

10:30am - 11:30am
Multi-age & Family
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Multi-age & Family
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
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.

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

Finger Knitting

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults, Teens, Multi-age & Family
Closed
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: 0
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

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Dungeons and Dragons

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens
Closed
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Gaming, Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
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.

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

Chess: Come Play a Game!

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Teens, Grade schoolers, Multi-age & Family
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: 24
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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

GIG - Genealogy Interest Group

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 22
Event Details:

Meet with like-minded individuals interested in exploring their family history.  

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Preschoolers
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 "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Grade schoolers" group.

Robotics Workshop

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Teens, Grade schoolers
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.

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Preschoolers
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 "Teens" group.

Teen Gaming

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Common and Migratory Winter Birds

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
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

This event is in the "Grade schoolers" group.

Book Buddies Book Club for Emerging Readers

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Grade schoolers
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!

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
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.

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

Coin Basics and Appraisals

10:00am - 12:00pm
Multi-age & Family
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 85
Event Details:

Have you ever wondered if your old US Coins are worth more than their face-value? In this program, Peter Spizzirri will highlight US silver coins dating up to 1964, US gold bullion and international gold bullion, such as the 1 oz.

This event is in the "Grade schoolers" group.

LEGO Club

2:00pm - 3:15pm
Grade schoolers
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Grade schoolers
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Create and build your own LEGO design that we'll display in the Library! Sign up child, not parent, for each program.

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Preschoolers
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.

Monday Fun Day: Grades 2-3 Kids Game Night

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Grade schoolers
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Grade schoolers
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
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 "Grade schoolers" group.

Art Therapy @HomeKits for kids

1:00pm - 1:00pm
Grade schoolers
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Grade schoolers
Program Type: @Home Kit
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

For kids grade K-3. Let your feelings out with our @Home art therapy kits! Included in the kit is everything you need to connect with your inner artist and inner emotions.   

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

District 26 Family Literacy Night

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Grade schoolers, Multi-age & Family
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Grade schoolers, Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Storytime, Presentation, Community
Event Details:

Join the Cary Library and Cary School District 26 for a night all about literacy! Learn the ways that reading together as a family can set kids up for success and discover library resources that can help in your literacy journey.

This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group.
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Multi-age & Family
Program Type: STEM, Virtual
Event Details:
This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.

Evening Family Storytime

6:30pm - 7:00pm
Preschoolers
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.

Soap-Making 101

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Join Soapy Roads of Lombard as they teach us how to make our own Melt and Pour Soap Bar.  Learn about the history of soap and soap-making, three modern methods for soap-making, and the differences between store-bought soap and handcrafted soa

This event is in the "Adults" group.

2025 Great Decisions

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Closed
Registration
Payment
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room South
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Community
Registration Required
Payment Required
Seats Remaining: 2
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.