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Maker Mondays Drop-In

10:00am–5:00pm
Multi-age & Family
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

All ages, kids 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Stop by and create! We will have various craft supplies and inspiration for you to make an art project, craft, structure, or simple machine - whatever you can imagine!

This event is in the "Elementary" group
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
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 the book starting Mon. Dec.

Library Closed

All Day 12/31–1/1
Closing
Branches:
Cary Area Public Library
This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group

Third Annual Jigsaw Puzzle Competition

12:00pm–3:00pm
Multi-age & Family
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Contest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come and test your puzzle prowess in the Third Annual Cary Area Public Library jigsaw puzzle competition! Registrants will compete to see which team can complete a 500 piece puzzle the fastest. 

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

LEGO Family Fun

2:00pm–3:00pm
Multi-age & Family
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Multi-age & Family
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Work together as a family to create and build a LEGO design that we'll display in the library!  *Please Sign up by family, under one name.

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

Maker Mondays Drop-In

10:00am–5:00pm
Multi-age & Family
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

All ages, kids 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Stop by and create! We will have various craft supplies and inspiration for you to make an art project, craft, structure, or simple machine - whatever you can imagine!

This event is in the "Early Childhood" group

Weekly Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Early Childhood
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Early Childhood
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 "Early Childhood" group

Stay & Play

11:00am–11:30am
Early Childhood
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Early Childhood
Event Details:

Hang out after storytime to play and learn! We have a selection of educational toys that will help with motor skills, sharing, and imaginative play!


 

This event is in the "Elementary" group

Monday Fun Day: Grades 2-3 Kids Game Night

6:30pm–7:30pm
Elementary
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room North
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
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

Winter Sowing

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Are you short on space, but want to jump start your Spring garden by planning for it indoors?

This event is in the "Early Childhood" group

Evening Storytime

5:30pm–6:00pm
Early Childhood
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Early Childhood
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
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Entertainment
Registration Required
Event Details:

Based on the Agatha Christie’s novel, The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side, and featuring one of Christie’s most beloved characters, Miss Marple, The Mirror Crack’d stars Angela Lansbury and a star-studded cast of Hollywood

This event is in the "Elementary" group

Crystal Snowflake Magic @Home Kit

10:00am–10:00am
Elementary
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: STEM, @Home Kit
Registration Required
Event Details:

You’ll have to see it to believe it! Use a simple solution to grow a crystal snowflake. Grades K-5

This event is in the "Adults" group

Great Decisions 2026

6:30pm–8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Payment Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room South
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop, Community
Registration Required
Payment Required
Event Details:

Join us as we engage in lively discussion of foreign policy issues of the day. Each month a different topic selection will be provided for discussion by the Great Decisions briefing book, published by the Foreign Policy Association.

Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone

Library Board Meeting

7:00pm–8:00pm
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room North
Program Type: Library Groups
This event is in the "Early Childhood" group

Saturday Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Early Childhood
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Early Childhood
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

Cary Area Writers Group

12:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop, Community
Event Details:

The Cary Area Writers Group meets on the second Saturday of each month.  We welcome any and all authors ages 21+ who have an interest in writing.  Bring a copy of what you wrote, or 4-5 copies to pass around.

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

Maker Mondays Drop-In

10:00am–5:00pm
Multi-age & Family
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

All ages, kids 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Stop by and create! We will have various craft supplies and inspiration for you to make an art project, craft, structure, or simple machine - whatever you can imagine!

This event is in the "Early Childhood" group

Weekly Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Early Childhood
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Early Childhood
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 "Early Childhood" group

Stay & Play

11:00am–11:30am
Early Childhood
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Early Childhood
Event Details:

Hang out after storytime to play and learn! We have a selection of educational toys that will help with motor skills, sharing, and imaginative play!


 

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

Club de Recién Llegados/Newcomer Club

6:00pm–7:00pm
Multi-age & Family
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Community
Event Details:

Lunes 12 de enero del 2026 

Monday, January 12, 2026

 

This event is in the "Elementary" group

Dungeons and Dragons Grades 4-5

6:30pm–8:30pm
Elementary
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 4-5. Does your child have a big imagination? Work well with others? Enjoy reading and logical thinking? Then come join in on this popular fantasy role-playing game, no experience necessary!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Agatha Christie - A Body of Evidence

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation, Entertainment
Registration Required
Event Details:

In the Spring of 1950, Agatha Christie accompanied her husband, archeologist Max Mallowan to Iran and the tells of Kalhu; the ancient city also known as Nimrud.  Join Agatha Christie in Beit Agatha, as she reminisces with you about her childh