This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group Feb 23 2026 Mon Maker Mondays Drop-In 10:00am–5:00pm Multi-age & Family This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group Feb 23 2026 Mon Maker Mondays Drop-In 10:00am–5:00pm 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 Feb 23 2026 Mon Jr. Master Gardener 6:30pm–7:30pm Elementary Full Registration Required This event is in the "Elementary" group Feb 23 2026 Mon Jr. Master Gardener 6:30pm–7:30pm Full Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Flex Zone Age Group: Elementary Program Type: STEM Registration Required Event Details: Are you interested in the natural world, and all things that grow in the ground? If so, then Jr. Master gardener is the class for you! Come ready to get your hands dirty as we explore the fascinating world of plants.
This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Elementary" group Feb 23 2026 Mon Robotics Workshop 6:30pm–8:30pm Teens, Elementary Open Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Elementary" group Feb 23 2026 Mon Robotics Workshop 6:30pm–8:30pm Open Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Teens, Elementary Program Type: STEM Registration Required 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 "Multi-age & Family" group Mar 2 2026 Mon Maker Mondays Drop-In 10:00am–5:00pm Multi-age & Family Cancelled This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group Mar 2 2026 Mon Cancelled Maker Mondays Drop-In 10:00am–5:00pm 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 Mar 7 2026 Sat 75 Minutes of STEAM Activities 2:00pm–3:15pm Elementary Open Registration Required This event is in the "Elementary" group Mar 7 2026 Sat 75 Minutes of STEAM Activities 2:00pm–3:15pm Open Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Elementary Program Type: STEM Registration Required Event Details: This year we are celebrating 75 years of the Cary Area Public Library! During this program, you will have 75 minutes to enjoy several STEAM activities. Grades 1-5
This event is in the "Elementary" group Mar 8 2026 Sun LEGO Club 2:00pm–3:00pm Elementary Open Registration Required This event is in the "Elementary" group Mar 8 2026 Sun LEGO Club 2:00pm–3:00pm Open Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Elementary Program Type: STEM Registration Required Event Details: Welcome all LEGO Builders! Create and build your own LEGO design that we'll display in the library! Sign up the child, not the parent for each program.
This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group Mar 16 2026 Mon Maker Mondays Drop-In 10:00am–5:00pm Multi-age & Family This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group Mar 16 2026 Mon Maker Mondays Drop-In 10:00am–5:00pm 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 "Adults" group Mar 21 2026 Sat Solar-Powered LED Library Craft 10:00am–11:30am Adults Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Mar 21 2026 Sat Solar-Powered LED Library Craft 10:00am–11:30am Open Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM Registration Required Event Details: Join us in making your own solar-powered library to celebrate our 75th anniversary this year! You’ll get the chance to decorate and put together your own miniature building.
This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Elementary" group Mar 23 2026 Mon Robotics Basics 6:30pm–8:30pm Teens, Elementary Open Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Elementary" group Mar 23 2026 Mon Robotics Basics 6:30pm–8:30pm Open Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Teens, Elementary Program Type: STEM Registration Required Event Details: Grades 3-12. Intro to the LEGO SPIKE Prime robot’s hardware and software. You will also learn how to program the robots to move straight and turn. This class is the prerequisite for the Robotics Workshops.
This event is in the "Elementary" group Mar 24 2026 Tue Fun with Bots: Ozobot Racetracks 5:00pm–6:00pm Elementary Open Registration Required This event is in the "Elementary" group Mar 24 2026 Tue Fun with Bots: Ozobot Racetracks 5:00pm–6:00pm Open Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Flex Zone Age Group: Elementary Program Type: STEM Registration Required Event Details: On your mark! Get set! Go! Have fun designing a racetrack for an Ozobot robot. Grades 3-5
This event is in the "Elementary" group Mar 27 2026 Fri Happy 75th Birthday CAPL @ Home Kit 9:00am–9:30am Elementary Full Registration Required This event is in the "Elementary" group Mar 27 2026 Fri Happy 75th Birthday CAPL @ Home Kit 9:00am–9:30am Full Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Age Group: Elementary Program Type: STEM, @Home Kit Registration Required Event Details: It’s time to celebrate! The Cary Area Public Library turns 75 this year and you are going to throw a little party! You will make a mug cake, do a science experiment to blow up a balloon and make a party popper! Grades K-5
This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Elementary" group Mar 30 2026 Mon Robotics Workshop 6:30pm–8:30pm Teens, Elementary Open Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Elementary" group Mar 30 2026 Mon Robotics Workshop 6:30pm–8:30pm Open Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Flex Zone Age Group: Teens, Elementary Program Type: STEM Registration Required 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.
Apr 3 2026 Fri Library Closed for Staff Training 9:00am–1:00pm Closing Apr 3 2026 Fri Closing Library Closed for Staff Training 9:00am–1:00pm Branches: Cary Area Public Library
Apr 5 2026 Sun Library Closing All Day Closing Apr 5 2026 Sun Closing Library Closing All Day Branches: Cary Area Public Library
This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group Apr 6 2026 Mon Maker Mondays Drop-In 10:00am–5:00pm Multi-age & Family This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group Apr 6 2026 Mon Maker Mondays Drop-In 10:00am–5:00pm 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 Apr 7 2026 Tue Full STEAM Ahead: Will It Sink or Float? A Water Pollution Experiment 5:00pm–6:00pm Elementary Waitlist Registration Required This event is in the "Elementary" group Apr 7 2026 Tue Full STEAM Ahead: Will It Sink or Float? A Water Pollution Experiment 5:00pm–6:00pm Waitlist Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Flex Zone Age Group: Elementary Program Type: STEM Registration Required Event Details: You will experiment with various objects and liquids (pollutants) to see if they sink or float when in a body of water.
This event is in the "Elementary" group Apr 17 2026 Fri 75 Days of Nature Journaling @ Home Kit 9:00am–9:30am Elementary Waitlist Registration Required This event is in the "Elementary" group Apr 17 2026 Fri 75 Days of Nature Journaling @ Home Kit 9:00am–9:30am Waitlist Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Age Group: Elementary Program Type: STEM, @Home Kit Registration Required Event Details: Observing nature is a great way to learn about the natural world around you. You will make and decorate your very own 75 day nature journal to record your observations of nature. What will you discover? Grades K-5
This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group Apr 27 2026 Mon Maker Mondays Drop-In 10:00am–5:00pm Multi-age & Family This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group Apr 27 2026 Mon Maker Mondays Drop-In 10:00am–5:00pm 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 Apr 27 2026 Mon Invisible Ink 6:30pm–7:30pm Elementary Open Registration Required This event is in the "Elementary" group Apr 27 2026 Mon Invisible Ink 6:30pm–7:30pm Open Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Flex Zone Age Group: Elementary Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM Registration Required Event Details: Grades 3-5. Did you know that you can make invisible ink messages using baking soda, turmeric, and isopropyl alcohol? Come try out this fun and simple craft!
This event is in the "Elementary" group Apr 28 2026 Tue STEAMworks: Oil Spill Clean Up Challenge 5:00pm–6:00pm Elementary Open Registration Required This event is in the "Elementary" group Apr 28 2026 Tue STEAMworks: Oil Spill Clean Up Challenge 5:00pm–6:00pm Open Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Flex Zone Age Group: Elementary Program Type: STEM Registration Required Event Details: There’s been an oil spill! Clean up crew needed! You will learn how to clean up a body of water when there’s been an oil spill.
This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group Apr 29 2026 Wed Monarchs on Milkweed 7:00pm–8:00pm Adults, Teens, Multi-age & Family Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group Apr 29 2026 Wed Monarchs on Milkweed 7:00pm–8:00pm Open Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Adults, Teens, Multi-age & Family Program Type: STEM, Presentation, Workshop Registration Required Event Details: The decline of the Monarch Butterfly became apparent in the late 1990's and early 2000's. Come learn about this amazing migrator who travels over 1,000 miles yearly to overwinter in Mexico, and about the environmental "butterfly effect" that
This event is in the "Elementary" group May 1 2026 Fri May the 4th Be With You: LED Lightsaber @ Home Kit 9:00am–9:30am Elementary Open Registration Required This event is in the "Elementary" group May 1 2026 Fri May the 4th Be With You: LED Lightsaber @ Home Kit 9:00am–9:30am Open Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Age Group: Elementary Program Type: STEM, @Home Kit Registration Required Event Details: Use the force and build a mini LED lightsaber! Grades 3-5
This event is in the "Elementary" group May 3 2026 Sun LEGO Club 2:00pm–3:00pm Elementary Open Registration Required This event is in the "Elementary" group May 3 2026 Sun LEGO Club 2:00pm–3:00pm Open Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Elementary Program Type: STEM Registration Required Event Details: Welcome all LEGO Builders! Create and build your own LEGO design that we'll display in the library! Sign up the child, not the parent for each program.
This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group May 4 2026 Mon Maker Mondays Drop-In 10:00am–5:00pm Multi-age & Family This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group May 4 2026 Mon Maker Mondays Drop-In 10:00am–5:00pm 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!