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On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.
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9 am
This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.

Sign with Katy

9:15am - 10:00am
Preschoolers
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschoolers
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Katy as she teaches basic ASL vocabulary to you and your little one. Learning ASL is a great way for babies to learn to communicate their wants and needs with caregivers before gaining the ability to speak.

10 am
This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.

Weekly 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 "Preschoolers" group.

Weekly 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 "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

We will discuss the biography, The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine by Janice Nimura. Registration is preferred, but walk-ins are welcome.

Sunburst Bay Day

10:00am - 6:30pm
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Program Type: Community
Event Details:

Show your Cary Area Library card and get $5 daily admissions. Join Library staff for poolside Storytimes at 2 and 5 pm. Note: Poolside Storytime will be inside Sunburst Bay and only available to those who have paid for admission.

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

Introduction to Botanical Drawing: A Caregiver and Tween Art Workshop

10:30am - 12:30pm
Adults, Teens, Multi-age & Family
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens, Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Plants are all around us and always available in many forms, so they make an excellent subject for drawing!  In this workshop, caregivers and teens will learn the skills to draw plant forms with accurate proportions.

11 am
12 pm
1 pm
2 pm
3 pm
4 pm
This event is in the "Grade schoolers" group.

Minecraft: Sandcastle Contest

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Grade schoolers
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Grade schoolers
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Arrayscape Gaming on a Sandcastle Parkour Challenge and compete for diamond horse armor! Rescue horses, navigate mazes, and build your own majestic sandcastle.

5 pm
6 pm
This event is in the "Grade schoolers" group.

Monday Fun Day: Grades 4-5 Game Night

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Grade schoolers
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Grade schoolers
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, third are geared to grades 4-5. Join us for an evening of fun and learning! 

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.

Evening 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.

7 pm
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Gaming

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

The Life of Robin Williams

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

Historical Presenter, Michelle Gibbons, returns to take you into the life and mind of comic genius, Robin Williams.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Turning Pages Together Book Group: The Husbands by Holly Gramazio

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

We will discuss the novel, The Husbands by Holly Gramazio. 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.