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This event is in the "Teens" group

TeenTober

10/01/2025 @ 9:00am–10/02/2025 @ 9:00pm
Teens
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Contest
Event Details:

Grades 6-12.

This event is in the "Teens" group

TeenTober

10/03/2025 @ 1:00pm–10/31/2025 @ 9:00pm
Teens
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Contest
Event Details:

Grades 6-12.

9 am
10 am
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

Stories & Seasons

10:30am–11:00am
Early Childhood
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Sweet stories and a charming craft with a focus on nature to fit right in with the seasons! For ages 3-6 only with an adult caregiver. Please register up to two children per family with their name. Thank you. 

This event is in the "Early Childhood" group

Green Over Screens - Pumpkin Votives!

10:30am–11:30am
Early Childhood
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

We'll be repurposing little jam jars as personal pumpkin pals! Ages 3-6 only with a grown up. Please register up to two children with their names.

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

Accused: A Salem Witch Faces Her Fate

10:30am–12:00pm
Adults, Teens, Multi-age & Family
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens, Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Presentation, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Step back to 1692, where fear, superstition, and mass hysteria gripped the Puritan town of Salem, Massachusetts.

11 am
12 pm
1 pm
This event is in the "Adults" group

Genealogy Interest Group

1:30pm–3:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

The Genealogy Interest Group meets on the fourth Sunday of each month, unless otherwise noted.  We welcome any and all interested persons who would like to share their genealogical research or who would like to learn more. 

2 pm
This event is in the "Adults" group

After You're Gone: Future Proofing Your Genealogy Research [Hybrid]

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation, Virtual
Registration Required
Event Details:

Have you considered what will happen to your years of genealogy research once you're gone?  Learn how to ensure that your hard work carries on through a combination of planning, common sense, and new technologies.  

This event is in the "Adults" group

Faux Stained Glass

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come join us and learn an easy technique for creating beautiful faux stained glass artwork! A simple combo of glue, tissue paper, and wax paper will create the perfect stained glass effect.

3 pm
4 pm
5 pm
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 "Elementary" group

Wizards and Werewolves

5:00pm–5:45pm
Elementary
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Age Group: Elementary
Registration Required
Event Details:

Let’s kick off spooky season with a fast paced glow in the dark tag game while the sun is setting! Can the wizards manage to find all the magic crystals before the werewolves tag them and turn them into howling creatures of the night??

This event is in the "Teens" group

Wizards and Werewolves

5:45pm–6:30pm
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Let’s kick off spooky season with a fast paced glow in the dark tag game while the sun is setting! Can the wizards manage to find all the magic crystals before the werewolves tag them and turn them into howling creatures of the night??

6 pm
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Elementary" group

Robotics Workshop

6:30pm–8:30pm
Teens, Elementary
Upcoming
Registration Required
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 "Adults" group

2025 Great Decisions

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: Book Discussion, Community
Registration Required
Payment Required
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.

7 pm
This event is in the "Adults" group

Singing Bird and the Importance of Native American Women in Illinois History

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Registration Required
Event Details:

Dressed in her native regalia, Kim gives a history of Natives in Illinois with a focus on Native women, or what was considered, "The Hidden Half."  Her primary focus is women such as the wife of Blackhawk, Singing Bird, and Hononegah.