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Teen Kitchen Capers (West)

Monday, August 18, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
West Branch Meeting Room at West Branch
Age Group:
Teens

Teens are invited to make easy and delicious recipes that can be reproduced at home. In August, we will be making hibachi chicken and fried rice. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: West Branch
Room: West Branch Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Teens are invited to make easy and delicious recipes that can be reproduced at home. In August, we will be making hibachi chicken and fried rice. 

This event is in the "Teens" group

TAB Meeting

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Selma Burke Room at Main Library
Age Group:
Teens
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Selma Burke Room
Age Group: Teens
This event is in the "Adults" group

Write On

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Williams Wing at Main Library
Age Group:
Adults

Write On is open to any adult who is interested in writing – all genres, all levels of skill. Led by local author Katherine L. E. White.


Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Williams Wing
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Write On is open to any adult who is interested in writing – all genres, all levels of skill. Led by local author Katherine L. E. White.


This event is in the "Adults" group

Books Among Friends Book Club

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Selma Burke Room at Main Library
Age Group:
Adults

Books Among Friends meets the third Tuesday of the month. 

This program is currently full. Please go to the circulation desk to be added to the waiting list or call 704-664-2927.

 

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Selma Burke Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Books Among Friends meets the third Tuesday of the month. 

This program is currently full. Please go to the circulation desk to be added to the waiting list or call 704-664-2927.

 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Accessible Mat Yoga (West)

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
West Branch Meeting Room at West Branch
Age Group:
Adults

In this class we will begin on the floor with seated postures warming the body up. Then moving into standing poses as we work on balance.

Library Branch: West Branch
Room: West Branch Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

In this class we will begin on the floor with seated postures warming the body up. Then moving into standing poses as we work on balance.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Book Lovers (West)

Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
West Branch Meeting Room at West Branch
Age Group:
Adults

MPL Book Lovers Book Club is held the 3rd Thursday of the month. This program currently has a waitlist. Please go to the Circulation Desk to be added to the wait list or call 704-799-4200.
 

Library Branch: West Branch
Room: West Branch Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

MPL Book Lovers Book Club is held the 3rd Thursday of the month. This program currently has a waitlist. Please go to the Circulation Desk to be added to the wait list or call 704-799-4200.
 

This event is in the "Adults" group

MPL Knitting Group

Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Selma Burke Room at Main Library
Age Group:
Adults

Knitting experts, beginners, and everyone in between are invited to join us for Knitting Group on the first and third Thursday of every month at the Main Library!

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Selma Burke Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Knitting experts, beginners, and everyone in between are invited to join us for Knitting Group on the first and third Thursday of every month at the Main Library!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Chair Yoga

Friday, August 22, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Youth Services Community Room at Main Library
Age Group:
Adults

Chair yoga improves muscle and bone strength, flexibility, better dexterity, mind clarity, improves breathing and reduces stress.


No yoga experience required.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Services Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Chair yoga improves muscle and bone strength, flexibility, better dexterity, mind clarity, improves breathing and reduces stress.


No yoga experience required.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Friday Flicks

Friday, August 22, 2025 at 11:30am - 2:00pm
Selma Burke Room at Main Library
Age Group:
Adults

Adults, join us every 4th Friday for a movie. We'll provide snacks, coffee and hot tea. You can even pack a lunch to enjoy during the matinee.

Movie: 

August: The Joy Luck Club (1993, dir. Wayne Wang)

 

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Selma Burke Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Adults, join us every 4th Friday for a movie. We'll provide snacks, coffee and hot tea. You can even pack a lunch to enjoy during the matinee.

Movie: 

August: The Joy Luck Club (1993, dir. Wayne Wang)

 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Mahjong for Beginners (West)

Friday, August 22, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
West Branch Meeting Room at West Branch
Age Group:
Adults

Join us every Friday for an afternoon of Mahjong.


 

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: West Branch
Room: West Branch Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us every Friday for an afternoon of Mahjong.


 

Closed Sundays

All Day
Main Library, West Branch
Closing
Branches:
Main Library, West Branch
This event is in the "Adults" group

True Crime Podcast Discussion Group

Monday, August 25, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Selma Burke Room at Main Library
Age Group:
Adults

Do you love true crime? Join us for a true crime podcast discussion! Twice a month we'll meet at the Main Library to discuss a few episodes of a podcast and share our thoughts on the case.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Selma Burke Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Do you love true crime? Join us for a true crime podcast discussion! Twice a month we'll meet at the Main Library to discuss a few episodes of a podcast and share our thoughts on the case.

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Stress Less

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Selma Burke Room at Main Library
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Teens, feeling overwhelmed with anxiety and stress? In this workshop presented by Be Well Iredell, teens and their families are invited to learn how to develop coping skills to help navigate the challenges of life stressors.


Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Selma Burke Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

Teens, feeling overwhelmed with anxiety and stress? In this workshop presented by Be Well Iredell, teens and their families are invited to learn how to develop coping skills to help navigate the challenges of life stressors.


This event is in the "Adults" group

Accessible Mat Yoga (West)

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
West Branch Meeting Room at West Branch
Age Group:
Adults

In this class we will begin on the floor with seated postures warming the body up. Then moving into standing poses as we work on balance.

Library Branch: West Branch
Room: West Branch Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

In this class we will begin on the floor with seated postures warming the body up. Then moving into standing poses as we work on balance.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Between the Covers (West)

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
West Branch Meeting Room at West Branch
Age Group:
Adults

Between the Covers is a drop-in adult fiction book club.


 

Library Branch: West Branch
Room: West Branch Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Between the Covers is a drop-in adult fiction book club.


 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Adult Historical Nonfiction Book Club (West)

Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
West Branch Meeting Room at West Branch
Age Group:
Adults

A drop-in non-fiction book club for adults. Meetings will be held monthly at the West Branch.


 

Library Branch: West Branch
Room: West Branch Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

A drop-in non-fiction book club for adults. Meetings will be held monthly at the West Branch.


 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Chair Yoga

Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Youth Services Community Room at Main Library
Age Group:
Adults

Chair yoga improves muscle and bone strength, flexibility, better dexterity, mind clarity, improves breathing and reduces stress.


No yoga experience required.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Services Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Chair yoga improves muscle and bone strength, flexibility, better dexterity, mind clarity, improves breathing and reduces stress.


No yoga experience required.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Mahjong for Beginners (West)

Friday, August 29, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
West Branch Meeting Room at West Branch
Age Group:
Adults

Join us every Friday for an afternoon of Mahjong.


 

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: West Branch
Room: West Branch Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us every Friday for an afternoon of Mahjong.


 

Closed Sundays

All Day
Main Library, West Branch
Closing
Branches:
Main Library, West Branch

Labor Day

All Day
Main Library, West Branch
Closing
Branches:
Main Library, West Branch
This event is in the "Children" group

Adopt a Pom-Pom Pet

All Day 9/1 - 9/30
Both Locations
Age Group:
Children

Come to the Library and adopt your very own Pom-Pom Pet! Fill out a certificate of adoption to choose a name and make it official.

Library Branch: Both Locations
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Come to the Library and adopt your very own Pom-Pom Pet! Fill out a certificate of adoption to choose a name and make it official.

This event is in the "Children" group

Baby & Me

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Youth Services Community Room at Main Library
Age Group:
Children

Baby and Me is a program for children ages 6 months to 18 months and their caregivers.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Services Community Room
Age Group: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Baby and Me is a program for children ages 6 months to 18 months and their caregivers.

This event is in the "Children" group

Time for Tots

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Youth Services Community Room at Main Library
Age Group:
Children

Time for Tots is an interactive literacy program featuring simple stories, finger plays, songs, nursery rhymes, and movement activities. This program is for children, ages 18 - 36 months old and their caregivers.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Services Community Room
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Time for Tots is an interactive literacy program featuring simple stories, finger plays, songs, nursery rhymes, and movement activities. This program is for children, ages 18 - 36 months old and their caregivers.

This event is in the "Children" group

Movers & Shakers

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Youth Services Community Room at Main Library
Age Group:
Children

Have fun listening to stories, singing songs, learning rhymes, and participating in movement activities that will enhance a love of books and introduce children to a world of imagination.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Services Community Room
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Have fun listening to stories, singing songs, learning rhymes, and participating in movement activities that will enhance a love of books and introduce children to a world of imagination.