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Book Buddies Book Club

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Selma Burke Room at Main Library
Age Group:
Adults

Book Buddies Book Club is held the 2nd Wednesday of the month. 

This program currently has a waiting list. Please go to the Circulation Desk to be added to the wait list or call 704-664-2927.

 

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

Book Buddies Book Club is held the 2nd Wednesday of the month. 

This program currently has a waiting list. Please go to the Circulation Desk to be added to the wait list or call 704-664-2927.

 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Movers & Shakers (West)

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
West Branch Meeting Room at West Branch
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: West Branch
Room: West Branch Meeting 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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Accessible Mat Yoga (West)

Wednesday, June 11, 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 "Children" group.

Elementary Explorers (West)

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
West Branch Meeting Room at West Branch
Age Group:
Children

Come join us to see where the arts can take you. How do art and science collide, how can words paint pictures, can light be broken? Find out all this and more! Elementary age children are invited to join us for hands-on activities in the arts.

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

Come join us to see where the arts can take you. How do art and science collide, how can words paint pictures, can light be broken? Find out all this and more! Elementary age children are invited to join us for hands-on activities in the arts.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Elementary Explorers

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Youth Services Community Room at Main Library
Age Group:
Children

Come join us to see where the arts can take you. How do art and science collide, how can words paint pictures, can light be broken? Find out all this and more! Elementary age children are invited to join us for hands-on activities in the arts.

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

Come join us to see where the arts can take you. How do art and science collide, how can words paint pictures, can light be broken? Find out all this and more! Elementary age children are invited to join us for hands-on activities in the arts.

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

Manga Book Club

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Selma Burke Room at Main Library
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Discuss our monthly manga title and participate in an activity based on the manga.

June’s title will be Boys Run The Riot v. 1 by Keito Gaku. 
 

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

Discuss our monthly manga title and participate in an activity based on the manga.

June’s title will be Boys Run The Riot v. 1 by Keito Gaku. 
 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Chair Yoga

Friday, June 13, 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 "Everyone" group.

All Ages Light Box Tracing (West)

Friday, June 13, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
West Branch Meeting Room at West Branch
Age Group:
Everyone

Use a light box to practice sketching and drawing, stenciling, calligraphy, and more!


White paper, light boxes, colored pencils, and pencils will be provided for the program.


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

Use a light box to practice sketching and drawing, stenciling, calligraphy, and more!


White paper, light boxes, colored pencils, and pencils will be provided for the program.


This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Art for All

Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Youth Services Community Room at Main Library
Age Group:
Everyone

Come and learn about different mediums of art. This program will allow patrons of all ages to discover more about some of the world’s variety of art. Join us and create a new work of art each week.

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

Come and learn about different mediums of art. This program will allow patrons of all ages to discover more about some of the world’s variety of art. Join us and create a new work of art each week.

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Art for All (West)

Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
West Branch Meeting Room at West Branch
Age Group:
Everyone

Come and learn about different mediums of art. This program will allow patrons of all ages to discover more about some of the world’s variety of art. Join us and create a new work of art each week.

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

Come and learn about different mediums of art. This program will allow patrons of all ages to discover more about some of the world’s variety of art. Join us and create a new work of art each week.

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Puzzle Swap

Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Selma Burke Room at Main Library
Age Group:
Everyone

Have you completed the same puzzles more than once? Ready for some new ones? Bring your gently used puzzles and leave with new-to-you puzzles!

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

Have you completed the same puzzles more than once? Ready for some new ones? Bring your gently used puzzles and leave with new-to-you puzzles!

Closed Sundays

All Day
Main Library, West Branch
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Main Library, West Branch
This event is in the "Children" group.

Baby & Me

Monday, June 16, 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.

Arts Exploration

Monday, June 16, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Youth Services Community Room at Main Library
Age Group:
Children

In this drop-in activity children will get to create an art project to take home with them.

This week we will be making yarn monsters.  


 

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

In this drop-in activity children will get to create an art project to take home with them.

This week we will be making yarn monsters.  


 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Arts Exploration (West)

Monday, June 16, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
West Branch
Age Group:
Children

In this drop-in activity children will get to create an art project to take home with them.

This week we will be making yarn monsters. 


 

Library Branch: West Branch
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

In this drop-in activity children will get to create an art project to take home with them.

This week we will be making yarn monsters. 


 

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Kitchen Capers (West)

Monday, June 16, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
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 June, we will be making chicken salad sandwiches and cheddar ranch dip. 

Upcoming
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 June, we will be making chicken salad sandwiches and cheddar ranch dip. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

True Crime Podcast Discussion Group

Monday, June 16, 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 "Children" group.

Time for Tots

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
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 "Adults" group.

Book Lovers (West)

Tuesday, June 17, 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 "Children" group.

Movers & Shakers

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
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.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Tie-Dye Tag

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Selma Burke Room at Main Library
Age Group:
Teens

Teens, join us in the most colorful game of tag ever! Beat the heat and go home with your very own wearable piece of art. This game will be played outdoors with water guns and water balloons.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Selma Burke Room
Age Group: Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Teens, join us in the most colorful game of tag ever! Beat the heat and go home with your very own wearable piece of art. This game will be played outdoors with water guns and water balloons.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

TAB Meeting

Tuesday, June 17, 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, June 17, 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, June 17, 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.