Event List

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
 

Join us for a fun afternoon of art. We wil provide a variety of craft supplies for patrons to explore. 

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!

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.

We'll give you three challenges and you will have a set amount of time to build and create your own, trying to make them look as much like the examples as possible. We provide the supplies, you provide the creativity!

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.

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

No yoga experience required.

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.

Join us every Friday for an afternoon of Mahjong.

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.

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.

Join us for a fun filled afternoon of painting. We will be creating a beautiful field of sunflowers.

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

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

This week we will be making blown paint creatures. 

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

This week we will be making blown paint creatures. 

Teens are invited to make easy and delicious recipes that can be reproduced at home. In July, we will be making banana splits. 

Have you dreamed of having backyard chickens? Chickens are simple pets with little needs and the best part, they give back! Farm fresh eggs are a true delight. Join us with local farmer Megan and learn how easy it is to get started!