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Closed Sundays

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

6:30pm–8:00pm
Teens, Adults
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)

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
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)

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
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
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

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
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)

1:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
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
Closing
Branches:
Main Library, West Branch

Labor Day

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

Adopt a Pom-Pom Pet

All Day 9/1–9/30
Children
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

9:00am–9:30am
Children
Waitlist
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

10:00am–11:00am
Children
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

11:00am–12:00pm
Children
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

TAB Meeting

5:00pm–6:00pm
Teens
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Selma Burke Room
Age Group: Teens
This event is in the "Children" group

Beginner Code Club

6:00pm–7:00pm
Children
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Services Community Room
Age Group: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Interested in learning to code? Children, grades K-6, will explore the Scratch coding program. No experience is necessary. Join us once a month for a four-month block to learn how to make your own games, cartoons, and more! 

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

Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention

6:30pm–7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Selma Burke Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention: Be Well Iredell will teach you the skills needed to recognize signs of suicide and how to intervene in a suicide crisis. This program is intended for adults and teens.


 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Mat Yoga (West)

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
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

Not Your Momma's Book Club

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Selma Burke Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Not Your Momma's Book Club is held on the 1st Thursday of every 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

Preschool STEAM

10:00am–11:00am
Children
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Services Community Room
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Each month preschool children, ages 3-6 years, and their caregivers will have an opportunity to create, discover and learn different concepts using the STEAM approach. Explore something new each month.


This event is in the "Adults" group

MPL Knitting Group

1:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
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 "Children" group

Page Turners

6:00pm–7:00pm
Children
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Services Community Room
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Early elementary-age children 5-8 are invited to join us for a Storytime. During the program, children will hear a story each month and participate in great conversation and activities to spark their imagination.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Novels at Night

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Selma Burke Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Novels at Night meets on the first Thursday of the month and is now a drop-in book club for adult fiction books. Current titles are available at the circulation desk.


 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Chair Yoga

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
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.