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Let's Get Digital (West)

11:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: West Branch
Room: West Branch Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

Adults will receive one-on-one support with technology needs (iPads, laptops, apps, cell phones, etc.). This program is designed for adults with no or limited technology skills.


 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Mahjong for Beginners (West)

1:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Upcoming
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.


 

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teens After Dark: Twilight Night (West)

6:00pm–8:00pm
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: West Branch
Room: West Branch Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebrate the spooky season by participating in Twilight themed activities in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the first book. Movie will be shown and is rated PG-13.

This event is in the "Children" group

Saturday STEM

11:00am–12:00pm
Children
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Services Community Room
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Children and families will be encouraged to experiment and explore the world of science by participating in simple experiments. Join us each month to learn and explore the world around you.

Closed Sundays

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

Time for Tots (West)

9:30am–10:00am
Children
Library Branch: West Branch
Room: West Branch Meeting 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 (West)

11:00am–12:00pm
Children
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 "Children" group

Arts Exploration

1:00pm–3:00pm
Children
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Services Community Room
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Children" group

Arts Exploration (West)

1:00pm–3:00pm
Children
Library Branch: West Branch
Room: West Branch Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Children" group

Beginner Code Club (West)

4:00pm–5:00pm
Children
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: West Branch
Room: West Branch Meeting 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 "Adults" group

Friends Meeting

6:30pm–8:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Selma Burke Room
Age Group: Adults
This event is in the "Children" group

Baby & Me

9:00am–9:30am
Children
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

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

Come celebrate National Orthodontic Health month with our special guest – Lineberger Orthodontics.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Writing Group

5:00pm–6:30pm
Teens
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Selma Burke Room
Age Group: Teens
Event Details:

Love to write? Join our Teen Writing Group to build your writing skills and connect with other teen writers!


Teen programs are exclusively for patrons aged 13-18.  

This event is in the "Children" group

Intermediate Code Club

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

Do you know the basics of Scratch? If you do, then join us for Intermediate Code Club. Children, grades K-6, will explore the Scratch coding program.

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

Book Lovers (West)

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
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 waitlist or call 704-799-4200.
 

This event is in the "Children" group

Preschool Art

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

Come see where art meets reading. Children and their caregivers are invited to join us for a story and craft. Each month we will read a different picture book and create a craft based on the title.


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 "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

Let's Get Digital (West)

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: West Branch
Room: West Branch Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

Adults will receive one-on-one support with technology needs (iPads, laptops, apps, cell phones, etc.). This program is designed for adults with no or limited technology skills.


 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Let's Get Digital (West)

11:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: West Branch
Room: West Branch Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

Adults will receive one-on-one support with technology needs (iPads, laptops, apps, cell phones, etc.). This program is designed for adults with no or limited technology skills.