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

Join this nine-week, drop-in course to quickly build your basic computer knowledge and essential skills. Finish the class with the opportunity to take an assessment and earn a certificate that proves your proficiency.


 

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 at 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 "Everyone" group

All Ages Creation Corner (West)

10:00am–11:30am
Everyone
Library Branch: West Branch
Room: West Branch Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone
Event Details:

This all ages art and creativity program will feature a new activity each month.


January 3: Frost Painting


February 7: Mini Heart Painting

This event is in the "Children" group

Inspired Art

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

Families can come and learn about the different continents by creating art using different mediums. This program will allow children to discover more about the world and its geography through different mediums and styles of art.

This event is in the "Everyone" group

All Ages Creation Corner

1:00pm–2:30pm
Everyone
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Selma Burke Room
Age Group: Everyone
Event Details:

This all ages art and creativity program will feature a new activity each month.


January 3: Frost Painting


February 7: Mini Heart Painting

Closed Sundays

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

Take it, Make it: DIY Wood Bird Feeder

All Day 2/9–2/14
Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Main Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Get ready for the Great Backyard Bird Count by making your own DIY Wood Bird Feeder. Take it, Make it bags can be picked up at the Circulation Desk at our Main Library while supplies last. 


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–11:45am
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

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

True Crime Podcast Discussion

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Williams Wing
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.


1/12-Southern Unhospitality ep. 1 & 2

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–10:30am
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 "Adults" group

Mahjong at Main

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Selma Burke Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us every Tuesday for a morning of Mahjong.


 

This event is in the "Children" group

Movers & Shakers

11:00am–11:45am
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

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

Book Buddies Book Club

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
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 "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.