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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Children" group
The Carrot Thief Scavenger Hunt
All Day
4/1–4/30
Children
Library Branch:
Both Locations
Event Details:
Some bunny from the Cottontail family has been stealing Farmer Chad’s carrots from his garden. Join us on a scavenger hunt to find the bunnies and clues to help us solve the mystery of the Carrot Thief.
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Main Library,
West Branch
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Children" group
Apr
13
2026
Mon
Library Branch:
West Branch
Room:
West Branch Meeting Room
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.
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Children" group
Apr
14
2026
Tue
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Youth Services Community Room
Event Details:
Baby and Me is a program for children ages 6 months to 18 months and their caregivers.
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Children" group
Apr
14
2026
Tue
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Youth Services Community Room
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
This event is in the "Adults" group
Apr
14
2026
Tue
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Selma Burke Room
Event Details:
Join us every Tuesday for a morning of Mahjong.
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This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
Apr
16
2026
Thu
Library Branch:
West Branch
Room:
West Branch Meeting Room
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 Services Desk to be added to the waitlist or call 704-799-4200.
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Children" group
Apr
16
2026
Thu
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Youth Services Community Room
Event Details:
Come and 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.
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This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
Apr
17
2026
Fri
Basic Computer Skills for Adults (West)
Library Branch:
West Branch
Room:
West Branch Meeting Room
Event Details:
Join this 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
This event is in the "Adults" group
Apr
17
2026
Fri
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Youth Services Community Room
Event Details:
Chair yoga improves muscle and bone strength, flexibility, better dexterity, mind clarity, improves breathing and reduces stress. No yoga experience required.
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This event is in the "Everyone" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group
Apr
18
2026
Sat
Community Reads Blue Ribbon Fair
Library Branch:
Main Library
Event Details:
Adorn your red, white and blue or colonial attire and join us for a patriotic celebration. There will be period games, a craft, storytelling, and blue-ribbon contests. Patrons of all ages are invited to join us!
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Children" group
Apr
18
2026
Sat
Personal Creation Textile Contest: Children (Community Reads)
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Selma Burke Room
Event Details:
Children are invited to participate in our Personal Textile Creation Contest. Bring in your handmade textile project (knitting, sewing, quilting, etc.) for our judges to try out for a chance to win a ribbon!
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
Apr
18
2026
Sat
Personal Creation Textile Contest: Teens & Adults (Community Reads)
10:00am–12:00pm
Teens,
Adults
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Selma Burke Room
Event Details:
Teens and adults are invited to participate in our Personal Textile Creation Contest. Bring in your handmade textile project (knitting, sewing, quilting, etc.) for our judges to try out for a chance to win a ribbon!
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
Apr
18
2026
Sat
Red, White, and Blue Dessert Contest (Community Reads)
10:00am–12:00pm
Teens,
Adults
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Selma Burke Room
Event Details:
Teens and adults are invited to participate in our Red, White, and Blue Dessert contest. Bring in your homemade dessert decorated in red, white, and blue for our judges to try out for a chance to win a ribbon!
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Children" group
Apr
13
2026
Mon
Library Branch:
West Branch
Room:
West Branch Meeting Room
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.
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Children" group
Apr
14
2026
Tue
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Youth Services Community Room
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.
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This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
Apr
15
2026
Wed
Library Branch:
West Branch
Room:
West Branch Meeting Room
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.
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This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
Apr
16
2026
Thu
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Selma Burke Room
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!
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This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
Apr
17
2026
Fri
Library Branch:
West Branch
Room:
West Branch Meeting Room
Event Details:
Join us every Friday for an afternoon of Mahjong.
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This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
Apr
13
2026
Mon
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Selma Burke Room
Event Details:
The NCWorks Career Center offers help to get job-ready: resume writing, interviewing skills, and job search help. They also have funding for further education and will help you find your new career.
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Children" group
Apr
13
2026
Mon
Beginner Code Club (West)
Library Branch:
West Branch
Room:
West Branch Meeting Room
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!
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This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
Apr
14
2026
Tue
Cancelled
Teen Writing Group
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Selma Burke Room
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.
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This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
Apr
13
2026
Mon
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Selma Burke Room
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Children" group
Apr
14
2026
Tue
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Youth Services Community Room
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.
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This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
Apr
16
2026
Thu
One Day Revolution: The Patriots Who First Declared Independence (Community Reads)
Library Branch:
West Branch
Room:
West Branch Meeting Room
Event Details:
DAR sponsored Community Read Event with Local Author Sarah Sue Hardinger. Sarah is the co-author of the book One Day Revolution, a collection of short biographies of the 18 Signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.
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