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Blood Pressure Kit Open House

Ridgeview Branch Library 706 1st St SW, HICKORY, NC, United States

Adult & Teen— Drop in to learn about the library’s blood pressure kits which are available to check out with your library card. Appropriate for ages 13 and up. This is part of our Heart-a-Thon program series which runs February 6-11.

Event Series Trivia & Jingo

Trivia & Jingo

Ridgeview Branch Library 706 1st St SW, HICKORY, NC, United States

Adult—Keep your mind active and sharp by taking part in a variety of quizzes, puzzles, and games at the library. 

Classic Film Fridays with Joe Barrett  

Patrick Beaver Memorial Library 375 3rd St NE, Hickory, NC, United States

Adult – On the second Friday of every month, Joe Barrett, film critic and movie reviewer for WHKY, hosts Classic Film Fridays. Each month Barrett will screen a classic movie and then lead a discussion about the films. For January we will be watching the 1962 classic The Birds starring Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren. […]

Health is Wealth Check-ups

Ridgeview Branch Library 706 1st St SW, HICKORY, NC, United States

Adult & Family — Come by and get free check-ups provided by community health agencies. This is part of our Heart-a-Thon program series which runs February 6-11.

Tiny Tech: Architects

The Learning Lab at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library 375 3rd St NE, HICKORY, NC, United States

Ages 7+   Become an architect for a day! Complete Lego building challenges, create structures with Strawbees, and have fun inventing with our Makedo cardboard construction kits. Will your Strawbees bridge hold a book? Participate in this awesome event in The Learning Lab to find out!  The Learning Lab at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library No […]

Free Shredding Event with Enviroshred

Patrick Beaver Memorial Library 375 3rd St NE, Hickory, NC, United States

Hickory based shredding company Enviro-Shred will offer free shredding service at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library on Saturday, February 11, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  Individuals will have the opportunity to shred at no charge up to two boxes or bags of personal documents in Patrick Beaver Memorial Library’s parking lot.    The two boxes […]

Event Series Paws to Read

Paws to Read

Patrick Beaver Memorial Library 375 3rd St NE, Hickory, NC, United States

The library invites young readers to improve their reading skills by reading to a licensed therapy dog. Practicing reading aloud helps fluency and confidence. Sign up for a half hour appointment to start your Paws journey.  Registration required.

Free
Event Series Paws to Read

Paws to Read

Patrick Beaver Memorial Library 375 3rd St NE, Hickory, NC, United States

The library invites young readers to improve their reading skills by reading to a licensed therapy dog. Practicing reading aloud helps fluency and confidence. Sign up for a half hour appointment to start your Paws journey.  Registration required.

Free

Stained Glass Talk with Artist Steve Wilson

The Learning Lab at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library 375 3rd St NE, HICKORY, NC, United States

Adult – Join artist Steve Wilson in The Learning Lab for an in-depth stained-glass seminar. Steve became intrigued by stained glass after visiting St. George Chapel at Windsor Castle. This led him to take a stained-glass course where he created his first piece- inspired by a Fleur-de-Lis, and he was hooked. Much of his work is […]

Free

Art and Social Justice: Art’s Role in Promoting Social Change

Patrick Beaver Memorial Library 375 3rd St NE, Hickory, NC, United States

Humanities faculty from Winston-Salem State University will conduct a panel discussion about the ways that art was used to raise awareness of critical social issues during the Civil Rights Movement and the ways art inspired community members to fight for social change. No Registration required. 

Open gym, Pickleball and Exercise Class schedules are subject to change.

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