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. Caregivers are required to stay in room during the appointment. Registration required.
Adult - Join Professor Richard Eller, Catawba County Museum of History's Historian in Residence, for the launch of his new book Well Crafted: the History of Furniture Manufacturing in Western Carolina. The book examines the development of Western North Carolina furniture and its place in the history and culture of this area. No registration required.
Explore stories, dancing, and singing in this interactive storytime geared for ages 3-5. All are welcome.
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. Caregivers are required to stay in room during the appointment. Registration required. Please remember to arrive five minutes before session […]
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. Caregivers are required to stay in room during the appointment. Registration required. Please remember to arrive five minutes before session […]
Adult – The Page Burners Book Club is Hickory Public Library’s BYOB (Bring Your Own Book) traveling book club. Each month we meet at a new location around Hickory. Group members are encouraged to read a book by or about a famous artist or by an African American author. This month we will meet at […]
Designed specifically for babies to age 2, your little one will explore the world around them through movement, songs, stories, and play in this storytime geared towards our smallest friends. All are welcome. No registration required.
Adults - Join us for a meeting of the Open Door Book Club. The club will continue the North Carolina Reads series with the selection Money Rock: A Family’s Story of Cocaine, Race, and Ambition in the New South by Pam Kelly. Books are available for pickup at the 2nd floor service desk. No registration required.
Adult – April is National Decorating Month! What better way to celebrate than learning how to DIY your house? Diane Christensen from Hickory Furniture Mart will share her knowledge and years of experience to help you plan your latest design project. Registration is required and will open three weeks before each event.
Adult—Get ready to learn the basics of making a budget, how to read a credit report, and about correcting errors that may negatively affect your credit rating. Led by a HOPE Financial Wellbeing Coach, the workshop will also cover your rights as a consumer, and how to make the most of them. Participants must be […]
Open gym, Pickleball and Exercise Class schedules are subject to change.