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Take a field trip with the library and learn first-hand from local entrepreneurs, businesses, and artists who are turning their passions into livelihoods and transforming their talents and skills into lives well-crafted.   We will be visiting Manufacturing Solutions for a behind-the-scenes tour of this STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) focused center specializing in research […]

Family—Get ready for an out of this world story + tinker time perfect for families wanting to read, tinker, and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math). We’ll hatch aliens, catapult candy pumpkins, and more in this HallowedSTEAM tinker time. Recommended for ages 5+.

This program has been cancelled.

Children—Welcome to potions class! Have fun mixing, stirring, and exploring science through fizzy, gooey, and bubbling experiments. Wear your play clothes. For grades K-5.

Join Dr. Jeffrey Delbert at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library for a presentation that explores facts and how we learn about them.  This talk will elaborate on modern information cycles and media literacy by discussing aspects of how we come to know facts and the public’s consumption of such facts. Dr. Delbert will also explain methods […]

Adults – The Page Burners Book Club is Hickory Public Library’s BYOB (Bring Your Own Book) traveling book club. Each participant reads a book of their choosing and shares with the group. For October, we will meet at the Barley Market, a new local business located at 109 Government Ave SW, Hickory, NC 28602. No […]

Teen & Adult – Our popular barn quilt program is back with a spooky twist! Create a festive barn quilt to add to your Halloween décor. We will use acrylic paint so plan to wear clothes you can get messy. All supplies will be provided. Registration required. Registration opens 2 weeks before the event.

Adults - Join us for a meeting of the Open Door Book Club.  The selection for October is Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle. No registration required.