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Page Burners Book Club

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

Meet us around town for our traveling book group. Please read whatever book you would like and come ready to discuss with others. Registration not required.  Tues. | June 28 | 6:30pm – Location to be announced Tues. | July 28 | 6:30pm – Location to be announcedTues. | August 30 | 6:30pm Hickory Museum […]

Page Burners Book Club

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

Meet us around town for our traveling book group. This month, please try to read a memoir book in collaboration with the Hickory Museum of Art's exhibit 7 BILLION ONES: A Randy Bacon Retrospective. Registration not required.

Story Time

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

Families with pre-school aged children are invited for stories and songs. A take-home craft will be provided for each child who attends.    

Event Series Qi Gong

Qi Gong

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

Adults - Join us at the Patrick Beaver Library every Thursday in September at 10:30 am for Qi Gong with certified instructor, Ruthie Hill. Qi Gong is an integrative exercise involving gentle stretching and flowing movements synchronized with breathing techniques. It can be practiced seated or standing and is perfect for a variety of ages […]

Family Story Time: Fairies, Gnomes, and Wizard Homes

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

Family-Join us for a family story time focusing on reading and crafting together! This month we will create dragons that fly, wizard hats, and build homes for all our gnomes that need some homes. Come ready to read, listen, and create together! Recommended for kids age 5 and up Registration Required.

Free

American Chess Day Celebration

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

All Ages—Celebrate American Chess Day with Mr. Eugene Brown and learn the fundamentals of chess. Eugene Brown is an accomplished chess player and his remarkable story is captured in the film, “Life of a King” starring, Cuba Gooding Jr., who played the role of Eugene Brown. Sponsored by Big Chair Chess Club.

Introduction to 3-D Printing

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

Adults – Interested in 3-D printing but not sure where to start? Join us in the Learning Lab on the second floor of Patrick Beaver Library for an information session on 3-D printing. Learn the fundamentals of 3-D printing, types of design software, what to look for in print designs, how to submit print requests to the […]

Free

Family Story Time: Whales

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

Family—Splash into a special story time to have a whale of a time celebrating whales! We’ll read some fin-tatsic stories, then do some awesome activities that will blow you away.

Hickory Hikers

South Mountain State Park 3001 S Mountain Park, Connelly Springs

All Ages - Hickory Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism Department and the Hickory Public Library have teamed up to bring you Hickory’s newest hiking club! For September, we will hike the High Shoals Falls trail at South Mountain State Park. This club is open to hikers of all ages and experience levels. Children under the […]

Embroidered Back-to-School Journals

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

Teen—Learn basic hand stitches while customizing your own notebook for the school year. Registration is required.

Free

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

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