Teen and Adult Make a furry friend feel loved with handmade bandanas! Participants will make one bandana to be donated to a local shelter and one to take home. Registration is required and will open three weeks before the event. Hickory Public Library card required to register.
Adult—Keep your mind active and sharp by taking part in a variety of quizzes, puzzles, and games at the library.
The library invites young readers to improve their reading skills by reading to a licensed therapy dog. This fun opportunity will help build fluency and confidence. Sign up for a half hour appointment to start your Paws journey. Registration required. Caregivers are required to stay in room during the appointment. Please remember to arrive five minutes […]
The library invites young readers to improve their reading skills by reading to a licensed therapy dog. This fun opportunity will help build fluency and confidence. Sign up for a half hour appointment to start your Paws journey. Registration required. Caregivers are required to stay in room during the appointment. Please remember to arrive five minutes […]
Adult & Teen In this fun and improvisational course from Creativebug you will learn how to make expressive, exciting animal portraits in Jennifer Mercede’s signature style. Pick or bring your ideal pet portrait and together we will use blind contour drawing to free us from the restrictions of perfection. Registration is required and will open […]
The library invites young readers to improve their reading skills by reading to a licensed therapy dog. This fun opportunity will help build fluency and confidence. Sign up for a half hour appointment to start your Paws journey. Registration required. Caregivers are required to stay in room during the appointment. Please remember to arrive five minutes […]
The library invites young readers to improve their reading skills by reading to a licensed therapy dog. This fun opportunity will help build fluency and confidence. Sign up for a half hour appointment to start your Paws journey. Registration required. Caregivers are required to stay in room during the appointment. Please remember to arrive five minutes […]
Family Catawba Valley Wood Carvers teach caregiver and child the art of soap carving. This program is for youth ages 7-12. A caregiver is asked to stay in the program and participate in carving. Registration is required and will open three weeks before the event. Register for your child only and do not include caregiver […]
Family Puppies, kittens, dragons and more are up for adoption and they need to find their fur-ever home. Learn all about pets and adopt the purrrrfect plush pet for you! Registration is required and will open three weeks before the event.
All Ages Learn about the idiosyncrasies of one of nature’s best pollinators-bees! These fuzzy, buzzy, wonderful little insects are amazing stewards of our environment. Learn from Catawba Valley Beekeepers Assocation how important bees are to our world in this bee-tastic program (and maybe even taste some local honey). Patrick Beaver Memorial Library No registration required/limited […]
Open gym, Pickleball and Exercise Class schedules are subject to change.