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Shark Week Education Adventure

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

Join the Hickory Public Library and the Hickory Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism department for an afternoon of shark themed education and adventure! Drop in anytime between 1:30-3:30 to practice your excavation skills by hunting for real fossils and shark teeth, watch a live feed of an underwater shark camera, learn about different kinds of […]

Hickory Ballet and Performance Arts Presents the Little Mermaid

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

Dive deep into your creativity and join Hickory Ballet & Performing Arts under the sea, for an exciting look at the classic fairy tale, “The Little Mermaid.” We will read excerpts from the original work by Hans Christian Anderson, sing along with popular songs from the musical, learn a short dance! Come make a splash […]

Free

Hickory Ballet and Performance Arts Presents the Little Mermaid

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

Dive deep into your creativity and join Hickory Ballet & Performing Arts under the sea, for an exciting look at the classic fairy tale, “The Little Mermaid.” We will read excerpts from the original work by Hans Christian Anderson, sing along with popular songs from the musical, learn a short dance! Come make a splash […]

Free

Clay Workshop: Pinch Pots

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

Visit the library to create a pinch pot fish with Mud Mamas Studio. Come ready to learn, have fun, and get your hands messy. Wear your play clothes!  Registration required. 

Free

Outside Stretch-n-Grow Storytime

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

Kids ages 3 and up are invited to join the library and certified fitness instructors from Stretch-n-Grow for a stretchy, awesome, cardio-infused storytime! Please bring a towel/blanket/yoga mat, wear comfortable clothing, and get ready to move, stretch, and listen to stories, while focusing on flexibility, strength, and literacy. No registration required. Participants will be asked […]

Grub Club

Taft Broome Park 115 7th Ave SW, Hickory

All youth are invited to join the Grub Club! We’ll meet each Tuesday afternoon at the picnic shelter at Taft Broome Park to do a fun STEAM activity and enjoy a bag lunch. Free lunch is available at Brown Penn Recreation Center (or bring your own). In the event of unfavorable weather, activities will be […]

Investment Concerns in a Fragile Market

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

Doug Frye from the Society for Financial Awareness (SOFA) will teach all about investment concerns in a fragile market. He will review common repetitive investor scenarios, key ingredients to investing, facts to know when you are investing, and things to know when the stock market is in a decline. This program is free for adults […]

Free

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.    

Oyster Shell Trinket Dish

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

Join Ginny Zellmer from the Hickory Museum of Art and learn how to make a trinket dish from an oyster shell! Perfect for holding rings and small items.  For adults and teens. Registration required. Registration opens two weeks prior to event.

Free

Under the Sea Family Storytime: Jellyfish

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

Don’t be jelly! Visit the library to float into a special storytime to celebrate jellyfish! We’ll read some zoo-tastic stories, then do some activities that will tentacle your fancy.

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

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