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Event Series Tiny Tales Storytime

Tiny Tales Storytime

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

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.

Event Series Beginners Knitting

Beginners Knitting Series

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

Teen & Adult – This four-week series will teach absolute beginners basic knitting skills. Please only register if you can attend all four sessions. Participants are asked to bring size 10, 16” circular knitting needles which will be used throughout the entire series. All other supplies will be provided. Registration is required and will open […]

Free

Blacksmithing with Night Owl Iron Works

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

Teen & Adult – Learn about the art of blacksmithing with Jordan Jackson, owner of Night Owl Iron Works in Rutherfordton, NC. Jackson will bring equipment from his forge to discuss traditional blacksmithing techniques and answer questions about setting up your own forge at home. In 2021, Jackson won the Forged in Fire Championship on […]

Free

Women’s History Month Celebration

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

Adult—Join Friends of Ridgeview Branch Library and Women’s Resource Center at their annual awards program and reception to celebrate and honor the contributions of women in our community. Peggy Hites, will be this year’s guest speaker. The 2023 Community Service Awardees are Sherbia Jones, Soraya Valadez Place, and Cindy Rose. This year’s event will be […]

Twilight Tales: Knights, Ninjas, and Pirates

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

Wear your pajamas and slippers to the library on the second Thursday of the month for tales before bed, a time to get the last jitters out by joining us for an evening of adventure through story time and interactive songs-ninja style. 

Event Series Trivia & Jingo 

Trivia & Jingo 

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

Adult—Keep your mind active and sharp by taking part in a variety of quizzes, puzzles, and games at the library.

Classic Film Fridays with Joe Barrett

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

Adult – On the second Friday of every month, Joe Barrett, film critic and movie reviewer for WHKY, hosts Classic Film Fridays. Each month Barrett will screen a classic movie and then lead a discussion about the films. No registration is required. For March we will be watching The Quiet Man, a 1952 film featuring […]

Tiny Tech: Coding

The Learning Lab at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library 375 3rd St NE, HICKORY, NC, United States

Join us in The Learning Lab to learn all about coding! Have fun coding routes for Ozobots, creating sequences of code for Bee-Bots, working together to successfully code an escape from a maze, and much more! Ages 7 and up. 

Art Sparks: Lettering

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

Family—Find your artistic spark at the library! We’ll explore, create, and get messy each month learning about a different artist, a new art technique, or style of art.  

Event Series Paws to Read

Paws to Read

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

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.  Registration required.

Free

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

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