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Plant Swap

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

All Ages – Calling all plant enthusiasts! Join us in The Learning Lab and share your love of all things plants. Bring seeds, starts, perennials, and/or houseplants to swap and learn about phone/tablet apps you can use for plant identification and care. No registration required.

Tinker Tales: Dinosaurs

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

Family—Bring family, friends, or neighbors to the library to make new friends, listen to stories, and learn cool facts through hands-on tinkering in this storytime meant for all ages. This month we’ll celebrate dinosaurs through rawr-some stories and activities.

Handmade Holidays: Japanese Side Sewn Bookmaking

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

Teen & Adult – Make a journal with the library! Learn how to use Japanese side stitch to create a bookbinding. All supplies provided. Registration required.

Free

Handmade Holidays: Leather Workshop

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

Adult – Drop in to make your own leather gifts at your own pace. All projects are beginner friendly, but some may take more time. While supplies last.

Event Series Handmade Holidays: Doodle Sculpture

Handmade Holidays: Doodle Sculpture

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

Family—Use your imagination to doodle a weird, wonderful, or wacky creature. We’ll use permanent marker and a special paper that can be sewn together to transform your drawing into a soft 3-D sculpture. For ages 7+. Registration is required and will open three weeks before the event.  

Free
Event Series Handmade Holidays: Rug Hooking Series

Handmade Holidays: Rug Hooking Series

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

Teen & Adult – Learn primitive rug hooking and create a small pumpkin that you can keep or give as a gift. This is a three-part series. The first two weeks we will learn and work on our rug hooking pattern.  The third week you will learn how to finish the edges of your piece. […]

Tiny Tech for Kids: National STEAM Day

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

Family- Join us in The Learning Lab to celebrate National STEAM Day! Drop in anytime between 3:00 pm and 4:30 pm for activities featuring our Ozobots and Dash & Dot Robots and a Lego building station! For ages 7+. No registration required.

Taking Control of Debt

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

Adult - Will debt help or hurt your financial goals? Nothing is more misunderstood than debt. It is integrated into our lives, but we have a Love/Hate relationship with it. Like a doctor's scalpel, it can help save your financial life or kill it. Finally learn the true nature of Debt and how to master […]

Free
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.

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

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