Patrick Beaver Memorial Library

Family Roll ‘em up and enjoy! Local bakery HomeSliced will teach kids and their adult through a fun and healthy ‘how-to cook’ southwestern eggrolls class. Registration is required and will open three weeks before the event.

Family Meet Officer Null for a special community helpers story time with Hickory Police Department! We will have stories, a cool police car to check out, songs and more! No registration required/limited to the first 75.

All Ages Create dog and cat toys out of old t-shirts that will be donated to Humane Society of Catawba County. Bring an old cotton t-shirt or create toys from the library’s supply. No registration required.

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 how to make easy dog treats at home and leave with a bag of treats for your pup! This recipe requires the use of peanut butter. Registration is required.

Adult Leticia Nichols will teach a cooking class that discusses the role of nutrition and diet in dementia and Alzheimer's disease and help participants start on a journey toward an overall healthful and sustainable diet. In this plant-based class, we will discuss how incorporating more plants into your diet can not only lead to maintaining […]

Family Get ready for science experiments! In this action-packed story, two unlikely heroes work together to save their town (and the planet) from a super-polluting mastermind! Throughout the adventure, volunteers will help the performer conduct exciting science experiments that bring this story to life! Together we’ll explore Newton’s Laws of Motion, air pressure, chemical reactions, […]

Adult Join the staff of VayaHealth for two training sessions. “OCD: Thought-Behavior Cycle” will begin at 10 am and will focus on obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms and evidence-based treatment options.  “PTSD: Healing the Emotional World” will begin at 11 am. This presentation defines Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and reviews the impact of trauma. Treatment options and self-care […]

Adult Authors Gloria Coppola and Linda Krider will discuss co-authoring the recently published book, Women Standing Strong Together: Stories of Surrendering to Your Authentic Self. In this book, twelve women expose their vulnerability, their pain, their truth, their intuitive guidance and insights that led to the courage it has taken to go from the depths […]