Event List

Give your favorite book a sparkling makeover! Bring your own book for this creative Book Bedazzling Workshop where you can decorate book covers with gems, glitter, and other dazzling embellishments.

Join us for a prehistoric adventure filled with hands-on pottery painting and dino-themed trivia! Kids will get to paint their own dinosaur pottery piece, test their knowledge with fun trivia questions, and learn cool dino facts along the way.

Stop cursing German cursive! Researching German ancestry can feel overwhelming, especially if you don’t know the language. Discover practical tips to decode handwriting, simplify research, and access valuable tools.

Participants will learn chess basics, strategies, and tactics by playing with other chess enthusiasts in the community. All skill levels, from beginners to champions, are welcome.

Join us for a special session of our New Romantics Book Club featuring a visit from local romance author Lori Thorn!

Beat the heat and find your calm at the library’s Zen Den! This relaxing space is designed to help you slow down and refresh during the busy summer months.

Discover new places to connect with North Carolina’s incredible diversity of natural areas and learn about a curated selection of delicious local eats across the state.

SUAH African Dance Theatre presents a dynamic cultural experience rooted in authentic West African traditions.

Families are invited for a fitness-based story time with Stretch-n-Grow. Bring a towel, blanket, or yoga mat and wear comfortable clothing. In the event of rain, story time will be moved indoors and limited to two 20-minute story time sessions.

Learn chess basics, strategies, and tactics by playing with other chess enthusiasts in the community. All skill levels, from beginners to champions, are welcome.   
 

Join us outside on the library lawn to read about our favorite dinosaurs and make your very own clay fossils. In the event of rain, this story time will be postponed to July 8 and replaced by All Ages Story Time.

Come strum and play along with us in a fun, supportive, and relaxed environment. All levels of experience are welcome.  

Arrive at 6:00pm for helpful tips on getting started playing ukulele. Jam starts at 6:15. 

The film for July is Jaws 

Directed by Steven Spielberg. Cast includes Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, and Murray Hamilton.

Members of Hickory Ballet & Perfomring Arts' National Honor Society for Dance Arts welcome young dancers to join them in this dance class series.  Dancers will participate in warm-ups, imaginative movement games, and simple chor

Explore a new fiber arts hobby in The Learning Lab with a hands-on demonstration. Experiment with any of our other fiber arts tools or bring your own project to work on alongside your fellow fiber enthusiasts.

Learn about safety with Officer Null from Hickory Police Department.

Adventurers are invited to play Dungeons & Dragons at the library! Each month will feature multiple sessions at once to accommodate all levels, from absolute beginner to seasoned adventurer alike.

An all-ages story time with stories, dancing, and singing. No registration required, first come, first serve up to 75 

Unearth the sculptor within! Explore the possibilities of air-dry clay to create a paperclip bookmark buddy, pins, or mini sculptures.

Learn how to play ukulele in a fun, supportive, relaxed group environment. Participants will learn basic chords and strum patterns, and start playing songs during the program.

Learn how to use the Cricut Maker 3 to create your own custom dinosaur-themed stickers.