Event List

Spring into service to give back to your community! Make cheerful greeting cards for local, homebound seniors. Staff will sign off on service hours after program. 

Spring into service to give back to your community! Learn how to crochet, knit or sew hats and blankets for local families.

Spring into service to give back to your community! Help prep the community garden at Taft Broome Park. We’ll be weeding garden beds, adding leaf compost, and tidying up the grounds. Please wear closed-toe shoes and bring a water bottle.

Need assistance with job searching, resume preparation, or interviewing skills? The Ridgeview Works program can be the solution! 

Spring into service to give back to your community! Make toys, games, and sticker sheets for the treat box at Frye Regional Medical Center. Staff will sign off on service hours after program.

Need assistance with job searching, resume preparation, or interviewing skills? The Ridgeview Works program can be the solution! 

Need assistance with job searching, resume preparation, or interviewing skills? The Ridgeview Works program can be the solution! 

Explore Hickory over the last 100 years through the memories contained in Ridgeview, Claremont, and Hickory High School yearbooks from our library’s local history collection.

Need assistance with job searching, resume preparation, or interviewing skills? The Ridgeview Works program can be the solution! 

It’s mid year and you haven't found your 2025 hobby yet? Learn the importance of having a hobby while exploring the different activities Hickory has to offer. Decorate a weekly calendar to track your hobby progress.

Need assistance with job searching, resume preparation, or interviewing skills? The Ridgeview Works program can be the solution! 

Need assistance with job searching, resume preparation, or interviewing skills? The Ridgeview Works program can be the solution! 

Learn about the history of Juneteenth before attending one of the many celebrations happening all across Catawba County. Members of the Hickory NAACP will lead a meaningful, community focused conversation about Juneteenth.

Need assistance with job searching, resume preparation, or interviewing skills? The Ridgeview Works program can be the solution! 

Learn about the history of Juneteenth before attending one of the many celebrations happening all across Catawba County. Members of the Hickory NAACP will lead a meaningful, community focused conversation about Juneteenth.

Friends of the Library members and the general public are invited to the Friends Annual Meeting. After a brief business meeting, hear from author Rhonda Browning White about her novel Filling the Big Empty.