Upcoming Events

Step into the limelight to share original poetry, spoken word, song or rap in celebration of Poetry Month. We welcome you to a casual event where all levels of performers can take the stage and express themselves in a supportive environment.

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.

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.   
 

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! 

The book for April is Hungry Roots: How Food Communicates Appalachia’s Search for Resilience by Ashli Quesinberry Stokes and Wendy Atkins-Sayre.

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.

Attention Swifties! Enjoy the music of the one and only Taylor Swift during this 50-minute laser light show. Songs include Shake It Off, Look What You Made Me Do, Our Song, and more.

Learn to grow, harvest and store your favorite culinary herbs, and discover possible new favorites, in this program presented by NC Cooperative Extension Agents April Vigardt and Jake Haynes.

We'll be using Creativebug as our guide to learn the basics of loom knitting. No prior experience is necessary – all skill levels are welcome. Materials will be provided. 

For April we will meet at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library 

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

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.

Build, make and play as we explore our creativity through Legos. We will have free play and Lego challenges.

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.  

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

Looking for a community who enjoy exploring different textile crafts? Knotty Hour is for you! Each month share projects you're working on or new tips and tricks you've learned along the way.

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.

You’re invited to join in on a community drum circle and find your rhythm at the library! (No drumming experience needed!) 

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.