Upcoming Events

Setting up your homestead doesn’t have to be over complicated or expensive! Melissa Falcone from True Cut Ranch will teach budget friendly DIY tips for different projects you can work on year-round.

Join us at Taft Broome Park for stories, songs, and hands-on STEAM activities for young scientists. Bring a blanket or towel to sit on. In the event of rain, story time will be held inside Ridgeview Branch Library. 

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.

Honor America’s 250th birthday with a creative twist! In this hands-on diamond art class, you’ll craft a dazzling patriotic suncatcher that shines as bright as the summer sun.

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.

Fly into this class to learn about how birds use their feathers, color, and other adaptations to help them survive. Learners will dissect a pigeon to investigate its body systems and what makes it able to fly.

Learn about writing romance from inspiration to publication with local romance author Lori Thorn. Lori draws from real-life experiences to craft compelling characters, and so can you!

Using simple hand tools and techniques, create your own wooden wand. Alvin Woody and others from Catawba Valley Woodcarvers Club will provide an introduction into carving basics. All tools and supplies will be provided. 

Members of Hickory Ballet & Performing 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

Have you ever wondered what a live alligator tail feels like? Or how about hand-feeding a prairie dog? Wildlife Geeks will be visiting with mammals, amphibians and reptiles for you to meet in this fun animal show and tell! 

Upcycle various glassware to construct your own propagation station to hang anywhere. 

Learn about fire safety and visit a fire truck with Hickory Fire Department.

Unearth your love for science in this interactive STEM show! Volunteers will help the performers conduct exciting experiments while we celebrate scientists who work with dirt!

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

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

Upcycle various glassware to construct your own propagation station to hang anywhere. 

Step back in time for a dino-mite adventure! In this interactive magic and illusion show, kids will dig into the world of dinosaurs and archaeology while discovering the real magic hidden inside books.

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.

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.

Members of Hickory Ballet & Performing 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

Utilize plants from The Learning Lab’s Plant Share & Seed Exchange to cultivate a miniature dinosaur world. 

Hear nature stories and learn from our friends from Catawba County Parks in this special story time focusing on the County parks system.