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EASTER

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Branches:
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library, Ridgeview Branch Library
Description:

LIBRARY CLOSED FOR EASTER HOLIDAY

10 am
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Library Branch: Ridgeview Branch Library
Room: Z. Ann Hoyle Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Community Awareness, Crafts & Hobbies
Event Details:

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. 

This event is in the "Baby to Pre-K" group.

Tales for Preschoolers

10:00am - 10:30am
Baby to Pre-K
Library Branch: Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Baby to Pre-K
Program Type: Story Time

Explore stories, dancing, and singing in this interactive story time designed for ages 3-5. All are welcome. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This event is in the "Baby to Pre-K" group.

Tiny Tales

10:00am - 10:30am
Baby to Pre-K
Library Branch: Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Baby to Pre-K
Program Type: Story Time

Designed specifically for babies to age 2, your little one will explore the world around them through movement, songs, stories, and play. All are welcome. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Trivia & Jingo

10:30am - 11:30am
Adults
Library Branch: Ridgeview Branch Library
Room: Z. Ann Hoyle Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts & Hobbies

Keep your mind active and sharp by taking part in a variety of quizzes, puzzles, and games.  

11 am
This event is in the "Children & Family" group.

Game On Youth: Board Games

11:00am - 2:00pm
Children & Family
Library Branch: Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children & Family
Program Type: Crafts & Hobbies
Event Details:

Join us to explore different board games with your family and friends.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

12 pm
1 pm
This event is in the "Children & Family" group.

Magic Tree House: Space Mission Planetarium Show

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Children & Family
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children & Family
Program Type: STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 60
Event Details:

Travel with Jack and Annie, stars of the Magic Tree House best-selling children's books series, as they visit an observatory and beyond into space with the help of an astronomer and astronaut. 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Ridgeview Works

1:00pm - 4:30pm
Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Ridgeview Branch Library
Room: Ridgeview Group Study
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Awareness
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Children & Family" group.

One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Children & Family
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children & Family
Program Type: STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 60
Event Details:

Big Bird and his friends, Elmo and Hu Hu Zhu explore how the Earth, moon, and night sky are similar for all people no matter where they live. This show examines the similarities and differences between the Earth and the moon. 

This event is in the "Children & Family" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Taylor Swift Laser Show

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Children & Family, Teens
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children & Family, Teens
Program Type: STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 60
Event Details:

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.

2 pm
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Library Branch: Ridgeview Branch Library
Room: Z. Ann Hoyle Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Community Awareness, Crafts & Hobbies
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Growing Culinary Herbs + Plant Swap

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Teens, Adults
Required
Library Branch: Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
Room: The Learning Lab
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Crafts & Hobbies, The Learning Lab, Presentation or Lecture
Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

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.

3 pm
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Open Door Book Club

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Open Door Book Club meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month. New members are always welcome.

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

4 pm
5 pm
6 pm
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Sojourner Truth Book Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Ridgeview Branch Library
Room: Z. Ann Hoyle Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Take part in a multicultural book discussion that explores equality through books that tackle race, gender, and other important social issues. New members are always welcome. 

The selection for this April is How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang. 
 

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History & Genealogy, Presentation or Lecture
Event Details:

April's meeting of the Catawba County Genealogical Society is co-sponsored with Hickory Public Library and hosted at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library.

This event is in the "K-5" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Chess Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
K-5, Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: K-5, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Crafts & Hobbies
Event Details:

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.   
 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

First Time Home Buyers Workshop

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation or Lecture
Event Details:

Real estate agent Tami Fox from Keller Williams Realty will cover everything you need to know about buying your first home, including loans and opportunities available exclusively to first time homeowners. 
 

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Ridgeview Chess

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Everyone
Library Branch: Ridgeview Branch Library
Room: Ridgeview Group Study
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Crafts & Hobbies
Event Details:

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.