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NEW TIME! Creative Journaling Meet-ups with Carolina Cozy Journaling Club

Friday, March 27, 2026 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Southern Meeting Room 114 at Southern Branch in Carrboro
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Recurring
Age Group:
Adults

Lovers of journaling, stationery, and creative organization, come work together and socialize every two weeks on Friday evenings, starting Feb 13!

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Library Branch: Southern Branch in Carrboro
Room: Southern Meeting Room 114
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Recurring
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Event Details:

Lovers of journaling, stationery, and creative organization, come work together and socialize every two weeks on Friday evenings, starting Feb 13!

Event Advertisement: Watching Natchez (More information is listed below in Event Details.)

Watching Natchez

Friday, March 27, 2026 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults

Film Screening of Natchez on Friday, March 27th, 2026 from 7-9:00pm at Orange County Public Library's Main Library located at 137 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278. 

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Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough
Room: Main Meeting Room 116
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
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Event Details:

Film Screening of Natchez on Friday, March 27th, 2026 from 7-9:00pm at Orange County Public Library's Main Library located at 137 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278. 

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Music and Movement

Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Recurring, Storytime
Age Group:
Young Child

Dance the morning away to our favorite songs and enjoy instructor-led movement activities to really get the wiggles out!  For ages 2 - 5, with a caregiver. Siblings are welcome. No registration required.

Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough
Room: Main Meeting Room 116
Age Group: Young Child
Program Type: Recurring, Storytime
Event Details:

Dance the morning away to our favorite songs and enjoy instructor-led movement activities to really get the wiggles out!  For ages 2 - 5, with a caregiver. Siblings are welcome. No registration required.

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A red flyer with a photo of author Melora Fern and her book, Whistling Women and Crowing Hens. Flyer text: Paths to Publishing workshop for writers and storytellers. Need help figuring out which path to publishing is right for you? Explore options with local author Melora Fern! Saturday, March 28, 1 to 3 pm. Southern Branch Library, 203 S Greensboro Street. Register online! A completed manuscript is NOT required for this workshop.

Paths to Publishing: Workshop with local author Melora Fern

Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Southern Meeting Room 114 at Southern Branch in Carrboro
Program Type:
Author Events, Workshop & Classes
Age Group:
Adults

The publishing world has grown and stretched over the last few years and this change has made it both easier and more challenging to get your words published.

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Library Branch: Southern Branch in Carrboro
Room: Southern Meeting Room 114
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Events, Workshop & Classes
Registrion Enabled
Event Details:

The publishing world has grown and stretched over the last few years and this change has made it both easier and more challenging to get your words published.

Babsit lapsit storytime. Mother reading to child on her lap.

Baby Lapsit

Monday, March 30, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Recurring, Storytime
Age Group:
Young Child
Baby Lapsit Storytime for Babies:

Babies and their caregivers are invited to participate in a 20-minute lapsit program that incorporates age-appropriate books, rhymes, music, and movement. A 30-minute Stay and Play...

Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough
Room: Main Meeting Room 116
Age Group: Young Child
Program Type: Recurring, Storytime

Baby Lapsit Storytime for Babies

Babies and their caregivers are invited to participate in a 20-minute lapsit program that incorporates age-appropriate books, rhymes, music, and movement. A 30-minute Stay and Play follows storytime.

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Photos at events

Photos may be taken at this event and used on the library's website and social media and in other promotional pieces. Please let program staff know if you do not want pictures taken of you or your family.

Advertisement: Local History Help Hours (More information is listed below in Event Details.)

Local History Help Hours

Monday, March 30, 2026 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Cultural
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone

Main Library's Local History Help Drop-In Hours are most Mondays from 12-3pm. Help by appointment can be requested most Thursdays from 12-3pm.

Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Cultural
Event Details:

Main Library's Local History Help Drop-In Hours are most Mondays from 12-3pm. Help by appointment can be requested most Thursdays from 12-3pm.

Beginning-Level English Class for Adults. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30-11 a.m., Main Library in Hillsborough.

Beginning-Level English Class

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 9:30am - 11:00am
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Recurring, Workshop & Classes
Age Group:
Adults

This winter and spring, the Main Library in Hillsborough is offering a beginning-level English class for adult speakers of other languages.

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Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough
Room: Main Meeting Room 116
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Recurring, Workshop & Classes
Registrion Enabled
Event Details:

This winter and spring, the Main Library in Hillsborough is offering a beginning-level English class for adult speakers of other languages.

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Storytime at the Park

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Offsite
Program Type:
Recurring, Storytime
Age Group:
Young Child

Join us for songs and stories at the Farmers' Market Pavilion in downtown Hillsborough, 140 E.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Young Child
Program Type: Recurring, Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for songs and stories at the Farmers' Market Pavilion in downtown Hillsborough, 140 E.

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Photos at events

Photos may be taken at this event and used on the library's website and social media and in other promotional pieces. Please let program staff know if you do not want pictures taken of you or your family.

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NO Babytime at Southern

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Southern Branch in Carrboro
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Families, Young Child

There will be no youth programs at Southern Branch this week for a holiday break. 

We will see you back April 7th for Babytime at 11am!

Library Branch: Southern Branch in Carrboro
Age Group: Families, Young Child
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

There will be no youth programs at Southern Branch this week for a holiday break. 

We will see you back April 7th for Babytime at 11am!

Event Advertisement: Hillsborough Climate Challenge Begins! (More information is listed below in Event Details.)

Hillsborough Climate Challenge Begins!

All Day
Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Everyone

Hillsborough Climate Challenge (HCC) is a month-long series for all ages that presents practical and accessible things people can do in their everyday lives to combat climate change.

Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Hillsborough Climate Challenge (HCC) is a month-long series for all ages that presents practical and accessible things people can do in their everyday lives to combat climate change.

Event Advertisement: Get Carded Trivia Nights (More information is listed below in Event Details.)

Get Carded: Trivia Nights at The Rookery

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Games & Trivia
Age Group:
Adults

Join the Orange County Public Library for Get Carded: Trivia Nights, a fun and engaging evening of trivia held at The Rookery in downtown Hillsborough.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games & Trivia
Event Details:

Join the Orange County Public Library for Get Carded: Trivia Nights, a fun and engaging evening of trivia held at The Rookery in downtown Hillsborough.

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Photos at events

Photos may be taken at this event and used on the library's website and social media and in other promotional pieces. Please let program staff know if you do not want pictures taken of you or your family.

Beginning-Level English Class for Adults. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30-11 a.m., Main Library in Hillsborough.

Beginning-Level English Class

Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 9:30am - 11:00am
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Recurring, Workshop & Classes
Age Group:
Adults

This winter and spring, the Main Library in Hillsborough is offering a beginning-level English class for adult speakers of other languages.

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Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough
Room: Main Meeting Room 116
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Recurring, Workshop & Classes
Registrion Enabled
Event Details:

This winter and spring, the Main Library in Hillsborough is offering a beginning-level English class for adult speakers of other languages.

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Playtime at Drakeford

Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Southern Branch in Carrboro
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Families, Young Child

Join us at The Drakeford Library Complex for playtime!

From 10:30am-12pm join Carrboro Rec and Park's playtime with lots of provided toys! Storytime is on a break this week.

Library Branch: Southern Branch in Carrboro
Age Group: Families, Young Child
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us at The Drakeford Library Complex for playtime!

From 10:30am-12pm join Carrboro Rec and Park's playtime with lots of provided toys! Storytime is on a break this week.

Colorful embroidery of birds and a butterfly next to a yellow rectangle.

Tenango Embroidery with Cubre tu Cabeza, No tu Corazón

Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Southern Meeting Room 114 at Southern Branch in Carrboro
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Cultural, Workshop & Classes
Age Group:
Adults

Learn Tenango embroidery, a traditional Otomi craft from Hidalgo, Mexico in a supportive environment.

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Registrion Enabled
Library Branch: Southern Branch in Carrboro
Room: Southern Meeting Room 114
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Cultural, Workshop & Classes
Registrion Enabled
Event Details:

Learn Tenango embroidery, a traditional Otomi craft from Hidalgo, Mexico in a supportive environment.

Closed for Easter

All Day
Main Library in Hillsborough, Southern Branch in Carrboro, Online Event, Offsite

All library locations will be closed on Friday, April 3rd for Easter.

Closing
Branches:
Main Library in Hillsborough, Southern Branch in Carrboro, Online Event, Offsite
Description:

All library locations will be closed on Friday, April 3rd for Easter.

Advertisement: Main Library Seed Share 2026 (More information is listed below in Event Details.)

Main Library Seed Share

All Day
Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Families, Adults

Seed Share takes place from mid-February to May at Main Library located at 137 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, North Carolina, 27278. Seed Share 2026 has been made possible with the support of Hillsborough Garden Club.

Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough
Age Group: Families, Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Seed Share takes place from mid-February to May at Main Library located at 137 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, North Carolina, 27278. Seed Share 2026 has been made possible with the support of Hillsborough Garden Club.

Babsit lapsit storytime. Mother reading to child on her lap.

Baby Lapsit

Monday, April 6, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Recurring, Storytime
Age Group:
Young Child
Baby Lapsit Storytime for Babies:

Babies and their caregivers are invited to participate in a 20-minute lapsit program that incorporates age-appropriate books, rhymes, music, and movement. A 30-minute Stay and Play...

Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough
Room: Main Meeting Room 116
Age Group: Young Child
Program Type: Recurring, Storytime

Baby Lapsit Storytime for Babies

Babies and their caregivers are invited to participate in a 20-minute lapsit program that incorporates age-appropriate books, rhymes, music, and movement. A 30-minute Stay and Play follows storytime.

Disclaimer(s)

Photos at events

Photos may be taken at this event and used on the library's website and social media and in other promotional pieces. Please let program staff know if you do not want pictures taken of you or your family.

Advertisement: Local History Help Hours (More information is listed below in Event Details.)

Local History Help Hours

Monday, April 6, 2026 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Cultural
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone

Main Library's Local History Help Drop-In Hours are most Mondays from 12-3pm. Help by appointment can be requested most Thursdays from 12-3pm.

Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Cultural
Event Details:

Main Library's Local History Help Drop-In Hours are most Mondays from 12-3pm. Help by appointment can be requested most Thursdays from 12-3pm.

Advertisement: First Monday Classics Book Club (More information is listed below in Event Details.)

First Monday Classics Book Club

Monday, April 6, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

First Monday Classics is a Community Member-Led book club which meets on first Mondays of the month at 6:30pm at Main Library located at 137 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278.

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Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough
Room: Main Meeting Room 116
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registrion Enabled
Event Details:

First Monday Classics is a Community Member-Led book club which meets on first Mondays of the month at 6:30pm at Main Library located at 137 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278.

Beginning-Level English Class for Adults. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30-11 a.m., Main Library in Hillsborough.

Beginning-Level English Class

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 9:30am - 11:00am
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Recurring, Workshop & Classes
Age Group:
Adults

This winter and spring, the Main Library in Hillsborough is offering a beginning-level English class for adult speakers of other languages.

Register
Registrion Enabled
Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough
Room: Main Meeting Room 116
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Recurring, Workshop & Classes
Registrion Enabled
Event Details:

This winter and spring, the Main Library in Hillsborough is offering a beginning-level English class for adult speakers of other languages.

Tiny Tots. Picture of a young boy playing with a toy.

Storytime at the Park

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Offsite
Program Type:
Recurring, Storytime
Age Group:
Young Child

Join us for songs and stories at the Farmers' Market Pavilion in downtown Hillsborough, 140 E.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Young Child
Program Type: Recurring, Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for songs and stories at the Farmers' Market Pavilion in downtown Hillsborough, 140 E.

Disclaimer(s)

Photos at events

Photos may be taken at this event and used on the library's website and social media and in other promotional pieces. Please let program staff know if you do not want pictures taken of you or your family.

woman kissing baby's cheek

Babytime at Southern

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Southern Branch in Carrboro
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Families, Young Child

Join us in the kid's area of the Southern Branch Library

For a 15-20 minute early literacy program for babies with stories, rhymes, bounces, and songs!

Library Branch: Southern Branch in Carrboro
Age Group: Families, Young Child
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us in the kid's area of the Southern Branch Library

For a 15-20 minute early literacy program for babies with stories, rhymes, bounces, and songs!

Event Advertisement: Guided Meditation with Valorie (More information is listed below in Event Details.)

Guided Meditation with Valorie

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults

Meditation

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Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough
Room: Main Meeting Room 116
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registrion Enabled
Event Details:

Meditation

A cartoon woman holding a coffee cup says Hola to a cartoon man who says Hello to her.

Hora de Hablar: Practicar Inglés/Talking Time: Practice Spanish

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Southern Meeting Room 114 at Southern Branch in Carrboro
Program Type:
Recurring, Workshop & Classes
Age Group:
Adults

Invitamos a las personas que están aprendiendo inglés o español a que vengan y practiquen conversando entre ellas en este evento.

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Library Branch: Southern Branch in Carrboro
Room: Southern Meeting Room 114
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Recurring, Workshop & Classes
Registrion Enabled
Event Details:

Invitamos a las personas que están aprendiendo inglés o español a que vengan y practiquen conversando entre ellas en este evento.