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Winter Festival at Main

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 9:00am - 12:00pm

Main Library in Hillsborough

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Arts & Crafts, Cultural, Performances, Storytime

Age Group:

Families, Young Child, K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade, Middle School, High School, Everyone

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Celebrate the Season at Our Winter Festival!Get into the festive spirit with us at the Main Library on Saturday, December 6 for a morning full of winter cheer and family fun!Activi...

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Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough

Age Group: Families, Young Child, K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade, Middle School, High School, Everyone

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Cultural, Performances, Storytime

Event Details:

Celebrate the Season at Our Winter Festival!

Get into the festive spirit with us at the Main Library on Saturday, December 6 for a morning full of winter cheer and family fun!

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All Day	This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Young Child" group This event is in the "K - 2nd Grade" group This event is in the "3rd - 5th Grade" group This event is in the "Middle School" group This event is in the "High School" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Summer Reading for Kids, Teens, & Adults. June 7 – July 26 All Day 6/7–7/26 Families, Young Child, K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade, Middle School, High School, Adults, Everyone Offsite Offsite Event This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Young Child" group This event is in the "K - 2nd Grade" group This event is in the "3rd - 5th Grade" group This event is in the "Middle School" group This event is in the "High School" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Offsite Age Group: Families, Young Child, K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade, Middle School, High School, Adults, Everyone Program Type: Summer Reading Program Event Details: Join us for an exciting Summer Reading Program for Kids, Teens, and Adults! Join us at both Orange County Public Library branches for an amazing, colorful summer!
		This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "High School" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Climate & Environment Action For All! - June & July 2025 All Day Families, High School, Adults, Everyone Main Library in Hillsborough This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "High School" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough Age Group: Families, High School, Adults, Everyone Program Type: Health & Wellness Event Details: Climate & Environment Action For All! \| June-July 2025	This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Middle School" group This event is in the "High School" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Knit or Crochet a Hat for a Child All Day Families, Middle School, High School, Adults, Everyone Main Library in Hillsborough This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Middle School" group This event is in the "High School" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough Age Group: Families, Middle School, High School, Adults, Everyone Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Acorn Caps Hat Drive \| Give a child the gift of warmth this winter by knitting or crocheting a hat for Acorn Caps, a local organization which creates and distributes hat			Closing Closed for Independence Day All Day Some Branches Branches: Main Library in Hillsborough, Southern Branch in Carrboro, Online Event, Offsite Description: All library locations are closed Friday July 4 for Independence Day.
			This event is in the "Adults" group Library Bingo For Adults All Day Adults Main Library in Hillsborough This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough Age Group: Adults Program Type: Summer Reading Program Event Details: Adults, explore your library and its services this summer and enter to win prizes by playing Summer Reading Library Bingo June 7th - August 1st 2025 at Main Library in Hillsborough or Southern Branch Library in Carrboro!
			This event is in the "Adults" group Rate Your Summer Read for Adults All Day Adults Main Library in Hillsborough This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough Age Group: Adults Program Type: Summer Reading Program Event Details: Adults! What books are you reading this summer? Are they any good? June 7th through August 1st, stop by the front desk at Main Library and drop us a note to let us know!
9 am							This event is in the "Young Child" group Dads Playgroup 9:00am–10:30am Young Child Main Library in Hillsborough This event is in the "Young Child" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough Room: Main Meeting Room 116 Age Group: Young Child Program Type: Recurring, Summer Reading Program Event Details: Join us for a fun and engaging playgroup for children under five years old. While this group is specially geared toward Dads, Grandpas, Uncles, and male caregivers, all caregivers are welcome to join in the fun and connect with others. 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.
10 am			This event is in the "Young Child" group Storytime at the Library 10:30am–11:30am Young Child Main Library in Hillsborough This event is in the "Young Child" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough Room: Main Meeting Room 116 Age Group: Young Child Program Type: Recurring, Storytime, Summer Reading Program Event Details: Children from walkers to age 5 and their caregivers are invited to participate in a 25-minute interactive program that incorporates age-appropriate books, rhymes, music, and movement. 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.		This event is in the "Young Child" group Storytime at Southern Branch 10:30am–11:00am Young Child Southern Branch in Carrboro This event is in the "Young Child" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Southern Branch in Carrboro Age Group: Young Child Program Type: Recurring, Storytime Event Details: Join us at the Southern Branch Library For a 25 minute program to support early literacy with stories, songs, and movement for toddlers-preschoolers with their caregivers!
11 am		This event is in the "Young Child" group Baby Lapsit 11:00am–12:00pm Young Child Main Library in Hillsborough This event is in the "Young Child" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough Room: Main Meeting Room 116 Age Group: Young Child Program Type: Recurring, Storytime, Summer Reading Program 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.	This event is in the "Young Child" group Babytime at Southern Branch 11:00am–11:30am Young Child Southern Branch in Carrboro This event is in the "Young Child" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Southern Branch in Carrboro Age Group: Young Child Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Join us in the kid's area of the Southern Branch Library For a 20 minute early literacy program for babies with stories, rhymes, bounces, and songs!
12 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group Welcome to Medicare! 12:00pm–1:30pm Adults Main Library in Hillsborough This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough Room: Main Meeting Room 116 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness, Workshop & Classes Event Details: Welcome to Medicare! Are you turning 65, eligible for Medicare and feeling overwhelmed by all the information “bombarding” you?	This event is in the "Adults" group Flower Embellishment Art 12:00pm–1:30pm Adults Main Library in Hillsborough Closed Registrion Enabled This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough Room: Main Meeting Room 116 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts Registrion Enabled Event Details: Flower Embellishment Art \| Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from 12-1:30pm at Main Library located at 137 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278. Celebrate summer and the natural world by making art a
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2 pm	This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Young Child" group Sunday Family Storytime at Southern 2:00pm–2:45pm Families, Young Child Southern Branch in Carrboro This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Young Child" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Southern Branch in Carrboro Age Group: Families, Young Child Program Type: Summer Reading Program Event Details: Children with their caretakers are invited for afternoon fun! Get silly in a 20 minute young child storytime for kids and parents to enjoy together, followed by a hands-on craft. Program is in the
3 pm	This event is in the "Middle School" group This event is in the "High School" group This event is in the "Adults" group The Soil Speaks: Legacies of Lynching in Orange County (Southern Branch) 3:00pm–5:00pm Middle School, High School, Adults Southern Branch in Carrboro This event is in the "Middle School" group This event is in the "High School" group This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Southern Branch in Carrboro Room: Flex Space Age Group: Middle School, High School, Adults Program Type: Cultural, Panel Discussions Event Details: The post-Civil War years in North Carolina were times of Black cultural and economic achievement, and of White race-based terrorism. 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.		This event is in the "Middle School" group This event is in the "High School" group Open Play Switch, Summer Edition, Rising 7 - 12 Graders 3:00pm–5:00pm Middle School, High School Main Library in Hillsborough This event is in the "Middle School" group This event is in the "High School" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough Room: Teen Room Age Group: Middle School, High School Program Type: Games & Trivia Event Details: Join us for a special Summer Edition of Teen Room Open Play Switch on Tuesdays from June 10 - July 22! Disclaimer(s) Parent-Free Event This program is designed for youth participants to attend unaccompanied. Please make arrangements to drop-off and pick-up participants 5-10 minutes before a program ends.
4 pm				This event is in the "Middle School" group This event is in the "High School" group Express Yourself: Colorful Zines & Custom Buttons, Grades 6-12 4:30pm–5:30pm Middle School, High School Main Library in Hillsborough Closed Registrion Enabled This event is in the "Middle School" group This event is in the "High School" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough Room: Main Meeting Room 116 Age Group: Middle School, High School Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Recurring, Summer Reading Program Registrion Enabled Event Details: 🌈 Express Yourself: Colorful Zines & Custom Buttons 📅 Wednesday, July 2 \| 4:30-5:30 PM 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. Parent-Free Event This program is designed for youth participants to attend unaccompanied. Please make arrangements to drop-off and pick-up participants 5-10 minutes before a program ends.	This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "K - 2nd Grade" group This event is in the "3rd - 5th Grade" group Pajama Day--Kids @ OCPL Main 4:00pm–5:30pm Families, K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade Main Library in Hillsborough This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "K - 2nd Grade" group This event is in the "3rd - 5th Grade" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough Room: Main Meeting Room 116 Age Group: Families, K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade Program Type: Recurring, Summer Reading Program Event Details: The Pajama Day Movie Program is a relaxed and fun event where families or children can come dressed in their favorite pajamas, grab some cozy blankets, and enjoy a movie together. Popcorn will be served, of course!
5 pm					This event is in the "Adults" group Staycation Postcards 5:15pm–6:45pm Adults Southern Branch in Carrboro This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Southern Branch in Carrboro Room: Flex Space Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading Program Event Details: Sticking around for the holiday weekend? Postcards aren’t only vacation souvenirs! Drop in and make postcards using our supplies and mail it to show your friends the great time you had right here in Carrboro.
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7 pm				This event is in the "Adults" group Get Carded: Trivia Nights at The Rookery 7:00pm–9:00pm Adults Offsite Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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. 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.

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Celebrate the Season at Our Winter Festival!

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Join us for an exciting Summer Reading Program for Kids, Teens, and Adults!

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Join us at the Southern Branch Library

Baby Lapsit Storytime for Babies

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

Children with their caretakers are invited for afternoon fun!

Get silly in a 20 minute young child storytime for kids and parents to enjoy together, followed by a hands-on craft.

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Parent-Free Event

🌈 Express Yourself: Colorful Zines & Custom Buttons

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Parent-Free Event

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