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Southern's Teen Art Show Submissions

All Day 4/12 - 5/24
Southern Branch in Carrboro
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Middle School, High School

Call for Teen Art Submissions!

Teens are invited to submit original art to be displayed in Southern Branch's art show in the library: “Unearth a Story”!

This event is in the "Adults" group
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Morning Friendly Fiber Fridays Meet-Up

Friday, April 24, 2026 at 9:00am - 10:30am
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Friendly Fiber Fridays Meet-Up | First and fourth Fridays of the month from 9am to 10:30am at Main Library located at 137 West Margaret Lane, Hil

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Celebrate Earth Day with "The Lorax" Movie

Friday, April 24, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Families, Young Child, K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade, Middle School, Everyone

Orange County Public Library and the Hillsborough Climate Challenge invite you and your family to celebrate Earth Day with The Lorax movie! (Movie Rated PG) Feel free to bring your favorite (nut-free) movie snacks!

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Creative Journaling Meet-ups with Carolina Cozy Journaling Club

Friday, April 24, 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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Star Party at Home Evening

All Day
Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Families, K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade, Middle School, High School, Adults, Everyone

Did you know that North Carolina has a statewide Star Party every year? 2026 marks the 14th annual North Carolina Statewide Star Party, a signature event of the 2026 NC Science Festival. 

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Music and Movement

Saturday, April 25, 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.

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Saturday Serenity Guided Meditation

Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
High School, Adults

Saturday Serenity Guided Meditation occurring on the last Saturday of the month (February 28th, March 28th, April 25th, May 30th) from 3:00-4:00pm at the Main Library in Hillsborough, located at 137 West Margaret Lane

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Sew Together

Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
High School, Adults

Join us for an afternoon of sewing. Bring your sewing machine and your current project. Or use our space to spread out for cutting patterns or to enjoy the company of other sewists while you catch up on some hand-stitching.

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K-5th Be a Neuroscientist for a Day!

Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Flex Space at Southern Branch in Carrboro
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade

K-5th graders, 

meet UNC Neuroscience students and learn about the brain with hands-on activities! 

Children must be with an adult.

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Passive Monarch Butterfly Engagement

All Day
Southern Branch in Carrboro
Age Group:
Families, Young Child, K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade
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Baby Lapsit

Monday, April 27, 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...

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Local History Help Hours

Monday, April 27, 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.

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April Digital Literacy Class Session 4 of 4

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Technology Program, Workshop & Classes
Age Group:
Adults

Learn computer basics and earn a computer!

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Drop into our study session and lock in on your work, using goal setting techniques and accountability buddies  to overcome panic-procrastination! Stop by for as long or as little as you’d like. Designed to be ADHD friendly and helpful to everybody!

Drop In and Lock In Study Space

All Day
Flex Space at Southern Branch in Carrboro
Age Group:
Adults

During UNC final exam reading days, the Southern Branch will open up additional study space (as needed) for students to drop-in and lock in on their prep, with goal setting worksheets

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

Beginning-Level English Class

Tuesday, April 28, 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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Storytime at the Park

Tuesday, April 28, 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.

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Babytime at Southern

Tuesday, April 28, 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!

This event is in the "K - 2nd Grade" group
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Curiosity Crew, K-2 - Amazing Animal Numbers

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games & Trivia, Recurring
Age Group:
K - 2nd Grade

Explore the amazing numbers that shape both animal and human lives! Kids will create a number-filled timeline of memorable moments and play lifetime bingo!

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4th Tuesday Carrboro Book Club

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Southern Meeting Room 114 at Southern Branch in Carrboro
Program Type:
Book Club, Recurring
Age Group:
Adults

Join us in-person on the 4th Tuesday of the month at the Southern Branch Library in Carrboro for an engaging discussion on a great selection of books. We welcome everybody to come talk with us, even if you didn't finish the whole thing!

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Library After Dark: A Silent Reading Club

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Library After Dark is a librarian-led silent reading club which takes place on 4th Tuesdays of the month from 6:30-7:30pm at Main Library in Hillsborough located at 137 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC 272

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K-5th Butterfly Explorers

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Flex Space at Southern Branch in Carrboro
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade

Kids in kindergarten through 5th grade,

Come explore the life cycle of butterflies and learn how local pollinators support our ecosystem.

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Teen Advisory Group Meeting, Grades 8-12

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Age Group:
Middle School, High School

The Teen Advisory Group (TAG) is a group of 8th-12th graders dedicated to making a positive impact at the library for themselves and other teens.

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Get Carded: Trivia Nights at The Rookery

Wednesday, April 29, 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.

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

Beginning-Level English Class

Thursday, April 30, 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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