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Playtime at Drakeford

Thursday, April 30, 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.

Chimes from recycled materials

Discovery Force - Chime Time

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games & Trivia, Recurring, Technology Program
Age Group:
3rd - 5th Grade

Create music with the breeze! Participants will build a wind chime using simple materials and learn how sound travels and changes. Perfect for kids in grades 3–5. Registration not required.

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

Tenango Embroidery with Cubre tu Cabeza, No tu Corazón

Thursday, April 30, 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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Executive Function 102: Supporting Your Brain in a Time-Obsessed World

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Workshop & Classes
Age Group:
Adults

Executive Function 102 builds on the foundations of Executive Function 101 and takes a deeper look at the everyday challenges many adults face with time, attention, and follow-through.

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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 for students to drop-in and lock in on their prep, with goal setting worksheets and relaxin

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Writing Submissions for Adults Are Open

All Day
Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Cultural
Age Group:
Adults

Call for writing submissions! Adults, submit your 10 sentence story (or 10 line poem) May 1st 2026 through June 1st 2026 to contribute to WAX2, the library’s literary zine for adults.

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Morning Friendly Fiber Fridays Meet-Up

Friday, May 1, 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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Star Wars Day Costume Celebration!

All Day 5/2 - 5/4
Southern Branch in Carrboro
Program Type:
Games & Trivia
Age Group:
Families, Young Child, K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade, Middle School, High School, Adults, Everyone

May the 4th be with you.

A small image with program title and and image of a father figure laughing with two smiling children.

Dads Playgroup

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 9:00am - 10:30am
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Recurring
Age Group:
Young Child

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.

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Make a Pollinator Watering Station

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Workshop & Classes
Age Group:
Families, 3rd - 5th Grade, Middle School, High School, Adults, Everyone

Make a Watering Station for Thirsty Pollinators with Hillsborough Garden Club on Saturday, May 2, 2026 from 12-1pm at Main Library located at 137 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278. This event is for all ages.

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Event Advertisement: Estate Planning Seminar (More information is listed below in Event Details.)

Estate Planning Seminar

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Workshop & Classes
Age Group:
Adults

Estate Planning Seminar facilitated by Hillsborough Wills & Trusts | Saturday, May 2nd, 2026 from 2-4pm at Main Library located at 137 West M

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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.

A bouquet of pink and white flowers made with pipe cleaners

Pipe Cleaner Bouquet Making

Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Flex Space at Southern Branch in Carrboro
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone

Stop by the Southern Branch anytime between 2 and 5 pm on May 3rd and learn to make flowers from pipe cleaners, perfect as a gift for upcoming holidays and graduations or just to decor

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

Baby Lapsit

Monday, May 4, 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, May 4, 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.

May Digital Literacy Class Session 1 of 4

Monday, May 4, 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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First Monday Classics Book Club

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Join First Monday Classics Book Club led by local author, James Maxey for a year of American Classics in 2026 in celebration of America 250, the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding.

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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, May 5, 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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Tiny Tots. Picture of a young boy playing with a toy.

Storytime at the Park

Tuesday, May 5, 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
adult kissing baby's cheek

Babytime at Southern

Tuesday, May 5, 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!

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Guided Meditation with Valorie

Tuesday, May 5, 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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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, May 5, 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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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 at Southern

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 for students to drop-in and lock in on their prep, with goal setting worksheets and relaxin

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Baby Derby at Southern

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Southern Branch in Carrboro
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Families, Young Child

Is your baby the fastest crawler in Carrboro?