Event List

Learn computer basics and earn a computer!

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

March 24th, 2026 is American Diabetes Association Alert Day!

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

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!

Calling all curious kids! Become junior detectives this week and learn how to crack simple codes, create your own secret decoders, and write invisible messages!

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!

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

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.

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.

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

Join us at The Drakeford Library Complex for storytime and playtime!

Starting at 10:30am, Southern Branch librarians will lead a 25 minute program with stories, songs, and movement for toddlers-preschoolers a

Create It! Open Art Studio

Kids will explore different materials and techniques through hands-on, process-based art. Create at your own pace, at a variety of open art stations. Designed for kids in grades 3 - 5.

Try something different and break out of perfectionism with prompts to spark random, creative ideas! Experienced artists and complete novices are all welcome.

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

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

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. 

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.

Bring your tech troubles to helpful, skilled tutors with Community Workshop Series from the UNC School of Information and Library Science.

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.

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

Join death doula Regan Wendell

Have you ever wondered how librarians create book recommendation lists? Are you searching for an item that’s not just hard to find at the library, but hard to find anywhere?