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Event Advertisement: Spotlight Books & Film Club Poetry Reading (More information is listed below in Event Details.)

Spotlight Books & Film Club | Community Poetry Reading

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Author Events, Performances
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Spotlight Books & Film Club at Main Library in Hillsborough alternates book discussions and film viewings with light discussion. The theme of each book or film we read/watch &a...

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Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough
Room: Main Meeting Room 116
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Events, Performances
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Seats Remaining: 49
Event Details:

Spotlight Books & Film Club at Main Library in Hillsborough alternates book discussions and film viewings with light discussion.

Event Advertisement: Dig Deeper With Us Gardening Series (More information is listed below in Event Details.)

Dig Deeper With Us Gardening Series

Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Workshop & Classes
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Dig Deeper with Us Gardening Series | Join the Orange County Master Gardeners for a series of gardening lectures and workshops and pick up free seeds. Occurring on select third Sun...

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Required
Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough
Room: Main Meeting Room 116
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Workshop & Classes
Required
Seats Remaining: 52
Event Details:

Dig Deeper with Us Gardening Series | Join the Orange County Master Gardeners for a series of gardening lectures and workshops and pick up free seeds.

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Climate & Environment Action For All! | April 2025

All Day
Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Families, High School, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Climate & Environment Action For All! | April 2025Main Library's Climate & Environment Action For All! station is an initiative by Orange County Public Library, the Town of...

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

Climate & Environment Action For All! | April 2025

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Baby Lapsit

Monday, April 28, 2025 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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Event Advertisement: Seed Share (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, High School, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Seed Share - | Share health, hope, and joy by planting seeds of wildflowers native and naturalized to our area. While supplies last, get seeds for a different plant each month from...

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

Seed Share - | Share health, hope, and joy by planting seeds of wildflowers native and naturalized to our area.

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Storytime at the Park

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Offsite
Program Type:
Recurring, Storytime
Age Group:
Young Child
Event Details:

Join us for songs and stories at the Farmers' Market Pavilion in downtown Hillsborough, 140 E. Margaret Lane.  Children from walkers to age 5 and their caregivers are inv...

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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Babytime at Southern Branch

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Southern Branch in Carrboro
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Young Child
Event Details:

Join us in the kid's area of the Southern Branch LibraryFor a 20 minute early literacy program for babies with stories, rhymes, bounces, and songs! For newborns up to walkers with ...

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!

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Teen Advisory Group Meeting, Grades 8-12

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Room at Main Library in Hillsborough
Age Group:
Middle School, High School
Event Details:

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. For more information, please see o...

Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Event Details:

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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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.

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Digital Art - Kids @ OCPL Main

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Recurring, Technology Program
Age Group:
Families, K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade
Event Details:

Digital Art.Grab an iPad and express your creativity!  We will turn the ordinary photos you take with an iPad into works of art. Be silly, have fun and learn a little bit...

Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough
Room: Main Meeting Room 116
Age Group: Families, K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Recurring, Technology Program
Event Details:

Digital Art.

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Dads Playgroup

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:30am
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Recurring
Age Group:
Young Child
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 ...

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

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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.

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

Baby Lapsit

Monday, May 5, 2025 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.

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First Monday Classics Book Club

Monday, May 5, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
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 in Hillsborough. The club discusses classic books in a...

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Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough
Room: Main Meeting Room 116
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 40
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 in Hillsborough. The club discusses classic books in a light atmosphere.

Event Advertisement: Seed Share (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, High School, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Seed Share - | Share health, hope, and joy by planting seeds of wildflowers native and naturalized to our area. While supplies last, get seeds for a different plant each month from...

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

Seed Share - | Share health, hope, and joy by planting seeds of wildflowers native and naturalized to our area.

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

Storytime at the Park

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Offsite
Program Type:
Recurring, Storytime
Age Group:
Young Child
Event Details:

Join us for songs and stories at the Farmers' Market Pavilion in downtown Hillsborough, 140 E. Margaret Lane.  Children from walkers to age 5 and their caregivers are inv...

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.

Event Advertisement: Welcome to Medicare! (More information is listed below in Event Details.)

Welcome to Medicare!

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Workshop & Classes
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Welcome to Medicare! Are you turning 65, eligible for Medicare and feeling overwhelmed by all the information “bombarding” you? The Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Progr...

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?

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Mini DIY Zen Gardens, Grades 6-12

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Recurring
Age Group:
Middle School, High School
Event Details:

DIY Mini Zen Gardens 🌿✨Relax, unwind, and get creative by making your own Mini Zen Garden! Choose colorful sand, arrange small rocks and decorations, and use a mini rake to design ...

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Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough
Room: Main Meeting Room 116
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Recurring
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

DIY Mini Zen Gardens 🌿✨

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.

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Fun with Nature: Kids @ OCPL Main

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Recurring
Age Group:
Families, K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade
Event Details:

Celebrate the beauty of spring with a hands-on nature-inspired art session! Participants are invited to create their own Nature Crowns using flowers, leaves, and ribbon, then explo...

Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough
Room: Main Meeting Room 116
Age Group: Families, K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Recurring
Event Details:

Celebrate the beauty of spring with a hands-on nature-inspired art session! Participants are invited to create their own Nature Crowns using flowers, leaves, and ribbon, then explore Nature Painting with real leaves, pinecones, and petals.

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Not a Book Club

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Online Event
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Not a Book Club | The next best thing to reading a good book is talking about it with our fellow readers. Join us online on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 6:30pm for an informal ...

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Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Online Event
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 233
Event Details:

Not a Book Club | The next best thing to reading a good book is talking about it with our fellow readers. Join us online on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 6:30pm for an informal book discussion.

Event Advertisement: Writers Critique Group (More information is listed below in Event Details.)

Writers Critique Group

Friday, May 9, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Workshop & Classes
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Writers Critique Group on select Fridays from 10:30am-12pm at Orange County Public Library's Main Library located at 137 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC 27278Gather with us as...

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Required
Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough
Room: Main Meeting Room 116
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop & Classes
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Writers Critique Group on select Fridays from 10:30am-12pm at Orange County Public Library's Main Library located at 137 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC 27278

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Dads Playgroup

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:30am
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Recurring
Age Group:
Young Child
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 ...

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

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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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Hora de Cuentos en Español - Storytime in Spanish!

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:00pm - 11:30pm
Southern Branch in Carrboro
Program Type:
Recurring, Storytime
Age Group:
Families, Young Child
Event Details:

Join Sra. Yelitza every 2nd Saturday of the month for storytime in Spanish! Children from 0 to age 4 and their caregivers are invited to participate in a 25-minute interactive prog...

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

Join Sra. Yelitza every 2nd Saturday of the month for storytime in Spanish!

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.

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

Baby Lapsit

Monday, May 12, 2025 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.

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

Storytime at the Park

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Offsite
Program Type:
Recurring, Storytime
Age Group:
Young Child
Event Details:

Join us for songs and stories at the Farmers' Market Pavilion in downtown Hillsborough, 140 E. Margaret Lane.  Children from walkers to age 5 and their caregivers are inv...

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.

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Tuesday Evening Book Club

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The Tuesday Evening Book Club is a Community Member-Led book club which meets the on 2nd Tuesdays of the month at 6:30pm at Main Library in Hillsborough. The club discusses a wide ...

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Required
Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough
Room: Main Meeting Room 116
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Event Details:

The Tuesday Evening Book Club is a Community Member-Led book club which meets the on 2nd Tuesdays of the month at 6:30pm at Main Library in Hillsborough. The club discusses a wide variety of popular and interesting books in a light atmosphere.