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Tuesday Evening Book Club x BLAC Fest

Tuesday, June 10, 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.

Event Advertisement: Spotlight Books & Film Club Book Discussion of Parable of the Sower (More information is listed below in Event Details.)

Spotlight + BLAC Fest Read | Parable of the Sower

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Book Club
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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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:

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

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Not a Book Club

Thursday, June 12, 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, June 13, 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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Spotlight Film | To Wong Foo... (1995)

Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Book Club, Movie
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...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough
Room: Main Meeting Room 116
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Movie
Required
Seats Remaining: 60
Event Details:

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

Blue sky with clouds and trees in background, two children sitting on stacks of books next to informational text.

Hora de Cuentos en Español - Storytime in Spanish!

Saturday, June 14, 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!

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Closed for Juneteenth

All Day
Main Library in Hillsborough, Southern Branch in Carrboro, Online Event, Offsite

All library locations are closed Thursday June 19 for Juneteenth.

Closing
Branches:
Main Library in Hillsborough, Southern Branch in Carrboro, Online Event, Offsite
Description:

All library locations are closed Thursday June 19 for Juneteenth.

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Page Turners Book Club at the Seymour Center

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Offsite
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Page Turners Book Club takes place on the 3rd Friday of each month from 10-11am at the Seymour Center located at 2551 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516. The book cl...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Page Turners Book Club takes place on the 3rd Friday of each month from 10-11am at the Seymour Center located at 2551 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516. The book club is free, open to

Image of a book with a rose on top, next to a basket full of flowers. Text Carrboro Book Club every 4th Tuesday of the month at the Southern Branch Library, 203 S Greensboro St

4th Tuesday Carrboro Book Club

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Southern Branch in Carrboro
Program Type:
Book Club, Recurring
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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. You can pick up a copy of thi...

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Required
Library Branch: Southern Branch in Carrboro
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Recurring
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

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. You can pick up a copy of this month's book at the Southern Branch (while supplies last).

Event Advertisement: Financial Fitness (More information is listed below in Event Details.)

Financial Fitness

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Financial Fitness occurs on the Fourth Thursdays of the month from 11am-12:30pm at Main Library in Hillsborough located at 137 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC 27278. Regi...

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Required
Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough
Room: Main Meeting Room 116
Age Group: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Financial Fitness occurs on the Fourth Thursdays of the month from 11am-12:30pm at Main Library in Hillsborough located at 137 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC 27278. Registration is preferred.

Climate & Environment Action For All!

Climate & Environment Action For All!

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

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

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

Climate & Environment Action For All! |

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

Welcome to Medicare!

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
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?

Closed for Independence Day

All Day
Main Library in Hillsborough, Southern Branch in Carrboro, Online Event, Offsite

All library locations are closed Friday July 4 for Independence Day.

Closing
Branches:
Main Library in Hillsborough, Southern Branch in Carrboro, Online Event, Offsite
Description:

All library locations are closed Friday July 4 for Independence Day.

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First Monday Classics Book Club

Monday, July 7, 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...

Register
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:

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.

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Tuesday Evening Book Club

Tuesday, July 8, 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 ...

Register
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.

Advertisement: Not a Book Club (More information is listed below in Event Details.)

Not a Book Club

Thursday, July 10, 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 ...

Register
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, July 11, 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...

Register
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

Blue sky with clouds and trees in background, two children sitting on stacks of books next to informational text.

Hora de Cuentos en Español - Storytime in Spanish!

Saturday, July 12, 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!

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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.

Event Advertisement: Spotlight Books & Film Club Book Discussion of The Tainted Cup (More information is listed below in Event Details.)

Spotlight Book Discussion | The Tainted Cup

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Book Club
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...

Register
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:

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

Advertisement: Book Clubs (More information is listed below in Event Details.)

Page Turners Book Club at the Seymour Center

Friday, July 18, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Offsite
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Page Turners Book Club takes place on the 3rd Friday of each month from 10-11am at the Seymour Center located at 2551 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516. The book cl...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Page Turners Book Club takes place on the 3rd Friday of each month from 10-11am at the Seymour Center located at 2551 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516. The book club is free, open to

Image of a book with a rose on top, next to a basket full of flowers. Text Carrboro Book Club every 4th Tuesday of the month at the Southern Branch Library, 203 S Greensboro St

4th Tuesday Carrboro Book Club

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Southern Branch in Carrboro
Program Type:
Book Club, Recurring
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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. You can pick up a copy of thi...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Southern Branch in Carrboro
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Recurring
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

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. You can pick up a copy of this month's book at the Southern Branch (while supplies last).

Librarian Work Week | Youth Program Break

All Day 7/28 - 8/8
Main Library in Hillsborough
Age Group:
Families, Young Child, K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade, Middle School, High School
Event Details:

Our library staff at both locations are preparing for Summer Reading! There will be no Youth or Teen programs July 27--August 8th at Orange County Public Libraries.

Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough
Age Group: Families, Young Child, K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade, Middle School, High School
Event Details:

Our library staff at both locations are preparing for Summer Reading! 

There will be no Youth or Teen programs July 27--August 8th at Orange County Public Libraries.

Advertisement: Book Clubs (More information is listed below in Event Details.)

First Monday Classics Book Club

Monday, August 4, 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...

Register
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:

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.

Sew Together

Sunday, August 10, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
High School, Adults
Event Details:

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...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough
Room: Main Meeting Room 116
Age Group: High School, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

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.