Main Library in Hillsborough

9:00am-6:00pm

Main Library in Hillsborough
137 W. Margaret Lane
Hillsborough, NC 27278
United States

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Sun: 12:00pm-6:00pm

Mon-Thu: 10:00am-7:00pm

Fri-Sat: 9:00am-6:00pm

Southern Branch in Carrboro

9:00am-6:00pm

203 S. Greensboro St.
Carrboro, NC 27510
United States

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Sun: 12:00pm-6:00pm

Mon-Thu: 10:00am-7:00pm

Fri-Sat: 9:00am-6:00pm

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Time	Sun (6/08)	Mon (6/09)	Tue (6/10)	Wed (6/11)	Thu (6/12)	Fri (6/13)	Sat (6/14)
All Day	This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Young Child" group This event is in the "K - 2nd Grade" group This event is in the "3rd - 5th Grade" group This event is in the "Middle School" group This event is in the "High School" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Summer Reading for Kids, Teens, & Adults. June 7 – July 26 All Day 6/7–7/26 Families, Young Child, K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade, Middle School, High School, Adults, Everyone Offsite Offsite Event This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Young Child" group This event is in the "K - 2nd Grade" group This event is in the "3rd - 5th Grade" group This event is in the "Middle School" group This event is in the "High School" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Offsite Age Group: Families, Young Child, K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade, Middle School, High School, Adults, Everyone Program Type: Summer Reading Program Event Details: Join us for an exciting Summer Reading Program for Kids, Teens, and Adults! Join us at both Orange County Public Library branches for an amazing, colorful summer!
	This event is in the "Adults" group Story Quilt Activities Begin All Day Adults Main Library in Hillsborough This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough Age Group: Adults Program Type: Summer Reading Program Event Details: Story Quilt Activities \| Ongoing All June at Main Library \| Stop by the library and create a square for our community-made story quilt in honor of the late Faith Ringgold, artist, quilter, and author of the classic children'	This event is in the "Adults" group Library Bingo For Adults All Day Adults Main Library in Hillsborough This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough Age Group: Adults Program Type: Summer Reading Program Event Details: Adults, explore your library and its services this summer and enter to win prizes by playing Summer Reading Library Bingo June 7th - August 1st 2025 at Main Library in Hillsborough or Southern Branch Library in Carrboro!
		This event is in the "Adults" group Rate Your Summer Read for Adults Begins All Day Adults Main Library in Hillsborough This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough Age Group: Adults Program Type: Summer Reading Program Event Details: Adults! What books are you reading this summer? Are they any good? Through August 1st, stop by the front desk at Main Library and drop us a note to let us know!
10 am			This event is in the "Young Child" group Storytime at the Park 10:30am–11:00am Young Child Offsite Offsite Event This event is in the "Young Child" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Offsite Age Group: Young Child Program Type: Recurring, Storytime, Summer Reading Program 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.		This event is in the "Young Child" group Storytime at Southern Branch 10:30am–11:00am Young Child Southern Branch in Carrboro This event is in the "Young Child" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Southern Branch in Carrboro Age Group: Young Child Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Join us at the Southern Branch Library For a 25 minute program to support early literacy with stories, songs, and movement for toddlers-preschoolers with their caregivers!		This event is in the "High School" group This event is in the "Adults" group Writing Workshop: Beginning New Poems and Stories 10:00am–12:00pm High School, Adults Main Library in Hillsborough Closed Registrion Enabled This event is in the "High School" group This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough Room: Main Meeting Room 116 Age Group: High School, Adults Program Type: Summer Reading Program, Workshop & Classes Registrion Enabled Event Details: Writing Workshop: Beginning New Poems and Stories on Saturday, June 14th 2025 from 10am-12pm at Main Library located at 137 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC 27278. For adults. Youth aged 16 and up are also welcome. This event is in the "Adults" group The Local Legacy of the Reverend Doctor Pauli Murray (Southern Branch) 10:00am–1:30pm Adults Southern Branch in Carrboro This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Southern Branch in Carrboro Age Group: Adults Program Type: Cultural, Panel Discussions, Summer Reading Program Event Details: The Reverend Dr. Pauli Murray earned an impressive list of titles.
11 am		This event is in the "Young Child" group Baby Lapsit 11:00am–12:00pm Young Child Main Library in Hillsborough This event is in the "Young Child" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough Room: Main Meeting Room 116 Age Group: Young Child Program Type: Recurring, Storytime, Summer Reading Program 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.	This event is in the "Young Child" group Babytime at Southern Branch 11:00am–11:30am Young Child Southern Branch in Carrboro This event is in the "Young Child" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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!				This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Young Child" group Hora de Cuentos en Español - Storytime in Spanish! 11:00am–11:30am Families, Young Child Southern Branch in Carrboro This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Young Child" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.
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1 pm	This event is in the "High School" group This event is in the "Adults" group Sew Together 1:00pm–4:00pm High School, Adults Main Library in Hillsborough Closed Registrion Enabled This event is in the "High School" group This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough Room: Main Meeting Room 116 Age Group: High School, Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts Registrion Enabled 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.
2 pm						This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Juneteenth Events: Lunch & Film Discussion 2:00pm–5:00pm Adults, Everyone Main Library in Hillsborough Closed Registrion Enabled This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough Room: Main Meeting Room 116 Age Group: Adults, Everyone Program Type: Cultural, Movie, Summer Reading Program Registrion Enabled Event Details: Juneteenth Lunch & Film Discussion on Friday, June 13, 2025 from 2-5pm at Main Library in Hillsborough located at 137 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278. Join us for a midday gathering featuring a scr	This event is in the "Adults" group Books & Film Club \| To Wong Foo... (1995 Film) 2:00pm–4:00pm Adults Main Library in Hillsborough Closed Registrion Enabled This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough Room: Main Meeting Room 116 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club, Movie Registrion Enabled Event Details: In June for Pride Month, Books & Film Club is hosting a film screening of To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything!
3 pm			This event is in the "Middle School" group This event is in the "High School" group Open Play Switch, Summer Edition, Rising 7 - 12 Graders 3:00pm–5:00pm Middle School, High School Main Library in Hillsborough This event is in the "Middle School" group This event is in the "High School" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough Room: Teen Room Age Group: Middle School, High School Program Type: Games & Trivia Event Details: Join us for a special Summer Edition of Teen Room Open Play Switch on Tuesdays from June 10 - July 22! Disclaimer(s) 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.
4 pm		This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "K - 2nd Grade" group This event is in the "3rd - 5th Grade" group All things Beads - Kids @ OCPL Main 4:00pm–5:00pm Families, K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade Main Library in Hillsborough This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "K - 2nd Grade" group This event is in the "3rd - 5th Grade" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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, Summer Reading Program Event Details: The All Things Beads program is a fun, hands-on program for kids to explore different types of beads like pony beads, Perler beads, letter beads, and decorative beads.		This event is in the "K - 2nd Grade" group This event is in the "3rd - 5th Grade" group K-5th Collaborative Painting at Southern 4:00pm–4:45pm K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade Southern Branch in Carrboro This event is in the "K - 2nd Grade" group This event is in the "3rd - 5th Grade" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Southern Branch in Carrboro Room: Flex Space Age Group: K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Recently Completed K-5th Graders, are invited to Southern Branch library to work on a collaborative art project to be displayed in the library during our Rainbow of Possibilities Summer Reading program! This event is in the "Middle School" group This event is in the "High School" group Rainbow Scratch Art, Grades 6-12 4:30pm–5:30pm Middle School, High School Main Library in Hillsborough Closed Registrion Enabled This event is in the "Middle School" group This event is in the "High School" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough Room: Main Meeting Room 116 Age Group: Middle School, High School Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Recurring, Summer Reading Program Registrion Enabled Event Details: Unleash your creativity with Rainbow Scratch Art! In this hands-on program, you’ll start by layering bright, colorful designs before covering them with black paint. 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.	This event is in the "High School" group This event is in the "Adults" group Mending Circle at Southern Branch 4:30pm–6:30pm High School, Adults Southern Branch in Carrboro This event is in the "High School" group This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Southern Branch in Carrboro Room: Flex Space Age Group: High School, Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: BYOP (bring your own project) to our mending-focused sewing circle! Whether you're darning your socks, patching your jeans, or keeping your favorite jacket together by any means necessary, you're welcome to come and sew with fellow menders.
5 pm		This event is in the "Middle School" group This event is in the "High School" group Teen Crafting at Southern \| Tote Bag Painting 5:00pm–6:00pm Middle School, High School Southern Branch in Carrboro Closed Registrion Enabled This event is in the "Middle School" group This event is in the "High School" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Southern Branch in Carrboro Room: Flex Space Age Group: Middle School, High School Program Type: Summer Reading Program Registrion Enabled Event Details: Middle and Highschoolers, join us to paint a tote bag to keep! Snacks will be provided.			This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Young Child" group This event is in the "K - 2nd Grade" group This event is in the "3rd - 5th Grade" group Shepherd Shakespeare Presents... As You Like It 5:30pm–6:30pm Families, Young Child, K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade Main Library in Hillsborough This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Young Child" group This event is in the "K - 2nd Grade" group This event is in the "3rd - 5th Grade" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough Room: Main Meeting Room 116 Age Group: Families, Young Child, K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade Program Type: Performances, Summer Reading Program Event Details: Shakespeare’s As You Like It 🎭✨ Presented by Shepherd Shakespeare 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.		This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Young Child" group This event is in the "K - 2nd Grade" group This event is in the "3rd - 5th Grade" group This event is in the "Middle School" group This event is in the "High School" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Now Entering Alaska Time: A Fiddling and Storytelling Journey 5:00pm–7:00pm Families, Young Child, K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade, Middle School, High School, Adults, Everyone Main Library in Hillsborough Closed Registrion Enabled This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Young Child" group This event is in the "K - 2nd Grade" group This event is in the "3rd - 5th Grade" group This event is in the "Middle School" group This event is in the "High School" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough Room: Main Meeting Room 116 Age Group: Families, Young Child, K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade, Middle School, High School, Adults, Everyone Program Type: Performances, Summer Reading Program Registrion Enabled Event Details: Now Entering Alaska Time: A Fiddling and Storytelling Journey
6 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group Tuesday Evening Book Club x BLAC Fest 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults Main Library in Hillsborough Closed Registrion Enabled This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough Room: Main Meeting Room 116 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club Registrion Enabled Event Details: Tuesday Evening Book Club in collaboration with BLAC Fest hosts a discussion of best-selling biography,	This event is in the "Adults" group Books & Film Club \| Parable of the Sower (1993 Book) 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults Main Library in Hillsborough Closed Registrion Enabled This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library in Hillsborough Room: Main Meeting Room 116 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club Registrion Enabled Event Details: In June, Spotlight Books & Film Club at Main Library in Hillsborough is taking part in BLAC Fest and	This event is in the "Adults" group Not a Book Club 6:30pm–8:00pm Adults Online Event Register Registrion Enabled Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group Register Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Online Event Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club Registrion Enabled Event Details: Not a Book Club \| The next best thing to reading a good book is talking about it with your fellow readers. Join us online on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 6:30pm for an informal book discussion.
7 pm				This event is in the "Adults" group Get Carded: Trivia Nights at The Rookery 7:00pm–9:00pm Adults Offsite Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Offsite Age Group: Adults Program Type: Games & Trivia Event Details: 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. 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.