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Dungeons & Dragons: An Introduction for Adults and Older Teens

2:00pm - 5:45pm
North Regional Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 15-18 Years, 19+ Years
Program Type: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Learn the basics about the popular roleplaying game. This newbie friendly group is in the middle of an ongoing campaign, but you can still join up. If you don't have a character, we'll give you a pre-generated one. 

Mario-Mania

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Headquarters Library
Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Room: Teen Space (HQU)
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Games & Activities
Event Details:

Your childhood dreams are calling - it's time to dive back into the magical Mushroom Kingdom with Mario-Mania! This epic collection lets you re-live your favorite Mario adventures and create new memories.

Operation: Code Breakers

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Hope Mills Community Library
Library Branch: Hope Mills Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (HPM)
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Learn the art of creating and solving coded messages and combine them with the power of computer science to write programs that encrypt and decrypt secret messages with Code Ninjas. For ages 10 and up. 

Pressed Petals

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Headquarters Library
Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Room: Teen Space (HQU)
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Add a touch of nature to your reading experience by creating a one-of-a-kind bookmark using pressed flowers. 

For more information about this program, please call (910) 483-7727 ext. 1361. 

Dungeons and Dragons - Spiral

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Hope Mills Community Library
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Hope Mills Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (HPM)
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Calling all heroes, mages, wanderers, scoundrels and goblins! Join the party and play 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons with Dungeon Master Taylor. We will be meeting every Thursday. 

Teen Program: Escape the Alien Planet

5:00pm - 6:00pm
North Regional Library
Library Branch: North Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (NRL)
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Games & Activities
Event Details:

In this Sci-Fi Escape Room for teens, you are stranded on an uninhabitable alien planet.

End of School Pop Culture Bash

2:30pm - 4:30pm
Bordeaux Community Library
Library Branch: Bordeaux Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (BOR)
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities
Event Details:

School's out for the summer! Celebrate a completed school year with trivia, games, crafts and snacks. 

For more information about this program, please call (910) 483-7727 ext. 1381. 

Become a YouTuber

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Spring Lake Community Library
Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (SPL)
Age Group: 15-18 Years, 19+ Years
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Let's create a YouTube Channel! Join us to develop your YouTube skills and create and customize your own YouTube channel complete with unique channel art, video thumbnails, uploads and more with Code Ninjas! For ages 15 and up. 

Closed for Memorial Day

All Day 5/26 - 5/27
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Headquarters Library, Bordeaux Community Library, Cliffdale Regional Library, East Regional Library, Hope Mills Community Library, North Regional Library, Spring Lake Community Library, West Regional Library, Off Site, Virtual

ESL @ BOR

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Bordeaux Community Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Bordeaux Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (BOR)
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years, 19+ Years
Program Type: Culture & Entertainment
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Enjoy a supportive, structured environment for participants to follow the curriculum and exercises provided by Transparent Language for English for speakers of other languages.

Adult Coloring

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Hope Mills Community Library
Library Branch: Hope Mills Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (HPM)
Age Group: 15-18 Years, 19+ Years, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Come and enjoy a relaxing, peaceful atmosphere while you color and take away some stress. 

For more information about this program, please call (910) 483-7727 ext. 1435. 

Dungeons and Dragons - Desolation

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Hope Mills Community Library
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Hope Mills Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (HPM)
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Calling all heroes, mages, wanderers, scoundrels and goblins! Join the party and play 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons with Dungeon Master Taylor. We will be meeting every Thursday. 

Summer Reading Field Day 🌞📖

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Cliffdale Regional Library
Library Branch: Cliffdale Regional Library
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Join us for a day of fun in the sun. Come play games, read a book, learn with new technology and more.

"Eeveelutions" Scavenger Hunt

All Day
Headquarters Library
Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, All Ages
Program Type: Games & Activities, Self-Directed Activity
Event Details:

Eevee the Pokemon and all of their evolutions, nine (9) in total, are loose in the children's area of the library! Help us locate them and return to the children's desk for a prize! 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Library Summer Reading: The Hunt for the Avatar (and Their Friends)

All Day
West Regional Library
Library Branch: West Regional Library
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years
Program Type: Games & Activities, Self-Directed Activity
Event Details:

The hunt for the Avatar begins! Come find the members of Team Avatar hidden across our location for prizes and, most importantly, the chance to reclaim your HONOR! 

This program will run from June 1-30. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Paper Poppy Pop-Up

All Day
Headquarters Library
Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Self-Directed Activity
Event Details:

A stroll through the land of Oz takes you through a field of poppies so create one of your own. Follow the instructions and make a paper poppy. The flowers can be displayed at the library or you may take them home. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Pirate Flag Art Challenge

All Day
Headquarters Library
Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Age Group: 0-5 Years, 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Self-Directed Activity
Event Details:

You are the creator of your own adventure as you create a pirate flag! You can use crayons at the library or you can use materials at home and bring your creation back to the library. 

Please return to the library by June 29. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Intro to Web Development

2:00pm - 4:00pm
West Regional Library
Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (WRL)
Age Group: 15-18 Years, 19+ Years
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Are you ready to build your own website? You will gain a foundational understanding of HTML and CSS as you create your very own website with Code Ninjas! For ages 15 and up. 

Adventure Playlist

All Day
Cliffdale Regional Library
Library Branch: Cliffdale Regional Library
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Games & Activities, Self-Directed Activity
Event Details:

Let's have an adventure in music! 

Teen Engineers LEGO Program

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Spring Lake Community Library
Library Branch: Spring Lake Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (SPL)
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Come mix LEGOs and robotics with us. We will be combining Cubelets and LEGOs to see what we can create and then testing them to see what they can do. 

For more information about this program, please call (910) 483-7727 ext. 1459.

Epic Escapes: Virtual National Park Tours

10:45am - 12:00pm
Headquarters Library
Library Branch: Headquarters Library
Room: Story Time Area (HQU)
Age Group: 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years, All Ages
Program Type: Culture & Entertainment, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Join us for on an epic adventure as we virtually tour some of America’s famous national parks with Wilderness Inquiry. Come on all of our adventures and you can collect some unique souvenir's. Ages 10-17. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Tabletop Tuesdays: Dungeons and Dragons - Session 0

4:00pm - 6:00pm
West Regional Library
Library Branch: West Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (WRL)
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Games & Activities
Event Details:

Adventure is calling... and we're looking for a party! Whether you have a sword, a bow, an axe or other weapon to lend to the cause, join us the first Tuesday of each month for Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition. 

Dungeons and Dragons One-Shot Special (part 1)

2:00pm - 6:00pm
Hope Mills Community Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Hope Mills Community Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (HPM)
Age Group: 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Calling all adventurers! Join us for a special Dungeons and Dragons event. Special guest Game Master Christie will be here for two sessions to run an exciting adventure.

ChAoS CrEAtOrs STEAM Club: Paper Circuit Art

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Cliffdale Regional Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cliffdale Regional Library
Room: Meeting/Activity Room (CLF)
Age Group: 6-11 Years, 12-14 Years, 15-18 Years
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Who doesn't enjoy a little chaos? 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.