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Orange County Public Library

Library Events

Find programs, classes, and community events at the Main Library in Hillsborough and the Southern Branch in Carrboro.

Coming Up at the Library

Browse the next events on the Orange County Public Library calendar. Select an event for full details, location, and registration information when required.

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Families Young Child K - 2nd Grade 3rd - 5th Grade

Drop-in Kid's Craft: Decorate a Pumpkin!

Southern Branch in Carrboro

Kids and their families are invited to decorate a paper pumpkin to be added to our community pumpkin patch display on the circula…

Adults

Write A Two Sentence Horror Story

Southern Branch in Carrboro

At your visit to the library, tell a spooky story in only two sentences: one to establish

Families Young Child K - 2nd Grade 3rd - 5th Grade Everyone

Visit Southern's Spooky LEGO Village

Southern Branch in Carrboro

Visit the chapter book section in the Southern Branch kid's area to see the Spooky-themed LEGO creations built by local kids at o…

Main Meeting Room 116 Reservation

Thursday, October 15, 2026 · 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough

For Government 101 session on the town budget. (Citizens Academy)

Adults

Morning Friendly Fiber Fridays Meet-Up

Friday, October 16, 2026 · 9:00am - 10:30am

Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough

Friendly Fiber Fridays Meet-Up | First and third Fridays of the month from 9am to 10:30am and Second Fridays from 1-3pm at Main L…

Adults

Page Turners Book Club at the Seymour Center

Friday, October 16, 2026 · 10:00am - 11:00am

Offsite

Page Turners Book Club takes place on the 3rd Friday of each month from 10-11am at the Seymour Center located at 2551 Homestead R…

Families Young Child K - 2nd Grade 3rd - 5th Grade

Cuentacuentos: Spanish Storytime @ Main

Saturday, October 17, 2026 · 10:00am - 11:00am

Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough

Acompáñanos en Cuentacuentos con Sra. Clemente, un espacio de cuentos en español pensado para apoyar a los niños bilingües.

Families Young Child K - 2nd Grade

Hora de Cuentos en Español - Storytime in Spanish!

Saturday, October 17, 2026 · 10:30am - 11:00am

Southern Branch in Carrboro

Adults

Shelf to Screen Film Club

Saturday, October 17, 2026 · 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Southern Meeting Room 114 at Southern Branch in Carrboro

Is the book always better than the movie? Come join us for an ongoing movie series based on book-to-film adaptations. Share your …

Adults

Cook the Book presents: the Great Main Library Bake Off!

Saturday, October 17, 2026 · 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Main Meeting Room 116 at Main Library in Hillsborough

Join us for the October meeting of the library's cookbook club, which is all about baking!

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By the Numbers

A Busy Calendar

927
events listed in the last 12 months
17.8
average events per week
2,734
events listed since 2022

Where and when the library's programs happen, who they are for, the standing traditions, and the full searchable record since February 2022: Programs in Numbers →

Two mice reading back to back against a leaf, with the hand-lettered words Friends of the Orange County Public Library
Illustration by Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell, gifted to the Friends 2026