Programs in Numbers

Acompáñanos en Cuentacuentos con Sra. Clemente, un espacio de cuentos en español pensado para apoyar a los niños bilingües. Niños y sus cuidadores están invitados a disfrutar de cuentos en español con música, rimas y un tiempo de juego al final del evento.

Join us in Cuentacuentos (Spanish Storytime) with Sra. Clemente, a space for stories in Spanish designed to support bilingual children. Children and their caregivers are invited to enjoy stories in Spanish with music, rhymes, and time for open play at the end of the event.

Join Sra. Yelitza for storytime in Spanish!

Children and their caregivers are invited to participate in a 25-minute interactive program designed for toddlers up to early elementary entirely in Spanish that incorporates books, rhymes, music, and movement.

¡Únete a la Sra. Yelitza cada segundo sábado del mes para la hora del cuento en español! Niños y sus cuidadores están invitados a participar en un programa interactivo de 25 minutos, completamente en español, que incluye libros, rimas, música y movimiento.

Is the book always better than the movie? Come join us for an ongoing movie series based on book-to-film adaptations. Share your thoughts with others and find inspiration for your next read. Movie snacks will be offered for attendees. No reading is required, but always encouraged!

Please join us for John Carpenter's adaptation of The Thing during October's showing. Because the film is rated R, this event is for visitors 18+ only.

Join us for the October meeting of the library's cookbook club, which is all about baking! For this potluck-style event, we'll sign up for bread, cake, or dessert recipes from our featured cookbooks, now available to browse at the front desk of the Main Library and access digitally on hoopla. On the 17th, bring your dish to share and enjoy some delicious treats!

Our cookbook selections are:

Baking in the American South : 200 recipes and their untold stories, by Anne Byrn

Savory Baking, by Erin Jeanne McDowell

The Magnolia Bakery handbook. Volume 2, Icebox desserts, by Bobbie Lloyd

Registration is required for this event. We'll follow up to confirm your recipe after registration. If you have any questions ahead of the meeting, please call the library (919-245-2525; ask for Daniel) or email dlawrence@orangecountync.gov. While the event will start at 1:30 p.m., you are welcome to come set up any time after 1.

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 Library located at 137 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278.

Do you knit, crochet, or do other fiber work? Bring your project and join us at Main Library in Hillsborough for a Friendly Fiber Fridays. This is a fun meet up for fibercrafty folks with space for you to spread out, work, and chat with other crafters. The library has yarn available for anyone to take if they like, and patterns are available in the fibercraft section of adult nonfiction (in the 746s). Feel free to bring your morning coffee and snacks along.

This is an Artember program celebrating and displaying community-made art all September long at Main Library in Hillsborough. Click here to view all Artember events and register.

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 the public, and no registration is required. Call Maureen at 919.245.2535 or email msocha@orangecountync.gov with questions.

For reading selections and more information, visit the library's book club page.

Join us at The Drakeford Library Complex for storytime and playtime!

Starting at 10:30am, Southern Branch librarians will lead a 25 minute program with stories, songs, and movement for toddlers-preschoolers and their caregivers!

From 11am-12pm, continue the fun with Carrboro Rec and Park's playtime with lots of provided toys!

These events are free and require no registration.

Children must be supervised by their adult caretakers at all times.

Location: Various rooms on first floor of the Drakeford Library Complex--information desks can direct you!

Learn computer basics and earn a computer!

Thanks to grant funding from NCDIT, we’ll be able to give away a laptop computer to each patron who attend all four sessions. Classes will include basic computer and internet lessons.

Some of what we will discuss:

Computer basics

Digital Identity

Digital Well-being (including internet safety and scam awareness)

Using Email

Digital Relationships

Digital Safety

Using the internet to access important real life information (banking, medical records, etc)

Social Media

Computers are provided for the class! You do not need to bring your own.

If you need transportation to participate in this program, call Orange County Public Transportation at (919) 245-2008 at least 48 hours before to book a Demand Response ride. There is no fee associated with this service.

You must attend all four sessions to receive a computer. If you are going to have a conflict with one of these sessions, please contact Andrew, the instructor (contact info is in the sidebar).

This class can accommodate 10 students. The instructor will alert people on the waitlist when the class is offered again in the future. Please do not sign up for this class if you have already taken it.

The sessions are Thursdays at 1pm:
October 8
October15
October 22
October 29

Get ready to peel, stick, and create! Join us for a fun-filled craft program where kids will use colorful washi tape to design unique works of art and decorate fun projects to take home. This program is designed for kids in grades 3 - 5. No registration required.

Kids and their families, drop-in for crafting time!

Each week will have a new seasonal craft for families to enjoy together to add more fun to your library visits.

This week's craft is: Pipe Cleaner Spiders!

Program is designed for children to participate with the assistance of their adult family members on a drop-in basis, with instructions provided for self-led activities. Children must be supervised during library visits.

Join us for Yoga Storytime to foster a healthy mind, body, and heart! We will explore yoga through stories, songs, and play. Come move and groove from silly to calm. This program is designed for children ages 4-5, with a caregiver. Siblings are encouraged to join in the fun, too!

Get creative with sea glass! Teens will use colorful pieces of sea glass, markers, and doodling techniques to create their own unique works of art. No artistic experience necessary—just bring your creativity and have fun experimenting with shapes, colors, and designs.

Registration for this program is encouraged but not required

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. Show off your knowledge, compete for bragging rights, and connect with fellow trivia lovers—all while enjoying a lively atmosphere and local brews.

When: Wednesdays at 7:00 PM
Where: The Rookery, 115 W Margaret Ln, Hillsborough, NC 27278 (right beside the Main Library in Hillsborough!)
Audience: Adults only

No registration required. Come early to grab a seat and a drink!

This fall from September to November, the Main Library in Hillsborough is offering a beginning-level English class for adult speakers of other languages. Students will practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing in an interactive group environment.

Classes meet twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 to 11:00 a.m., starting Tuesday, September 1st. All classes are free, but registration is required. To sign up, please fill out our online registration form or call the library at 919-245-2525.

Location: Main Meeting Room (Room 116), 137 W Margaret Ln, Hillsborough NC 27278

If you have any questions, please contact Daniel Lawrence at dlawrence@orangecountync.gov.

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Desde septiembre hasta finales de noviembre, la biblioteca principal en Hillsborough ofrecerá una clase de inglés (nivel principiante) para hablantes de otros idiomas. Los estudiantes practicarán escuchar, hablar, leer, y escribir en un ambiente interactivo.

Las clases se reunen dos veces a la semana, martes y jueves de 9:30 a 11:00 de la mañana, empezando el 1 de septiembre. Las clases son gratuitas, pero se requiere inscribirse. Para apuntarse, rellene nuestro formulario en línea o llame la biblioteca al numero 919-245-2525.

Lugar: Sala de reuniones principal (Main Meeting Room, 116), 137 W Margaret Ln, Hillsborough NC 27278

Si tiene preguntas, escríbale a Daniel Lawrence (correo: dlawrence@orangecountync.gov)

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 invited to participate in a 25-minute interactive program that incorporates age-appropriate books, rhymes, music, and movement. Registration is not required.

*Storytime will be cancelled if the temperature is projected to be 32 degrees or below or there is heavy precipitation. Please check the library’s online calendar for up-to-date cancellation information.

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! For newborns up to walkers with their caregivers and siblings.

Location is inside the Southern Branch Library on the first floor of the Drakeford Library Complex in Carrboro, NC.

Do you want to try new things, but don't want to spend money on supplies for something you might not like? Like sampling a little of everything at a buffet, try out various hobbies with our free supplies and browse instructional books, to help weigh your options! We'll mostly have arts & crafts related supplies, but we'll have a broader range of books for learning about other hobbies. Stop by for as long or as little as you’d like; register if you want a reminder of the date.

Calling all curious kids! The Curiosity Crew is a program where Kindergarten–2nd graders can build, create, and discover through fun projects in art, science, and beyond. This week, we’ll make our very own kaleidoscopes and explore the world of butterflies—uncovering how their bright, symmetrical wings reflect patterns and light, just like a kaleidoscope!

Children may participate in this program independently or with their caregivers. Caregivers must remain inside the library for the duration of the program.

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.

This event is free and open to the public. Registration is encouraged but not required. For reading selections and more information, visit the library's book club page.

Main Library's Local History Help Drop-In Hours are most Mondays from 10am-1pm. Help by appointment at other times and on other days of the week can be requested. Help hours take place in the Local History Area on the second floor of Main Library located at 137 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278

Need help navigating the resources in our local history collection? The local history liaison can assist! Stop by on Mondays between 10am and 1pm or make an appointment using this form. Whether you're just browsing the section or you're wading through our materials for specific information, the local history liaison can help lead you to resources you need to further your research.

WonderKids is an exciting and engaging program designed to spark curiosity in older preschoolers through interactive, hands-on activities that explore the wonders of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. Each month we will read a story together and then dive into themed STEAM activities inspired by the book.

This month, we will have a pumpkin-themed day, with games, crafts, and an experiment that all use pumpkins (or pumpkin-related things) in some way. For children ages 4 & 5 with their caregivers. Siblings welcome.

Hotwheels Handspinners is an active group of fiber artists whose craft begins (mostly) at the spinning wheel, where we make yarn to knit, weave, crochet, felt, macrame, and more! We meet monthly at the Orange County Public Library's Main Branch in Hillsborough, and welcome spinners of all levels of expertise who have fiber to spin and something to spin it with. While the meeting room offers ample space for spinning wheels, we ask that you register in advance to help us properly prepare for each meeting.

Be on the lookout for occasional “Learn To Spin” gatherings for both adults and children, as well as an annual fiber swap. For inspiration, feel free to browse the library's collection of books on handspinning.

Registration in advance for this event is strongly recommended

Every year, vampires gather as the Court of Blood, where they must give Count Drakov his power through the Ritual of the Chalice of Darkness. When alliances, grudges, and dark motives shake up the Court of Blood for the first time in hundreds of years, what will your role be?

Join us for this spooky, vampire-themed murder mystery game to reveal (or conceal) what really happened.

You will be assigned a character to play, and given clues to figure out and leads to follow as you discuss with your fellow vampires.

Be wary: everyone has different reasons to act how they do, and some vampires don't want the truth to come out...

Join us for Grow Fresh Storytime!

Bring the kids for a fun, interactive read-along and a fresh local food tasting! We’ll explore the joy of seasonal eating together with activities for the kids and helpful resources for parents about food and exposing kids to nature.

Registration not required. This program is designed for children in grades K - 5.