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Craft Night

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Teens, Adults
Craft
Location: Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Craft

Craft Night

Create with company! Bring in a project you're working on — whether it's knitting, crocheting, drawing, painting, scrapbooking, or any other creative endeavor. Want to try something different? Each month, library staff will lead a guided project. Basic supplies provided, BYO for specific projects. Sip tea, groove to music, and meet fellow crafters. 

Event Details:

January Project: Embroidered Patches

Things to Know

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Photography

We frequently take photos and videos at our events. Here's what we do with them.

Tech Tutoring Appointments Available

All Day
Adults, Everyone
Technology Class
Location: Library
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Technology Class
Event Details:

Follow this link to schedule an appointment.

Schedule a tech tutoring appointment for personalized help with knowledgeable Chapel Hill Public Library s

Family Story Time

10:15am - 10:45am
Kids
Story Time
Location: Library
Room: Kids' Program Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Story Time

Family Story Time

30 minutes of stories, songs, rhymes, and movement for the whole family.

For ages 2 +.

Things to Know

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Photography

We frequently take photos and videos at our events. Here's what we do with them.

CWS Spring 2025: Drop-in Tech Help

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Technology Class
Sign-Up Open
Registration
Location: Library
Room: Tech Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Join us for free computer workshops and drop-in tech help with instructors from the UNC School of Information and Library Science, every Thursday from 11-12 in the Tech Lab. 

Victors, Villains, Vixens, and Victims: Over One Hundred Years of African American Cinema

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Special Events
Sign-Up Open
Registration
Location: Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 99
Event Details:

Whether orally, with the written word or through visual media, the stories we tell are a reflection of how we see ourselves and how we see the world.

Things to Know

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Photography

We frequently take photos and videos at our events. Here's what we do with them.

Baby Open Play

10:00am - 12:00pm
Kids
Location: Library
Room: Kids' Program Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Details:

Drop in to play and meet some new friends! 

Things to Know

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Photography

We frequently take photos and videos at our events. Here's what we do with them.

Tech Tutoring Appointments Available

All Day
Adults, Everyone
Technology Class
Location: Library
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Technology Class
Event Details:

Follow this link to schedule an appointment.

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Ballet & Books

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Kids
Special Events
Sign-Up Closed
Registration
Location: Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Special Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Ballet and Books is a national, non-profit organization striving to reduce the literacy gap through the hybrid storytelling of dance and reading. The program is once a week for 8 weeks.

Things to Know

Photography

We frequently take photos and videos at our events. Here's what we do with them.

Sunday STEAM

3:00pm - 3:45pm
Kids
STEAM
Sign-Up Open
Registration
Location: Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14

Sunday STEAM

Join us for a variety of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math activities!

For grades K - 5.

Event Details:

Today's Topic: Neuroscience with UNC STEAMHEALS

Things to Know

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Photography

We frequently take photos and videos at our events. Here's what we do with them.

Food Allergy

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Tech Tutoring Appointments Available

All Day
Adults, Everyone
Technology Class
Location: Library
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Technology Class
Event Details:

Follow this link to schedule an appointment.

Schedule a tech tutoring appointment for personalized help with knowledgeable Chapel Hill Public Library s

Tech Tutoring Appointments Available

All Day
Adults, Everyone
Technology Class
Location: Library
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Technology Class
Event Details:

Follow this link to schedule an appointment.

Schedule a tech tutoring appointment for personalized help with knowledgeable Chapel Hill Public Library s

Thinking with Philosophy with the UNC-Chapel Hill Philosophy Department

2:15pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Special Events
Location: Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Events
Event Details:

Explore life’s most pressing questions alongside students from diverse life stages and backgrounds in this Spring 2025 series offered by the Philosophy Department at UNC-Chapel Hill in partnership with Chapel Hill Pub

Things to Know

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Photography

We frequently take photos and videos at our events. Here's what we do with them.

Kids Chess Club

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kids
Special Events
Location: Library
Room: Kids' Program Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Special Events
Event Details:

Our chess club invites kids of all skill levels for friendly, open play.

Things to Know

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Photography

We frequently take photos and videos at our events. Here's what we do with them.

Tech Tutoring Appointments Available

All Day
Adults, Everyone
Technology Class
Location: Library
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Technology Class
Event Details:

Follow this link to schedule an appointment.

Schedule a tech tutoring appointment for personalized help with knowledgeable Chapel Hill Public Library s

Tech Help @ The Seymour Senior Center

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Special Events
Offsite Event
Location: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Events

Tech Help @ The Seymour Center

We'll be bringing our staff for Tech Help to the Seymour Center once a month. Need a hand using your smartphone? Have questions about new technology or setting up online accounts? Need help downloading an eBook? Unsure how to navigate social media?
Chapel Hill Public Library staff will be available to answer questions and help with your tech needs! 

CWS Spring 2025: Health Information Literacy

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Technology Class
Sign-Up Open
Registration
Location: Library
Room: Tech Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Join us for free computer workshops and drop-in tech help with instructors from the UNC School of Information and Library Science, every Thursday from 11-12 in the Tech Lab. 

Star Party

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Kids, Everyone
Explore More
Location: Library
Age Group: Kids, Everyone
Program Type: Explore More
Event Details:

Find your place in space!

Things to Know

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Photography

We frequently take photos and videos at our events. Here's what we do with them.

Tech Tutoring Appointments Available

All Day
Adults, Everyone
Technology Class
Location: Library
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Technology Class
Event Details:

Follow this link to schedule an appointment.

Schedule a tech tutoring appointment for personalized help with knowledgeable Chapel Hill Public Library s

Ballet & Books

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Kids
Special Events
Sign-Up Closed
Registration
Location: Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Special Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Ballet and Books is a national, non-profit organization striving to reduce the literacy gap through the hybrid storytelling of dance and reading. The program is once a week for 8 weeks.

Things to Know

Photography

We frequently take photos and videos at our events. Here's what we do with them.

Bird Watch

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Everyone
Explore More
Location: Library
Room: Terrace
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Explore More
Event Details:

Grab your binoculars and join us on the library terrace to contribute to science at Bird Watch.

Leyendo con El Centro

11:00am - 12:00pm
Kids
Special Events, Special Story Times
Location: Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Special Events, Special Story Times
Event Details:

Join El Centro Hispano for a series of reading group sessions for preschool children (ages 0-5) at Chapel Hill Public Library.

Things to Know

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Photography

We frequently take photos and videos at our events. Here's what we do with them.

Medicare Basics

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Location: Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Adults

Medicare Basics

Are you turning 65, and eligible for Medicare? Do you feel overwhelmed by all the information "bombarding" you? Learn about Medicare - and all its parts. Whether you are retiring soon, already retired or continuing to work, you’ll get valuable information including how and when to enroll, potential penalties for late enrollment, Medicare’s costs, benefits and options. 

SHIIP, the Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program, is a division of the North Carolina Department of Insurance that offers free, objective information about all aspects of Medicare. Offered in partnership with Orange County Department on Aging.

Registration is required. Please call 919-968-2070 to register.

Things to Know

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Photography

We frequently take photos and videos at our events. Here's what we do with them.

Tech Tutoring Appointments Available

All Day
Adults, Everyone
Technology Class
Location: Library
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Technology Class
Event Details:

Follow this link to schedule an appointment.

Schedule a tech tutoring appointment for personalized help with knowledgeable Chapel Hill Public Library s