Event List

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Come and join us as we move and groove with your little ones! We will dance, sing, and play with musical instruments and props in this fun music and movement based storytime!

Kids (ages 2-9) and their families, come join us for a Bluey Bash. This will be an "open house" format.  Feel free to drop in between 4:30 and 6:00 PM to participate. 

Get a backstage pass with HCPLibrary's Behind the Scenes Hancock series. Next on our list is the historic H.J.

On this night, Friends of the Library members get first choice shopping the members-only preview sale, which includes gently-used books, audiobooks, DVDs, CDs, and video games.

Enjoy a family movie night at the historic Ricks Theater - on us! We'll be watching Wicked, Part One, on the newly upgraded movie screen at the H.J. Ricks Centre for the Arts.

Shop the Friends of the Library book sale, open to the public Friday through Monday. 

Come celebrate Thanksgiving and Gobble 'Til You Wobble with crafts, games, and more!!

Please register to be sure that enough is provided to all that participate!

Shop the Friends of the Library book sale, open to the public Friday through Monday. 

Shop the Friends of the Library book sale, open to the public Friday through Monday. 

This final day of the Friends of the Library book sale is clearance day. A standard paper grocery bag full of books sells for $3; a plastic grocery bag for $2. Or take home a whole box for $5! Bags and boxes are provided.

Join our on-staff genealogy and local history librarian for a casual "Genealogy Jam" session. Drop in to ask questions, get help researching online, or have an informal conversation about genealogy.

Youth of all ages are welcome! Program is drop-in; no registration required.

Kids (ages 2-3 1/2 with a caregiver), join us for stories, music, crafts, and lots of fun!

Welcome crafters! Join us this month as we each create and decorate a pomander ball. No experience is required and all skill levels are welcome! All materials will be provided.

Teen Storymakers is a creative writing club for strictly ages 12-17, no younger siblings.  

Kids (ages 5-11) do you love LEGOs? Come create masterpieces with us. Everyone will get scoops of Legos and a building plate. Finished creations will be put on display in the Children's Room.

Learn to make appetizers and mocktails for the holidays in this workshop by Culinary Adventures with Pam. You'll get to sample her creations and take home your own recipe booklet.

Babies (up to 24 months) and a caregiver, join us for Storytime fun that combines songs, rhymes, and stories.  When babies are read and sang to, they experience the rhythm and melody of language even before they understand the spoken or