Events

Collect, color, create!

Visit the West Boulevard Library every month to collect Bookmark Buddies! 

This March, the Bookmark Buddies are celebrating the library's Community Read theme of Art Is... by highlighting the manga Blue…

Inspired by Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li, come to the West Boulevard Library and solve a mystery of stolen and forged artwork. Learn how real experts in the field of authentication tell original artwork from forgeries. 

The story:

Join our Community Read for Tots by listening to stories and extend learning through fingerpainting! Toddler/Preschoolers (3 & 4 year-olds) will create literacy-inspired art as they learn about colors and counting. 

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Babies experience brain stimulation through language and socialization. Engage your little one with new sights and sounds through books, songs, and rhymes. This program is designed for both babies and toddlers.In celebration of our…

Join the Mountain Island Branch staff as we explore educational topics and literacies designed for homeschool families. This program will be held on the third Tuesday of each month. Registration for each session will open three weeks in…

Join us on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 1pm for the Chapter Three book club! In March, we will be discussing Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li. This is the title for our Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Community Read Program. 

March is Women's History Month and Community Read for Charlotte Mecklenburg Library! Test your knowledge of women in the arts in a fun, low stakes environment, and learn something new. You can participate individually, in a pair,…

Calling all art lovers! Join us for open paint sessions as well celebrate our 2025 Community Read titles: The Dot by Peter Reynolds, and Art Club by Rashad Doucet.  Each Tuesday in March, kids will make art reflecting an important…

School-Age Celebration at the Mountain Island Branch

Come every Tuesday afternoon for all kinds of fun designed for kids aged 5-12! What will it be - a science experiment? A new game? Some kind of art project? Cooking? Join us for a new…

Join us at the Steele Creek Library the 3rd Tuesday of every month for a Teen Crafternoon! Relax with a crafty project and chill music while spending time with friends.

In February, we will be creating our own zines! Celebrate this year's…

"Paint with Me" is a free painting class at University City Library, led by artist Janeva Tyree. Participants will receive guided instruction on painting and learn various techniques to create their own unique masterpieces, which they…

Join us in this showing of "Harold and the Purple Crayon" as we celebrate this years Community Read theme: "Art is...".Inside of his book, adventurous Harold (Zachary Levi) can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows…

Want to express yourself through art or just want to come for a fun and chill painting program? Then, join us for our paint and sip at the Cornelius Library. There will be paint, easels, and canvases at the ready, and snacks and drinks will…

Have you ever wanted to learn to crochet? Come to this class to learn the basics of crochet. You will learn how to make a slip knot, make a chain, and begin a simple project.

Materials are provided, you may bring your own yarn and hook…

Come join other adults at this freestyle craft event! Everyone will have access to a pile of ridiculous craft and art material. The “worst” piece of art will win a hideously tacky trophy at the end of the night!

No registration required.

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Maker monthly encourages creative thinking and hands-on learning through artistic projects. Each month will feature a unique project.

This month we will be creating a mini painting. Use inspiration from known artists or bring an idea to life…

Want to learn more about art but feel like you don't have time? Join us on the third Wednesday of the month as we explore artists and works of art from a variety of times and traditions.

All knowledge levels welcome.

This program will…

Special Community Read Offering: Toy Theatre Performance of The DotWith support from Children's Theatre of Charlotte and Tom Burch, Associate Professor of Scenic Design at UNCC, who created and designed the original puppet show for CTC in…

Join us on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 2 pm for the Spies, Lies, and Alibis book club! In March, we will discuss The Recovery Agent by Janet Evanovich.

Looking for the book? You can place a hold here: The Recovery…