July Adult Programs
July Young Adult Programs
July Children's Programs
August Adult Programs
August Young Adult Programs
August Children's Programs
- July 3-8: No storytimes or reading log checks this week.
- July 4: Libraries Closed
- July 5: Needlework in the Morning - VPL 10am-Noon
- July 6: Pillow Craft with Me, You, and Some Glue - VPL 6pm - Pre-registration Required
- July 8: Exit Strategy Challenge - Trip to Charlotte: 8am-Noon - Pre-registration Required
- July 8: Tea Pot Craft with Me, You, and Some Glue - MPL 2pm - Pre-registration Required
- July 10: Pillow Craft with Me, You, and Some Glue - CBH 6pm - Pre-registration Required
- July 10: YA Mos Eisley Cantina, Movie, and Game Night - Board Games, Snacks, and Movie (A New Hope): MPL 5:30-8:00pm
- July 11: Movies in the Morning - Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows (PG-13): VPL 10am
- July 11: YA Sign Up Program - (Star)Shipwreck Archaeology with JOARA: VPL 6-8pm - Pre-registration Required
- July 12: Playgroup - for kids birth-age 3 and a caregiver: MPL 11am
- July 12: Family Movie Matinee - Trolls: MPL 2pm
- July 12: Family Movie Matinee - The BFG: VPL 2pm
- July 12: YA Swim and Bowling Night - 7-9pm at Valdese Recreation Center
- July 13: YA Sign Up Program - Trip to Catawba Science Center: 9:30am-3:00pm - Pre-registration Required
- July 14: Needlework in the Morning - MPL 10am-Noon
- July 14: STEM Makerspace - MPL 3pm
- July 14: STEM Makerspace - VPL 3pm
- July 14: YA Friday Craft - Light Saber String Lights: CBH 10:30am-Noon
- July 15: High Tea - MPL 4pm - Pre-registration Required
- July 15: Birds of Prey - Live Animals!: CBH 10am, VPL 1pm, MPL 3:30pm
- July 17: Movies at Grace Ridge - 2pm Grace Ridge - Open to the Public
- July 17: Family Movie Night - The Lego Batman Movie: CBH 6pm
- July 17: YA Jedi and Self-Defense Training - with Mike Logan and Quest for Life: 10am-Noon at MPL
- July 18: Book Discussion at VPL - All The Missing Girls: VPL 10am
- July 18: Outdoor Movie - Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl: 8:30pm (Sunset) at MPL - Open to all ages.
- July 19: Needlework in the Morning - VPL 10am-Noon
- July 19: Playgroup - for kids birth-age 3 and a caregiver: MPL 11am
- July 19: Family Movie Matinee - The Secret Life of Pets: MPL 2pm
- July 19: Family Movie Matinee - Kung Fu Panda 3: VPL 2pm
- July 20: YA Sign Up Program - Lake James Swim and Paddle: 10am-4pm - Pre-registration Required
- July 21: STEM Makerspace - MPL 3pm
- July 21: STEM Makerspace - VPL 3pm
- July 21: YA Friday Craft - Galactic T-Shirts: VPL 10:30am-Noon
- July 22: Scrapbooking at CBH - 10am CBH - Pre-registration Required
- July 22: Tea Time - 1pm at MPL - Pre-registration Required
- July 22: Project Kindness - MPL 2:30-4pm
- July 22: YA Sign Up Program - Cosmic Canvas Painting Party: CBH Noon-2pm - Pre-registration Required
- July 24: Mixed Media Monday - MPL 6pm - Pre-registration Required
- July 24: Family Night with JOARA - Cookie Excavation: CBH 6pm
- July 24: YA Sign Up Program - Wookie Cookie and Ewok Edibles Candy Making Workshop with My Local Bakery: 10am-Noon - Pre-registration Required
- July 25: Christmas Canvas Scrapbooking - VPL 6pm - Pre-registration Required
- July 26: Playgroup - for kids birth-age 3 and a caregiver: MPL 11am
- July 26: Family Movie Matinee - Monster Trucks: MPL 2pm
- July 26: Family Movie Matinee - Monster Trucks: VPL 2pm
- July 27: YA Pizza and Prize Night - 6-8pm at Catawba Meadows Shelter No. 1
- July 28: Needlework in the Morning - MPL 10am-Noon
- July 28: Murder Mystery Dinner Theater - 6pm at CoMMA - $20 per person, tickets available through CoMMA
- July 28: STEM Makerspace - MPL 3pm
- July 28: STEM Makerspace - VPL 3pm
- July 29: Touch a Truck - 9am-Noon in the Rural King Parking Lot (9am-10am is a sensory safe time)
- August 1: Ceramic Plate Craft - with Me, You, and Some Glue: VPL 6pm - Pre-registration Required
- August 2: Needlework in the Morning - VPL 10am-Noon
- August 2: Clean Out the Craft Closet - Kids Crafts!: VPL 2pm
- August 7: Painting Party - MPL 6pm - Pre-registration Required
- August 7: Summer Craft Clearance - MPL 5:30-7:30pm
- August 9: Family Movie Matinee - Mary Poppins: VPL 2pm
- August 11: Needlework in the Morning - MPL 10am-Noon
- August 11: Movie Night at Grace Ridge - Dirty Dancing: Grace Ridge, 8pm - Open to the Public
- August 12: Ceramic Plate Craft - with Me, You, and Some Glue: CBH 10am - Pre-registration Required
- August 14: YA Hike to Boone Fork Trail - 9:30am-4:00om - Pre-registration Required
- August 15: Valdese Book Discussion Group - The Widow's War by Sally Gunning: VPL 10am
- August 15: Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come! - with Kindergarten Teacher Amber Peterson: MPL 2pm - Pre-registration Required
- August 15: YA Movie Night - Power Rangers (2017, PG-13): VPL 5:30pm
- August 16: Needlework in the Morning - VPL 10am-Noon
- August 16: Animal Safari - with Action Animals (live animals!): CBH 10am, VPL 2pm, MPL 6pm
- August 19: Hometown History and Heritage Fair - Sponsored by the Burke County Genealogical Society: MPL 1-4pm
- August 21: Solar Eclipse Monday - VPL 2pm
- August 21: YA Summer Café and Book Discussion - Serafina and the Splintered Heart: MPL 3pm - Pre-registration Required
- August 22: Outdoor Movie - Lego Batman Movie: MPL 8:30pm (sunset) - Open to All Ages
- August 25: Needlework in the Morning - MPL 10am-Noon
- August 26: Beanstalk Zip Lines Trip - 10am at Catawba Meadows - Pre-registration Required, $15 per person, spaces limited
- August 26: YA DIY Chocolate Banana Smoothies and Movie Matinee - Kong: Skull Island (2017, PG-13): MPL 2pm
- August 28 - September 2: Storytimes Begin for Fall at All Sites
- August 28: Mixed Media Mondays - MPL 6pm - Pre-registration Required
- August 28: YAAB - MPL 6pm
- August 29: YAAB - VPL 6pm
