New Hanover County Public Library

Your story belongs here. 🌿
Pick up a wooden leaf at any library location and turn it into a piece of art inspired by your library experience.
Submit it by the end of July and see your work on display in the Teen Space at Northchase Library this August!

🗓 June 1 – July 31
📍 Available at all locations (while supplies last)
Ages 12–18 | One per person

Reserve yours now!

More chances to play!
Join us for America250 Family Trivia—test your knowledge of history, pop culture, and more in this fun, all-ages challenge. Bring a team or join one when you arrive!

All ages welcome (best for rising 4th grade+)
Registration required

Saturday, June 27 | 2:00–3:00 PM
Pine Valley Library - https://loom.ly/T6TZW4Q

Saturday, July 11 | 2:00–3:00 PM
Northeast Library - https://loom.ly/K5I4Dfk

🦖 Travel back in time at the library!
Join Cape Fear Museum of History and Science for Megalodon, Mammoth, Mosasaur… Oh My! Kids ages 5–8 will explore fossils, games, and hands-on activities while discovering the giant prehistoric creatures of the Cape Fear region.

📅 Wednesday, June 24 | 2:00–2:45 PM
📍 Main Library
👧 Ages 5–8 and caregivers
✅ Registration required https://loom.ly/_m4KoBA

Paint like a pro… with dinosaurs! 🦖🎨
Join us for a watercolor workshop where you’ll learn to create your own dino masterpiece—no experience needed. Stencils available, plus guidance from a professional illustrator.

Don’t be a fossil—come have fun!

Saturday, June 27 | 10:30 AM–12:00 PM
Pine Valley Library

Adults & Seniors | Registration required https://loom.ly/WbU7bPM

🎉 Week 2 Update: We're 40% of the way there! 🎉

Our community has already logged 101,102 minutes toward our Summer @ Your Library goal of 250,000 minutes read in celebration of America's 250th birthday!

Thank you to everyone who has signed up, logged their reading, and helped our reading tree grow. Every book, audiobook, magazine, and story counts, and together you're making an incredible impact.

Haven't joined the challenge yet? There's still plenty of time! Sign up for Summer @ Your Library, track your reading, complete activities, and help us reach our community goal by August 31.

Keep reading. Keep logging. Keep growing.

Sign up here: https://loom.ly/GnUdaOI

⚓ What lies beneath North Carolina’s waters?

Join the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology Underwater Archaeology Branch for a fascinating look at shipwrecks, prehistoric canoes, Civil War blockade runners, and other submerged archaeological sites found across our state. Learn how underwater archaeologists document these sites and hear some of their favorite discoveries.

📅 Thursday, June 25 | ⏰ 3:00 PM
📍 Pleasure Island Library

Registration required. https://loom.ly/CE6SSgM