Event List

Join us for an Open Art Session at Randolph Library This is your chance to explore your artistic talents in a relaxed and fun environment.

You can bring some of your own art supplies or use those that we will provide, including:

Create, chill, and take control of the way you end your week. Every Friday, join us at Hollywood for hands-on projects, games, special guests, and a place to just be yourself. No pressure. Just a vibe.  💫

Calling all gamers! Flex your skills and go head-to-head with other gamers at Raleigh's Nintendo Switch Game Night. We'll have the classics if you're feeling nostalgic, as well as some newer fan favorites.

Looking for a cozy spot to stitch? Join the Frayser Library Crochet Group! 

Whether you’re a total beginner or a seasoned pro, come hang out, swap yarn, and share tips in a relaxed environment. 

Explore local employers, colleges, trade schools, training programs, and community opportunities all in one lively, low-pressure event designed just for teens and young adults.

Cherokee crochet club meeting!  Free yarn to beginners! 

Bring your own crochet hook, sized G, H, I, or J. Free Lessons! If you already know how to crochet, come to show us what you've been making and what you're working on.

Participants will make a personalized accordion-style genealogy book using a variety of materials like photos, collage elements, ephemera, and family artifacts. The pages can be used for photos, stories and text, and documents.

Get ready to grow your gardening skills at Gardening University! This free series of presentations, led by Master Gardeners, is designed to inspire and inform home gardeners of all experience levels. 

The Raleigh Library Community Photography Club is a monthly meet-up designed to connect aspiring and experienced photographers of all ages through themed photo challenges, skill-building sessions, and community-focused storytelling.

For movie lovers and book lovers alike: have you ever had a book you've been wanting to read be made into a movie, only you want to read it before you watch it?

Join us for a creative music therapy session where teens will collaborate with each other and a board certified music therapist from The STAR Center, Inc. to write and record original songs!

This monthly class series will explore important topics related to 3D printing, including demonstrations on how to use the machine, discussion about the purpose and history of 3D printing, and how to find or create 3D models to print. 

Have questions about genealogy? Wondering how to find that long-lost ancestor? Just getting started on your family history research journey? Have no fear...Genealogy Assistance Tuesdays are here!

If you are looking to start a vegetable garden this summer, you'll need to know where to plant, which types of soil to use, what you can and can't grow, and how much sunlight your plants need.

Open Makerspace is a daily drop-in opportunity for teens to explore fiber arts like crochet and embroidery, DIY crafts, nail design art, or test new tools and materials.

Free chess tutorials for all ages. Beginners are invited to learn to play, and veterans are welcome to challenge each other to a friendly match of strategy and tactics. For this event we will meet in our main lobby behind the escalators.

Ready to stop writing poems that just sit in your notebook? This 8-week series, designed for all high school writers, is the ultimate crash course in taking your words from the page to the stage.

Open Makerspace is a daily drop-in opportunity for teens to explore fiber arts like crochet and embroidery, DIY crafts, nail design art, or test new tools and materials.

Join us for a fun-filled game of Bingo hosted by our local Girl Scouts!

The Raleigh Open Studio Lab is a creative drop-in space designed for filmmakers, photographers, and content creators to edit, create, and grow.

Ever find yourself stuck when you're trying to write? Or, maybe, you don't even know how to start? Then please join us for 'The Writer's Block,' a writing club geared towards gathering writers together and getting words down on the page.

Come join our monthly Thursday Bingo! This is where the fun games begin with great prizes for all our winners and a great time no matter what.

Do you like Dungeons and Dragons but don't know how to play? Great, neither do we! Come play a chaotic game where no one knows the rules but still have to win battles against unknown foes.