This summer experience the oceans possibilities right here in North Carolina. Share with the library any 2D art from which showcases North Carolina waterfalls, creeks, streams, lakes, or more! You may bring in original art or submit digital images to learninglab@hickorync.gov. Art will be accepted starting May 9th and may be submitted through the duration of the Summer Learning Program. Please scan images at 300 dpi. If you need help scanning your work, visit us at the library and we will be glad to help you. No art work will be returned. Include your name, age, and title/subject on your image with your submission to be displayed. You may also submit anonymously. This is not a competition. This is a community art show. Water you waiting for? Submit your artwork today!

We Are Ridgeview
Sat. | June 18 | 2:30pm
Join us as we commemorate Juneteenth! Community members will share stories and memories of how the Ridgeview community shaped and continues to influence them.
Ridgeview Branch Library

Sea-sonal Eats with YMCA Mobile Kitchen
Thurs. |June 23 | 5:30pm
Learn about seasonal eating while cooking a healthy meal using in season ingredients. This program is for 16+. Registration required.
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Families with preschool aged children are invited for stories and songs.

Prehistoric Adventure
Sat. | June 25 | 11am
Travel back in time to explore ancient creatures. Discover how they looked, lived, and interacted with each other by observing real fossils.  Then dig into mini fossil material from the Carolina coast to test your paleontology skills & keep what you find! Registration is required. Presented by the Schiele Museum of Natural History.
Ridgeview Branch Library

Ozobots and the Ocean
Mon.  | June 27 | 6pm
Learn simple coding through exploring Ozobot robots, disguised as an Octopus.
This program is for youth age 7+. Registration required.
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library

Happy Birthday America Parade
Thurs. | June 30 | 11am
Families are invited to decorate their wagons, strollers, bikes and even themselves and join our parade around the SALT Block. Prizes will be awarded and Pelican’s Snowballs will be on hand for sno-cones.
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library

Sew a Reversible Octopus Plush
Learn how to sew a reversible Octopus Plushie by hand to bring home with you! For ages 12-18. Registration required.
Thur. | Jun. 16 | 2-4pm
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
Thur. | Jun. 23 | 2-4pm
Ridgeview Branch Library

Mermaid Macramé Keychain
Thurs. | June 30 | 6pm
Bring a friend and create matching mermaid tail keychains! We will dye our keychains with recycled markers to create an ocean-themed ombre effect. Registration required.
Ridgeview Branch Library

The 1950’s Outsider Film Series
Fri. | Jun. 24, Jul. 1, July 8 | 1-3pm
Film Instructor Matt Williams will host a three-week long film series showing 3 movies made in the 1950s that portray the “outsider” trope. Matt will screen the movies and host a discussion afterward. This program is for all ages.
Registration requested.
Fri. | Jun. 24 | 1-3pm – Marty
Fri. | Jul. 1 | 1-3pm – Rebel Without a Cause
Fri. | Jul. 8 | 1-3pm - Searchers
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library

Coastal Zen Garden
Create your own nautical inspired Zen Garden to wash away the stress of the world. All supplies provided, but registration is required. 
Thurs.  | June 16 | 6pm - Ridgeview Branch Library
Fri. | June 17 | 3pm 
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library

The Sojourner Truth Book Club
Mon. | June 20 | 6:30pm
Visit the library to take part in a multicultural book discussion. This group welcomes new members. The book selection for this month is "Passing" by Nella Larsen.
Ridgeview Branch Library