Sheep to Sweater Series: Field Trip to Windy Wool Windings Farm
Wed. | March 2 | 2-4pm
Join us for a tour of Windy Wool Windings Farm to learn all about how yarn is made from the source: sheep! We will discover how roving wool is cleaned and prepared for spinning and observe how a spinning wheel transforms roving wool into yarn. Finally, we will explore the finished product of the process, wool yarn. This field trip will take place outdoors so prepare for weather and mud as well as a terrain that includes up and down hill path ways. This field trip is for all ages. Registration is required.
Location, Windy Wool Windings Farm

BIG Picture Story Time
Fri. | March 4, 11, 18, 25 | 10am
This intergenerational story time is designed to engage the LITTLES (children ages 3 to 5) and inform their families (the BIGs) of how to cultivate those essential early literacy skills.  For children 3-5 and their adults.
PBML

STEAM Explorers: Intro to Weaving 
Mon. | March 7 | 4:30pm
Come learn how to build a small cardboard loom and practice the basics of weaving to create a small wall hanging. All supplies will be provided. Registration is required.
RVBL

Digital Drop-in (virtual)
Mon. | March 7 | 6pm
Join the library for a conversation highlighting digital content available to you free with your library card. Our informal discussion will be based on what you are interested in; downloadable music, streaming video, researching ancestry, downloadable books, virtual craft/art tutorials and more. Bring questions and be ready to explore! Registration is required to receive a zoom link. Please sign-up at www.hickorync.gov/library or call 828-304-0500 to register
Virtual Program

History of Western North Carolina Furniture
Tues. | March 8 | 6pm
Join Professor Richard Eller for the fifth in a six-part series about the history of Western North Carolina. The series will be held the second Tuesday each month through April. This program is also offered virtually. Registration is required to receive a zoom link. Please sign-up or call 828-304-0500 to register for the virtual program. PBML

Teen Advisory Board 
Tues. | March 8 | 4pm
Teens work together to brainstorm library activities for their peers and work on community service projects. New members welcome! RVBL

Innovation in Health Care: Virtual Reality for Veterans Presented by the Veterans Health Administration
Wed. | March 9 | 2pm
Join Clinical Tech Innovation Director, Anne Lord Bailey and Caitlin Rawlins, Innovation Specialist, with the Veterans Health Administration to learn how the VA is using virtual reality (VR) to advance Veteran care and improve the Veteran experience. We know that stress, pain, anxiety, loneliness, and more may improve when you’re immersed in a positive, therapy-driven environment. First come, first served. 
PBML

Build-A-Knuffle Storytime   
 Sat. | March 12 | 11am
 Come and build you own one of a kind Knuffle Stuffy after a read aloud of Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity. No sewing required. This program is in celebration of the opening of the Mo Willems We Are Art! Exhibit at Hickory Museum of Art. Registration is required.
RVBL

Teen Improv Workshop 
Sat. | March 12 | 2pm
Calling all theater kids! Eric Seale, artistic director from the Hickory Community Theater is coming to the library to teach a teen improv workshop. This workshop is for teens ages 12-18. Registration is required.
PBML

Opposites Abstract Open Studio and Art Show
 Mon. | March 14 | 2-4pm
 Need something to do on your day out of school? Join us as we explore the world of abstract art with Mo Willem’s book Opposites Abstract. This program is in celebration of the opening of the Mo Willems We Are Art! Exhibit at Hickory Museum of Art. Registration is required. RVBL

Local Author Meredith Ritchie, Poster Girls 
Tues. | March 15 | 6pm
Meet Charlotte-based author Meredith Ritchie and learn about her new novel Poster Girls. Set in 1943, Poster Girls tells the stories of Maggie Slone and Kora Bell, two military wives from completely different backgrounds, as they work at the massive and dangerous Shell Assembly Plant located in Charlotte, NC during WWII. Told from two perspectives, Poster Girls is driven by the true but forgotten events and accomplishments of a diverse group of ordinary American women. Ritchie will read from her book, discuss her writing process, and have copies of her book available to sell and sign. Join us for this event to learn more about this up-and-coming local author! This program is free but space is limited so registration is encouraged. PBML