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World Folktale and Fables Week Celebration

2025-03-20 16:00:00 2025-03-20 17:00:00 America/New_York World Folktale and Fables Week Celebration Can you outsmart the trickster, Anansi the Spider? Union West Regional Library -

Thursday, March 20
4:00pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-03-20 16:00:00 2025-03-20 17:00:00 America/New_York World Folktale and Fables Week Celebration Can you outsmart the trickster, Anansi the Spider? Union West Regional Library -

Union West Regional Library

Can you outsmart the trickster, Anansi the Spider?

Celebrate World Folktale and Fables week with one of the greatest tricksters of them all – Anansi the Spider. Hear a classic folktale and create your own trickster to take home.

AGE GROUP: | Children |

EVENT TYPE: | General Interest |

TAGS: | Grades K-3 |

Union West Regional Library

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Upcoming Events

Check Out Our Tech

Fri, Feb 21, All day

Southwest Regional Library

All week long we are giving you the chance to get up close and connect with our tech.

Babies and Books

Fri, Feb 21, 10:30am - 11:00am

Southwest Regional Library

Enjoy rhymes, songs and books for your littlest ones.

Black History Month Game Night

Fri, Feb 21, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Main Library - Griffin Room

Play Spades, Dominoes, and Phase 10

Heart Healthy Series - Zumba

Sat, Feb 22, 10:30am - 11:30am

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

Zumba your way to a healthy heart.

Babies and Books

Sat, Feb 22, 10:30am - 11:00am

Southwest Regional Library

Enjoy rhymes, songs and books for your littlest ones.

The Lure of Fishing

Sat, Feb 22, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Southwest Regional Library - Kerr Meeting Room

Learn the tools and the tips to have a reely good day on the water.

Create College Essays that Shine

Sat, Feb 22, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Southwest Regional Library - Kerr Meeting Room

Learn how to craft an essay that stands out in the college admission process

Work It! - Black History Month Fashion Show

Sun, Feb 23, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Main Library - Griffin Room,Hunley Room

Locals share their career and their fashion

Mon, Feb 24, 9:30am - 10:00am

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

A Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Mon, Feb 24, 10:30am - 11:00am

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

A Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Mon, Feb 24, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Southwest Regional Library - Kerr Meeting Room

It's never too early to know a dream job -- a Black History Month Program

Tue, Feb 25, 9:30am - 10:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Tue, Feb 25, 10:30am - 11:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Career Development Workshops - Personal Branding

Tue, Feb 25, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Main Library - Griffin Room

Learn more about resumes and personal branding from Goodwill's Workforce Partnerships Team.

Wed, Feb 26, 9:30am - 10:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Wed, Feb 26, 9:30am - 10:00am

Southwest Regional Library

A mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Wed, Feb 26, 10:30am - 11:00am

Southwest Regional Library

A mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Wed, Feb 26, 10:30am - 11:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Engineers of Change

Wed, Feb 26, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Celebrate Black engineers in STEAM!

Small Business Series - Developing a Business Plan

Wed, Feb 26, 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Main Library - Griffin Room

Follow the business planning process with SPCC'S Small Business Center.

Thu, Feb 27, 9:30am - 10:00am

Southwest Regional Library

A mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Thu, Feb 27, 10:30am - 11:00am

Southwest Regional Library

A mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Remix A Book Cover

Thu, Feb 27, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Southwest Regional Library - SWRL STEAM Lab

Have you ever loved a book but hated the cover? Try recreating book covers with UCL!

Read Aloud with Ms. Lisa

Thu, Feb 27, 5:30pm - 6:00pm

Main Library - Hunley Room

Enjoy a NC Children's Book Award Read Aloud

Final Draft Book Club

Thu, Feb 27, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Southern Range Brewery

February's selection is To All The Boys I've Loved Before

Fri, Feb 28, 9:30am - 10:30am

Southwest Regional Library

What do you see, hear, taste, touch, or smell?

Black History Month Game Night

Fri, Feb 28, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

Play Spades, Dominoes, and Phase 10

Monroe Chilren's Room Grand Opening

Sat, Mar 01, All day

Main Library

The children's area at the Main Library in Monroe is finally reopening!

Sat, Mar 01, 10:00am - 11:30am

Southwest Regional Library - SWRL STEAM Lab

Building bright ideas, one 3D shape at a time—powered by Cereal Milk Initiative!

Sat, Mar 01, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Main Library

It's never too early to know a dream job -- a Black History Month Program

Mon, Mar 03, 9:30am - 10:00am

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

A Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Tiny Yogi's Yoga

Mon, Mar 03, 10:00am - 11:00am

Main Library - Griffin Room

Monday Mindful Yoga for Toddlers

Mon, Mar 03, 10:30am - 11:00am

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

A Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Tue, Mar 04, 9:30am - 10:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Tue, Mar 04, 10:30am - 11:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Science of Baking - Sourdough Starter

Tue, Mar 04, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Southwest Regional Library - Kerr Meeting Room

Learn the science behind Sourdough starter!

This event is full

The Book Tea Book Club

Tue, Mar 04, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

Spill the tea on what you've been reading.

Wed, Mar 05, 9:30am - 10:00am

Southwest Regional Library

A mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Wed, Mar 05, 9:30am - 10:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Wed, Mar 05, 10:30am - 11:00am

Southwest Regional Library

A mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Wed, Mar 05, 10:30am - 11:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

3D Printing: Beginners Guide

Wed, Mar 05, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

From curiosity to confidence: learn 3D printing basics!

Thu, Mar 06, 9:30am - 10:00am

Southwest Regional Library

A mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Thu, Mar 06, 10:30am - 11:00am

Southwest Regional Library

A mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Southwest Library Evening Book Club

Thu, Mar 06, 5:45pm - 6:45pm

Southwest Regional Library - Kerr Meeting Room

This month's selection is North Woods by Daniel Mason.

Cafecito y Charla - (Coffee & Chat)

Thu, Mar 06, 6:00pm - 6:45pm

Main Library

Acompáñenos para practicar su inglés. Join us to practice your Spanish

Union West Morning Book Club

Fri, Mar 07, 10:00am - 11:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

This month's selection is The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Sat, Mar 08, 10:00am - 11:30am

Southwest Regional Library - SWRL STEAM Lab

Building bright ideas, one 3D shape at a time—powered by Cereal Milk Initiative!

Cuentos Bilingües - Bilingual Familytime

Sat, Mar 08, 2:00pm - 2:30pm

Main Library - Griffin Room

Diversión bilingüe para toda la familia/Bilingual fun for the whole family

Mon, Mar 10, 9:30am - 10:00am

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

A Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Mon, Mar 10, 10:30am - 11:00am

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

A Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Mad Libs Poetry

Mon, Mar 10, 4:30pm - 5:00pm

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Play games to create silly poems!

Tue, Mar 11, 9:30am - 10:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Tue, Mar 11, 10:00am - 11:30am

Main Library - Griffin Room

Get the facts about Medicare before you enroll.

Tue, Mar 11, 10:30am - 11:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Iditarod Adventure

Tue, Mar 11, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Could you complete this 1,000 mile dog sled race?

Evelyn's Book Club

Tue, Mar 11, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Main Library - Hunley Room

March's selection is Table For Two

Wed, Mar 12, 9:30am - 10:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Wed, Mar 12, 9:30am - 10:00am

Southwest Regional Library

A mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Wed, Mar 12, 10:30am - 11:00am

Southwest Regional Library

A mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Wed, Mar 12, 10:30am - 11:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Lit & Lattes Book Club

Wed, Mar 12, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Sorella Coffee

This month we are reading The Only Survivors by Megan Miranda.

Cypress Resume Workshop

Wed, Mar 12, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Create a professional resume in three quick and simple steps.

Thu, Mar 13, 9:30am - 10:00am

Southwest Regional Library

A mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Thu, Mar 13, 10:30am - 11:00am

Southwest Regional Library

A mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Thu, Mar 13, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

Explore the life cycle of a chicken

Read Aloud with Ms. Lisa

Thu, Mar 13, 5:30pm - 6:00pm

Main Library

Time to Vote for your favorite NC Children's Book!

Teen Money Smarts

Thu, Mar 13, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Learn how to manage your money!

Fri, Mar 14, 10:30am - 11:30am

Main Library - Griffin Room

Celebrate Butterfly Day!

Sat, Mar 15, 10:00am - 12:00pm

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Discover the joy of crocheting!

Sat, Mar 15, 10:00am - 11:30am

Southwest Regional Library - SWRL STEAM Lab

Building bright ideas, one 3D shape at a time—powered by Cereal Milk Initiative!

Mon, Mar 17, 9:30am - 10:00am

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

A Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Mon, Mar 17, 10:30am - 11:00am

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

A Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

How to Catch a Leprechaun

Mon, Mar 17, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Are you lucky enough to catch a sneaky leprechaun?

Mon, Mar 17, 5:45pm - 6:45pm

Southwest Regional Library - SWRL STEAM Lab

Wakka, Wakka, Wakka... Let's play some Pac-Man!

Tue, Mar 18, 9:30am - 10:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Southwest Morning Book Club

Tue, Mar 18, 10:00am - 11:00am

Southwest Regional Library - Kerr Meeting Room

March's selection is The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni

Tue, Mar 18, 10:30am - 11:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Get Your Shelf Together

Tue, Mar 18, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Main Library - STEAM Lab

Learn about different reading tracker apps

Wed, Mar 19, 9:30am - 10:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Wed, Mar 19, 9:30am - 10:00am

Southwest Regional Library

A mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Wed, Mar 19, 10:30am - 11:00am

Southwest Regional Library

A mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Wed, Mar 19, 10:30am - 11:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Thu, Mar 20, 9:30am - 10:00am

Southwest Regional Library

A mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Thu, Mar 20, 10:30am - 11:00am

Southwest Regional Library

A mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

World Folktale and Fables Week Celebration

Thu, Mar 20, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Union West Regional Library

Can you outsmart the trickster, Anansi the Spider?

Women's History Month Bingo!

Thu, Mar 20, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Compete and learn fun facts about influential women throughout history!

Page Turners Book Club

Thu, Mar 20, 6:00pm - 6:45pm

Main Library

March's selection is Ain't Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds

Sat, Mar 22, 10:00am - 11:30am

Southwest Regional Library - SWRL STEAM Lab

Building bright ideas, one 3D shape at a time—powered by Cereal Milk Initiative!

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