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S.S. SWRL's All-You-Can-Read Book Buffet

2025-07-17 11:00:00 2025-07-17 12:00:00 America/New_York S.S. SWRL's All-You-Can-Read Book Buffet Set sail for new genres and find the perfect summer read! Southwest Regional Library - Kerr Meeting Room

Thursday, July 17
11:00am - 12:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-07-17 11:00:00 2025-07-17 12:00:00 America/New_York S.S. SWRL's All-You-Can-Read Book Buffet Set sail for new genres and find the perfect summer read! Southwest Regional Library - Kerr Meeting Room

Southwest Regional Library

Kerr Meeting Room

Set sail for new genres and find the perfect summer read!

Explore what summer reads UCL has to offer by getting a taste of some of the genres we carry. Patrons will be encouraged to sample a book from each genre to find the one that’s right for them.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | General Interest |

TAGS: | Summer Reading |

Southwest Regional Library

Hours

About the branch

Upcoming Events

Wed, Jun 18, 9:30am - 10:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Wed, Jun 18, 9:30am - 10:00am

Southwest Regional Library

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

Wed, Jun 18, 9:30am - 10:00am

Main Library

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

Wed, Jun 18, 10:30am - 11:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Wed, Jun 18, 10:30am - 11:00am

Southwest Regional Library

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

Wed, Jun 18, 10:30am - 11:00am

Main Library

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

Stamp Your World - Passport Essentials

Wed, Jun 18, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

Passport basics with the UC Register of Deeds and a decorative DIY passport case!

Sample and Savor - A Book Tasting Experience!

Wed, Jun 18, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Main Library - Griffin Room

Discover Your Next Favorite Read!

Starlit Tales Book Club

Wed, Jun 18, 5:45pm - 6:45pm

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

This month we are reading The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne.

Thu, Jun 19, 9:30am - 10:00am

Southwest Regional Library

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

Bling Your Books - Reimagined Book Covers

Thu, Jun 19, 10:00am - 11:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Recreate the Covers of Your Favorite Books!

Thu, Jun 19, 10:00am - 11:00am

Main Library - Griffin Room

Get ready to boogie, because this Rave is totally baby-approved!

Thu, Jun 19, 10:30am - 11:00am

Southwest Regional Library

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

Page Turners Book Club

Thu, Jun 19, 6:00pm - 6:45pm

Main Library

June's selection is A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

Travel Our World - North Carolina State Symbols

Fri, Jun 20, 10:00am - 11:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Honeybees, cardinals, and blueberries... oh my!

Fri, Jun 20, 10:30am - 11:00am

Southwest Regional Library

Nursery rhymes and songs for parents and babies

Steps and Stories

Sat, Jun 21, 9:00am - 10:00am

Main Library

Enjoy the fresh air, get active, and spend some time listening to your audiobook.

Sat, Jun 21, 10:00am - 12:00pm

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Discover the joy of crocheting!

Simple Estate Planning with NC Legal Aid

Sat, Jun 21, 10:00am - 11:00am

Southwest Regional Library - Kerr Meeting Room

Learn the basics of wills and asset allocation.

Sat, Jun 21, 10:00am - 12:00pm

Main Library - Griffin Room,Hunley Room

Drop in for the Regency event of the season!

Sat, Jun 21, 10:30am - 11:00am

Southwest Regional Library

Nursery rhymes and songs for parents and babies

Sat, Jun 21, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

A sew-cial club for all skill levels!

Sat, Jun 21, 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Southwest Regional Library - Kerr Meeting Room

Join a fellowship of adventurers and journey together in fantastical worlds!

Cuentos Bilingües - Bilingual Familytime

Sat, Jun 21, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Main Library - Children's Room

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

Mon, Jun 23, 9:30am - 10:00am

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

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

Mon, Jun 23, 10:30am - 11:00am

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

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

Tue, Jun 24, 9:30am - 10:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Tue, Jun 24, 9:30am - 10:00am

Main Library

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

Tue, Jun 24, 10:30am - 11:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Tue, Jun 24, 10:30am - 11:00am

Main Library

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

Travel Our World - National Zoo and Aquarium Month

Tue, Jun 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Meet your favorite zoo animals through a virtual visit!

Sample and Savor - A Book Tasting Experience!

Tue, Jun 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Southwest Regional Library - Children's Programming Room

Discover Your Next Favorite Read!

Beginner’s Brush

Tue, Jun 24, 5:45pm - 6:45pm

Southwest Regional Library - Kerr Meeting Room

Transform your handwriting into exciting calligraphy!

Wed, Jun 25, 9:30am - 10:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Wed, Jun 25, 9:30am - 10:00am

Southwest Regional Library

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

Wed, Jun 25, 9:30am - 10:00am

Main Library

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

Wed, Jun 25, 10:30am - 11:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Wed, Jun 25, 10:30am - 11:00am

Southwest Regional Library

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

Wed, Jun 25, 10:30am - 11:00am

Main Library

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

STEAM Tinker Time

Wed, Jun 25, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

Hands-on play with STEAM!

Wed, Jun 25, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Main Library - Griffin Room

Shake your sillies out with art!

Do It Yourself Custody with Legal Aid

Wed, Jun 25, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Main Library - Griffin Room

Learn about custody basics and the resources available through LawHelpNC.

Magic the Gathering

Wed, Jun 25, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Jump into the world's greatest trading card game!

Thu, Jun 26, 9:30am - 10:00am

Southwest Regional Library

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

Toddler Sparkle Disco!

Thu, Jun 26, 10:00am - 11:00am

Main Library - Griffin Room

Tiny dancers, big sparkles!

Thu, Jun 26, 10:30am - 11:00am

Southwest Regional Library

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

Travel Our World - Climb Every Mountain

Thu, Jun 26, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Do you have what it takes to climb these mountains?

Thu, Jun 26, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Southwest Regional Library - SWRL STEAM Lab

Create your own original superhero logo using TinkerCAD!

Final Draft Book Club

Thu, Jun 26, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Southern Range Brewery

June's selection is Happiness Falls

Teddy Bears' Colorful Picnic

Fri, Jun 27, 10:00am - 11:00am

Southwest Regional Library

Grab your stuffed animal and let’s explore what makes a colorful plate!

Fri, Jun 27, 10:30am - 11:00am

Main Library

Nursery rhymes and songs for parents and babies

Unplug and Play - Game Night

Fri, Jun 27, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Southwest Regional Library

Step away from the screen and into an evening of laughter and friendly competition.

Steps and Stories

Sat, Jun 28, 9:00am - 10:00am

Main Library

Enjoy the fresh air, get active, and spend some time listening to your audiobook.

Sat, Jun 28, 10:30am - 11:00am

Main Library

Nursery rhymes and songs for parents and babies

Musculoskeletal Marvels!

Sat, Jun 28, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

Explore the science of muscles and movement with Discovery Place!

Family Time - Bringing Families Together One Story at a Time

Sat, Jun 28, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

Read, play, create—together!

Library 101 - Digital Library

Sat, Jun 28, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Learn about the digital resources you can access with your library card!

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

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

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

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

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

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

Color with Robots

Mon, Jun 30, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Southwest Regional Library - Kerr Meeting Room

Bringing bots to life, one color at a time!

Tue, Jul 01, 9:30am - 10:00am

Main Library

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

Tue, Jul 01, 10:30am - 11:00am

Main Library

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

Mickey's Music Bingo

Tue, Jul 01, 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Main Library - Griffin Room

Oh, boy! Musical fun for the whole family.

Yarn Bowl Creations

Tue, Jul 01, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Southwest Regional Library - Children's Programming Room

Weave a colorful bowl!

Bling Your Books - Gilded Edges

Tue, Jul 01, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Main Library - Hunley Room

Unlock the timeless elegance of gilded book edges.

Tue, Jul 01, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

Spill the tea on what you've been reading!

Wed, Jul 02, 9:30am - 10:00am

Main Library

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

Wed, Jul 02, 10:30am - 11:00am

Main Library

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

Drop-a-Rock Day

Thu, Jul 03, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Decorate a rock and spread some joy!

Color with Robots

Thu, Jul 03, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

Get ready to code with color!

Southwest Library Evening Book Club

Thu, Jul 03, 5:45pm - 6:45pm

Southwest Regional Library - Kerr Meeting Room

This month's selection is "Nobody's Fool" by Richard Russo.

Cafecito y Charla - (Coffee & Chat)

Thu, Jul 03, 6:00pm - 6:45pm

Main Library - Hunley Room

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

Steps and Stories

Sat, Jul 05, 9:00am - 10:00am

Main Library

Enjoy the fresh air, get active, and spend some time listening to your audiobook.

Sewing for Cosplay

Sat, Jul 05, 10:00am - 11:00am

Main Library - Griffin Room

Let your creativity soar, one stitch at a time!

Tiny Yogi's Yoga

Mon, Jul 07, 10:00am - 10:30am

Main Library - Griffin Room

Monday Mindful Yoga for Toddlers

Mon, Jul 07, 10:30am - 11:00am

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

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

Mon, Jul 07, 10:30am - 11:00am

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library

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

Tue, Jul 08, 9:30am - 10:00am

Main Library

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

Tue, Jul 08, 9:30am - 10:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Tue, Jul 08, 9:30am - 10:00am

Union West Regional Library

Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Tue, Jul 08, 10:30am - 11:00am

Main Library

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

Teddy Bears' Colorful Picnic

Tue, Jul 08, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Southwest Regional Library

Grab your stuffed animal and let’s explore what makes a colorful plate!

Crayons on a Journey

Tue, Jul 08, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Celebrate The Day the Crayons Came Home!

Evelyn's Book Club

Tue, Jul 08, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Main Library - Hunley Room

July's selection is Only If You're Lucky by Stacy Willingham

Wed, Jul 09, 9:30am - 10:00am

Main Library

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

Wed, Jul 09, 9:30am - 10:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Wed, Jul 09, 9:30am - 10:00am

Southwest Regional Library

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

Wed, Jul 09, 10:30am - 11:00am

Main Library

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

Wed, Jul 09, 10:30am - 11:00am

Southwest Regional Library

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

Lit & Lattes Book Club

Wed, Jul 09, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Sorella Coffee

This month we are reading Summers at the Saint by Mary Kay Andrews.

Magic Salt Colors

Wed, Jul 09, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Southwest Regional Library - Children's Programming Room

A Little salt, a little glue and some watercolors is all you need for this groovy Hygroscopic activity!

Thu, Jul 10, 9:30am - 10:00am

Southwest Regional Library

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

Senior STEAM - Summer

Thu, Jul 10, 10:00am - 11:00am

Southwest Regional Library - SWRL STEAM Lab

Join us this summer to learn how to use our STEAM Equipment!

Thu, Jul 10, 10:30am - 11:00am

Southwest Regional Library

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

Think Ink - Marker Science

Thu, Jul 10, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Main Library - Griffin Room

See the secret colors in your markers.

Bling Your Books - Bedazzled Edition

Thu, Jul 10, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Main Library - Hunley Room

Bring your favorite book to life with a sparkling twist.

Union West Morning Book Club

Fri, Jul 11, 10:00am - 11:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

This month's selection is The Only One Left by Riley Sager.

Fri, Jul 11, 10:30am - 11:00am

Union West Regional Library

Nursery rhymes and songs for parents and babies

Steps and Stories

Sat, Jul 12, 9:00am - 10:00am

Main Library

Enjoy the fresh air, get active, and spend some time listening to your audiobook.

Sat, Jul 12, 10:30am - 11:00am

Union West Regional Library

Nursery rhymes and songs for parents and babies

Library 101 - UCL App

Sat, Jul 12, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Main Library - Hunley Room

Your introduction to the new UCL App!

Cuentos Bilingües - Bilingual Familytime

Sat, Jul 12, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Main Library - Children's Room

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

Mon, Jul 14, 10:30am - 11:00am

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

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

Book Club for Kids - Part 2

Mon, Jul 14, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Southwest Regional Library - Children's Programming Room

Enjoy a discussion of "Skandar and the Unicorn Thief"!

Nature Scrapbooking

Mon, Jul 14, 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

Get scrappy about nature!

Tue, Jul 15, 9:30am - 10:00am

Main Library

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

Tue, Jul 15, 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, Jul 15, 10:00am - 11:00am

Southwest Regional Library - Kerr Meeting Room

July's selection is The Cartographers by Peng Shephard

Senior STEAM - Summer

Tue, Jul 15, 10:00am - 11:00am

Main Library - STEAM Lab

Join us this summer to learn how to use our STEAM Equipment!

Tue, Jul 15, 10:30am - 11:00am

Main Library

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

Travel Our World - Safari

Tue, Jul 15, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Pack your imagination as we go on a safari!

Wed, Jul 16, 9:30am - 10:00am

Main Library

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

Wed, Jul 16, 9:30am - 10:00am

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Mixed age storytime with a focus on early literacy skills.

Wed, Jul 16, 9:30am - 10:00am

Southwest Regional Library

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

Wed, Jul 16, 10:30am - 11:00am

Main Library

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

Wed, Jul 16, 10:30am - 11:00am

Southwest Regional Library

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

Starlit Tales Book Club

Wed, Jul 16, 5:45pm - 6:45pm

Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

July's selection is Saga, Volume One by Brian K. Vaughan.

Thu, Jul 17, 9:30am - 10:00am

Southwest Regional Library

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

Thu, Jul 17, 10:30am - 11:00am

Southwest Regional Library

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

S.S. SWRL's All-You-Can-Read Book Buffet

Thu, Jul 17, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Southwest Regional Library - Kerr Meeting Room

Set sail for new genres and find the perfect summer read!

Page Turners Book Club

Thu, Jul 17, 6:00pm - 6:45pm

Main Library

July's selection is The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

Fri, Jul 18, 10:30am - 11:00am

Southwest Regional Library

Nursery rhymes and songs for parents and babies

Mickey's Music Bingo

Fri, Jul 18, 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library - Hughes Room

Oh boy! Musical fun for the whole family!

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