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Harriet Jacobs and the Attic

All Day 2/11 - 3/14
Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center

Program Type:

Special Event

Age Group:

All Ages
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Join us for an immersive audiovisual experience as we illuminate Harriet Jacobs, a fugitive North Carolina enslaved person who hid in a tiny attic garret for seven years.

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Zumba

Monday, March 16, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
MJEWHC Auditorium at Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Room: MJEWHC Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Move, groove, and dance your way to feeling great. No experience needed. Just bring your enthusiasm! Registration required. Register at the circulation desk.

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The WSSU Curiosity Exchange -- A Community Speaker Series

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Central Forsyth Reading Room at Central Library

Program Type:

Special Event, Other

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Forsyth Reading Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Event, Other
Event Details:

 Winston-Salem State University’s O’Kelly Library, in partnership with the Forsyth County Central Library, is hosting a community lecture series called The WSSU Curiosity Exchange.

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Zumba

Monday, March 23, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
MJEWHC Auditorium at Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Room: MJEWHC Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Move, groove, and dance your way to feeling great. No experience needed. Just bring your enthusiasm! Registration required. Register at the circulation desk.

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Tricky Traps: Craft Your Own Venus Flytrap

Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Southside Auditorium at Southside Branch

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, STEM

Age Group:

Children, Tweens
Library Branch: Southside Branch
Room: Southside Auditorium
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Snap to it during Forsyth Creek Week and join us at the library for a fun and funky craft where kids can create their own Venus flytraps! Learn cool facts about this bug-catching plant and leave with a chompy creation of your own.  

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Harriet Jacobs and the Attic

All Day 2/11–3/14
All Ages
Special Event
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Join us for an immersive audiovisual experience as we illuminate Harriet Jacobs, a fugitive North Carolina enslaved person who hid in a tiny attic garret for seven years.

Froggy Scavenger Hunt - Creek Week

All Day 3/1–3/31
Children
Other
Library Branch: Southside Branch
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Explore the library, discover new books and resources, and enjoy a friendly challenge with our monthly Scavenger Hunt. 

Scavenger Hunt: Shamrock Edition

All Day 3/1–3/31
All Ages
Other
Library Branch: Reynolda Manor Branch
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Feeling lucky?! Stop by the Reynolda Manor Branch Library during the month of March and take part in our Shamrock scavenger hunt just to see how lucky you are. If you can find all 10 of the hidden shamrocks, you will win a small prize.

Project Build

All Day 3/2–3/31
Teens, Adults
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

In honor of World Engineering Day on March 4, Malloy/Jordan will salute the spirit of innovation and the dedication of engineers during the entire month of March. Stop by and help us create houses made of straws.

Escape Room

All Day
Teens, Adults
Games
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Get ready to take flight as Malloy/Jordan celebrates Women's History Month and pays tribute to African American, female aviators. Team up with your family and friends and use your skills to solve the clues and escape ... before time runs out!

AARP Foundation WS Tax-Aide walk-ins

9:00am–1:00pm
Adults
Other
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

AARP Foundation WS Tax-Aide is fully booked for the remaining 2025 tax season. A limited number of walk-in appointments will be available from 10 a.m.-noon.

Toddler Storytime

10:00am–10:15am
Babies, Children
Storytime
Library Branch: Paddison Memorial Branch
Room: Paddison Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies, Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Children will build language skills, explore letters and sounds, and discover new words through stories, music, rhymes, and interactive play.

Recommended for children up to 24 months.

 

Preschool Storytime

10:00am–10:30am
Children
Storytime
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Children will grow into successful readers through stories, songs, and activities. Recommended for children ages 3-5 and their caregivers.

Preschool Storytime

10:00am–10:45am
Children
Storytime
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Storytime Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Children will grow into successful readers through stories, songs, and activities. 

Recommended for children ages 3-5 and their caregivers.

Preschool Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Children
Storytime
Cancelled
Library Branch: Clemmons Branch
Room: Clemmons Storytime Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Children will grow into successful readers through stories, songs, and activities.  

Recommended for children ages 3-5 and their caregivers. 

Preschool Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Children
Storytime
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Children will grow into successful readers through stories, songs, and activities. Recommended for children ages 3-5 and their caregivers.

Preschool Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Children
Storytime
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Children will grow into successful readers through stories, songs, and activities. Recommended for children ages 3-5 and their caregivers.

Preschool Storytime

11:00am–11:30am
Children
Storytime
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Room: MJEWHC Auditorium
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Children will grow into successful readers through stories, songs, and activities. Recommended for children ages 3-5 and their caregivers.

Kickstart Kindergarten

11:00am–11:45am
Children
Storytime
Register
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Storytime Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Help your child prepare for the next step in their educational journey with Kickstart Kindergarten.

Preschool Storytime

11:00am–12:00pm
Children
Storytime
Library Branch: Rural Hall/Stanleyville Branch
Room: Rural Hall Auditorium
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Children will grow into successful readers through stories, songs, and activities

Recommended for children ages 3-5 and their caregivers. 

Harrell

11:00am–12:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Study Room 2
Purpose of Meeting

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Forsyth County Department of Social Services Drop-ins

11:00am–7:00pm
Adults
Health & Wellness, Special Event
Library Branch: Clemmons Branch
Room: Clemmons Study Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Special Event
Event Details:

Forsyth County Department of Social Services (DSS) staff members will be on site one day per week to answer residents’ questions, provide information, and help people apply for DSS services including energy programs, food and nutrition assistance,

Preschool Crafts

11:15am–12:00pm
Children
Arts & Crafts
Cancelled
Library Branch: Clemmons Branch
Room: Clemmons Storytime Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Create a simple craft with us based on the Storytime theme of the week.  Recommended for ages 3-6 and their caregivers.

Yoga for Beginners

12:00pm–1:00pm
Teens, Adults
Health & Wellness
Library Branch: Lewisville Branch
Room: Lewisville Auditorium
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Help uplift your mind and body with yoga classes facilitated by Registered Yoga Teacher Tracy O’Neill. 

Signed waiver required. Call the branch for more information. 

Sponsored by the Friends of the Lewisville Library.

Tween STEAM Lab: Folded Book Hedgehogs

4:00pm–5:00pm
Tweens
STEM
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Storytime Room
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

The arts meet the sciences in hands-on fun at the Tween STEAM Lab! Join us each week for exciting experiments, technology exploration, building challenges, and beautiful art projects.

Movie Day: "Lilo and Stitch: Live Action"

4:30pm–6:30pm
Children, Tweens
Movie
Library Branch: Carver School Road Branch
Room: Carver School Road Conference Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Unwind from the school day with a screening of a G or PG movie. 

Rock Garden

5:00pm–6:00pm
Children
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Southside Branch
Room: Southside Auditorium
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Children are invited to decorate rocks for a rock garden.

Short Story Society

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults
Book Club
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Do you like your fiction short and sweet? Brief, but intriguing? Succinct, yet mysterious? Then you should join the Short Story Society! We meet on the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m.

Escape Room

All Day
Teens, Adults
Games
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Get ready to take flight as Malloy/Jordan celebrates Women's History Month and pays tribute to African American, female aviators. Team up with your family and friends and use your skills to solve the clues and escape ... before time runs out!