Upcoming Events

Featured Events

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Zumba

Monday, January 26, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
MJEWHC Auditorium at Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults, All Ages
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Room: MJEWHC Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
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, January 28, 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. Each Wednesday from Jan.

two people exercising

Bingocize

Monday, February 2, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Walkertown Auditorium at Walkertown Branch

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Walkertown Branch
Room: Walkertown Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Bingocize combines fun and familiar Bingo games and light physical activity (seated or standing) with nutrition and health education to create a joyful and inclusive setting for social engagement. 

two people exercising

Zumba

Monday, February 2, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
MJEWHC Auditorium at Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults, All Ages
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Room: MJEWHC Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
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.

lightbulb and gears

STEAM for Tweens: Black History Month Space Rockets

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Carver School Road Conference Room at Carver School Road Branch

Program Type:

STEM

Age Group:

Children, Tweens
Library Branch: Carver School Road Branch
Room: Carver School Road Conference Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Explore science, technology, engineering, art, and math at our monthly STEAM programs. Recommended for children ages 8-12.

The letters A, B, and C

Black History Hall of Fame

Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Central Auditorium at Central Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Children
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Auditorium
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Celebrate Black History Month and join Bright Star Touring Theatre on an amazing journey through Black History as they introduce us to the great Dr. Maya Angelou, Aretha Franklin, Mae Jemison, the Buffalo Soldiers, and more. 

two people exercising

Zumba

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

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults, All Ages
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Room: MJEWHC Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
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.

two people exercising

Zumba

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

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults, All Ages
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Room: MJEWHC Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
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.

craft supplies

Lit in the Library: Mega Bash!

Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Central Auditorium at Central Library

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

Children, Tweens
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Auditorium
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

We're reading some amazing books in the Central Children's Library that we want to share! Join us to hear snippets of some of our favorite reads that we think you will love too and enjoy fun activities and crafts based on the books. 

two people exercising

Zumba

Monday, March 2, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
MJEWHC Conference Room at Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults, All Ages
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Room: MJEWHC Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
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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Age Group
Library Branch

Online Trivia for Teens

All Day 1/20–1/31
Teens
Games
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Teens, test your knowledge on a variety of topics from pop culture and animals to sports and library trivia. 

Zumba

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults, All Ages
Health & Wellness
Register
Registration Required
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Room: MJEWHC Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
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.

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

10:30am–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.

Harriet Jacobs and the Attic

All Day 2/2–2/28
All Ages
Special Event
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

During the month of February, join us for a special exhibit. Harriet Jacobs, a fugitive North Carolina slave, lived in tiny attic garret for seven years.

Zumba

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults, All Ages
Health & Wellness
Register
Registration Required
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Room: MJEWHC Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
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.

Healthy Cooking for Teens

5:00pm–6:00pm
Teens
Cooking, STEM
Register
Registration Required
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Room: MJEWHC Auditorium
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Cooking, STEM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn to make vegetarian chili from professional chef Floyd Davis. No experience in the kitchen required. Program waivers are required.

Growing Together (Learn, Grow, Eat, and Go)

4:00pm–5:00pm
Children
STEM
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Room: MJEWHC Auditorium
Age Group: Children
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Children will grow, learn, and connect as a community while learning essential skills including as planting, maintaining, and harvesting a garden.

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

10:30am–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.

African American Oral History WS - Books as Art: Exploring Archives, Memory, and Materiality 

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults, All Ages
Other
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Room: MJEWHC Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Books as Art: Exploring Archives, Memory, and Materiality - Visual Artist and Archivist, Sauda Mitchel's work focuses on utilizing printmaking and QR code technology as a  creative non-traditional access method linking viewers to archival rep

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

10:30am–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.

African American Read-In

3:30pm–5:30pm
Teens, Adults
Special Event
Register
Registration Required
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Room: MJEWHC Auditorium
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebrate Black History Month by being part of the African American Read-In, a lively, welcoming celebration of stories, poetry, and voices from African American authors.  

African American Oral History WS

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults, All Ages
Special Event
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Room: MJEWHC Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Dr. Boyd-Buggs is a retired professor of French and African studies and will be speaking on various issues on African American life in Winton-Salem and America.

Zumba

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults, All Ages
Health & Wellness
Register
Registration Required
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Room: MJEWHC Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
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.

Growing Together (Learn, Grow, Eat, and Go)

4:00pm–5:00pm
Children
STEM
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Room: MJEWHC Auditorium
Age Group: Children
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Children will grow, learn, and connect as a community while learning essential skills including as planting, maintaining, and harvesting a garden.

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

10:30am–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.

African American Oral History Book Talk Series

6:00pm–7:45pm
Adults
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Room: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Discover the stories that shaped a city.  Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center and The Black On Black Project present a series of author talks, featuring writers with local ties.