Upcoming Events

Featured Events

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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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Keep Winston-Salem Beautiful Tree Program

Monday, February 23, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Reynolda Manor Auditorium at Reynolda Manor Branch

Program Type:

Special Event

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Reynolda Manor Branch
Room: Reynolda Manor Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Learn how to plant and care for a new tree seedling with Andy Szabat of Keep Winston-Salem Beautiful.  

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Keep Winston-Salem Beautiful Tree Program

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center Offsite at Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center

Program Type:

Special Event

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Room: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Learn how to plant and care for a new tree seedling with Andy Szabat of Keep Winston-Salem Beautiful. Free tree seedlings will be available for to take home. One tree per family.

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Keep Winston-Salem Beautiful Tree Program

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Central Auditorium at Central Library

Program Type:

Special Event

Age Group:

All Ages
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Auditorium
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Learn how to plant and care for a new tree seedling with Andy Szabat of Keep Winston-Salem Beautiful. 

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The WSSU Curiosity Exchange -- A Community Speaker Series

Wednesday, February 25, 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.

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Dr. Seuss Birthday Bash

Monday, March 2, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
MJEWHC Auditorium at Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Storytime

Age Group:

Children
Library Branch: Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Room: MJEWHC Auditorium
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a celebration of Dr. Seuss's birthday. We will make crafts and enjoy an animated read aloud of a Dr. Seuss story. 

Forsyth County Board of Elections

Election Day voting

All Day 3/3
Paddison Auditorium at Paddison Memorial Branch

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Paddison Memorial Branch
Room: Paddison Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Paddison Memorial Branch Library will serve as a Forsyth County Board of Election voting location on Tuesday, March 3 from 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. This may affect some regularly scheduled programs at this branch. 

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The WSSU Curiosity Exchange -- A Community Speaker Series

Wednesday, March 4, 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.

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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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Makerspace Open Lab

1:00pm–4:00pm
Teens, Adults
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Library Branch: Paddison Memorial Branch
Room: Paddison Makerspace
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

The Library's Makerspace at Paddison Memorial Branch Library has a 3D printer and other technology as well as space and worktables for large creative projects. Access to Makerspace equipment is first come, first served. 

Family STEAM Time: Coding Basics with Botley

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

Join us at Family STEAM Time to make learning fun! From robotics and coding to arts and crafts, we have exciting hands-on activities for curious minds every week.

Craft Crew

4:00pm–5:30pm
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Makerspace
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

Join us in the Central Library Makerspace every Tuesday evening for a crafty extravaganza! Every other week will have a featured craft, with freeform crafting during the weeks between.

LEGO Club

3:00pm–4:00pm
Children
STEM
Library Branch: Southside Branch
Room: Southside Auditorium
Age Group: Children
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Embark on a creative journey with our LEGO Club, which brings children together to explore the wonderful world of LEGO building.

Recommended for children ages 6-11.

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.

Makerspace Open Lab

4:30pm–7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Makerspace
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

The Library's Makerspace at Forsyth County Central Library has 3D printers, sewing machines, and other technology as well as space and worktables for large creative projects. Access to Makerspace equipment is first come, first served. 

Tween STEAM Lab: LEGO Robotics

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.

Family STEAM Time: Kabuto Helmets

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

Join us at Family STEAM Time to make learning fun! From robotics and coding to arts and crafts, we have exciting hands-on activities for curious minds every week.

Craft Crew

4:00pm–5:30pm
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Makerspace
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

Join us in the Central Library Makerspace every Tuesday evening for a crafty extravaganza! Every other week will have a featured craft, with freeform crafting during the weeks between.

Tinker Tuesday

4:00pm–5:30pm
Children, Tweens
STEM
Library Branch: Clemmons Branch
Room: Clemmons Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Children and tweens are invited to use their imaginations and problem-solving skills while building with blocks, LEGOs, Cubelets, Play-Doh, and more.

Recommended for children and tweens ages 4-8 and families.

STEAM for Tweens: Geometric Bubbles

4:30pm–5:30pm
Children, Tweens
STEM
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.

Makerspace Open Lab

4:30pm–7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Makerspace
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

The Library's Makerspace at Forsyth County Central Library has 3D printers, sewing machines, and other technology as well as space and worktables for large creative projects. Access to Makerspace equipment is first come, first served. 

Tween STEAM Lab: Koinobori

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.

Creative Space Open Lab

10:00am–1:00pm
Teens, Adults
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Library Branch: Clemmons Branch
Room: Clemmons Creative Space
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

The Library’s Creative Space at Clemmons Branch Library has a 3D printer as well as space and worktables for large creative projects. Access to Creative Space equipment is first come, first served.

Save the Planet with STEM: Garden in a Glove

4:00pm–5:00pm
Children
STEM
Library Branch: Southside Branch
Age Group: Children
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Use your STEM skills while discovering more about our planet and how to protect it through a program from the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Forsyth County Center.  

Family STEAM Time: Scratch-Off Art

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

Join us at Family STEAM Time to make learning fun! From robotics and coding to arts and crafts, we have exciting hands-on activities for curious minds every week.

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.

Makerspace Open Lab

4:30pm–7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Makerspace
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

The Library's Makerspace at Forsyth County Central Library has 3D printers, sewing machines, and other technology as well as space and worktables for large creative projects. Access to Makerspace equipment is first come, first served. 

Tween STEAM Lab: Make Your Own “Wreck this Journal”

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.

Gardening for Everyone (PM class)

6:00pm–7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Health & Wellness, STEM, Other
Library Branch: Paddison Memorial Branch
Room: Paddison Auditorium
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, STEM, Other
Event Details:

Join us as Bob LePere, NC State Master Gardener volunteer, explains best practices for managing a successful garden from start to finish.  Bob will discuss everything from planning your garden for each season and planting from seed to maintaining

Family STEAM Time: Reading Rocks

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

Join us at Family STEAM Time to make learning fun! From robotics and coding to arts and crafts, we have exciting hands-on activities for curious minds every week.

Afterschool Activity: Giant Bubbles

3:30pm–4:30pm
Children, Tweens
STEM
Library Branch: Walkertown Branch
Room: Walkertown Auditorium
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Get ready to think BIG and BUBBLY!

Builders' Club

4:00pm–5:00pm
Children, Tweens
STEM
Library Branch: Lewisville Branch
Room: Lewisville Auditorium
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Get creative and build with LEGOs, KEVA planks, Strawbees, marble runs, and more! Drop in for free play or try our fun monthly building challenge. No registration required—just bring your imagination!

Recommended for children ages 5-11.

Makerspace Open Lab

4:30pm–7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Makerspace
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

The Library's Makerspace at Forsyth County Central Library has 3D printers, sewing machines, and other technology as well as space and worktables for large creative projects. Access to Makerspace equipment is first come, first served.