Week Calendar

Little ones will explore board books, fingerplays, and lap-bounce activities to encourage language development, brain
stimulation, and socialization. Connect with other parents too!

Through stories and interactive play, toddlers will build language skills, discover new words, while exploring letters and sounds. Learn with music, picture books, rhymes and even explore other languages.

Join us as we explore board books, finger plays and lap-bounce activities that help encourage language development, brain stimulation, and socialization.

Come unwind with a relaxing morning of coloring, coffee and socializing. Coloring supplies and coffee will be provided.

Join Miss Priscilla at the Reynolda Manor Branch Library weekly on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. for a fun-filled 30 minutes of stories, songs, and more.

Through stories and interactive play, toddlers will build language skills and discover new words while exploring letters and sounds. They'll learn with music, picture books, rhymes, and even explore other languages.

Your little ones will explore board books, finger plays and lap-bounce activities to encourage language development, brain stimulation, and socialization.

Preschoolers will develop language and pre-reading skills through stories and songs to help facilitate their growth into successful readers.

Recommended for 3-5-year-olds and their caregivers. 

Chair yoga boosts strength, flexibility, and mental well-being from the comfort and stability of a chair. This class is led by Registered Yoga Instructor Jane Holtje. All equipment is provided. 

Would you like to learn how to paint beautiful flowers? Local artist Donna Calloway will be offering a beginner's acrylic painting class. Registration is required. Space and supplies are limited. Call to register or sign up online. 

Through stories and interactive play, toddlers will build language skills, discover new words, while exploring letters and sounds. Learn with music, picture books, rhymes and even explore other languages.

Preschoolers will develop language and pre-reading skills through stories and songs to help facilitate their growth into successful readers.

Today's theme is Autumn.

Recommended for children ages 3-6.

Children will discover new words and build early literacy skills in English and Spanish through stories, songs, and activities. 

Recommended for children ages 2-4.

Tai Chi is a form of gentle exercise, a method of moving meditation and a means of cultivating health and well-being. Tai Chi is suitable for all ages and abilities so it's never too late to start. 

Learn how to navigate the internet and search for content all while protecting your personal information.  

Participate in Forsyth County's On the Same Page community read by requesting a copy of Brendan Slocumb's The Violin Conspiracy.  Then join us for delicious coffee and a lively discussion of the book.  For assistance requesting

This series is presented by the Geriatric Adult Specialty Team of Partners Health Management and seeks to help navigate the many challenges facing older adults and their families.

Engage your preschoolers with stories, songs and activities that promote language and pre-reading skill development to help facilitate their growth into successful readers. 

Color & Coffee is a morning to relax, color, be with others and enjoy a cup of coffee on the house. Coloring sheets, colored pencils and coffee will be available for participants. 

The Southside Branch Library is hosting a meetup group for introverted people with extroverted dogs. We meet in front of the Washington Dog Park at 10 a.m. select Saturdays for a friendly dog meet-up.

Preschoolers will develop language and pre-reading skills through stories, songs, and activities to help facilitate their growth into successful readers.

Recommended for children ages 3-5.

Learn tips on how to be safe while using the internet and making purchases online. Get educated on the best ways you can protect yourself from identity theft and other cybercrimes.

Please register at the link below:

While building gross and fine motor skills, coordination and phonological awareness through rhyming, participants will engage in songs, movement activities and stories that promote the skills needed for reading and writing.

This program introduces age-appropriate books and stories, in addition to, rhymes, songs, and movement in fun ways to help support toddlers' developing literacy and cognitive growth.

Combine your love of reading and gardening by attending this library book club for nature lovers.

Preschoolers will develop language and pre-reading skills through stories and songs to help facilitate their growth into successful readers.

Recommended for children ages 2-6.

Learn tips on how to be safe while using the internet and making purchases online. Get educated on the best ways you can protect yourself from identity theft and other cybercrimes.

Please register at the link below:

Create a simple craft with us based on the Storytime theme of the week.  Recommended for ages 3-5 and their caregivers.

This intergenerational program is filled with stories, songs, and movement that encourage early literacy skill development.

Recommended for children of all ages.

The Alliance Book Club is a library book club dedicated to reading and discussing books by and/or about members of the LGBTQIA+ community. The Club meets at the NorthStar LGBTQ+ Community Center the fourth Saturday of every month.

NC Legal Aid Homeowners' Assistance Workshops will offer information on property taxes, homeowner associations, understanding exemptions on debts, estate planning, and more. 

Registration is required. Call 336-749-6864 to register.

The literary works for this book club focus on diverse stories written by and including people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, individuals living with mental illness, and individuals living with disabilities. This month's title is Yell

Learn about plants that do best when planted in fall and allowed to overwinter to harvest in spring. Participants will have the chance to take home starter plants and bulbs to grow at home.

Learn how a computer works, from turning it on to computer commands. 

Come join us for a look into growing fall crops.  We'll discuss everything from carrots and collards to spinach and turnips.

Central Library Storytime Room or Auditorium (depending on the weather) 

This group welcomes all needlework artists at any skill level to chat and work on individual needlework projects and peruse needlework books from the library’s collection. Bring your work in progess and join us every fourth Tuesday at 2pm.

Enjoy a free movie screening in the library's auditorium.

Penelope:

A young woman searches for love in order to break a curse. 

Runtime is 1 hour 44 minutes. Rated PG.

Come unwind with a relaxing afternoon of coloring, coffee, and socializing. Coloring supplies and coffee will be provided.

Join us for a monthly hands-on STEAM class presented by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Forsyth County Center.

Community nutritionist Kerry Leonard is joining us once a month to provide teens with the knowledge to make healthful, informed nutrition decisions and build upon their skills to create snacks that meet their individual needs. 

Join us at the Rural Hall/Stanleyville Branch Library for Fourth Friday Family Films. Enjoy a G or PG rated film with the family. Snacks will be provided! 

No registration necessary.

Unwind from the school week with a screening of a G or PG movie. On Friday, Sept. 27, we will be watching Sonic the Hedgehog.

Children ages 7-12 will participate in fun experiments and learn new science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills. Registration is required. To register, email Alisa Sanders or call 336-703-2953. 

Have you ever wanted to learn to play Dungeons & Dragons? Are you an experienced player who would like a place to meet up and have adventures? Join the Lewisville Branch Dungeons & Dragons Meetup Group!

Attention chess players of all ages: You are invited to play chess at Clemmons Branch Library every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month from 4-5:30 p.m. Learn new strategies and meet new friends!

Learn tips on how to be safe while using the internet and making purchases online. Get educated on the best ways you can protect yourself from identity theft and other cybercrimes.

Please register at the link below:

Bring your children and let them experience various STEAM activities hosted by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, Forsyth County Center. 

Recommended for children ages 5 and up. 

Join us for tea and cozy tales of murder and mayhem.

Children aged 4 through tweens are invited to do fun (and MESSY!) STEAM activities at Clemmons Branch Library on the fourth Wednesdays of the month from 4-5:30 p.m.

LEGO Club is here to stay. Join us at the Reynolda Manor Branch Library to build, create, and explore with LEGOs. Recommended for children ages 5 – 11. 

Learn tips on how to be safe while using the internet and making purchases online. Get educated on the best ways you can protect yourself from identity theft and other cybercrimes.

Please register at the link below:

If you appreciate great beer and great books, meet us at Gypsy Road Brewing Company to enjoy a pint while discussing Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center.

Learn to make Acai Smoothie Bowls from Chef Floyd Davis. No experience in the kitchen required. 

Programa de Subvenciones Hispanas se presenta en asociación con Small Business Center de Forsyth Tech. Para registrarse y obtener más información, visite forsythtech.edu/sbc o llame al Small Business Center al 336-757-3810.

Teen Art Hour: Anime Craft/Soot Sprites
Wednesday, Sept. 25 from 5-6 p.m.
Central Library Makerspace

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.

In this class you will learn how to improve your sewing skills by taking old clothing to make sustainable fashion that’s both creative and eco-friendly. 

Getting Crafty 

• Get creative with a variety of
  library-supplied craft supplies
  and activities. Ages 7-12.

In celebration of our On the Same Page selection, The Violin Conspiracy, Join us for an enchanting evening of photography and music inspired by birds.

Friends Book Club meets every fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. The group reads a mixture of fiction (all genres) and non-fiction, and the books are selected by the group.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by learning how to play  Lotería, a traditional board game of chance similar to bingo.  

During a special installment of the African American Reads Book Club, we'll be discussing The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb. The meeting takes place in person or via Zoom.