Cary Library News & Adult Programs: January 2024

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December 27, 2023 | View Full Newsletter

The library will be closed on

Monday, January 1

Monday, January 15

Friday, January 26

Upcoming Programs

Music in the Library: Alex Minasian Trio

Thursday, January 4 | 7:00pm

Large Meeting Room

With Fire and Sword: The Bloody Fight at Bunker Hill

Monday, January 8 | 1:15pm

Hybrid: Large Meeting Room + Virtual

Keep This Toss That: How to Have a Clutter-free New Year

Monday, January 8 | 7:00pm

Virtual

Sourdough Starter Workshop with Sourdough Brandon

Tuesday, January 9 | 7:00pm

Large Meeting Room

Memoirs and Memoir Writing with Author Jenna Blum

Wednesday, January 10 | 7:00pm

Large Meeting Room

Leftover Craft Night

Thursday, January 11 | 6:30pm

Large Meeting Room

Author and Historian Helen Fry Discusses "Women in Intelligence"

Saturday, January 13 | 2:00pm

Virtual

Let's Get Cozy with Mystery Authors Allison Brook and Mia P. Manansala

Tuesday, January 16 | 7:00pm

Virtual

Exploring Costa Rica’s Pacific Lowlands with Bill Gette (pt 1)

Tuesday, January 16 | 7:00pm

Virtual

La Serenissima - A Sojourn in Venice with Bruce Magnuson

Wednesday, January 17 | 7:00pm

Virtual

Exploring Costa Rica’s Central Highlands with Bill Gette (pt 2)

Monday, January 22 | 7:00pm

Virtual

Facial Recognition, AI Surveillance, and the Future of Humanity

Thursday, January 25 | 7:00pm

Virtual

Q&A with author Daniel N. Warshawsky

Tuesday, January 30 | 7:00pm

Virtual

Valentine's Day Cards

Wednesday, January 31 | 6:30pm

Large Meeting Room

Recurring Programs & Book Clubs

Drop-in Knitting

Wednesdays at 6:30pm

Learning Center

50+ Job Seekers Networking Group

Wednesday, January 3 | 9:30am

Wednesday, January 17 | 9:30am

Nature Photography

Monday, January 8 | 7:00pm

Virtual

Studio Art Workshop for Adults 60+

Thursday, January 11 | 1:30pm

Large Meeting Room

Socrates Cafe

Friday, January 12 | 10:30am

Learning Center

教中国老人的英文课 - English for Chinese-Speaking Seniors

Thursday, January 18 | 4:00pm

Virtual

Guided Meditation

Tuesday, January 23 | 10:00am

Virtual

Social Justice Book Club

Wednesday, January 3 | 7:00pm

Learning Center + Virtual

Perkins Book Club

Thursday, January 4 | 2:00pm

Learning Center

Death by the Book Mystery Club

Monday, January 8 | 10:00am

Virtual

Nonfiction Book Club

Monday, January 29 | 7:00pm

Learning Center

Monday Night Book Club

Monday, January 16 | 7:00pm

Virtual

Nonfiction Book Club

Monday, January 29 | 7:00pm

Learning Center

From the Foundation

Save the Date! The Cary Library Foundation will be having our "Take Flight" Gala on Saturday, April 6 from 7 - 10 pm at Cary Library. There will be drinks and dinner bites, live music with dancing, and an auction with an amazing array of unique offerings. Tickets will go on sale in late January, with an early bird price of $125 per person. All proceeds will fund ChiRP!, the Library's lower-level renovation project. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit carylibraryfoundation.org.

Questions? Contact Mary Ellen Ringo, the Foundation's Executive Director, at meringo@carylibraryfoundation.org and 781-354-2996.

More Resources

Check out our Library of Things collection! You can find lots of Things, from board games to film conversion tools, crafting tools to puzzles, you can even play guitar!