If you knit, crochet or do any other form of needlecraft please join us for the Freeman Needlecrafters. While attendees are happy to help others through the difficult parts of a project, this club is not intended as a class for instruction.

Introduce books you have already read and want to share with others. Listen to recommendations. 

Nothing to buy! No assigned reading!        Come and discuss Science Fiction & Fantasy books!

Books Discussion starts at 6 PM, usually the first Monday of the month In Person or Online using Teams. 

Call the Reference Desk for email or a virtual invite.

What have YOU been reading?

Join us in the second floor Innovation Lab Classroom to use a canvas, paint, and circles or varying sizes in order to create a super cute, super SIMPLE bubble painting!

All materials provided.

Registration Required.

Recommended for children 3 to 5 years old. This program is designed for children who are ready to sit and listen to stories in addition to enjoying songs, fingerplays, and action rhymes.

Are you a crafter or artist who needs to clean out your craft closet? Or are you someone who wants to start a new creative hobby? Help your community divert arts and crafts supplies from landfills and share creativity! Donate your unwanted arts and crafts supplies, or peruse the free supplies your community has to offer.

Rules for Donations

Adults deserve to play too! On the first Saturday of the month, join us all day in the second floor Conference Room for creativity and construction.

Any attendant under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

For 2025, the July Adult LEGO Saturday will be canceled due to the Fourth of July weekend. 

HCPL has partnered with Oldways to present classes on how to eat healthy by following a traditional Latin American diet!

This program will feature two dishes rich in herbs, spices, and tubers. Those dishes are:

• Cucumber & Serrano Chile Salad
• Jicama Sticks with Chile & Lime

Library staff will give a presentation on the dishes and prepare them for everyone to share! 

This event will be held in the Children's Activity Space

Summer may be over, but there is plenty of wind to go around. Come and make some paper plate kites that your child can take outside and fly around.

Participants volunteer to lead discussions and they pick the material. Normally they will propose a title and everyone agrees. This is a laid back but serious group.  They meet in person, February - November.           

No registration required

The discussion topic:
West With Giraffes
by Lynda Rutledge

Discussion questions may be available.

This story time includes stories, songs, and activities. Children are invited to wear their pajamas and bring a favorite blanket or stuffed animal! Surprise! Each child may choose one free book at the end of the program!

Tickets are required for this program. They are free and available 30 minutes before the program begins in the Children’s Department. .