New to journaling? Already love it and want to connect with others?
Join us for Freeman Scribblers, a relaxed, creative space where we’ll explore different journaling styles and techniques for all kinds of writers — from beginners to seasoned journalers.
Some materials will be provided. Participants are encouraged to bring a blank or recurring journal and any favorite journaling supplies they’d like to use.
New to journaling? Already love it and want to connect with others?
Join us for Freeman Scribblers, a relaxed, creative space where we’ll explore different journaling styles and techniques for all kinds of writers — from beginners to seasoned journalers.
Some materials will be provided. Participants are encouraged to bring a blank or recurring journal and any favorite journaling supplies they’d like to use.
Join Crystal in the Innovation Lab Classroom in order to draw up these super simple illusions for your Valentine! This crazy, eye-catching illusion will have their heads spinning!
All materials provided. Ages 10 and up welcome.
This orientation session will introduce participants to the Digital Media Lab (DML) and its policies and procedures. Attending a DML orientation session is mandatory before patrons can schedule time to use the Digital Media Lab.
This event will take place in the 2nd Floor Computer Lab
HCPL has partnered with Oldways to present classes on how to eat healthy by following a traditional African diet!
This program will feature two dishes rich in vegetables, spices, and beans. Those dishes are:
Library staff will give a presentation on the dishes and prepare them for everyone to share!
This event will be held on the 1st floor in the Children's Activity Space.
Registration is required.
Join Crystal in the Innovation Lab Classroom to use rulers, markers, and pens to make your very own personalized bookshelf!
All materials provided. Ages 10+ welcome!
With no assigned book or group discussion, Introvert Happy Hour Book Club is ideal for those who want the community of a book club without the homework, conversation, and social pressure. Please join us in the Upstairs Conference Room on the second Monday of the month to read silently as a group without any discussion and enjoy light refreshments provided by the Friends of Freeman Library. The door opens at 6:00 PM.
No registration is necessary for this free program.
The Next Chapter Feature Film Series returns for 2026 on Thursday, February 26 at 10:15 AM in the Innovation Lab Classroom. We look forward to showing Hidden Figures (2016), a biographical drama about three female African-American mathematicians providing crucial calculations for NASA's space race against the Soviets, all while dealing with the racist and sexist assumptions of their white co-workers. This film stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kirsten Dunst, and Jim Parsons.
Adults – the Next Chapter Monday Matinee returns Monday, February 23 at 2:00 PM in our upstairs Innovation Lab Classroom. We look forward to seeing Cool Runnings, the 1993 sports comedy loosely based on the debut of the Jamaican national bobsleigh team at the 1988 Winter Olympics. This film stars Leon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis, Malik Yoba, and John Candy. Rated PG, this film lasts 1 hour, 38 minutes and includes closed captions. Light refreshments provided by the Friends of Freeman Library.
Classics Revisited continues Thursday, February 19 at 10:15 AM in our upstairs Innovation Lab Classroom. We look forward to showing Tombstone, the 1993 American Western film inspired by real events that took place in the 1880s in Southeast Arizona, including the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and the Earp Vendetta Ride. This film stars Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Michael Biehn, Dana Delany, and Sam Elliott. Rated R for violence, Tombstone lasts 2 hours, 10 minutes. This film includes Closed Captions.