Art Around the World is a drop-in art experience for school-age children, offered over multiple sessions, that explores how artists across cultures use symbols, patterns and materials to tell stories. 

Tech Take-Apart is a hands-on exploration program where children and their caregivers dismantle old electronics to discover the components inside.

Patrons are taught basic color theory and then use simple DIY techniques to find their personal color palette, or “color season."

Scrapbook Sunday was an informal weekly event where participants were invited to tell their family story through paper-based craft. 

To encourage financial literacy in the community, participants recorded what they read on their personal "NCLS Book Bucks Log" and earned one "book buck" per title. "Book bucks" could be redeemed for small prizes.

Students create mini zen gardens for mindfulness and relaxation to help de-stress during midterms and finals week.

Help students boost their public speaking skills in a fun way with a PowerPoint Party.

Participants learned the unique art of "flower pounding," a technique that uses a small hammer and natural pigments from flowers and leaves to create colorful, abstract designs on fabric. 

High school prom goers can cut on costs and make their own corsage and/or boutonnière at the library — all supplies provided.