History Club
Explore the 1929 Marion Manufacturing mill strikes through the events leading to the walkout, its aftermath, and the reasons this labor history remained taboo for nearly a century.
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Discuss the Dark History podcast episode “The Devil’s Secretaries or Scapegoats?” through shared reactions and a deeper look at the fascinating historical context, with newcomers welcome.
Discuss the Dark History podcast episode “The Devil’s Secretaries or Scapegoats?” through shared reactions and a deeper look at the fascinating historical context, with newcomers welcome.
Discuss the Dark History podcast episode “The Devil’s Secretaries or Scapegoats?” through shared reactions and a deeper look at the fascinating historical context, with newcomers welcome.
Readers gather after hours to choose upcoming monthly selections and shape the club’s conversations, sharing preferences for a relaxed community book discussion and future reading schedule.
Readers gather after hours to choose upcoming monthly selections and shape the club’s conversations, sharing preferences for a relaxed community book discussion and future reading schedule.
Readers gather after hours to choose upcoming monthly selections and shape the club’s conversations, sharing preferences for a relaxed community book discussion and future reading schedule.
Learn Mahjong basics with an instructor, then practice tile strategy in a relaxed, social game session. Beginners are welcome; bring a set if you have one.
Learn Mahjong basics with an instructor, then practice tile strategy in a relaxed, social game session. Beginners are welcome; bring a set if you have one.
Learn Mahjong basics with an instructor, then practice tile strategy in a relaxed, social game session. Beginners are welcome; bring a set if you have one.
Settle in for a collaborative genealogy work session focused on organizing family papers, recording recipes and stories, tracing ancestors’ hometowns, and exploring online family history resources.
Settle in for a collaborative genealogy work session focused on organizing family papers, recording recipes and stories, tracing ancestors’ hometowns, and exploring online family history resources.
Settle in for a collaborative genealogy work session focused on organizing family papers, recording recipes and stories, tracing ancestors’ hometowns, and exploring online family history resources.
Picture books, songs, felt board stories, and action rhymes invite children ages 3–5 into a playful preschool storytime focused on early literacy, listening, and movement.
Picture books, songs, felt board stories, and action rhymes invite children ages 3–5 into a playful preschool storytime focused on early literacy, listening, and movement.
Picture books, songs, felt board stories, and action rhymes invite children ages 3–5 into a playful preschool storytime focused on early literacy, listening, and movement.
Readers unpack Simone St. James’s haunted-motel mystery through theories, favorite moments, and discussion of horror and suspense in a welcoming group open to new members.
Readers unpack Simone St. James’s haunted-motel mystery through theories, favorite moments, and discussion of horror and suspense in a welcoming group open to new members.
Readers unpack Simone St. James’s haunted-motel mystery through theories, favorite moments, and discussion of horror and suspense in a welcoming group open to new members.
Trace family trees through hands-on genealogy sleuthing, uncovering stories and connections across generations. This welcoming gathering invites curious researchers to explore ancestry and reflect on the legacy future generations will inherit.
Trace family trees through hands-on genealogy sleuthing, uncovering stories and connections across generations. This welcoming gathering invites curious researchers to explore ancestry and reflect on the legacy future generations will inherit.
Trace family trees through hands-on genealogy sleuthing, uncovering stories and connections across generations. This welcoming gathering invites curious researchers to explore ancestry and reflect on the legacy future generations will inherit.
Preschoolers build fire safety awareness through a story and a close-up tour of fire engines, with an engaging, age-appropriate introduction to firefighters and emergency response.
Preschoolers build fire safety awareness through a story and a close-up tour of fire engines, with an engaging, age-appropriate introduction to firefighters and emergency response.
Preschoolers build fire safety awareness through a story and a close-up tour of fire engines, with an engaging, age-appropriate introduction to firefighters and emergency response.
A cozy literary celebration pairs an original tale about A. A. Milne and Winnie-the-Pooh with honey tasting from Sweet Betsy Farm, inviting elementary-age children to explore stories and flavor.
A cozy literary celebration pairs an original tale about A. A. Milne and Winnie-the-Pooh with honey tasting from Sweet Betsy Farm, inviting elementary-age children to explore stories and flavor.
A cozy literary celebration pairs an original tale about A. A. Milne and Winnie-the-Pooh with honey tasting from Sweet Betsy Farm, inviting elementary-age children to explore stories and flavor.
Gentle early-literacy activities for children age two and under include picture books, songs, felt-board stories, and action rhymes. A playful, age-appropriate gathering encourages listening, movement, and shared reading.
Gentle early-literacy activities for children age two and under include picture books, songs, felt-board stories, and action rhymes. A playful, age-appropriate gathering encourages listening, movement, and shared reading.
Gentle early-literacy activities for children age two and under include picture books, songs, felt-board stories, and action rhymes. A playful, age-appropriate gathering encourages listening, movement, and shared reading.
Spanish and English read aloud stories invite preschoolers ages three to five into a playful early literacy session, supporting language learning, listening skills, and cross cultural connection.
Spanish and English read aloud stories invite preschoolers ages three to five into a playful early literacy session, supporting language learning, listening skills, and cross cultural connection.
Spanish and English read aloud stories invite preschoolers ages three to five into a playful early literacy session, supporting language learning, listening skills, and cross cultural connection.
Middle and high school students create a three dimensional fall scene inspired by autumn’s colors and seasonal magic, with hands on crafting at the library.
Middle and high school students create a three dimensional fall scene inspired by autumn’s colors and seasonal magic, with hands on crafting at the library.
Middle and high school students create a three dimensional fall scene inspired by autumn’s colors and seasonal magic, with hands on crafting at the library.
A community book discussion of Morningside examines the 1979 Greensboro Massacre and North Carolina history, prompting reflection on racial and social equity, civic responsibility, and building a more inclusive society.
A community book discussion of Morningside examines the 1979 Greensboro Massacre and North Carolina history, prompting reflection on racial and social equity, civic responsibility, and building a more inclusive society.
A community book discussion of Morningside examines the 1979 Greensboro Massacre and North Carolina history, prompting reflection on racial and social equity, civic responsibility, and building a more inclusive society.
Get free help understanding available health care plans through Marketplace Open Enrollment and completing an application. Call ahead to schedule an appointment for personalized enrollment assistance.
Get free help understanding available health care plans through Marketplace Open Enrollment and completing an application. Call ahead to schedule an appointment for personalized enrollment assistance.
Get free help understanding available health care plans through Marketplace Open Enrollment and completing an application. Call ahead to schedule an appointment for personalized enrollment assistance.
Explore the history of freed people who settled and owned land in Henderson County’s Kingdom of the Happy Land. Ronnie Pepper shares Sadie Patton’s account alongside research and documentation from the Black History Research Committee.
Explore the history of freed people who settled and owned land in Henderson County’s Kingdom of the Happy Land. Ronnie Pepper shares Sadie Patton’s account alongside research and documentation from the Black History Research Committee.
Explore the history of freed people who settled and owned land in Henderson County’s Kingdom of the Happy Land. Ronnie Pepper shares Sadie Patton’s account alongside research and documentation from the Black History Research Committee.
Relaxed afternoon board games, cards, and Mahjong welcomes adults to bring a favorite or choose from the library’s collection for casual play and conversation.
Relaxed afternoon board games, cards, and Mahjong welcomes adults to bring a favorite or choose from the library’s collection for casual play and conversation.
Relaxed afternoon board games, cards, and Mahjong welcomes adults to bring a favorite or choose from the library’s collection for casual play and conversation.
Casual, self-directed Mahjong play gives adults a welcoming place to practice, socialize, and enjoy tabletop strategy; bring a set or use the library’s available Mahjong set.
Casual, self-directed Mahjong play gives adults a welcoming place to practice, socialize, and enjoy tabletop strategy; bring a set or use the library’s available Mahjong set.
Casual, self-directed Mahjong play gives adults a welcoming place to practice, socialize, and enjoy tabletop strategy; bring a set or use the library’s available Mahjong set.
Preschoolers ages 3–5 create colorful fall tree art with paint, paper, glue, markers, and crayons in a playful, hands-on library craft session—messy clothes encouraged.
Preschoolers ages 3–5 create colorful fall tree art with paint, paper, glue, markers, and crayons in a playful, hands-on library craft session—messy clothes encouraged.
Preschoolers ages 3–5 create colorful fall tree art with paint, paper, glue, markers, and crayons in a playful, hands-on library craft session—messy clothes encouraged.
Explore practical, reliable ways to use artificial intelligence for genealogy, from transcribing historical documents and organizing research to summarizing records, writing family stories, and uncovering new insights.
Explore practical, reliable ways to use artificial intelligence for genealogy, from transcribing historical documents and organizing research to summarizing records, writing family stories, and uncovering new insights.
Explore practical, reliable ways to use artificial intelligence for genealogy, from transcribing historical documents and organizing research to summarizing records, writing family stories, and uncovering new insights.
Explore the Rutherford Campaign and colonial cooking traditions of western North Carolina through a local history program. Continue with a guided walk through Locust Field Cemetery and its historic graves.
Explore the Rutherford Campaign and colonial cooking traditions of western North Carolina through a local history program. Continue with a guided walk through Locust Field Cemetery and its historic graves.
Explore the Rutherford Campaign and colonial cooking traditions of western North Carolina through a local history program. Continue with a guided walk through Locust Field Cemetery and its historic graves.