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Teens, do you love to write? Join our teen writing group on the first Thursday of each month to build your writing skills and connect with other teen writers!

In the Teen/YA Diversity Book Club, we chat about YA books that celebrate diversity. Each month, you choose your own book to tell the group about. Questions? Contact Megan Mosher @ 704-664-2927 or email mmosher@mooresvillenc.gov.

Join us as Rebecca Smith and Joe Gutekanst give a talk on the sometimes-hidden cultural implications and meanings in the story of the Prodigal Son. Hearing the story through the Middle Eastern culture of the times in which it happened may bring quite a few surprises!

VITA Tax Help: Wednesdays, starting February 2 through April 13 from 4-8:15 p.m. and Saturdays, February 5 to April 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Join the team of volunteers who can help you file your taxes. There are income-based qualifications, so call the Mooresville Christian Mission to schedule your appointment at (704) 664-2357.

Teen STEM: February 5 and March 5 at 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Join us for our monthly Teen STEM program, brought to you in collaboration with FUSE #12080, South Iredell High School’s robotics team. *Registration required. Please register online using our calendar of events https://mooresvillenc.evanced.info/signup/calendar or call the library at 704-664-2927 to reserve your spot.

Be Part of the Global Event: Backyard Bird Count: February 18, 19, 20, 21: The Mooresville Public Library will be participating in the National Audubon Society’s ‘Great Backyard Bird Count’ (GBBC). Each year, people from around the world come together to watch, learn about, count, and celebrate birds. In February, we will be releasing a DIY bird seed kit, bird log and library/GBBC instructions for participants.

Teens, looking for your perfect book match? Still can’t find “the one?” Join us at the MPL for a fun night of book speed dating, where participants will read, mingle and fall in love with YA books!

The holiday spirit is in the air! Bring your family out to enjoy a festive, fun-filled and COVID-safe evening at the drive-in. Enjoy Jingle Jangle, a new African-American holiday film classic, along with complimentary popcorn and snacks provided by Check To Protect. The price of admission? A free safety recall check! When you arrive, staff will check your license plate or VIN number to see if your car has any vehicle safety recalls. If so, they will let you know how easy it is to get free repairs before you hit the road this holiday season. REMINDER: This is a FREE event; however, to be guaranteed entry, upon arrival you must provide us with your license plate or VIN number so that we can assist you with checking for open recalls on your car. Your Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is often located on the dash, inside the driver door, on your registration or insurance card or app.

The Caldwell Arts Council announces two openings on January 7, 2022 of their EXPOSURES Photography Competition and the Community Threads exhibition. The exhibitions will be on display through January 28, 2022. EXPOSURES will feature entries by photographers from Avery, Caldwell, Catawba, and Watauga counties. The competition will be judged by photographer Benjamin Erlandson, Ph.D., with winners being announced on January 7, 2022. Community Threads will spotlight work by the Pine Needles Quilt Guild and Chix with Stix of Lenoir, North Carolina. The fiber arts exhibition will include art and utilitarian quilts, needle felting, and standard needlecrafts such as knitted and crocheted pieces. The Caldwell Arts Council is located at 601 College Ave SW in Lenoir, NC, and is open to the public Tuesday through Friday from 9am to 5pm.

Families can come and learn about a specific art technique and then create art using different mediums. This program will allow for children to discover styles of art. *Registration Required* All children attending the program must be registered individually, and there is a limit of one caretaker per child. We ask that you arrive 10 minutes early to claim your registration spot. Any spots that have been unclaimed 5 minutes before the program’s start time will be given to walk-in participants. Masks are encouraged.

In honor of Black History Month and Women’s History Month, please join us for the production of “Black History Heroes, Soldiers & Spies,” performed by Bright Star Touring Theatre. In this play, audiences will have the opportunity to experience, celebrate and learn about amazing people throughout Black History. We’ll take the audience westward to see the work of the Buffalo Soldiers and Col. Charles Young, join the Tuskegee Airman as they take flight to help win a battle in World War II, and meet Mary Elizabeth Bower, a spy who worked with the Union during the Civil War. All ages welcome!

Are you looking to express your creative side while school’s out for Spring Break? Come pick up a Mystery Take It, Make It kit at the Youth Services desk at the Mooresville Public Library and make something new over break.

Code Club is for children ages 9-12 to come and learn coding concepts. A new coding concept will be presented each month. *Registration Required* All children attending the program must be registered individually, and there is a limit of one caretaker per child. We ask that you arrive 10 minutes early to claim your registration spot. Any spots that have been unclaimed 5 minutes before the program’s start time will be given to walk-in participants. Masks are encouraged.

Code Club is for children ages 9-12 to come and learn coding concepts. A new coding concept will be presented each month. *Registration Required* All children attending the program must be registered individually, and there is a limit of one caretaker per child. We ask that you arrive 10 minutes early to claim your registration spot. Any spots that have been unclaimed 5 minutes before the program’s start time will be given to walk-in participants. Masks are encouraged.

Drop-in and participate in a craft program in celebration of Read Across America Day!

Who’s ready for some trivia? Join Mooresville Public Library virtually on FB Live! Fun while enjoying the comfort of your couch!

PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 28, 2022 In celebration of Black History Month, please join us for a panel exploring Black education in Charlotte and the creation of Carver College. Opened in September 1949 during the era of segregation, Carver College began as a junior college serving African Americans and was the counterpart to Charlotte College (which later became UNC Charlotte). Carver College operated out of the basement of Second Ward High School and offered courses in liberal arts, business, vocational studies, and an accelerated high school program. In 1963, the school’s name was changed to Mecklenburg College and then merged with the Industrial Education Center to form Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC). Join us virtually on February 16, 2022, at 4 pm for the panel discussion Fates Intertwined: Carver College and Its Connection to UNC Charlotte. The event will feature Atkins Library’s Adreonna Bennett in conversation with historian Pamela Grundy, Carver college alumnus John Love Sr., CPCC archivist Erin Allsop, and UNC Charlotte graduate student Sylvia Marshall. Atkins is proud to partner with CPCC and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Black Heritage Committee to bring you this event. We invite everyone to visit the corresponding Fates Intertwined exhibit, currently on display on the main floor of Atkins Library. The exhibit examines the creation of Carver College and its transition into Central Piedmont Community College. On display are selected materials from the special collections and archives of Atkins Library and Central Piedmont Community College.

Scottssing presents Heart 2 Heart in Concert for the cure of Cystic Fibrosis.

Speaker: Doug Tallamy - Entomologist, Professor, Author Once we have decided to restore the ecological integrity of our human-dominated landscapes, we need to decide what plants to add to our properties. Oaks are superior landscape trees throughout most of the U.S. because of their many ecological and aesthetic attributes. Using activity on the oaks in his yard each month of the year as examples, Tallamy will compare oak species to other popular shade trees in terms of their ability to support animal diversity, protect watersheds, and sequester carbon dioxide. Learning that oaks provide life support to thousands of species may motivate us to return more of these essential trees to our built landscapes.

Carolina Pro Musica continues Season 44 with a special program of 18th-century music entitled “Love in any Language”. It features works of Purcell, A. Scarlatti, Mouret (of Masterpiece Theatre theme), Hasse, Quantz, Telemann, and Couperin. Vocals deal with love aspects from happiness and jealousy to all the universe (including birds) singing of love. Trios are a combination of delights combined with flutes or flute and recorder