Jul 09, 2021 | Library , Patrick Beaver Memorial

Join us at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library on Tuesday, July 20, at 6:30 p.m. to learn more about Murray’s Mill, one of the sites preserved by the Historical Association of Catawba County. Executive Director Bo Teague will highlight some of the history and stories surrounding Murray’s Mill which was ...

Jun 29, 2021 | Library , Public Services , Parks , Collections , Recreation & Sports Tourism

The City of Hickory will close its offices on Monday, July 5, in observance of Independence Day. City of Hickory offices will reopen on Tuesday, July 6, at 8:30 a.m. Other city department closings and/or schedule updates: Public Services The Solid Waste Division and its services, including ga...

Jun 28, 2021 | Library , Patrick Beaver Memorial , Ridgeview

Beginning Thursday, July 1, hours at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library will be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Saturday. The library is closed on Sundays. The Ridgeview Branch, which is temporarily operating out of the neighboring Ridgeview Recreation Ce...

Jun 01, 2021 | Library , Patrick Beaver Memorial

Come learn how to make delicious cheese out of goat milk. Dawn Mathews of The Thankful Goat will demonstrate how to make chevre and brie. Then the class will whip up a batch of 30-minute mozzarella. Participants will get to sample some of the cheeses. The class will be held on Saturday, June 12, fro...

May 28, 2021 | Library , Patrick Beaver Memorial

The Schiele Museum of Natural History is coming to Patrick Beaver Memorial Library. On Friday, June 11, educators from the Schiele Museum will set up a water sluice on the side lawn of the library. Kids ages 6 and up will learn and use identification and sorting techniques to find, examine, and clas...

May 25, 2021 | Planning and Development , Library , Human Resources , Finance , Boards and Commissions , Communications , City Manager , City Council , Recreation & Sports Tourism

Memorial Day office and facility closings, garbage pickup still available The City of Hickory will close its offices on Monday, May 31, in observance of Memorial Day. City of Hickory offices will reopen on Tuesday, June 1, at 8:30 a.m. Other city department closings and/or schedule changes: ...

May 24, 2021 | Library , Patrick Beaver Memorial , Ridgeview

Join us for a Zoom meeting on Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the topic of Evita: Conquest, Colonialism, and Consequences with scholar Kim Stinson. Hickory Public Library is partnering with Hickory Community Theatre to provide discussion programs that give people a chance to engage mo...

May 18, 2021 | Library , Patrick Beaver Memorial , Ridgeview

Join us for a Zoom presentation on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the topic of The Male Gaze on Evita with scholar Kim Stinson. Hickory Public Library is partnering with Hickory Community Theatre to provide discussion programs that give people a chance to engage more deeply with the...

May 10, 2021 | Library

Have you ever wondered what life is like living on and managing a working farm? Dawn Mathews, owner of The Thankful Goat, will be sharing humorous stories of farm life and describe how a herd of unlikely goats changed her life in a virtual zoom presentation on Thursday, May 20th at 6:00 pm.  ...

Apr 27, 2021 | Library , Patrick Beaver Memorial , Ridgeview

Hickory Public Library recently welcomed Jennifer Williams as its new Senior Outreach Coordinator. As the Senior Outreach Coordinator, Williams will lead Hickory Public Library’s senior outreach program, which includes homebound services and outreach to qualifying senior centers and retirement fa...