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...

Apr 06, 2021 | Library , Ridgeview

Hickory Public Library is pleased to announce that Deana Jones with the Ridgeview Branch Library has been selected to join the Association for Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL) Outstanding in Their Field Leadership Institute as part of the 2021-2022 cohort. Jones was chosen from among 180 highly q...

Apr 01, 2021 | Library , Patrick Beaver Memorial , Ridgeview

Join us for a Zoom meeting on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. with author, TEDX speaker, and autistic comedian Michael McCreary with permission to laugh as he presents his act “Does This Make My Asperger’s Look Big?” Twenty-five-year-old McCreary has been performing stand-up comedy since age 13...

Mar 31, 2021 | Library , Patrick Beaver Memorial , Ridgeview

Hickory Public Library is continuing to host a virtual Conversational Spanish group through May 2021 for anyone looking to practice Spanish language skills. Our online group meets through Zoom on Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m. Due to the upcoming holiday, a meeting will not occur on April 7th. Meetings wil...

Mar 30, 2021 | Library , Patrick Beaver Memorial , Ridgeview

Join us for a Zoom meeting on Monday, April 12, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. with author and professor Jason Hackworth. Hickory Public Library is partnering with Hickory Community Theatre for this program with Jason Hackworth, author of Manufacturing Decline: How Racism and the Conservative Movement Crush the ...

Mar 29, 2021 | Library , Patrick Beaver Memorial , Ridgeview , Public Services , Parks , Recreation & Sports Tourism

The City of Hickory will close its offices on Friday, April 2, in observance of the Easter holiday. City of Hickory offices will re-open on Monday, April 5, at 8:30 a.m. Other city department closings and/or schedule changes: Public Services Department The Solid Waste Division and its serv...

Mar 09, 2021 | Library , Patrick Beaver Memorial , Ridgeview

Beginning Monday, March 15, Patrick Beaver Memorial Library will extend its facility operating hours. The library will be open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. Curbside pickup for Library To-Go items will be available during all library hours at the Patrick B...

Feb 26, 2021 | Library , Patrick Beaver Memorial , Ridgeview

Hickory Public Library is offering a virtual program through Zoom with the Western Carolina Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. This program will occur on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. and it will cover the topic of 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s and other dementias caus...