Cumberland County Public Libraries

A friend of mine was complaining today that she hated that there's nothing to do around here with kids...in almost the same sentence she mentioned that she was taking her son to story time at the library in Fayetteville. Of course, I told her about this blog, and tonight, I'm on a mission to find out more about what the libraries provide for our kiddos!!

What I found: the library offers something almost everyday of the week at different locations. Here's their calendar for children's activities:

http://host7.evanced.info/cumberland/evanced/eventcalendar.asp?ag=&et=Children%27s+Program&df=calendar&cn=0&private=0&ln=ALL

I like that they seem to have something for everyone- from preschool to elementary school age!

Here's the locations and hours:

Headquarters Library
300 Maiden Lane Fayetteville, NC 28301 (910) 483-7727	MON-THUR: 9am - 9pm FRI-SAT: 9am - 6pm SUN: 2pm - 6pm
Cliffdale Regional Branch Library
6882 Cliffdale Road Fayetteville, NC 28314 (910) 864-3800	MON-THUR: 9am - 9pm FRI-SAT: 9am - 6pm SUN: 2pm - 6pm
East Regional Branch Library
4809 Clinton Road Fayetteville, NC 28312 (910) 485-2955	MON-WED: 9am - 9pm THUR-FRI: 11am - 6pm SAT: 9am - 6pm SUN: Closed
North Regional Branch Library
855 McArthur Road Fayetteville, NC 28311 (910) 822-1998	MON-THUR: 9am - 9pm FRI-SAT: 9am - 6pm SUN: 2pm - 6pm
Bordeaux Branch Library
3711 Village Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 (910) 424-4008	MON-TUE: 9am - 9pm WED-SAT: 11am - 6pm SUN: Closed
Hope Mills Branch Library
3411 Golfview Road Hope Mills, NC 28348 (910) 425-8455	MON-WED: 9am - 9pm THUR-SAT: 9am - 6pm SUN: Closed
Spring Lake Branch Library
101 Laketree Blvd Spring Lake, NC 28390 (910) 497-3650	MON-TUE: 9am - 9pm WED-SAT: 11am - 6pm SUN: Closed
Law Library
Cumberland County Courthouse 117 Dick Street, Room 341 Fayetteville, NC 28301 (910) 321-6600

This is pretty cool- there's an online feature: http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/home_tumblebooks.asp

Link to their children's page: http://www.cumberland.lib.nc.us/ccplyouth/kidsindex.htm and teens: http://www.cumberland.lib.nc.us/ccplyouth/teensindex.htm

Here's the storytime schedule: http://host7.evanced.info/cumberland/evanced/eventcalendar.asp?ag=&et=Story+Time&df=calendar&cn=0&private=0&ln=ALL

Are we all feeling lame for saying "there's nothing around here to do with our kids"??!! I know I am :o) I hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July! If any of you have any experience with the Library activities, please share!!