Mary Duncan Public Library

10/22/2026

Don't miss a very special Halloween Story Time at the Mary Duncan Public Library this Saturday (10-24-26) at 10:30am!

10/21/2026

🐈‍⬛ The Spooky Season fun continues at the Mary Duncan Public Library! This morning (10-21-26), the kids enjoyed a few books during Toddler Story Time and got to make their own Halloween cat crafts! Check it out!

🗓️ See the library's full October schedule in this post for the remainder of this month's activities. PLUS, don't forget that Hallofest — Benson's big trunk-or-treat event on Main Street — is Friday, October 30! We'll see you out there!

🎃 More info on Hallofest 2026 here:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CXQGTgDKt/

10/16/2026

🧩 The October fun continues at the Mary Duncan Public Library! Don't miss Puzzle Mania on Monday (10-19-26) at 2pm (open to all ages) and Toddler Story Time on Wednesday (10-21-26)!

📸 Photos from this week's Toddler Story Time and Fall Craft Time (10-14-26) — the kids made some leaf art and their own candles!

10/14/2026

📝 Are you an aspiring writer? Working on something right now? Have an interesting idea for a story? Well, the Mary Duncan Public Library is the place to be this Saturday (10-17-26)! Local members of the North Carolina Writers' Network will be hosting a Write-In event!

📇 What's a write-in? It's a social gathering where you network, do a writing prompt, and/or work on your own work-in-progress — a great place to share ideas and meet fellow writers!

The Write-In starts at 10am in the library's conference room (319 S. Elm)! Don't miss it!

10/08/2026

🦬 Spotted Wednesday (10-7-26) at the Mary Duncan Public Library:

The first Toddler Story Time of the month was super fun! As always, the kids enjoyed a few stories before jumping into the morning's craft — construction paper bison! Check out their creations!

👀 Don't miss the October fun at the library! See the full month's schedule in this post (there are adult events as well — Knitting Group and Book Club)!

10/06/2026

🍂 📙 REMINDER:
Check out the Mary Duncan Public Library's October 2026 schedule! They have lots of fall and Halloween fun planned for this month starting tomorrow (10-7-26) with Toddler Story Time at 10am! Don't miss it!

09/30/2026

🐿️ Spotted today at the Mary Duncan Public Library (9-30-26):

It was all about squirrels for this morning's Toddler Story Time including a squirrelly craft! Later, for STEM Time, the kids enjoyed a cup stack challenge game — seeing who could make the tallest tower the quickest!

Also, check out the library's October 2026 schedule — lots of Halloween fun planned!

09/29/2026

🎃 📙 Don't miss the final Toddler Story Time in September tomorrow (9-30-26) at 10am at the Mary Duncan Public Library and STEM/Craft at 2pm for the older kids! Also, check out the library's October 2026 schedule — lots of Halloween fun planned!

09/28/2026

REMINDER from our friends at Partnership for Children (9-28-26):

Our Benson Playgroup scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, September 29th, has been cancelled.

We will see everyone next week!

A quick update for our Benson Playgroup friends!

Our Benson Playgroup scheduled for Tuesday, September 29th, has been cancelled.

We’ll miss seeing everyone next week, but we’d still love to see you at one of our other playgroups! Sign-ups open Monday at 8:30 AM! Check out the other playgroups below and see which one works best for you:

Bilingual Playgroup
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd70qwqDSWnn0znMoFSOkrsc8RG8JAsqZ17kgt8k3hi6GiH6w/closedform

Spanish Playgroup
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJFBCDAHlvEJPJq930TWeAZbNGmMhT1tyk-84Iywyl9j_cew/closedform

Sensory Friendly Playgroup:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6UeVHAO3o4T9Yunx5lTb1AUfMo9mHSCrbQIA_-59sRtCJJQ/closedform

09/23/2026

Can you guess what the theme was for this morning's Toddler Story Time at the Mary Duncan Public Library (9-23-26)? Dinosaurs! Just kidding — it was mules of course!

In honor of Benson Mule Days this weekend, the kids made their very own mule art! Check out those creative colors!

🗓️ The library has a few more events left in September. Check out the full schedule in this post for more info and stay tuned for the October schedule coming soon!