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Archdale Public Library Serving Archdale, Trinity, Sophia, Glenola, New Market and everyone in Northwest Randolph County

A Haunted House Library Edition 👻🏚️📚What would be in your haunted house?
10/21/2026

A Haunted House Library Edition 👻🏚️📚

What would be in your haunted house?

Check out what’s happening this week at the Archdale Library!
10/19/2026

Check out what’s happening this week at the Archdale Library!

Check out what our Book Bites Unbook Club read this month! Book Bites meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 2pm an...
10/19/2026

Check out what our Book Bites Unbook Club read this month! Book Bites meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 2pm and is always open to new members.

WHAT A DROP! Our Great Pumpkin Drop was a SMASHING success! What an incredible turnout today at Archdale Public Library!...
10/16/2026

WHAT A DROP! Our Great Pumpkin Drop was a SMASHING success!

What an incredible turnout today at Archdale Public Library! We had a massive crowd, and it was wonderful to see not only our Homeschool Explorers families but also members of the community come out to cheer on the fun!

In partnership with Randolph County 4-H, our young scientists put their creativity and engineering skills to the test by designing their own baskets to protect their pumpkins from a high-flying fall!

We saw parachutes, bubble wrap, cotton balls, tape, creative faces, and all kinds of inventive designs! The kids even got to choose the height of their pumpkin's drop from the fire truck ladder. Some pumpkins survived the landing... while others met a much messier fate!

From the anticipation of the climb to the big moment of impact, everyone had an absolute blast! It was the perfect combination of science, creativity, problem-solving, and good old-fashioned community fun.

A HUGE thank-you to Randolph County 4-H for partnering with us and to the amazing firefighters at Guil-Rand Fire Department for bringing the fire truck, climbing high into the sky, and helping us make this unforgettable program possible! We are so grateful for our community partners who help us create these special experiences for local families.

And thank you to everyone who came out to participate or watch! We loved seeing our community come together for a little pumpkin-dropping excitement!

Now the big question... Did YOUR pumpkin survive the drop? Tell us in the comments, add your pics too!

10/15/2026

🎃🚒 COME WATCH THE GREAT PUMPKIN DROP! 🚒🎃

What happens when you drop a pumpkin from way up high? Come find out!

Our Homeschool Explorers will learn about pumpkins and design a basket for their pumpkin that will (hopefully) save their pumpkin from the fall! If their pumpkin survives the fall, they get to take their pumpkin home!!

Join Archdale Public Library and Randolph County 4-H this Friday, October 16, around 10:45 AM to watch pumpkins take the plunge from a fire truck lift from our friends the Guil-Rand Fire Department!!

Our program registration for the group is officially FULL, but everyone in the community is welcome to come watch the pumpkin drop! You don't need to be registered to enjoy the show.

📍 Where: Archdale Public Library — back parking lot
📅 When: Friday, October 16
⏰ Time: Around 10:45 AM
🪑 What to bring: A lawn chair so you can sit back and enjoy the show!

Come see science, gravity, and pumpkins collide in this fun community event! A huge thank-you to Randolph County 4-H and our local fire department for partnering with us to make this happen. 🧡

Tag a friend and come join us for some pumpkin-smashing fun! 🎃💥

10/15/2026

The Archdale Public Library is not a polling site. You'll want to go to the RCC - Archdale Location for early voting.

Check out these ghost lanterns we made at Teen Hangout for the start of the spooky season. 👻Teen programs (ages 12-18) a...
10/09/2026

Check out these ghost lanterns we made at Teen Hangout for the start of the spooky season. 👻

Teen programs (ages 12-18) are twice a month on Fridays at 2pm. The Fridays vary depending on the month but exact dates are posted in the library, on Instagram and on Facebook.

10/06/2026

What book are you today?

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10433 S Main Street
Archdale, NC
27263

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 8pm
Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm

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(336) 431-3811

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