Public Library Pop-Up

Event details

Check out library books and enjoy story time at the park!

Location

House of Many Porches Market

Category

Kids & Family


Kid and a book

Event Details

Join Wake County Public Libraries for a family-focused pop-up at the House of Many Porches Market. You can sign up for a library card, check out items and return borrowed materials. Family story time is an interactive program with books, music, rhymes and movement designed to nurture pre-reading skills for young children.

Family Story Time starts at 10:30 am

This program is free to the public thanks to Dix Park Conservancy donors.

Please Note: Monday – Friday from 6 am – 5 pm visitors must use Public Parking Lots only. 


Know Before You Go

Use Gipson Play Plaza Address: 715 Biggs Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603

  • Via Western Boulevard: Enter at Hunt Drive
  • Via Lake Wheeler Road: Enter at Goode Drive
  • Via Centennial Parkway: Enter at Blair Drive
  • Follow Signs towards Gipson Play Plaza

Weekday 6am - 5pm Parking: Use Public Parking Lots only. There is no weekday public parking at House of Many Porches. Recommended parking is in Lot G or Lot E.

Parking Map

Dix Park is committed to ensuring Gipson Play Plaza, including amenities and programs, is accessible to all.

Parking & Arrival

  • Public Parking Lots B, D, E, G adjacent to Gipson Play Plaza have ADA parking spaces, accessible curb cuts and sidewalks into the park.  
  • There is a visitor drop-off/pick-up zone near the House of Many Porches Market on Palmer Drive.  

Entrances & Pathways

  • All entrances and pathways are accessible including ADA grade paths on either side of the Grand Stair.
  • The permeable surface of the Sensory Maze and Picnic Grove is accessible.
  • A portion of the Picnic Grove surface includes a stabilizing binder for a more stable and level surface.

Playgrounds

  • All play areas (Slide Valley, Watermill Mountain, Sand Bowl, Sensory Maze, Swing Terrace) have at grade access points with accessible interactive play features.
  • The play towers have an wheelchair accessible route through the first level that includes the sway bridge and transfer platform for the slide.
  • Two additional slides have transfer platforms.
  • There are three transfer platform access points in the sand play area.
  • The mega swing includes nest/basket swings.

Restrooms & Facilities

  • Restroom cabanas are fully accessible.
  • House of Many Porches Market is fully accessible. Ramps are at the front and back of the building.
  • Picnic Grove tables are accessible including spaces for wheelchair positioning.
  • Water fountains are accessible.

Service Animals

  • Service animals are welcome in the park.

Programs & Events 

Raleigh Parks Inclusion Services works with community members to support participation. To request a program modification based on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please complete and submit the Accommodation Request Form or contact Inclusion Services staff at 919-996-2147 or ParksInclusion@raleighnc.gov.

Contact Dix Park Staff at 919-996-3255 or events@dixpark.org

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